Guest Evolution Report post Posted February 16, 2005 I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but if I'm interpreting it right, then yes, when your role changes in the game, it means that something happened in that month to convince the computer manager that you needed to be moved. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hhh6294 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 Hey Evo... if we're killing our characters off at the end of this season, could we post new character stats now, or after the season is over? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 apparently North/South is totally crazy, like 5.67 runs per game crazy and the projections are changed slightly, putting Henderson at 798 home runs though 41. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Failed Mascot Report post Posted February 16, 2005 I should be able to make a Failed Mascot character. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Evolution Report post Posted February 17, 2005 That reminds me. Everyone who has intentions of exercising the Euthanasia Rule, please post now. Each case for asking for the Euthanasia Rule will be treated differently. For example, I'd rather make sure that Carlos Desantis isn't going to retire on his own before allowing his owner to kill him off. But if Joseph Corbin's owner wants to take him out, I'll do it right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A Happy Medium 0 Report post Posted February 17, 2005 I'm wondering...why my player has decided to stop using his speed to steal bases. Also, did the lack of running cause him to drop to fifth in the order? Also....the BBs to Ks ratio is outstanding. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hhh6294 0 Report post Posted February 17, 2005 Please end Corbin... he's going nowhere fast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2005 And I created Leon Sharpe in one of my OOTP6 leagues. http://www.geocities.com/bigredrbh/p3183.html 7'0/300lbs, BL/TL, 1B/DH, ph33r Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vasarian_Brandy 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2005 Sooooo... What we got, hmm? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Evolution Report post Posted February 28, 2005 THE FINAL FOUR GAMES OF OCTOBER With September in the record books, the time came for the final four games in October for the 24 teams in the SFBL, in which every team would be continuing to prepare for the postseason, whether it be the official playoff or the tournament for cash bonuses! Going into October, only three races were still up for grabs: The East-West and North-South Wildcards, and the North-South Central. EAST-WEST WILDCARD Chicago 85-73 Baltimore 83-75 NORTH-SOUTH WILDCARD Columbus 82-76 Detroit 79-79 New Orleans 79-79 Mexico City 78-80 Vancouver 78-80 NORTH-SOUTH CENTRAL Memphis 79-79 Mexico City 78-80 October 1st, 2021 Oklahoma Twisters at Baltimore Crime Spree Even though Marvin Jenkins' dreams of a perfect season were further dashed in September, he had the opportunity to be the spoiler of fellow Central rivals Baltimore. Eric LeBeau would get the daunting task of taking on the explosive Twisters' offense, led by "Succotash" Sospiri, leading candidate for the Big Stick in the East-West. Mr. Wonderful got off to a bad start, allowing a leadoff homerun to Robert "Red" Herring, his sixth homerun of the season. Alejandro "El Flamenco" Pulido was next in the fourth inning, drilling a two-run homerun off LeBeau to make the score 3-0. Emery "Salsa" Sovich finally got the first blow in for Baltimore, swiping his 10th homerun over the fence for the first run in the game for the Crime Spree. But Brandon Mariano would answer right back for the Twisters in the sixth, as his RBI single made the score 4-1. Oklahoma would add two more runs in the next inning on a leadoff homerun from Juan Miranda, followed by an RBI single from Joseph Boutang two batters later. This put a stop to LeBeau's trip to the mound, as he was finally replaced with Felix Rodas after a positively abysmal performance over the course of six innings, without even getting an out recorded in that seventh inning. And that was all she wrote for the Crime Spree, as they were unable to surmount such an incredible lead. Marvin would leave the game in the eighth inning, having allowed one run on five hits and winning his 16th game to improve his record to 16-4. OKLAHOMA 6, BALTIMORE 1 Denver Douchebags at Chicago Transit Authority Chicago now had a golden opportunity to put the Crime Spree on the ropes in the Wildcard race. All they needed to do was knock off the Douchebags and distance themselves from Baltimore by three games. But that would be easier said than done, as Denver jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead after the top of the fourth on the strength of Jason Sottile's fielder's choice grounder that scored Ben Gonzalez in the third, and an explosive fourth inning that included a sacrifice fly from Ben Gonzalez, an RBI single from Jason Sottile, and a two-RBI double from Jose Etenza, ending the start from Chiyotarou Tsugahara. Ben Gonzalez picked up his second RBI in the fifth inning with an RBI single, as Chicago could only seem to manage about a hit per inning and nothing more. Ray Bochette drilled a solo homerun in the top of the eighth, continuing to drive home the nail in the coffin. A wild bottom of the eighth with relief pitcher Warren Lewis on the mound resulted in three unearned runs being charged to Lewis, and Chicago suddenly had, if nothing else, a glimmer of hope and a four-run deficit. James Strootman laced an RBI single in the top of the ninth to make the score 8-3, and four runs would be as close as they would get as Chicago went down in a very important game, leaving Baltimore two games behind STILL, with three games to play in the season. DENVER 8, CHICAGO 3 Vancouver Vasectomy at Columbus Pride With a victory against Vancouver, Columbus would be able to not only knock the Vasectomy out of contention for the Wildcard, but the Mexico City Guerreros as well (although they have another chance in the Central against Memphis). Vancouver struck first in the top of the second, as Kenneth Babbel walked the bases loaded, struck out Brant Wrankmore, and then walked Will Briggs to bring in the first run of the game. Elby Borras would hit a sacrifice fly to bring in Morey Burnett and make the score 2-0. Columbus would come back with one run in the bottom half of the inning, with a Neall Isaacson RBI single. But a pair of solo homeruns in the top of the fourth inning from Edwardo Ceniceros and Briggs gave Vancouver a 4-1 lead, as they remained one step ahead of Kenneth Babbel and the Pride. Kenneth Babbel would be replaced in the top of the sixth, but the walks came back to haunt Haden Barnes as he would issue a walk to Will Briggs, scoring Morey Burnett. Elby Borras would strike again with a fielders choice, scoring Edwardo Ceniceros as the lead continued to get steeper and steeper. And despite Columbus ending the game with twice as many hits as Vancouver, it was the Vasectomy who walked away with the 6-1 victory, due mostly to the poor pitching performances of Kenneth Babbel and the Pride bullpen. VANCOUVER 6, COLUMBUS 1 Detroit Motor Vehicles at Quahog Quagmires It'd be a difficult task, but should Detroit be able to defeat the Quagmires, they would pull within two games of the Wildcard-leading Pride with three games to play. Heath Heistand would score the first run of this battle, singling home Ulrich Hamlett in the top of the first to give the DMV an early 1-0 lead. Quahog would not respond until late in the bottom of the third, as Antonio Frades drilled a solo homerun over the left field fence with two outs to tie the game at 1-1. The Quagmires would pick up where they left off in the fourth inning, with Lloyd Bazley smacking a solo homerun to leadoff the inning and give Quahog its first lead of the game at 2-1. Ulrich Hamlett once again made his name known to Quahog with a solo homerun to tie the game at two runs a piece. Detroit seemed to have momentum going in their favor, but they didn't remember the fact that Quahog is, indeed, one of the best teams in the SFBL. And they were reminded of this in the bottom of the eighth... ...as Quahog exploded for three runs in the inning on the strength of a two-run homerun from Hadley Reabold, and a pinch-hit RBI single from Scott Cantrell that scored Kelvin Martinez. Dante Abrams would manage a solo homerun in the ninth to close the gap to two runs, but Detroit could do no more as they were defeated 5-3 by Quahog and remained three games behind Columbus with three games to play. QUAHOG 5, DETROIT 3 New Orleans Crunk Machine at Jacksonville Jackoffs Looking to make it to the playoffs for the second consecutive season, the Crunk Machine would be taking a step in the right direction with a victory over the Jackoffs, which would put them two games behind Columbus with three games left to play in the season. It didn't take long for New Orleans to silent the rabid fans in Astroglide Park, as Andre Chevalier broke the game open early with a two-out RBI double to make the score 1-0. But it got much worse in the second inning, as Pablo Madera began the assault with a two-RBI double, followed up by Miguel Cicero who laced a two-RBI double of his own. Finally, Gene Looney would hit a sacrifice fly with one out to score Cicero from third, making it the fifth run of the inning and a 6-0 lead for the Crunk Machine over the stunned Jackoffs. Leo Pino would hit a sacrifice grounder to score Ricky Breckenridge in the bottom of the second to make the score 6-1, but it was going to take much more than that to surmount the massive deficit put forth by the team from Louisiana. Jacksonville kept the ball rolling in the next inning, as Breckenridge slapped an RBI single and Chris Jones followed that up with an RBI single of his own to cut New Orleans' lead to three runs. Finally, a huge breakthrough came for Jacksonville after the seventh inning stretch, as eight Jackoffs came to the plate in the inning to score three runs and tie the game at six-all. All the runs came at the expense of the pitcher or the catcher, as Ricky Breckenridge was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to score Winston Ghandi, Chris Jones was walked to score Bruno Soto, and Teodoro Nunez was at the plate when Scott Maslajek threw a wild pitch to score Dew Watson. With Jacksonville's fans whipped into a frenzy over the amazing comeback and keeping the Crunk Machine shutout through the top of the ninth, Jacksonville knew that the iron was hottest in the bottom of the ninth, and they would be able to strike it hard with only one run. And it only took one man: The Ghandinator. Leading off the inning, Winston walloped the second pitch from Donald Bourdon way back to the centerfield, as the centerfielder Jeff Canale can only watch it sail over his head and land in a sea of Jackoff fanatics, losing their mind with a 7-6 victory over the Crunk Machine as the 36-year-old Ghandi flipped his bat nonchalantly, like the hit was no sweat. NEW ORLEANS 6, JACKSONVILLE 7 Mexico City Guerreros at Charlotte Harlots With Charlotte already in the playoffs with a South Division clinched, they now had a chance to play spoiler to Mexico City, who would find themselves in a comprimising situation should they lose to the Harlots on this night at the Brothel. A fielders choice in the first inning from Donny Mangan scored Marcus Wernicke for the first run of the game, as Mexico City still realized that there was a long road ahead of them. Sure enough, Charlotte didn't take long to respond, striking back in the bottom of the second with Weston Tonkens' RBI single to left-center to tie the game at one run a piece. Mexico City took the lead back in the top of the third with Lewis Nicholson's sacrifice grounder to score Edward James from third and give Mexico City their one-run lead back. Charlotte would tie the game right back in the bottom of the third, on a rather wild at-bat from Weston Tonkens. Osvaldo Vasquez would steal second to put runners on second and third, and then Tonkens laced an RBI single to bring him Kuwatarou Hideo from third to tie the game, but Osvaldo Vasquez was thinking home, heading towards home and challenging Marcus Wernicke's arm, as he guns down Vasquez at the plate to prevent Charlotte from taking the lead! It wouldn't take long for the Harlots to get that third run, however, as in the very next inning, an RBI single from--who else--Osvaldo Vasquez scored Rod Pocahontas and gave Charlotte their first lead of the game at a score of 3-2. Mexico City tied the game back up in the top of the sixth with Marcus Wernicke's RBI single that scored Norris Barnett and ended Tomas Ehalt's stint on the mound. The game would climb into extra innings from here, with neither team budging in regulation to this 3-3 lock. Finally, in the bottom of the tenth, a leadoff walk issued to Fausto Amaral proved to be costly, as the very next batter in Weston Tonkens took the new pitcher Alik Cruys way back with a walkoff two-run homerun, the second one in the North-South today as Charlotte has now ended Mexico City's chances at the North-South Wildcard and has deeply hurt their chances at winning the North-South Central. MEXICO CITY 3, CHARLOTTE 5 (10 INNINGS) Kansas City Real McCoys at Memphis Eels And so now Mexico City's eyes turn to this matchup, which will determine what kind of battle the Guerreros will have to fight to bring down the Eels in the North-South Central. Should the Eels come out on top of the Real McCoys, they will be two games ahead of Mexico City with three to play, but should they lose, Mexico City remains in striking distance, only a slim game behind the Eels. Memphis fans at Grand Ole Park were worried early as Ken Coutu's sacrifice grounder scored George Kennedy for the first run of the game in the first inning. Their fears were eased in the bottom half of that same inning, as Fernando Ornelas drilled a deep double to center field to score both Manny Donato and Jim Medart, pushing the score to 2-1 in favor of the hometown Eels. Robert Henderson's 133rd RBI of the season would increase Memphis' lead to 3-1 in the second inning. Ken Coutu, who had earlier in the game been the first striker for the Real McCoys, now found himself as a possible goat as a throwing error not only allowed Jim Medart to reach base, but also allowed Manny Donato to score for Memphis' fourth run of the game. Two batters later, Jim Medart would score on a single to left-center from Fernando Ornelas, his third RBI of the game and mercifully ending the terrible start by Miguel Herrero. The Eels were not done, however, as they struck again in the bottom of the fifth. Jim Medart singled home Devon Kate, and Robert Henderson hit a sacrifice fly as the next batter to bring in Roman Salmons from third to make the score 7-1. There was plenty of game left, which meant one of two things: Either that meant that Kansas City had plenty of time to make a comeback, or Memphis had plenty of time to score a buttload of runs. The Real McCoys seemed ready to begin that comeback, as Ken Coutu once again slapped a sacrifice grounder to the infield, this time to score Benito Carbajal as the second run of the game for Kansas City, which wasn't much--as KC was still down five runs--but it was a start. Jacinto Magana would come out of the Memphis bullpen later that inning, however, and all hope was lost as the Real McCoys were unable to put anything together in the final innings, as Memphis' five run lead was preserved for a 7-2 victory, pushing Mexico City back to two games behind them in the race for the North-South Central. KANSAS CITY 2, MEMPHIS 7 New standings after October 1st: EAST-WEST WILDCARD Chicago 85-74 Baltimore 83-76 NORTH-SOUTH WILDCARD (Mexico City has been eliminated from contention in the North-South Wildcard) Columbus 82-77 Detroit 79-80 New Orleans 79-80 Vancouver 79-80 NORTH-SOUTH CENTRAL Memphis 80-79 Mexico City 78-81 Wednesday, October 3rd, 2021: Baltimore Crime Spree at Phoenix Ashes While not a must-win game for Baltimore, the Crime Spree knew that winning was the best option, as should they lose, Chicago could go for the kill later in the day, as a win for the Transit Authority today, combined with a Crime Spree loss, would knock Baltimore out of contention for the East-West Wildcard and finalize the last of the playoff races in the East-West. A comedy of errors by Phoenix starter Elido Rapoza kicked off the game in the wrong way for the Ashes, as Paco Fernandez was hit by a pitch to leadoff the game. The next batter was Maurice Cass, as Paco Fernandez stole second on the first pitch of his at-bat. The throw from the catcher to gun down Paco was not only mistimed, but poorly aimed, as it sailed past the second baseman and into centerfield as Paco advanced to third. This made for easy pickings as Maurice Cass would slam a double down the right field line to easily score Paco as the first run of the game for the Crime Spree. Phoenix's first run would come in the bottom of the second inning, as Michael Coleman's double to the right-center gap would score Donald Spill from first without a challenge from the Baltimore outfield, the game tied at one-all. Paco wasn't finished yet, however, striking again in the top of the fifth inning with a solo homerun to deep left field and giving Baltimore their one-run lead back by the score of 2-1. Jason Hensarling would add a run in the top of the sixth with a single to center that scored Erich Butner from second and increased Baltimore's lead to two runs over the Ashes. Phoenix knew that they had to respond before the lead got out of hand, and they did so with a Donald Spill RBI double that brought Antonio Perez home, keeping their deficit at one run instead of two. As Fabio Mercurio held strong for Baltimore, they were stunned when Phoenix was able to scratch together yet another run in the bottom of the eighth, as Dale Bachus hit a double to right-center to score Michael Lucariello. There was still hope for a Baltimore victory, however, so Fabio remained on the mound. Fabio survived the bottom of the ninth and the game climbed into extra innings with the tension building as Baltimore knew they had to get something going early in the extra innings, as they would likely be sunk in Dairy Queen Stadium before long. But with nothing doing in the top of the tenth inning, and Jim Gallinatti coming in the bottom of the tenth to substitute for Fabio Mercurio, backup rightfielder McKinley Garlick played the role of hero as he walloped a walkoff homerun with one out in the inning to win the game for the Ashes by the score of 4-3, as all Chicago has to do now is win their game to end Baltimore's hopes at the playoffs and clinch the Wildcard for the Transit Authority. BALTIMORE 3, PHOENIX 4 (10 INNINGS) Chicago Transit Authority at Denver Douchebags As the scenery changes, the matchup is still the same as Chicago will get a second chance to not only defeat Denver, but sink Baltimore's chances at the East-West wildcard after their loss to the Phoenix Ashes in ten innings. But Ray Bochette made it clear that it was going to be a difficult road for Chicago, hitting a two-RBI double in the bottom of the first to score the first two runs of the game on the side of the Douchebags. Chicago would finally get things started offensively in the top of the fourth, as Arne Snider hit a sacrifice fly to left-center to score Francisco Parisi from third to make the score 2-1 Denver. From there, Ronald Jahn did a superb job of putting the Denver offense in lockdown, long enough for Chicago to take the lead in a surprise eighth inning as Parisi hit an uncatchable hit to right-center that dropped for a triple to score both Nino Llanes and Glynn Kortkamp, setting the Chicago dugout on fire with excitement as they took a 3-2 lead late in the game, needing only six more outs to clinch that wildcard. They got three of those outs in the bottom of the eighth, and in the bottom of the ninth, after a leadoff single from Jose Etenza, Ray Bochette would ground into a game-ending double play to give Chicago the 3-2 victory and the East-West Wildcard, knocking Baltimore completely out of playoff contention. CHICAGO 3, DENVER 2 Jacksonville Jackoffs at Mexico City Guerreros Mexico City found themselves in a similar situation as the Baltimore Crime Spree: Their game against Jacksonville wasn't a must-win, but should they lose, Memphis would only need one win to knock Mexico City completely out of playoff contention, after being knocked out of wildcard contention last night. With their backs up against the walls, Mexico City caught a break early in the bottom of the first inning, as Dew Watson was unable to field a throw from Winston Ghandi, resulting not only in Donny Mangan reaching base, but Mark Terry scoring for the first run of the game for the Guerreros. Jacksonville wouldn't get a hit until the top of the sixth inning, as Mexico City had high hopes that this would be their game and that Memphis would be challenged to get that victory or find Mexico City right on their tails. But Jacksonville wasn't done yet, as they would get three hits in the top of the seventh. Three hits...and four runs. Eric Clark's pinch-hit two-RBI single brought in Leo Pino and Adrian Ayotte to give Jacksonville the 2-1 lead, but they weren't done as Winston Ghandi would drive a