NOTES: The 2000 CDBL season is complete. Arkham clinches the Aaron division pennant with an 84 win season. It is their 2nd pennant in 4 years. The Isotopes enter the playoffs as the Paige division winner, their 7th pennant out of the last 9 seasons. The Isotopes share the best record in the league at 113 wins with the San Diego Rude Dawgs, who clinched the Tiant division pennant. It is their 2nd pennant in 4 years. The Encinitas Surfers are the Gehrig division winner, their 3rd pennant in a row. The Madison Muckrakers are the AP conference wildcard (their 4th straight playoff appearance), and the Dedham Destroyers are the GT conference wildcard (their 2nd apperance in 3 years). Capturing the league wildcards are the Alphaville Cautions (their 3rd straight playoff appearance) and the Avila Dragons (their 3rd straight playoff appearance). The playoff format is as follows: Round 0: Alphavile Cautions (104-58, #1 league wildcard, HFA) vs. Avila Dragons (98-64, #2 league WC) Regular Bracket: 1. Springfield Isotopes (113-49, Paige division winner) vs. BYE 2. Arkham Investigators (84-78, Aaron division winner, HFA) vs. 3. Madison Muckrakers (107-55, AP Conf WC) 1. San Diego Rude Dawgs (113-49, Tiant division winner, HFA) vs. Round 0 winner 2. Encinitas Surfers (99-63, Gehrig division winner, HFA) vs. 3. Dedham Destroyers (109-53, GT Conf WC) The Concord Minutemen snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, winning their last 5 games to knock themselves out of the 95 loss club (they finish at 68-94). The 95 loss club this year is: 1. DBL Fishbiscuits (40-122) (Made playoffs in 1996) 2. Austin Longhorns (59-103) (Made playoffs in 1996) 3. Albuquerque Maul (46-116) (Made playoffs in 1997) 4. Manhatten Beach Mashers (29-133) (Made playoffs in 1999) 5. California Kamados (67-95) (Made playoffs in 1999) 6. Montreal Voltigeurs (58-104) (#1 Overall draft pick in 2000) Finishing narrowly out of the playoffs was the Seattle Decaf, who will end up with the #7 pick. 2000 was a record setting year for statistics. Alex Rodriguez of the Dragons set a new runs record with 181 runs scored. Matt Clement of the Maul set the dubious record for most walks allowed by a pitcher with 149. Pedro Martinez of the Cavaliers shattered Greg Maddux's record for fewest runners allowed per 9 innings at a 6.9 rate. Tim Wakefield of the Mashers set a new appearances record, pitching in 117 games. The Avila Dragons offense was one for the ages, tying their own team mark for OBP high at .383, shattered their team slugging record with a .543 team slugging average, runs record with 1154, established a new hits record with 1791 team hits, set a new home run record with 329 taters, a new RBI record with 1121 runs. The woeful pitching staff of the Mashers set a new team low for ERA at 6.69. The Fishbiscuits and Mashers tied for fewest complete games with 1. Randy Johnson and the Bulldogs pitching staff reclaimed the team strikeout title from Pedro Martinez and the Cavaliers, setting a new mark at 1397 K's). League