Welcome to The DLB:
Dead League Baseball!
Creator + Designer
Personal Project
Sorry about your death, but just because you’re not alive doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy America’s favorite pastime! Feast your eyes on Dead League Baseball (DLB), where it’s the Dead Ball Dingers vs. the Faceless Fantoms in a supernatural battle to win the pennant and be crowned champions of those who have passed on.
Heavily inspired by old baseball cards found in gum packs, this re-imagined baseball league is a personal project created for nothing but fun. Complete with characters, stats, backstories, card designs, merchandise, and (because why not), skate decks, everything here was created with the hope to one day produce short runs of physical assets/merch. Hope you enjoy.
THE Dead Ball Dingers
Skull Boi
After showing a pile of promise in his inaugural dead season for the Dead Dingers, Skull Boi proceeded to have 6 of the best consecutive seasons ever witnessed in the dead league… with his ‘08 batting average of .365 gaining praise from player commissioner, Mr. Dead Head, himself.
Herman “Dry Bones” McGuinness
Herman “Dry Bones” McGuinness is one of the oldest and most decorated players in the DLB, having won four MVDP awards in 8 seasons. Legend has it, in his living days, he was known for having quite the nightlife and on one occasion was abruptly woken up by the Yankee Stadium sprinkler system next to the Sultan of Swat himself. .
“Shinless” Jed Johnson
Always a tough out, “Shinless” Jed Johnson has seen his stats continue to get better and better with every season… this past season hitting a career-high .382 in a whopping 649 at-bats and only tallying 14 strikeouts. Seems like the only thing stopping him from winning an MVDP award is his unfortunate gambling habits.
THE Faceless Fantoms
Jack “Buck” Bench
Jack ”Buck” Bench was named All-Dead in 12 seasons in the league, won 10 pennants, and was one of the most productive catchers in the league until his first and only sub-par season in ‘63. A no-nonsense attitude kept him from ever having to “save face” to the media… (pun intended).
Nathan “No Eyes” Nelson
Rarely consistent, Nathan “no eyes” Nelson is a bit of an anomaly when it comes to superstars in the DLB. He hit the ground running his rookie year batting .308 and slugging 45 home runs. Though his power persisted through his sophomore campaign, his batting average dropped .108 pts and his plate vision significantly decreased… striking out a whopping 135 times… maybe due to actually not having eyes?
Casey “Pops” MCallister
Casey “Pops” Mcallister is one of the purest hitters in the DLB… posting multiple seasons of .400 or above. An opposing pitcher once famously said, “If you gave pops a dart, he could hit a bulls-eye without throwing at a dart board.”
Turns out, he can.