double down the right field line to score Anderson Tovar and Clark, as the Jackoffs suddenly found themselves ahead by three runs over the Guerreros going into the seventh inning stretch. The Guerreros were stunned, but not done. In the bottom of the ninth, they turned on the afterburners to put on an amazing comeback, beginning with a Lewis Nicholson double and ending with Eli Cartagena smacking a double to the wall to bring home Nicholson and Joe Larkin to make the score 4-3 Jacksonville with only one out in the inning. But the top of the order brought no good fortune, as Mark Terry and Norris Barnett went down in order and the excitement boiled down to the hard truth--the comeback began too late for Mexico City to make an impact, and they stood within seconds of a knockout should Memphis come out on top in their game. JACKSONVILLE 4, MEXICO CITY 3 Quahog Quagmires at Detroit Motor Vehicles The DMV were feeling the pressure, knowing that they would not only have to win this game against the Quagmires, but also hope that Columbus would lose their game to Vancouver to keep their playoff hopes alive. In fact, to ensure that a tie would take place--nothing more was possible--Detroit would have to win the remainder of their games, and Columbus would have to lose the remainder of their games. Columbus had ensured that the least that could happen would be a tie in the Wildcard. Quahog was there to ensure that Detroit wouldn't be there to make a tie. Antonio Frades drove in the first run of the game, doubling home Timothy Marsch, and two batters later Frades got to come home as well as Lloyd Bazley after he struck with a two-run homerun, quickly giving Quahog a 3-0 lead. Quahog added another run in the top of the third thanks to an RBI double from Hadley Reabold that scored Bazley from first to make the score 4-0 Quagmires. The fifth unanswered run for Quahog came in the top of the fifth from Eddie Morgan, whose left-center single brought home Antonio Frades. The Eddie Morgan/Antonio Frades connection would strike again in the top of the seventh, as Morgan would once again single home Frades to make the score 6-0, as the hits kept coming for Quahog and Detroit was struck with every blow from the best the Quagmires had to offer. Detroit could do nothing, as Boris Pacheco's 13 Ks during the course of his seven and two-thirds innings of work were too much for the DMV to bare, as they went down in a blaze of shame, losing 6-0 and, more importantly, losing out on yet another chance to make it to the postseason. QUAHOG 6, DETROIT 0 Charlotte Harlots at New Orleans Crunk Machine It gets worse for the contenders to Columbus' Wildcard crown, as New Orleans is now forced into a must-win situation against the South Division Champion Charlotte Harlots. They face the same scenario as Detroit did, but they hold onto a hope that they can make it to a second consecutive postseason after the miracle season last year. Unfortunately for New Orleans starter Ryon Wakeland, things looked bleak from the getgo, as Charlotte struck immediately with a leadoff homerun from Eli Huerta to give Charlotte an early 1-0 lead. Weston Tonkens would get an RBI single later in the inning to score Kuwatarou Hideo and give Charlotte an early 2-0 lead. Charlotte added two more runs in the next inning, on the power of Osvaldo Vasquez' two-run homerun that scored Hideo and himself, as Charlotte was suddenly up 4-0 with plenty of the game still left to play. New Orleans then decided to go on the offensive, quickly slicing away at the lead with a team effort. A two-RBI single from Andre Chevalier brought home both Mike Van Siclen and Julio Mosqueda, and Jeff Canale would hit a sacrifice grounder as the very next batter to score "Kung Fu" Looney and cut Charlotte's lead to a slender one run, all in the matter of two batters. With Tiny Gonzales on the mound in replacement of the shellshocked Ryon Wakeland, Charlotte would soon increase their lead to 5-3 thanks to Weston Tonkens wreaking havoc once again with a solo homerun to right-center. Refusing to be discouraged, Tiny Gonzales continued to get support from his New Orleans teammates as the little guy was able to finish the inning. That was a good call, as New Orleans would hit back big in the bottom of the fifth with yet another three-run inning, this time to give them a 6-5 lead. Pablo Madera singled to bring home Jeff Canale, and Mike Van Siclen, as the very next batter, laced a double to bring home Madera and Antonio Cruz, as New Orleans once again proved that their quick-strike offense was proving effective. Charlotte would silence the Bourbon Center with a Kuwatarou Hideo RBI single, scoring Philip Heckel and tying the game at six runs a piece. But the fans remained rabid, knowing that New Orleans was holding on for dear life. And as the bottom of the ninth rolled around, the Crunk Machine knew that they had to strike now, as it was unlikely their team would hold strong in extra innings. But there was nothing doing in the bottom of the ninth, and the game rolled around into extra innings once again. And with two outs in the bottom of the tenth, it seemed that Charlotte was prone to strike in the top of the eleventh. But here comes Miguel Cicero to hit a double to reignite the crowd...and Julio Mosqueda to drive him home with an RBI single to win the game! The Crunk Machine stay alive, and now they can only become Vancouver fans for the time being and hope that Columbus will fall to Vancouver and keep the playoffs alive. CHARLOTTE 6, NEW ORLEANS 7 (10 INNINGS) Memphis Eels at Houston Horny Toads Against a weak Houston team, Memphis knew that the time was now to get rid of Mexico City once and for all after falling to Jacksonville 4-3 and clinch a playoff spot. Robert Henderson decided to make his presence known early, hitting a two-run homerun in his first at-bat in the top of the first inning to give Memphis a 2-0 lead in the beginning of the game. Steven Zuber's sacrifice fly in the top of the third brought home Robert Henderson to make the score 3-0 as Houston was left stunned by Eugene Viljoen and his pitching. Steven Zuber would get another RBI out of Henderson with a fielders choice, and two batters later, Ramon Salmons struck, a two-RBI double to give Memphis a commanding 6-0 lead and discouraging those Mexico City fans watching at home. Houston was finally able to get more than one hit off Eugene after the fifth inning, but the runs kept coming for Memphis. In the top of the sixth, Fernando Ornelas tripled home Robert Henderson and as the very next batter, Robert Gridderson singled home Ornelas as the eighth run of the game for the Eels, while Houston remained scoreless. A Robert Gridderson sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth brought in Jim Medart as the ninth run, as Houston simply had no answer, leaving the game with five hits and no runs as Memphis stomped them into the coffin and then nailed it shut, a 9-0 victory ensuring that Memphis would go onto the playoffs and not Mexico City. MEMPHIS 9, HOUSTON 0 Columbus Pride at Vancouver Vasectomy Columbus only needs one win to solidy their spot in the playoffs as the East-West Wildcard champions, otherwise Vancouver and New Orleans remain alive in their chase of that final spot in the North-South. Jesse Ewiak's double in the first inning gave Columbus an early lead, but for all intents and purposes, this game was a pitchers duel until the top of the eighth, when Columbus broke it wide open with a big inning, with back to back homeruns from John Scherfenberg and Neall Isaacson and a Michael Brennan pinch-hit RBI double to make the score 4-0 late in the game, hurting Vancouver's chances of keeping their postseason chances alive. Vancouver would respond well to pressure, however, as Brant Wrankmore's two-RBI double cut Columbus' lead in half, Balesio Varela's pinch-hit single brought home Wrankmore to make it a one-run game, and a dramatic two-out double from Dennis Bostrom scored pinch-runner Daron Mount for the tying run! Edwardo Ceniceros was unable to bring home Bostrom as the winning run, but the point is that Vancouver (and New Orleans) were still alive in the chase for the playoffs! And the game climbed into extra innings, going all the way to the 13th inning--when Columbus had a breakthrough. Jesse Ewiak, who had begun the scoring for Columbus, seemed to be the prime suspect to end it, drilling a solo homerun with two outs in the thirteenth inning and giving Columbus a one run lead. But Johnny Williamson responded with one out in the bottom half of that inning, doubling home Morey Burnett to tie the game back up at 5-all! The game moved into the 15th inning with no activity, and Morey Burnett came up to the plate, and with no Johnny Williamson to help drive him in, Morey knew that he had to do it himself. And he did. Oh my, did he ever. With a single swing, Morey Burnett kept Vancouver alive in the postseason chase, smacking a solo homerun on a 2-2 pitch with one out in the inning, and winning the game for Vancouver by the score of 6-5. COLUMBUS 5, VANCOUVER 6 (15 INNINGS) New standings after October 3rd: NORTH-SOUTH WILDCARD (Mexico City and Detroit have been eliminated from contention in the North-South Wildcard) Columbus 82-78 New Orleans 80-80 Vancouver 80-80 Friday, October 5th, 2021: New Orleans Crunk Machine at Mexico City Guerreros After having their playoff hopes dashed by Memphis on the 3rd, the bitter Guerreros are now set on spoiling the opportunity for the Crunk Machine to go to the playoffs. New Orleans still has to win their remaining two games and hope Columbus will lose their final two games to force a tiebreaker playoff to decide who will go to the playoffs and who will stay home in the postseason tournament. In the bottom of the second, things were terrible for New Orleans. With Yosy Valdez on the mound and two outs in the inning, Teyo Mayem blasted a three-run homerun to right-center, scoring himself as well as Norris Barnett and Lewis Nicholson to make the score 3-0 in favor of the Guerreros. New Orleans had an answer in the top of the sixth inning, as Miguel Cicero hit a solo homerun with one out in the inning, and Jeff Canale represented the second out of the inning with a sacrifice fly that brought home Julio Mosqueda to cut Mexico City's lead down to one run at a score of 3-2. The Crunk Machine would even the score just before the seventh inning stretch, as Pablo Madera grounded into a 5-4-3 double play but still managed to score Eddie Buckland from third to tie the game at three runs a piece. And then the bats went quiet as the game went into extra innings. Finally, way back in the top of the sixteenth, Stephen Bullock hit yet another sacrifice fly for the Crunk Machine, as this one brought in Pablo Madera to give the Crunk Machine a 4-3 lead going into the bottom of the 16th, where the pressure was on Mexico City to deliver at least one run to keep this game going or two runs to end the marathon. With Darell Morton on the mound and two outs in the inning, runners were on first and second for Joe Larkin, as a wild pitch advanced Edward James and Lewis Nicholson. A single to shallow right-center brought home Edward James, but Lewis Nicholson took a chance and attempted to end the game as Miguel Cicero threw home. Stephen Bullock, the hero who had scored the fourth run in the top half of the inning gets the ball and lays down the tag...but Nicholson is safe and the Guerreros win, ending the Crunk Machine's playoff hopes! NEW ORLEANS 4, MEXICO CITY 5 (16 INNINGS) Kansas City Real McCoys at Vancouver Vasectomy Now it was Kansas City's opportunity to play spoiler. In the top of the second, things got started fast with George Kennedy's infield hit that drove home Deon Rivas and gave Kansas City an early one-run lead. But Vancouver answered swiftly in the bottom of the fourth, getting their crowd riled up with a solo homerun from Mark Arias to tie the game at one-all. Vancouver then took the lead two innings later on the power of a Nat Mortensen double, as "Medium-Rare" brought home Arias--who had doubled just before Nat--to give Vancouver a one-run lead. After the seventh-inning stretch, Vancouver got two more runs on a Will Briggs RBI double and a Dennis Bostrom RBI single, putting Vancouver up three runs as Kansas City was struggling to keep up. Ultimately, the Real McCoys went down, and Vancouver found themselves within one and a half games of Columbus, depending on the result of the Pride's game with Memphis. KANSAS CITY 1, VANCOUVER 4 Memphis Eels at Columbus Pride And now the stage was set for Nigel McClain, loved and hated alike by Pride fans for solid performances in and out of the postseason, and choking in and out of the postseason. With an opportunity to eliminate all remaining opposition and advance to the playoffs as the North-South Wildcard Champions, now was the time to deliver a solid performance, and not choke. And against 16-game winner Forest Kwong, it was time for Columbus to put up or shut up. Fans were quick to groan in disappointment at Nigel when a wild pitch allowed Jim Medart to score from third in the top of the first and give Memphis an early 1-0 lead. But the offense was quick to react for the Pride, as Raleigh Orsetting knocked in Austin Sly with an RBI single and Orsettig came home with a John Scherfenberg RBI single to make the score 2-1 in favor of Columbus. From there, the offense was fast and furious. Two runs in the bottom of the second on Aires Albertus' two-run homerun, his 14th career homerun in two seasons...John Scherfenberg hitting a two-run homerun of his own in the bottom of the third to give Columbus a five-run lead...an amazing bases clearing play by Jesse Ewiak, doubling down the left field line to score Albertus and Sly and then getting Orsettig home when the leftfielder bobbles the ball trying to get it out of the corner. Neall Isaacson later brings home Ewiak to give Columbus four runs in the inning and a nine-run lead overall. Memphis would finally respond in the top of the fifth as Josue Torbert scored on a wild pitch and Robert Henderson doubled home Jim Medart, but Nigel remained in the game as the damage had definitely been done. Nigel would finally leave in the early stages of the sixth, and Steven Zuber would drive home the final unearned run for Nigel with a single to right-center, cutting Columbus' lead to six. Jesse Ewiak made it seven again quickly, leading off the bottom of the sixth with a solo homerun. And in the bottom of the eighth, the seven run lead became eight with a fielders choice from Michael Brennan that scored The Monster. That was more than enough, as the Columbus bullpen held strong and defeated Memphis handily 12-4, ending Vancouver's chances at the playoffs and clinching the North-South Wildcard. Finally. COLUMBUS 12, MEMPHIS 4 And so, your playoff matches are as follows: Philadelphia Freedom (Peter Kostka) vs. Los Angeles Glory Holes (Joey Zurn) Chicago Transit Authority vs. Oklahoma Twisters (Gabriel Cirillo, Marvin Jenkins, Charlie Simmons) Memphis Eels (Robert Henderson) vs. Quahog Quagmires (Frigid Soul, Jonathan Dehn, Timothy Marsch) Columbus Pride (Nigel McClain, Jesse Ewiak, Austin Sly) vs. Charlotte Harlots And here's the bracket for the postseason tournament: No-Loss Bracket Round 1 Game 1: Baltimore Crime Spree (Eric LeBeau, Paco Fernandez) vs. Montreal Fritures de Liberte (Brandon Rhodes [will not play]) Game 2: Detroit Motor Vehicles (Logan Caldwell) vs. Las Vegas Jokers (Patrick Hannon, David Hunter Game 3: Denver Douchebags vs. Jacksonville Jackoffs (Winston Ghandi) Game 4: Mexico City Guerreros (Edward James) vs. Houston Horny Toads Game 5: New Orleans Crunk Machine (Tiny Gonzales, Andre Chevalier, Mike Van Siclen) vs. Boston Tea Baggers (Christian Fury) Game 6: Seattle Frasiers vs. New York Bums (Charlie Matthews, Adam West) Game 7: Phoenix Ashes (Rolf Dreikugeln) vs. Kansas City Real McCoys Game 8: Vancouver Vasectomy vs. Atlanta Hanoi Janes (Ann Onita) The September/October recap is forthcoming. 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Fökai 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2005 Man -- Caldwell is STILL playing? Let the 2022 season be his last, at my request. He can get the "second-rate farewell" tour treatment around the league. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Evolution Report post Posted March 1, 2005 Biggest Blowouts Memphis d. Houston 33-7 6/18/2021 Charlotte d. Memphis 19-0 7/23/2021 Oklahoma d. Boston 19-1 9/20/2021 Chicago d. Las Vegas 19-1 9/26/2021 Memphis d. Charlotte 19-2 5/3/2021 Quahog d. Houston 19-2 7/9/2021 Las Vegas d. Boston 20-3 8/7/2021 Phoenix d. Chicago 16-0 6/27/2021 Charlotte d. Memphis 17-1 4/22/2021 Denver d. Chicago 19-3 4/4/2021 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2005 33 to 7 aww yeah! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2005 The 7 years between playoff (and not the loser bracket ones) appearances for Marvin Jenkins streak holds true again! 2007, 2014, 2021 I just hope that he pitches better than the last two appearances he made. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Evolution Report post Posted March 1, 2005 SFBL September/October 2021 Best Team in September/October: The Chicago Transit Authority. Down but not out, Chicago had an 18-10 final month to not only climb to second place in the East-West Central, but also to capture the Wildcard and advance to the playoffs after seeming to be all but out of the postseason chase at the end of August. Los Angeles had a better record during the month, but Los Angeles had the division all but clinched going into the final month. Chicago fought tooth and nail to EARN a postseason spot. Worst Team in September/October: The Houston Horny Toads. The worst only got even more worse in the final months of the season. With a 10-18 record, Houston had a disappointing end to an abysmal season, and the time has come for some big changes to the Horny Toads if they ever wish to recapture the magic they had in the first decade of the league's history, and if they ever want to touch the postseason again. SFBL PLAYERS IN THE NEWS: Wednesday, September 12th, 2021: It's NO-NO time for Ann Onita against Columbus ATLANTA - Ann Onita had her best stuff going, and Columbus hitters were chanceless. Atlanta's right-handed fired a NO-NO, her 1st shutout of the season. 'I was able to keep 'em off balance. That certainly helped. What a day!' Onita (12-13) fanned four and walked two, throwing 103 pitches. Atlanta's first baseman Rikki Deal collected one hit in four trips to the plate, homering once and collecting 3 RBI. