2008 NASOMA World Series

Game 1 - Killer Bees 12, DiamondVision 3

World Series – Game 1

October 10, 2008

The Bee Hive

DIAMONDVISION      AB  R  H RBI AVG       

C.Utley 2B          3  1  0  0 .000       

M.Ordonez RF        4  1  2  2 .500     

T.Helton 1B         4  0  1  0 .250       

M.Holliday LF       4  1  3  1 .750       

K.Griffey Jr DH     4  0  0  0 .000     

M.Lowell 3B         4  0  0  0 .000       

R.Ludwick CF        3  0  0  0 .000       

B.McCann C          4  0  0  0 .000       

O.Vizquel SS        0  0  0  0 .000   

M.Scutaro PH,SS     2  0  0  0 .000                                               

       Totals      32  3  6  3                 

Killer Bees        AB  R  H RBI AVG

K.Lofton LF         4  1  0  0 .000  

M.Cameron CF        1  0  0  0 .000  

R.Cano 2B           6  2  3  3 .500  

C.Jones 3B          1  0  0  0 .000  

D.Easley PH,3B      3  1  0  0 .000  

C.Pena DH           3  2  1  0 .333  

M.Teixeira 1B       4  1  3  0 .750  

B.Hawpe RF          1  2  1  31.000  

A.Kearns RF         0  0  0  0 .000  

M.Tejada SS         3  2  1  3 .333  

R.Hernandez C       5  0  2  2 .400

R.Willits CF,LF     4  1  2  1 .500  

       Totals      35 12 13 12

DIAMONDVISION... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 3 0  -  3  6  0

Killer Bees..... 0 0 1  0 5 4  0 2 x  - 12 13  0

DIAMONDVISION (0-1)   IP      H  R ER BB SO HR    ERA  

J.Maine LOSS(0-1)      4      3  1  1  3  4  1   2.25

S.Kazmir               0 1/3  0  3  3  3  0  0  81.00

J.Borowski             0 1/3  3  2  2  1  1  0  54.00

C.Ray                  1      1  4  4  3  1  0  36.00

A.Heilman              2 1/3  6  2  2  2  1  1   7.71

Totals                 8     13 12 12 12  7  2

Killer Bees (1-0)     IP      H  R ER BB SO HR    ERA  

J.Verlander WIN(1-0)   9      6  3  3  3  7  2   3.00

Totals                 9      6  3  3  3  7  2

ATTENDANCE- 49,067 DATE- 10-10-08  TIME- Day  T- 2:46

LEFT ON BASE- DIAMONDVISION: 5  Killer Bees:12

DOUBLE PLAYS- DIAMONDVISION: 1  Killer Bees: 1

DOUBLES- M.Ordonez(1st), M.Holliday(1st), 

M.Teixeira-2(2nd), B.Hawpe(1st), M.Tejada(1st)

HOME RUNS- M.Ordonez(1st), M.Holliday(1st), 

R.Cano-2(2nd)

