The Barry Brush League was conceived and produced by Barry Brush, and John Danenhauer, in 1988 ten teams were active the first years managers drafted two teams, and the inactive 10 teams were placed in dry dock for the first season...it worked well, with parity the main objective, and after the initial draft,teams were fairly close for a few years, talent wise. We had no trading of draft picks,even player trades(no 4 for 1s) and a unique system of a rookie draft,that kept "future pheenoms" out of the draft, until they had enough stats to help a weaker team,thus the 75 ab,40 ip qualifying #s. Eventually, some of these rules were voted out, but the Rookie rule is still in effect, and its been a great equalizer thru the years. The original name of the league was the Liberty League, but was changed for obvious reasons after Barrys death, due to a heart condition. Its ironic.....that a guy like Barry, who never would talk bad about anyone, and displayed so much heart, by never dwelling on his condition, would succumb to a heart condition,...I thought he had plenty. Barry was a great baseball fan, and loved to tell stories about his beloved Giants. If there is baseball in heaven, I know Barry is at the game....heck, he's at a doubleheader!!!! He loved this league, and it will go on.........JD
 

 
 

Year	Winner	Loser	Games	Winning    Manager	Losing       Manager
2007	Boston Boll Weevils	Piedmont Millers	4-3	Steve Miller	Larry Miller
2006	Piedmont Millers	Lone Star Stallions	4-3	Larry Miller	George Villamagna
2005	Amherst Warrior Poets	San Diego Cyclones	4-2	Mike DeWitt	Rob Adams
2004	Amherst Warrior Poets	San Diego Cyclones	4-3	Mike DeWitt	Rob Adams
2003	San Diego Cyclones	Amherst Warrior Poets	4-0	Rob Adams	Mike DeWitt
2002	San Diego Cyclones	Carmichael Cats	4-0	Rob Adams	Bob Stonehouse
2001	Washington Wonks	Valencia Vikings	4-3	Troy Connor	Dave Sausser
2000	Novato Knights	Brookfield Costa Ricans	4-2	Jeff Thomas	Billy Costa
1999	Brookfield Costa Ricans	Valencia Vikings	4-3	Billy Costa	Dave Sausser
1998	San Diego Cyclones	Milwaukee Wonders	4-1	Rob Adams	Scott Laitinen
1997	San Diego Cyclones	Brookfield Costa Ricans	4-1	Rob Adams	Billy Costa
1996	San Diego Cyclones	Shoeless Joes	4-0	Rob Adams	Mark Blume
1995	San Diego Cyclones	Schellville Bandits	4-3	Rob Adams	Jeff Thomas
1994	Milwaukee Boomers	California Quakes	4-3	Scott Laitinen	Jeff Thomas
1993	Brookfield Costa Ricans	West Virginia Wolverines	4-2	Billy Costa	Don Brake
1992	Brookfield Costa Ricans	St. Louis Black Sox	4-3	Billy Costa	Rob Adams
1991	Washington Senators	Valencia Vikings	4-2	Steve Brunner	Dave Sausser
1990	El Toro Ramblin' Wreck	Bass Lake Bombers	4-3	Rick Jourden	John Danenhauer