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Onita. Atlanta improved its record to 62-82, scoring five runs on eight hits. Monday, October 1st, 2021: Batter of the Month award winners announced It's the 2nd time that the North-South Batter of the Month award goes to Quahog's catcher Timothy Marsch. Timothy went 37 for 90 (.411), while hitting 7 homeruns and collecting 17 RBI. Marsch has hit 32 taters this year while batting .318. He adds 37 doubles, along with 120 runs scored. Saturday, October 6th, 2021: Brett Smith stars with 3000th career hit NEW YORK - New York's players had every reason to pat Brett Smith on the back, who reached a milestone today, collecting his 3000th career hit! His hit in the tenth inning was a double off Raul Carrera. His best year so far was 2017 where he hit .342 with 39 homeruns and 144 RBI. The Hall of Fame already has reserved a place for this great player. SFBL Standings Transactions: NONE! Injuries: Monday 9/3/2021 : BAL: Paco Fernandez was injured while throwing a ball. Diagnosis: Pulled Bicep Muscle. He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 weeks. TSM Rankings: Batters - Last Month: 1) Joey Zurn (.321, 8 HR, 23 RBI, 25 R, 35 H, 9 2B, 1 3B, 6 SB, 9 BB) 2) Christian Fury (.312, 6 HR, 27 RBI, 16 R, 34 H, 13 2B, 0 3B, 6 SB, 7 BB) 3) Patrick Hannon (.337, 5 HR, 25 RBI, 17 R, 32 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 7 SB, 16 BB) 4) Edward James (.317, 5 HR, 24 RBI, 15 R, 33 H, 5 2B, 2 3B, 8 SB, 6 BB) 5) Jonathan Dehn (.283, 5 HR, 21 RBI, 18 R, 26 H, 7 2B, 2 3B, 3 SB, 16 BB) 6) Andre Chevalier (.322, 5 HR, 17 RBI, 13 R, 19 H, 6 2B, 3 3B, 1 SB, 5 BB) 7) Robert Henderson (.231, 6 HR, 21 RBI, 15 R, 24 H, 8 2B, 0 3B, 3 SB, 15 BB) 8) Paco Fernandez (.263, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 16 R, 26 H, 7 2B, 1 3B, 10 SB, 9 BB) 9) Adam West (.304, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 14 R, 31 H, 7 2B, 1 3B, 10 SB, 4 BB) 10) Timothy Marsch (.250, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 16 R, 23 H, 3 2B, 1 3B, 10 SB, 3 BB) 11) Winston Ghandi (.297, 2 HR, 17 RBI, 15 R, 30 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 0 SB, 15 BB) 12) Charlie Matthews (.213, 5 HR, 12 RBI, 8 R, 16 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 SB, 11 BB) 13) Austin Sly (.174, 4 HR, 14 RBI, 10 R, 19 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 3 SB, 3 BB) 14) Mike Van Siclen (.246, 0 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R, 16 H, 8 2B, 0 3B, 1 SB, 6 BB) 15) Jesse Ewiak (.600, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 R, 3 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 SB, 0 BB) 16) David Hunter (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 R, 0 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 SB, 1 BB) 17) Logan Caldwell (.091, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R, 1 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 SB, 0 BB) 18) Carlos Desantis 19) Brandon Rhodes (A) (=) 20) RJ Frost (free agent) (=) 21) Joseph Corbin (free agent) (=) Batters - This Month: 1) Timothy Marsch (.371, 7 HR, 17 RBI, 24 R, 39 H, 12 2B, 2 3B, 8 SB, 6 BB) (+9) 2) Robert Henderson (.347, 8 HR, 22 RBI, 18 R, 35 H, 5 2B, 1 3B, 4 SB, 4 BB) (+5) 3) Patrick Hannon (.343, 6 HR, 20 RBI, 17 R, 36 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 3 SB, 8 BB) (=) 4) Jonathan Dehn (.343, 1 HR, 12 RBI, 19 R, 34 H, 3 2B, 2 3B, 19 SB, 17 BB) (+1) 5) Edward James (.300, 7 HR, 18 RBI, 17 R, 33 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 9 SB, 13 BB) (-1) 6) Austin Sly (.283, 8 HR, 17 RBI, 22 R, 32 H, 7 2B, 1 3B, 5 SB, 9 BB) (+7) 7) Jesse Ewiak (.284, 5 HR, 18 RBI, 21 R, 31 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 2 SB, 9 BB) (+8) 8) Andre Chevalier (.315, 1 HR, 22 RBI, 15 R, 34 H, 9 2B, 1 3B, 2 SB, 12 BB) (-2) 9) Christian Fury (.229, 5 HR, 24 RBI, 18 R, 22 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 2 SB, 13 BB) (-7) 10) Adam West (.223, 3 HR, 16 RBI, 17 R, 25 H, 6 2B, 0 3B, 13 SB, 4 BB) (-1) 11) Mike Van Siclen (.323, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 14 R, 30 H, 6 2B, 0 3B, 1 SB, 8 BB) (+3) 12) Winston Ghandi (.253, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 20 R, 25 H, 5 2B, 1 3B, 1 SB, 26 BB) (-1) 13) Joey Zurn (.194, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 19 R, 24 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 11 SB, 6 BB) (-12) 14) Paco Fernandez (.273, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 6 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 3 SB, 0 BB) (-6) 15) Charlie Matthews (.153, 0 HR, 9 RBI, 5 R, 11 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 0 SB, 6 BB) (-3) 16) Logan Caldwell (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R, 2 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 SB, 0 BB) (+1) 17) David Hunter (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R, 0 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 SB, 1 BB) (-1) 18) Brandon Rhodes (A) (=) 19) Carlos Desantis (free agent) (=) 20) RJ Frost (free agent) (=) 21) Joseph Corbin (free agent) (=) Batters - Overall: 1) Robert Henderson (.327, 44 HR, 137 RBI, 137 R, 194 H, 40 2B, 3 3B, 23 SB, 63 BB) (=) 2) Timothy Marsch (.313, 32 HR, 103 RBI, 121 R, 178 H, 37 2B, 8 3B, 59 SB, 32 BB) (+1) 3) Joey Zurn (.286, 31 HR, 103 RBI, 118 R, 180 H, 39 2B, 7 3B, 55 SB, 52 BB) (-1) 4) Edward James (.320, 29 HR, 109 RBI, 94 R, 184 H, 28 2B, 5 3B, 37 SB, 52 BB) (+1) 5) Jonathan Dehn (.303, 20 HR, 97 RBI, 114 R, 179 H, 37 2B, 10 3B, 56 SB, 98 BB) (+1) 6) Jesse Ewiak (.363, 20 HR, 92 RBI, 107 R, 190 H, 42 2B, 5 3B, 8 SB, 36 BB) (-2) 7) Austin Sly (.272, 40 HR, 108 RBI, 122 R, 179 H, 38 2B, 6 3B, 19 SB, 45 BB) (+1) 8) Winston Ghandi (.317, 21 HR, 95 RBI, 121 R, 185 H, 48 2B, 6 3B, 1 SB, 112 BB) (-1) 9) Christian Fury (.266, 25 HR, 122 RBI, 91 R, 155 H, 46 2B, 6 3B, 37 SB, 57 BB) (=) 10) Andre Chevalier (.311, 15 HR, 102 RBI, 88 R, 168 H, 55 2B, 5 3B, 8 SB, 59 BB) (=) 11) Adam West (.264, 10 HR, 68 RBI, 102 R, 164 H, 41 2B, 4 3B, 62 SB, 44 BB) (=) 12) Patrick Hannon (.297, 21 HR, 82 RBI, 86 R, 148 H, 32 2B, 2 3B, 17 SB, 59 BB) (+1) 13) Paco Fernandez (.271, 10 HR, 59 RBI, 82 R, 133 H, 43 2B, 4 3B, 44 SB, 41 BB) (-1) 14) Mike Van Siclen (.308, 12 HR, 63 RBI, 69 R, 148 H, 44 2B, 4 3B, 6 SB, 39 BB) (=) 15) Carlos Desantis (.274, 3 HR, 48 RBI, 53 R, 106 H, 17 2B, 0 3B, 0 SB, 23 BB) (=) 16) Logan Caldwell (.312, 6 HR, 37 RBI, 36 R, 98 H, 26 2B, 0 3B, 1 SB, 17 BB) (=) 17) Charlie Matthews (.193, 9 HR, 32 RBI, 25 R, 37 H, 9 2B, 0 3B, 2 SB, 21 BB) (=) 18) RJ Frost (.234, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 11 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 SB, 4 BB) (=) 19) David Hunter (.059, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 4 R, 1 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 SB, 4 BB) (=) 20) Brandon Rhodes (A) (=) 21) Joseph Corbin (free agent) (=) Starting Pitchers: 1) Nigel McClain (15-11, 3.79 ERA, 174 Ks, 47 BB, 1.11 WHIP, 3.07 ERC) 2) Gabriel Cirillo (11-11, 4.23 ERA, 168 Ks, 90 BB, 1.30 WHIP, 3.73 ERC) 3) Frigid Soul (11-10, 4.12 ERA, 173 Ks, 94 BB, 1.40 WHIP, 3.87 ERC) 4) Charlie Simmons (13-9, 4.40 ERA, 107 Ks, 88 BB, 1.41 WHIP, 4.14 ERC) 5) Marvin Jenkins (17-4, 3.82 ERA, 146 Ks, 115 BB, 1.47 WHIP, 4.25 ERC) 6) Eric LeBeau (11-17, 4.66 ERA, 132 Ks, 78 BB, 1.36 WHIP, 4.56 ERC) 7) Ann Onita (13-14, 5.85 ERA, 114 Ks, 133 BB, 1.67 WHIP, 5.53 ERC) Relievers: 1) Rolf Dreikugeln (2-2 (5 SV), 1.92 ERA, 52 Ks, 27 BB, 1.26 WHIP, 2.64 ERC) 2) Peter Kostka (12-4, 3.10 ERA, 73 Ks, 28 BB, 1.11 WHIP, 2.76 ERC) 3) Tiny Gonzales (3-3 (1 SV), 4.80 ERA, 61 Ks, 53 BB, 1.57 WHIP, 4.99 ERC) RECORD TRACKER RECORDS SET THIS YEAR East-West Pitching Records Games: 94, Marty Trevino (Seattle) Old Record: 90, Doug Izzet (Seattle, 2017) Strikeouts: 344, Binky Musty (New York) Old Record: 299, Binky Musty (New York, 2020) North-South Pitching Records Bases On Balls: 164, Stephen Lemay (Detroit) Old Record: 154, Stephen Lemay (Charlotte, 2017) Atlanta Team Records Pitching Bases On Balls: 133, Ann Onita Old Record: 117, Maynard Trapani (2004) Charlotte Team Records Batting RBI: 144, Weston Tonkens Old Record: 140, Mark McLean (2016) Runs: 142, Eli Huerta Old Record: 127, Ben Cruz (2015) Stolen Bases: 43, Eli Huerta Old Record: 38, Merlin Mcknight (2009) Chicago Team Records Pitching Bases on Balls: 113, Neal Pittman Old Record: 110, Steve Pottorff (2019) Columbus Team Records Pitching Games: 78, Brendon Granados Old Record: 73, Lemarcus Cooper (2018) Detroit Team Records Pitching Bases on Balls: 164, Stephen Lemay Houston Team Records Batting Doubles: 59, Harry Bleise Old Record: 53, Brant Wrankmore (2018) Pitching Games: 87, Ray Manale Old Record: 86, Vernon Duran (2019) Bases on Balls: 123, John Wamsley Old Record: 121, Paul Wofford (2014) Kansas City Team Records Batting Homeruns: 36, Milan Essig Old Record: 34, Jose Huertas (2015) Pitching Games: 80, Aneury Gutierrez Old Record: 76, Darell Morton (2018) Bases on Balls: 143, Pepe Delcastillo Old Record: 137, Ann Onita (2020) K's In One Game: 11, Pepe Delcastillo Old Record: 10, Takafumi Sessue Las Vegas Team Records Batting Walks: 107, Emanuel Alfaro Old Record: 100, Emanuel Alfaro (2019) Hitting Streak: 23, Henry Devleeschouwer Memphis Team Records Batting At Bats: 666, Jim Medart Old Record: 652, Edward James (2011) Runs: 137, Robert Henderson Old Record: 136, Robert Henderson (2019) Strikeouts; 171, Fernando Ornelas Old Record 161, Heath Heistand (2019) Stolen Bases: 66, Manny Donato Old Record: 58, Edward James (2011) Montreal Team Records Batting At Bats: 626, Cleo Ferriera Old Record: 616, Rich Wilson (2016) Hits: 189, Rich Wilson Old Record: 188, Rich Wilson (2016) Strikeouts: 190, Cleo Ferriera Old Record: 171, Antonio Cruz (2014) Pitching Losses: 22, Ken Pfleiderer Old Record: 21, Johnny Bagues (2016) New York Team Records Pitching Strikeouts: 344, Binky Musty Old Record: 299, Binky Musty (2020) Oklahoma Team Records Batting Homeruns: 43, Dave Sospiri Old Record: 38, Dave Sospiri (2020) RBI: 134, Dave Sospiri Old Record: 122, Alejandro Pulido (2020) Runs: 131, Dave Sospiri Old Record: 125, Robert Herring (2019) Stolen Bases: 54, Jens Alvardo Old Record: 52, Dave Sospiri (2019) Pitching Wins: 17, Marvin Jenkins Old Record: 16, Marvin Jenkins (2020) Saves: 32, Oliver Lederman Old Record: 30, Tim Righini (2017) Strikeouts: 195, Andrew Fasquelle Old Record: 170, Osvaldo Gallardo (2018) Quahog Team Records Batting Doubles: 63, Hadley Reabold Old Record: 59, Teodoro Nunez (2017) Strikeouts: 176, Lloyd Bazley Old Record: 175, Lloyd Bazley (2018) Stolen Bases: 59, Timothy Marsch Old Record; 54, Herbert Huber (2011) Seattle Team Records Pitching Games: 94, Marty Trevino Old Record: 90, Doug Izzet (2017) Vancouver Team Records Batting Strikeouts: 183, Brant Wrankmore Old Record: 162, Robert Mendell (2012) TSM Records Doubles: 55, Andre Chevalier Old Record: 53, Andre Chevalier (2020) MILESTONE TRACKER Tracks TSM players as they track down career milestones. Numbers represent the position of the TSM player on the all-time career leaderboard. Those that don't make the top 25 will be listed without a ranking, simply a number to show how close they are to the 25th-ranked player in that stat. 3,000 Hits 1. Carlos Desantis 3508 3. Robert Henderson 3064 6. RJ Frost 2871 7. Winston Ghandi 2863 9. Edward James 2749 11. Logan Caldwell 2709 25. David Hunter 2272 Patrick Hannon 1884 Charlie Matthews 1153 Timothy Marsch 1144 Austin Sly 1099 Mike Van Siclen 944 Jonathan Dehn 901 Paco Fernandez 894 Adam West 864 Jesse Ewiak 725 Joseph Corbin 650 Christian Fury 447 Andre Chevalier 377 Joey Zurn 320 Brandon Rhodes 177 500 Homeruns 2. Robert Henderson 555 5. RJ Frost 520 5. Carlos Desantis 520 18. Edward James 426 22. Logan Caldwell 395 25. Nathan Smith 383 Patrick Hannon 368 Winston Ghandi 337 David Hunter 293 Charlie Matthews 202 Austin Sly 195 Mike Van Siclen 133 Timothy Marsch 133 Paco Fernandez 102 Joseph Corbin 96 Jonathan Dehn 96 Jesse Ewiak 91 Adam West 87 Christian Fury 72 Andre Chevalier 47 Joey Zurn 35 Brandon Rhodes 30 1500 RBI 1. Carlos Desantis 1926 2. RJ Frost 1883 5. Robert Henderson 1787 13. Winston Ghandi 1595 14. Edward James 1562 15. Logan Caldwell 1548 25. Henry Devleeschouwer 1334 David Hunter 1282 Patrick Hannon 1211 Charlie Matthews 709 Austin Sly 707 Timothy Marsch 543 Mike Van Siclen 500 Jonathan Dehn 450 Paco Fernandez 448 Jesse Ewiak 412 Adam West 409 Joseph Corbin 341 Christian Fury 326 Andre Chevalier 231 Joey Zurn 160 Brandon Rhodes 96 500 Doubles 11. Winston Ghandi 555 14. Logan Caldwell 530 16. RJ Frost 519 25. Jason Strootman 474 Robert Henderson 453 Edward James 452 Patrick Hannon 424 David Hunter 377 Charlie Matthews 270 Austin Sly 221 Paco Fernandez 212 Mike Van Siclen 209 Timothy Marsch 209 Adam West 205 Jonathan Dehn 178 Jesse Ewiak 163 Joseph Corbin 151 Christian Fury 122 Andre Chevalier 108 Joey Zurn 72 Brandon Rhodes 44 150 Triples 1. David Hunter 134 2. Edward James 131 3. Logan Caldwell 123 4. Winston Ghandi 121 25. Scott Foshee 70 Carlos Desantis 68 RJ Frost 67 Robert Henderson 66 Paco Fernandez 60 Mike Van Siclen 57 Timothy Marsch 50 Joseph Corbin 43 Jonathan Dehn 40 Patrick Hannon 39 Adam West 37 Charlie Matthews 35 Austin Sly 30 Christian Fury 18 Jesse Ewiak 15 Joey Zurn 14 Brandon Rhodes 8 Andre Chevalier 7 2000 Runs 1. Carlos Desantis 2064 3. Winston Ghandi 1852 5. Robert Henderson 1791 8. RJ Frost 1755 12. Edward James 1621 14. Logan Caldwell 1510 19. David Hunter 1434 25. Baldo Covas 1321 Patrick Hannon 1194 Charlie Matthews 734 Austin Sly 670 Timothy Marsch 652 Jonathan Dehn 621 Paco Fernandez 599 Adam West 547 Mike Van Siclen 528 Joseph Corbin 393 Jesse Ewiak 393 Christian Fury 270 Andre Chevalier 190 Joey Zurn 189 Brandon Rhodes 140 1500 Walks 2. Winston Ghandi 1689 11. Carlos Desantis 1286 19. RJ Frost 1153 25. Ryan Marcus 1094 Logan Caldwell 866 Patrick Hannon 855 Robert Henderson 805 Edward James 782 David Hunter 668 Charlie Matthews 514 Jonathan Dehn 386 Austin Sly 373 Paco Fernandez 287 Mike Van Siclen 284 Timothy Marsch 272 Adam West 259 Joseph Corbin 219 Jesse Ewiak 208 Christian Fury 174 Andre Chevalier 110 Joey Zurn 108 Brandon Rhodes 73 300 Wins 4. Marvin Jenkins 222 5. Eric LeBeau 218 23. Manuel Chao 153 Peter Kostka 122 Ann Onita 102 Rolf Dreikugeln 74 Nigel McClain 74 Gabriel Cirillo 62 Frigid Soul 52 Charlie Simmons 30 Tiny Gonzales 11 600 Saves 9. Rolf Dreikugeln 315 25. Dewayne Bouldin 204 Peter Kostka 18 Tiny Gonzales 1 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Christian Fury increases his talent in taking walks! Christian Fury increases his talent in avoiding strikeouts! Patrick Hannon increases his talent in avoiding strikeouts! Joey Zurn has lost some momentum, his range at LF drops to B ... Edward James's talent in taking walks drops... Marvin Jenkins's talent in getting strikeouts drops... Marvin Jenkins's talent in avoiding hits drops... Marvin Jenkins's talent in avoiding homers drops... Marvin Jenkins's talent in avoiding walks drops... Gabriel Cirillo has lost some lower body strength, his duration drops to E ... Rolf Dreikugeln's talent in avoiding homers drops... Jonathan Dehn's talent in taking walks drops... CHANGE IN ROLES (bold players indicate that their roles changed) Adam West - playing shortstop for the Bums, leading off against right-handed pitchers and batting fifth against left-handed pitchers. Andre Chevalier - playing leftfield for the Crunk Machine, batting fourth against right-handed pitchers and batting fifth against left-handed pitchers. Ann Onita - pitching third in the Hanoi Janes' major league rotation. Austin Sly - playing rightfield for the Pride, batting leadoff against both right-handed and left-handed pitchers. Brandon Rhodes - playing second base for the Fritures de Liberte's A team, batting fourth, season over. Carlos DeSantis - free agent. Charlie Matthews - catcher for the Bums, batting eighth against right-handed pitchers and left-handed pitchers. Charlie Simmons - pitching fourth in the Twisters' major league rotation. Christian Fury - playing first base for the Tea Baggers, batting fourth against right-handed and left-handed pitchers. David Hunter - defensive backup at second base for the Jokers. Edward James - playing third base for the Guerreros, batting third against right-handed pitchers and batting fifth against left-handed pitchers. Eric LeBeau - pitching third in the Crime Spree's major league rotation. Frigid Soul - pitching third in the Quagmires' major league rotation. Gabriel Cirillo - pitching second in the Twisters' major league rotation. Jesse Ewiak - playing first base for the Pride, batting third against right-handed pitchers and left-handed pitchers. Joey Zurn - playing leftfield for the Glory Holes, batting leadoff against right-handed and left-handed pitchers. Jonathan Dehn - playing centerfield for the Quagmires, batting third against right-handed and left-handed pitchers. Joseph Corbin - free agent. Logan Caldwell - defensive backup at third base for the Motor Vehicles. Marvin Jenkins - pitching third in the Twisters' major league rotation. Mike Van Siclen - playing third base for the Crunk Machine, batting ninth against right-handed and left-handed pitchers. Nigel McClain - pitching first in the Pride's major league rotation. Paco Fernandez - playing third base for the Crime Spree, batting leadoff against right-handed and left-handed pitchers. Patrick Hannon - playing third base for the Jokers, batting fifth against right-handed and left-handed pitchers. Peter Kostka - pitching fourth in the Freedom's major league rotation. RJ Frost - free agent. Robert Henderson - playing first base for the Eels, batting third against right-handed and left-handed pitchers. Rolf Dreikugeln - set-up reliever for the Ashes. Timothy Marsch - playing catcher for the Quagmires, batting leadoff against right-handed and left-handed pitchers. Tiny Gonzales - middle reliever for the Crunk Machine. Winston Ghandi - playing shortstop for the Jackoffs, batting fourth against right-handed pitchers and batting third against left-handed pitchers. LEAGUE LEADERS East-West Batting Average .346 Jared "Kentucky" Yerby, PHI .328 Jose Etenza, DEN .324 Robert Gennari, BOS North-South Batting Average .363 "Vagabond" Jesse Ewiak, COL .344 Gene "Kung Fu" Looney, NRL .341 Robert "Alley Cat" Gridderson, MEM East-West Homeruns 43 Dave "Succotash" Sospiri, OKL 38 "The Beast" Nathan Smith, NY 36 Wilfredo "Chipotle" Sauceda, MON North-South Homeruns 44 "Big Red" Robert Henderson, MEM 40 Austin Sly, COL 39 Harry Bleise, HOU East-West Runs Batted In 134 Dave "Succotash" Sospiri, OKL 125 Jason Hensarling, BAL 124 "The Beast" Nathan Smith, NY North-South Runs Batted In 144 "Frisky Ankles" Weston Tonkens, CHA 137 "Big Red" Robert Henderson, MEM 130 Hadley Reabold, QUA East-West Stolen Bases 62 "Flyboy" Adam West, NY 55 "Rocketbuster" Joey Zurn, LA 54 Jens Alvardo, OKL North-South Stolen Bases 66 "Domo Arigato" Manny Donato, MEM 59 "Ion" Timothy Marsch, QUA 56 Jonathan "Tortis" Dehn, QUA East-West Earned Run Average 2.41 "Groundhog" Whit Periman, LA 2.43 "The Shark Finn" William Tienhaara, BOS 2.90 Timothy Foster, PHO North-South Earned Run Average 2.93 Eugene Viljoen, MEM 3.22 Mack "The Knife" Saberton, MEX 3.36 "Milkman" Ernest Cresswell, VAN East-West Wins 21 "Groundhog" Whit Periman, LA 21 "Destiny" Fabio Mercurio, BAL 19 Gil Nowlin, LA North-South Wins 19 Eugene Viljoen, MEM 19 Yosy Valdez, NRL 17 Harry Mckern, CHA East-West Strikeouts 344 Binky Musty, NY 237 "Groundhog" Whit Periman, LA 200 Gil Nowlin, LA North-South Strikeouts 251 Boris Pacheco, QUA 215 Eugene Viljoen, MEM 214 "Milkman" Ernest Cresswell, VAN Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2005 The new projection for Big Red G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BA So Far 2122 8469 1791 3064 453 66 555 1787 805 .362 Thru 41 3393 13328 2643 4545 734 81 826 2671 1302 .341 Aww yeah Record countdown (number of blah blah needed for the record) 445 hits to the Hit Record 19 HR to the HR record 139 RBI to the RBI record 273 runs to the runs record And some other players who can join Big Red at the Postseason bash Raymond Vivian Linwood Beach David McGinty Scott Marvel Moses Cos Tom Cordova Jeffrey Galant Bob Mund Also, I hit 44 home runs and struck out only 39 times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Evolution Report post Posted March 7, 2005 As the regular postseason is going on, I decided to post the results from the postseason tournament leading up to the Last Chance Bracket Final here. CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET ROUND 1 MONTREAL FRITURES DE LIBERTE 1, BALTIMORE CRIME SPREE 6 After finishing third in last year's postseason tournament, Montreal finds themselves seeded last and off to a bad start, as they are easily defeated by the Crime Spree in the first game of the postseason tournament. Keith Locklear's solo homerun in the ninth inning was the only offense that Montreal could muster, as Baltimore smothered them with the power pitching of Fabio Mercurio, who extends his winning streak to a career high nine consecutive decisions. Paco Fernandez had a big day, going 3-for-5 with one run scored and two RBI as well as two stolen bases, with an error at third his only blemish, and certainly one that didn't count too much against him. Unfortunately, bad news still reared its ugly head with the Crime Spree, as Zoilo Castillo went down with an injury chasing down Chris Panky's flyball in the first inning. Although Zoilo was unable to finish the game, it was revealed to the press after the game that Zoilo had merely suffered a stiff neck and would likely be able to play in the next game tomorrow, though it'll be up to the manager to make a gametime decision regarding the 39-year-old. LAS VEGAS JOKERS 6, DETROIT MOTOR VEHICLES 4 The Jokers turned it up to 11 in the late innings of the game, and got a little help from Ryan Pasmore, who threw a wild pitch to bring in Paul Cannington as the game-tying run in the top of the seventh. Two innings later, Paul Cannington got silly on Frederick Dale, rattling the usually solid closer with a two-run homerun to deep left field to give Las Vegas the two-run lead that they would preserve to advance in the tournament. Patrick Hannon's lone hit in four at-bats was a solo homerun in the sixth inning, an inning where Las Vegas started to build momentum towards that victory. David Hunter did not make an appearance. After David Kizer was ejected in the first inning for arguing a strike three call, Logan Caldwell was brought in as the replacement 3B, but unfortunately came up empty on all accounts going hitless in four at-bats with one strikeout. JACKSONVILLE JACKOFFS 1, DENVER DOUCHEBAGS 2 The air was right for an upset in Denver, but terrible pitching from Gregory Barker resulted in the Jackoffs blowing their 1-0 lead in the bottom of the ninth and suffering their first loss in the postseason tournament. After starter Alex Avalos came out of the gates in the ninth looking shaky and allowing a double from Jose Etenza, Avalos intentionally walked Alex Mcconnaughey and the call was made to bring in Gregory Barker. Mistake, as the next batter in Jonathan Phelps singled to right, scoring Etenza and sending Mcconnaughey to third while Phelps was able to stretch the single out into a double on the throw home from Leo Pino. Another intentional walk to pinch-hitter Bo Gossage to load the bases and cause a force play at any base was an ill-advised plan, as John Tripp was hit by a pitch as the very next better, scoring Mcconnaughey as the game-winning run in a ridiculous finish to what was otherwise a fine pitchers' duel. Winston Ghandi was 1-for-4 on the day with nothing more of note. HOUSTON HORNY TOADS 8, MEXICO CITY GUERREROS 3 Norman Ferreira was hot, and the Guerreros were cold, plain and simple. Houston comes in like a lion, easily defeating the Guerreros and advancing to face the Douchebags in Round 2. Ferreira was 3-for-4 on the day, driving in five runs, with a couple of them coming on a double with two men on in the sixth inning. Mexico City never held a lead during the duration of the game. Edward James was 1-for-4, scoring a run and striking out twice. BOSTON TEA BAGGERS 0, NEW ORLEANS CRUNK MACHINE 3 Yosy Valdez is still a beast in the postseason, and