Games

Tweeners 4, Nads 1

From Al...

Tweeners continue their recent warm streak while eroding 2010 draft position. The first 3 games of this series, the teams alternate ass-whuppin's, as Tweeners win 12-1, Nads win 10-2, and Tweeners win 7-0. It felt strangely like we were in the front row for a WWE undercard. Things tightened up in game 4, as the NORM faithful were treated to an intriguing pitcher's duel.
Aaron Harang(7-13) finally bested his DAVE counterpart, Joe Saunders(5-2), by
the score of 2 to 1.

NORM had 1 run cross the plate in the 7th inning. After an out was recorded,
Cody Ross doubled. One out later, Saunders came up and he fired a sharp
breaking ball that appeared to cross-up the catcher. In any event, it got by
him and was ruled a passed ball. DAVE had a chance to come back in the 9th
but they came up short.

Harang got help from Francisco Cordero who earned his 16th save. Saunders
ended up with the loss. He gave up only 3 hits and 1 walk in 8 innings.

DAVE's manager was subdued when questioned after the game, 'Sure, this kind of
loss takes a while to get over, but heck, we're all professionals. We've
been through this many times - it's the nature of the game. We'll be fine -
as for me - I'll be ready to go again tomorrow!' Well, when tomorrow came, Brian Roberts launched 2 home runs and had 3 RBI at Tweeners where the NORM
TWEENERS beat the DAVE NADS by the score of 6 to 3.

Roberts enjoyed a big day at the plate. He blasted a solo shot in the 1st
inning and bombed a two-run dinger (his 11th of the season) in the 3rd
inning. NORM out-hit DAVE for the game, 9 hits to 6.

The win was credited to Jonathan Sanchez(6-10) who went 6 innings allowing 2
runs. Brandon Morrow got the save, his 8th. Chan Ho Park(0-1) took the loss.
He was touched for 3 homeruns in his 8 innings of work.

The NORM ballclub's record now stands at 53-73. DAVE's manager was unhappy
with his club's recent performance. 'We can't keep losing games' he said.
'It gets to be embarrassing after a while. We sure miss Sammy Sosa.'

Nads hit .189 for the series, but the bigger problem was their 8 errors and general abuse they received from the X-chart.

Games

Buckeyes 2, Fungoes 0

From the Fungus...
Fungoes lose game one 3-2. Game two was not really a contest as Fungoes roll over, losing 11-0. Randy Johnson throws a complete game shutout! OUCH!!

Buckeyes 6, DVs 4

From the VDs...
DVs unnoffically eliminated from the playoffs with a 5-6 vs the Bucks

Games

Lots of games were played at the SuperGoof/Buckeye complex tonight, with the highlight being a no-hitter by Warpig hurler Rich Harden against the SuperGoofs. The results...

Wahoos 9, SuperGoofs 5

The Wahoos are now deadlocked with the Rhinos for the top Wild Card spot.

Warpigs 8, Buckeyes 2

Game scores...
4/19 - Warpigs 9, Buckeyes 5 - The Pigs overcame a 5-0 deficit with an 8-run 5th inning off of Chien-Ming Wang and Sergio Romo. Jason Bay homered. Justin Duchscherer (17-1) got the win and Billy Wagner went 2.2 innings for his 4th save.

4/20 - Warpigs 2, Buckeyes 0 - Rich Harden (14-4) and friends combined on a 3-hit shutout. Chipper Jones hit a 2-run homer off of Mark Buehrle in the 6th inning for the only runs of the game. Joakim Soria got his 24th save.

4/21 - Buckeyes 10, Warpigs 2 - Ervin Santana was hammered for 6 home runs in 6 innings. Jason Giambi hit two of them.

6/1 - Warpigs 5, Buckeyes 1 - Manny Ramirez had a triple and a homer. Jesse Litsch (13-4) continues to pitch well. Soria got save 25.

6/2 - Buckeyes 9, Warpigs 3 - It was John Lackey's turn to take a beating. Gabe Kapler had a grand slam for the Buckeyes and Randy Johnson went 8 innings for the win.

7/15 - Warpigs 6, Buckeyes 1 - Santana (14-8) scattered 9 hits in the complete game win. Manny had a double and a homer.

7/16 - Warpigs 2, Buckeyes 1 - Jesse Litsch (14-4) threw 6 shutout innings and the Pig relievers held on for the 2-1 win. Heath Bell rescued Joakim Soria and got his 3rd save of the year.

8/28 - Warpigs 4, Buckeyes 3 - Santana (15-8) went 6 innings for the win. Soria got the save.

8/29 game 1 of the DH - Warpigs 6, Buckeyes 3 - Albert Pujols and Brian Anderson homered off of Randy Johnson, and John Lackey went 6 innings for the win. Russ Springer earned his 5th save. The Warpigs turned a triple play.

8/29 game 2 of the DH - Warpigs 9, Buckeyes 2 - The Pigs completed the DH sweep behind Jesse Litsch (15-4). Curtis Granderson went 4-5 with a triple.

Warpigs 3, SuperGoofs 1

9/21 - Warpigs 10, SuperGoofs 9 - John Lackey took another beating, but the Pigs held on for the win. Manny Ramirez was 4-5 with a homer. Shin-Soo Choo hit a grand slam for the Goofs.

9/22 - SuperGoofs 11, Warpigs 6 - Ervin Santana got rocked by the Goof bats. Xavier Nady went 4-5 with 3 doubles and 5 RBI for the Goofs.

9/23 - Warpigs 5, SuperGoofs 0 - Rich Harden (15-4) threw a no-hitter, striking out 14. He walked 4.

9/24 - Warpigs 7, SuperGoofs 2 - Jesse Litsch (16-4) wins again, making his case to be in the post season rotation. Albert Pujols was one of 4 Pigs to homer.

Games

Buckeyes 5, Wahoos 5

Both teams went 3-2 at home.

The Ben Zobrist(?) Sweepstakes

FFTs	59	98	.376
Inmates	42	67	.385
Mavs	55	83	.399
Killer Bees	40	60	.400
Tweeners	51	75	.405

The FFTs have only 5 games left; then he can sit back and watch the others trying to catch him loss for loss. I have no idea who the best available players are, but I figure Zobrist is right up there.

Standings Update 8/1/09

Heading down the stretch run, we have a couple of interesting division battles and three teams trying to land the two wild card spots. Here are the current standings...

B.U.D.	W	L	%	GB		Remaining Games	Last Update
Warpigs	105	31	.772	--		26	8/1/09
Rhinos	78	61	.561	28.5		23	7/29/09
Wahoos	64	51	.557	30.5		47	7/26/09
SuperGoofs	57	67	.460	42.0		38	7/29/09
M.F.D.	W	L	%	GB
Buckeyes	74	42	.638	--		46	7/29/09
Nads	48	56	.462	20.0		58	7/30/09
Inmates	42	67	.385	28.5		53	8/1/09
Mavs	55	83	.399	30.0		24	7/25/09
A.W.D.	W	L	%	GB
Sidewinders	65	58	.528	--		39	7/29/09
Pastas	58	64	.475	6.5		40	7/30/09
Killer Bees	40	60	.400	13.5		62	7/24/09
Tweeners	51	75	.405	15.5		36	7/30/09
N.E.R.D.D.	W	L	%	GB
Drillers	72	55	.567	--		35	7/29/09
DVs	55	50	.524	6.0		57	7/26/09
Fungoes	51	56	.477	11.0		55	7/30/09
FFTs	59	98	.376	28.0		5	7/25/09

If the playoffs started today, these would be the matchups:
(6)Wahoos vs (3) Drillers
(5)Rhinos vs (4) Sidewinders
(2) Buckeyes - bye
(1) Warpigs - bye

The Wild Card Standings...

Rhinos	78	61	.561	--
Wahoos	64	51	.557	2.0

DVs	55	50	.524	6.0
Fungoes	51	56	.477	11.0
Pastas	58	64	.475	11.5

Games

Warpigs 6, Inmates 0

The dice were rolling down in Waco. All of the games were close, decided late. The Inmates had the lead in all but the last game. The games were so close that the Warpigs had saves in 5 of them and a walk off win in the other.

7/7 - at The Baptist Bowl - Warpigs 6, Inmates 4 - Jesse Litsch went 7 innings for the win. Joakim Soria got the last out for a save. Gavin Floyd took the loss. Manny Ramirez went 3-3 with a walk and two doubles.

7/8 - Warpigs 2, Inmates 1 - Ryan Howard homered off John Lackey in the first inning, then Jason Bay and Miguel Olivo homered off of Brett Myers in the top of the 2nd. That was all the scoring. Soria got the save.

