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Speaking of records, the TSM record book will be updated with the 2009 postseason.

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And DAMNIT James stay away from my records! lol

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BOSTON TEA BAGGERS VS DENVER DOUCHEBAGS

2009 EAST-WEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP

 

Boston hasn’t been in the playoffs since 2003 when they went all the way, and this is Denver’s first appearance in the playoffs ever!

 

GAME 1 – This was a pitchers’ duel in every sense of the word, as Juan Alvarez and Georgie Stanback went toe to toe, neither one giving up much of anything until the top of the 9th, when pinch-hitter Brian Sparks came to the plate for the ejected Ryan Marcus and finally came up big for the Douchebags with an RBI single.

 

Both pitchers pitched complete games, but it was Juan Alvarez who came out on top this time with a 1-0 victory over the Tea Baggers.

 

DENVER 1, BOSTON 0

 

W – Juan Alvarez (9 IP, 6 HA, 0 ER, 8 Ks)

L – Georgie “Flash” Stanback (9 IP, 7 HA, 1 ER, 6 Ks)

Player of the Game – Juan Alvarez (no walks)

 

GAME 2 – Much like the North-South series before it, Game 2 of the East-West series went to extra innings, and the scores kept low.

 

David Zullo flied out to deep right-center in the top of the second with runners on first and second, but the rightfielder Juan Gonzalez committed a throwing error that allowed Jeff Jetton to score from second, making the score 1-0 in favor of the Douchebags.

 

Neall Isaacson fired right back in the bottom of the 2nd, leading off the inning for the Tea Baggers by hitting a solo homerun to deep left field, tying the game at one run a piece.

 

Denver wasn’t done, however, and scored another run in the top of the 3rd as John Whitehead singled to left, scoring Luis Amezcua from second and making the score 2-1.

 

Then the bats quieted down until the bottom of the 6th, when Raimundo Robledo hit yet another leadoff homerun for the Boston team as the ball left the Sack over the right field wall, and the game was once again tied.

 

The bats went quiet again, and many 1-2-3 innings followed with neither team really stepping up to take the game to the next level. The game went into the 10th inning, and then the 11th, and then the 12th, finally, Denver came up in the top of the 14th, and the leadoff homerun struck again, but not for Boston. Douchebag Ronald Renfroe jacked a 421-foot shot to deep right-center, and suddenly the game was 3-2.

 

In the bottom half of the inning, the Tea Bagger fans could only watch in shock as the DoucheHeads back in Denver celebrated another close victory, this time by the margin of 3-2 in extra innings. After five hours, Boston found themselves at a severe disadvantage as they were off to Summer Eve’s Field.

 

DENVER 3, BOSTON 2 (14 INNINGS)

 

W – Miguel Azicri (1-0)

L – Nicolas Almaraz (0-1)

Player of the Game – Neall Isaacson (BOS) (4-for-6, HR, RBI, R)

 

GAME 3 – Once again, things were kept close, but not close enough for Denver.

 

Boston finally had a breakthrough when they needed it, picking up a 3-1 victory in Denver against the Douchebags to narrow Denver’s lead to only one game over the Tea Baggers.

 

John Tripp’s double in the top of the 6th put an end to things by scoring two runs and making the score 3-0.

 

Amos McKenney remained on the mound the entire game for the Douchebags, throwing only 99 pitches despite taking the loss. Erik McGaugh, on the other hand, pitched only seven and two-thirds innings en route to earning his first win of the postseason.

 

The game only lasted two hours and 37 minutes, quite a bit shorter than the five hour-plus marathon that was experienced in Boston just two days ago.

 

BOSTON 3, DENVER 1

 

W – Erik McGaugh (7.2 IP, 6 HA, 1 ER, 5 Ks)

L – Amos McKenney (9 IP, 4 HA, 3 ER, 6 Ks)

Player of the Game – Erik McGaugh (Left after giving up HR in the bottom of the 8th)

 

GAME 4 – Finally, in Game 4, the bats came alive and the Denver fans were treated to a high-scoring game for the first five innings.

 

The rest of the game is something that DoucheHeads would likely try not to remember for some time.

 

After tying the game in the bottom of the 5th at 6-6, the next three innings were quiet, calming down a hot crowd that saw plenty of offense and lead changes during the first five innings of the game.

 

Finally, the top of the 9th rolled around…and Denver fell apart.

 

Frank Vierra led off the inning with a double down the left field line as Enrique Orozco came on in relief of Alberto Laguna. Juan Gonzalez was kept on the bench as Santiago Curet went on to pinch hit for him. Curet laid down a sacrifice bunt, taking Vierra to third and making him a credible threat for the Denver defense. Neall Isaacson was intentionally walked to allow for a potential double play. However, Orozco walked the next better in John Tripp, loading the bases for Thomas Lipps.

 

With one swing, Lipps unloaded the bases. Everyone scored and Lipps ended up on second with a bases-clearing double that gave Boston a 9-6 lead and quickly quieted the Douchebag fans in the crowd. Orozco remained on the mound and was able to get the Douchebags out of the inning, but the damage had certainly been done. In the bottom of the 9th, Walter Galle came on in relief and retired the next three batters in order to give Boston a Game 4 victory that evened the series at two games a piece.

 

BOSTON 9, DENVER 6

 

W – Gary Flora (1-0, 4 IP, 1 HA, 0 ER)

L – Alberto Laguna (0-1)

S – Walter Galle (2)

Player of the Game – Frank Vierra (3-for-5, RBI, 3 R, leadoff double in 9th inning that led to 3 runs)

 

GAME 5 – After an offensive explosion in Game 4, the bats once again quieted down and the pitchers once again took control.

 

And with that, Boston won a chance to finish out the series at The Sack and advance to the SFBL Championship in Game 6.

 

With a 2-1 victory over the Douchebags, the two teams combined for 13 hits.

 

Neall Isaacson’s RBI single in the top of the 7th was enough to hold of Denver for the victory.

 

BOSTON 2, DENVER 1

 

W – Ferdinand Carreiro (1-0, 6.2 IP, 1 HA, 0 ER, 7 Ks)

L – Jayme Hermann (0-1, 5.2 IP, 5 HA, 1 ER, 5 Ks)

S – Walter Galle (3)

Player of the Game – Ferdinand Carreiro

 

GAME 6 – Back in Boston, the Tea Baggers had the opportunity to take out the Douchebags and advance to the SFBL Championship.

 

The Boston fans were given something to cheer about early in the game, as the catcher for the Douchebags allowed a passed ball, scoring Neall Isaacson from third and quickly giving the Tea Baggers a one-run advantage.

 

Harold Banks came up in the bottom of the 2nd with Mike Scherbak on first and two outs. Scherbak got things going by stealing second, and then Harold Banks brough him home with a single to shallow left-center, giving Boston a 2-0 lead and giving the fans in The Sack high hopes for the rest of the game.

 

Neall Isaacson passed the plate once again on a single to shallow right field, this time by Thomas Lipps. With Lipps on first, Mike Scherbak gave Denver nightmares by hitting a two-run homerun to deep right field and making the score 5-0 in favor of the Tea Baggers.

 

The bats went quiet once again, but Boston fans didn’t care, as they simply counted down the outs until they returned to the SFBL Championship for the first time since 2003.

 

As the top of the 9th rolled around, Erik McGaugh remained on the mound, looking for a complete game that would add a nice exclamation point on the end of the series. Richard Zwick slammed one to third base as the leadoff hitter, but it was caught and there was one out. Marc Taylor was the next better, and he singled to center as the Boston crowd quieted down slightly, hoping for a game-ending, series-ending double play to wrap it all up.

 

Luis Amezcua didn’t ground into a double play, but still got the crowd fired up as he struck out looking. Luis argued the call with the umpire, but was tossed soon after as the Boston fans were practically jumping out of their seats.