SACRIFICE HITS- M.Tejada

WALKS- C.Utley, R.Ludwick, O.Vizquel, K.Lofton, C.Jones, 

D.Easley, C.Pena-2, M.Teixeira, B.Hawpe-3, A.Kearns, 

M.Tejada, R.Willits

STRIKE OUTS- C.Utley-3, M.Ordonez, K.Griffey Jr, 

M.Lowell, B.McCann, C.Jones, D.Easley-2, M.Teixeira, 

R.Hernandez, R.Willits-2

GIDP- M.Ordonez, D.Easley

Game 2 - DiamondVision 4, Killer Bees 2

World Series – Game 2

October 11, 2008

The Bee Hive

DIAMONDVISION      AB  R  H RBI AVG       

C.Utley 2B          4  0  0  0 .000     

M.Scutaro 2B        0  0  0  0 .000       

M.Ordonez RF        5  0  1  0 .333       

T.Helton 1B         2  0  0  0 .167       

M.Holliday LF       3  1  1  1 .571     

V.Wells CF          0  0  0  0 .000       

K.Griffey Jr DH     2  0  0  0 .000   

J.Guillen PH        1  0  0  0 .000     

J.Hannahan PH       1  0  0  0 .000       

M.Lowell 3B         3  1  1  0 .143     

R.Ludwick CF,LF     4  1  1  2 .143       

B.McCann C          4  0  0  0 .000     

O.Vizquel SS        3  1  2  0 .667                                          

       Totals      32  4  6  3                 

Killer Bees        AB  R  H RBI AVG

R.Willits CF        4  0  1  0 .375  

R.Cano 2B           4  0  0  1 .300  

C.Jones 3B          4  1  2  1 .400  

C.Pena DH           4  0  1  0 .286  

M.Teixeira 1B       4  0  0  0 .375  

B.Hawpe RF          1  0  0  0 .500  

A.Kearns PH,RF      3  0  1  0 .333  

M.Tejada SS         3  0  1  0 .333  

K.Lofton LF         1  0  0  0 .000  

M.Diaz PH,LF        3  0  2  0 .667  

R.Hernandez C       1  0  0  0 .333  

P.Lo Duca PH,C      2  1  1  0 .500  

       Totals      34  2  9  2

DIAMONDVISION... 0 0 1  2 0 0  0 1 0  -  4  6  0

Killer Bees..... 1 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  2  9  1

DIAMONDVISION (1-1)   IP      H  R ER BB SO HR    ERA  

D.Lowe                 2      3  1  1  3  0  1   4.50

B.Tallet WIN(1-0)      3 1/3  2  0  0  0  4  0   0.00

C.Schroder             1      2  1  1  0  0  0   9.00

S.Kazmir               1      0  0  0  0  1  0  20.25

J.Borowski             0 1/3  0  0  0  0  1  0  27.00

B.Jenks SAVE(1st)      1 1/3  2  0  0  0  3  0   0.00

Totals                 9      9  2  2  3  9  1

Killer Bees (1-1)     IP      H  R ER BB SO HR    ERA  

C.Billingsley LOSS(0-1)4      5  3  2  3  5  1   4.50

G.Sherrill             0 1/3  0  0  0  1  1  0   0.00

H.Bell                 3      1  1  1  1  2  1   3.00

J.Isringhausen         1 2/3  0  0  0  0  1  0   0.00

Totals                 9      6  4  3  5  9  2

ATTENDANCE- 46,887 DATE- 10-11-08 TIME- Day  T- 2:47

LEFT ON BASE- DIAMONDVISION: 7  Killer Bees: 9

DOUBLE PLAYS- DIAMONDVISION: 1  Killer Bees: 1

ERRORS- C.Jones

DOUBLES- A.Kearns(1st), M.Diaz(1st), P.Lo Duca(1st)

HOME RUNS- M.Holliday(2nd), R.Ludwick(1st), 

C.Jones(1st)

STOLEN BASES- O.Vizquel(1st)

SACRIFICE HITS- M.Lowell, P.Lo Duca

WALKS- C.Utley, T.Helton-2, M.Holliday, O.Vizquel, 

R.Willits, R.Cano, M.Tejada

STRIKE OUTS- C.Utley-2, T.Helton, M.Holliday-2, 

K.Griffey Jr-2, R.Ludwick-2, R.Willits-2, R.Cano, 

C.Pena, M.Teixeira-3, A.Kearns-2

GIDP- J.Guillen, R.Cano

PASSED BALLS- R.Hernandez

Game 3 - Killer Bees 5, DiamondVision 3 (in 12 innings)

