The Coca-Cola Kids Baseball Club B Team: Season Reflection

The Coca-Cola Kids B-Team finished with a weak effort to end the season, falling to 8th place in the final week.  This put the Kids into the consolation bracket for the playoffs.  The Kids didn't necessarily play poorly; it just seemed that the other teams in the league were just better down the stretch.  

Here is a recap of the final weeks and playoffs along with the final roster for the B Team. 

Playoffs Week 1:  Coca-Cola Kids vs. Gourmet by Gorman

Here is a look at how the team finished the regular season: 

Week 24:  Coca-Cola Kids (178-179-66) vs. Splendid Splinters (204-141-69)  8-8  "Kids Draw Even with Splinters to End the Regular Season"  

Week 25 (Semifinal):  Coca-Cola Kids vs. Gourmet by Gorman  8-8 "Ditto" 

Week 26 (Final):  Coca-Cola Kids vs. Acuna Matada  15-3  "Kids Dominate in 7th Place Game"  

The Coca-Cola Kids B Team finished the 2026 season in 7th place with a record: 186-178-68

Final Roster: 

C: Hunter Goodman, Colorado Rockies

1B: Munetaka Murakami, Chicago White Sox

2B: Kody Clemens, Minnesota Twins

3B: Sam Antonacci, Chicago White Sox

SS: Kevin McGonigle, Detroit Tigers

OF: Ronald Acuna Jr. Atlanta Braves

OF: Michael Harris II, Atlanta Braves

OF: Seiya Suzuki, Chicago Cubs

Util: Zach Neto, Los Angeles Angels

Bench:

1B: Rafael Devers, San Francisco Giants

Pitchers:

SP: Cam Schlittler, New York Yankees 

SP: Freddie Peralta, New York Mets 

SP: Tyler Mahle, Atlanta Braves 

RP: Paul Sewald, Arizona Diamondbacks

RP: Jonathan Loaisiga, Arizona Diamondbacks

P: George Soriano, St. Louis Cardinals

P: Jonathan Bowlan, Philadelphia Phillies

P: Orion Kerkering, Philadelphia Phillies

Bench:

SP: Michael Wacha, St. Louis Cardinals 

SP: Sandy Alcantara, Miami Marlins 

SP: Hunter Brown, Houston Astros 

P: Landen Roupp, San Francisco Giants

IR:  Kyle Bradish, Baltimore Orioles

IR: Robert Suarez, Atlanta Braves

Reading/Viewing Stats for the first half of 2026

We are halfway through 2026. It is time to reflect on the media and literature that I have consumed to this point in the year.

It has been a good year for streaming shows. I really enjoyed Wonderman, Maul: Shadowlord, and

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Season 2, but the big surprise for me was The Residence. This Netflix murder mystery drew me in with quirky humor, a likeable yet eccentric detective, and a compelling cast of characters. There were moments in a few episodes that seemed a bit superfluous, but it is a detective story.

I have been taking advantage of the Marvel Unlimited app with thousands of Marvel Comics. I finally finished up my full read-through of X-Factor, and after reading the more recent Imperial story, I have moved on to the Ultimate universe. I have to say, an early impression is that I have been missing out on some very good storytelling!

I have read some good books this year so far. I am trying to catch as many baseball games as I can, as both the Cubs and Tigers are in a mid-season surge, and I keep looking at the sad amount of podcasts that I have listened to this year.

Well, here is the data for the halfway mark of 2026.

Movies Watched: 9

Rewatch: 6

First Time: 3

In Theater: 2

T.V. shows streamed: 63

First time: 61

Rewatch: 2

Books Read: 9

Fiction: 7

Nonfiction: 2

Pages Read: 2,074

Audiobooks: 0

Fiction:

Nonfiction:

Hours Listened:

Books Abandoned: 0

Fiction:

Nonfiction:

Pages Read;

Short Stories Read: 0

Fiction:

Nonfiction:

Pages Read:

Comic Books Read: 114

Print: 41

Digital: 73

Book Titles:

Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerun

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Duke Volume 1 by Joshua Williamson (Graphic Novel)

Transformers Volume 1 by Daniel Warren Johnson (Graphic Novel)

The Fallbacks: Bound for Ruin by Jaleigh Johnson

All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison (Graphic Novel)

Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire by Dr. Chris Kempshall

Dating and Dragons by Kristy Boyce

Movies Watched:

KPop Demon Hunters

Mario Brothers

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Mandalorian and Grogu

Ticket to Paradise

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

Karate Kid

Good Morning Vietnam

T.V. Series Watched:

Wonder Man

Vox Machina Season 2

Vox Machina Season 3

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2

Maul: Shadow Lord

Daredevil Season 2

Big Mistakes

The Residence

Podcasts: 8

Lost Ballparks (3)

The Colbycast (2)

The Rebel Basecard Podcast (2)

Coffee with Kenobi (1)

MLB Team’s Games listened: (min 5 innings)

Total: 38

San Francisco Giants (Spring training 2)

Chicago Cubs (Spring Training 3)

Chicago White Sox (Spring Training 1)

World Baseball Classic (4)

Chicago Cubs (12)

Detroit Tigers (5)

New York Yankees

San Francisco Giants

Anaheim Angels

Washington Nationals

Tampa Bay Rays

Atlanta Braves

Miami Marlins (3)

Chicago White Sox

San Diego Padres

Colorado Rockies