Fellow Managers, 

Today we crown a new league champion. CONGRATULATIONS to Nick, manager of Alternative Bats, for winning Baldelli’s Modern Life XII!  

The playoffs in ’22 were a reversal of ’21. Last year, underdogs eliminated three out of four top seeds in the first round. Alternative Bats was there, squeaking into the 8th spot. A Cinderella run ending with a loss in the championship game to Life of Ke’Bryan — a loss he swore to avenge. 

There would be no underestimating Alternative Bats this year. Nick won his division and ended the season tied for second with an overall record of 112-86-12, or .562 winning percentage. Still, to win THIS championship, Nick had to overcome a monster. For the second year, It’s Milk Time owned the best record in baseball, and it seemed no one could stop him — until one man did. 

Thank you to all the managers for participating. Your efforts, diligence, and minor tomfoolery make this league special. Good luck to all your MLB teams in the playoffs (sorry Sox fans).  

Note from our Winner, Nick Cross

Nick adds “Thanks Comish! I feel very lucky to be the last team standing after another very competitive Baldelli’s Modern Life season. I wanted to give a shout out to my rounds 1 and 2 opponents Yankee and the Brave and No More Rays. We squeaked out both rounds via tiebreaker, which is like winning on a wild pitch in extra innings of game 7. It’s Milk Time has proven again to be an excellent team and I’m certain their time will come. Enjoy the rest of the playoffs and offseason, and I look forward to putting up a title defense next year.”