 

Jason Orozco was the next man to reach the plate for Denver, and he hit a dribbler to the shortstop. The fans rose to their feet, expecting a simple flip over to second base.

 

And Frank Vierra bobbled the ball. No play could be made as Marc Taylor slid into second safe. Suddenly, there were runners on first and second, but Boston still wasn’t discouraged and neither was Erik McGaugh.

 

And then Ryan Marcus hit a double to the gap in left-center, and some members of the Boston crowd groaned, likely because they just wanted the game to end. Marc Taylor and Jason Orozco both scored as the Boston coach came out of the bullpen, giving McGaugh the yank to a standing ovation from the Tea Bagger fans.

 

After warming up and a commercial break, Walter Galle stood ready to collect his 4th save of the series. All that was required was for him to get John Whitehead out, one way or another.

 

But he didn’t.

 

Whitehead singled to left and Ryan Marcus was far too fast for any play to be made as the score was suddenly 5-3 in favor of Boston. With the tying run coming up to the plate in Jeff Jetton, the Denver fans watching at home had hope after all.

 

In front of a sold out crowd of 50,500 strong at The Sack, Walter Galle made his delivery and Jeff Jetton took a swing.

 

The ball left the bat…

 

and promptly rolled to the first baseman Thomas Lipps. Lipps gathered the ball and stepped on first base as Jeff Jetton walked off the field in disgust, everyone swarming Walter Galle on the mound as Boston advanced to their first SFBL championship in 6 years.

 

The DoucheHeads watching across the nation were left to wonder what happened after Game 2.

 

BOSTON 5, DENVER 3

 

W – Erik McGaugh (2-0, 8.2 IP, 5 HA, 0 ER, 8 Ks)

L – Amos McKenney (0-2, 2.2 IP, 6 HA, 5 ER, 1 K)

S – Walter Galle (4 saves)

Player of the Game – Mike Scherbak (3-for-3, HR, 2 RBI)

 

The offense did not play a big role in this series, and for that reason there is no other choice but to give the EWCS MVP trophy to Erik McGaugh this year for his excellent performance in two pitching appearances for Boston. In his first postseason appearance, he went 2-0, earning a 0.55 ERA and pitching 16.1 innings while allowing only 11 hits in his two appearances. Honorable mention goes to Walter Galle, who was with the Tea Baggers in 2003 and earned four saves there as well as he did here.

 

JACKSONVILLE JACKOFFS VS VANCOUVER VASECTOMY

2009 NORTH-SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP

 

Jacksonville is in the playoffs for the third consecutive season, and Vancouver is making a return to the playoffs.

 

GAME 1 – Game 1 of the N-S Championship was much more high scoring than Game 1 of the E-W series, as Jacksonville immediately struck in the bottom of the 1st with a 2-RBI double from Winston Ghandi.

 

Vancouver didn’t take it lying down, however, and Tarik Jones doubled home Robert Mendell before William Allen brought Tarik home with a 2-run homerun to make the score 3-2 in favor of the Vasectomy.

 

The runs piled on for Vancouver in the top of the 3rd as RJ Frost sacrificed home Chad Rosenbaugh, and then Robert Mendell brought Frost home with a double, and finally Charlie Matthews singled home Robert Mendell to make the score 6-2 Vancouver and make the outlook bleak for Jacksonville.

 

The bottom of the 4th brought an Andre Faretta RBI double that made the score 6-3 Vancouver as the gap began to close.

 

The very next inning it continued as John Personeni singled home Zoilo Castillo and the next batter in Matthew Welke made it a one-run game by bringing Winston Ghandi home via a single.

 

The 7th-inning stretch got the Jackoff fans pumped up and it got the team pumped up as well as Zoilo hit an RBI single and then Matthew Welke struck again by bringing home Zoilo. After 7 innings, Vancouver suddenly found themselves behind one run, 7-6.

 

After William Allen flied out to begin the top of the 9th for Vancouver, Todd Harding reached on an error by the shortstop. However, the pinch runner for Harding was picked off at first base and things looked good with two outs and Robert Domingues at the plate.

 

Until he tripled. The crowd was still calm until Chad Rosenbaugh doubled him home. Fortunately, Juan Reynosa struck out swinging before the Jacksonville fans could riot.

 

The game carried over into extra innings and Vancouver broke the tie in the top of the 10th as Robert Mendell hit a solo homerun to deep left field, making it 8-7 Vancouver.

 

The Jacksonville fans seemed bummed out in the bottom of the 10th as the leadoff hitter Mitchell Lumsden came to the plate.

 

Solo homerun. 8-8 tie.

 

The game carried on past the 11th inning and to the top of the 12th, where Robert Mendell did it again, this time with a sacrifice fly to center field that scored Chad Rosenbaugh from third.

 

In the bottom of the 12th, Jacksonville didn’t stand a chance and they went down in short time, giving Vancouver a wild Game 1 victory 9-8 over Jacksonville.

 

VANCOUVER 9, JACKSONVILLE 8

 

W – William Kuhns (1-0)

L – Galvin Blea (0-1)

Player of the Game - Robert Mendell (3-for-5, 3 R, 3 RBI, HR)

 

GAME 2 – Vancouver blasted the game early and Jacksonville didn’t stand a chance.

 

The Jackoffs never led during any portion of the game and the Vasectomy simply dominated en route to a 8-6 Game 2 victory at Astroglide Park.

 

Four Vasectomy players hit homeruns in the game, including R.J. Frost and Charlie Matthews, as Frost, Matthews, and Robert Mendell combined for 7 of Vancouver’s 8 runs. Three Jackoffs hit homeruns, including Winston Ghandi, but it simply wasn’t enough to counter the offensive outbursts that Vancouver had during the game.

 

JACKSONVILLE 7, CHICAGO 0

 

W – Tito Aquino (1-0, 6 IP, 4 HA, 4 ER, 2 BB, 6 Ks)

L – Rafael Solares (0-1)

S – Thomas Hawkes (1 SV)

Player of the Game – R.J. Frost (3-for-5, HR, 3 RBI)

 

GAME 3 – Jacksonville avoided a sticky situation by blowing the game open early and keeping it open.

 

A 5-run inning put Vancouver out of it early and they couldn’t retaliate with much else as Vancouver took an 8-1 loss at the Deferens Dome

 

Ofilio Suarez, the starting pitcher for the Vasectomy only lasted two-thirds of an inning, giving up three hits, five runs and walking three batters en route to one of the worst playoff performances by a pitcher in SFBL history.

 

Ronnie Galeana, on the other hand, pitched 8 solid innings giving up only three hits.

 

JACKSONVILLE 8, VANCOUVER 1

 

W – Ronnie Galeana (8 IP, 3 HA, 1 ER, 5 Ks)

L – Ofilio Suarez (0.2 IP, 3 HA, 5 ER, 3 BB)

Player of the Game – Ronnie Galeana (1-0)

 

GAME 4 – Vancouver improved on their Game 3 run total, but by the time they had done that, Jacksonville already had the game won.

 

Jacksonville scored 16 runs on 16 hits and absolutely smothered the Vasectomy 16-9. Vancouver scored their 9 runs in the last 4 innings of the game, keeping Jacksonville scoreless during those innings but it certainly was not enough.

 

The game opened with Jacksonville scoring 5 runs in the first inning, and they continued to score, scoring more than one run in the first five innings before finally hitting cruise control and holding on to the big lead to even the season series at two games a piece.

 

Surprisingly, only 6 homeruns were hit in the game, and Vancouver actually accounted for four of those homeruns, including a grand slam by Tim Harding in the bottom of the 9th with one out.

