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Jacksonville Jackoffs at Atlanta Hanoi Janes

 

What do you think happened?

 

In one of the most impressive pitching performances of his career, Pepe Delcastillo shutout the Hanoi Janes through 8 innings before finally giving up a run. However, Jeff Vavra gave up 5 Jacksonville runs before that first run was even scored.

 

So, in underwhelming fashion, Mitchell Lumsden, Winston Ghandi, Brandon Mariano, Cletus McClain and Mikah Zirkwitz all drove in one run to carry Jacksonville to a decisive 5-1 victory over longtime rival Atlanta, clinching the South Division easily as Memphis and Atlanta have both been eliminated from playoff contention.

 

JACKSONVILLE 5, ATLANTA 1

[Lightning Flik 0]

Atlanta wins, just to prove that Memphis is nothing without "King" Edward James.

 

Edit: Don't I look stupid for saying this.

Edited April 4, 2004 by Lightning Flik

[Guest Evolution]

On the final day of the season...

 

...Jacksonville was defeated 7-6 by Memphis, a meaningless game that was capped by a 2-inning performance from Cedrick Fukusaburu that yielded the game winning run after Memphis' starting pitcher was rocked and the Eels made an improbable comeback on Ronnie Galeana, forcing him out of the game as the Jacksonville bullpen choked and the Memphis bullpen clamped down, sealing the game for them and leaving them officially one game back of the Jackoffs.

 

...Atlanta was defeated 5-1, this time by the Indianapolis Ignition as Giant Gonzales couldn't bounce back from an early 3-run inning in the bottom of the 2nd by the Ignition.

 

Playoff matchups:

 

Boston Tea Baggers vs. Denver Douchebags

Jacksonville Jackoffs vs. Columbus Pride

 

The final recap for September/October is up next, followed by the postseason rundown.

[HarleyQuinn 0]

*laughs at the Atlanta players saying how they would win it all with my leaving* Atlanta is bloody cursed and they'll be cursed forever!

[Chuck Woolery 0]

May as well get in on this. I'm hoping I get picked by the Glory Holes and can lead them to first place..

 

First Name: Mike

Last Name: Van Siclen

Nickname: Love Connection

Number: 23

Origin: Canadian (Vancouver)

Birth date: 1/13

Age to start: 19

Height: 6'2

Weight: 215

Bats: Switch

Throws: Right

Position: 3rd Baseman

 

Defense +1

Speed +2

Batting Average +1 LHP +2 RHP

Homeruns +1 LHP +1 RHP

Avoiding Strikeouts +1 LHP

[Guest Evolution]

Welcome, MVS. It's about time you joined, I've seen you lurking in the thread. You'll be welcomed into the 2013 draft pool.

 

SFBL

September/October 2012

 

Awards/SFBL Players In The News:

 

Logan Caldwell slams 3 HR

 

DETROIT - Logan Caldwell was in a groove, and the results spoke for themselves. He powered Detroit to a 14-4 win over Vancouver by homering three times. Number 1 in the 1st inning, a shot estimated at 414 feet, cleared the wall in left-center. His 2nd blast, a three-run homerun off Juan Fajardo in the 4th inning, landed an estimated 448 feet from home plate. A 420 foot drive to right-center marked his 3rd bomb, a two-run homerun off Nacho Vilas in the 8th inning. Logan collected 4 hits in 5 trips to the plate, scoring three runs and driving in 7 runs. His homerun total this year is 21, along with 96 RBI. Kale Nellenkin was the last player to hit 3 homeruns in a game, doing it on August 11th of this year.

 

Suzuki, Isaacson win Player of the Week Award

 

Phoenix's third baseman Shiro Suzuki had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the East-West Player of the Week. Shiro went 14 for 28 (.500), while hitting 2 HR and collecting 4 RBI. Neall Isaacson wins his 7th Player of the Week award. North-South pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. In 18 at bats he hit .500 with 3 homeruns and 7 runs batted in.

 

Detroit's Caldwell wins Player of the Week award

 

Logan Caldwell wins his 4th Player of the Week award. North-South pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. Logan pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .450 with 1 homerun and 7 runs batted in while slugging .800. This year Caldwell drove in 103 and scored 77 runs while batting .316 with 22 bombs. He's 9th in the North-South in batting and 8th in RBI!

 

Memphis' James severely injured

 

MEMPHIS - Memphis' third baseman Edward James will miss at least 6 weeks after he got hurt seriously while running hard toward second base. He began limping and then fell down, causing a scary moment for his teammates. He had to be carried off the field. Doctors examined him after the game and diagnosed a Torn Thigh Muscle which will require surgery. His season numbers are: .312 AVG, 191 hits, 26 doubles, 10 triples and 28 taters, along with 102 RBI and 110 runs scored.

 

Suzuki (PHO) and Henderson (COL) win monthly award

 

Shiro Suzuki of Phoenix wins his 4th Batter of the Month award for putting up the best numbers in the East-West. Shiro went 40 for 108 (.370), while hitting 5 HR and collecting 17 RBI. His season features a batting average of .364 (227 hits in 623 AB), 43 doubles, 9 triples and 27 homeruns. Suzuki collected 110 RBI and 97 runs as well. He's 1st in the East-West in batting and 6th in RBI! Robert Henderson of Columbus wins his 3rd Batter of the Month award for putting up the best numbers in the North-South. In 99 at bats he hit .374 with 5 homeruns and 24 RBI. He has hit 31 homeruns while batting .359 this season. His 217 hits and 46 walks add up to a .406 on-base percentage. He's 2nd in the North-South in batting and 5th in RBI!

