ABOUT US: the DOCUMENTS (Click image to enlarge)
	Yoo-Hoo League preamble (c. 1982) If you ask Burt Shulman today what's on his mind, Point 3 will be the first thing to come out of his mouth. The preamble was part of a 7-page document describing the Yoo-Hoo League, an early Rotisserie league. Mr. Jesselli and Mr. Diaz owned the Joe Foys. Courtesy: Jesselli Papers
	1983 BVSL roster Before the BVL, there was the BVSL, a Rotisserie venture. Tom Seaver, Dwight Evans, Rod Carew were among the 100 players that filled the 1983 rosters. Notice the analysis next to Foy pitcher Fernando Valenzuela's name ("fatso"). The culprit remains unknown. Courtesy: Jesselli Papers
	BVSL bonuses BVSL owners devised performance bonuses to profit from each other. For example, if your player swatted four home runs in a game, you got two bucks from each owner. If he were to hit five dingers, the league would fold immediately. Courtesy: Jesselli Papers
	BVSL flag (c. 1983) The Mighty Diamonds owned the BVSL flag. The league went under after just two years. It took designer Mr. Jesselli 35 minutes to turn around his concept. Courtesy: Jesselli Papers
	First BVL standings On November 28, 1983, the first two BVL games were played. Though the stadiums at the time were cavernous, BVL fever best explains the high attendance figures. Courtesy: Ruscitti Archives
	Mighty Diamonds first BVL champions Before the computer age, newspapers were designed by hand. This final edition of the New York Post featured the 1903 BVL World Series result between the Mighty Diamonds and Joe Foys. The cry of "It's all over" remains in use today to describe the end. Courtesy: Ruscitti Archives
	Bo Diaz steals second Before his death, Bo Diaz wore a Sioux City uniform. He would wear one two days after his death. His miracle steal of second base remains, even to this day, a hot topic in Brooklyn bars. Courtesy: Diaz Bibliotheca
	BVL sends players to war During the Gulf War (or First War), the owners agreed to send players overseas. Three players were killed in action (Kirk Gibson, Terry Steinbach and Brian Harper). Courtesy: Diaz Bibliotheca
	Paul O'Neill's career over The only issue of the 4e48 to sell out covered the sudden end of O'Neill's career. A Dennis Marinez fastball did the trick. Kingman Hospital doctors did all they could. Of note, a Lazarus Proposal (4 consecutive rolls of 20 of a 20-sided die) to resurrect O'Neill back to work failed. Courtesy: Diaz Bibliotheca
	Bruiser fans turn bitter After riding high for three years and capturing titles in 1918 and 1919, the Bruisers landed hard and in last place in 1922. Their fans turned on them and blamed manager Claudell Washington, who ordered his players to Florida for weekend golf trips. Courtesy: Diaz Bibliotheca
	Pete Harnish and his no-no It took a while (over 2700 games) before the first no-hitter was thrown. For the final out, the Foy pitcher retired Greg Vauhn. Leftfielder Albert Belle makes a fine running catch. Courtesy: Diaz Bibliotheca
	Al Lee Wyer survies keyboard band Complaints were loud and many. The Sioux City owner irrated everyone with his keyboard playing during live action. Length of games doubled. A proposal to ban his playing is later rejected. Courtesy: Diaz Bibliotheca
	Adam Goldberg joins the league If gaining entrance to the BVL were only this easy. Goldberg's flair for poetry helps his cause. "Hello, my name is Adam Goldberg," he introduced himself. "I am the new owner of Newtons.com." After gaining control, Goldberg moves the club to New York overnight. Courtesy: Diaz Bibliotheca
	4e48's final issue (c. 2002) No one knew it at the time, but this would be it for the paper that has covered the BVL since 1914. Many blamed a tired design (see Goldberg item above; notice the same images with different captions); others cited the Web. Courtesy: Diaz Bibliotheca