this definitely proves it as he held Boston to one hit as a team, shutting them out as the Crunk Machine advance to the next round of the championship bracket. The lone hit in the game came from Christian Fury, a single in the eighth inning. Fury was 1-for-3 on the day with a strikeout. Andre Chevalier went 2-for-4 with a run scored, and a strikeout, while Mike Van Siclen was 1-for-2 with a run scored as well, including a sacrifice hit and an error at third base. NEW YORK BUMS 5, SEATTLE FRASIERS 3 The Bums seemed in place at the postseason tournament, and they proved it by taking out the Frasiers in the first round of the championship bracket, breaking a tie with two runs in the top of the seventh inning. This was a game of doubles for the Bums, as both Stephen Tampke and Nathan Smith hit two doubles each, with Joe Colopy hitting only one. As a result of his doubles, Smith knocked in three runs. Charlie Matthews knocked in a run of his own, albeit in a rather cheap manner--receiving a free pass when the bases were loaded. Otherwise, Charlie was hitless in four trips to the plate with one strikeout. Adam West was hitless in five at-bats. KANSAS CITY REAL MCCOYS 5, PHOENIX ASHES 4 The action happened in excess in the late innings, but when the dust cleared, Kenyon Kirman stood tall and whacked a two-run homerun in the ninth inning to take the lead from the Ashes and give it to the Real McCoys, as the Ashes would hang on to win by a narrow margin and advance in the tournament. Kenyon Kirman's homerun was the longest of his career, at 413 feet. Rolf Dreikugeln did not play. ATLANTA HANOI JANES 15, VANCOUVER VASECTOMY 3 Vancouver just can't catch a break in the postseason tournament. A year after losing in the first round as the first seed in the tournament, Vancouver has now lost as the second seed in the tournament, crushed by #15 seed Atlanta in a game where Atlanta had an 8-1 lead by the end of the second inning. Jabier Melendes was 5-for-6 with two runs scored and five RBI, with a pair of homeruns: A three-run bomb in the first inning, and a two-run blast in the second inning. CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET ROUND 2 LAS VEGAS JOKERS 5, BALTIMORE CRIME SPREE 10 Baltimore is showing promise as the #1 seed, continuing to storm through their opponents with a decisive victory over the Jokers in round two of the tournament. After suffering a stiff neck in the first game of the tournament, Zoilo Castillo was back today on one day's rest, and was allowed to play. This was a great call on Baltimore's part, as Zoilo went on to go 3-for-5 with two runs scored and three runs batted in. Paco Fernandez (.444/0/2) was 1-for-4 with a run scored, a walk, and a strikeout with his only hit being a double in the 2nd inning. Paco also picked up his third stolen base of the postseason and also committed two errors at third base. For Las Vegas, Patrick Hannon (.222/1/2) was 1-for-5 with a double and one RBI. HOUSTON HORNY TOADS 6, DENVER DOUCHEBAGS 9 Thanks to three homeruns from Jose Etenza, Denver was able to beat Houston almost entirely on the offensive production of Etenza. Houston's pitching was completely unable to shut down Jose, as he went 4-for-4, with three runs scored and six RBI. His homeruns were as follows: A solo homerun in the first inning, a two-run homerun in the third inning, and a three-run homerun in the fifth inning. Jose had a chance to become the first person since Randall Merz to hit four homeruns in a game, but his fourth at-bat ended with a single down the right field line. NEW YORK BUMS 1, NEW ORLEANS CRUNK MACHINE 3 New Orleans didn't need much to knock off the Bums, sending them to the one-loss bracket. Adam West (.111/0/0) was 1-for-4 with a strikeout, and Charlie Matthews (.000/0/1) was once again hitless in four at-bats with three strikeouts. For New Orleans, Andre Chevalier (.429/0/1) was 1-for-3 with a run knocked in and two strikeouts. Mike Van Siclen (.500/0/0) was 1-for-2 with a strikeout. Both Andre and Mike got a sacrifice fly and a sacrifice hit, respectively. Tiny Gonzales saw two innings of work, awarded with a hold for preserving the lead during his stint on the mound, where he allowed only one hit and one strikeout. ATLANTA HANOI JANES 3, KANSAS CITY REAL MCCOYS 6 The Real McCoys are marching on as they downed the Hanoi Janes with some quick runs early in the game. The Hanoi Janes will now have to fight through the one-loss bracket (or worse) if they want to match last year's performance of second place. ONE-LOSS BRACKET: ROUND 1 MONTREAL FRITURES DE LIBERTE 5, DETROIT MOTOR VEHICLES 9 Last year's third place team is now one loss away from being eliminated from the tournament after being decisively defeated by Detroit. Ulrich Hamlett was a triple short of the cycle as the leading offensive producer for the DMV, going 3-for-5 with two runs scored, two runs batted in, a double in the third inning and a two-run homerun in the sixth inning. JACKSONVILLE JACKOFFS 13, MEXICO CITY GUERREROS 5 After the second inning, Mexico City would be left in the dust by the Jackoffs as Jacksonville marched to an easy victory over the Guerreros. Winston Ghandi (.444/1/5) was the superstar of the night, going 3-for-5 with a run scored and five runs batted in and a walk. Most of his RBIs came on a huge three-run homerun in the five-run seventh inning that blew the game open for the Jackoffs. Edward James (.333/0/1) was 2-for-5 with an RBI, a stolen base and a strikeout. BOSTON TEA BAGGERS 14, SEATTLE FRASIERS 8 After being the only man to get a hit off Yosy Valdez in the Tea Baggers' loss to the Crunk Machine last night, Christian Fury was furious. And he took his anger and divided it into two powerful, gigantic swings. But more importantly, these swings came with the bases loaded. Fury (.375/2/8) jacked not one, but two grand slams in this game, as Boston comes back with a mean streak, downing the Frasiers with ease. The grand slams were Fury's only two hits in his five at-bats. Fury also was walked once and struck out once, not to mention being caught stealing on his only time on base. His eight RBIs are a career high, and is one off the record for the most RBI in a game, most recently set by Jens Alvardo of Oklahoma. PHOENIX ASHES 2, VANCOUVER VASECTOMY 7 A big third inning for Vancouver put this game out of reach, as Vancouver will live on to see another day as the #2 seed in the one-loss bracket. Jarod Mountney was the star, pitching eight innings and allowing only two earned runs on six hits, striking out seven as the Vancouver offense did the rest. Rolf Dreikugeln pitched a perfect eighth inning for the Ashes, not that it mattered. CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET: ROUND 3 DENVER DOUCHEBAGS 4, BALTIMORE CRIME SPREE 8 It wasn't the most beautiful victory for Eric LeBeau, but a victory's a victory for Mr. Wonderful these days, and with the help of the Baltimore offense, Eric was able to overcome the fact that he gave up four earned runs on eleven hits in seven and one third innings, as Baltimore advances to the Championship Bracket Final. Eric walked two and struck out one to get a win in his first start of this postseason. The game seesawed back and forth, with the game reaching a stalemate in the seventh inning, but after the stretch, Baltimore scored four runs in a big inning to pull ahead for good and allow LeBeau to leave the game as the winning starter. Paco Fernandez (.417/0/3) was 1-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI, his only hit a fifth inning double with a man on. KANSAS CITY REAL MCCOYS 4, NEW ORLEANS CRUNK MACHINE 5 (11 INNINGS) After Kansas City scored four runs in the fifth inning to give themselves a 4-3 lead, it seemed that an upset was in the works. The Crunk Machine fought back to tie the game in the seventh inning, however, and a RBI single from Mason Imfeld in the bottom of the eleventh scored Julio Mosqueda as the Crunk Machine will move on to face the Crime Spree in the finals of the Championship Bracket. Andre Chevalier (.400/0/1) was 1-for-3 with two walks on the day and a double in the ninth inning that unfortunately went nowhere, but in a rare moment, the pinch runner for Chevalier on that play was none other than Tiny Gonzales, who unfortunately was left on second base at the end of the inning. Mike Van Siclen (.250/0/0) was hitless in four at-bats with two strikeouts and a sacrifice hit. ONE-LOSS BRACKET: ROUND 2 HOUSTON HORNY TOADS 5, LAS VEGAS JOKERS 8 John Wamsley's start for Houston was all for naught, as the Horny Toads bullpen collapsed under the pressure and allowed six runs in the final two innings to the Jokers as Las Vegas rallied to get this victory and send Houston to the last chance bracket. After issuing a walk to Henry Devleeschouwer in the eighth inning with one out, Wamsley was removed for Vernon Duran. The very next batter was Mike Cannington, who blasted a two-run homerun to make the score 5-4 Houston. Duran was able to get through the end of the inning, but the damage was clear. In the bottom of the ninth, Duran was pulled for Osvaldo Segura. After two consecutive singles from Errick Mahar and Tim Fuggle, Seve Iniguez sacrificed them up a base, and Paul Cannington was able to reach base on a bad throw by shortstop Antwan Adelaide. That scored Mahar to tie the game at 5-all. After Jed Goude struck out swinging for the second out and with runners on the corner, Devleeschouwer stepped up and delivered a towering 3-run homerun that landed 480 feet later as a Jokers win. David Hunter did not play, but Patrick Hannon (.231/1/2) was 1-for-4 with a stolen base. Devleeschouwer had hit another homerun in the third inning--this one a two-run bomb--,going 2-for-3 with three runs scored and five RBI--all from the two homeruns. Henry was also walked twice in the game. ATLANTA HANOI JANES 7, NEW YORK BUMS 4 In a rematch of the final from last year, Atlanta came out on top of the Bums with a four-run eighth inning, as Ann Onita put forth a disgusting amount of walks in a subpar outing, still managing to get the win. Onita pitched eight and one-third innings, striking out one and walking seven while allowing four earned runs on six hits, three of those hits being homeruns. Adam West (.167/1/2) was 1-for-3 with a solo homerun in the third inning, and an additional RBI, one walk, a sacrifice fly, and being caught stealing for the first time in this postseason. Charlie Matthews (.100/0/1) was 1-for-2 with two walks and a run scored, getting his first double of the postseason in the 2nd inning. JACKSONVILLE JACKOFFS 6, DETROIT MOTOR VEHICLES 5 A two-out, bases-loades single from Chris Jones brought in two runs for the Jackoffs, giving them a one-run lead in the ninth inning that they would preserve to advance in the one-loss bracket. Winston Ghandi (.455/1/5) walked three times, and was 1-for-2 otherwise with two runs scored and an error at shortstop. Logan Caldwell did not get an official at-bat, as he was a pinch runner for David Kizer, only to get left on base. BOSTON TEA BAGGERS 15, VANCOUVER VASECTOMY 8 Boston piled on the runs early and the Vasectomy could not make up the difference as Boston marched on to an easy victory in the one-loss bracket. Six Tea Baggers had two or more RBI, but Christian Fury was not one of those six. Fury (.357/2/8) went 2-for-6 with two strikeouts, and was pretty much the only person who didn't benefit from this blowout. LAST CHANCE BRACKET: ROUND 1 MONTREAL FRITURES DE LIBERTE 4, MEXICO CITY GUERREROS 0 (11 INNINGS) Mexico City kept things tight and kept things scoreless, but the tie was broken at the exact wrong time, as Montreal piled on four runs in the top of the eleventh and Mexico City's goose was cooked in the postseason tournament as they were eliminated in extra innings. Edward James (.214/0/1) was hitless in five at-bats to round out his postseason with a whimper and an error at third base. PHOENIX ASHES 6, SEATTLE FRASIERS 4 "Superman" Donald Spill got the offense started for Phoenix and ended it with a bang. He hit a bases-loaded double in the sixth inning as a part of a four run inning, and then hit a big solo homerun in the eighth inning to give Phoenix a two-run lead that they would protect to keep themselves alive and eliminate Seattle from the postseason. Spill was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and four RBI. Rolf Dreikugeln did not play. CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET: FINAL NEW ORLEANS CRUNK MACHINE 3, BALTIMORE CRIME SPREE 7 Yosy Valdez couldn't hold onto a 3-2 lead and lost the lead late in the sixth inning, as Baltimore didn't look back, hitting up Tiny Gonzales for three more runs as the Crime Spree have won the Championship Bracket as the #1 seed in the postseason tournament. Baltimore is now guaranteed to finish in at least second place in this tournament. Andre Chevalier (.357/0/2) was 1-for-4 with an RBI off a double in the first inning that scored the first run of the game for the Crunk Machine. Mike Van Siclen (.182/0/0) was hitless in three at-bats. After the second inning, Fabio Mercurio put the whole town on lockdown and didn't allow another run for the remainder of the game. For Baltimore, Paco Fernandez (.400/0/3) was 1-for-3 with a run scored, a walk, and his fourth stolen base of the postseason. Tiny Gonzales went one and one third innings, allowing three runs on three hits while walking two and striking out none, increasing his postseason ERA to 8.10. ONE-LOSS BRACKET: ROUND 3 KANSAS CITY REAL MCCOYS 3, DENVER DOUCHEBAGS 9 As expected by many, the Douchebags crushed the Real McCoys, taking the lead with three runs in the second inning and never losing that lead, driving a stake into Kansas City's heart with five runs in the eighth inning and sending them down to the Last Chance Bracket as Kansas City will have to fight for survival. The majority of the runs in that eighth inning came off the bat of Ray Bochette, who hit a three-run homerun with two outs in the inning, his first bomb of the season. Bill Cobos pitched a complete game for his first win of the postseason, allowing three runs on seven hits, striking out three and walking three. ATLANTA HANOI JANES 2, LAS VEGAS JOKERS 3 Atlanta's comeback in the late innings of the game fell short, as Emmanuel Cortez was able to keep the Hanoi Janes under control for his second save of the postseason in this 3-2 victory. Patrick Hannon (.176/1/2) was hitless in four at-bats, but Paul Wiley didn't need much help offensively, allowing two earned runs on four hits in eight innings of work, striking out seven and walking one as the "Razor" earned Player of the Game honors. BOSTON TEA BAGGERS 3, JACKSONVILLE JACKOFFS 2 Once again, another late comeback falls short, as Jacksonville is able to score two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning and have the winning run on third before James Baucom grounded out to end the game, sending the Jackoffs to the bottom of the barrel in this postseason tournament. Christian Fury (.333/3/10) earned his ninth and tenth RBIs on the postseason in this game, going 1-for-4 with a run scored and those two runs knocked in on the power of a first inning homerun with one man on, comprising of the bulk of Boston's offense in this game. Winston Ghandi (.357/1/5) was hitless in three at-bats with one walk. LAST CHANCE BRACKET: ROUND 2 HOUSTON HORNY TOADS 2, NEW YORK BUMS 4 Nathan Smith knocked in three of the Bums' four runs, as Houston is eliminated from the postseason tournament. Adam West (.250/1/2) was 2-for-4 with a run scored, a walk and his first stolen base of the postseason. Charlie Matthews (.071/0/1) was hitless in four at-bats with two strikeouts. Binky Musty went eight and one-third innings, allowing two earned runs on three hits with four walks and six strikeouts. DETROIT MOTOR VEHICLES 9, VANCOUVER VASECTOMY 3 Heath Heistand was 3-for-5 with a run scored and four RBI as Detroit rolled over the #2 seed in the tournament, knocking them out as Vancouver continues to have a hard time in the postseason tournament. "Milkman" Ernest Cresswell allowed seven earned runs in nine hits in three and one-thirds innings of work, as Ernest's record falls to 0-2 and his postseason ERA increases to 25.20. MONTREAL FRITURES DE LIBERTE 3, PHOENIX ASHES 2 Simeon Reboyro issued a walk to Eladio Olvera with the bases loaded, scoring the eventual game-winning run for the Fritures de Liberte as they remain alive as the #16 seed in the postseason tournament, squeaking out a victory over the Ashes. ONE-LOSS BRACKET: ROUND 4 DENVER DOUCHEBAGS 5, NEW ORLEANS CRUNK MACHINE 9 The Crunk Machine piled on six runs in the final two innings to seal the deal and advance to the final of the one-loss bracket with a chance to face the Baltimore Crime Spree in the Grand Final coming one step closer. Andre Chevalier (.389/0/5) went 2-for-4 with one run scored, three runs batted in, one walk, a strikeout, and two doubles in the game. Mike Van Siclen (.333/0/1) was 3-for-4 with one run scored and his first RBI of the postseason, also getting two doubles in the game. BOSTON TEA BAGGERS 5, LAS VEGAS JOKERS 4 With three runs in the final inning, Boston was able to steal a victory away from the Jokers, which has been moved to the Last Chance bracket. Christian Fury (.318/3/10) was 1-for-4 with a run scored, a walk, and his first two stolen bases of the postseason. Patrick Hannon (.190/1/2) was 1-for-4 with a walk, caught stealing for the first time this postseason. LAST CHANCE BRACKET: ROUND 3 ATLANTA HANOI JANES 5, KANSAS CITY REAL MCCOYS 9 Kansas City scored early and often, burying the Hanoi Janes' chances as the Real McCoys had a 6-0 lead after the second inning, marching on to an easy victory as the second place team from last year's tournament has been eliminated. Ken Coutu was 3-for-5 with three runs and three RBI. He hit two homeruns in the game, a two-run homerun in ths second inning and a solo job in the eighth JACKSONVILLE JACKOFFS 2, NEW YORK BUMS 4 Joe Colopy broke a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the ninth with a game-winning walkoff two-run homerun to give New York another chance at defending their title in the postseason tournament and sending the Jackoffs packing. Winston Ghandi's (.278/1/5) postseason ended with a soft blow, as he was hitless in four at-bats. Adam West (.263/1/2) was 1-for-3 with a run scored and a walk, and Charlie Matthews (.059/0/1) was hitless in three at-bats with a strikeout as his batting average continues to plummet. MONTREAL FRITURES DE LIBERTE 2, DETROIT MOTOR VEHICLES 4 The third place team from last year's postseason tournament has now been shown the door, as the DMV scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth to come back and win this game by a margin of two runs. Gilles Godinez' sacrifice fly brought in Eduardo Lizana as the go-ahead run, and Jorge Gonzales brought home Heath Heistand with a single to center to make the score 4-2. ONE-LOSS BRACKET: FINAL BOSTON TEA BAGGERS 5, NEW ORLEANS CRUNK MACHINE 4 Despite building a 4-1 lead after two innings, the Crunk Machine could not hold on and the Tea Baggers rallied as New Orleans' offense came to a screeching halt, with the collapse finalizing after a single to right from Colt Cavan scored pinch runner Stephen Geers as the go-ahead and eventually game-winning run, with Boston coming out on top and shafting the Crunk Machine in yet another final of this postseason tournament. The Crunk Machine will now have to fight off the remaining teams in the Last Chance Bracket to stay alive in this tournament. Christian Fury (.269/3/10) was surprisingly dormant, going hitless in four at-bats as it seems that he took a day off. Andre Chevalier (.364/0/7) did his best with two RBI in the game on one hit, but one hit in four at-bats was not enough. Mike Van Siclen (.316/0/1) was 1-for-4 with two strikeouts. After Manuel Fusco proved to be worthless for the Tea Baggers, the bullpen came in and shut everything down, holding the Crunk Machine scoreless over the last seven innings of the game. Unfortunately, the blame on the pitching side of the things has to rest on Tiny Gonzales' miniscule shoulders, as he allowed the fateful earned run in the ninth inning that led to a Boston victory. Tiny had been in the game for far too long as it was, lasting two and one-third innings and allowing one earned run on two hits total with two strikeouts. LAST CHANCE BRACKET: ROUND 4 KANSAS CITY REAL MCCOYS RECEIVE A BYE LAS VEGAS JOKERS 8, DENVER DOUCHEBAGS 2 Las Vegas stomped Denver into oblivion, knocking them out of the tournament with a bang as another top seed goes down to those supposed "underdogs". Patrick Hannon (.200/1/5) was 1-for-4, but managed to get three RBI through a fielder's choice, a sacrifice fly, and an RBI single. Emanuel Alfaro was a little more productive, going 3-for-4, scoring three runs and knocking in four runs of his own, with a double and two homeruns in the game: A solo homerun in the second inning, and a three-run bomb in the fifth inning as the Denver Douchebags did a number on Tony Saltsman, losing his second start in the postseason by allowing five earned runs and six total on eight hits, striking out four and walking only one in four and one-third innings. David Hunter naturally did not play. NEW YORK BUMS 6, DETROIT MOTOR VEHICLES 4 Riding a high from eliminating last year's third place team, the DMV set out to knock off the kings of the road in the New York Bums, but