7/9 - Warpigs 5, Inmates 4 - In the battle of the Santanas, the deciding run was scored in the top of the 8th when Ryan Howard made a 2-out, 2-base error allowing Jeff Keppinger to score from 2nd base. Heath Bell got the win in relief and Matt Thornton earned the save. Miguel Olivo and Chris Dickerson both homered off of Johan Santana.

8/20 - at The BallPork - Warpigs 7, Inmates 6 - Orlando Hudson ended the game in the 9th with a 2-out single to score Albert Pujols with the winning run. Jeff Keppinger went 3-3 with a double and a triple. Jason Bay hit a game-tying homer off of Frank Francisco in the 6th inning. Ryan Howard homered twice for the Inmates. Garrett Atkins also homered for the Pigs. Matt Thornton got the win.

8/21 - Warpigs 9, Inmates 6 - The Pigs hammered Brett Myers for 5 home runs and Cliff Lee went 5 innings for the win. Billy Wagner got the save. Manny Ramirez homered twice. Also homering were Curtis Granderson (to lead off the game), Albert Pujols, and Ryan Doumit. The Inmates had 3-run homers by Steve Pearce (off of Lee) and Adrian Beltre (off of Heath Bell).

8/22 - Warpigs 3, Inmates 0 - Rich Harden and Heath Bell combined on a 3-hit shutout. Harden struck out 11 in 7 innings, including 6 of the last 7 batters he faced. Javier Vazquez threw a complete game for the Inmates but took the loss.

Games

Nads 4, Zaps 1

From the Nadman...
Nads win 4 of 5 – one extra inning game and 3 close games. Zaps thump Dempster 8-1 for a win. Zaps could not get a hit – hitting .204 against NAD pitching.

Tweeners 3, Fungoes 2

From the Tweeners...
Visiting teams continue to struggle offensively in the Hooverdome. Fungoes hit .198 and score 15 runs in the 5 games. Josh Anderson's first homerun of the year is a grand slam and more than enough to support Joe Blanton's CG win in game 1, by a score of 9-3. Lannan pitches 7 shutout innings in game 2, Tweeners hit 5 homers and win 7-2. Consecutive starts by Clayton Kershaw provide the 2 Fungoes wins by scores of 6-3 and 4-1. Jonathan Sanchez and friends combine for a 2-0 shutout to claim the rubber game.

Fungoes 3, Tweeners 2

Fungoes and Tweeners played at the Fungoloid dome today as well, the results follow:

Game 1: Fungoes score 4 in the bottom of the 6th to erase a 3-0 Tweener lead. Thats all the Fungoes need as they win it 4-3. Robertson gets the win in relief and Papelbon picks up the save. De Le Rosa earns the loss in relief. Napoli hits a Pinch-hit Two Run Homer to finish off the scoring.

Game 2: Lance Berkman jacked one out of the ballyard and had 3 RBI at Pac Bell Park as the DEREK FUNGOES beat the NORM TWEENERS in 11 innings by the count of 8 to 5. It was a WALKOFF by Berkman. Fungoes score in the ninth to keep the game alive for the Fongoloids! Masterson gets the loss and the win goes to Burton in relief.

Game 3: Oswalt goes 10 innings and wins it 3-1 for the Tweeners. Burton takes the loss in relief.

Game 4: Extra innings again as the Tweeners win it 7-6 in ten innings. Masterson gets the win and Burton takes another loss for the Fungoes. Morrow picks up a save for the Tweeners. The score was tied at 6 after nine. NORM came out the victor in the 10th inning when Corey Hart blasted a solo shot. The game was a wild affair with the lead changing hands 5 times.

Game 5: Joe Mather had 2 base hits as the DEREK FUNGOES outscored the NORM TWEENERS 3 to 1. DEREK came up with all the runs they needed in the 7th inning as they scored 3 runs on 3 base hits. Although they lost, NORM did out-hit DEREK 9 to 6. The victory went to Hideki Okajima(1-3) who went 1 inning, allowing no runs. David Robertson earned his 1st save. The losing pitcher was Joe Blanton(0-1).

Games

Zaps 3, Nads 2
Rhinos 5, Goofs 2
Sidewinders 3, Goofs 2
Drillers 3, Goofs 2
Buckeyes 3, Drillers 2
Warpigs 2, Zaps 0 - comments below

At the BallPork
8/15 - Pigs win 10-1 - Manny Ramirez went 4-4 with 3 home runs and 5 RBI. Justin Duchscherer got the win. Prince Fielder was 3-3 with a homer for the Zaps.

8/16 - Pigs 8-3 - Josh Hamilton pulled the Zaps to within a run with a 7th inning 2-run homer, but an 8th inning grand slam by Curtis Granderson put the game out of reach.

Games

Rhinos 5, Zaps 0
Zaps 1, Drillers 1
Warpigs 3, Drillers 2

Five wild and woolly Netplay games. The results...

7/23 at Driller Park - Warpigs 6, Drillers 5 - The Drillers led 4-2 going to the top of the 9th, but Joe Nathan bent over and surrendered a 4-run inning, capped by a 2-out, 2-run double by Albert Pujols. Joakim Soria allowed a run in the bottom of the inning, but held on for the save. Chipper Jones and Manny Ramirez hit back to back homers in the 2nd inning.

7/24 at Driller Park - Drillers 8, Warpigs 6 (10 innings) - Kelly Shoppach homered twice, including a walk-off, 2-out, 2-run blast in the bottom of the 10th inning. The Drillers blew a 5-2 lead when the Pigs erupted for a 4-run 8th, but the Drillers tied it in the bottom of the inning. Hong Chi Kuo got the win and Russ Springer took the loss. Albert Pujols and Chipper Jones homered for the Pigs. Carlos Lee went deep along with the two from Shoppach.

9/4 at the BallPork - Warpigs 4, Drillers 3 - Orlando Hudson hit a 2-out double in the bottom of the 8th to score Manny Ramirez with the winning run. James Shields went the distance in the loss. Evan Longoria and Ryan Ludwick homered for the Drillers. Billy Wagner got the win and Joakim Soria the save.

9/5 at the BallPork - Drillers 8, Warpigs 6 - There were 8 home runs in the game, 4 by each team. Joe Nathan, who had come on in the 8th, puckered up again for two Pig dingers in the 9th, but held on for the save. Hong Chi Kuo again got the win in relief. The homers were hit by: Carlos Lee, Kelly Shoppach, and Vladimir Guerrero (2) for the Drillers and Manny Ramirez, Orlando Hudson, and Jason Bay (2) for the Pigs.

9/6 at the BallPork - Warpigs 8, Drillers 7 (10 innings) - The two teams saved the most entertaining game for last. 51 players appeared in the game, which ended with a tired Joakim Soria on the mound for the Pigs - with no relief help available, Garrett Atkins at 2b, no DH for the Pigs, and a Curtis Granderson walk off homer. Ty Wiggington hit a 2-run homer in the top of the 9th to give the Drillers a 1-run lead, but Joe Nathan issued a 2-out, bases loaded walk to Albert Pujols in the bottom of the 9th, sending the game into extra innings. Granderson's blast came with 2 outs and followed a caught stealing. Ryan Ludwick homered twice for the Drillers and drove in 4 runs.

Games

Zaps 4, Goofs 1
Tweeners 4, Zaps 3
Wahoos 4, Zaps 1
Zaps 3, DVs 2
Rhinos 3, DVs 2
Tweeners 3, Rhinos 2 - comments below
Drillers 3, Zaps 0 - comments below

From the Tweeners...

Game #1 - Tweeners take a 4-2 lead into the 9th, but Cordero loads the bases and Masterson walks in 2 as the Rhinos tie it. Tweeners win in the bottom half on a Pablo Sandoval clutch pinch-hit RBI.

Game #2 - Tweeners score 3 in the 1st off Sabathia and hold on for a 5-2 win. Jonathan Sanchez strikes out 11 in 6.2.

Game #3 - Joe Blanton tossed a complete game at Tweeners as the red-hot NORM TWEENERS beat the JOSE RHINOS 7 to 1.

Game #4 - Matt Kemp slammed a homerun and had 5 RBI as the JOSE RHINOS defeated the NORM TWEENERS by the score of 8 to 5 at Tweeners.

Game #5 - Rhinos win 6-2. Tweeners' bullpen allows runs in 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th.

From the Driller Dude...
Drillers 3-0 on an EQA series at home.

