D'Myna Leagues is a Canadian animated series produced by the Vancouver-based Studio B. It aired originally on CTV in 2001. In America, it aired on Kids' WB in 2004.

The story involves an American minor-league baseball team known as the Mynaville Mynas. All of these players are avian, with the typical anthropomorphic environment applying. The players on this team are as follows:

• Shortstop: Ebbet Myna - An enthusiastic teenage player with skills beyond his years. Bold and focused, he is beginning what will understandably be a great career.
• Second Base: Nikki Tinker - About Ebbet's age, and the pair have great chemistry. She is faithful to her teammates and determined, and her glovework is impressive. (Apparently named from Joe Tinker.)
• Catcher: Rip Hickory - Apparently a veteran player who, despite his grit and skill, has not played a top-flight game in his lifetime. He doubles as manager, and he backs Ebbet's effort to make it to the big show.
• Relief Pitcher: Lucinda Lane - Her role as a closer is a good fit for "Lefty," since she can stop the bleeding when things get ugly on and off the field.
• Third Base: Reggie Stainback - He's egotistical, he shows off, and he treats his teammates badly. Reggie plays decently, but he spends more time concerned with endorsements and how he looks. (Name possibly came from Reggie Jackson and Tuck Stainback.)
• First Base: Horatio Powell - Better known as "Big Tree," this mighty hitter plays with brute force, but he takes his time getting to first. Also notable are his loyalty and his substance-over-style approach.
• Starting Pitcher: The Flamingo Kid - His Midland small-town background shows in his shyness and politeness. Contrary to that, he's one of the most intense pitchers.
• Right Field: Sammy Spinoza - Adept at stealing bases, which is clearly a result of always being in a rush. He can and will keep going for hours on end.
• Center Field: Mud Flap Flammen - Descended from generations of men from the Deep South that he can name on request. He's a solid player who seems to be in touch with unseen forces. At least, that's his claim.
• Utility: Jeff Mungo - Usually described as a unit with his brothers. Besides their given names and their looks --- Jeff is the one with longer hair --- the differences between them are subtle. (Undoubtedly named after and based on the Hanson brothers from Slapshot; the surname might come from Van Lingle Mungo.)
• Utility: Jackie Mungo - Shorter and more roundly-built than his brothers. Like them, he's a bad fielder, afflicted with poor eyesight, and lacking in the head.
• Utility: Steve Mungo - The one with the more orange beak and the backward-worn cap. He and his siblings are all about having a good time. Despite their inevitable quarrels, the fun-loving trio take good care of each other.

Together, these twelve are a great team, but they have to work hard to contend with the other animal-themed teams in the league. Among them are their major opponent, the Weasels, and the Beavers, who are Canadian, perhaps in a bit of self-deprecating humor on the staff's part. Also, the league's illegitimate and merciless commissioner, a large cat named Radcliffe, is always plotting to take over the team and their stadium, or at least works for the Mynas' detriment. He always fails in the grander scheme, in part due to incompetent henchmen.

The show is intended for pre-teens with its juvenile humor and failed attempts at being modern and urban in some aspects, e.g. the inclusion of "D'" in the title and "Da" in several other places. However, it is fairly interesting, especially for baseball fans. Purists may complain about the lack of consistency about which hand has the glove on it, the use of the same uniforms in all games (even on the road, the Mynas play in their cream-colored uniforms; even at home, the other teams play in colored uniforms, except for the Beavers, who wear white), the unorthodox designs of the uniforms (especially the hats), and the erroneous situations in games (for example, in "On the Road," the final hit in the game is a grand slam by the home team, although they were already ahead 5 to 2, and should not have batted in the bottom of the ninth).

All things considered, many elements in this show are typical of Canadian-made cartoons.

This article only covers the baseball aspects of the show; there's more to it.

External Links

• The official site
• Studio B's site