in the end the Bums got the best of the DMV, ekeing out a two-run victory to get rid of Detroit in the postseason. Detroit did go out of their way to try and ensure a victory, however: Ulrich Hamlett, for example, was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and three runs knocked in with two homeruns in the game, a solo homerun and a two-run homerun in the first and third innings, respectively. Hamlett ends the postseason as the RBI and homerun leader on his team, with a .458 batting average only second to Heath Heistand's .476. Logan Caldwell was a pinch hitter for David Kizer, but struck out in his only plate appearance. Adam West (.292/1/3) was 2-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI, not to mention his second stolen base of the postseason. Charlie Matthews (.050/0/2) was hitless in three at-bats with two strikeouts, but was able to get a sacrifice fly to bring in an extra run for the Bums. Some bets are being taken as to how far Charlie's batting average can fall before the Bums end their stint in the tournament. LAST CHANCE BRACKET: ROUND 5 LAS VEGAS JOKERS 9, NEW ORLEANS CRUNK MACHINE 7 The Jokers refuse to be amusement for their opponents this year in the postseason tournament, knocking off the third-ranked Crunk Machine to advance to the Last Chance Bracket Final. The winner will advance to the Semi Final to face the Boston Tea Baggers, and the loser will go home, having come so close to victory, and more importantly, the team money. With a single to left, Seve Iniguez broke a 7-7 tie established earlier in the ninth inning by the Jokers, pushing them over the edge as the Crunk Machine were so shocked that they were mowed down 1-2-3 in the bottom half of the ninth, eliminated from the postseason tournament. Patrick Hannon (.250/2/6) got his second homerun of the postseason, a solo homerun in the sixth inning which was big for the Jokers, as they scored four runs in that inning. Hannon, all told, scored two runs, knocked one in, and was walked twice. David Hunter did not play. Andre Chevalier (.346/0/7) ends his postseason by going 1-for-4 with a run scored and his one and only stolen base of the postseason. Mike Van Siclen (.273/0/1) was once again hitless in three at-bats, walking once. Tiny Gonzales went back to the mound for one more game, pitching a perfect one and two-thirds innings to make up for his past performance in the last game. His postseason will finish with a 4.91 ERA, however. And speaking of Crunk Machine pitchers, Yosy Valdez choked once again, leaving after five and two-thirds innings, having yielded four earned runs on seven hits, striking out four and walking four as he certainly cooled off after throwing the one-hitter earlier in the tournament. NEW YORK BUMS 6, KANSAS CITY REAL MCCOYS 2 A rare homerun from Charlie Matthews was just one of the highlights of a six-run fourth inning that was all the Bums needed to sink the Kansas City Real McCoys and keep the dreams of a title defense alive in the Last Chance Bracket. Matthews' two-run homerun with two outs in the inning was his first in the postseason, as his batting average actually rose .033 points to .083 after a 1-for-4 day, scoring one run and driving in two with that homerun. This time it was Adam West (.241/1/3) who went hitless in five at-bats with three strikeouts, seriously dropping his batting average from .292 to .241. Binky Musty is still undefeated in the postseason with his third win, striking out ten and walking four while allowing two earned runs on three hits in seven and two-thirds innings of work, earning Player of the Game honors. The Baltimore Crime Spree have advanced to the Grand Final as the winner of the Championship Bracket, the Boston Tea Baggers have advanced to the Semi Final as the winners of the One-Loss Bracket, and they will face the winner of the Last Chance Bracket Final between Las Vegas and New York. The first team between Boston and New York/Las Vegas to lose three games will be eliminated, and the last team standing will be forced to beat Baltimore three times or be eliminated. In the case of Baltimore, they may only have to win twice or once, depending on how many losses their opponent has after the Semi Final. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Evolution Report post Posted March 14, 2005 PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM VS LOS ANGELES GLORY HOLES 2021 SFBL EAST-WEST PLAYOFFS GAME 1 Philadelphia had a chance to make a comeback, but the fact that Whit Periman dominated the first seven innings of the game made it a hard task to come back from a deficit of three runs, only managing to get one run across the plate and leaving runners on first and second in the final inning as they lose Game 1 to the Glory Holes 3-1. Daren Scheetz began the scoring in the bottom of the first with a two-out solo homerun off Correy Hurst, and LA tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the fifth after Kosaku Bunrakuken threw a bullet that went right past Jerrold Mauder, trying to gun down Scott Nagao at home. He ended up scoring and Joey Zurn, who had hit the double that sparked the error and the run, scored with the next batter on a sacrifice grounder from David Menchaca. Bob Mcdonald knocked in Mauder with a single and had runners on first and second with two outs, but Joey Fernandez Jr struck out looking as Rafael Jimenez hung onto a save by his teeth. It certainly would have been a downer on an excellent performance by "Groundhog" Periman, who got a career high number of strikeouts in this game in only seven and one-thirds innings of work. He allowed no runs on three hits, and walked only one batter. Zurn (.667/0/0) finished the game 2-for-3 with a run scored and a walk, hitting two doubles in the game but getting caught stealing once. PHILADELPHIA 1, LOS ANGELES 3 Los Angeles leads series 1 game to 0 WP - Whit Periman (1-0, 7 1/3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 14 Ks) LP - Correy Hurst (0-1, 8 IP, 4 HA, 3 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 3 Ks) S - Rafael Jimenez (1) Time of Game: 2 hours, 56 minutes Player of the Game: Whit Periman (110 pitches, 69 for strikes) Game Notes: Whit Periman sets a career high for K's in a game! GAME 2 Philadelphia actually did make the comeback this time around, piling on runs late as the bullpen did their job and kept LA from striking back. A three-run inning in the eighth capped off the comeback, as Philadelphia evened the best-of-seven series at one game a piece with a 5-3 victory. Joey Zurn (.286/0/0) was hitless in four at-bats. The star was Joey Fernandez Jr, who knocked in three runs for the Freedom, including a solo homerun in the seventh inning that--at the time--brought Philly within one run of the Glory Holes. PHILADELPHIA 5, LOS ANGELES 3 Series tied at one game a piece WP - Ben Joos (1-0) LP - Sesar Machuca (0-1) S - Robert Statler (1) Time of Game: 3 hours, 49 minutes Player of the Game: Joey Fernandez Jr. (2-for-3, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB, solo homerun in seventh inning) Game Notes: Kirk Plucker was injured while pitching. GAME 3 Even in front of their home crowd, Philadelphia had trouble putting together an effective bullpen to stop Los Angeles, as a pair of four run innings in the seventh and ninth innings completely buried Philly, leaving them behind a game in the series as Los Angeles cruised to an easy 10-4 victory. Joey Zurn (.273/0/0) was caught stealing for the second time in this postseason, but got his first stolen base this time around as he was 1-for-4 in the game with a run scored, a pair of walks and a strikeout. Jeff Garman was just silly for the Glory Holes, however, going 5-for-6 with a run scored and three RBI, all accumulated by scrapping together singles here and there to earn a Player of the Game performance. Joey Fernandez Jr. was the offensive leader for Philadelphia, scoring three RBI on a pair of doubles in the second and third innings with a man and two men on, respectively. Gil Nowlin earned the win for Los Angeles despite giving up four earned runs on ELEVEN hits in six and one-third innings of work. LOS ANGELES 10, PHILADELPHIA 4 Los Angeles leads series 2 games to 1 WP - Gil Nowlin (1-0, 6 1/3 IP, 11 HA, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 Ks) LP - Tom Smith (0-1, entered game in 7th inning) S - Sesar Machuca (1) Time of Game: 4 hours, 10 minutes Player of the Game: Jeff Garman (5-for-6, R, 3 RBI, 2B) Game Notes: Jeff Garman set a career high for hits in a game! GAME 4 To give credit where credit is due, Philadelphia are refusing to go down without a fight. But despite scoring three runs in the final two innings to tie the game with the Glory Holes, LA just broke the tie in the top of the tenth with two runs, and the Freedom had no answer as they now face elimination in Game 5 after a 6-4 loss at the Stadium of Independence. Joey Zurn (.250/0/0) was 1-for-5 with a run scored, a strikeout, and his 2nd stolen base of the postseason. Jeff Garman once again got three RBIs in this game, going 3-for-5 and improving his batting average in the postseason to .444. There wasn't a standout for the Freedom on this night, as it was a team effort to keep it close, but in the end Benito Rico couldn't hold the lead and even closer Robert Statler bled a run to LA. LOS ANGELES 6, PHILADELPHIA 4 Los Angeles leads series 3 games to 1 WP - Andrew Horvath (1-0, entered game in 9th inning) LP - Benito Rico (0-1, entered game in 8th inning) Time of Game: 4 hours, 14 minutes Player of the Game: Jeff Garman (3-for-5, 3 RBI, K) Game Notes: None. GAME 5 Fighting all the way to the end, Philadelphia was finally eliminated in the East-West playoff series against the Los Angeles Glory Holes, as the Holes dumped the Freedom 13-7 to advance to the East-West Conference Championship. Joey Zurn (.238/0/1) finally got an RBI in a 1-for-5 day, drawing a walk and striking out once as well as getting his third stolen base of the postseason. Philadelphia started the scoring with an RBI single by Teryn Velverton in the bottom of the first that scored Matt Seybert from second. Los Angeles answered big in the top of the third, however. Daren Scheetz knocked in Dale Vickery with an RBI single, and then Eric Battle emptied the bases with a two-RBI double. Finally, Jeff Stainsby jacked a two-run homerun to clear the bases once again and give Los Angeles a 5-1 lead. LA added another run in the next inning with Joey Zurn's RBI double that scored Scott Nagao with two outs in the inning, the final batter that Dan White would face. The Freedom got a run back in the bottom of the fourth as Jerrold Mauder led off the inning with a solo homerun, cutting LA's lead back to four runs. The Glory Holes continued to pull away, however, as Daren Scheetz led off the top of the fifth inning with a solo homerun of his own, and Jeff Garman would later double home Stainsby to make it 8-2 Los Angeles. Mauder wasn't done yet, however, nailing a three-run homerun with two outs in the next half-inning, and suddenly LA was only up three runs. A pair of solo homeruns in the seventh inning from Scheetz and Stainsby made the deficit five runs again for the Freedom. The scoring continued to go back and forth as Philadelphia picked up another run on another Teryn Velverton RBI single, scoring Nigel Caballero. Finally, LA drove the stake into the heart with a three-run ninth inning, as Eric Battle nailed a two-run homerun to bring in Scheetz and himself, and Joey Zurn reached base on a fielding error by the third baseman, driving in Stainsby as the 13th run of the game for the Glory Holes, making the score 13-6. Jerrold Mauder was able to drive in his fifth run of the game with an RBI single and a run for Kosaku Bunrakuken, but it simply wasn't enough. LOS ANGELES 13, PHILADELPHIA 7 Los Angeles wins series 4 games to 1 WP - Tim Neal (1-0, 6 2/3 IP, 7 HA, 6 ER, 2 BB, 8 Ks) LP - Dan White (0-1, 3 2/3 IP, 6 HA, 6 ER, 2 BB, 1 K) Time of Game: 4 hours, 9 minutes Player of the Game: Daren Scheetz (4-for-5, 4 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR: solo homeruns in the fifth and seventh innings, SB) Game Notes: Joey Fernandez Jr. was injured while throwing a ball. Daren Scheetz set a career high for runs in a game! CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY VS OKLAHOMA TWISTERS 2021 SFBL EAST-WEST PLAYOFFS GAME 1 Andrew Fasquelle didn't need it, but that didn't stop the Twisters from giving him plenty of run support as Oklahoma cruised to a Game 1 victory over the Transit Authority by a score of 8-1. Fasquelle pitched a complete game, allowing one earned run on six hits, walking two and striking out five. Bob Westman started the scoring for Oklahoma in the bottom of the fourth with an RBI double to score Alejandro Pulido. Chicago would come back with a Rico Varela sacrifice grounder to score Arne Snider, but that was the only run that the Transit Authority would get for the rest of the game. After that, Oklahoma exploded in subsequent innings, with Brandon Mariano jacking a two-run homerun in the bottom of the fifth, sixth-inning back-to-back homeruns from Pulido and Westman, for two runs and one run, respectively, and a bases-loaded single from Salvator Matos that scored Jens Alvarado and Westman. All told, Pulido, Westman, Matos, and Mariano all picked up two RBI each, making up the entire offense for the night as far as the Twisters were concerned. CHICAGO 1, OKLAHOMA 8 Oklahoma leads series 1 game to 0 WP - Andrew Fasquelle (1-0, CG, 6 HA, 1 R, 2 BB, 5 Ks) LP - Ronald Jahn (0-1, 5 IP, 7 HA, 6 ER, 2 BB, 3 Ks) Time of Game: 3 hours, 3 minutes Player of the Game: Andrew Fasquelle (threw 74 of 115 pitches for strikes) Game Notes: None. GAME 2 Gabriel Cirillo didn't do much in his first appearance of the postseason, but the offense picked up the slack like nobody's business, jumping out to a two games to none lead with a 6-4 victory over Oklahoma. Cirillo got a no-decision, throwing five and one-third innings of baseball with three runs allowed on seven hits, a walk, and four strikeouts. Dave Sospiri was the RBI leader of the game, knocking in three runs with only one hit in three at-bats, a run scored, a walk, and a strikeout. He hit a two-run homerun in the seventh inning that pretty much ended any hope that the Transit Authority had of an easy victory, but earlier in the game had already gotten an RBI when he reached base on a fielding error by Neal Pittman. CHICAGO 4, OKLAHOMA 6 Oklahoma leads series 2 games to 0 WP - Kenny Haggenmaker (1-0, 2 2/3 IP, 0 HA, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, entered game in sixth inning) LP - Jud Joseph (0-1, entered game in the 5th inning) S - Oliver Lederman (1) Time of Game: 3 hours, 30 minutes Player of the Game: Joseph Boutang (3-for-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, two-run homerun in second inning) Game Notes: None. GAME 3 By the time Oklahoma had finally gotten around to scoring some runs, it was far too late for it to make a difference to Marvin Jenkins. Jenkins allowed three runs on six hits in six and two-thirds innings of work, earning a loss as Chicago finally wins a game by the score of 3-2, pulling within one of Oklahoma. Jenkins also walked three and struck out five in his start where he threw 64 of his 111 pitches for strikes. Robert Herring was the only one to produce runs for the Twisters on this night, knocking in two runs with an eighth inning double that came far too late for the Twisters to make anything of it, especially since Herring also made two errors in the game, accounting for all of the defensive mistakes that the Twisters made in this game. George Alongi held Oklahoma scoreless for the first five innings of the game, allowing only four hits and one walk while striking out five. The 37-year-old Alongi has now won 24 games in the postseason over his career. OKLAHOMA 2, CHICAGO 3 Oklahoma leads series 2 games to 1 WP - George Alongi (1-0, 5 IP, 4 HA, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 Ks) LP - Marvin Jenkins (0-1, 6 2/3 IP, 6 HA, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 Ks) S - Tom Righini (1) Time of Game: 3 hours, 15 minutes Player of the Game: George Alongi (24-10 alltime postseason record) Game Notes: 51 minute rain delay in second inning. GAME 4 Chicago once again crumbled to the superior pitching of Andrew Fasquelle, managing only two runs as Oklahoma's offense did the rest, winning 10-2 and setting up a chance to advance with a win at Sears Field tomorrow in Game 5. Fasquelle pitched a complete game, allowing two earned runs on eight hits and walking no batters, striking out six. Three Twisters got two RBI in the game, Dave Sospiri, Alejandro Pulido, and Salvator Matos. Every single Twister got at least one hit, however, as Ronald Jahn was unable to finish the fifth inning, remaining winless in the postseason as he gave up six runs, four of them earned. Alberto Avila's double in the 7th inning was the only offensive producer in the game, as two men were on for that double and were both driven in. OKLAHOMA 10, CHICAGO 2 Oklahoma leads series 3 games to 1 WP - Andrew Fasquelle (2-0, CG, 8 HA, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 Ks) LP - Ronald Jahn (0-2, 4 2/3 IP, 8 HA, 6 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 Ks) Time of Game: 3 hours, 33 minutes Player of the Game: Andrew Fasquelle (72 of 110 pitches thrown for strikes) Game Notes: None. GAME 5 Chicago avoided elimination in their own stadium, as Gabriel Cirillo was unable to stop the offense of the Transit Authority in a 9-1 victory that will send the series back to The Vortex for at least one more game. Cirillo did not get a single out in the fifth inning, unable to finish the inning as he allowed four earned runs on five hits, striking out four and walking five. Chicago struck first in the bottom of the second inning, with Nino Llanes hitting an RBI single to bring in Bill Quinones. Later, with the bases loaded, Francisco Parisi was walked to score Alberto Avila from third as the second run of the game. Oklahoma cut their deficit in half in the top of the fifth, as a wild pitch from Neal Pittman scored Alejandro Pulido from third. But in the very next half-inning, Chicago put it out of reach with a six-run inning. Anton Gonzales singled home Parisi, Alberto Avila got a two-RBI single to bring in Gonzales and Arne Snider, Nino Llanes tripled down the left field line to score Rico Varela and Avila, and Glynn Kortkamp's single brought Llanes home for six runs total on five hits. Chicago added another run in the eighth inning on an Arne Snider single that scored Benicio Cantu. OKLAHOMA 1, CHICAGO 9 Oklahoma leads series 3 games to 2 WP - Neal Pittman (1-0, 7 1/3 IP, 4 HA, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 Ks) LP - Gabriel Cirillo (0-1, 4 IP, 5 HA, 4 ER, 5 BB, 4 Ks) Time of Game: 3 hours, 28 minutes Player of the Game: Nino Llanes (3-for-5, R, 3 RBI, 3B) Game Notes: None. GAME 6 Chicago has completed a very hard task--forcing a Game 7 when they were at one time down three games to one. Oklahoma will now have to rest their hopes on Andrew Fasquelle in a Game 7 situation, as Chicago put together four runs in the last two innings to come from behind and win 7-4. Arne Snider's double to left-center in the second inning scored Benicio Cantu as the first run of the game for Chicago. Rico Varela was walked with the bases loaded in the very next inning, scoring Anton Gonzalez. Oklahoma responded in the bottom half of that third inning, as Juan Miranda singled to center, scoring Joseph Boutang. Two batters later, Robert Herring singled to centerfield, scoring Salvator Matos to tie the game at two runs a piece. Chicago pulled ahead by a run when Matos tried to gun down Nino Llanes, who was stealing third, but overthrew his target and allowed Llanes to score, a costly error for the Twisters. In the bottom of the fifth, the Twisters got their first lead of the game on the strength of two RBI doubles from Miranda and Herring that scored Matos and Miranda, respectively. The Transit Authority then went dormant, but finally struck big in the top of the eighth, as Alberto Avila drilled a two-run homerun down the right field line to score himself and Bill Quinones, moving ahead by one run. And then in the top of the ninth, one of the most amazing meltdowns of a pitcher occured when Bennie Rubalcaba stepped to the mound. He led off the inning by issuing a walk to Benicio Cantu, and then gave walks to Arne Snider and Rico Varela to load the bases. He finally got an out when Robbie Mcelhinney struck out looking, but then Alberto Avila came to the plate. And Bennie melted down. A wild pitch scored Benicio Cantu from third and advanced all the runners one base, but then Bennie threw a SECOND wild pitch, scoring Arne Snider. Avila eventually grounded out for the second out, but the Oklahoma manager had naturally seen enough, giving Bennie the hook as he was booed off the field and a renegade fan actually threw trash at Bennie as he hung his head in shame, heading back to the clubhouse. Oklahoma couldn't get anything going in the bottom of the ninth, and were sunk for the second consecutive game and now desperately needing a win in Game 7 to turn morale around. The big story in this game is Marvin Jenkins' no-decision, however. In six innings, Jenkins only allowed two earned runs on three hits, but allowed an amazing *TEN* walks, striking out only two as Marvin had