August 20: David Bush went 7 strong innings as the SHAWN DRILLERS outscored the TRISTAN VIVAZAPASTAS 5 to 1. TRISTAN was unable to recover after SHAWN went ahead in the bottom of the 3rdinning plating an isolated run. SHAWN finished with 7 hits while TRISTAN ended up with 4. Bush(8-4) got credit for the victory, pitching 7 innings and allowing no runs. Wandy Rodriguez(0-1) was the losing pitcher. He pitched 5 and 1/3 innings and surrendered 5 hits and 2 walks.

August 21: At Wrigley Field the SHAWN DRILLERS easily handled the TRISTAN VIVAZAPASTAS by the score of 5 to 1. SHAWN started with a bang, jumping out to an early lead in their half of the first when they scored 2 runs on 2 hits. That was all Kevin Slowey(11-4)needed. TRISTAN had 10 hits in the game while SHAWN had 7, but SHAWN had the more timely hits. Manny Delcarmen got the save, his 3rd. Zack Greinke(1-1) was tagged with the loss. He pitched 5 and 1/3 innings and surrendered 7 hits and 4 walks.

August 22: Carlos Lee connected with a 'big fly' and had 2 RBI as the SHAWN DRILLERS defeated the TRISTAN VIVAZAPASTAS by a score of 12 to 5 at Wrigley Field. Tim Lincecum(15-7) delivered a fine performance for SHAWN. He allowed 4 hits and 2 walks in 5 innings. SHAWN ended up with 15 hits for the game while TRISTAN had 9. Lincecum got help from Manny Parra who was credited with his 2nd save. The losing pitcher was Paul Maholm(0-3). He allowed SHAWN 7 runs in 3 innings of work.

Only the Fungoes and the Nads are short of 100 games at the moment. Nads had malware issues and lost some data, but he is working to get caught back up. If any of you have an opportunity in the next week to play the Nads or Fungi and help them reach 100 games by August 1, please do so.

The Wahoos have climbed into the driver's seat for the Wild Card. They have a 2 game lead over the Rhinos, a 4 game lead over the DVs, and a 5 game lead over the Zaps. The SuperGoofs and Fungoes have both slipped under .500 and are well back.

By the way, I hear that until your Nads have had malware issues, you ain't really ever suffered.

Games

Lots of activity at the PigSty today. Donuts from Krispy Kreme, kolaches from the Czech Stop, burgers, dogs, and Johnsonville Brats off the grill...

Here are the results of the games...

FFTs 7, Fungoes 4
Warpigs 8, Mavs 2
Warpigs 9, FFTs 1
Inmates 6, Mavs 2
Inmates 7, FFTs 3
Wahoos 8, Mavs 2
Wahoos 3, FFTs 2

Too many games to give a game-by-game run down, but some highlights...

The Warpigs' Justin Duchscherer took a no-hitter into the 9th against the Mavs. The leadoff hitter in the 9th singled on an open triangle reading. It was the only hit for the Mavs. Duchscherer followed with another combined 1-hitter against the Mavs in his next start. He had one more start against the Mavs. He threw 6 inning of 1-hit shutout ball again. The bullpen allowed a second hit in this one. In the three consecutive starts, Duchscherer threw a total of 20 innings, allowing 3 hits, no runs, and 2 walks.

Felix Hernandez of the FFTs had a no-hitter into the 7th vs the Pigs.

The Mavs came into the day 12 games under .500 and went 6-22. That = not good.

The FFTs have only 5 games left in their season.

The fight for the first pick is getting heated. The Tweeners, FFTs, and Mavs are duking it out. The Inmates were in contention but had the bad luck to have a winning day.

Games

Tweeners 2, Inmates 0

From the Tweeners...
Tweeners take September games from the Inmates by scores of 2-0 and 7-5. Joe Blanton throws a 3-hit shutout. Harang pitches well enough to win game 2, with a 2-inning save for Cordero. Tweeners out-hit Inmates .290 to .177. With our recent winning ways, we are in danger of losing grip on the #1 pick in 2010.

Wahoos 2, Killer Bees 1

From the Chief...

Ryan Sweeney's bases-clearing double in the eighth inning of Game 3 helped the Wahoos win the game 7-6 and the series 2-1. Miguel Tejada hit a 3-run homer for the Bees. Justin Morneau had 4 RBIs. Six of the Wahoos' 9 hits were doubles.

Wahoos won Game 1, 5-4, before losing Game 2, 7-4.

Wahoos win the season series, 7-3.

Games

Tweeners 3, Drillers 2

From the Tweeners...
Tweeners decide to actually be competitive for a series. Lincecum is too tough in game one as we lose 5-2. In game 2, Jorge de la Rosa goes 7.2 strong innings in his first start of the year as Tweeners win 7-2; Haren surrenders 16 hits in a complete game loss. We move to the August series, and get another quality start from de la Rosa in game 3, but Haren is better and Drillers win 5-3. Tweeners then sweep the double-header to claim games 4 & 5. Joe Blanton fans 11 in 7.1 innings as we take the opener 5-1, and Lannan outpitches Parra for a 6-3 victory in the nightcap. Yee haw.

Games

Warpigs 3, Rhinos 0

The Pigs continued their dominance over the Rhinos this year with three more Netplay wins. The Warpigs are now 11-0 vs the Rhinos this season.

August 1 - Pigs win 7-2. Little-used Brian Anderson homered twice and drove in 4 runs. Chipper Jones hit his 27th HR of the year. Ervin Santana went 6 2/3 innings for his 9th win.

August 2 - Pigs win 9-2. Jason Bay hit a 3-run homer and Chipper Jones went 3-4 with 3 RBI. Justin Duchscherer scattered 3 hits over 7 innings to go to 12-1 on the season.

August 3 - Pigs win 4-1. Manny Ramirez homered for the Pigs. Cliff Lee and two relievers combined on a 5-hitter.

Games

Sidewinders 3, Rhinos 2

From the DVRhino...
SSW’s get ready for their nudist camp trip with a tidy 3-2 at the Rhinos park. I don’t have a lot of details, Urban Cowboy High School Musical was on TV while I was playing, so I was pretty distracted…

Envy Poll

If you could have any hitter and any pitcher in baseball on your team right now - not counting guys you already have - who would you select? Keep your team's needs in mind. I'll go first...

Hitter - My team for next year needs pretty much everything except first base. And even though Hanley Ramirez would be tempting, give me Joe Mauer.

Pitcher - Lots of good ones out there, but I think I'd give Tim Lincecum a slight edge over Dan Haren and Zach Greinke.

Who would you take?

Games

Fungoes 6, Inmates 4

From The HEAD INMATE...

Face-to-face games in Cedar Hill on Friday:

Inmates 6 – Fungoes 1 Vazquez shuts down the Fungoids; Ankiel hits 3-run homer. Inmates dominate.

Fungoes 13 – Inmates 8 Ugliness abounds. Fungoe 8-run 7th seals the deal. Inmates commit three errors and bullpen self-incinerates.

Inmates 5 – Fungoes 0 Wolf tosses 3-hit shutout and Guillen hits 3-run homer.

Fungoes 3 – Inmates 2 (12) Game 1 of the Herman Wheeler Doubleheader is close, well-played, and totally out of character for both teams. Inmates out hit Fungoes 14-7, but can’t hit in the clutch.

Fungoes 11 – Inmates 2 Game 2 is everything Game 1 wasn’t: ugly, poorly played, and not even close. Villanueva allows 9 unearned runs, including a grand slam. Inmates commit three more errors. The only bright thing for the Inmates is the game ended. Fungoes sweep DH.

Fungoes 9 – Inmates 8 Inmates commit 4 errors, the game-winner is unearned, and Saturday morning softball leagues have nothing on this game.

Inmates 2 – Fungoes 1 Santana out-duels Mussina in a classic match-up of team aces.

Inmates 4 – Fungoes 1 Vazquez takes a shutout into the 9th and Daniel Murphy hits a 2-run spud as Fungoe hitters fail to hit for the second straight game.

Fungoes 3 – Inmates 0 Mussina tosses another gem while Inmate defense has 2 more errors.

Fungoes 5 – Inmates 4 Santana gives up a grand slam and gets injured, making the 3 taters hit by the Inmates a moot point.

Inmates now 25-49.

The HEAD INMATE

And from the Fungomer...

Fungoes a Inmates faced off today at The Ballpark at Fungo Field. Here are the results:

Game 1: Inmates score 5 in the first two innings and cruise to a 6 - 1 win. Mike Mussina takes the loss for the Fungi.

Game 2: Fungoes take it to the Inmates winning this pitchers duel 13 - 8. Lincoln picks up the win in relief of Kershaw,. Fungoes put up 8 runs in the 7th.

