After what seemed like an eternity between seasons, the LMBL was able to wrap up an abbreviated – but successful – season on Sunday, Sept 12 with eight games played on the final Sunday of LMBL action for 2021.
On the consolation side, Ralph Hamlyn Park hosted the ‘beer-league’ playoffs, and each winner walked away with a 30-pack of brown pops. I’m sure there were a few tailgate discussions on plans for improvement in 2022, with lots of time to heal pulled hamstrings and sore shoulders.
Congratulations to the Red Sox, Mets, Marlins, and Brewers on taking home the consolation titles.
In the Championship bracket played at Dan Pulham Field, action kicked off with the D Final. The Athletics showed no mercy on the upstart expansion Dodgers. One bright note for the Dodgers – a non-scorekeeper-assisted first hit of the season for league newcomer Cory Asselin. I sense a re-registration coming next season. Welcome back, Cory!
Congratulations to the Athletics for becoming first ever D Champions of the LMBL.
The C Final featured the Werewolves, who racked up 21 hits on the day to win over the Blue Jays. Appreciative there was not a C Trophy awarded, the Werewolves graciously accepted their prize T-Shirts.
Next up was the marquee matchup, with the highly touted Aquarium Services Sharks taking on the Cubs in the A Final. The Sharks cruised to an easy win to take home the A Final Trophy, along with the Harvey Brown Award as the league’s regular season champions (going undefeated at 8-0-1). The league awarded retro 2020 edition Championship hats to the winners. Great job, guys!
And the final matchup of the day was in the B final, where the Rays took on the Tigers. The Rays put up 13 hits and 13 runs as they shut out the Tigers to claim their second B title. Congrats to the Rays!
Thank you to all players, fans, and family for your support and compliance with respect to playing safety protocols for 2021. We look forward to 2022 with the anticipation that things may become a little more ‘normal’ and our season being able to begin in May once again!
Submitted by London Mens Baseball League