thrown 124 pitches, only 57 of them for strikes before he was finally removed in favor of Kenny Haggenmaker in the seventh inning. CHICAGO 7, OKLAHOMA 4 Series tied at three games WP - Jud Joseph (1-1, entered game in seventh inning) LP - Bennie Rubalcaba (0-1, entered game in eighth inning) S - Tom Righini (2) Time of Game: 3 hours, 46 minutes Player of the Game: Alberto Avila (1-for-5, R, 2 RBI, two-run homerun in eighth inning) Game Notes: Marvin Jenkins gives up a career high number of walks in this game. GAME 7 Chicago has accomplished an amazing feat, coming back down three games to one and winning the series with a 5-4 victory in 11 innings, advancing to the East-West Conference Championship to face off against the Los Angeles Glory Holes. Oklahoma actually scored first in the bottom of the second when Alejandro Pulido hit a solo homerun down the right field line. The next score didn't happen until late in the game, but it was big, as Chicago took the lead from Oklahoma with one swing, a two-run homerun from Benicio Cantu that scored Anton Gonzales to give Chicago a one-run lead. After the seventh inning stretch, Dave Sospiri led off the inning with a solo homerun that tied the game back up at two runs a piece. Chicago pulled ahead again in the top of the eighth with an RBI single from Francisco Parisi, but Oklahoma got two runs back in the bottom of the eighth when Robert Herring scored Salvator Matos on a fielder's choice and Sospiri doubled to left-center to score pinch runner Ellerry Christofferson. Down to their last two outs, Arne Snider came up big in the top of the ninth with a game-tying solo homerun, and the bats were silent until the top of the 11th when another fielder's choice fell in favor of Chicago, scoring Francesco Taveras from third as the eventual game-winning run, the run that eliminated the heavily favored Oklahoma Twisters from the postseason. In the Game 7 situation, Andrew Fasquelle wasn't terrible, only allowing two earned runs on seven hits in eight innings of work, but it simply wasn't enough. CHICAGO 5, OKLAHOMA 4 (11 INNINGS) Chicago wins series 4 games to 3 WP - Tom Righini (1-0, entered game in ninth inning) LP - Kenny Haggenmaker (1-1, entered game in eleventh inning) S - Jud Joseph (1) Time of Game: 3 hours, 57 minutes Player of the Game: Benicio Cantu (2-for-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, K, two-run homerun in seventh inning) Game Notes: None. MEMPHIS EELS VS QUAHOG QUAGMIRES 2021 SFBL NORTH-SOUTH PLAYOFFS GAME 1 Clutch RBIs from Hadley Reabold and Timothy Marsch gave Quahog a come-from-behind victory over Memphis in ten innings, taking the first game of the series. Both Boris Pacheco and Eugene Viljoen were above average, with Eugene coming out on top of the pitchers' duel. But Chris Addington was unable to hold onto a 3-2 lead, allowing Hadley Reabold to knock in a run to tie the game and then being left in as a questionable call for Timothy Marsch to drive in a run to win the game. Even more dramatic than the fact that Hadley and Timothy delivered in do-or-die situations was that the RBIs were delivered with two outs in those innings. The Quagmires started things off in the bottom of the second as Mike Armstrong slapped a two-RBI single to score Reabold and Kelvin Martinez. Memphis closed within a run on Jim Medart's solo homerun that led off the top of the fourth, and Medart struck again in the top of the sixth with a two-run homerun, scoring Domenic Hopkins as Memphis took the 3-2 lead. But then Hadley and Timothy ruined the brief party for the Eels. Robert Henderson (.250/0/0) was largely ineffective, going 1-for-4 in the game as Medart was the one saddled with the bulk of the load in this game. Marsch's (.200/0/1) only hit in that game was the game-winning single, as he came up short in the four other at-bats. Jonathan Dehn (.250/0/0) was 1-for-4 with a couple of strikeouts. MEMPHIS 3, QUAHOG 4 (10 INNINGS) Quahog leads series 1 game to 0 WP - Geordie Cavell (1-0) LP - Chris Addington (0-1) Time of Game: 3 hours, 36 minutes Player of the Game: Jim Medart (2-for-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, K, 2 HR: solo homerun in fourth inning, two-run homerun in sixth inning) Game Notes: None. GAME 2 After going dormant in Game 1, "Big Red" Robert Henderson made his presence felt against the Quagmires, breaking a 1-1 tie with a three-run homerun in the top of the eighth inning, his only hit of the game as Memphis evens the series with Quahog at one game a piece. Henderson (.250/1/3) finished the game 1-for-4 with a strikeout as well as the run scored and the three RBI on the homerun. Quahog was shut down by Forest Kwong and the Memphis bullpen, as Timothy Marsch (.111/0/1) was hitless in four at-bats with the golden sombrero (four strikeouts in a game), and Jonathan Dehn (.143/0/0) was hitless in three at-bats. MEMPHIS 4, QUAHOG 1 Series tied at one game a piece WP - Jim Caher (1-0, entered game in the seventh inning) LP - Berry Odell (0-1, 7 1/3 IP, 3 HA, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 Ks) S - Chris Addington (1) Time of Game: 3 hours, 14 minutes Player of the Game: Henderson (1-for-4, 1 R, 3 RBI, game-winning three run homerun in the eighth inning) Game Notes: None. GAME 3 The Quagmires made sure to give plenty of run support to Frigid Soul, scoring two runs each in the first four innings as Soul easily improved his all-time postseason record to 5-1 with a 9-4 win over the Eels, gaining one game over Memphis in the best-of-seven series. Soul went five and two-thirds innings, allowing four earned runs on four hits, striking out three and walking five as it was obvious that Soul needed all the run support he could get. Timothy Marsch (.357/0/2) boosted his batting average considerably with a 4-for-5 performance on the night, scoring three runs and knocking in one run himself while striking out once; Marsch hit a double in the first inning and also got his first stolen base of the postseason. Jonathan Dehn's (.091/0/1) woes continue, as he was hitless in four at-bats but was at least able to get an RBI on a sacrifice fly. Robert Henderson (.250/1/4) was 1-for-4, knocking in another RBI with a first inning double off Soul with two men on. QUAHOG 9, MEMPHIS 4 Quahog leads series 2 games to 1 WP - Frigid Soul (1-0, 5 2/3 IP, 4 HA, 4 ER, 5 BB, 3 Ks) LP - Gil Ortiz (0-1, 2 2/3 IP, 8 HA, 6 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 2 Ks) Time of Game: 3 hours, 41 minutes Player of the Game: Antonio Frades (4-for-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2B, SB) Game Notes: None. GAME 4 Eugene Viljoen was destroyed by the Quahog offense in a 7-3 win for the Quagmires at the Grand Ole Park that was surrounded by some controversy. In Fernando Ornelas' first at-bat, a 1-2 pitch bulleted in to Ornelas and struck his wrist, knocking him down to the ground in pain immediately. The Memphis fans were outraged as Ornelas did not get up immediately, and trainers had to check on Ornelas and lead him off the field carefully, even though he was perfectly fine to walk on his own two feet. Some Memphis players wanted to rush Pacheco since Boris had to know that Ornelas' wrist was still less than 100% after breaking it in 2015, but there was no fighting after that pitch. Timothy Marsch (.368/0/3) was 2-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI, as well as two stolen bases, making it a total of three in this postseason. Jonathan Dehn (.267/0/2) was 3-for-4 with a run scored, a RBI, a sacrifice fly, and two stolen bases of his own, his first two of the postseason as Dehn's batting average improved nearly .180 points. Jamaal Scrivener continues to be an unsung hero for the Quagmires, being an offensive maniac with a 2-for-4 day, scoring once and knocking three runs in of his own. Robert Henderson (.294/1/5) was also 2-for-5 with an RBI and a strikeout. Eugene Viljoen lasted five and two-thirds innings, but allowed seven runs--all of them earned--on 11 hits, for one of his worst outings in recent memory. QUAHOG 7, MEMPHIS 3 Quahog leads series 3 games to 1 WP - Boris Pacheco (1-0, 5 1/3 IP, 6 HA, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 Ks) LP - Eugene Viljoen (0-1, 5 2/3 IP, 11 HA, 7 ER, 0 BB, 2 Ks) Time of Game: 3 hours, 43 minutes Player of the Game: Jamaal Scrivener (2-for-4, R, 3 RBI, 2 2B) Game Notes: Fernando Ornelas was injured after being hit by a pitch. Injury Update: MEMPHIS - Memphis' second baseman Fernando Ornelas will miss the rest of the postseason after being struck by a pitch from Quahog's Boris Pacheco. He collapsed in pain and was helped off the field. X-rays were positive for a broken wrist, as the message was not much of a shock to team officials, who were aware that Ornelas had previously injured his wrist in 2015. His season numbers are: .307 AVG, 177 hits, 27 doubles, 6 triples and 36 homers, along with 127 RBI and 120 runs scored. He's 4th in the North-South in RBIs and 5th in homeruns! Ornelas hadn't quite matched those stats in the postseason, but this is still a big morale blow to the Eels. GAME 5 Memphis remained alive in this year's postseason in a four-run eighth inning highlighted by a dramatic three-run homerun by Robert Henderson, as Memphis squeaked by Quahog by the score of 8-6 to force a Game 6 at the Drunken Clam. Timothy Marsch (.458/0/4) was 4-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI, hitting two doubles in the game. Jonathan Dehn (.250/0/4) was 1-for-5 with two RBI. Dehn also hit one double of his own. Henderson (.333/3/9) was 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs with a walk and a strikeout. His first homerun was a solo job in the seventh inning, followed up by his three-run whack in the very next inning. Memphis scored first in the bottom of the third as Jim Medart doubled home Steven Zuber and Koyie Shaffner was issued a walk with the bases loaded to score Manny Donato from third. Quahog responded with one run in the next half-inning, as Eddie Morgan doubled down the left field line to score Hadley Reabold from second. Quahog then took the lead in the fifth inning as Timothy Marsch doubled home Jamaal Scrivener, and Jonathan Dehn hit a double of his own to bring home Antonio Frades, giving Quahog a 3-2 lead. Jim Medart was quick to respond for the Eels, leading off the bottom half of the fifth with a solo homerun that tied the game up at three runs a piece. The Quagmires got their one-run lead right back in the top of the sixth, as Jamaal Scrivener hit a sacrifice fly to right-center to bring in Kelvin Martinez from third. After the seventh-inning stretch, Memphis struck again, as Robert Henderson hit the first of his two homeruns to tie the game at 4-all. Quahog was not done, however, as Eddie Morgan jacked a solo homerun to give them a one-run lead once again. Finally, after Domenic Hopkins' RBI single to bring home Steven Zuber tied the game at 5, the stage was set for Henderson to drill his three-run homerun, scoring Hopkins and Manny Donato as well as himself as Memphis got their first lead since the third inning, and a big three-run lead at that. Jonathan Dehn hit a sacrifice grounder in the top of the ninth to bring in Timothy Marsch from third and cut the lead to two runs for Memphis, but that was as close as Quahog would get as Memphis lives to see another day. QUAHOG 6, MEMPHIS 8 Quahog leads series 3 games to 2 WP - Jacinto Magana (1-0, entered game in sixth inning) LP - Geordie Cavell (1-1, entered game in eighth inning) S - Ramon Ramos (1) Time of Game: 3 hours, 59 minutes Player of the Game: Robert Henderson (2-for-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB, K, 2 HR: solo homerun in the seventh inning and game-winning three-run homerun in eighth inning) Game Notes: Devon Kate was ejected in the seventh inning for arguing a strike three call. GAME 6 If there's a problem with Frigid Soul when he's pitching, it sure isn't the lack of run support. During the course of his six and two-thirds innings start, Quahog scored an amazing 13 runs and added another run after the seventh-inning stretch, destroying the Memphis Eels 14-2 to advance to the North-South Conference Championship and take on the Columbus Pride. In the bottom of the first, Quahog wasted no time and scored two runs right off the bat, as Jonathan Dehn hit a double to score Antonio Frades and Lloyd Bazley followed that right up with a double of his own to score Dehn. The Quagmires added five runs in the bottom of the third, as Jonathan Dehn tripled down the right field line, scoring Timothy Marsch and Frades, and three batters later, Eddie Morgan singled home Dehn with two outs. Finally, Kelvin Martinez jacked a two-run homerun to put Quahog up 7-0 by the conclusion of the inning. Memphis finally got some runs together in the top of the fifth, as Steven Zuber led off the inning with a solo homerun and Manny Donato singled home Domenic Hopkins after Hopkins had stolen second earlier in the at-bat. But Eddie Morgan made the lead 7 runs again for the Quagmires in the very next half-inning, jacking a two-run homerun to score Hadley Reabold and himself to make the score 9-2. And from there Memphis could do nothing but watch as Quahog continued to dominate, getting four runs in the next inning on the power of a Timothy Marsch RBI single that scored Jamaal Scrivener and a three-run homerun from Lloyd Bazley that scored Marsch, Jonathan Dehn, and Bazley. Frigid Soul finally left the game with two outs in the top of the seventh, and Quahog added one more run in the bottom of the seventh, once again thanks to Bazley and an RBI single to bring in Frades, bringing us to the final score of 14-2, an absolute murder. Four Quahog players got at least two RBI, and Bazley finished the game with five. Jonathan Dehn (.333/0/7) was 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs himself, falling a homerun short of the cycle as he hit a double in the first inning and a triple in the third inning, not to mention a single in the sixth inning and a walk late in the game. Timothy Marsch (.448/0/5) was 2-for-5, scoring twice, driving in a run and drawing one walk. Soul allowed two earned runs on four hits, striking out five and allowing a homer as his postseason ERA now sits at 4.38, now 2-0 in the postseason going into the Conference Championship. MEMPHIS 2, QUAHOG 14 Quahog wins series 4 games to 2 WP - Frigid Soul (2-0, 6 2/3 IP, 4 HA, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 Ks) LP - Gil Ortiz (0-2, 2 2/3 IP, 7 HA, 6 ER, 1 BB, 1 K) Time of Game: 3 hours, 44 minutes Player of the Game: Lloyd Bazley (3-for-5, R, 5 RBI, 2B, three-run homerun in sixth inning) Game Notes: None. COLUMBUS PRIDE VS CHARLOTTE HARLOTS 2021 SFBL NORTH-SOUTH PLAYOFFS GAME 1 Nigel McClain didn't get the job done in this game, but there wasn't anything to be worried about, as it took a lot more pitchers than just Nigel to finish this game. In the 12th inning, it was Jesse Ewiak getting his fourth hit of the game with a solo homerun to give Columbus a one-run lead that they would protect to win the first game in this best-of-seven by the score of 6-5. Columbus struck first when Neall Isaacson grounded into a 5-4-3 double play but still managed to score Raleigh Orsettig from third. Charlotte got two runs back, as Nigel McClain stumbled after a one-out single from Travian Shelton, walking Rik Carlsten, hitting Lyall Strombeck, and walking Emerson Loretta to score Shelton. Eli Huerta grounded into a fielder's choice for the second out, but Carlsten still scored to give Charlotte a one-run lead. After the seventh-inning stretch, the Harlots seemed to drive a nail into the coffin with a three run inning, as Huerta would hit a bases loaded single to score Carlsten and Weston Tonkens. Kuwatarou Hideo would then hit a sacrifice fly to bring in the third run of the inning and seemingly put the game out of reach. The Pride were not gone yet, however, coming right back with a huge four-run inning. Raleigh Orsettig started the scoring with a harmless sacrifice fly to bring in Aires Albertus. Jesse Ewiak would single home Austin Sly as the next batter, and George Mumy would beat out an infield-hit to score Ewiak three batters later. Finally, with the bases loaded, Rejino Deurre drills Michael Brennan with a pitch, scoring John Scherfenberg as the fourth run of the inning. Charlotte would come up with no answer, as they were sitting ducks until the 12th when Ewiak finally pulled the trigger. Ewiak (.800/1/2) earned Player of the Game honors, going 4-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI knocked in. Austin Sly (.167/0/0) was not as good, going 1-for-6 with a run scored, a strikeout, and an eighth inning double. Nigel McClain was saddled with a no-decision, lasting six and one-third innings, allowing two earned runs on two hits, striking out five and walking three in 107 pitches, 63 of them for strikes. COLUMBUS 6, CHARLOTTE 5 (12 INNINGS) Columbus leads series 1 game to 0 WP - Jessie Barker (1-0) LP - Benji Cabello (0-1) S - Luis Moringlanes (1) Time of Game: 4 hours, 51 minutes Player of the Game: Jesse Ewiak (4-for-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, game-winning solo homerun in 12th inning) Game Notes: None. GAME 2 After the barnburner of a Game 1 at the Brothel, the followup was anti-climatic as Columbus absolutely crushed the Harlots 11-3 to jump out to a two game lead in this best-of-seven North-South playoff series. Once again, Jesse Ewiak was a pest for the Harlots that they couldn't exterminate. Ewiak (.667/2/6) drilled a three-run homerun in the third inning, and also hit a double to bring in Raleigh Orsettig in the first inning, despite trying to stretch THAT into a triple and getting gunned down. Ewiak finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored, four RBI and a walk. The six-run third inning also included a three-run homerun from Michael Brennan, as that was his only hit in five at-bats. Austin Sly (.182/0/0) was 1-for-5 with a couple of runs scored, a walk and a strikeout, not to mention his first stolen base of the postseason. It wasn't pretty, but Roberto Velez managed to pick up the victory as the starter of the Pride, thanks to Columbus thrashing Sylvester Wheeler before he could get out of the third inning. Despite the game being an overwhelming blowout, Charlotte actually managed to get four more hits than Columbus. COLUMBUS 11, CHARLOTTE 3 Columbus leads series 2 games to 0 WP - Roberto Velez (1-0, 5 IP, 5 HA, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 Ks) LP - Sylvester Wheeler (0-1, 2 1/3 IP, 5 HA, 7 ER, 5 BB, 2 Ks) Time of Game: 4 hours, 28 minutes Player of the Game: Jesse Ewiak (2-for-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2B, three-run homerun in the third inning) Game Notes: None. GAME 3 Charlotte finally brokethrough with a victory in a big way, as Harry Mckern dominated for a three-hitter and an easy 4-0 Harlots victory, making sure to avoid being in a situation where they could be swept with Game 4 tomorrow. McKern struck out four and walked three, throwing only 99 pitches during the course of the game as the Pride hitters were stunned, clearly. Austin Sly (.231/0/0) was 1-for-2 with a couple of walks and a strikeout, and even Jesse Ewiak (.538/2/6) was humbled down to 1-for-4 with a strikeout and his first stolen base of the season, not to mention an error. To make sure that Columbus wouldn't make a comeback, Charlotte piled on three runs in the top of the ninth to add to a 1-0 lead established in the first inning. CHARLOTTE 4, COLUMBUS 0 Columbus leads series 2 games to 1 WP - Harry Mckern (1-0, 9 IP, 3 HA, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 Ks) LP - Joseph Mason (0-1, 7 1/3 IP, 4 HA, 1 ER, 5 BB, 4 Ks) Time of Game: 3 hours, 3 minutes Player of the Game: Harry Mckern (61 of 99 pitches thrown for strikes) Game Notes: Harry Mckern extends his winning streak to a career high six consecutive decisions! GAME 4 Nigel McClain allowed two runs in the top of the first, but Columbus would be able to get those two runs back and then some, piling on the run support for "Scrooge" as Nigel got a rare win in the postseason with a 11-3 victory over the Harlots, setting up a chance for the Pride to win the series in Applewhite Field for Game 5 tomorrow. Nigel only allowed those two earned runs on four hits in six and one-thirds innings of work, striking out three and walking four. Austin Sly (.294/0/0) was 2-for-4, drawing one walk, scoring a run, hitting a double in the fifth inning and stealing his second base of the postseason. Jesse Ewiak (.529/3/9) remains the king of offense for the Pride, going 2-for-4 with two runs scored and three runs driven in, though Raleigh Orsettig was the Player of the Game. Ewiak hit a two-run homerun in the sixth inning and a double in the fifth, as Ewiak now leads the team in the postseason categories of batting average, homeruns and runs batted in, among other categories. CHARLOTTE 3, COLUMBUS 11 Columbus leads series 3 games to 1 WP - Nigel McClain (1-0, 6 1/3 IP, 4 HA, 2 ER, 4 BB, 3 Ks) LP - Raimundo Garcia (0-1, 4 1/3 IP, 10 HA, 7 ER, 2 BB, 2 Ks) Time of Game: 3 hours, 39 minutes Player of the Game: Raleigh Orsettig (4-for-5, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2B, solo homerun in eighth inning) Game Notes: 24 minute rain delay in 3rd inning. GAME 5 It took some work unlike the other wins, but the Pride still got the job done, eliminating the Harlots with a 3-2 win and advancing to the North-South Conference Championship. Charlotte scored first in the very top of the first inning, as Eli Huerta scored after Kuwatarou Hideo grounded into a 4-6-3 double play. Columbus tied the score in the fourth inning, when Neall Isaacson hit an RBI single to left that scored Raleigh Orsettig from second. With Hideo on third and Weston Tonkens on first, Osvaldo Vasquez flew out to right field for the second out in the top of the sixth, but Austin Sly misthrew, causing an error as Hideo scored easily and Tonkens was able to advance to second. After the seventh inning stretch, Columbus tied the game back up as a wild pitch from Richard Zwick Jr. sailed to the backstop, bringing in George Mumy from third. Finally, in the bottom of the ninth, with one out and a runner on second, Aires Albertus slapped a single to left, scoring Fabio Pena without a throw to challenge, as Charlotte just accepted that the better team had won in the Pride. Austin Sly (.238/0/0) was hitless in four at-bats, striking out once and is credited with that one error that allowed Hideo to score. Jesse Ewiak (.476/3/9) actually had an off day, as he was only 1-for-4 on the day. CHARLOTTE 2, COLUMBUS 3 Columbus wins series 4 games to 1 WP - Javier Arocha (1-0, entered game in the ninth inning) LP - Rejino Deurre (0-1, entered game in the ninth inning) Time of Game: 3 hours, 31 minutes Player of the Game: Roberto Velez (No-decision, 7 1/3 IP, 4 HA, 2 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 4 Ks) Game Notes: None. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2005 Ron Simmons Mode Damn /Ron Simmons Mode Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted March 19, 2005 Please update my picture to the following photo: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HarleyQuinn 0 Report post Posted March 19, 2005 Requests David Hunter be killed off...come on, I'm what 32-33? I'm the DEFENSIVE backup at 2B when I have horrible, horrible defense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A Happy Medium 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2005 Giggity giggity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sly 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2005 Columbus and LA in the second round of the playoffs? I guess I was rather win-win this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Evolution Report post Posted March 24, 2005 LAST CHANCE BRACKET: FINAL NEW YORK BUMS 9, LAS VEGAS JOKERS 8 (11 INNINGS) Lead changes were abundant in this game, and though the Jokers made it dramatic by tying the game in the bottom of the ninth inning with a two-out solo homerun from Henry Devleeschouwer, the Bums played small ball to get the win in the eleventh inning, hitting a sacrifice fly to bring Adam West home from third after leading off the inning with a triple. West (.286/1/3) was 3-for-6 on the day, scoring twice and hitting two triples as well as being credited with an error in the infield. Ironically, his two triples came at either end of the game. Charlie Matthews (.069/1/4) was hitless in five at-bats, striking out three times but able to steal his first base of the postseason when he reached base on a fielder's choice and then stole second during the very next at-bat. Nathan Smith was the star of the show, however, hitting two homeruns in the game, both of them two-run homers in the first and third innings. Smith now has a batting average of .516 in the postseason, with five homeruns and 14 RBI as well. As for the Jokers, David Hunter made his first appearance in the postseason, subbing in for Franklin Kohut and getting one at-bat that ended in a strikeout. Patrick Hannon (.281/2/7) was 2-for-4 with a run scored and a run knocked in from his first inning double. Hannon was also caught stealing for the second time in the postseason. 2021 SFBL POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT SEMI-FINAL BOSTON TEA BAGGERS (1 LOSS) VS. NEW YORK BUMS (2 LOSSES) BOSTON TEA BAGGERS 6, NEW YORK BUMS 3 No real drama here, as Boston put it out of reach early and the bullpen did a good enough job of holding the lead as Boston now advances to the finals of the Postseason Tournament, with the daunting task of having to beat Baltimore three times in a row to capture the title. The defending champions in the tournament will settle for third place this year, which is still respectable since the other two teams who placed last year (Atlanta, Montreal), are nowhere to be found this year. Christian Fury (.267/3/12) is leading the Tea Baggers in RBI this postseason, going 1-for-4 with two runs knocked in after a two-out single to bring in Robert Gennari and Colt Cavan. In the very next at-bat, Fury stole his third base of the postseason. Christian also struck out in one of his at-bats today. Adam West (.275/1/4) was 1-for-5 today with two strikeouts, and Charlie Matthews (.063/1/5) was 0-for-3 with his second sacrifice fly of the postseason accounting for his fourth RBI. Matthews also made a throwing error to try and gun down Christian Fury at second base, allowing Fury to advance to third. 2021 SFBL POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT FINAL BOSTON TEA BAGGERS (1 LOSS) VS. BALTIMORE CRIME SPREE (0 LOSSES) BOSTON TEA BAGGERS 8, BALTIMORE CRIME SPREE 10 The quest for Boston to knock off top ranked Baltimore got off to a bad start today, as the Crime Spree jumped on Juan Machuca early. Boston kept it close, even trying to close a five-run deficit in the final inning with three runs, but they were still two runs short as they face elimination from the tournament tomorrow, unless they can find a way to beat Baltimore three straight times without losing a game themselves. Christian Fury (.324/3/15) continued a hot streak in this game with a 3-for-4 day, scoring once and knocking in three runs with two doubles and a sacrifice fly, but it simply wasn't enough for the Tea Baggers. For the Crime Spree, Paco Fernandez (.350/0/3) was 1-for-5 with two runs scored and a strikeout, stealing his fifth and sixth bases of the postseason. Fabio Mercurio improved his postseason record to 3-0 with a 12 strikeout performance today. BOSTON TEA BAGGERS 3, BALTIMORE CRIME SPREE 8 With a big seven-run inning off Manuel Fusco in the bottom of the second, Baltimore sealed the deal in the Penitentiary, winning the Postseason Tournament and eliminating the Tea Baggers in the process, not losing a single game as the #1 seed, something that Vancouver completely choked under. A stellar postseason must come to an end for Christian Fury (.316/4/16), whose final game was less than outstanding, going 1-for-4 with a solo homerun in the 2nd inning that was the last run scored before Baltimore exploded for seven in the very next half-inning. Paco Fernandez (.400/0/4) didn't get much from the offensive burst, however, going 3-for-5 with two runs scored, an RBI, and a strikeout. Paco hit two doubles in the second and fourth inning, finishing with four doubles and seven stolen bases as he stole yet another one tonight. FINAL STANDINGS First Place ($1,000,000) - Baltimore Crime Spree (Paco Fernandez) Second Place ($500,000) - Boston Tea Baggers (Christian Fury) Third Place ($250,000) - New York Bums (Charlie Matthews, Adam West) The recaps for the Conference Championships are forthcoming. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the pinjockey 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2005 The replacement player for Carlos DeSantis, who I need hit by a bus in the offseason. First Name: Tom Last Name: Donovan Nickname: Dead Ball Number: 3 Origin: USA Birth date: 7/19/1981 or 2004 if the birth date needs to match the age start Age to start: 18 Height: 5'9" Weight: 130 Bats: Both(Switch) Throws: Right Position: Starting Pitcher Duration (A, B, C, D, E) - +2 points Groundball% - +5 points Avoiding hits talent - +2 points Getting strikeouts talent -- +2 points Fastball Sinker Splitfinger Knuckleball Loyalty: How loyal you are to the team you're on. Choose from: Minimal, doesn't care Needs winner: How badly your player needs a winner. Choose from: Sometimes Leader ability: How well you can lead a team. Choose from: None Clutch performance: How well you perform when the heat is on. Choose from: GREAT Consistency: How consistent you are in your playing. Choose from: Good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HarleyQuinn 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2005 David Hunter will try to save a puppy and fall of a cliff as a result...but the puppy gets saved! First Name: Joe Last Name: Kerr Nickname: Clown Prince Number: 00 Origin: USA Birth date: 4/15/1999 Age to start: 22 Height: 6'5" Weight: 207 Bats: Left Throws: Left Position: Starting Pitcher **** The Pitchers' Template: Should only be filled out if you chose to be a Starting Pitcher, Reliever, or Closer. You have 11 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 (A, B, C, D, E) - +1 Holding Runners - 0 Groundball% - 0 Avoiding hits vs. Left-handed hitters - 0 Avoiding hits vs. Right-handed hitters - 0 Avoiding hits talent - +1 Avoiding doubles vs. Left-handed hitters - 0 vs. Right-handed hitters - 0 talent - 0 Avoiding homeruns vs. Left-handed hitters - 0 vs. Right-handed hitters - 0 talent - +1 Avoiding walks vs. Left-handed hitters - 0 vs. Right-handed hitters - 0 talent - +1 Getting strikeouts vs. Left-handed hitters - +1 vs. Right-handed hitters - +1 talent - +5 Velocity - +1 Fastball Curveball Slider Splitfinger Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Evolution Report post Posted March 25, 2005 2021 SFBL EAST-WEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY VS LOS ANGELES GLORY HOLES GAME 1 Neal Pittman (CHI) vs. Whit Periman (LA) The Glory Holes got off to a fast start, leaving the Transit Authority in the dust and giving Periman plenty of cushion to do his thing, actually having a pretty mediocre game. But it was no matter, as LA still ended up on top by the score of 10-6, winning the opening game of Los Angeles' first appearance in the Conference Championship. A three-run homerun by Coltyn Stykes in the bottom of the first kicked off the scoring for Los Angeles, as Stykes, Jeff Garman, and Joey Zurn all crossed home plate with the 413 foot shot. In the bottom of the second, Garman would single home Scott Nagao, and after a double steal with Garman and Zurn, Jeff Stainsby brought them both home with yet another three-run homerun, this one to the opposite field but having the same result, as Garman, Zurn, and Stainsby all crossed home plate to give Los Angeles a commanding 7-0 lead, and also knocking Neal Pittman out of the game after only one and one-third innings. The Transit Authority finally struck back in the top of the fourth, as Anton Gonzalez doubled home Francisco Parisi, who had singled to lead off the inning. It was a small dent in the deficit they were facing, but at least it was SOMETHING. Los Angeles simply built the lead back up to eight runs, thanks to a fielder's choice sacrifice by Garman that scored David Menchaca, and a Daren Scheetz triple that brought Garman home. In the very next inning for the Glory Holes, Zurn got his only RBI of the night, hitting a single to left that brought home Eric Battle from second. Chicago finally learned to put some runs together in the top of the sixth, scoring three runs in that inning. Bill Quinones hit an RBI single to score Benicio Cantu, Alberto Avila hit an RBI double to bring home Parisi, and Rico Varela grounded out to the first baseman to sacrifice Quinones home, all of these at-bats happening one after another. With the deficit closed to six runs, Chicago added yet another run in the top of the seventh, as Cantu reached base on an error by Menchaca, as Glynn Kortkamp scored from third. Alberto Avila's RBI single in the top of the eighth scored Quinones from third, as Whit Periman's day was done, allowing six runs in seven innings, unable to get an out in the eighth inning. Ryan Fetters was able to shut the door from there, allowing no more Transit Authority members to cross home plate and giving LA the victory. Zurn (.346/0/2) finished the game 4-for-5, knocking in a run and scoring twice and adding his fourth stolen base of the postseason. CHICAGO 6, LOS ANGELES 10 Los Angeles leads series 1 game to 0 WP - Whit Periman (2-0, 7 IP, 13 HA, 6 ER, 3 BB, 4 Ks) LP - Neal Pittman (1-1, 1 1/3 IP, 7 HA, 7 ER, 1 BB, 0 Ks) Time of Game: 3 hours, 23 minutes Player of the Game: Joey Zurn (4-for-5, 2 R, RBI, SB) Game Notes: None. TSM Quick Reference: Joey Zurn (4-for-5, 2 R, RBI, SB) GAME 2 George Alongi (CHI) vs. Tim Neal (LA) Chicago built an early lead this time, and despite an early comeback from the Glory Holes, Bill Quinones snuffed the rooster with one swing, giving Chicago a 5-3 advantage after a three-run homerun in the fourth inning, as Chicago went on to victory by the score of 6-3, evening the best-of-seven series at one game a piece as the series is ready to transfer to Sears Field. Francisco Parisi hit a sacrifice fly to bring Nino Llanes home from third as the very first run in the very top of the first inning. The Transit Authority added another run in next inning as Tim Neal threw a wild pitch during Alberto Avila's at-bat, scoring Rico Varela from third. Los Angeles staged a huge comeback in the bottom of the third inning, as everybody in the Glory Holes batting order got a turn at the plate. Joey Zurn knocked in Scott Nagao with an RBI single, and Jeff Garman knocked in David Menchaca and Joey Zurn as the very next batter, giving Los Angeles a 3-2 lead. The next half-inning saw Chicago take the lead back, however, as Bill Quinones slapped a three-run homerun to score Varela and Arne Snider, giving Chicago a two-run lead again. Los Angeles had no answer, as the Chicago bullpen shut them down, allowing Benicio Cantu to add an insurance run in the top of the eighth with a solo homerun to make the score 6-3, which happened to be the final score as well. Joey Zurn (.355/0/3) was 2-for-5 with a run scored and a run knocked in, with one strikeout and a double in the fourth inning. CHICAGO 6, LOS ANGELES 3 Series tied at 1 game a piece WP - Paul Bosy (1-0, 3 IP, 1 HA, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 Ks, entered game in the fifth inning) LP - Tim Neal (1-1, 8 IP, 8 HA, 6 ER, 1 BB, 5 Ks) S - Tom Righini (3) Time of Game: 3 hours, 18 minutes Player of the Game: Bill Quinones (1-for-4, R, 3 RBI, 3-run homerun in the fourth inning) Game Notes: None. TSM Quick Reference: Joey Zurn (2-for-5, R, RBI, K, 2B) GAME 3 Gil Nowlin (LA) vs. Ronald Jahn (CHI) The dust had cleared by the end of the sixth inning, and in the end, it was Los Angeles who ended up on top, advancing up two games to one on the Transit Authority with a close 5-4 victory. Los Angeles scored early, as Daren Scheetz grounded out to the second baseman, scoring Joey Zurn in the process for an early 1-0 lead in the game. The Holes added three more runs in the top of the third inning, starting with Daren Scheetz hitting an RBI single to bring Jeff Garman home. Eric Battle then hit a sacrifice fly to score Jeff Stainsby, and Scott Nagao knocked in Scheetz as the very next batter to finish the scoring for that half-inning. Chicago fought back to cut their deficit in half, as Glynn Kortkamp slapped a double to left-center, scoring Bill Quinones and Nino Llanes to cut the score to 4-2 in favor of LA. Los Angeles increased their lead to three runs in the top of the fifth, as Eric Battle doubled down the left field line, scoring Dale Vickery. Chicago finally got it back down to a one run deficit in the bottom of the sixth, as Anton Gonzalez doubled home Francisco Parisi and Gonzalez himself was doubled home by Benicio Cantu. That was as close as the Transit Authority would get, however, as the LA bullpen was able to hang on from there, keeping that razor-thin lead. Joey Zurn (.333/0/3) was 1-for-5 with a run scored, a strikeout, and his fifth stolen base of the postseason. LOS ANGELES 5, CHICAGO 4 Los Angeles leads series 2 games to 1 WP - Gill Nowlin (2-0, 6 1/3 IP, 8 HA, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 Ks) LP - Ronald Jahn (0-3, 6 1/3 IP, 10 HA, 5 ER, 1 BB, 4 Ks) S - Rafael Jimenez (2) Time of Game: 3 hours, 39 minutes Player of the Game: Daren Scheetz (1-for-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, K) Game Notes: None. TSM Quick Reference: Joey Zurn (1-for-5, 1 R, K, SB) GAME 4 Whit Periman (LA) vs. Neal Pittman (CHI) Whit the Groundhog was off to a good start, but a 27 minute rain delay dampened Periman's ability to pitch, as he was unable to finish the fifth inning due to stamina problems. Things were still looking good as Los Angeles still had a one-run lead thanks to Jeff Stainsby's RBI single in the top of the third, but the bottom of the eighth sunk the Glory Holes as Rafael Jimenez imploded. Anton Gonzalez singled home Benicio Cantu, and the next batter in Bill Quinones singled home Francisco Parisi and pinch-runner Robbie McElhinney, as Chicago suddenly found themselves with a two-run lead. Against Tim Righini, the Glory Holes couldn't get off the ground, as Chicago tied the best-of-seven series with a 3-1 victory over LA. Zurn (.308/0/3) was hitless in three at-bats with three strikeouts and a walk. Zurn took advantage of that base on balls, however, using it to earn his sixth stolen base of the season. LOS ANGELES 1, CHICAGO 3 Series tied at two games a piece WP - Jud Joseph (2-1, 3 IP, 0 HA, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 Ks, entered game in sixth inning) LP - Rafael Jimenez (0-1, entered game in eighth inning) S - Tim Righini (4) Time of Game: 3 hours, 14 minutes Player of the Game: Jud Joseph (18 of 29 pitches thrown for strikes) Game Notes: 27 minute rain delay in fourth inning. Rafael Jimenez's losing streak reaches a career high eight consecutive decisions. TSM Quick Reference: Joey Zurn (0-for-3, BB, 3 Ks, SB) GAME 5 Tim Neal (LA) vs. George Alongi (CHI) Los Angeles got the lead in the top of the first and never looked back, keeping their distance from the Transit Authority and soundly defeating Chicago 8-4 as the Glory Holes will get an opportunity to win the Conference Championship in LA instead of winning it in Chicago. Jeff Stainsby got things started for LA in the top of the first with a double down the left field line that scored Jeff Garman after Anton Gonzalez overthrew his target, allowing Garman to easily score instead of having to earn that first run of the game. Two batters later, Coltyn Stykes singled to left, scoring Stainsby. It took two more batters before more runs were scored, this time in duplicate as Eric Battle roped a double to the gap in right-center to not only score Daren Scheetz, but also Stykes. Finally, Scott Nagao wrapped things up by hitting a single to left to bring home Battle from second. All told, LA amassed five runs in that inning, quickly pulling away from Chicago as every starter in the lineup for Los Angeles got a turn at the plate in the inning, and George Alongi was unable to make it out of that inning, being replaced by Francesco Taveras after Scott Nagao knocked in the fifth run of the inning. Redemption was somewhat bittersweet for the Transit Authority in the bottom half of the inning, as they were able to muster a couple of runs in their attempt to quickly make up the difference before Tim Neal could clamp down. Glynn Kortkamp doubled home Nino Llanes without any challenge from the outfield, and Francisco Parisi was able to single home Kortkamp despite a desperation throw from Zurn to try and gun down Glynn at home. An inning later, Chicago closed the deficit to two runs after Rico Varela's solo homerun with one out in the inning accounting for the third run for the Transit Authority in the game. The next few innings buzzed by, eventually leading to the top of the fifth as Los Angeles once again struck and seemed to put things out of reach, going for the kill. Dale Vickery started the scoring with an RBI single that scored Scheetz, followed by a sacrifice fly from Battle that brought Stykes home. Nagao, the third batter in this succession, doubled down the left field line to score Vickery, as the circle of life is completed and Los Angeles is back to a five-run lead over the hapless Transit Authority. In the bottom of the sixth, Rico Varela was able to hit homerun #2 off Tim Neal, but four runs was as close as they were going to get for the rest of the game as that ended up being the final score, as Tim Neal was finally able to silence the bats of the Transit Authority on a more permanent basis, lasting until the bottom of the ninth when Chicago actually tried to make a game out of it but left runners on first and second after Glynn Kortkamp slapped a grounder right back to the pitcher to end the game. Joey Zurn (.295/0/3) went 1-for-5 with a strikeout, and was caught stealing for the third time in this postseason. LOS ANGELES 8, CHICAGO 4 Los Angeles leads series 3 games to 2 WP - Tim Neal (2-1, 8 IP, 7 HA, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 Ks) LP - George Alongi (1-1, 2/3 IP, 6 HA, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 0 Ks) Time of Game: 3 hours, 40 minutes Player of the Game: Eric Battle (1-for-3, 1 R, 3 RBI, K, 2B) Game Notes: The first of Rico Varela's two homeruns was the longest homerun of his career, measuring at 449 feet. TSM Quick Reference: Joey Zurn (1-for-5, K, CS) GAME 6 Ronald Jahn (CHI) vs. Gill Nowlin (LA) The Glory Holes firmly placed