2019 Natural Day Results

To commemorate the 35th anniversary (!) of the Sandburg Game, the CFCL's Natural Day played out this way:

Sombreros 46 (Combination of Total Bases, Runs and RBI)
Dem Rebels 44
Kenndoza Line 42
Twin Killers 37
Revenge 27
Beatniks 24
Clowns 23
RYNE SANDBERG 20
Swing 19
DoorMatts 15
Ruffins 10

The Sombreros will receive at $25 gift card to mlb.com in their InBox shortly.

2018 Natural Day Results

For the first time in CFCL history, we have a tie on Natural Day.  The DoorMatts mounted a late game comeback to tie the Clowns in cumulative Total Bases, Runs and RBIs.  Both will be receiving a $25 MLB.com gift card.  The league results are below.

1.  Clowns - 39
1.  DoorMatts - 39
3.  Kenndoza Line - 38
4.  Killers - 33
5.  Sombreros - 32
6.  Beatniks - 31
7.  Revenge - 24
SANDBERG - 20
8.  Ruffins - 20
9.  Swing - 16
10. Dem Rebels - 9

Natural Day 2017 Results

A strong showing as a league in general, eight teams outperforming Ryne Sandberg on Natural Day.  Coming out on top were the Candy Colored Clowns, recipients of the second $25 Mlb.com gift card.

Full results:

Clowns - 52
Beatniks - 40
Revenge - 31
Swing - 31
DoorMatts - 28
Sombreros - 27
Killers - 23
Rebels - 21
Ryne Sandberg - 20
Kenndoza Line - 12
Ruffins - 6

2016 Natural Day Results

For the second year in a row, the Ruffins win the $25 mlb.com gift card on Natural Day.  Here are the full results.

Ruffins - 35
DoorMatts - 32
Beatniks - 29
Sombreros - 27
Dem Rebels - 26
Swing - 24
Killers - 23
Sandberg - 20
Kenndoza Line - 13
Clowns - 6
Revenge - 3

Natural Day Reminder

Don't forget as you set your rosters for the week.  This Thursday (June 23rd) is Natural Day.  The CFCL team amassing the most combined Total  Bases, Runs and RBIs on their ACTIVE roster will win a $25 gift card to mlb.com.

Natural Day 2015

Every year we celebrate the anniversary of the day Ryne Sandberg leapt into the national eye with his historic game against Bruce Sutter and the St. Louis Cardinals.  We reward the CFCL team that amassed the most cumulative total bases, runs and RBIs on their active roster.

For the early part of the evening it was a horse race between the Revenge and Beatniks.  But as the evening wore on, the Ruffins blew up and smoked the competition.  Congratulations to the Ruffins.  They win a $25 mlb.com gift certificate.

The Results:

Ruffins - 46
Clowns - 31
Swing - 30
Beatniks - 29
Revenge - 29
Killers - 23
Dem Rebels - 22
Ryne Sandberg - 20
DoorMatts - 20
Kenndoza Line - 19
Bulls - 19

Courtesy of The Natural Day

Had to celebrate winning my first ever Special Day in style!

The Natural Day - 2014

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Ryne Sandberg going deep (twice) against Bruce Sutter and making himself a National Name, the CFCL embraced the 4th annual The Natural Day.

Winning the $25 mlb.com gift card with the highest cumulative total of Runs, RBIs and Total Bases . . . for the first time ever . . .amazingly . . . inexplicably . . . Dem Rebels!  It was a close battle between the Revenge and Rebels, but eventually the Rebels proved victorious when Cub pitching stopped giving up hits to Revenge hitters and Matt Adams stopped hitting homeruns in Colorado.

Here are the complete standings.

Dem Rebels - 33
Revenge - 29
Ryne Sandberg - 20
Kenndoza Line - 19
Bulls - 19
DoorMatts - 18
Ruffins - 16
Beatniks - 15
The Swing - 9
Killers - 6
Clowns - 4

Natural Day - 2013

It was close but the DoorMatts completed their Special Day Sweep of 2013 by besting the Ruffins 54-48.  Doesn't sound close?  In the 8th inning of the Cardinal/Ranger game, Carlos Beltran came up with a man on first and the Ruffins trailing by six.  A homerun would win it for the Ruffins, right? (homerun equals four total bases, two RBI and one run equals a total of seven to add to their 48 meaning they would beat the DoorMatts 55-54).  NOT SO FAST!  The guy on first was Matt Carpenter of the DoorMatts.  So while Beltran, with a homerun, would have picked up seven points, Carpenter would have picked up one on his run scored.  So that would have created a 55-55 tie.