 

JACKSONVILLE 16, VANCOUVER 9

 

W – Joey Salvador (1-0, 7.2 IP, 7 HA, 3 ER, 5 Ks)

L – Yogi Hisahsi (0-1, 1.2 IP, 3 HA, 7 R, 3 ER, 2 Ks)

Player of the Game – Zoilo Castillo (4-for-5, 2 RBI, 3 R)

 

GAME 5 – After high-scoring games left and right, the Deferens Dome was treated to a low-scoring game in Game 5, and a reason to go home happy.

 

Vancouver gained the advantage in their series with the Jacksonville Jackoffs by narrowly picking up a 2-1 victory over Jacksonville.

 

Back-to-back two-out homeruns from Chad Rosenbaugh and Juan Reynosa in the bottom of the 3rd inning were enough to keep Jacksonville out of the game.

 

VANCOUVER 2, JACKSONVILLE 1

 

W – Tito Aquino (2-0, 8.2 IP, 4 HA, 1 ER, 3 Ks)

L – George Alongi (0-1, 5.1 IP, 8 HA, 2 ER, 8 Ks)

S – Thomas Hawkes (2)

Player of the Game – Tito Aquino (pitched 65 strikes out of 111 total)

 

GAME 6 – Jacksonville seemed determined not to lose another playoff series, especially at home as the team with the best record in 2009.

 

Jacksonville scored three runs in the bottom of the 1st and added two more in the bottom of the 5th, forcing a Game 7 with Vancouver with a 5-2 victory.

 

Ofilio Suarez blew it again, giving up 5 runs before finally coming out with only 4.1 innings pitched, bringing his postseason ERA to an awful 18.00.

 

JACKSONVILLE 5, VANCOUVER 2

 

W – Ronnie Galeana (2-0, 7.2 IP, 9 HA, 2 ER, 7 Ks)

L – Olifio Suarez (0-2, 4.1 IP, 6 HA, 5 ER, 1 K)

S – Cedric Fukusaburu (1)

Player of the Game – Ronnie Galeana (2nd Player of the Game award in this series)

 

GAME 7 – As Boston waited to see who they would face in the SFBL Championship, the Vasectomy and the Jackoffs collided in Game 7. Jacksonville had been in a Game 7 situation before, and their goal was to avoid what happened last year in this situation, a heartbreaking 6-5 loss to the Chicago Transit Authority.

 

Yogi Hisahsi went to the mound for Vancouver, with Joey Salvador waiting in the bullpen for his third appearance in the postseason.

 

The Jackoffs loaded the bases in the bottom of the 1st with only one out and Winston Ghandi coming to the plate.

 

Ghandi then laced a hit to the gap in right-center, scoring one run and making the score 1-0 in favor of the Jackoffs, getting the Jacksonville crowd going as the bases remained loaded, still with only one out.

 

John Personeni came to the plate next, and the DH proceeded to strike out looking. Personeni had some words for the ump behind the plate, but Blue would have none of that as there were now two outs and Matthew Welke coming to the plate.

 

And Welke decided he would be a hero.

 

One hard grounder down the left field line later, and Jacksonville had struck first and struck big once again, as Welke cleared the bases with a stand-up bases loaded double. Hisashi was once again in trouble on the mound, and was able to retire Andre Faretta to get out of the inning.

 

Vancouver threatened in the top of the 5th with runners on the corners and two outs.

 

Robert Domingues took a big league swing and Brandon Mariano had to go back, back, back and to the warning track to make a running catch and retire the side for the inning, as Joey Salvador kept the Vasectomy to two hits through five innings complete.

 

After walking John Personeni to put runners on first and second in the top of the 6th, Yogi Hisashi passed the 100 pitch mark and looked hurt as trainers rushed out to help him off the field so that he could be examined to see what the problem was. Pio Orozco came on in relief, the score still 4-0 in favor of Jacksonville. Two batters later, Clinton Kelly laced an RBI single to make the score 5-0, and the Jackoff fans began to think that it was time for an early celebration.

 

In the bottom of the 7th, William Kuhns came on in relief of Orozco.

 

Unfortunately, he had to face Ghandi. With Zoilo Castillo on first, Ghandi jacked a two-run homerun to make the score 7-0, and Ghandi 3-for-3 with 3 RBI.

 

Salvador began to show signs of wear and tear in the top of the 8th, and having been injured before in the postseason, just last year in fact, the curse continued as he retired Juan Reynosa. The trainers once again had to lead Salvador off the field as the fans in Astroglide Park provided Salvador with a rousing round of applause and whistling, having held Vancouver to four hits through 8 innings pitched. Rafael Solares came on in relief in the top of the 9th with Vancouver needing 7 runs to stay alive.

 

R.J. Frost beat out an infield single to leadoff the inning, and Robert Mendell was walked as rookie Charlie Matthews came to the plate. Matthews laced an RBI single to right field, bringing R.J. Frost home and making the lead only 6 runs for Jacksonville, still with no outs. Tarik Jones then grounds a ball up the middle, scoring Mendell and leaving men on first and second, still with no outs and the score 7-2 in favor of Jacksonville.

 

William Allen flied out to left field, Allen Peasley smacked a screamer to deep right that was caught for out number two, as Charlie Matthews moved to third on another sacrifice.

 

With Robert Domingues up as the last hope for Vancouver…he smacked yet another liner down the right-field line. Brandon Mariano chased the ball down the right field line, chasing it and chasing it as the ball soared, Matthews crossing the plate in hopes that the ball would fall.

 

And it did fall.

 

Right in the glove of Brandon Mariano.

 

Game is over.

 

JACKSONVILLE 7, VANCOUVER 2

 

W – Joey Salvador (2-0, 8 IP, 4 HA, 0 ER, 9 Ks)

L – Yogi Hisahsi (0-2, 5 IP, 4 HA, 5 ER, 4 Ks)

Player of the Game – Joey Salvador (injured while pitching)

 

The NSCS MVP award this year will be shared between Winston Ghandi and Matthew Welke, who combined for 2 homeruns and 20 RBIs during the series, and 3 RBI each during Game 7 of the series.

 

BOSTON TEA BAGGERS VS JACKSONVILLE JACKOFFS

2009 SFBL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

 

As noted many times before, Boston hasn’t been to the League Championship in six seasons, when they last won the SFBL title. This is Jacksonville’s first trip to the big series.

 

GAME 1 – The Jacksonville Jackoffs tried to use a tactic that worked wonders against the Vancouver Vasectomy: Get the lead fast and hold onto it.

 

The Boston Tea Baggers struck first, but Jacksonville had the last laugh as they cruised to an easy 7-3 victory over the East-West Conference Champions in Game 1.

 

The Tea Baggers will attempt to salvage a game at The Sack against the Jackoffs with Game 2 on Thursday night, with Ferdinand Carreiro taking the mound against Jacksonville’s playoff ace to this point in Ronnie Galeana, both sporting 2-0 records in the postseason.

 

Galvin Blea pitched three innings in relief of George Alongi, holding the Tea Baggers to only one hit while walking three, holding the four-run lead steady as the game stretched into the later innings.

 

The bottom of the 9th for Boston featured an unusual event after Kounojirou Hitoshi singled to center field with one out. Harold Banks came to the plate and lined a frozen rope right at first basemen Edgar Clune as Clune leaped into the air and snapped his glove up just in time to catch the ball to retire Banks, his foot coming down on the bag as Hitoshi was doubled up on first to end the game, much to the chagrin of the Boston fans watching on.

 

Thomas Lipps scored the first run of the game for Boston with a solo homerun in the bottom of the 2nd, giving Boston a 1-0 lead. Mike Scherbak used his speed once he got on base with a single and stole second. Raimundo Robledo then proceeded to slap a single to centerfield that allowed Scherbak to score from second, though centerfielder Mitchell Lumsden managed to pickoff Robledo as he attempted to go to second.

