Hum Drum Days as Yankees thrash Cubs in 61 WS
Posted January 08, 2020
The Yankees appeared to spend the majority of the 1961 regular season stuck in first gear and stuttered to a first place finish, only one game ahead of the Reds, losing 11 games in the process. But, as soon as the Post season commenced, the slumbering giant awoke, and the players realised they...
Goats to Heroes in LA
Posted December 26, 2019
When the Dodgers lost 5 of their first 6 games in 59 their fans could be forgiven for expecting a repeat of 58, with 3rd place the best they could hope for. However, the team turned it around and posted 16 wins in their last 24 games. Add to the fact the Yankees were dropping like the proverbial sto...
Braves top of the World in 58
Posted December 01, 2019
When Darrell Johnson spent another season in the minors he prepared for his usual October experience, to spend some time with his sweetheart and the rest of it huntin', shootin' and fishin'. A world far away from the World Series. But when the call came from Casey Stengel that he was in ...
McNally - Journeyman to hero
Posted November 30, 2019
Dave McNally has been waiting for his turn in the Majors and it finally came this season in CBF. In preparation for life after baseball McNally has already bought two car dealerships in his hometown of Billings, Montana. The Browns will be grateful for the start he has made in 1968, pitching 17 inni...
Braves stun Yankees in Games 3 and 4 58 WS
Posted November 24, 2019
Whoever thought the Yankees would win this in 4 have been stunned by them losing the last 3 games to the Braves including two dominant performances in Games 3 and 4. Yankees staff felt that the cards were stacked firmly against them in these two games with every decision going the Braves way. But th...
Ford wins G1 in split
Posted November 19, 2019
The 1958 World Series appeared to be going the way all the punters have predicted. A close first game where the Yankees always looked to be in charge despite trailing early. Their firepower and Whitey Ford's pitching always looked as though they would pace the Braves. Leading 3-1 coming to the b...
Welcome to 1968
Posted November 13, 2019
Welcome to the all new expanded CBF for 1968. Updates will appear here every Sunday evening and will keep you abreast of all the performances that week. Also coming soon will be an expanded Roll of Honour including Divisional winners, Pennant Winners etc. We hope you like our new League logo on each...
Fortune favours the Braves in 59
Posted August 26, 2019
In a repeat of 58 the Indians attempted to face down the mighty Braves. This time they were facing the greatest Pitching rotation seen to date in CBF. With the prospect of having to face Buhl possibly three times in a 7 game series and Spahn twice the Tribe knew they had to take every chance that ca...
Redemption songs in Cleveland
Posted August 23, 2019
The PL Championship series will have to be a classic to outdo the Play Off Series between the 2nd place Phillies and the Indians, who only clinched a place in the post season by overcoming Warren Spahn in Milwaukee. Paragraphs I could espouse about the twists and turns taken here....
Dodgers take TL crown in 59
Posted August 23, 2019
Well in a see saw season when we could always expect the unexpected (sic) the Dodgers wasted no time in sending the Southsiders back to Chicago licking their wounds. Having reversed their poor fortunes of 58 and ending the regular season top we were all expecting a close series. Instead the Dodgers ...
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