2014 MWBL CHRISTMAS CLASSIC HOME RUN DERBY
Mesa, Arizona – A new era in Mid-West Baseball League Christmas Classic history begins this year, as the Classic moves from Honolulu Hawaii to Mesa, Arizona. Hohokam Park was renovated to a state of the art facility in the heart of Mesa. The Christmas Classic tradition continues in 2014, as Hohokam Park will open its gates to a new Geographic faithful while still keeping the intimacy and charm we have all grown to love and enjoy in such a small park. Additions & upgrades include a brand new HD scoreboard display, all new seats & seating areas to make watching a game, or the Christmas Classic at Hohokam Park an experience like no other.
The weather was a perfect 69 degrees and the winds were warm, but not more than 8 miles an hour. Twelve Mid-West Baseball League players, Six (6) from the American League & Six (6) from the National League were participants in the twelfth (12) Annual Christmas Classic Home Run Derby. Here is how the Classic played out.
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GENERAL MANAGERS MEETINGS 2015
GENERAL MANAGERS MEETINGS for the Winter Months.
It’s not a mandatory thing, but it is kind of fun to be online and talk trade with 20+ General Managers of the Mid-West Baseball League. We need to get everyone signed in & acclimated with the new Chat Program well before Draft Day.
We always appreciate it when we get a lot of Community activity from the General Managers, much of the off-season wheeling & dealing is usually done at this time.
It’s a precursor to Draft Day to make sure everyone can get into the CHAT Room.
The Commissioner Office will arrive in the CHAT room around 9:15 PM ET on the dates listed below, and General Managers can come and go as they please. The Meetings usually last about one hour maybe two.
The Three Dates are as follows:Â
12/07/2014
01/11/2015
02/08/2015
MWBL DRAFT DAY is Scheduled for Saturday February 21st, 2015 – 9:30 AM ET.
2014 CHRISTMAS CLASSIC PARTICIPANTS ANNOUNCED
The 2014 Christmas Classic will be held on December 24th, in Honolulu Hawaii at Hohokam Park.
How is the MWBL going to handle the Christmas Classic Home Run Derby? This is an idea that came from a league (BUNT), that I check out from time to time, and think has a great web site. Dave Snyderman one of the members came up with the idea a few years ago and which has been refined somewhat as they went along. The MWBL refined the idea a little more, and adopted the concept for the Christmas Classic Home Run Derby.
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| Miguel Cabrera | Edwin Encarnacion | Paul Goldschmidt | Adam Jones | Jay Bruce | Pedro Alvarez |
| Hollywood | Tijuana | Hollywood | Detroit | Hollywood | Chicago |
| NATIONAL LEAGUE | |||||
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| Chris Davis | Jose Bautista | Robinson Cano | Troy Tulowitzki | David Ortiz | Mike Trout |
| Tempe | Camarillo | Tempe | Tempe | New York | Motor City |
It is very simple really. What the MWBL Commissioner will do is take a pair of percentile dice. These are 2 dice, each with 10 sides, and ideally, both with different colors, one red one white. If you ever played any role playing games you probably have seen these dice. They are readily available at hobby shops and game stores that cater to the role play crowd. When rolled, these dice will produce a number between 01 and 00 thus the name percentile dice.
Representing the American League & National League will be the following twelve (12) players.