 

The top of the 3rd seemed routine even after Mitchell Lumsden hit a two-out single to right field. Once Brandon Mariano was walked, however, things seemed to fall apart. Zoilo Castillo sent a liner down the left field line that scored both Lumsden and Mariano, tying the game as Castillo went into second. Winston Ghandi went the opposite way, going down the right field line and easily scoring Zoilo Castillo as Winston Ghandi turned on the turbo boosters and slid into third base with a triple. Designated hitter Luciano Cardona kept the parade of hitters going as a blooper to left field scored Winston Ghandi from third. Edgar Clune would single to put runners on first and second, but Matthew Welke would finally strike out to end a very long 3rd inning for Georgie Stanback, in which all nine Jacksonville players stepped up to the plate.

 

Frank Vierra struck right back for the Tea Baggers in the bottom half of the inning, sending a George Alongi pitch deep into right-center to make the score 4-3 in favor of the Jackoffs, getting most of the Boston crowd back into the game after they were silenced by the offensive outburst from Jacksonville. However, the next three batters went down quietly.

 

Clinton Kelly would hit a double in the top of the 4th, and Mitchell Lumsden would collect an RBI with a single to right field, though as Clinton Kelly scored from second, Lumsden was unfortunate enough to try and stretch it into a double as he was caught trying to go to second, a move that proved costly as Brandon Mariano singled to center but was left stranded after Zoilo grounded out to the first baseman.

 

Matthew Welke’s one-out double in the top of the 5th brought home Winston Ghandi to make the score 6-3, and Georgie Stanback was removed without reaching five innings pitched, as Gary Flora walked Jason Lass to load the bases, a move that was universally booed by the Tea Bagger fans since it was obviously not intentional to do so. Still with only one out, Flora was able to get Clinton Kelly looking and strike him out for out number two. Unfortunately, control became an issue again as Mitchell Lumsden was issued a free pass to first base, scoring Edgar Clune from third as the score was 7-3. Brandon Mariano hit a ground ball to the third baseman to end the inning, but the damage had once again already been inflicted, in more ways than one, as it was discovered after the inning had reached a conclusion. Third baseman Raimundo Robledo had injured himself going for the groundball from Mariano, and was helped off the field as Boston prepared to come up to the plate.

 

Jacksonville’s Alongi was pulled from the mound after hitting new third baseman Santiago Curet with a pitch to leadoff the inning, as the coach called upon Galvin Blea. Kounojirou Hitoshi came to the plate as Curet was caught stealing second and Hitoshi proceeded to ground out to the shortstop, and from there Blea was able to get out of the inning.

 

After that, Boston posed no real threat until the bottom of the 9th, and that threat was smothered by the unassisted double play from Edgar Clune that ended the game with a Jacksonville victory.

 

Notes:

Alongi improved to 2-2 in 5 postseason starts.

 

JACKSONVILLE 7, BOSTON 3

 

W – George Alongi (1-1, 6 IP, 6 HA, 3 ER, 5 Ks)

L – “Flash” Georgie Stanback (0-2, 4.1 IP, 12 HA, 7 ER, 3 Ks)

Player of the Game – Mitchell Lumsden (3-for-4, 2 RBI, BB, R)

 

GAME 2 – Jacksonville seemed doomed to fail in Game 2.

 

After losing their ace postseason pitcher after only throwing four pitchers, Jacksonville failed to establish a quick lead and had to claw and claw to try and get close to retaking a lead over Boston.

 

After Frank Vierra lined out to the second baseman, Ronnie Galeana began to complain of an injury, a sad sight in a postseason filled with injuries. Rafael Solares came on as his replacement and completed a 1-2-3 opening inning for the Jacksonville defense.

 

Much like in Game 1, Boston scored first as Santiago Curet tripled with one out and Frank Vierra once again hurt Jacksonville, this time by simply hitting a sacrifice fly to deep left-center that was not even contested as Curet crossed the plate.

 

Jacksonville decided to do a mirror image of Boston as Winston Ghandi hit a one-out triple to the gap in right-center field, and Luciano Cardona proceeded to hit a sacrifice grounder to the second baseman that scored the fairly quick Ghandinator, tying the game at one run a piece.

 

However, Boston would have none of that in the bottom of the 4th. John Tripp reached base with one out by being hit by a Solares pitch, and Thomas Lipps singled Tripp to second base. A walk issued to the speedy Mike Scherbak loaded the bases, as Boston fans rose to their feet and cheered on Harold Banks as he stepped to the plate. Banks grounded into a fielder’s choice, as the second baseman opted to take out Scherbak, as John Tripp scored from third and made the game 2-1 in favor of the Tea Baggers. Solares managed to get out of the inning with runners on the corners, getting Kounojirou Hitoshi to ground to the first baseman to end the inning.

 

Ferdinand Carreiro remained on the mound for Boston until the top of the 8th, when Celso Frese came on in relief. Frese issued a walk to Brandon Mariano with one out, and ace reliever Walter Galle came on to try and shut the door quickly, before Jacksonville would get a chance to rally. However, Galle simply issued a walk himself, putting runners on first and second as the always dangerous Winston Ghandi stepped to the plate, with pinch runner Andre Faretta on second. Ghandi singled to right field, and Faretta was waved around towards home. However, right fielder Juan Gonzalez fired a bullet, and Faretta was gunned down at home, as Boston fans showered Gonzalez with praise, Zoilo Castillo advancing to third and Ghandi moving to second. Unfortunately, the minor celebration was short lived as designated hitter Luciano Cardona came to the plate and singled a blooper into center field, as Zoilo and Winston motored around the bases, coming across the plate. Just like that, Jacksonville had come back and now had a 3-2 lead over the Tea Baggers. Edgar Clune flied out to end the inning.

 

Boston fans were deeply disappointed as the bottom of the 9th rolled around and reliever Cedric Fukusaburu came to the mound with the hopes of collecting a save. And collect he did, as John Tripp, Thomas Lipps, and Mike Scherbak were retired in short order, giving Jacksonville a Game 2 victory by a 3-to-2 margin.

 

However, Boston fans and Boston players were not discouraged by the loss. In their series against the Denver Douchebags for the East-West Conference Championship, Denver jumped out to a two games to zero lead, and Boston rallied, winning the next four games consecutively en route to advancing to the SFBL Championship.

 

Notes

 

The elbow ligament injury strikes again. Joey Salvador ruptured his elbow ligament, putting him out for the postseason, and the same fate has befallen Ronnie Galeana as it was revealed following Game 2 that he strained the elbow ligament, putting him out for the entire postseason…Galvin Blea is expected to start against Erik McGaugh in Game 3 of the series…

 

JACKSONVILLE 3, BOSTON 2

 

W – Glenn Brockett (1-0, 3.2 IP, 1 HA, 0 ER, 3 Ks)

L – Walter Galle (0-1, 1.2 IP, 3 HA, 2 ER, 1 K)

S – Cedric Fukusaburu (2)

Player of the Game – Glenn Brockett (came on in relief of the injured Ronnie Galeana)

 

GAME 3 – Galvin Blea knew that he wasn’t going to be pitching a complete game in Game 3 of the SFBL Championship against the Boston Tea Baggers.

 

In fact, the Jackoff knew that his opponent on the mound, Erik McGaugh, had a much better chance of accomplishing the feat.

 

Well, McGaugh didn’t do that, but he certainly lasted longer than Blea, outlasting Galvin and besting him as Boston gained a game on Jacksonville with an 8-5 victory that was more about the offense than the pitching.

 

Frank Vierra led off the game with a single down the left field line, a reoccurring theme during the course of this game. Harold Banks would be hit by a Galvin Blea pitch and Thomas Lipps then singled home Vierra to give Boston an early 1-0 lead with no outs. Neall Isaacson argued a strike three call and was ejected as the first out, and John Tripp sacrificed Harold Banks home to make the score 2-0 in favor of the Tea Baggers, as the Jackoff fans were silenced by this quick start from Boston, something that, as usual, was more accustomed to be happening to Jacksonville’s opponents, not the Jackoffs themselves.