standings -- CDBL - Cyber Diamond Baseball Regular season Year Team W L Pct GB L10 Strk Recent RF RA Mgn Mgc Aaron 2000 Arkham Investigators 84 78 .519 - 8-2 W3 wwwlwwwwlw 849 886 -37 0 2000 Point Lomas Friars 83 79 .512 1 6-4 W3 wwwlwllwlw 783 751 32 2000 Elk Grove Trout 83 79 .512 1 5-5 W3 wwwllwllwl 917 857 60 2000 California Kamados 67 95 .414 17 1-9 L3 lllwllllll 802 923 -121 2000 Montreal Voltigeurs 58 104 .358 26 2-8 L3 lllwlwllll 783 943 -160 2000 Manhatten Beach Mashers 29 133 .179 55 0-10 L16 llllllllll 556 1143 -587 Paige 2000 Springfield Isotopes 113 49 .698 - 4-6 L2 llwllwlwlw 978 734 244 0 2000 Madison Muckrakers 107 55 .660 6 8-2 W1 wlwwwlwwww 997 746 251 2000 Seattle Decaf 94 68 .580 19 6-4 W2 wwlwllwlww 851 707 144 2000 Tualatin Thunder 80 82 .494 33 2-8 L1 lwllllllwl 1007 1010 -3 2000 Chicago Black Sox 80 82 .494 33 3-7 W2 wwlllllwll 852 811 41 2000 DBL Fishbiscuits 40 122 .247 73 3-7 L2 llwlllwwll 626 1029 -403 Gehrig 2000 Encinitas Surfers 99 63 .611 - 5-5 L2 llwwllwlww 947 785 162 0 2000 Hong Kong Cavaliers 83 79 .512 16 8-2 W1 wlwwwwwwwl 813 773 40 2000 Topeka Stingers 82 80 .506 17 6-4 L1 lwlwlwwlww 780 786 -6 2000 Anchorage Gold Diggers 73 89 .451 26 4-6 W2 wwllllwwll 785 852 -67 2000 Concord Minutemen 68 94 .420 31 7-3 W5 wwwwwlllww 828 969 -141 2000 Albuquerque Maul 46 116 .284 53 4-6 L4 llllwwllww 556 855 -299 Tiant 2000 San Diego Rude Dawgs 113 49 .698 - 7-3 W3 wwwlwwwwll 982 672 310 0 2000 Dedham Destroyers 109 53 .673 4 4-6 L4 llllwwwllw 1076 838 238 2000 Alphaville Cautions 104 58 .642 9 9-1 W9 wwwwwwwwwl 962 773 189 2000 Avila Dragons 98 64 .605 15 8-2 W7 wwwwwwwlwl 1154 956 198 2000 Boston Bulldogs 92 70 .568 21 6-4 L3 lllwwwwlww 845 735 110 2000 Austin Longhorns 59 103 .364 54 4-6 L3 lllwwwlllw 757 952 -195 Year Team W L Pct GB L10 Strk Recent Mgc 2000 San Diego Rude Dawgs 113 49 .698 na 7-3 W3 wwwlwwwwll 2000 Springfield Isotopes 113 49 .698 na 4-6 L2 llwllwlwlw 2000 Encinitas Surfers 99 63 .611 na 5-5 L2 llwwllwlww 2000 Arkham Investigators 84 78 .519 na 8-2 W3 wwwlwwwwlw 2000 Dedham Destroyers 109 53 .673 - 4-6 L4 llllwwwllw 0 2000 Madison Muckrakers 107 55 .660 2 8-2 W1 wlwwwlwwww 2000 Alphaville Cautions 104 58 .642 5 9-1 W9 wwwwwwwwwl 2000 Avila Dragons 98 64 .605 11 8-2 W7 wwwwwwwlwl 2000 Seattle Decaf 94 68 .580 15 6-4 W2 wwlwllwlww 2000 Boston Bulldogs 92 70 .568 17 6-4 L3 lllwwwwlww 2000 Point Lomas Friars 83 79 .512 26 6-4 W3 wwwlwllwlw 2000 Elk Grove Trout 83 79 .512 26 5-5 W3 wwwllwllwl 2000 Hong Kong Cavaliers 83 79 .512 26 8-2 W1 wlwwwwwwwl 2000 Topeka Stingers 82 80 .506 27 6-4 L1 lwlwlwwlww 2000 Tualatin Thunder 80 82 .494 29 2-8 L1 lwllllllwl 2000 Chicago Black Sox 80 82 .494 29 3-7 W2 wwlllllwll 2000 Anchorage Gold Diggers 73 89 .451 36 4-6 W2 wwllllwwll 2000 Concord Minutemen 68 94 .420 41 7-3 W5 wwwwwlllww 2000 California Kamados 67 95 .414 42 1-9 L3 lllwllllll 2000 Austin Longhorns 59 103 .364 50 4-6 L3 lllwwwlllw 2000 Montreal Voltigeurs 58 104 .358 51 2-8 L3 lllwlwllll 2000 Albuquerque Maul 46 116 .284 63 4-6 