 

FINAL STANDINGS

 

East-West Standings

 

East

 

Team W L PCT GB

Boston 93 69 .574 -

Baltimore 89 73 .549 4.0

New York 87 75 .537 6.0

Philadelphia 85 77 .525 8.0

New Jersey 74 88 .457 19.0

 

West

 

Team W L PCT GB

Denver 87 75 .537 -

Las Vegas 82 80 .506 5.0

Seattle 79 83 .488 8.0

Phoenix 75 87 .463 12.0

Los Angeles 59 103 .364 28.0

 

North-South Standings

 

North

 

Team W L PCT GB

Columbus 85 77 .525 -

Detroit 81 81 .500 4.0

Indianapolis 77 85 .475 8.0

Chicago 75 87 .463 10.0

Vancouver 66 96 .407 19.0

 

South

 

Team W L PCT GB

Jacksonville 95 67 .586 -

Memphis 94 68 .580 1.0

Atlanta 92 70 .568 3.0

Charlotte 80 82 .494 15.0

Houston 65 97 .401 30.0

 

Injuries:

 

Thursday 9/27/2012 :

 

MEM: Edward James was injured while running the bases.

Diagnosis: Torn Thigh Muscle.

He will be OK in about 6 weeks.

 

Sunday 9/30/2012 :

 

LA: Ben Dover was injured while pitching.

Diagnosis: Spasms Back.

He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 weeks.

 

TSM Rankings:

 

Batters - Last Month:

 

1) Carlos DeSantis (.436, 9 HR, 33 RBI)

2) Shiro Suzuki (.376, 8 HR, 24 RBI)

3) Winston Ghandi (.321, 6 HR, 24 RBI)

4) David Hunter (.310, 5 HR, 16 RBI)

5) Logan Caldwell (.314, 4 HR, 23 RBI)

6) Joseph Corbin (.300, 2 HR, 16 RBI)

7) Robert Henderson (.362, 4 HR, 14 RBI)

8) Edward James (.279, 2 HR, 16 RBI)

9) R.J. Frost (.237, 3 HR, 22 RBI)

10) Charlie Matthews (.234, 3 HR, 14 RBI)

11) John Duran (.282, 2 HR, 12 RBI)

12) Patrick Hannon (.200, 7 HR, 17 RBI)

 

Batters - This Month:

 

1) David Hunter (.344, 8 HR, 24 RBI)

2) Logan Caldwell (.355, 7 HR, 22 RBI)

3) Patrick Hannon (.262, 11 HR, 24 RBI)

4) Robert Henderson (.362, 5 HR, 24 RBI)

5) Carlos DeSantis (.308, 8 HR, 25 RBI)

6) Shiro Suzuki (.341, 5 HR, 18 RBI)

7) R.J. Frost (.269, 9 HR, 21 RBI)

8) Winston Ghandi (.333, 4 HR, 20 RBI)

9) Charlie Matthews (.272, 3 HR, 16 RBI)

10) Joseph Corbin (.258, 4 HR, 15 RBI)

11) Edward James (.319, 1 HR, 10 RBI)

12) John Duran (.283, 1 HR, 12 RBI)

 

Batters - Overall (FINAL):

 

1) Carlos DeSantis (.360, 43 HR, 149 RBI)

2) Robert Henderson (.359, 31 HR, 123 RBI)

3) R.J. Frost (.286, 45 HR, 139 RBI)

4) Edward James (.312, 28 HR, 102 RBI)

5) Shiro Suzuki (.360, 27 HR, 112 RBI)

6) David Hunter (.276, 24 HR, 87 RBI)

7) Winston Ghandi (.310, 26 HR, 100 RBI)

8) Logan Caldwell (.317, 24 HR, 110 RBI)

9) Joseph Corbin (.280, 20 HR, 87 RBI)

10) Patrick Hannon (.231, 36 HR, 99 RBI)

11) John Duran (.265, 13 HR, 62 RBI)

12) Charlie Matthews (.234, 12 HR, 51 RBI)

 

Starting Pitchers:

1) Eric LeBeau (2.94)

2) Marvin Jenkins (3.06)

3) Giant Gonzales (3.68)

4) Ben Dover (5.08)

 

Relievers:

1) The Berzerker (1.85)

2) Peter Kostka (4.02)

 

Notes: A pretty bad month (and four days) for the SFBL batters, with some notable exceptions in David Hunter and Logan Caldwell and Patrick Hannon, who made big improvements this month (Patrick Hannon was a candidate for the Batter of the Month, but his batting average was far too low).

 

As far as overall batter rankings go, DeSantis is the TSM MVP by a considerable margin over Henderson, who was considerably higher than Edward James and R.J. Frost, who actually finished in a tie for third. After Patrick Hannon in 10th, the two catchers in Duran and Matthews round out the bottom, but it's to be expected from those types.

 

Marvin Jenkins struggled a little bit in September/October, but not so much that his free agency stock has dropped. Kostka and Ben Dover also struggled as well, but the latter might have the late season injury to blame for such happenings.

 

These playoffs should be interesting. Three players have the chance to get a ring, and Robert Henderson will be facing off against Winston Ghandi once again for the chance to move onto the SFBL Championship. All things considered, I doubted Jacksonville before and they've come back to bite me. Columbus, on paper, should have this series won and moving onto the championship where it's a tossup between the power pitching of Boston and the power hitting of Denver.

 

By the way, those All-Star predictions for the end of the season?

 

EAST

 

1) Baltimore (Wrong)

2) Boston (Wrong)

3) Philadelphia (Wrong)

4) New Jersey (Wrong)

5) New York (Wrong)

 

WEST

 

1) Denver (Right, but it was too easy)

2) Seattle (Wrong)

3) Phoenix (Wrong)

4) Las Vegas (Wrong)

5) Los Angeles (Right, but see Denver)

 

NORTH

 

1) Columbus (Right, sorta easy)

2) Indianapolis (Wrong)

3) Detroit (Wrong)

4) Chicago (Right, easy)

5) Vancouver (Right, easy)

 

SOUTH

 

1) Charlotte (Wrong)

2) Atlanta (Wrong)

3) Memphis (Wrong)

4) Jacksonville (Wrong)

5) Houston (Right, but it was too easy)

 

That's 6 out of 20. And I completely missed the East. Me thinks that I'm not going to do those midseason predictions anymore.