 

Winston Ghandi responded for Jacksonville with a sacrifice double play that scored Mitchell Lumsden from third and cut the lead in half. However, Boston restored the lead to two runs with a fielder’s choice ground ball to Matthew Welke. Welke decided not to try and go home, conceding the run as Boston took a 3-1 lead.

 

Boston added another run in the top of the fourth inning, as Frank Vierra got a hit, but was thrown out by the leftfielder after trying to stretch a double into a triple. However, Juan Gonzalez scored from first and gave Boston a 3-run lead.

 

There was plenty of ballgame left, however, and Jacksonville proved it by cutting the lead in half once again with an error by Frank Vierra that scored Winston Ghandi from second and made the score 4-2 in favor of the Tea Baggers.

 

Boston would have none of that, however, responding in the top of the 5th with a leadoff homerun from John Tripp that traveled 356 feet, landing in the left field grandstands as Boston scored their 5th run.

 

Jacksonville kept it close as Winston Ghandi singled home Mitchell Lumsden from second, making it 5-3.

 

However, the Tea Baggers looked for the kill as the crowd cheered along to the tune of a wild Harold Banks at-bat. A wild pitch sent Juan Gonzalez to third and Frank Vierra (who had gotten another hit) to second, and Harold Banks then proceeded to single down the left field line, easily scoring Juan. Frank Vierra rounded third and scored without a throw from Zoilo Castillo.

 

With the score 7-3, things were looking grim for the Jacksonville players. Brandon Mariano kept them in shooting distance with a solo homerun to deep left field in the bottom of the 7th, but Boston simply replied in the bottom of the 8th by getting another leadoff homerun, this one from Thomas Lipps off Justin Santillan, as Jacksonville was forced to dig deep into their bullpen to account for the lost bodies of Joey Salvador and Ronnie Galeana.

 

With Warren Lewis on the mound in the bottom of the 9th for Boston, the Boston bench was lively as Clinton Kelly led off the inning with a groundout to the third baseman. The rowdy Boston crew was silenced, however, when Mitchell Lumsden slammed a solo homerun to deep right-center, seeming very pleased with himself as the ball landed 419 feet later in the hands of some very greedy fans.

 

With Jacksonville once again in rally distance, the Boston coach replaced Warren Lewis with a sureshot in Walter Galle. Sure enough, Brandon Mariano and Zoilo Castillo didn’t stand a chance as they went down in order, ending the game and keeping Boston in the series.

 

Notes

Mitchell Lumsden’s homerun in the bottom of the 9th was the longest homerun of his career…Galvin Blea’s losing streak on the mound reached 6 consecutive decisions, reaching back into the 2009 regular season.

 

BOSTON 8, JACKSONVILLE 5

 

W – Erik McGaugh (3-0, 6.1 IP, 5 HA, 2 ER, 4 Ks)

L – Galvin Blea (0-2, 3.2 IP, 5 HA, 3 ER, 4 Ks)

Player of the Game – Frank Vierra (5-for-6, RBI, 2 runs)

 

GAME 4 – After being embarrassed in Game 3, Jacksonville looked for hope that they could still end the series at Astroglide Park, in front of the fans that had supported them through their 101 wins during the regular season.

 

However, it seemed that Boston was set on making another comeback, this time against the Jacksonville Jackoffs in the biggest games of these players’ careers.

 

Boston tied the series at two games a piece as they once again scored early and never gave up the lead, once again humiliating the North-South Conference Champions with a 10-3 beating.

 

John Tripp’s RBI double in the top of the first inning brought Neall Isaacson--fresh off an ejection in Game 3—across the plate as the first run of the game for the Tea Baggers.

 

Santiago Curet proved to be a valuable replacement for Raimundo Robledo as he hit a leadoff solo homerun in the top of the 3rd, giving Boston a 2-run lead though the next three batters in the inning went down in short order.

 

The Jacksonville fans were finally given something to cheer about as Luciano Cardona brought Zoilo Castillo across the plate with a sacrifice fly to deep center field, cutting the lead in half. However, Boston once again made life hard for the Jacksonville Jackoffs, as Santiago Curet struck again for the Tea Baggers with a double down the left field line, scoring Kounojirou Hitoshi from first base—after a throwing error from the leftfielder, of course—and giving Boston a two-run advantage once again.

 

Jacksonville couldn’t muster a response in the bottom half of the 5th inning, and Boston went to the top of the 6th and scored another run with an RBI double from Mike Scherbak that scored John Tripp, the run charged to Geordie Cavell despite being replaced on the mound by Rafael Solares.

 

The 7th-inning stretch ignited something inside the Jacksonville players, as they suddenly turned everything up to “11.” Matthew Welke gave Boston a taste of their own medicine with a solo homerun to deep right field, and Jason Lass was on second with two outs as Brandon Mariano became a hero by roping a single to center and scoring Lass from second. All of a sudden, Jacksonville was now only one run behind Boston.

 

Then the walls, they came a tumblin’ down.

 

A single to shallow left-center from Thomas Lipps took Rafael Solares out of the game in the top of the 8th inning, replaced by Justin Santillan. Santillan walked Mike Scherbak, and Harold Banks hit a grounder right back to the mound, and Justin couldn’t handle it, leaving the bases loaded for Kounojirou Hitoshi. Hitoshi himself was issued a walk as Thomas Lipps scored. Santiago Curet came to the plate, and this time the fielder’s choice was to go to home, and it was a good decision as Scherbak was forced out at home, the bases remaining loaded as Curet reached first. Frank Vierra grounded into a similar situation, this time the option was to go for the easy out, and Curet was out at second base as Harold Banks scored with two outs, the score 6-3 in favor of the Tea Baggers. Cedrick Fukusaburu hit the mound, and Vierra promptly stole second with Juan Gonzalez at the plate. Gonzalez then went off and hit a BIG triple, scoring Hitoshi and Vierra, the score now 8-3 in favor of Boston and the game seemingly out of reach as the Jackoffs were simply running out of innings.

 

To add salt to the already gaping and bleeding wound of Jacksonville, Thomas Lipps doubled to right field in the top of the 9th with one out, and Mike Scherbak followed it right up with a 2-run homerun the opposite way, taking it 438 feet into the left field bleachers as Boston gained a 7-run lead on the Jackoffs.

 

From there, it was elementary as Georgie Stanback finished off a complete game, a good improvement over his first game against Jacksonville.

 

BOSTON 10, JACKSONVILLE 3

 

W – “Flash” Georgie Stanback (1-2, CG, 8 HA, 2 ER, 5 Ks)

L – Geordie Cavell (0-1, 5 IP, 6 HA, 3 ER, 1 Ks)

Player of the Game – Mike Scherbak (2-for-4, 3 RBI, HR, R)

 

GAME 5 - The Jacksonville Jackoffs was once again seemingly doomed, doomed this time to repeat the utter failure that Denver suffered at the hands of Boston following the first two games of the East-West Series.

 

And if Game 5 was any indication, it certainly seemed likely that they were indeed going to repeat it.

 

For once, there wasn’t immediate offense as George Alongi and Ferdinand Carreiro both kept their respective opponents scoreless through four full innings.

 

The 5th inning changed all of that, for worse and then for better and then back to being for worse. Juan Gonzalez RBI double gave Boston the first run of the game, and Neall Isaacson followed it up with an RBI single to right that managed to score both Frank Vierra and Juan Gonzalez as Gonzalez beat the throw to home. Isaacson tried to repeat Gonzalez’ actions with less success, as he was actually thrown out at home by the leftfielder.

