8 Teams in 8 Days: The Boggstown Boilers

Fogelberg – We continue our tour around the league today with the Boggstown Boilers.

A proud franchise, the Boilers won the first ever All-Star Baseball Classic in 2008 with a potent lineup that featured Max Bishop, Billy Hamilton, Babe Ruth and George Brett. With experience, luck and (possibly the most important thing) the third pick of the single season players, the Boilers are hungry to be the first franchise to win two ASB Classics.

Lifetime player George Brett has done nothing but produce BIG since joining the Boilers in 2007. Amassing more hits in a 12 game season than any other player and being in the top 8 in 5 other offensive categories, Brett has proved that he is one of the most reliable offensive threats in the league. An ideal fit in the third or fourth slot in the lineup, Brett will most likely be the protection for whatever single season player is chosen.

Earlier in the year it looked set in stone that the Boilers would draft Mickey Mantle with their #3 overall pick, but the additions of John McGraw, Bill Joyce, and Roy Cullenbine to the draft along with the UNBELIEVABLE play of Ty Cobb in the Holiday Baseball League, the decision has become a bit more complex for Jack McKeon.

“I have never seen a player absolutely BLOW UP the way Ty Cobb did in the Holiday League,” Joe Gordon said Monday. “McKeon and Cobb had a really special relationship and I am not sure that either one of them wanted it to be done. He was a great fit with Brett and The Classic is so much about getting people on base… when I talked with another unnamed source within the organization, word was that John McGraw was going to be the selection… Right now your guess is as good as mine!”

“If anyone other than Mantle is chosen, this is going to become a VERY interesting draft! I could see the Wildcats trying to work a trade with the Devil Dogs to lock in Mantle if he slips from that third spot.”

With a high draft pick, quality pitching, an experienced manager and a winning tradition, the Boilers will be an early favorite to win the All-Star Baseball Classic 2010 no matter who they land in the single season player draft.

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33 Days till the All-Star Baseball Classic 2010.