[Lightning Flik 0]

*sighs* I want some team that DOES something to pick me up. Jacksonville will be the best team to do so.

 

I'm sick of my team SUCKING BADLY.

[HarleyQuinn 0]

Wow, a super hot turnaround at the end of the season but unfortunately too little too late. Just wish I had been that hot all season, might've gotten to 2nd or even 1st.

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*dance*

[the pinjockey 0]

Did I get my ever elusive Triple Crown?

[Guest Evolution]

Season-End League Leaders:

 

Batting Average

C. DeSantis ATL .361

R. Henderson COL .357

J. Santillo ATL .356

 

Homeruns

S. Hatfield ATL 44

C. DeSantis ATL 43

N. Isaacson COL 41

 

Runs Batted In

S. Hatfield ATL 154

C. DeSantis ATL 149

E. Widrick JAC 126

 

No triple crown, but once again damn close.

 

If R.J. Frost's batting average hadn't been so low he would've been a contender for the Triple Crown as he was #1 in Homeruns and RBI in the East-West.

[KingPK 0]

C'mon offense, let's get to that Jackoff pitching staff!!

 

That should be an interesting series; strength (Columbus' hitting) vs. strength (Jacksonville's pitching)

[Guest Evolution]

I'm not so optimistic.

 

In 2011, the Vancouver/Jacksonville series was a supposed cakewalk for Jacksonville, but that went seven games, so I fear the game will mess with my head and have this series (which is wholly even on paper) go only four games with a sweep.

 

Figures.

[Der Kommissar 0]

As usual, Suzuki is being held down playing for that shitty Phoenix team. Why he was stupid enough to re-sign is beyond me.

[Guest Evolution]

Once again, it lies in the character of Suzuki. He doesn't care if he plays for a winning team and he's loyal to the team he's on. What more can be said?

[Der Kommissar 0]

I know that. It's just frustrating to know that, despite his best efforts, it seems like Phoenix just can't get it together.

[Guest Evolution]

Well, when we move into TSM: The Second Generation of the SFBL, you'll have more control on what your character is like, including his desire to play for a winner and his loyalty to the team, if you'd like to control those aspects (it will be completely optional).

[Angel_Grace_Blue 0]

I was just wondering if there's any way to determine (Or at least predict) which TSM player will retire first.

 

I'd bet Gonzales, because I was stupid and put practically all of his info to read 7, so he's probably among the older TSMers, despite not having been around for 2003 (I think). However, suckwads like Zenon and Crow should probably retire just because they are suckwads. It's a toss up, really.

 

Hell, maybe Gonzales will bean Ghandi, crushing his skull like Randy Johnson destroyed that bird. THAT'S when Atlanta will win it. Yes...

[Guest Evolution]

Actually, I'd gun for Eugene Widrick before Ghandi. Sure, it's more symbolic to take out Ghandi, but Widrick is a BEAST.

[Angel_Grace_Blue 0]

As long as Gonzales beans some random batters and DeSantis kills a pitcher like in A League of Their Own (Only with actual beheading this time), I shall be a happy GOdrea. And stuff.

[Guest Evolution]

Better Late Than Never: The 2012 SFBL Postseason

 

EAST-WEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP

DENVER DOUCHEBAGS VS BOSTON TEA BAGGERS

 

GAME 1 - Boston fans were discouraged at the Sack after Denver handily pwn3d them 9-0, giving them an early 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.

 

Juan Alvarez pitched a complete game, allowing only six hits and striking out six while walking none, pitching only 102 balls in one of the more dominating performances in SFBL postseason history.

 

Tim Neal and the Boston bullpen, meanwhile, had a very hard time handling the Denver offense.

 

Abel Ortiz won Player of the Game honors as he hit THREE homeruns--all solo homeruns--off the three different pitchers for Boston. Ramon Mariscal's grand slam in the top of the 4th--his second postseason at-bat of his career--was more than enough to finish off Tim Neal and Boston, as Alvarez powered Denver the rest of the way to a convincing victory.

 

DENVER 9, BOSTON 0

Denver leads series 1-0

 

GAME 2 - Much closer than Game 1, Boston fans were finally redeemed for all their hard cheering through the season as Boston came through with a win in Game 2, evening the series at 1-all after a game winning RBI single from Anderson Goers brought in Raimundo Robledo from third with only one out in the inning.

 

Georgie Stanback pitched a complete game, allowing 9 hits and 3 earned runs while striking out 4 and walking 1 in a 110 pitch performance. Jayme Hermann didn't last as long, and had a no-descision as Benjamin Caparros gave up the hit to Raimundo Robledo, beginning a chain of events including a Robledo steal, sac fly, and eventually the game winning RBI single.

 

Denver opened the game strong with a single to short-left center that scored Iggy Deen for the first run of the game in the top of the 1st, but Boston gradually built a 3-1 lead thanks to a solo homerun from Frank Vierra to lead off the bottom of the 5th, a Thomas Lipps RBI double that scored Wylie Bernakiewicz (who reached base on a throwing error by the second baseman), and a RBI double by Robert Gennari that scored Todd Oviedo before Gennari was thrown out at third base trying to stretch a double into a triple.

 

Abel Ortiz stroked a 2-run homerun over the right-center wall in the Sack to even the score at 3-all in the top of the 8th as the game moved to its final innings, leading to the dramatic finish.

 

BOSTON 4, DENVER 3

Series tied at 1-1

 

NORTH-SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP

COLUMBUS PRIDE VS JACKSONVILLE JACKOFFS

 

GAME 1 - George Alongi's day, this was not.