 

Jacksonville didn’t cut the lead in half this time, however, they decided to go for the jugular. After a leadoff double from Edgar Clune, Matthew Welke brought him home with a single to the gap in right-center, scoring Clune without a throw. Clinton Kelly advanced Welke and a walked Jason Lass to third and second, respectively, and Mitchell Lumsden brought Welke home with a single to left-center, as Lass moved to third. The bases were loaded after Brandon Mariano was walked, and Zoilo Castillo made Ferdinand pay for that mistake with a single that scored Jason Lass for the third run of the inning. The damage was done, and the game was suddenly tied up once again.

 

However, in the top of the 6th, everything crumbled once again, this time with one simple swing. Mike Scherbak led off the inning with a double to left field, and Harold Banks was walked as George Alongi got the hook in favor of Cedrick Fukusaburu. One sacrifice bunt later and George Azicri came to the plate with one out and two runners in scoring position.

 

Unfortunately for Jacksonville, Azicri decided he wanted to bring everyone home. And he did, hitting a three-run homerun down the left field line, clearing the wall at 341 feet and immediately silencing the Jacksonville crowd, even as both Frank Vierra and Juan Gonzalez were struck out swinging by Fukusaburu.

 

From there, the bats went quiet again, and some began to feel sorry for those that came after the top of the 6th inning, as there was no action to be had.

 

Walter Galle hit the mound in the bottom of the 9th and retired the Jacksonville batters 1-2-3 to end the game.

 

BOSTON 6, JACKSONVILLE 3

 

W – Ferdinand Carreiro (2-0, 5 IP, 6 HA, 3 ER, 2 Ks)

L – George Alongi (1-2, 5 IP, 8 HA, 5 ER, 7 Ks)

S – Walter Galle (5)

Player of the Game – George Azicri (2-for-4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, hit game-winning home run in top of 6th inning)

 

GAME 6 – Any good spirited Jacksonville fans in Astroglide Park were now considered a rarity. Jacksonville fans were looking for blood tonight, and they hoped they would get it as the series returned to the Sack.

 

Unfortunately, their hopes rested on the shoulders of Galvin Blea, and many fans were interviewed before the start of the game, stating that they would simply not watch the game while Galvin Blea was on the mound.

 

Erik McGaugh, on the other hand, was doing fine, just fine on the mound with a 1.19 ERA and a 3-0 record in the postseason.

 

With both teams seemingly even despite the pitching mismatch, everything was ready and in place for a make-or-break game for Jacksonville.

 

50,464 watched as Erik McGaugh throw the first pitch to Mitchell Lumsden.

 

And this may sound hard to swallow, but for the first four innings, there was truly a pitcher’s duel. Knowing the circumstances that a loss would bring, Galvin Blea pitched his ass off, allowing only two hits through the first four innings, half the amount that McGaugh gave up in the first four.

 

Once again, the fifth inning proved to be the pivotal inning. Edgar Clune led off the inning by reaching first base via a bobbled ball by the shortstop Frank Vierra. Matthew Welke then moved Clune along with a single to centerfield, and Jason Lass followed it up with a single of his own. Then controversy struck. The third base coached waved Clune around to score, and Juan Gonzalez once again unloaded everything he had in his arm, throwing a lightning bolt right to home and catching Clune red-handed at home, saving Boston from choking up a run despite Welke and Lass each advancing a base. However, it wasn’t over yet. Clinton Kelly was issued a free pass to first base by McGaugh, loading the bases for Mitchell Lumsden. Lumsden is walked as well, and the run isn’t avoided for long as Jacksonville strikes first. Brandon Mariano singles to right field, and the Jackoff team of old is beginning to shine through, as the runs begin to add up. Zoilo Castillo reaches on yet another fielding error, scoring Clinton Kelly as the bases remained loaded, still with the only out coming from the play at the plate with Edgar Clune. However, Erik McGaugh had had enough and was given the hook as Gary Flora entered the game. He managed to get a second out, a sacrifice fly to left field that scored Lumsden without a throw and gave Jacksonville a 4-0 lead as Luciano Cardona left two people on base with a groundout to the second baseman. Still, first blood had been struck, and it certainly was a geyser pouring from Boston. However, the Tea Baggers were prepared with the band-aid, and with the ammunition possible to knock Galvin Blea off his rocker.

 

Mike Scherbak beat out an infield hit to begin the inning, and then stole second as George Azicri was walked anyway. A walk from Santiago Curet loaded the bases, and Juan Gonzalez flied out to shallow right-center, a distance that wasn’t far enough for Scherbak to risk the sacrifice fly opportunity. Another opportunity is lost for a sacrifice as Frank Vierra hits a can of corn popup right back to the mound. Galvin Blea looks like he is going to be able to get out of this situation, but he instead forfeits another walk to Harold Banks, scoring a run for Boston as the coach comes out to take Blea out before he can get his necessary five innings required to qualify for a win. Rafael Solares comes on in relief, but there is no relief for the Jacksonville bench as Thomas Lipps singles to shallow left-center. George Azicri, Santiago Curet, come on down, you’re the next two runs for the Boston Tea Baggers. Neall Isaacson grounds out to the second baseman to leave Harold Banks on second and end the inning with the score 4-3 in favor of the Jackoffs. Boston was still behind, but the important thing was that they had caught up and managed to get the crowd into the game.

 

The bats cooled down for a few innings, but once again the 7th-inning stretch incited something inside of the home team (which the Tea Bagger fans were certainly rooting for) and in the bottom of the 7th, a collapse seemed to be forming.

 

Rafael Solares remained on the mound as Juan Gonzalez grounded out to the third baseman for the first out. However, Solares followed it up with back to back walks, allowing Frank Vierra and Harold Banks to reach base as Thomas Lipps stepped up to the plate, only to line out to the third baseman. Neall Isaacson comes up with two outs and is walked, loading the bases once again. There is movement in the bullpen, but the replacements are not warm enough yet as John Tripp singles to left field, scoring Frank Vierra and a hustling Harold Banks to give Boston to the lead, as the Tea Baggers almost make the Sack implode from the inside out. In the resulting celebration, it is determined that Glenn Brockett is ready, and he is called up to the mound as Rafael Solares is retired with a loss on his hands provided that Jacksonville cannot mount a comeback.

 

Brockett retires Scherbak to end the inning, but the damage has most certainly been done, as Boston is now only six outs away from their first SFBL championship trophy since winning the inaugural SFBL League Championship 6 years ago.

 

However, Jacksonville fans are able to breathe a sigh of relief as they watch on from home. After Walter Galle comes on to replace Warren Lewis with a runner on first and one out, Clinton Kelly reaches first on a fielder’s choice, and Mitchell Lumsden is walked. Brandon Mariano decides to be a hero once again, and singles to short center field. However, the ball is deep enough for Clinton Kelly to turn on the afterburners and make it home without any contention. Zoilo Castillo strikes out swinging to end the inning, disappointing some fans as Mitchell Lumsden is left on second, Boston still having a chance to bring home some runs and win the League Championship.

 

The Tea Baggers pose no threat in the bottom of the 8th, and Jacksonville goes down 1-2-3 in the top of the 9th, so now Jackoff fans must pray for extra innings. Glenn Brockett does not let them down, as Harold Banks, Thomas Lipps, and Neall Isaacson all go down 1-2-3 themselves, and the game advances into extra frames.

 

The game advances to the top of the 11th, where, with two outs, Zoilo Castillo singles to the gap in right-center, taking Tony Marquez off the mound and having him replaced with Celso Frese so that he can stop any potential “bleeding.” However, he simply walks Winston Ghandi, putting the Tea Baggers in serious jeopardy as Luciano Cardona steps up to the plate. Sure enough, Luciano rips one to short right-center, and Zoilo is on the run. The third-base coach waves him home and Zoilo bounds down the 90 feet towards home plate, sliding in though there is no throw to beat as the Jacksonville bench erupts with cheers. 6-5 Jacksonville. The Boston crowd is silenced as Frese issues another walk to Edgar Clune, loading the bases. The silence turns to boos, and Gerard Jackson comes up with the chance to blow the game wide open and give Boston no chance to recover. However, he grounds out to the second baseman. Jacksonville can still survive if they can get out of the bottom of the 11th.

