Category: Sports

With the ABA Draft coming up tomorrow, The Bumblegonian will put out live updates on who will be drafted. The likely #1 pick will be Piddles Bear who is a point guard out of Nip University but an underrated number 1 pick is Douglas Dog who is a guard out of Dogville A&M. Piddles averaged 21.6 points per game but has been called a ball hog by critics as he had only 0.9 assists per game last year.

The ABA has a very interesting way of drafting and some people do not understand it.  Here is a helpful guide on how it works:

• Any player who has no days on the active roster during the previous season becomes part of the draft.
• A player with less than 5 years of experience who is injured for the entire season still gets put in.
• Any rookie.
• If a player is suspended for the year, they do not get put in.
• The draft takes place on April 7 and is broadcasted on DSPN.
• A player with more than 5 years of experience who is injured for the entire season is not put in.
• The total of draft slots changes every year.

After signing G Little Bear to a 10-day contract on Saturday night the Dogville Bones had to send players to the D-League to make space.  They chose C Monkey Bananas and PG Poo Poo Panda.  Monkey had been playing mostly a fourth-string role behind Mr. Dog, Fuzz Bear, and Nico.  Monkey had been playing a backup role throughout the season  and had been struggling lately.  Poo Poo was brought up from the D-League after Scratch was waived and Yellow Doggey was traded away to Doo Dog.  Poo Poo had been missing most of his shots which was another reason.  There is now a 15 player limit on the roster until the end of the season.

After Boing Chicken’s contract expired on Friday night Nip Puppy re-signed her according to Sniffle Toot of the Dogville Woof.  Nip Puppy announced on Tweater at 6:43 p.m. that they had signed her to a second ten-day contract.  She is averaging 4.7 points per game in 6 games and 1 start.  She was undrafted out of DSU in the 2017 draft and was in the Summer League with Doo Pudle but was waived on October 8.  Boing was signed on February 20 because Sally Cat was traded to Dogville for Doogey Pudle  and Bear Honey and Nip Puppy needed help on defense.  The need became even greater when Mad Bear went down with a foot injury against Oo Pudle.  It is unlikely that she will be signed to a rest of season contract but she has shown off her skills for the ABA and will probably sign with a team for the Summer League in July.

Cedeno Designated for Assignment

One of Bumble’s most popular players was designated for assignment.  Rightfielder, Ronny Cedeno was designated this morning at 10:30 AM.  Cedeno was Wade Smiley’s backup last season and was expected to be again this year.  Cedeno played in 115 games last year and had 5 home runs while having a .291 average.  The Bees have thought of signing former Weasel Wizard star Ahtyba Rubin which could have led to the transaction.  Rubin has hit 194 home runs over a nine year career but was limited to only 52 games last year.  Cedeno usually played as a pinch-hitter and rightfielder when a lefty was starting as pitcher.  Cedeno might be signed by the Dumpling Dragons who have done a lot this offseason and don’t currently have a rightfielder after Jairo Asencio left to play with Hippo Pistons.

HLB NEWS

Reliever Signed For Two Years

Former Weasel Warrior RHP Deolis Guerra was signed by the Hopot Buccaneers last night to a two-year contract.  His contract is worth 12,250 million and his average salary is 6,125 million.  He was 5-4 while playing in 69 games and having a 2.92 ERA.  He has played for Tookus Tigers and Dumpling Dragons in a seven year career.  He was ejected versus the Boris Bears when he hit Jerricho Cotchery is the head with a pitch after both teams were issued warnings.  He is best known for pitching three immaculate innings last year.  His career statistics are 42-29, 2.88 ERA, 53 Saves, and 612 Strikeouts.  He was signed because last year’s closer, Yhonathan Barrios, was signed by the Tigres de Quintana Roo team in Mexico.  Barrios was 3-2 with 51 saves and 2.23 ERA.  Guerra’s only problem is that he has given up 65 career home runs and gave up 8 last year.  His average speed on a pitch is 92 mph and has a slider, splitter, four-seam fastball and curveball on his repertoire.

 

Bumble Signs Deduno

The Bumble Bees have finally signed the player they need.  At around nine o’clock last night, Starting pitcher Samuel Deduno, was signed to a one-year contract worth $6 million.  Deduno pitched in 3 games for the Bees and 2 games for the Hippo Pistons last year.  He pitched in 23.2 innings while having a 1-1 win-loss record and having a 6.45 ERA.  He was designated for assignment by the Bees on May 23 and was claimed off waivers by the Pistons.  He was designated for assignment by the Pistons on June 9 and refused outright to the minors and was a free agent.  “We need Samuel after Xander Bogaerts left,” said Bees GM George Mulch at Deduno’s press conference.  Bogaerts was released by the Bees on January 29 and was signed to a minor league contract by the Tookus Tigers.  Deduno is expected to be the four man in the rotation ahead of Arismendy Alcantara.