 

Columbus came out swinging, surprising the fans in Astroglide Park and the Jackoffs themselves as Columbus rolled to a 10-4 victory over Jacksonville.

 

Felix Rodas pitched 7 innings of two hit baseball, walking two and striking out five for the victory. Alongi, meanwhile, coughed up 6 runs--only one of them earned--as the Jackoffs committed two very costly errors. Neall Isaacson was awarded Player of the Game as he hit a bases loaded double in the 2nd inning, finishing off Alongi and ending the game with 5 runs batted in.

 

COLUMBUS 10, JACKSONVILLE 4

Columbus leads series 1-0

 

GAME 2 - After a disappointing performance from fellow ace George Alongi, Ronnie Galeana was looking for justice in Game 2 of the 7-game series, and he got it.

 

Robert Henderson's solo homerun in the top of the 1st was the only run that crossed the plate for Columbus as Galeana pitched 8 innings for the victory, earning Player of the Game honors as the Jacksonville offense did the rest, scoring 4 runs in the bottom of the 2nd and adding 2 more in the bottom of the 6th as Jacksonville evened the series up at 1 game a piece.

 

Robert Greehy's 2 doubles drove in 2 runs, and Mitchell Lumsden and Cletus McClain added two runs a piece themselves for the defending SFBL champion Jackoffs, as the series prepared to move to the Kingdome.

 

JACKSONVILLE 6, COLUMBUS 1

Series tied at 1-1

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EAST-WEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP

BOSTON TEA BAGGERS VS DENVER DOUCHEBAGS

 

GAME 3 - From the Sack to Summer's Eve Field, Denver looked to wrap up the series at home rather than go back to Boston and try to finish out the series there.

 

However, at the end of eight innings, the score was once again tied at 3-3. This time, though, the home team did not win the game in the bottom of the 9th, as the Douchebags failed to get anyone across the plate and the game moved to extra innings.

 

However, in the top of the 11th, Joe Colopy came up with King Caffee on the mound and Marion Lytle on first base after hitting a single off Berny Elias with one out, and slammed a ball to rightfield. Lytle crossed the plate to the chagrin of the Denver fans, but they got redemption when Ryan Marcus fired a strike to third base, catching Colopy as he tried to stretch an assured double into a triple.

 

In the bottom of the eleventh, Denver attempted to get something started with a leadoff single from Jeff Jetton, but Brantley Suttster grounded into a 4-6-3 double play, leaving Denver with one more out.

 

Alphonso Kirchhoff singled to the gap in left-center and David Zullo received a walk, but Luis Amezcua grounded out weakly to the second baseman, ending the game as Boston escaped with another close victory, improving to a 2-to-1 lead over Denver in the best-of-seven series for the Conference Championship.

 

Boston and Denver only used three pitchers each in this eleven inning game, as Paul Lewis went 7 innings giving up 8 hits and 2 earned runs while walking and striking out five batters each. Rosendo Carrillo was the winning Tea Bagger in this game, however, pitching three full innings while allowing no hits and no walks, striking out two in a dominating performance that was crucial to give Boston the opportunity to produce on offense.

 

Had Denver been able to convert in the bottom of the 9th, Harry McKern would've been able to produce a complete game victory, but as it stood he finished with 9 innings pitched and 5 hits allowed with three earned runs and seven strikeouts, performing much better than Lewis. However, Berny Elias coughed up the game-winning run for Boston, as King Caffee was once again a victim of circumstance, giving up that solitary run that ended up changing the entire makeup of the game in Boston's favor.

 

BOSTON 4, DENVER 3 (11 INNINGS)

Boston leads series 2-1

 

GAME 4 - Once again, the fans at Summer's Eve Field were treated to an extra inning game, but by the time the conclusion of this contest was reached, another game could've been played.

 

The six-hour epic between Boston and Denver reached into the 15th inning, with Boston finally scoring on a passed ball from Miguel Azicri that scored Anderson Goers from third, giving Boston a 6-5 lead. Emilio Portillo was on first with two outs, but Luis Amezcua grounded out to second base to end the inning and the game as Boston took an improbable three-games-to-one lead in the series against the Douchebags, looking the wrap up the series tomorrow in the final game at Summer's Eve Field before the series would go back to The Sack for the final two games of the series.

 

The bullpens were put to work in this game, for sure. Tim Neal went 7 innings this time and only gave up 2 hits and one earned run (the other two runs came on errors that occured in the game while Neal still hadn't given up a hit), and Neal struck out seven and walked five before he was finally removed from the game. Juan Alvarez, the winner of Game 1 for Denver went 5 2/3 innings, giving up 2 runs and striking out 4.

 

Thomas Lipps went 3-for-6, scoring once and driving in one while receiving a walk. Lipps' performance wasn't extremely great, but no one on Denver could match it and no one could do the same on the Boston side either, as the pitching wasn't much to speak of either.

 

Raimundo Robledo was walked with the bases loaded in the top of the 14th, scoring Marion Lytle, but Denver answered in the bottom half of the inning with a bases loaded walk of their own, scoring Emilio Portillo as the score was evened at 5. With the bases loaded, however, Rich Wilson could only fly out to left field as the inning came to a close.

 

BOSTON 6, DENVER 5 (15 INNINGS)

Boston leads series 3-1

 

GAME 5 - Entering Game 5, Georgie "Flash" Stanback had the opportunity to close the doors on Denver, advancing to their first SFBL Championship since winning it all in the 2003 season, the inaugural year for the SFBL.

 

However, in what could be the final game of the season in Summer's Eve Field, Denver wanted to make sure that they would go out with a bang. Jayme Hermann and Berny Elias combined for 9 innings of excellent work as the Denver offense provided more than enough runs to help them roll to a 7-1 victory of the Denver, pulling the series to 3-games-to-2, still in favor of the Tea Baggers.