 

Justin Santillan makes sure that they do, retiring the side in the bottom of the 11th and finishing off an amazing game that had everyone on the edge of their seats. The SFBL Championship would move to a game 7, and skeptics across the nation could only hope that the 7th game would be as exciting as the 6th one. No one was prepared to be let down, and with the caliber of the two teams, it was almost a sure thing that something good was going to happen in Game 7.

 

JACKSONVILLE 6, BOSTON 5 (11 INNINGS)

 

W – Justin Santillan (1-0)

L – Tony Marquez (0-1)

Player of the Game: Brandon Mariano (2-for-6, 2 RBI, hits game tying RBI single to force the game into extra innings)

 

GAME 7 – The stage was set in the Sack.

 

Jacksonville. Boston. George. Georgie.

 

It all came down to this, two teams that came out of nowhere and now found themselves in the SFBL Championship, one young team looking for their first taste of SFBL gold, and another team looking to finally return to glory after being dashed on since 2003.

 

Alongi and Stanback were the starting pitchers tapped for the game, and both were quite awful during the postseason, though the better pitcher was most definitely “Flash” Stanback. Once again, more than 50,000 crammed into the Sack to watch the final game of the 2009 season, and millions watched on television across the nation.

 

The top of the 1st inning saw an early strike from Jacksonville as Luciano Cardona singled to centerfield, bringing home Brandon Mariano from third as Jacksonville jumped out to an early lead.

 

Jacksonville added a run in the top of the 4th as Winston Ghandi tripled to lead off the inning and Luciano Cardona quickly brought him right back home with another single, this time to left field.

 

Once again, however, heartbreak was in the cards for Jacksonville. Juan Gonzalez scored on a close play at the plate on a John Tripp single, and Thomas Lipps sacrificed Neall Isaacson home, and finally Kounojirou Hitoshi singled to the gap in left-center, scoring Tripp from second base as Boston had a 3-2 lead.

 

Then came the final nail in the coffin of Jacksonville, the hard-working Jackoffs.

 

Frank Vierra scored without a throw on another RBI single from John Tripp, and John Tripp came home after stealing second and being singled home by Thomas Lipps. Raimunndo Robledo then brings home Lipps and Scherbak—who was walked before Robledo—and suddenly Boston is up 5 runs and there’s no hope left.

 

Jacksonville continues the game, but they know that the lead is almost insurmountable. Clinton Kelly comes home eventually, after hitting a leadoff double in the top of the 7th. The top of the 8th brings another run as Matthew Welke scores on a wild pitch from Georgie Stanback, the defecit reduced to 3 runs.

 

The top of the 9th rolled around and the defecit remained that number. Zoilo Castillo’s solo homerun suddenly put Jacksonville back in the game against reliever Walter Galle as Jacksonville was suddenly in reach.

 

Winston Ghandi stroked a shot to deep center field, but Santiago Curet made a catch at the warning track, Cardona smacked one right back at Galle, which Galle was more than proud to handle and throw to first base for out number two. Finally, it all rested on Edgar Clune.

 

And, in a mannerism fitting for the entire series that Jacksonville struggled and clawed through, Edgar Clune struck out with a big, hard swing.

 

Game over. Series over. Season over.

 

BOSTON 7, JACKSONVILLE 5

 

W – “Flash” Georgie Stanback (2-2, 7.2 IP, 10 HA, 2 ER, 7 Ks)

L – George Alongi (1-3, 4.2 IP, 10 HA, 7 ER, 3 Ks)

S – Walter Galle (6)

Player of the Game – John Tripp (2-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 R)

 

John Tripp and Thomas Lipps are co-League Championship MVPs. Tripp and Lipps combined for 14 RBIs (7 each), and 3 homeruns, with one for Tripp and one for Lipps, all in this 7 game series.

 

East-West Fresh Fish Award:

Cristian Vasquez (PHI)!

He batted .253 in 454 AB, with 27 homers and 70 RBI.

 

North-South Fresh Fish Award:

John Scherfenberg (COL)!

He batted .275 in 582 AB, with 27 homers and 78 RBI.

 

East-West Rocket Wrist Award:

Claudio Galaviz (SEA)!

He had a record of 15-3 with an ERA of 1.53 and 1 shutouts.

In 25 games started, he pitched 165 innings, fanning 142 and walking 32 batters.

 

East-West Big Stick Award:

Shimetarou Naoki (BAL)!

He batted .318 in 620 AB, with 60 homers and 166 RBI.

 

North-South Rocket Wrist Award:

George Alongi (JAC)!

He had a record of 16-8 with an ERA of 2.67 and 1 shutouts.

In 35 games started, he pitched 233 innings, fanning 237 and walking 42 batters.

 

North-South Big Stick Award:

Carlos DeSantis (ATL)!

He batted .342 in 593 AB, with 50 homers and 142 RBI.

 

East-West Glass Ceiling Award Winners:

Pitcher: Lazaro Arevalo (SEA)

Catcher: Alonso Rosado (PHO)

First Base: Edward Stockstill (NJ)

Second Base: Brett Smith (LV)

Third Base: Ronnie Desrochers (LV)

Shortstop: Frank Vierra (BOS)

Leftfield: Oscar Ortiz (PHO)

Centerfield: Herbert Huber (NJ)

Rightfield: Carl Phillips (BAL)

 

North-South Glass Ceiling Award Winners:

Pitcher: Joey Salvador (JAC)

Catcher: Clinton Kelly (JAC)

First Base: RJ Frost (VAN)

Second Base: Jm Macias (VAN)

Third Base: Thomas Dotson (ATL)

Shortstop: Robert Domingues (VAN)

Leftfield: Chris French (MEM)

Centerfield: Herschel Fansler (DET)

Rightfield: Gary Digennaro (CHA)

 

Carlos DeSantis

Shiro Suzuki

John Duran

Ben Dover

Giant Gonzales

RJ Frost

Winston Ghandi

Markus Cirillo

Alex Zenon

Eric LeBeau

Logan Caldwell

David Hunter

Marvin Jenkins

Rolf Dreikugeln

Edward James

Peter Kostka

Robert Henderson

Charlie Matthews

TSM Record Book

[Guest Smell the ratings!!!]

*dies*

[Guest Evolution]

*dies*

That's how I felt when I watched Boston beat Jacksonville.

 

I find it hilarious that my player, John Duran, is still the only TSM player who has won an SFBL Championship.

 

Doubly hilarious that DeSantis holds almost all the batting records in the SFBL for TSM players.

 

I'm going to do a refurbishing of the TSM record book so it looks pretty, and then I'll get cracking on SFBL, 2010 style.

[the pinjockey 0]

*dances*

 

Screw titles, give me stats.

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

Its good to know that Marvin Jenkins has no Team Leadership Skills...none at all.

 

One Record - CG : 5 (2007, 2009)

[KingPK 0]

Gee, no wonder my playing time was cut; I spent half the year in AAA.

 

And why is the dumbass manager putting me in against righties more than lefties when I do a hell of a lot better vs. lefties? SABERMETRICS, MAN!!

[the pinjockey 0]

Why don't the player pages have the league leader parts updated? Does that not slip in until the next year starts?

 

And I still demand a piece of any contract David Hunter gets. They still have him batting cleanup in a majority of the final 10 games (so I would assume they did a majority of the season). RBIs equal contracts, not runs and if I was driving him in (like would make sense) I could have 175 RBIs and a 20mil/year deal.

 

A guy with great speed and nice OBP hitting behind me? That makes sense.

Edited January 8, 2004 by the pinjockey

[Guest Evolution]

League leader stats do kick in when I go to 2010, which I will be transferring over soon.

