The Universal Baseball League celebrated their historic 10th season with a rarity as the WHL based Atlanta Predators scored the league's second World Cup by beating the Morocco Mayhem. Not since the Chicago Windbags swept the Paris club back in 2002 (called a fluke by many EHL supporters) had the WHL hoisted the trophy, and the Predators did it in style, dismissing the 106-win Mayhem in a 6 game series. After having been pushed to the limit against Harbor (5 games) and Norfolk (7 games), Atlanta was 3-0 in Morocco to become just the 5th different champion in UBL history, and to avenge Atlanta's 4-3 loss to Stockholm in 2001.

               Atlanta had a relatively easy trek through the regular season, posting 103 wins, and beating out Chicago and Detroit by 26 games, as Detroit suddenly found their age became a factor, Chicago found out they were overmatched and Toronto found themselves a few years away from competition. Atlanta's mid-season trade for Frank Martin and Davey Johnson solidified an already impressive lineup, and that offense carried the Preds past Harbor, Norfolk and Morocco, by runs totals of 23-21, 42-29, and 26-16.
               The Norfolk Dreadnoughts once again led the WHL in wins, and once again took the Division Title over Miami and Brooklyn. Miami in particular stayed close for a while, but fell off the pace, finishing 15 behind the 'Noughts. The Chargers' 90 wins though were just good enough for the Wild Card berth, one game better than the Seattle Devils. It wouldn't be a regular UBL season without a race for the WHL Wild Card, and 2008 was no exception.
               The Chargers, Devils and Renegades were all within one game of each other heading into the final week of the year, with 2 playoff spots up for grabs. The Harbor Renegades won their last 2 games as the Devils lost their last 2 to win their first ever Division Title, 3 games over Seattle. The Renegades were able to battle back and forth with Seattle, San Diego and Alaska for a good part of the year for yet another tight Western Race. Alaska slowly traded away their team, and faded to the bottom of the division, while San Diego stayed close but just didn't have the talent to make a serious challenge. The Wild Card race went to the last day of the year, again, and when Seattle lost, Miami snuck in through the back door. Both Harbor and Miami though were unable to make it out of the 1st round, losing to Atlanta and Norfolk respectively in 5 games.
               Over in the EHL, the Morocco Mayhem toppled the Roman Empire, for one season at least. The Mayhem won 106 to take the Central Title by 4 games. The teams were neck-and-neck for the entire season, and Morocco simply outlasted the Gladiators. It also subsequently featured the 3rd straight Morocco-Rome matchup in the first round. With home field advantage this time, Morocco took out the Gladiators in the 5th game to send Rome home for their earliest exit since 2005.
               Meanwhile, the Barcelona Matadors won their second straight EHL Western Title, with their best ever record of 102-60. Dublin, Paris and London all pushed the Mats for most of the season, but Barcelona's talent won out over the long haul, slowly eliminating the contenders one by one. The Mats faced the Berlin Hoodfellas for the 2nd straight year, making the EHL playoffs a complete repeat from 2007. Berlin, led by Triple Crown winning and MVP Bill Klee, won 102 games and beat out Melbourne by 11 for the Title. The Beavers matched their record from last year, while they were in Moscow, while the 'Fellas added 9 wins from last season. Just as in the other playoff matchup, where Morocco avenged their loss to Rome last season, Berlin took out the Mats this season after having lost to Barcelona in 5 in 2007. Despite advancing to the 2nd round though, Berlin was powerless against Morocco, getting swept and outscored 31-10.

EHL West                W   L   Pct.    GB    1-run  X-inn   L-10  Strk     Home   Road    v.RHP  v.LHP   in Div  nonDiv
Barcelona Matadors    102  60   .630   ---    32-17   7-6    7-3   L -1    51-30  51-30    61-33  41-27    68-36  34-24
Dublin Deadbeat Drunks 90  72   .556  12.0    25-24  14-3    6-4   L -2    52-29  38-43    55-45  35-27    56-48  34-24
Paris Frogs            88  74   .543  14.0    27-25   5-10   4-6   W  2    44-37  44-37    51-53  37-21    56-48  32-26
London Clash           85  77   .525  17.0    23-20  10-9    2-8   W  1    42-39  43-38    51-54  34-23    51-53  34-24
Edinburgh Plaid Sox    58 104   .358  44.0    19-27  10-13   5-5   L -2    32-49  26-55    42-59  16-45    29-75  29-29