 

Stanback went 7 innings, but gave up 7 runs--all earned--on 8 hits, walking 5 and striking out 4 in what was a rather bad outing for Flash, falling to 1-1 in the postseason as his ERA climbed to 5.63. Elias' 4 inning performance of only allowing one hit and striking out 4 was good enough for his first save of the postseason, since he began pitching when Denver only had a 2-run lead on Boston. Ramon Mariscal's RBI single to shallow left-center brought in Jeff Jetton to extend the lead to three runs. Finally, in the bottom of the 8th, the stake was driven into the hopes of Boston--for this game at least--when Jeff Jetton crossed the plate once again on a Alphonso Kirchhoff single. Two batters later, Iggy Deen doubled down the left field line, scoring Brantley Suttster and Kirchhoff, and expanding the lead to 7-1, where it then became unreachable.

 

Deen had hit a 2-run homerun in the bottom of the 1st inning off Stanback, his first of the postseason and a crucial one to open the offense up early. For his 4 RBI performance in a 2-for-5 day with one run scored, he got Player of the Game honors.

 

DENVER 7, BOSTON 1

Boston leads series 3-2

 

NORTH-SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP

COLUMBUS PRIDE VS JACKSONVILLE JACKOFFS

 

GAME 3 - Now in Columbus, Jacksonville hoped that this threat to their streak of two straight SFBL championships in the Pride would be easy to overcome, as Denver or Boston would be waiting in the wings to end this playoff dynasty that has worked so hard to establish those two rings on the finger of every remaining Jackoff on the team.

 

With that being said, both Jacksonville and Columbus came out swinging, but Jacksonville piled on the runs hard and fast, establishing a 10-1 lead by the end of 3 1/2 innings and going on to win the game 11-7 when a late rally from Columbus couldn't get legs.

 

The two teams combined for 28 hits as it was a bad day to be a pitcher. With the exception of Cedrick Fukusaburu and Genaro Salais, every pitcher on the mound earned a run to their postseason total, including Amador Silvas giving up 5 earned runs in five innings (and still picking up the victory because of the quick Jacksonville offense), and Elaide Jaquinde having no chance on the mound for Columbus, coughing up 5 earned runs in one inning of work before Peter Kostka came in in the next inning, pitching for three innings and giving up four runs himself.

 

Jaquinde's losing streak as a pitcher reached a career high six consecutive decisions, a streak that might have long lasting effects if Jaquinde is called upon again should this series go to a seventh game, or even a sixth game (which will be required of Columbus if they expect to pick up a victory over the Jackoffs in this postseason series).

 

Meanwhile, on offense, Brandon Mariano earned Player of the Game honors with a 3-for-4 day that included scoring once and driving in five RBI, 4 of those RBI coming on a grand slam, the only 4 runs that Peter Kostka gave up in the 4th inning but a big four runs. Mitchell Lumsden and Eugene Widrick added two RBI of their own for the Jackoffs. Columbus' effort should not be ignored, as Keith Batke and Daryl Mcconnaughey brought home two runs each for Columbus, but it wasn't nearly enough to stop the Jacksonville offense, and most of the Pride fans had given up early in the game, leaving instead of sticking around for the game that eventually ended four hours and sixteen minutes after it started.

 

JACKSONVILLE 11, COLUMBUS 7

Jacksonville leads series 2-1

 

GAME 4 - Unlike Game 1, where Felix Rodas had a dominating performance, it took the Columbus bullpen's effort to hold things together and allow Columbus to hold on for a 5-3 win against Jacksonville, evening the series at two games a piece going into the final game at Applewhite Field.

 

George Alongi was rocked early, finishing after 4 1/3 innings with 8 hits allowed and 5 earned runs crossing the plate, only walking one and striking out one. Vernon Duran and Raul Carrera were stellar in his place, but the Jacksonville offense could not overcome a 5-2 lead after five innings.

 

Rodas left after 5 2/3 innings, and Peter Kostka took things 1 1/3 from there, allowing a run on 2 hits. After that, the door was closed as Jose Lopez finished things off with his first save of the postseason, Alongi falling to 0-2 while Rodas improved to 2-0 in the postseason.

 

Neall Isaacson won Player of the Game, going 2-for-3 with 2 RBI and scoring once while being walked once as well. His 2 RBIs were crucial in keeping Jacksonville with a semi-comfortable lead.

 

COLUMBUS 5, JACKSONVILLE 3

Series tied 2-2

 

GAME 5 - Jacksonville scored early, but Columbus crawled back and it was Daryl Mcconnaughey waiting in the wings to capitalize and help Columbus to a dramatic 4-3 victory in ten innings, giving them a chance to advance to the SFBL Championship with a victory in Game 6 at Astroglide Park.

 

After bringing John Duffner home with an RBI single in the bottom of the 3rd, Mcconnaughey came up big again against Theodore Ellingsworth after Keith Batke tripled down the right field line. With one out, Mcconnaughey singled to left, sending the Columbus crowd into a frenzy as the Pride rushed the field and celebrated with Batke, the swarm of Pride players engulfing Mcconnaughey as well as Ellingsworth and the Jackoffs left the field in disappointment.

 

Mcconnaughey was awarded player of the game for his 2-for-5 performance in which he scored 2 big runs that helped them along in this low-scoring game that was mostly a pitcher's duel between the bullpens. After both David Guzman and Ronnie Galeana gave up three runs each for their respective teams, the bullpens were put to the test, and Columbus was the winner of that such battle, combining for 3 1/3 innings of work while only allowing one hit and striking out 4 together. Raul Carrera was credited with the loss, and closer Jose Lopez picked up the victory, moving to 0-1 and 1-0 respectively.

 

Robert Greehy, who had been batting .500 in this series with 6 RBI and 3-for-3 in this game, hit a double but was injured running the bases. After the game, doctors revealed that he suffered an inflamed calf muscle, meaning that recovery from such an injury would take two weeks. Chances were that Greehy--who had come up big in the clutch for Jacksonville--would not play again in the postseason.