Game 3: Inmates shut out the Fungoes winning it 5- 0. Olson gets the loss for the Fungi.

Game 4: Fungoes win this on 3 - 2 in 12 innings. Okajima picks up the win. Berkman legs out a fielders choice for the game winning RBI. This was game one of the Herman Wheeler Double Header Day, and Herman's presence was certainly felt by the Fungoes as they swept the Double Header from the Inmates!

Game 5: Game two of the Herman Wheeler Double Header Day goes to the Fungoes 11 - 2. Volstad picks up the win. Napoli Hits a Grand Slam and a two run Double to lead the Fungoes!

Game 6: Fungoes score a run in the ninth to win this one 9 - 8. Papelbon gets the win for the Fungoes.

Game 7: Inmates win a real pitchers duel 2 - 1. Mussina is the hard luck loser for the No-Go Fungoes

Game 8: Inmates win again 4 - 1. Fungoes hitting goes on strike finally breaking a scoreless innings streak of 15 innings with a lone ninth inning run.

Game 9: Mussina turns the tables on the Inmates, throwing a complete game shutout winnning it 3 - 0.

Game 10: Fungoes pull out to an early 4 -0 lead and then hang on to win it 5 - 4. Olson gets the win and Papelbon picks up the save.

An interesting fact from our series is that the Inmates committed 16 errors in the 10 games!

Derek

Games

Buckeyes 3, Rhinos 2

Games were played at the Buckeye Dome.

Games

Warpigs 1, Rhinos 0

The Pig/Rhino series was halted after one game today due to a hightened frustration level with Netplay. Now, I may be wrong, but I think having the game on a flash drive might not be the way to go. If losing your game when the drive goes bad (as happened to me earlier) wasn't bad enough, it also slows down the game and is probably responsible for some (but not all) of the snags.

The FungoRhino manager (Fungino?) was probably even more frustrated today, as the Pigs won 17-1. By the end of the 5th inning, three Pig batters were within one hit each of the cycle. None of them achieved that elusive cycle, but Chipper Jones finished 4-5 with two doubles and a triple, Jason Bay was 5-5 with two doubles and a homer, and Stephen Drew was 5-5 with two doubles and two homers. Combined, the three batters scored 10 runs and knocked in 11. Drew knocked in 6 of those. Rich Harden allowed 1 hit over 5 shutout innings for the win.

Demerits

CMs for games that can't or won't be played FTF or via Netplay should have been sent out by now.

Based on earlier emails and reports since then, all I know for sure is that the Zaps owe me a CM. I believe the Snakes are waiting on a Zap CM as well. Also, the Tweeners need to send a CM to the Wahoos and the Nads need to send one to the Snakes. I think the Bees and got theirs taken care of.

Let me know if there are any you are still missing.

Games

Warpigs 2, Killer Bees 1

At the BallPork...

July 3 - Pigs win 7-1
Albert Pujols and Manny Ramirez both hit 3-run homers. Rich Harden struck out 11 in 7 innings for the win.

July 4 - Pigs win 4-3
Cliff Lee and Joakim Soria combine for the win. Mark Teixeira and Ian Stewart homer for the Bees.

July 5 - Bees win 6-2
Teixeira homered and drove in 3 runs. Justin Verlander got the win.

Nad Cheerleaders

I found this picture of the Nad cheerleaders. I also added it to the Nad team page on NASOMA.org. Enjoy and GO NADS!

Games

Lots of action in Nashville this weekend. Here are the results and the game stories.

Sidewinders 7, Killer Bees 7
Tweeners 8, Sidewinders 6
Killer Bees 2, Tweeners 1

From the Tweeners...

Tweeners, Snakes, and Bees converge on Nashville for the annual visit from the Fungoes. Unfortunately, the Fungoes were unable to attend, so the Tweeners and Snakes rattled the dice for 14 games. Some highlights worth noting:

We started with an extra inning game. Tweeners led 9 to 5 going to the bottom of the 8th, but Snakes score 4 in the 8th and one in the 10th to win 10-9. Tweeners get "Peavied" in game 2, hit into 4 DP's, and lose 4-2. Snakes' bats then go silent as Tweeners then reel off 6 straight wins, starting with a Jonathan Sanchez dice masterpiece at the same time he was no-hitting the Padres in real life. Tweeners post victories by scores of 2-0, 2-1, 5-3, 2-1, 4-2, and 5-4. Snakes break the skid with a 3-2 win, Tweeners win the 10th game 7-5, then Snakes win 3 straight 8-2, 10-3, and 1-0. We finished with a classic 16 inning affair, as Cody Ross doubles home the tying run in the bottom of the 9th, and we wearily roll extra inning after extra inning hoping someone will score. Snakes finally break through with a run in the top of the 16th, but Ross homers to tie it much to the angst of all concerned. Mercifully, Mark Reynolds then drew a walk, and with 2 outs he scored from 1st on a Brian Roberts double (1 to 11 safe chance). With September rosters, Tweeners use every available player except Clayton Richard to win 6-5 and capture the season series vs. the Snakes.

From the Snakeman...
Hoping for a Music City Massacre, the snakes left with a Nashville Flop.
We split 14 with the bees and we win only 6 of 14 against the Tweeners. The tweener series was bookended by 2 extra inning games. The first game went 14 and we won. Trying for a split in game 14, we were up one going into the bottom of the 16th and the Tweeners rally for two and the win.
Snakes suck.....

More from the Tweeners...

Tweeners spend the better part of the weekend at the Bee Hive (or is it the Nest), and manage to find time to play 3 computer games with the host. In the 5/12/09 game, Willie Harris cracked 2 homeruns at Bee's Nest where the PHILLIP Killer Bees
beat the NORM TWEENERS by the score of 7 to 6.

PHILLIP erupted with the game winning runs in the 8th inning scoring 2 runs
using 2 hits. Ian Stewart started the inning off right when he laced a
single. Aaron Miles stepped up to the plate and he cracked a two-run shot
(his 3rd of the season). Robinson Cano then reached on an error. Skip
Schumaker dug into the batters box next, but he struck out. Miguel Tejada
got his chance to keep things going, but he went down on strikes. Harris was
a strikeout victim, unable to help out. Both teams finished the game with 8
hits.

The win went to B.J. Ryan(1-1) who allowed no runs in 1 inning. Kerry Wood
earned his 2nd save. Justin Masterson(2-5) was the loser in relief. He
pitched 1/3 of an inning allowing 2 hits and no walks.

'Thankfully we got ourselves a win', Ryan said. 'It's great to be back on the
winning side of things.'

In game 2, Mark Teixeira had 2 base hits as the PHILLIP Killer Bees beat the hapless NORM
TWEENERS by a score of 3 to 2.

PHILLIP set the tone of the game in the first inning scoring one runner. NORM
had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came up short.

The win went to Justin Verlander(3-0) who allowed 2 runs in 8 innings.
Robinson Tejeda recorded his 2nd save. Roy Oswalt(6-12) took the loss. He
gave up 3 runs and 5 hits in 7 innings.

Must Hal continually refer to the Tweeners as "hapless"?

In a tight game 3 it was the NORM TWEENERS 4, the PHILLIP Killer Bees 2 at Bee's
Nest.

Joe Blanton(5-12) had a fairly solid outing. He went 5 innings allowing 5
hits and 4 walks. NORM rapped out 9 hits for the afternoon.

Blanton got help from Francisco Cordero who was credited with his 7th save.
Chad Billingsley(0-2) was given the loss. He pitched 7 and 2/3 innings
giving up 7 hits and 3 walks.

Tweeners 1, Wahoos 1

From the Tweeners...
Tweeners take the 8/9/09 game 7-5 in 12 innings. We close a 3 run deficit with 2 in the 7th and 1 in the 9th, then Soriano hits a 2-run walk-off homer in the 12th. In game 2, Gil Meche and Roy Oswalt treated the NORM fans to a fine pitching
duel at Tweeners. The GARTH WAHOOS eventually emerged as victors over the
hapless NORM TWEENERS by the score of 3 to 1.

GARTH claimed the early lead in the first inning scoring 2 runs utilizing 2
base hits. Dustin Pedroia kicked off the action when he drew a walk. Johnny
Damon next to the plate and he lined a single. Aramis Ramirez then lashed a
single. Milton Bradley followed and he would hit into a force play. That
was all the offense they were to need. Neither team managed to score after
the 4th inning.
Taylor Buchholz gained credit for the save.

Games

Wahoos 7, Inmates 1

The Wahoos break out of their slump and leap back into the wild card picture, moving ahead of the SuperGoofs and into 3rd in the BUD.

