2008 Season
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Number of games | 80
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Number of teams | 16 | ||||
Draft | |||||
Regular season | |||||
Season MVP | AEL: Zenjiro Suga (NEV) LL: Narushi Ohata (OHI)
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Season SKA | AEL: Iron Arm (CAL) LL: Ricky Terrazas (MTL) | ||||
League postseason | |||||
AEL Champions | Nevada Speeders | ||||
Runner-up | Chicago Pit Bulls
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LL Champions | New York Minutemen | ||||
Runner-up | Montreal Metros | ||||
Bull Cup Champions | |||||
Champions | New York Minutemen | ||||
Bull Cup MVP | |||||
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2009 → |
The 2008 Season of the Bull League was the 13th season to be played since the beginning of the "Modern Era", when the 80-game schedule was introduced and the league expanded to 16 teams.
A total of 80 games were played by each of the 16 teams. The season was simulated in July 2016.
The Bull Cup Championship Series was won by the New York Minutemen, who defeated the Chicago Pit Bulls in a three game series sweep, 3-0.
Contents
Final Standings
The final standings in the Bull League are shown below:[1][2]
American Eagle League
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Lake League
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Postseason
Elimination Round | League Championship Series (AELCS), (LLCS) |
Bull Cup Championship Series | |||||||||||
1 | Chicago Pit Bulls | 3 | |||||||||||
4 | California Tidals | 1 | |||||||||||
1 | Chicago Pit Bulls | 1 | |||||||||||
American Eagle League | |||||||||||||
3 | Nevada Speeders | 3 | |||||||||||
2 | Richmond Ravens | 1 | |||||||||||
3 | Nevada Speeders | 3 | |||||||||||
Nevada Speeders | 0 | ||||||||||||
New York Minutemen | 3 | ||||||||||||
1 | Montreal Metros | 3 | |||||||||||
4 | Toronto Ducks | 0 | |||||||||||
1 | Montreal Metros | 0 | |||||||||||
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3 | New York Minutemen | 3 | |||||||||||
2 | Ohio Oxen | 2 | |||||||||||
3 | New York Minutemen | 3 |
League Leaders
American Eagle League[1]
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Lake League[2]
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Notable Events
- Miguel Tafoya hit for the cycle for the Toronto Ducks on June 10, 2008, against the Kingston Battlements, only the second Toronto player to do so.[3]
- Dan Lerwick held a 21-game hitting streak which ended on July 3, 2008, while playing for the Hamilton Industrials.[4]
- Three pitchers broke the 1,000 strikeouts benchmark: Iron Arm, Ricky Terrazas and Wally Kirby.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bull Baseball League. American Eagle League 2008 Statistics & Leaders. [1]. Accessed 28 October 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bull Baseball League. Lake League 2008 Statistics & Leaders. [2]. Accessed 28 October 2016.
- ↑ Bull Baseball League Accomplishments: Cycles. Bull Baseball News. [3]. Accessed: 27 October 2016.
- ↑ Bull Baseball League Accomplishments: Hitting Streaks. Bull Baseball News. [4]. Accessed: 27 October 2016.
- ↑ Bull Baseball League Accomplishments: Milestones. Bull Baseball News. [5]. Accessed: 27 October 2016.