 

COLUMBUS 4, JACKSONVILLE 3 (10 INNINGS)

Columbus leads series 3-2

[Guest Evolution]

EAST-WEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP

BOSTON TEA BAGGERS VS DENVER DOUCHEBAGS

 

GAME 6 - With one swing of the bat, Raimundo Robledo put away all the hopes for Denver in the EWCS. His 2-run homerun to deep right-center in the bottom of the 6th put Boston up 4-1 and Boston added two more to put an exclamation point on an unlikely win over the Denver Douchebags in the best-of-7 series, winning 6-1 and advancing to the SFBL Championship!

 

Paul Lewis' 7 inning performance in which he allowed 7 hits, but only one earned run while walking only two and striking out eight was more than enough to consider him Player of the Game. Harry McKern gave up all 6 runs that Boston scored in 7 1/3 innings, his record going to 0-1.

 

Aside from Robledo's big two-run blast, Wylie Bernakiewicz and Thomas Lipps also hit 2-run homeruns in the bottom of the 3rd and in the bottom of the eighth innings, respectively. Warren Lewis began pitching before the latter homerun, and thus picked up his second save of the postseason in 8 career postseason appearances, lowering her all-time ERA in the postseason to 2.79 with 1 2/3 innings of work, allowing only one hit.

 

The lone Denver run came in the top of the 5th, when Iggy Deen singled down the left field line, scoring Luis Amezcua after Amezcua had just tripled down the right field line. That RBI made the score 2-1, leading up to the Raimundo Robledo homerun an inning and a half later.

 

BOSTON 6, DENVER 1

Boston wins series 4-2

 

NORTH-SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP

COLUMBUS PRIDE VS JACKSONVILLE JACKOFFS

 

GAME 6 - Going into this Game 6, things were looking very likely that Jacksonville would force a Game 7, most of all the fact that Eladio Jaquinde was on the mound for the Pride, and probably wasn't feeling so hot after an embarassing outing in Game 3. With a six decision losing streak hanging over his head, it would likely come down to either him or the bullpen in determining whether or not Columbus would go to a Game 7 with the Jackoffs, territory that was very familiar to Jacksonville and in which they have excelled recently.

 

What's not important is that Jacksonville did not get off to a fast start in this game. What is important is that they did score first, and when they took that lead in the bottom of the 3rd inning, they did not look back.

 

Eugene Widrick's three run homerun in that inning with two outs was enough to hold off the Pride, but Jacksonville racked up the runs, rolling to a 7-2 victory in Astroglide Park and ensuring that yet another Game 7 would be held in the confines of the Florida city.

 

Jaquinde surrendered the homerun to Widrick but remained in the game until he gave up a single to Donovan Habedank in the bottom of the 7th, leaving the game for Marco Jimenez. After 6 and 2/3 innings, Jaquinde gave up 7 hits, 5 runs--only 2 of them earned--walking 2 and striking out 4, but giving up that all important three-run homerun to Eugene Widrick in the bottom of the third. His 7th consecutive decision with a loss was heartbreaking to the Pride, who appeared to have the defending SFBL Champions up against the ropes. However, it was not to be, as Widrick added two more RBI with a double down the left field line that sent Habedank and Winston Ghandi across the plate to make the score 7-2 Jacksonville.

 

Eugene Widrick's 5-RBI performance was not only good enough for the Player of the Game award, but also good enough to bring his stats up to match those of Neall Isaacson in the series. It would appear that this will be the matchup to look out for in Game 7.

 

JACKSONVILLE 7, COLUMBUS 2

Series tied 3-3

 

GAME 7 - And with that, it's back to the best of the best. George Alongi stumbled in his first two starts, losing both times as Rodas and the Columbus bullpen worked together to pick up two victories for Felix and the Pride. Alongi only needed one victory to put the Jackoffs back in the SFBL Championship, however.

 

With the home field advantage, Jacksonville used the fans to their advantage, turning up one run in the bottom of the second inning to tie the game at one-all and then scoring the deciding run on a Mikah Zirkwitz single to left field, scoring Cletus McClain from second and making the score 2-1, which was the final score as Jacksonville advanced to yet another SFBL Championship with the chance to three-peat as champions.

 

The pitchers kept things tight, neither one giving in an inch in the final four innings as Columbus simply ran out of outs and chances to tie the game or pull ahead.

 

Neall Isaacson drove in his 9th run of the postseason with a single to rightfield that scored Keith Batke, but it was later met with a Cletus Mcclain RBI double, tying the game at 1.

 

George Alongi finally came up with his first win of the postseason, pitching 6 innings and surrendering only 4 hits, one earned run, and two walks while striking out three. Theodore Ellingsworth picked up his first save of the postseason, while Felix Rodas was unable to go a perfect 3-0, tagged for 5 hits, 2 earned runs, and one walk while striking out four. The game lasted under than three hours, and when it was all said and done, the award for player of the game went to George Alongi for coming up big in the clutch and not letting the Pride get a quick lead that could've been dangerous with Felix Rodas on the mound--considering his performance tonight, which wasn't a bad one at all.

 

JACKSONVILLE 2, COLUMBUS 1

Jacksonville wins series 4-3

 

SERIES MVPs

 

North-South - Eugene Widrick (.333, 1 HR, 8 RBI)

East-West - Abel Ortiz (.320, 5 HR, 8 RBI)

 

Boston Tea Baggers (93-69)

vs.

Jacksonville Jackoffs (95-67)

in the SFBL Championship

[Guest Evolution]

BOSTON TEA BAGGERS VS JACKSONVILLE JACKOFFS

2012 SFBL CHAMPIONSHIP

 

GAME 1 - The SFBL Championship began with a bang as Boston and Jacksonville both scored quickly, but Jacksonville pulled away 2 runs in the 4th inning and 1 in the 5th, adding one more in the 7th as they rolled to a Game 1 victory over Boston 9-4 at Astroglide Park.