From The HEAD INMATE...
Inmates lose 7 of 8 in netplay against the Chief. Nothing good happened on this end. Garth will show horrible stat discrepancy in his report.

The HEAD IMPOTENTMATE

From the Chief...

Wahoos win 7 of 8 in a saturday afternoon netplay series.

W 6-3

W 7-5 (despite ph slam from carlos guillen)

W 5-4

W 5-3

W 12-2

L 10-4

W 12-0 (4 hits, 4 errors for Inmates)

W 6-1

Buckeyes 4, Killer Bees 1

From the Buckeyes...

Things only go slightly better for the Bees in the 5 at Buckeyes.

Buckeyes take 4 out of 5.

Games

Warpigs 3, Drillers 2

Both teams had trouble scoring. Both teams lowered their winning percentage.

4/28 - Pigs win 3-2 - The Pigs rallied in the bottom of the 9th against Joe Nathan, scoring 2 runs for the win. With one run already in to tie the game, Curtis Granderson just missed a walk off grand slam. The ball didn't leave the yard, but with the drawn in outfield, it was good enough for a game winning single.

4/29 - Drillers win 7-5 - The Drillers pounded 5 home runs, 4 of them off of Cliff Lee, including back-to-back-to-back jacks by Ty Wiggington, Carlos Lee, and Vladimir Guerrero. A 9th inning rally brought the Pigs close, but a tired Joe Nathan got out of the jam.

6/10 - Drillers win 3-1 - The Drillers won despite getting only 3 hits. The big hit was a 2-out, bases loaded double in the first inning by Carlos Lee (on a friggin double 1-4, flyout!) James Shields threw 6 innings of shutout ball for the win. Chipper Jones broke up the shutout with a home run off of Scott Linebrink in the 8th.

6/11 - Pigs win 7-0 - In the 5th inning of a scoreless game, the Driller Dude intentionally walked Chris Dickerson with 2 outs to get to Albert Pujols. Albert then hit a 748 ft home run to dead center and ran the bases wagging his finger at the Driller dugout. Chipper Jones then added a homer of his own on the next pitch. Justin Duchscherer and two relievers combined on the 3-hit shutout.

6/12 - Pigs win 4-0 - Jesse Litsch and two relievers combined for a 2-hit shutout, running the Driller scoreless streak to 20 innings. The Pigs stole 4 bases for the second game in a row. The Drillers had only 8 hits in the 3-game homestand as neither team could do much against the other team's pitchers.

DVs 3, Wahoos 1

From the DVs...
DVs take 3 of 4 from the hard luck Wahoos- first 3 were extra inning affairs - DVs won 2 of the 3. Last game was a comfortable DV win behind Derek Lowe.
'Hoos may be the best sub-.500 team in NASOMA history (right behind a few DV vintage squads!).

From the Chief...
I don't understand this. My team is BETTER than his team. We score more runs. We hit more homers. I make ALL the right managerial moves. I just don't get it.

(editor's note: I didn't actually have a quote from the Chief, so I borrowed one from the archives of The HEAD INMATE.)

Rhinos 5, Killer Bees 0

Buckeyes 5, Killer Bees 0

All of these games were played at The Hive as a prelude to the Nashville Weekend. The Bees refuse to concede the first pick in the draft without a fight.

Games

DVs 4, Drillers 2

The DVs moved to within 6 games of the Drillers in the NERDD. They also move to within a half game of the 2nd wild card spot.

From the Driller Dude...

Drillers go 2-4 in an old fashioned NETPLAY series without Himachi. Worked fine.

May 12: Asdrubal Cabrera lofted one into the 'cheap seats' and had 3 RBI and Tim Lincecum mowed down 15 BRYAN batters as the SHAWN DRILLERS topped the BRYAN DIAMONDVISION by a score of 4 to 2 at Wrigley Field. Lincecum(5-3) put on a good performance. He didn't give up much, just 8 hits and 3 walks in 8 innings lowering his ERA to 3.71. BRYAN was retired without difficulty in the 9th. Joe Nathan got the save, his 7th. Scott Kazmir(3-4) suffered the loss.Despite losing, he struck out 8 SHAWN batters in 5 innings. 'Everything felt great' Lincecum said. 'I had a good fastball, I felt I could throw it by everybody today.'

May 13: Brian McCann went yard as the BRYAN DIAMONDVISION topped the SHAWN DRILLERS by a score of 7 to 2 at Wrigley Field. BRYAN went ahead for good in the top of the 5th inning plating an isolated run using 2 hits. BRYAN had 11 hits for the game and SHAWN had 7. Roy Halladay(16-3) allowed 2 runs in 8 innings, and picked up the victory. Dan Haren(5-3) was given the loss. He surrendered 4 runs and 7 hits in 6 and 1/3innings.

May 14: Third baseman Joe Inglett had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the BRYAN DIAMONDVISION defeated the SHAWN DRILLERS by the score of 4 to 3 at Wrigley Field. BRYAN scored 2 runs in the top of the 6th inning. The critical plate appearance was by Inglett who silenced the crowd when he doubled scoring two base runners. SHAWN threatened in the 9th but their rally came up short. Aaron Cook(5-7) picked up the victory, allowing 2 runs in 7 and 1/3 innings.Cook got help from Bobby Jenks who was credited with his 14th save. James Shields(0-4) ended up with the loss. He allowed 4 runs and 6 hits in 8innings. SHAWN's manager was in a contemplative mood after the tough loss, 'It is really hard to lose this kind of a game. It may seem weird to some, but it is easier to take the occasional blow-out loss. It is the ones that just barely get away that hurt so much - like this one!'

June 22: Brian McCann smacked 2 home runs and had 4 RBI at Camden Yards where the BRYAN DIAMONDVISION beat the SHAWN DRILLERS by the score of 8 to 3. McCann made sure the BRYAN fans enjoyed themselves. He cracked a solo home run in the 2nd inning and belted a three-run homer (his 11th of the season) in the 7th inning. Overall BRYAN out-hit SHAWN 9 to 6. Roy Halladay(17-3) went 8 innings allowing 3 runs for the win. The losing pitcher was Tim Lincecum(5-4). He allowed 6 runs and 8 hits in 7 innings.

June 23: Evan Longoria touched them all and had 3 RBI as the SHAWN DRILLERS beat the BRYAN DIAMONDVISION by a score of 7 to 2. Dan Haren(6-3) gave SHAWN a solid outing. He was reached for 4 hits and 2walks in 6 innings improving his ERA from 3.86 to 3.65. SHAWN finished with13 hits while BRYAN ended up with 6. Aaron Cook(5-8) was the loser. He allowed 4 runs and 6 hits in 4 and 1/3innings.

June 24: Magglio Ordonez hit one over the fence at Camden Yards where the BRYAN DIAMONDVISION beat the SHAWN DRILLERS in 10 innings 6 to 4. The score was tied at 4 after nine. BRYAN came out the victor in the 10th inning. After an out was recorded, Ordonez opened up the rally as he singled. Brian McCann came to the plate and cleared the fences for a two-run home run (his 12th of the season) giving BRYAN the victory as 46,778 happy fans celebrated wildly. Both teams ended up with 12 hits on the afternoon. Bobby Jenks(4-5) allowed no runs in 2 innings, and picked up the victory. Joe Nathan(0-2) ended up with the loss in relief. BRYAN now has a record of46-42. SHAWN has a record of 57-40 after the loss.

Games

Drillers 4, Inmates 1

From the Driller Dude...

Drillers go 4-1 vs Inmates in a CM click off.

April 7: David Bush held the Inmates to 3 hits at Wrigley Field where the Drillers beat the Inmates by the score of 5 to 1. Drillers scored 3 runs in the 4th inning with the help of 5 hits. They ended up being the winning runs. Drillers totaled 11 hits on the afternoon. Bush(6-3) got the victory, allowing 1 run for the game. Brett Myers(0-2)absorbed the loss. He allowed 5 runs and 10 hits in 5 and 2/3 innings.

April 8: Kevin Slowey went 9 strong innings at Wrigley Field as the Drillers came back dramatically to top the Inmates by the score of 3 to 2. Drillers had the winning rally in the bottom of the 9th inning with 3 runs using 3 hits. Jacoby Ellsbury led off the inning for OU when he stroked a single. Ellsbury was safe at second on a stolen base. Two outs later Ryan Ludwick stepped up to the plate and he doubled. Travis Metcalf followed and he cracked a two-run shot (his 5th of the season). Both teams finished the game with 5 hits. Slowey(10-2) got the victory, allowing 2 runs for the game. Jorge Campillo(0-1) was the losing pitcher in relief. He was unable to retire a batter allowing 1 hit and no walks. 'What a game!,' Slowey said afterward. 'When we won it I almost couldn't believe it!'

