Ten Years and Counting......

2003 Oh the events that consumed us way back then. George "W" was President, "Baghdad Bob" and the Iraqi regime was decimated, the space shuttle Columbia lifted off never to return, and the "Terminator" became Governor of California after a recall vote. The Federal deficit was a whopping 6.8 billion (with a "b")

Tampa Bay defeated Oakland in the Super Bowl. The low budget Marlins defeated the mega budget Yankees in the World Series. March Madness ended with Syracuse knocking off Kansas and LSU and USC were co-champs of the NCAA football. Yep.. no such thing as BCS way back then.

We said goodbye to Johnny and June Carter Cash, Bob Hope, Katherine Hepburn, Gregory Peck and Mr Rogers.

And HELLO to Hardball Heaven !!

I won't go over that 1st season again as I have done so elsewhere in this blog. Looking back it is hard to believe that 10 years have passed and for the most part the more things changed the more they stayed the same.

6 Managers have been here all 10 years. Randy Stovall, Tommy Coleman, Mike Jones, Tim Weyel, Kerm Yerman and Ed Spinelli.

9 years - Mark Porcher, Juan Torres and Stephen Arsenian

6 years - Steve Champion, Peter Alden and Rick Hill

4 years - William Stansifer

and the new kid on the block Chad Armstrong has completed 2 years.

Excluding the 2 one and dones from that 1st season there have only been 16 people to grace the fields of Hardball Heaven. An amazing feat in and of itself.

Thought I would go back and do some cumulative stats to see how things shook out our first decade. Hope you enjoy.

I remain safely on top in total wins but there is a real battle for 2nd between Stars and Baseman. Champs and Utica are also in a real battle for 7th place.



The battle between Stars and Baseman intensifies at the winning % level as they are separated by only .001 point. A good season from Ageless or Squirrels could catapult them to 6th place.



Stars is the undisputed regular season finish leader with 2 1st place finishes and 4 2nd place finishes. Baseman and Hardballers both have 3 regular season 1st place finishes to their credit.

When it comes down to showtime there is no better than Baseman as his 5 (count em ) League Championships put him clearly ahead of the pack at playoff time.



As we embark on a new season, decade and keeper format I can't help but wonder what will be the fate of Hardball Heaven 10 years from now?

Long Live Hardball Heaven!!