 

Eugene Widrick was a mad man, hitting 3 homeruns and becoming the second person in the postseason this year to perform such a feat. His three homerun, 5 RBI performance was more than enough to make him player of the game, as Ronnie Galeana was good enough on the mound, lasting 6 2/3 innings and allowing only one earned run on 6 hits. Tim Neal didn't fare so well, dropping to 0-2 in the postseason as he lasted only 3 1/3 with 7 runs on 7 hits, giving up an amazing 4 homeruns, 2 from Widrick.

 

Todd Oviedo drove in 2 runs for Boston, as they produced three runs in the top of the third to take a 4-2 lead before Jacksonville answered with 3 runs of their own, making the score 5-4, a lead that Jacksonville would never give up.

 

All-time, Ronnie Galeana moves to 6-3 in the postseason, and Widrick's 5 RBI push his postseason RBI total to 26 in two postseason appearances with the Jackoffs. Widrick has also hit 7 homeruns in the 2011 and 2012 postseasons combined, and this is only Game 1 of the big championship series.

 

JACKSONVILLE 9, BOSTON 4

 

GAME 2 - Boston got revenge on the final game in Astroglide before a three game stretch in the Sack, scoring an amazing 7 runs in the top of the 2nd as Boston absolutely destroyed Jacksonville 15-2, evening the series at one game a piece.

 

The only homerun came from Frank Vierra with 2 outs in the 7th inning off Vernon Duran, but 6 doubles were hit, including two from Todd Oviedo, whose performance is not in vain this time as he drives in a run and goes 2-for-6, scoring twice.

 

Vierra's 5 RBI performance was enough for Player of the Game, going 5-for-6 and scoring 3 times, including that solo homerun in the 7th.

 

The lone 2 runs from Jacksonville came on Winston Ghandi's first RBI of the postseason and Cletus McClain's 9th.

 

Georgie Stanback allowed those 2 runs in 8 2/3 innings, allowing only 9 hits and striking out 5 while walking only 1 person after a 135 pitch ironman performance that increased his postseason record to 2-1.

 

Amador Silvas was dominated, finished in 1 1/3 innings after giving up 9 runs, all earned on 8 hits, walking 2 as he pitched 58 times, 34 of them strikes as he suffered his first loss of the postseason.

 

BOSTON 15, JACKSONVILLE 2

Series tied 1-1

 

GAME 3 - After disappointing performance after disappointing performance in the conference championship, George Alongi was back with intensity in Game 3. In 8 innings, Alongi allowed only 4 hits and no runs, striking out six as he picked up his second win of the postseason with a 7-0 victory over the Tea Baggers, moving the series to 2-games-to-1. Eugene Widrick moved two more runs across the plate, increasing his postseason RBI total to 15 with his 5th homerun of the postseason, a 2 run shot in the 3rd inning off Paul Lewis, the losing pitcher tonight.

 

Lewis surrendered 5 earned runs on 7 hits in 3 innings pitched, moving his ERA to 4.24 in the postseason as his record falls to 1-1.

 

Mikah Zirkwitz drove in 3 runs for the Jackoffs, who picked up 14 hits off the Boston pitching.

 

JACKSONVILLE 7, BOSTON 0

Jacksonville leads series 2-1

 

GAME 4 - Despite Winston Ghandi's best performance in the postseason to date, Jacksonville still fell short in an amazingly low scoring game, Boston winning 3-2 and holding off the defending SFBL Champions to even the series at two games a piece.

 

Raimundo Robledo's 2 run homerun in the bottom of the 6th put Boston up 3-1, just moments after Eugene Widrick drove in yet another run with a single to center that scored Donovan Habedank from second.

 

Ghandi went 3-for-4, including a solo homerun in the 8th inning that removed Tim Neal from the mound, but Warren Lewis was able to shut the Jackoffs down the rest of the way for his third save, helping Neal's record to 1-2 in the postseason. Ronnie Galeana pitched a gem of a perfect game in the loss, allowing only 3 runs on 4 hits, but those 3 runs were just enough to drop him to 2-1 in the postseason.

 

The two hour, thirty-three minute game was one of the shortest in SFBL postseason history, and many fans went home from the Sack happy that the Tea Baggers had won in such short fashion and there was time to go home and watch Leno.

 

BOSTON 3, JACKSONVILLE 2

Series tied 2-2

 

GAME 5 - After the quickie in Game 4, Boston fans were treated to a 4 hour marathon. It was ugly, but Robert Gennari ended the extra inning affair by roping an RBI single to shallow right-center with the bases loaded and no one out in the bottom of the eleventh, winning the game as a frenzied Boston crowd pulled to within one win of a second SFBL Championship with a 3-2 victory over the defending champion Jacksonville Jackoffs.

 

Raimundo Robledo was a doomgiver, doubling down the left field line and scoring Thomas Lipps for the first run of the game in the bottom of the 1st, and then it was discovered that Jacksonville starting pitcher Amador Silvas had injured himself. His stiff shoulder puts him out of the postseason, even though this was likely his last game pitching. His final line was 2/3 of an inning, three hits allowed and one earned run crossing the plate in 12 pitches. Vernon Duran came on in his place, looking for some short relief before bringing in middle reliever Jim Field.

 

However, the pitcher problem was not localized with Jacksonville. Only two innings later, Georgie Stanback was injured after Winston Ghandi grounded into a fielder's choice to end the top of the 3rd inning. He too is out for the remainder of the postseason with an inflamed bicep muscle, likely due to the fact that his last three starts totaled 24 2/3 innings in all. Despite winning two of those games, Stanback was incredibly tired and also done. Three hits allowed and no earned runs later, Walter Galle hit the mound in relief of Stanback.