June 30:James Shields delivered 7 solid innings as the Drillers beat the Inmates by a score of 5 to 1. Inmates never recovered after OU took the lead in the 3rd inning when they scored 2 runs on 2 hits. That was all the offense they were to need. OU had 8 hits for the game and the Inmates had 4. The victory went to Shields(4-10) who went 7 innings, allowing 1 run. Shields was helped out by Hong-Chih Kuo who recorded his 5th save. The loss was charged to Johan Santana(0-1).

July 1: David Bush came through with a solid 6 innings at Wrigley Field as the OU Drillers won in their last at-bat beating the STEVE INMATES by the count of 2 to 1. The game was decided in the bottom of the 9th inning. After an out was recorded, Nick Johnson smacked a single. Travis Metcalf came next and he was hit by a pitch. Evan Longoria then stroked a single making OU the victor and beginning a joyous home town celebration. OU had only 6 hits for the game. The win was credited to Hong-Chih Kuo(2-2) who went 3 innings allowing 1 run.Jorge Campillo(0-2) suffered the loss in relief. He gave up 2 hits and no walks in 1 and 2/3 innings.

July 2: David Murphy had 2 base hits and 2 RBI at Wrigley Field as the Inmates beat the OU Drillers by the count of 3 to 2. Brett Myers(1-2) delivered a fine performance for the Inmates. He allowed 4 hits and 1 walk in 6 innings. Inmates out-hit Drillers for the game, 10 hits to 6. Jorge Campillo was credited with his 1st save. Kevin Slowey(10-3) suffered the loss. 'Thankfully we got ourselves a win', Myers said. 'It's great to be back on the winning side of things.'

Sending CMs

Based on all the emails I've received, the only cases right now of one team needing a CM from another are the following:
Pigs need CM from Bees
Pigs need CM from Zaps
Snakes need CM from Zaps
Snakes need CM from Nads

I'm sure there are more, with the Nads emailing that he knows he has other CMs to get sent out. Let me know if you are in need of instructions from anyone.

Rather than handing out demerits right now, I'm going to delay the deadline until the All Star Game - unless the consensus is that that would be breaking the rules. Get your stuff taken care of. I know we all go through busy, overwhelming times every once in awhile... but you've had since the middle of March to get this taken care of.

Games

Inmates 3, Drillers 2

From The HEAD INMATE...

Inmates take 3 of 5 from Drillers in CM games at the Baptist Bowl.

May 20: Inmates 7, Drillers 6 Walk-off single by David Murphy in bottom of 9th seals the deal for the 850 lethargic fans.

May 21: Inmates 3, Drillers 1 Floyd takes shutout into 9th, Howard and Ankiel both tater. All 127 fans were apathetic.

May 22: Inmates 6, Drillers 5 (10 innings) Dunn taters 3 times, Ankiel hits walk-off single.

August 15: Drillers 11, Inmates 4 Back to the same-old-shit for the Beakless Chicken Gang. Jeter leads off the game with a 692 foot homer into Lake Superior and the Drillers never look back. The 146 Inmate faithful rioted after Myers gave up three orbital blasts in the 1st inning.

August 16: Drillers 13, Inmates 2 Campillo enters a reasonably competitive game in the 6th and self-immolates by giving up 7 hits and 5 runs in 2/3 of an inning. Drillers bitch-slap the Inmate staff for 19 hits.

Inmates now 23-37.

Sidewinders 4, SuperGoofs 1

The Snakes vault into first in the AWD while the Goofs continue their fall, dropping under .500.

From the Snakeman...

Game 1 Jimenez bests Volquez 4-1. The teams combined for 7 hits.

Game 2 Snakes win 7-1. Lester gets the win.DeRosa and Beltran homer. Guthrie takes the loss.

Game 3 Snakes win 11-2. Goof reliever Shawn Marshall gives up 5 hits without recording an out. Wright homers twice for the SSWs and Phillips homers for the SGs.

Game 4 Zambrano and Howell shut out the SuperGoofs 1-0 on the "strength" of Jack Wilson's GIDP. (The Oilers are in heaven with his pencil writing "No RBI - 1")

Game 5 The SGs win the second game of the DH 6-5.Marcum goes 8 for the win and Mike Adams gets the save. Matt Joyce homers for the SGs.

Happy Independence Day to all. Without we would have a strato Cricket league......

SSWs

Independence Day Celebration

The Inmates held a beauty contest during the July 4th weekend series at the Baptist Bowl. The winner, pictured here, wins a date with The HEAD INMATE.

Games

Rhinos 5, Inmates 0

From The HEAD INMATE...
Inmates continue to suck, getting blown out in 5 straight by the surrogate Rhinos. Last game was close, with Impotentmates losing on 3-run walk-off tater in bottom of the 11th, 9-6.

Shitfuck.

4/19 - Rhinos win 7-4. Rhinos score 5 in the first off of Javier Vazquez.

4/20 - Rhinos win 6-3. ARod went 3-4 with a homer.

4/21 - Rhinos win 11-3. Johan Santana gets blistered for 9 runs in 4 innings.

7/15 - Rhinos win 12-4. Hanley Ramirez went 3-3 with 5 RBI. Matt Garza threw 6 shutout innings. Vazquez again gave up 5 runs in the first inning. His pregame ritual of getting soused on Tequila, while colorful and interesting, is not appearing to help him much.

7/16 - Rhinos win 9-6 in 11 innings. The Inmates rallied to tie the game in the top of the 9th, but Placido Polanco hit a walk off 3-run homer in the 11th.

The Rhinos hit .361 for the series, with ARod (.563), Polanco (.545), Ethier (.500), Votto (.471), and H.Ramirez (.429) all hitting over .400.

Standings Update 7/1/09

The run for the playoffs looks like this: the Warpigs, Buckeyes, and Drillers are pulling away in their respective divisions. The Zaps and Snakes are battling it out for the AWD. The race for the two wild card spots is between 6 teams: The Zap/Snake runner up, the DVs and Fungoes in the NERDD, and all three of the BUD teams trailing the Pigs.

The Wild Card Standings:
1. Rhinos 49-44
2. Sidewinders 42-38 0.5 game back
3. DVs 44-41 1.0 game back
4. SuperGoofs 49-48 2.0 games back
5. Wahoos 38-40 3.5 games back
6. Fungoes 36-40 4.5 games back

It looks like we will have our first demerits of the season. Unless I get some results in the next hour, the following demerits will be assigned:
Inmates 2 demerits (for being more than 20 games behind)
Killer Bees 1 demerit

Here are the current standings:

B.U.D.	W	L	%	GB		Remaining Games	Last Update
Warpigs	68	23	.747	--		71	7/1/09
Rhinos	49	44	.527	20.0		69	7/1/09
SuperGoofs	49	48	.505	22.0		65	7/1/09
Wahoos	38	40	.487	23.5		84	7/1/09
M.F.D.	W	L	%	GB
Buckeyes	59	37	.615	--		66	6/18/09
Nads	42	52	.447	16.0		68	6/30/09
Inmates	20	30	.400	16.0		112	5/31/09
Mavs	49	61	.445	17.0		52	6/27/09
A.W.D.	W	L	%	GB
Pastas	42	36	.538	--		84	5/17/09
Sidewinders	42	38	.525	1.0		82	6/29/09
Killer Bees	28	34	.452	6.0		100	6/27/09
Tweeners	24	54	.308	18.0		84	6/23/09
N.E.R.D.D.	W	L	%	GB
Drillers	49	32	.605	--		81	6/15/09
DVs	44	41	.518	7.0		77	6/23/09
Fungoes	36	40	.474	10.5		86	6/30/09
FFTs	46	75	.380	23.0		41	6/30/09

Games

Warpigs 9, SuperGoofs 1

5/12 - Pigs win 9-2 - Chipper Jones goes 3-3 with 2 homers and 6 RBI. Cliff Lee goes 9 for the win.

5/13 - Pigs win 8-2 - Curtis Granderson had a single, double, and triple in 5 at bats while driving in 3. Rich Harden struck out 14 in 8 innings.

5/14 - Goofs win 7-1 - Xavier Nady went 3-5 with a homer. Jeremy Guthrie threw a complete game for the Goofs, and only lost the shutout in the 9th on an Albert Pujols homer. Ervin Santana gets pounded again.

