The Bhutan Vanguards, CBA's team of artists, compete in the Cosmic Middle League.The Vanguards return to cosmic baseball after a two season suspension imposed when they failed to meet certain performance minimums. One of the original Flat League teams created on December 31, 1981 (CBA Executive Bulletin No. 8), the team's overall record stands at 931 wins and 1039 losses.
The Vanguards have been to the Cosmic Universal Series once. In 1992, with a record of 86-76 they met the Nirvanaville Yogis (100-62) in the Series. Nobody expected the fair-to-middling' paintboys to fare very well but they beat the Yogis in an improbable four-game sweep.
The following season, 1993, the Vanguards were back in the cosmic cellar posting the worst record of the season, 64-98. After a contentious 1994 season, the league decided to suspend the squad and give management a chance to regroup.
Original owner Charles Foster Kane sold the team to a young woman, Tess Rose, who promptly canned longtime manager Marcel Duchamp. Rose hired the flamboyant Salvador Dali who with general manager Claude Monet spent two years acquiring new players. This year's team includes 12 rookies including three green pitchers. The most notable newcomer is the 8 year old Hitomi Yoshida, a young girl from Japan.
Note
Most of the cosmic player self-portrait detail images are linked to much larger full size versions. Click on the image to use the link.
Other Resources
For more information about some of this year's Vanguards, we recommend visiting the very informative WebMuseum.Another useful site for online art images can be found at this Germany-based site.
Nerd World's Artists Home Pages also contains useful links to art and artist-related sites.
Finally, since the self-portrait theme has been emphasized this year, we invite you to take a look at the Gallery of Self-Portraits which displays lots of examples of self-portraits, and invites submissions.
, Rightfield
Francis Bacon
, PitcherPaul Cezanne
, PitcherMarc Chagall
, PitcherElaine de Kooning
, PitcherAlbrecht Durer
Anthony van Dyck, Pitcher
1599-1641
No link availableSelf-portrait
Oil on canvas.
Munich, Germany
, CatcherLucian Freud
Paul Gauguin, Pitcher
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No link available
Self-portrait
no data available
, ThirdbaseHans Hofmann
, InfieldEdward Hopper
, PitcherFrida Kahlo
, OutfieldOlof Krans
, OutfieldEmile Lahner
, InfieldKasimir Malevich
, ShortstopJuan Miro
, PitcherEdvard Munch
, LeftfieldClaes Oldenburg
, PitcherPablo Picasso
, CenterfieldRembrandt
, OutfieldPeter Paul Rubens
, FirstbaseEgon Schiele
, Catcher/OutfieldGabriel Stupica
, SecondbaseVincent Van Gogh
, InfieldFrederick Varley
, PitcherHitomi Yoshida
, ManagerSalvadore Dali
, CoachClement Greenberg
, CoachThomas B. Hess
, CoachHarold Rosenberg
, General ManagerClaude Monet
Tess Rose, Owner
Born 1986
Self-portrait, 1997
Pencil on paper
Private Collection
Depth Fields, Home Park
Capacity: 9,901
1997 Bhutan Vanguards Roster
URL http://www.cosmicbaseball.com/97bvr.html
Published: January 29, 1997
Email: editor@cosmicbaseball.com393