 

Thomas Lipps reached on an error by the third baseman in the bottom of the 5th, scoring Wylie Bernakiewicz from second as the score went 2-0 Boston. Jacksonville struck back in the top of the 6th, scoring 2 on Eugene Widrick's RBI single to center and a Cletus McClain sacrifice grounder. Aldo Zendejas came on in relief of Walter Galle, and from there, miracles happened.

 

In 4 2/3 innings of relief work, Zendejas did not surrender a single hit to the Jackoffs, walking only one man and striking out 5 more, earning him Player of the Game in a gallant relief performance that led to Warren Lewis shutting the door and picking up his first victory of the postseason once Robert Gennari hit that game winning RBI single to end what was a wickedly amazing game.

 

Widrick has now driven in 17 runs in the postseason, batting .383. He will be a late threat in Game 6, and Boston will have to shut him down if they want their first championship in nine seasons.

 

BOSTON 3, JACKSONVILLE 2 (11 INNINGS)

Boston leads series 3-2

 

GAME 6 - The venue was Astroglide Park, and the goal was to give Jacksonville a victory that would force a Game 7, something that Jacksonville does very well and their opponents have trouble with.

 

With George Alongi hot on the mound, and Paul Lewis the exact opposite, things were looking good that a Game 7 would go down once again at Astroglide Park, with the SFBL Championship hanging in the balance.

 

After eight innings, the score was tied up at 4. No homeruns, just a batting clinic as the two teams scraped together hits off the various pitchers. After scoring one run in the bottom of the 8th to tie the game and save their season, Jacksonville looked to shut down Boston in the top of the 9th and give them the chance to win in front of a sold-out crowd in the Astroglide.

 

They shut down Boston. But Boston got them right back.

 

Finally, in the top of the 12th, Jacksonville learned what it was like to be the Memphis Eels, and the Atlanta Hanoi Janes. With the bases loaded after an intentional walk to Raimundo Robledo, Cedrick Fukusaburu...walked Todd Oviedo. Come on down, William Lanterman. Anderson Goers received a free pass as well, before Robert Gennari grounded into a 5-4-3 double play to end the inning. However, Boston had scored 2 runs. 6-4 Boston.

 

Jacksonville had three chances in the bottom of the 12th.

 

Winston Ghandi. Grounder.

 

Joel Masahide. Flyout.

 

Brandon Mariano?

 

Flyout.

 

Boston wins.

 

Five hours later, the Jacksonville dynasty is done.

 

Welcome back to the top of the hill, 'Baggers.

 

BOSTON 6, JACKSONVILLE 4 (12 INNINGS)

Boston wins SFBL Championship 4-2

 

SFBL Championship MVP: Eugene Widrick JAC (4 HR, 9 RBI)

 

The 2012 wrapup is up next. For now...man. Boston wins. Whoda thunk it?

[AnnieEclectic 0]

First Name: Ann

Last Name: Onita

Nickname: Ichiban

Number: 1

Origin: Tokyo, Japan

Birth date: 3-30-83

Age to start: 21

Height: 5' 10"

Weight: 175

Bats: Left

Throws: Right

Position: Starting Pitcher

 

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The Pitchers' Template:

 

Should only be filled out if you chose to be a Starting Pitcher, Reliever, or Closer.

 

You have 9 points to allocate among the below categories. (Note: All categories start out as 5 or "C", and all talent ratings start out as average; talent categories are mostly for 18-year-olds, talent dictates how your player will evolve in the certain category.)

 

Duration 1

Holding Runners 1

Avoiding hits talent - 1

Avoiding homeruns vs. Left-handed hitters 1

vs. Right-handed hitters 1

Getting strikeouts vs. Left-handed hitters 1

vs. Right-handed hitters 1

Velocity -- 2

 

*** All pitchers are allowed 2-4 pitches (pitches do not cost any points, just pick 2-4)

Fastball

Changeup

Curveball

Sinker

 

 

 

-Annie

[Guest Smell the ratings!!!]

BAH

 

well we lost the championship. But we beat Atlanta, so I'll call it even. muhaha

[Guest Evolution]

While the Sports folder is dead:

 

If you haven't submitted a request for a profile pic, please do so now. As of right now, I'm pretty sure I only have Gonzales, LeBeau, DeSantis, Hunter, Onita, Kostka, and Ghandi.

 

Still need some more, obviously. Hopefully some people who have forgotten about this will remember to drop in and throw in some feedback about who they want to represent their picture.

 

I've got some SWF writing to do, so it might be early tomorrow for the SFBL 2012 Wrapup with player pages, but I'll be working hard for the money (so hard for it honey) to get everything done by tonight and hopefully be moving on to 2013.

[Angel_Grace_Blue 0]

As I mentioned earlier, I think Gonzales will retire kinda soon (Maybe 2020-ish?), so I've been thinking about other players.

 

Mainly, I've got two ideas.

 

Tiny Gonzales, relief (Or closing) pitcher

 

and

 

Any Villano or Tiger Mask, with Villanos playing IF and Masks playing OF.

 

So, any picks from you SFBLers?

 

Oh, and, true, Atlanta lost again, but Jacksonville got a sound beating, too, which is always good.

 

Hey, Evo, do you have any info on how many times a N-S or E-W team won the title? I'm sure I could go back through, but, come on, that's just lame.

 

Finally, OHMYGODZ0RZ! Crazy Annie joins the league. I envision press conferences in which she's lost, and no questions are asked due to fear of genital mutilation. I also think the 'invention' of the 'ball ball' (Similar to a bean ball) pitch will improve the game.

[Guest Evolution]

With some improvements to the pitching point system, Tiny Gonzales could be a very successful middle reliever or closer, but going to the infield or the outfield is almost a sure bet for having a superstar, or damn close to it, anyway.