a stake in the heart of the Transit Authority tonight, winning Game 6 with a 6-0 shutout of Chicago and advancing to the SFBL Championship for the first time in the franchise's history. Los Angeles scored five runs in the first three innings and added a sixth in the bottom of the fifth in their easy manhandling of the weak Chicago pitching staff. Ronald Jahn will finish the postseason with an 0-4 record, while Gill Nowlin remains undefeated going into the League Championship against a fairly strong Columbus team. However, all signs point to a Los Angeles victory, giving the team their first title in franchise history, a great accomplishment for a team that had only been to the first round once before this season. Joey Zurn (.271/0/3) was hitless in four at-bats, striking out twice and basically contributing nothing to this big victory for the Holes. CHICAGO 0, LOS ANGELES 6 Los Angeles wins series 4 games to 2 WP - Gill Nowlin (3-0, 7 1/3 IP, 5 HA, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 Ks) LP - Ronald Jahn (0-4, 4 2/3 IP, 9 HA, 6 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 4 Ks) Time of Game: 2 hours, 47 minutes Player of the Game: Gill Nowlin (first appearance in the SFBL Championship at the age of 35) Game Notes: 27 minute rain delay in second inning. TSM Quick Reference: Joey Zurn (0-for-4, 2 K) 2021 SFBL NORTH-SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP COLUMBUS PRIDE VS QUAHOG QUAGMIRES GAME 1 Nigel McClain (COL) vs. Boris Pacheco (QUA) Jesse Ewiak was there for the Pride in the beginning of the game, and he was there for them in the end. Leading off the scoring in the top of the first with a two-run homerun, the "Vagabond" was on base when John Scherfenberg crushed a game-winning two-run homerun in the top of the ninth, giving Columbus a 4-3 advantage that they would hold onto to win the first game of the best-of-seven between the Pride and the defending SFBL champions. Ewiak's homerun in the first inning scored Raleigh Orsettig, putting Boris Pacheco in trouble early. Quahog was able to get one run back in the bottom of the first as Nigel McClain threw a wild pitch during Lloyd Bazley's at-bat, allowing Timothy Marsch to score from third. Nigel was shaky that entire inning, however. After allowing a leadoff single to Marsch, Marsch stole second and then advanced to third on a wild pitch before scoring on that second wild pitch two batters later. The Quagmires tied the game in the bottom of the sixth as Nigel threw yet another wild pitch to advance Eddie Morgan to second, and Marsch then doubled to left-center to score Morgan and tie the game at two runs a piece. After throwing yet another wild pitch during Jonathan Dehn's at-bat, Dehn slapped a single to right-center, scoring Warner Eaddy from second as Nigel was done for the night, being replaced by Brendon Granados. When you don't take the wild pitches into account, it actually seems like a respectable outing for McClain. Finally, a crazy top of the ninth saw Ewiak lead off the inning with a double to right-center. Then came the 397 foot homerun from Scherfenberg. Neall Isaacson followed that up with a double down the right field line, and George Mumy was intentionally walked to set up a force play. And there was a force, alright, as Michael Brennan hit a deep, deep shot to right field. But Kelvin Martinez made a miracle catch, catching both Isaacson and Mumy off-guard, as they had assumed that it was a surefire homerun. Both men were doubled up, for an amazing TRIPLE play! Despite those supernatural heroics, the bottom of the ninth provided no drama as Javier Arocha gunned down the Quagmires in order, giving the Pride the victory. Austin Sly (.200/0/0) was hitless in four at-bats with three strikeouts. Ewiak (.480/4/11), the team leader in batting average, homeruns and RBI in the postseason, was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two runs knocked in with his two-run homerun and also being on base for that game-winning homerun. Timothy Marsch (.485/0/6) was 3-for-4 with one run knocked in and another scored on the strength of his sixth inning double. Marsch also stole his fourth base of the postseason, but was caught trying to steal his fifth, his first time caught stealing in the postseason. Jonathan Dehn got one hit in three at-bats with a run knocked in and a walk, stealing his third base of the postseason. COLUMBUS 4, QUAHOG 3 Columbus leads series 1 game to 0 WP - Brendon Granados (1-0, entered game in the eighth inning) LP - Geordie Cavell (1-2, entered game in the ninth inning) S - Javier Arocha (1) Time of Game: 3 hours, 22 minutes Player of the Game: Jesse Ewiak (2-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B, 2-run homerun in first inning) Game Notes: None. TSM Quick Reference: Austin Sly (0-for-4, 3 K) Jesse Ewiak (2-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B, 2-run HR) Nigel McClain (ND, 7 2/3 IP, 7 HA, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 Ks) Timothy Marsch (3-for-4, R, RBI, K, 2B, SB) Jonathan Dehn (1-for-3, RBI, BB, SB) GAME 2 Roberto Velez (COL) vs. Berry Odell (QUA) Columbus opened up their offense on Berry Odell early, and Roberto Velez shut the door on Quahog, as Columbus dominated Game 2, jumping out to a two-games-to-zero lead in the best-of-seven series with an 8-1 blowout of the defending champion Quagmires. Neall Isaacson started the offense for the Pride with a three-run homerun to deep right, scoring Jesse Ewiak, John Scherfenberg, and himself. Quahog fired back with their only run of the game, as Jonathan Dehn hit a sacrifice grounder to score Timothy Marsch from third, cutting the deficit to two runs. Columbus added another run in the top of the third as Raleigh Orsettig doubled Austin Sly home after Sly reached base to leadoff the inning thanks to a throwing error by Jamaal Scrivener. In the very next inning, Sly was involved yet again, this time hitting a two-run homerun down the left field line to score Michael Brennan and himself, making the lead five runs at a score of 6-1. Fabio Pena doubled home Aires Albertus in the top of the fifth, mercifully ending Berry Odell's start at four and two-thirds innings. Sly was not done, however, leading off the top of the sixth with his second homerun of the game, a solo homerun that gave Columbus a seven-run lead. From there, the game went into a scoring stasis, as both teams' bullpens were good enough to more or less shut the door on each other, which obviously gave Columbus the overwhelming advantage and eventually the victory in Game 2. Austin Sly (.267/2/3) was 3-for-5 on the day, with three runs scored and three more knocked in, as his two homeruns were more than enough for him to be recognized as the player of the game, a rare performance stat for Austin. Jesse Ewiak (.433/4/11) actually had an off-day, going 1-for-5 with a run scored. Timothy Marsch (.486/0/6) was 2-for-4 with a run scored and a strikeout, not to mention his fifth stolen base of the postseason. Jonathan Dehn (.333/0/9) was 1-for-3, knocking in a run and drawing one walk. COLUMBUS 8, QUAHOG 1 Columbus leads series 2 games to 0 WP - Roberto Velez (2-0, 8 IP, 4 HA, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 Ks) LP - Berry Odell (0-2, 4 2/3 IP, 8 HA, 7 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 3 Ks) Time of Game: 3 hours, 36 minutes Player of the Game: Austin Sly (3-for-5, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR [two-run homerun in the fourth inning and a solo homerun in the sixth inning]) Game Notes: None. TSM Quick Reference: Austin Sly (3-for-5, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR) Jesse Ewiak (1-for-5, R) Timothy Marsch (2-for-4, R, K, SB) Jonathan Dehn (1-for-3, RBI, BB) GAME 3 Frigid Soul (QUA) vs. Joseph Mason (COL) Quahog established a big lead early, and despite the best efforts of the Pride, they were unable to make a comeback, falling short with four runs in the ninth inning only able to earn them a 10-9 loss, as Columbus now only has a two games to one lead in the best-of-seven series to decide who will be representing the North-South in the SFBL Championship. The Quagmires fast start was a five-run opening inning, starting with a leadoff homerun from Timothy Marsch. Three batters later, Lloyd Bazley doubled down the left field line, scoring Mike Armstrong from second. Hadley Reabold was walked as the next batter, and Antonio Frades was walked as well, scoring Dehn from third as the bases were loaded. Another walk from Joseph Mason brought home Lloyd Bazley, and Eddie Morgan hit a sacrifice fly to bring home Hadley Reabold as the fifth and final run of the inning. That was enough to get Joseph Mason out of the game, however, as he choked big time, unable to even get out of the first inning. In the bottom half of this inning, Columbus immediately cut their deficit back down to four runs as Jesse Ewiak hit a single to right-center to bring home Austin Sly from second without a challenge from the outfield. The Pride continued to close the gap, as Michael Brennan doubled down the right field line to score George Mumy and Aires Albertus reached base two batters later thanks to an error from leftfielder Eddie Morgan, allowing Brennan to score from third to cut the Quagmires' lead down to a mere two runs. Another run in the bottom of the third thanks to a sacrifice grounder from George Mumy scored John Scherfenberg as the fourth run for Columbus, cutting the deficit to only one run. Quahog kept their distance, as Jamaal Scrivener grounded into a fielder's choice that scored Hadley Reabold from third to keep the defending champions ahead by two runs. In the fifth inning, Quahog added yet another run thanks to a sacrifice fly from Jonathan Dehn, scoring Timothy Marsch from third after his triple to lead off the inning. Columbus came right back in the bottom of the fifth, however, as George Mumy grounded into a fielder's choice to score Jesse Ewiak from third and cut Quahog's lead back down to two runs. Quahog continued to stay one step ahead of the Pride, however, as Antonio Frades doubled down the left field line to score Hadley Reabold from first despite a challenge from John Scherfenberg, making the score 8-5 in favor of the Quagmires. Both teams were finally silenced offensively until the top of the eighth, when Quahog finally got their five-run lead back in the form of a two-run homerun by Kelvin Martinez, seemingly shutting the door on Columbus for good as Martinez and Bazley crossed home. But Columbus saved the best for last, as Austin Sly led off the bottom of the ninth with a single to center. Jon Daubard then came on to hopefully shut the door, but he quickly walked Raleigh Orsettig to put runners on first and second. Jesse Ewiak came up but hit a sacrifice fly to DEEP left-center, allowing Austin Sly to advance to third and put runners on the corners. John Scherfenberg stepped to the plate and jacked a three-run homerun without breaking a sweat, suddenly cutting Quahog's lead down to two runs. With that, Geordie Cavell entered the game for a save opportunity...and promptly allowed a solo homerun to Neall Isaacson. The Pride fans were in hysterics, but they were quickly silenced as Cavell mowed down Mumy and Brennan with two straight swinging strikeouts, ending the comeback right in its tracks as Quahog was able to hang on despite the wild finish. Timothy Marsch (.488/1/7) was 3-for-6 with two runs scored, an RBI, and a strikeout. Marsch was a double short of the cycle, hitting a fifth inning triple and a solo homerun to start the game. Jonathan Dehn (.303/0/10) was hitless in three at-bats, drawing two walks and knocking in a run, along with scoring once himself. Dehn has now hit three sacrifice flies in the postseason. Austin Sly (.314/2/3) was 3-for-5 with two runs scored and a strikeout, hitting a double in the first inning. Jesse Ewiak (.429/4/12) was 2-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI, along with a strikeout. Ewiak hit his fourth double of the postseason, and also got his second stolen base of the postseason. QUAHOG 10, COLUMBUS 9 Columbus leads series 2 games to 1 WP - Reid Aiderholt (1-0, entered game in the fifth inning) LP - Joseph Mason (0-2, 2/3 IP, 3 HA, 5 ER, 4 BB, 0 Ks) S - Geordie Cavell (1) Time of Game: 4 hours, 39 minutes Player of the Game: Kelvin Martinez (2-for-2, 1 R, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 2-run homerun in the eighth inning) Game Notes: 42 minute rain delay in second inning. TSM Quick Reference: Timothy Marsch (3-for-6, 2 R, 1 RBI, K, 3B, HR) Jonathan Dehn (0-for-3, R, RBI, 2 BB) Frigid Soul (ND, 4 IP, 7 HA, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 Ks) Austin Sly (3-for-5, 2 R, K, 2B) Jesse Ewiak (2-for-5, R, RBI, K, 2B, SB) GAME 4 Boris Pacheco (QUA) vs. Nigel McClain (COL) Skeptics had their doubts about whether or not Nigel could pull it off. With a chance to advance to a potentially series-ending showdown in Game 5, Nigel was given a high-pressure slot in the pitching rotation. And for once, Nigel managed to not crumble. After allowing two runs in the top of the second, Nigel shut the door, making it through the first seven innings and most of the eighth before finally being replaced, as Columbus built up their run total, eventually settling on seven as Quahog was left in the dust, the defending champions suffering a 7-2 loss with the chance of being eliminated at Applewhite Field in Game 5. Quahog scored first in the top of the second, as Jamaal Scrivener singled down the right field line to score Hadley Reabold from third. The very next batter was Eddie Morgan, and during his at-bat Jamaal was able to steal second. This put him into scoring position for Eddie's single down the first base line that would eventually score Jamaal as the second run of the game for the Quagmires. Columbus' answer came in the latter half of the third inning, as Fabio Pena started things off right with a big 416 foot solo homerun. Later in the inning, Jesse Ewiak would ground into a fielder's choice, as Raleigh Orsettig would be forced out at second base but Austin Sly would score from third without a scratch on him, tying the game at two runs a piece after three innings. Both teams continued at a stalemate until the bottom of the sixth broke things wide open for Columbus. A pair of walks to begin the inning led to a bloop single from Neall Isaacson that loaded up the bases for George Mumy, who was an unlikely candidate to whack a 400 foot monster shot in the power alley in left to give Columbus a commanding four-run lead. The shocked Quagmires were not prepared for damage control, leaving themselves wide open for a two-out solo homerun from Neall Isaacson after the seventh inning stretch, further complicating matters as the 7-2 score would eventually become the final score, Quahog unable to get anything going against Columbus' pitching on this night. Timothy Marsch (.444/1/7) was hitless in four at-bats, striking out twice. Jonathan Dehn (.270/0/10) suffered an identical fate, as he was hitless in four at-bats but with only one strikeout. Austin Sly (.300/2/3) was 1-for-5 with a run scored and two strikeouts. Jesse Ewiak (.395/4/13) was hitless in three at-bats, but made the most out of his at-bats, drawing one walk and later scoring in that inning, and getting his lone RBI from the fielder's choice situation in the bottom of the third inning. Nigel McClain remains undefeated in the postseason with a record of 2-0, pitching seven and two-thirds innings with two earned runs on seven hits allowed, with seven men struck out and one walked. Nigel's postseason ERA is now down to a slim 2.89. QUAHOG 2, COLUMBUS 7 Columbus leads series 3 games to 1 WP - Nigel McClain (2-0, 7 2/3 IP, 7 HA, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 Ks) LP - Boris Pacheco (1-1, 5 IP, 3 HA, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 Ks) Time of Game: 3 hours, 12 minutes Player of the Game: George Mumy (1-for-4, R, 4 RBI, K, Grand Slam Homerun in sixth inning) Game Notes: None. TSM Quick Reference: Timothy Marsch (0-for-4, 2 K) Jonathan Dehn (0-for-4, K) Austin Sly (1-for-5, R, 2 Ks) Jesse Ewiak (0-for-3, R, RBI, BB) Nigel McClain (Win, 2-0, 7 2/3 IP, 7 HA, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 Ks) GAME 5 Berry Odell (QUA) vs. Roberto Velez (COL) It took some work, but Columbus was eventually able to get the job done, eliminating Quahog from the postseason with a 5-4 victory and advancing to the SFBL Championship. Quahog scored first under adverse conditions, having just seen their teammate Timothy Marsch get a little angry and find himself getting ejected for arguing a strike three call. Jonathan Dehn would triple to center field, however, bringing home Mike Armstrong and Antonio Frades as the Quagmires quickly had a 2-0 lead. Quahog added another run in the top of the fifth with a sacrifice fly from Frades that brought Armstrong across the plate. Columbus decided to start playing some offense themselves at this point, fighting back with back-to-back two-out homeruns from Micahel Brennan and Austin Sly to cut the Quagmires' lead to a mere one run. The Quagmires kept their distance, however, as Eddie Morgan slammed a solo homerun in the top of the sixth to reset the lead back to two runs in favor of the defending SFBL champions. The Pride refused to be left in the dust, though, and this was made evident by a ball crushed to right field by John Scherfenberg to lead off the bottom of the sixth, landing 408 feet later as Columbus was once again within a run of the Quagmires. Both offenses calmed down for a moment, but once Berry Odell left the mound for Quahog, all hell broke lose. John Scherfenberg reached base against Jose Feliciano, who quickly found himself on the bench as Geordie Cavell came in. He got the second out of the inning, but then allowed a two-run homerun to George Mumy, the very same Mumy who hit that big Grand Slam homerun the previous night to put Columbus ahead for good. Now it had put them ahead 5-4, and they were now three outs away from the SFBL Championship Series. Javier Arocha entered the game in the top of the ninth, and the rest was elementary as Quahog went down in order in that inning, and found themselves eliminated despite being favored as the team to repeat as champions this year. Prior to his ejection, Marsch (.429/1/7) was hitless in two at-bats, but that one strikeout was a huge one. Jonathan Dehn (.317/0/12) continued to lead the team in RBI as he got another two of them today in his 3-for-4 day, which included a triple and, unfortunately, his first two times caught stealing on the basepaths. Austin Sly (.318/3/4) was 2-for-4 with a run scored, an RBI, and a strikeout, as Austin managed that fifth inning homerun, his third of the postseason. Jesse Ewiak (.381/4/13) was 1-for-4 with a striekout as his batting average, once astronomical, has suddenly returned back to earth. QUAHOG 4, COLUMBUS 5 Columbus wins series 4 games to 1 WP - Brendon Granados (2-0, entered game in eighth inning) LP - Geordie Cavell (1-3, entered game in eighth inning) S - Javier Arocha (2) Time of Game: 3 hours, 11 minutes Player of the Game: John Scherfenberg (4-for-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, SB, solo homerun in sixth inning) Game Notes: Timothy Marsch was ejected in the third inning for arguing a strike three call. TSM Quick Reference: Timothy Marsch (0-for-2, K) Jonathan Dehn (3-for-4, 2 RBI, 3B, 2 CS) Austin Sly (2-for-4, R, RBI, K, 2B, HR) Jesse Ewiak (1-for-4, K) 2021 SFBL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP LOS ANGELES GLORY HOLES (EAST-WEST) VS COLUMBUS PRIDE (NORTH-SOUTH) ...Recaps are forthcoming. For now, discuss the potential explosion when Austin meets his former team, and what must be going through Nigel's head as he prepares for yet another Championship Series, mere months after expressing his intent to be traded at the next available opportunity. Also, in his sophomore year, Joey Zurn finds himself leading off for a team that may actually have a chance at winning the SFBL Championship, although most of the burden doesn't rest on his speedy shoulders, it certainly wouldn't hurt for him to pick up some of the slack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest eppeedancer Report post Posted March 25, 2005 all i was doing was offering the ump the optical benefits of my glasses. Tim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sly 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2005 This is the greatest thing of all time. We better bring this one home. And... TAKE THAT QUAHOG~! ... Especially Munchie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Evolution Report post Posted March 25, 2005 By the way, guys, now would be a better time than ever to start whipping up some Spring Training plans so we don't end up waiting forever. This is the weekend, it's Easter weekend so I imagine those of you who even do end up going on the road will be somewhere near a computer. I'm aiming for 3/4 of the guys (including our three rookies) to put something in for Spring Training, so let's shoot to kill on that goal. The rookies for next year are Andrew Blackwell (Muzz), Chris Stanton (The Californian), Constantine Mussolini (Vern Gagne), to the best of my knowledge. I'm hoping I didn't miss anybody. New rookies have priority over veterans with new players, so Carlos, David and Josephs players will have to wait. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
