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 League History
Frank Hixenbaugh founded the Greater Pittsburgh Rotisserie Baseball League in 1996. Five of the original eight owners still own franchises, including; Ed Mashey, Matt Stang, Rob Krance, Bill Mehalic and Frank Hixenbaugh. The league and its owners all have roots in Pittsburgh and the annual draft is held there each season.
The league has followed an 8-team National League only format since its origin. Scoring is Rotisserie style and includes four batting and four pitching categories. Cumulative stats are computed on a weekly basis using a download of data from Yahoo.com and a customized Microsoft Excel workbook.
Following is a brief chronology of the league.
1996
League founded by Frank Hixenbaugh
Original owners: Frank Hixenbaugh, Bill Mehalic, Ed Mashey, Matt Stang, Rob Krance, Jim Barone, Dale Gardner and Tom Mondani
Draft held at Frank Hixenbaugh's residence
League Champion: Bill Mehalic
1997
Dan Traficanti acquired the franchise owned by Jim Barone
Jerry Wessell acquired the franchise owned by Tom Mondani
Draft held at Frank Hixenbaugh's residence
League Champion: Bill Mehalic
1998
George Urban acquired the franchise owned by Dale Gardner
John Urban acquired the franchise owned by Jerry Wessell
Draft held at Frank Hixenbaugh's residence
League Champion: Matt Stang
1999
Barry Bernazzoli acquired the franchise owned by George Urban
George and John Urban share a franchise
Draft held at Frank Hixenbaugh's residence
League Champion: Ed Mashey
2000
Jim Mashey acquired the franchise owned by George and John Urban
Draft held at Ed Mashey's residence
League Champion: Dan Traficanti
2001
Draft held at Barry Bernazzoli's residence
League Champion: Matt Stang
2002
League website established
Kevin Somers acquired the franchise owned by Barry Bernazzoli
Draft held at Bill Mehalic's residence
League Champion: Matt Stang
2003
Barry Bernazzoli rejoined the league and acquired the franchise owned by Kevin Somers
Entry fee increased to $90
Frank Hixenbaugh drafts via telephone
Draft held at Rob Krance's residence
League Champion: Ed Mashey
2004
Bill Mehalic retired
Jeff Furr acquired the franchise owned by Bill Mehalic
Online Transaction Database established
Frank Hixenbaugh drafts via telephone
Draft held at Jim Mashey's residence
League Champion: Frank Hixenbaugh
2005
Dan Traficanti retired
Bill Mehalic rejoined the league and acquired the franchise owned by Dan Traficanti
Frank Hixenbaugh drafts via telephone
Draft held at Jim Mashey's residence
League Champion: Matt Stang
2006
Frank Hixenbaugh drafts via telephone
Draft held at Jeff Furr's residence
League Champion: Matt Stang
2007
Draft held at Bill Mehalic's residence
League Champion: Matt Stang
2008
Draft held at Frank Hixenbaugh's residence
League Champion:
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