6/22 - Pigs win 12-5 - The game was 5-5 until the Pigs' 7-run 7th inning. Casey Blake drove in 4 for the Goofs. Granderson drove in 3.

6/23 - Pigs win 7-2 - Justin Duchscherer went 7 innings allowing only 4 hits. Jason Bay and Ryan Doumit homered for the Pigs.

6/24 - Pigs win 4-1 - A rare good start by Ervin Santana is coupled with a double and triple from Chris Dickerson in the win.

8/5 - Pigs win 9-1 - Jesse Litsch allowed only 3 hits in 8 innings. Rafael Furcal went 3-3, Pujols and Granderson each hit two doubles, and Jason Bay homered. The Pigs scored 5 runs in the 1st.

8/6 - Pigs win 9-0 - Ervin Santana followed up his earlier good start with a great one. He allowed only 4 hits and a walk in the complete game victory. He struck out 10. Ryan Doumit hit a grand slam in the 6-run 7th inning, breaking open a close game.

8/7 - Pigs win 8-4 - Pujols homered twice in the win. Duchscherer went 5.2 innings for the win.

8/8 - Pigs win 5-2 - Cliff Lee gave up a 2-run homer in the 1st to Carlos Quentin, but then settled down for the win.

Rhinos 4, Wahoos 3

6/22 Wahoos win 12-1. A 7-run first turns this one into a laugher. Dustin Pedroia goes 4-6 with 2 homers. Cole Hamels goes 9 for the win.

6/23 Wahoos win 3-2 in 10 innings. An A-Rod homer ties it in the 8th, but the Wahoos prevail in 10.

6/24 Rhinos win 7-3. A-Rod, Hanley Ramirez, and Yadier Molina homer to back Matt Garza for the win.

9/21 Rhinos win 3-0. Ben Sheets and two relievers combine for a 2-hit shutout.

9/22 Rhinos win 3-2 in 10 innings. Yadier Molina knocks in the winning run in the 10th.

9/23 Rhinos win 9-8. The Wahoos scored 6 runs in the top of the first, but before the 2nd inning was over, A-Rod had homered twice and the Rhinos had taken the lead.

9/24 Wahoos win 9-8. The Wahoos again have a big first inning and again blow a big lead. But this time, thanks to 8th inning homers by Kevin Youkilis and Justin Morneau, the Wahoos pull one out.

Games

Fungoes 2, FFTs 1

Game reports coming (maybe).

Wahoos 3, Nads 2

From the Chief...

Wahoos won 3 of 5 vs. the Nads thanks to a heroic homer from Aaron Rowand in the final game. Neither team hit much during the series.

Game 1 W 8-1
Game 2 W 6-1
Game 3 L 5-2
Game 4 L 6-0
Game 5 W 3-2

Here Comes July

Bees, Fungoes, Wahoos, and Inmates need to get some games played. And several of you need to get CMs sent out in the next few days. I have a feeling we're about to have our first demerits of the year. Don't say you weren't warned!

And just to be clear... if you have future games that will be played using a CM, you must have that CM sent out by July 4th.

If any teams out there are in need of CMs, speak up. I need the Bees and Zaps to each send one to me.

Games

Sidewinders 5, FFTs 2

From the Snakeman...

Game 1 The FFTs torch Danks for 9ER in 3 IP and hold on for the 10-9 victory.

Game 2 Snakes win 10-5 with the help of 8 walks by FFT pitching

Game 3 Regulation ends tied at 2. A Mauer single knocks in Bruce in the bottom of the 17th for the win.

Game 4 KRod enters the 9th with a 1 run lead and has a total meltdown. Pudge hit a 3 run HR and the FFTs win 10-7.

Game 5 Snakes win 4-1. Zambrano goes 7 and Bruce homers.

Game 6 Danks gets his shit together and shuts down the FFT bats this time. Snakes win 11-4 and draw 12 walks. Liriano takes the loss.

Game 7 Ted Lilly gets his first start of the year in the second game of the DH. He pitched 8 strong innings allowing 3 runs. Iwamura and Cantu homer for the FFTs. FFT pitchers again are generous with the free passes. The SSWs draw 9 walks and allow none. FFTs pitching coach Burt Hooton discusses hari-kari with the Japanese half of the FFT squad....

SSWs

DVs suck!

Games

Nads 3, Fungoes 2

From the FungoBat...

Fungoes and Nads faced off at Fungo Field today with the Nads winning 3 of 5. Here are the highlights:

Game 1: Fungoes win this one 4-2. Mussina picks up the win and Papelbon the save. Arroyo takes the loss. 'I just wanted to give my team a chance to win.' said Mussina, 'I got burned on a couple of pitches. But we won the game, and that's all that matters.'

Game 2: Nads win 4-3. Saunders picks up the win and Saito the save. The loss goes to Volstad. Saunders took a shutout into the ninth as the Nads held on for the one run victory.

Game 3: Nads score two runs in the top of the ninth to win 5-4. Grilli gets the win in relief of Saunders. Saito gets another save. Papelbon takes the loss. 'The only way this one could have been better', said Grilli, 'was if we had played it at home.'

Game 4: Nads unleash a 17 hit attack and win this one 11-2! Left fielder Josh Willingham cracked 2 homeruns and had 6 RBI for the Nads. Brian Bannister(4-4) allowed 2 runs in 6 innings, and picked up the victory. Bannister got help from Ramon Ramirez who earned his 1st save. Mike Mussina(6-8) was hit with the loss. 'I felt great out there tonight' Willingham said. 'I was seeing the ball perfectly, and I was right on it with my swing, plus you know, the Fungoes got the absolute worst pitching in the league!!!"

Game 5: Scott Olson threw a complete game shutout for the win, winning it 9-0. Fungoes stole 5 bases in the first inning and wound up with 9 steals! 3 each for Span and Figgins. Webb takes the loss.

Rhinos 4, Mavs 1

From the MavMan...

Rhinos take 4 out of 5 in the Rastadome.

Killer Bees 3, Mavs 2

From the MavMan...
KB's take 3 out of 5 from the reeling Mavs.

Mavs 3, Sidewinders 2

From the MavMan...
Stanley wins 2 of 5 in the Rastadome.

Games

Tweeners 3, DVs 2

From the Tweeners...
Tweeners take 3 of 5 at the Hooverdome to finish the season 5-5 vs. DVs. How embarrassing for the boys in Tulsa. Oswalt goes the distance with no walks, 10 K's in game one, but we had to win it for him in the bottom of the 9th. With 2 outs Corey Hart missed the HR 1-9 walkoff chance, settling for a double. After Shane walked, Soriano connected for the 3-run walk-off. Beckett shut us down in game 2. Blanton and friends combined for a game 3 shutout; most of our offense was generated by repeatedly rolling the 6-10 double on Kazmir's card. Lannan outpitched Lowe for a 5-3 win in game 4. Harang can't match Halladay in game 5.

Warpigs 2, Nads 1

Game 132 - Pigs win 4-3 with a walk off single by Curtis Granderson thru the drawn-in infield. Ryan Dempster took the loss.

Game 133 - Nads win 7-5. Ervin Santana took another beating. Bronson Arroyo wasn't much better. Granderson came up in the 9th with a runner on first and no outs vs Takashi Saito, and even got a roll in his column... but it was the gap gbA. Roy Corcoran got the win in relief. Saito earned the save. Manny Ramirez homered twice for the Pigs.

Game 134 - Pigs win 4-2. The Nads homered twice in the first inning against Cliff Lee, but were shut out the rest of the way. The Pigs turned four double plays. Joe Saunders took the loss. Joakim Soria got the save.

DVs 2, Wahoos 1

I know nothing.

Deadlines

Just a reminder...

All teams must have at least 75 games played by July 1.

Also...

If you have games that cannot or will not be played face to face or via NetPlay, instructions for those must be sent out by July 4th. Get those CMs sent out. And if you are waiting on some, send out another email reminder (or make a phone call). For Rhino games, check with the DVs.

Games

Warpigs 5, Fungoes 2

The home team won all 7 games today. The Pigs went 7-3 vs the Fungoes this year.

June 7 - Pigs win 5-4 - Jeff Keppinger had a pinch hit RBI single in the 8th to break the 4-4 tie. Mike Napoli hit a 3-run homer in the 2nd inning for the Fungi.

June 8 - Pigs win 13-1 - Mike Mussina gave up 9 first inning runs. Cliff Lee went the distance for the Pigs and Keppinger had 4 hits.

July 19 - Pigs win 6-4 - Curtis Granderson and Jason Bay both homered in the win.