L4 llllwwllww 2000 DBL Fishbiscuits 40 122 .247 69 3-7 L2 llwlllwwll 2000 Manhatten Beach Mashers 29 133 .179 80 0-10 L16 llllllllll League standings -- CDBL - Cyber Diamond Baseball Regular season Year Team Home Road Grass Turf vsLHP vsRHP Div InterLg 2000 San Diego Rude Dawgs 60-21 53-28 105-44 8-5 24-11 89-38 40-20 2000 Springfield Isotopes 61-20 52-29 40-22 73-27 30-14 83-35 42-18 2000 Encinitas Surfers 51-30 48-33 89-59 10-4 24-12 75-51 40-20 2000 Arkham Investigators 41-40 43-38 72-69 12-9 15-10 69-68 45-15 2000 Dedham Destroyers 54-27 55-26 102-47 7-6 31-12 78-41 34-26 2000 Madison Muckrakers 54-27 53-28 42-21 65-34 29-9 78-46 38-22 2000 Alphaville Cautions 54-27 50-31 96-54 8-4 24-13 80-45 35-25 2000 Avila Dragons 50-31 48-33 91-59 7-5 24-17 74-47 28-32 2000 Seattle Decaf 51-30 43-38 85-53 9-15 30-16 64-52 32-28 2000 Boston Bulldogs 52-29 40-41 86-63 6-7 24-15 68-55 27-33 2000 Point Lomas Friars 48-33 35-46 72-68 11-11 23-19 60-60 33-27 2000 Elk Grove Trout 49-32 34-47 74-67 9-12 20-27 63-52 33-27 2000 Hong Kong Cavaliers 46-35 37-44 74-74 9-5 19-15 64-64 31-29 2000 Topeka Stingers 39-42 43-38 40-33 42-47 20-13 62-67 33-27 2000 Tualatin Thunder 43-38 37-44 69-68 11-14 17-25 63-57 30-30 2000 Chicago Black Sox 42-39 38-43 32-31 48-51 20-30 60-52 26-34 2000 Anchorage Gold Diggers 39-42 34-47 70-78 3-11 14-16 59-73 26-34 2000 Concord Minutemen 35-46 33-48 61-87 7-7 13-22 55-72 32-28 2000 California Kamados 38-43 29-52 61-79 6-16 18-29 49-66 36-24 2000 Austin Longhorns 31-50 28-53 55-95 4-8 10-26 49-77 16-44 2000 Montreal Voltigeurs 33-48 25-56 22-43 36-61 16-24 42-80 25-35 2000 Albuquerque Maul 23-58 23-58 42-106 4-10 11-25 35-91 18-42 2000 DBL Fishbiscuits 21-60 19-62 34-103 6-19 10-31 30-91 12-48 2000 Manhatten Beach Mashers 16-65 13-68 25-116 4-17 6-41 23-92 8-52 Year Team Lead7 Tied7 Trail7 1-run Extra 2000 San Diego Rude Dawgs 97-5 7-5 9-39 24-19 7-3 2000 Springfield Isotopes 88-4 11-9 14-36 37-18 11-6 2000 Encinitas Surfers 84-5 9-3 6-55 30-17 9-1 2000 Arkham Investigators 69-6 8-4 7-68 22-21 10-7 2000 Dedham Destroyers 83-4 16-5 10-44 27-15 10-4 2000 Madison Muckrakers 87-6 14-4 6-45 26-17 9-8 2000 Alphaville Cautions 81-6 13-6 10-46 24-18 10-5 2000 Avila Dragons 78-3 10-5 10-56 23-19 12-2 2000 Seattle Decaf 78-6 5-12 11-50 27-21 11-7 2000 Boston Bulldogs 78-10 7-11 7-49 26-22 8-11 2000 Point Lomas Friars 67-9 9-9 7-61 24-25 6-7 2000 Elk Grove Trout 65-11 12-12 6-56 21-22 12-11 2000 Hong Kong Cavaliers 66-9 8-14 9-56 22-31 6-11 2000 Topeka Stingers 62-10 17-5 3-65 31-28 9-7 2000 Tualatin Thunder 69-7 3-8 8-67 21-27 8-10 2000 Chicago Black Sox 66-10 8-10 6-62 21-27 7-9 2000 Anchorage Gold Diggers 56-11 8-7 9-71 26-27 9-8 2000 Concord Minutemen 55-4 6-7 7-83 18-18 6-11 2000 California Kamados 50-10 9-9 8-76 19-25 6-14 2000 Austin Longhorns 48-17 5-14 6-72 20-29 4-12 2000 Montreal Voltigeurs 45-10 8-17 5-77 14-28 5-10 2000 Albuquerque Maul 35-7 5-11 6-98 20-27 11-8 2000 DBL Fishbiscuits 29-4 6-11 5-107 12-22 6-10 2000 Manhatten Beach Mashers 18-7 5-11 6-115 9-21 2-12