EHL Central             W   L   Pct.    GB    1-run  X-inn   L-10  Strk     Home   Road    v.RHP  v.LHP   in Div  nonDiv
Morocco Mayhem        106  56   .654   ---    29-18  17-5    8-2   W  1    57-24  49-32    75-33  31-23    64-40  42-16
Roman Gladiators      102  60   .630   4.0    20-19   6-9    6-4   W  5    53-28  49-32    63-32  39-28    65-39  37-21
Stockholm Rebels       68  94   .420  38.0    27-24   9-10   6-4   L -3    36-45  32-49    53-67  15-27    46-58  22-36
Alexandria Kings       61 101   .377  45.0    21-25   8-8    3-7   L -1    32-49  29-52    35-58  26-43    48-56  13-45
Amsterdam Fire Ants    58 104   .358  48.0    11-28   3-9    3-7   W  2    26-55  32-49    37-63  21-41    37-67  21-37

EHL East                W   L   Pct.    GB    1-run  X-inn   L-10  Strk     Home   Road    v.RHP  v.LHP   in Div  nonDiv
Berlin Hoodfellas     102  60   .630   ---    20-17   8-7    7-3   W  3    47-34  55-26    67-38  35-22    65-37  37-23
Melbourne Beavers      91  71   .562  11.0    21-24   9-9    4-6   W  3    48-33  43-38    64-45  27-26    61-41  30-30
Chinese Yellow Fever   63  99   .389  39.0    17-15   5-9    5-5   L -3    28-53  35-46    42-60  21-39    39-63  24-36
Athens Railcats        60 102   .370  42.0    17-26   8-12   4-6   L -3    30-51  30-51    44-61  16-41    39-63  21-39

WHL East                W   L   Pct.    GB    1-run  X-inn   L-10  Strk     Home   Road    v.RHP  v.LHP   in Div  nonDiv
Norfolk Dreadnoughts  105  57   .648   ---    32-23  10-6    7-3   W  1    52-29  53-28    89-44  16-13    67-37  38-20
Miami Chargers         90  72   .556  15.0    22-24   8-7    5-5   L -1    40-41  50-31    70-55  20-17    60-44  30-28
Brooklyn Bulldogs      80  82   .494  25.0    32-24   7-8    5-5   L -3    40-41  40-41    56-58  24-24    52-52  28-30
Columbus DemonDogs     62 100   .383  43.0    17-27   7-9    4-6   L -1    31-50  31-50    44-72  18-28    41-63  21-37
San Juan Destroyers    62 100   .383  43.0    23-33   4-11   4-6   W  1    29-52  33-48    47-75  15-25    40-64  22-36

WHL West                W   L   Pct.    GB    1-run  X-inn   L-10  Strk     Home   Road    v.RHP  v.LHP   in Div  nonDiv
Harbor Renegades       92  70   .568   ---    23-25  15-5    5-5   W  2    52-29  40-41    63-55  29-15    64-40  28-30
Seattle Devils         89  73   .549   3.0    24-25   7-19   5-5   L -2    45-36  44-37    57-58  32-15    58-46  31-27
San Diego Atomsmashers 85  77   .525   7.0    27-25  10-8    5-5   W  2    48-33  37-44    57-59  28-18    51-53  34-24
Alaska Kodiaks         74  88   .457  18.0    27-22  10-7    7-3   W  4    39-42  35-46    51-64  23-24    44-60  30-28
Mexico City Luchadores 74  88   .457  18.0    24-26   5-4    4-6   L -2    39-42  35-46    55-70  19-18    43-61  31-27

WHL Central             W   L   Pct.    GB    1-run  X-inn   L-10  Strk     Home   Road    v.RHP  v.LHP   in Div  nonDiv
Atlanta Predators     103  59   .636   ---    24-17   8-7    8-2   W  1    51-30  52-29    82-44  21-15    69-33  34-26
Chicago Windbags       77  85   .475  26.0    25-23  11-6    2-8   L -1    42-39  35-46    63-67  14-18    49-53  28-32
Detroit Polar Bears    77  85   .475  26.0    18-29   7-10   4-6   W  1    34-47  43-38    53-58  24-27    47-55  30-30
Toronto Dragons        64  98   .395  39.0    26-21   5-7    6-4   L -1    32-49  32-49    50-75  14-23    39-63  25-35