July 20 - Pigs win 6-4 - Albert Pujols and Chipper Jones hit back-to-back doubles in a 3-run bottom of the 8th against Jonathan Papelbon, leading the Pigs to a come from behind victory.

July 21 - Pigs win 9-4 - The Pigs scored 9 runs on only 7 hits.

September 2 - Fungoes win 6-2 - A 4-run 3rd against John Lackey put the Fungoes ahead to stay. Nelson Cruz homered for the Fungi.

September 3 - Fungoes win 5-2 - Scott Olsen beat the Pigs for the second time this season. Denard Span broke a 2-2 tie in the 7th with a 2-run single. Pig cleanup hitter Chipper Jones said, "To be honest, we just got tired from running around the bases in those first five games. Plus, the Fungoes are a quality club. It's not like playing the DVs, where we can win without even trying. Seriously, it's a bitch to beat the Fungoes, while the DVs ARE our bitches. "

SuperGoofs 5, Rhinos 2
Rhinos 3, Buckeyes 2

So in an ongoing effort to screw myself out of a playoff spot, while also not helping the psuedo-Rhinos any closer to a spot, the Goofs take 5 of 7 and the Rhinos win 3 of 5 from the Buckeyes. Rhinos scored more runs (20) in the 5 games vs. the Buckeyes than in 7 with the Goofs (18). SuperGoofs ace Mark Guthrie won two games, including a combined 2 hitter with Broxton. Only notable item in the Buckeyes series was that it ended in time for me to watch the Rangers lose to the Astros (Andrus was on base 3 times). DVs

Stats Update

The Warpigs have reached the 71 game mark. It's not quite halfway, but I'm bored, so here are some numbers...

Chipper is hitting .404 with 21 HR and 55 RBI.
Albert leads in HR with 22 and RBI with 62. He's hitting .337. He also leads the team in stolen bases with a whopping 5.
Orlando Hudson is hitting .306 and leads the team with 26 doubles.
Ryan Doumit is hitting .303 and Manny is at .294.
In limited time, Rafael Furcal is hitting .333.
Miguel Olivo's walk-to-strikeout ratio is 2-to-24.
The team is 25/26 in stolen base attempts.
Stephen Drew leads in errors with 10. Next most is back up, utility infielder Jeff Keppinger with 5.

Justin Duchscherer is 8-1, 2.93.
Rich Harden is 7-2, 3.40 and has 87 K's in 77 innings.
Jesse Litsch is 6-4, 3.62 and has two shutouts.
Cliff Lee is 6-3, 4.24 and has already allowed more HR (18) than he did all of last year (12).
Ervin Santana has a 5.79 ERA but is 5-2.
Joakim Soria is 5-0 with 8 saves and a 2.37 ERA.

Team batting average is .285. Team ERA is 3.56. Record is 52-19.

Please add your own stat highlights either as a comment on this one or over on the Peanut Gallery.

Games

Drillers 3, Rhinos 2

From the RhinoSub...
Drillers take 3 of 5 from the pseudo-Rhinos. Lincicum wins 2 of the first 3 as the Rhinos rally to take the last 2 of the series. Nothing like helping the hated Drillers.

Games

SuperGoofs 4, Tweeners 1

From the Tweeners...

Tweeners now 21-52, anticipating good draft position in 2011 as well as 2010.

The Goofs leapfrog the Rhinos into 2nd place in the BUD.

Warpigs 2, Wahoos 1

Game 1: Justin Duchscherer and the Pigs win 10-3. Ryan Doumit homered and Rafael Furcal had a 3-run double. The Pigs walked 11 times in the game. The Wahoo batters had 7 innings without a baserunner. And if not for a 2-out walk in the 9th, would have done it 8 times.

Game 2: Pigs win 6-1 behind John Lackey. Curtis Granderson went 2-4 with a triple and 2 RBI.

Game 3: Wahoos win 5-4 in 12 innings. The Pig defense sucked this game. The first 3 Wahoo runs scored on a Dustin Pedroia bases-loaded triple to Manny Ramirez, playing his first game of the year in LF. Then the winning run scored from second on a single and error on a ball hit to Rafael Furcal. Taylor Buchholz went the last 3 1/3 innings for the win.


And I know most of you know this, but just a reminder... every time there are games listed on here, the standings page on Nasoma.org is updated.

Games

The Rhinos swept a 5-game series against the Nads.

Rhinos scored 3 runs in one game, then 6 or more in the other 4, while the Nads totaled 9 runs in the 5 games while hitting .198. It helped the Rhino cause that Webb didn’t have a starting assignment.

The Rhinos are now 34-30 and in 2nd place in the BUD.

Games

Rhinos and Wahoos went 2-2.

From the Chief...

Wahoos go 2-2 with the Rhinos to improve to 4-3 with them this year. Wahoos score 3 in the 9th of Game 2 to win it 7-6. Won Game 4, 2-1, as Lohse threw 8.1 of shutout ball before the Rhinos got a hit off Buchholz in the ninth to score a run. Rhinos won their games, 4-2 and 5-2.

Games

Warpigs 9, DVs 1

The Pigs outscored the DVs 74-33 in the 10 games.

Game 1 - Pigs win 7-5 : Manny Ramirez hit a 2-run homer to bring the Warpigs from behind in the 7th inning. Albert Pujols went 3-5. Bobby Jenks took the loss.

Game 2 - Pigs win 6-2 : Justin Duchscherer got the win. Orlando Hudson had 3 hits.

Game 3 - Pigs win 5-3 : Ryan Doumit hit a grand slam. Cliff Lee got the win. Said Doumit, "It's even more satisfying to hit a grand slam when 2 of the 3 runners on base were intentionally walked."

Game 4 - Pigs win 8-2 : Manny hit a grand slam and a solo homer. Rich Harden gets the win.

Game 5 - DVs win 6-3 : Roy Halladay gets the win and Chase Utley homers. Friggin DVs getting ALL the breaks!!!

Game 6 - Pigs win 5-3 in 10 innings : Jason Bay's sac fly in the 9th tied it. Orlando Hudson doubled in the go ahead run in the top of the 10th, then scored on a Chipper Jones single. Brian Giles had 4 hits.

Game 7 - Pigs win 3-1 : Chipper and Bay homered and Rich Harden got the win.

Game 8 - Pigs win 17-6 : Pujols went 3-3 with 6 RBI and Bay had 4 hits.

Game 9 - Pigs win 7-3 : The Pigs had a 5-run 7th for the come from behind win. Chipper went 3-4 with a double, a triple, and a home run. Cliff Lee got a complete game victory.

Game 10 - Pigs win 13-2 : Manny had 3 hits. Harden got the win.

Games

Wahoos 2, Rhinos 1

From the Chief...

Wahoos go 2-1 with the Rhinos.

Game 1 goes 16!! innings. Wahoos hasd the bases loaded and less than 2 outs twice in extra innings. It was a Milton Bradley single in the 16th that won it, 4-3. No runs were scored between the 5th and 16th innings.

Game 2 was a big blowout. The Wahoos scored in 6 of 8 innings and only one batter didn't get a hit -- and he walked twice. Wahoos had 21 hits and led 7-0 after the first inning. The final score was 19-5.

Game 3 was 7-4 Rhinos. They jumped to a 4-0 lead then got 3 more. Wahoos scored 4 in the 8th and left 2 on in the ninth.

Games

SuperGoofs 3, Nads 2
Buckeyes 5, Nads 2

Standings Update 6/1/09

B.U.D.	W	L	%	GB		Remaining Games	Last Update
Warpigs	41	17	.707	--		104	5/10/09
SuperGoofs	36	34	.514	11.0		92	5/30/09
Rhinos	26	26	.500	12.0		110	5/31/09
Wahoos	26	27	.491	12.5		109	5/11/09
M.F.D.	W	L	%	GB
Buckeyes	52	32	.619	--		78	5/30/09
Nads	32	32	.500	10.0		98	5/30/09
Mavs	43	52	.453	14.5		67	5/31/09
Inmates	20	30	.400	15.0		112	5/31/09
A.W.D.	W	L	%	GB
Pastas	42	36	.538	--		84	5/17/09
Sidewinders	35	33	.515	2.0		94	5/21/09
Killer Bees	25	32	.439	6.5		105	5/30/09
Tweeners	20	48	.294	17.0		94	5/24/09
N.E.R.D.D.	W	L	%	GB
Drillers	46	30	.605	--		86	5/30/09
DVs	39	28	.582	2.5		95	5/31/09
Fungoes	30	31	.492	8.5		101	5/10/09
FFTs	43	68	.387	20.5		51	5/23/09