Fortunately, for the DoorMatts and the scoring system, Beltran hit a sharp grounder to first forcing Carpenter at second.  So no more points were accumulated.  The reason I say "fortunately for the scoring system" is that we don't have a tie-breaker in place for either Special Day.

Revisions will be forthcoming, but for now Congrats to the DoorMatts on their 2013 Special Day Sweep!

Final scoring for all teams:

DoorMatts - 54
Ruffins - 48
Clowns - 46
Revenge - 37
Danger - 35
Dem Rebels - 34
Bulls - 26
Twin Killers - 25
Revenge - 24
Ryne Sandberg - 20 (1984)
Beatniks - 14

Natural Day - 2012

Celebrating the 28th anniversary of Ryne Sandberg's incredible game against the St. Louis Cardinals, our CFCL version of The Natural Day had its own come from behind heroics.

For much of the evening the Clowns held a lead, at times commanding, in what looked like a cakewalk to a $25 gift certificate.  Instead, inning by inning, batter by batter the Revenge chipped away at the lead and ended up winning in convincing fashion.  Last year's winner, The Ruffins, finished last this year, no doubt suffering from the Head Ruffin being away on a scouting trip in Europe.

Here are the final results as well as some interesting notes about the Cubs vs. Cardinals game in 1984.

Revenge - 55 (MLB.com gift card will be on its way).  Oh, by the way, the Revenge also won K-Wood day this year making it a clean sweep.
Clowns - 48
Beatniks - 41
Bulls - 40
DoorMatts - 38
Dem Rebels - 37
Twin Killers - 33
Kenndoza Line - 22
Stranger Danger - 20
RYNE SANDBERG - 20
Ruffins - 11

• Ralph Citarella was the starting pitcher for the Cardinals on 6/23/84.  He was staked to a 7-1 lead early in the game but came away with a no decision.  As if the baseball gods were saying "Well, if you can't win this game. . . " Citarella never won a major league game.
• Often overlooked, Willie McGee hit for the cycle.
• Steve Trout was the starting pitcher for the Cubs that day, giving up 7 earned runs in one and a third innings.
• Current Cubs broadcaster, Keith Moreland, played rightfield and went 0-4.
• Many people have claimed that Sandberg won the game with his second homerun off Bruce Sutter.  In fact he tied the game in the 9th and again in the 10th inning with homeruns off Sutter.
• Dave Owens knocked in Leon Durham with the winning run in the 11th inning.
• Cardinals closer, Bruce Sutter, entered the game in the 7th inning and proceeded to pitch three and a third innings (giving up three earned runs).
• Attendance for the game was 38,079.

The Natural Day

Celebrating the 27th anniversary of the Ryne Sandberg Game we have our 1st Annual The Natural Day wherein the team with the most TB+R+RBI on their ACTIVE roster wins a $25 gift card to mlb.com.

The evening started off slow since we had a partial slate of games. By 8:07pm (CDT) the totals were:

Ruffins - 13

Bulls - 12

Danger - 12

Red Hots (looking for a clean gift card sweep) - 10

Killers - 7

Revenge - 6

Clowns - 5

DoorMatts - 0

Rebels - 0

An hour later at 9:17 some jumbling took place:

Bulls - 17

Danger - 14

Ruffins - 13

Red Hots - 10

Revenge - 7

Killers - 7

Clowns - 7

Line - 4

DoorMatts - 2

Rebels - 0

But by the end of the night the Ruffins ran away to hide:

Ruffins - 23

Bulls - 17

Danger - 15

Revenge - 11

Red Hots - 11

Killers - 10

DoorMatts - 8

Clowns - 7

Line - 4

Rebels - 0

Congratulations to the Ruffins, winner of a $25 mlb.com gift card!

Next up, August 8th - Lights Out Loser (LOL) for the team with the lowest production from their active roster (both offense and pitching). No gift card, just the embarrassment of being on the CFCL Internet Headquarters Marquee for the rest of the season.