I recently came across an article with a link to download Backyard Baseball. It was one of my favorite games from my childhood, and I could not pass up an opportunity to get back on this game. But instead of keeping my success and failures to myself, I figured I would put it up on the internet, for everyone to see. Came up with the name Little Wombats. I’m hoping this allows us to play a psychological game with opposing teams, thinking we’re smaller than we really are. These kids are 12 years old, tops. Every chance I get to play some mind games, I will happily take. I made the game as difficult as possible. No pitch locator or spot, errors on, and the difficulty is hard. No excuses, just results.
I decided to pick my team completely at random, only selecting one guy manually, as he is too important to pass up. Let’s get into this roster.
I can honestly say, Marky Dubois never made his way on to my roster as a kid. Maybe it was his pet frog, but there was something off about him. But my role as a coach is not to make fun of my players, it’s to win baseball games. We are happy to have him with the organization and are excited to see what he can contribute. He looks like he could pitch in relief, or even start in a pinch.
A big-time baller with my second pick. You have to wonder whether or not he is on steroids during this game. Probably a little immoral of me to hope he is juicing, but I am here to win games, not win people over.
I love it when the character breakdown gives me a position that they excel in. Having to do this whole trial and error at different positions likely takes its toll on even the best managers.
Add this guy to the list of players I never had on my team growing up. Nerds didn’t make the roster of 8-year-old Jonathan’s team. But fortunately, 20-year-old Jonathan is a lot more understanding. We’ll give this guy a shot, not like we had a choice anyway.
This guy downs a hotdog before every at-bat. Every other team in the league had to be punching the air when he was taken off the board. Speed and defense win championships, and there is no better example of both than Dante Robinson.
Another great example of speed and defense. If her biggest knock is talking to other players, we will gladly overlook that. A solid 4-tool player, she’s on a direct path to playing SS for the team.
Any time you randomly select a player with the pitching skill fully filled out, you have to be pleased. The younger sister of Tony Delvecchio, this squad is happy to welcome their new ace to the team.
Another kid juicer makes his way on to the Little Wombats. Another solid, all-around player to fill out the roster. Our infield may be one of the best in the league.
Last but not least, one of the greatest backyard baseball players of all time. Getting Pablo was not something I could hope for, I had to take action and pick him myself. I certainly expect up to take up a leadership role. By the end of the season, look for this guy to set the mark for every meaningful statistical category.