[the pinjockey 0]

I think I need to go talk to my owner and make sure we can resign Giant Gonzalez this offseason.

 

I might suggest, while I am in there, picking up Frost. I'd be willing to move to DH to add another big bat. We can be the TSM Hanoi Jones at that point.

[Guest Evolution]

Go check out the swankier TSM Record Book

[Angel_Grace_Blue 0]

I think I need to go talk to my owner and make sure we can resign Giant Gonzalez this offseason.

 

I might suggest, while I am in there, picking up Frost. I'd be willing to move to DH to add another big bat. We can be the TSM Hanoi Jones at that point.

I have to agree with you there. Best Idea Ever. Besides, it shouldn't be hard to lure Frost down south, just give him jugs of moonshine and throw in some farmers' daughters, and he's set.

 

I would like to now no-sell the losing of the G-Man's records. Gonzo shall return stronger, throwing many, many strikeouts. And beanballs, though that doesn't seem to be recorded.

 

Amazing that Atlanta has so many damned records (Especially for this year) yet we didn't make it. Yay, sorta. Speaking of records, I wonder if DeSantis has been taking THC or CBS. If so, let's pump him full of lots more.

 

I think the Hanoi Janes go the route of the 70s As and all grow moustaches, and either pompadors or nifty corn rows. Because who doesn't want to see a 7'7" Argentinian Jewish man with corn rows and gigantic handlebar moustache? Nobody, that's who.

[Guest Evolution]

I would like to now no-sell the losing of the G-Man's records. Gonzo shall return stronger, throwing many, many strikeouts. And beanballs, though that doesn't seem to be recorded.

Actually, the HP stat keeps track of hit batters.

 

So, Mr. Gonzales beaned 6 batters during the 2009 season.

[TheBostonStrangler 0]

First Name: Patrick

Last Name: Hannon

Nickname: Rev

Number: 16

Origin: USA

Birth date: 4/9/83

Age to start: 20

Height: 6'1"

Weight: 208

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

Position: 3rd Baseman

 

****

 

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

 

Arm (ONLY for Catchers or Outfielders): starts at "C", how well you throw

Defense - starts at "C", determines how well you play defense at your given position

Speed - starts at "C", determines how well you run the bases

 

***All below categories start at "5" and/or average talent

 

Batting average -- 1 TALENT

Doubles -- 2 vs. lefties, 1 TALENT

Homeruns -- 1 vs. lefties, 1 vs. righties, 1 talent

Drawing Walks - 1 TALENT

Avoiding Strikeouts -- 1 vs. righties

[Guest Evolution]

2010 Free Agency:

 

Seattle: Free agent 1B RJ Frost has been signed to a contract of $9,002,900 per year, for 4 years.

Las Vegas: Free agent P Ben Dover has been signed to a contract of $5,231,000 per year, for 4 years.

 

2010 Amateur Draft:

 

Round 1:

 

4th - Houston pick: 3B Patrick Hannon

[Guest Evolution]

2010 Opening Day:

 

Charlotte Harlots at Atlanta Hanoi Janes

 

Eric LeBeau is the starter on Opening Day, and Carlos DeSantis, David Hunter, and the Berserker are all waiting in the wings to jump in on this game.

 

In the end, LeBeau throws a respectable game, but the real story is Carlos DeSantis smacking two homeruns en route to a 5 RBI day, earning himself a Player of the Game honor as Atlanta tramples Charlotte 11-5. David Hunter goes 2-for-4 and scores 3 times as the leadoff hitter for the Hanoi Janes.

 

John Duran, meanwhile, goes 1-for-3 and with one RBI and scores once.

 

Las Vegas Jokers vs. Seattle Frasiers

 

Ben Dover is the starting pitcher on opening day, and R.J. Frost is prepared to make his debut for the Frasiers.

 

The Doverman holds his own until the 6th inning, when Seattle tees off on Ben with a 9-run inning, 6 of those runs credited to Dover. Frost doubles and drives home 3 runs on a 2-for-5 day as Seattle dances all over Las Vegas 11-2.

 

Philadelphia Freedom vs. Phoenix Ashes

 

Shiro Suzuki is ready to kick off another season at third base for the Ashes. Unfortunately, today just isn't his day as he goes 0-for-5.

 

Memphis Eels vs. Houston Horny Toads

 

The Reverend Patrick Hannon makes his SFBL debut in the #2 spot for Houston at The Lily Pad. The Eels keep it close, but Houston scores enough runs to outscore Memphis 11-7. Rev. Hannon goes 3-for-5, driving in 3 runs and scoring 3 times himself while hitting the first homerun of his career--oh yeah, he also earned his first Player of the Game award for his effort.

 

Also, Edward James went 0-for-3, scoring once and being walked twice.

 

Vancouver Vasectomy vs. Detroit Motor Vehicles

 

Matthews is ready to start his sophomore year with the Vasectomy, and the DMV is welcoming back Logan for yet another year. Vancouver picks up a narrow 7-5 victory here, as Matthews goes 0-for-4, and Caldwell manages to go 1-for-4.

 

Jacksonville Jackoffs vs. Chicago Transit Authority

 

Go, go, go Ghandi, it's not your birthday but we're going to celebrate like it's your birfday.

 

Jacksonville put on their shitkickers against the Transit Authority, winning by a score of 18-8 as The Ghandinator went 5-for-5, scoring 3 times and driving in 4 runs, starting the season with a 1.000 batting average. Unfortunately, it was Luciano Cardona who got the Player of the Game honor for his 5 RBI, 4-for-6 performance.

 

Columbus Pride vs. Indianapolis Ignition

 

Big Red is back for a third year with the Pride. Unfortunately, he is subject to a 0-for-3 day with two strikeouts and a walk. However, his team won with a 5-2 victory over the Ignition.

 

Peter Kostka and the Berserker did not play.

[the pinjockey 0]

Wait, you mean if Hunter is hitting leadoff, we can score a ton of runs? Whodathunk.

 

I assume since he wasn't mentioned, we resigned Gonzalez?

[Guest Evolution]

I assume since he wasn't mentioned, we resigned Gonzalez?

Gonzales was resigned long before the 2009 season had ended, yes.

[the pinjockey 0]

Oh, and I am all for a pompador and big porn star mustache.

[Lightning Flik 0]

..sigh... I'm just going to suck again this year, right?

[the pinjockey 0]

Looking through the whole thread, I noticed I was the lowest drafted TSM player ever. I like that.

[Lightning Flik 0]

Looking through the whole thread, I noticed I was the lowest drafted TSM player ever. I like that.

And I was the highest, and I suck lots...

[Guest Evolution]

And I was the highest, and I suck lots...

Well, did you ever think that maybe it was that Memphis wasn't using you properly?

 

Let's see what 2010 brings Eddy J.

[Lightning Flik 0]

And I was the highest, and I suck lots...

Well, did you ever think that maybe it was that Memphis wasn't using you properly?

 

Let's see what 2010 brings Eddy J.

...well, no... But then again, I don't KNOW what they are using me for. That MIGHT help me know if I'm being abused or not.

 

Hey, can we like make some trades happen and make an all Smartmarks team? That would be SO cool.

[HarleyQuinn 0]

Nice to see I'm finally leading off as I always thought of myself as a better Ricky Henderson(overall wise) or at the very least hitting in the 2 hole.

[Guest Evolution]

Hey, can we like make some trades happen and make an all Smartmarks team? That would be SO cool.

It can be done, if you guys really, really want it.

[the pinjockey 0]

Not yet. Let's go a few more seasons for real first. At least that's my vote.

[Cartman 0]

Yea I like the league the way it is right now (Atlanta having lots of TSM'ers)

 

Although if we don't make the damn playoffs this year LeBeau is going on strike.

[the pinjockey 0]

Yeah me too....

 

*looks at paycheck*

 

Have fun on the unemployment line, LeBeau.