World Series – Game 3

October 13, 2008

Depends Bowl

Killer Bees        AB  R  H RBI AVG       

R.Willits CF,LF     5  1  1  0 .308       

R.Cano 2B           6  1  2  1 .313       

C.Jones 3B          4  1  1  0 .333       

C.Pena DH           4  1  2  3 .364       

M.Teixeira 1B       5  0  0  0 .231       

B.Hawpe RF          2  1  1  0 .500     

D.Easley PH         1  0  0  0 .000     

A.Kearns RF         2  0  0  0 .200       

M.Tejada SS         5  0  2  1 .364       

K.Lofton LF         2  0  1  0 .143   

M.Cameron PH,CF     3  0  0  0 .000     

R.Hernandez C       4  0  1  0 .300               

       Totals      43  5 11  5                 

DIAMONDVISION      AB  R  H RBI AVG

C.Utley 2B          5  0  1  2 .083  

M.Ordonez RF        4  0  0  0 .231  

T.Helton 1B         4  0  1  1 .200  

M.Holliday LF       5  0  0  0 .333  

K.Griffey Jr DH     6  0  0  0 .000  

M.Lowell 3B         5  0  2  0 .250  

R.Ludwick CF        4  1  0  0 .091  

B.McCann C          4  1  0  0 .000  

O.Vizquel SS        1  1  1  0 .750  

M.Scutaro PH,SS     1  0  1  0 .333  

J.Hannahan PH       1  0  1  0 .500  

J.McDonald SS       1  0  1  01.000  

       Totals      41  3  8  3

Killer Bees..... 0 1 2  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 2  -  5 11  0

DIAMONDVISION... 0 0 1  0 0 0  1 0 1  0 0 0  -  3  8  2

Killer Bees (2-1)   IP      H  R ER BB SO HR    ERA  

P.Hughes             2 2/3  1  1  1  2  2  0   3.37

J.Isringhausen       3      2  0  0  1  2  0   0.00

R.Springer           0 1/3  0  0  0  0  0  0   0.00

H.Bell               2 1/3  3  2  2  3  3  0   5.07

D.Wheeler            1 2/3  1  0  0  2  4  0   0.00

T.Hudson WIN(1-0)    2      1  0  0  0  1  0   0.00

Totals              12      8  3  3  8 12  0

DIAMONDVISION (1-2) IP      H  R ER BB SO HR    ERA  

C.Wang               2 1/3  6  3  3  2  0  0  11.59

J.Borowski           2      0  0  0  0  0  0   6.74

B.Tallet             3      0  0  0  2  2  0   0.00

S.Kazmir             0      0  0  0  1  0  0  20.30

B.Jenks              2 2/3  2  0  0  1  5  0   0.00

C.Schroder LOSS(0-1) 2      3  2  2  0  1  1   9.00

Totals              12     11  5  5  6  8  1

ATTENDANCE- 45,454 DATE- 10-13-08 TIME- Day  T- 4:10

LEFT ON BASE- Killer Bees: 9  DIAMONDVISION:11

DOUBLE PLAYS- Killer Bees: 2  DIAMONDVISION: 4

ERRORS- B.McCann, O.Vizquel

DOUBLES- C.Jones(1st), C.Pena(1st), B.Hawpe(2nd), 

K.Lofton(1st), R.Hernandez(1st), M.Lowell(1st)

TRIPLES- R.Cano(1st), C.Utley(1st)

HOME RUNS- C.Pena(1st)

STOLEN BASES- R.Willits(1st), O.Vizquel(2nd), 

J.Hannahan(1st)

SACRIFICE HITS- J.McDonald

WALKS- R.Willits, C.Jones-2, C.Pena-2, M.Teixeira, 

C.Utley, M.Ordonez-2, T.Helton-2, M.Holliday, R.Ludwick, 

B.McCann

HIT BY PITCH- R.Hernandez

STRIKE OUTS- R.Willits, M.Teixeira-3, A.Kearns, 

M.Cameron-2, R.Hernandez, C.Utley-2, M.Ordonez, 

T.Helton-2, M.Holliday-2, K.Griffey Jr-2, R.Ludwick-2, B

.McCann

GIDP- R.Cano, C.Jones-2, D.Easley, C.Utley, M.Holliday

Game 4 - Killer Bees 5, DiamondVision 3

Game 5 - Killer Bees 5, DiamondVision 2

Trade

In a lame effort to get their sorry-ass names in the news at playoff time, the Wahoos and Buckeyes made a trade.

The Wahoos trade their 4th round pick and a 2010 9th round pick to the Buckeyes for a 2010 5th and a 2010 Reserve.

World Series Preview

Game 1 at The Hive
Justin Verlander, Bees (17-7, 4.60) vs John Maine, DVs

Game 2 at The Hive
Phillip Hughes, Bees (8-3, 3.31) vs Derek Lowe, DVs

Game 3 at Depends Park
Tim Hudson, Bees (15-7, 5.14) vs Chien-Ming Wang, DVs

Game 4 at Depends Park
Verlander vs Maine

Game 5* at Depends Park
Hughes vs Lowe

Game 6* at The Hive
Hudson vs Wang

Game 7* at The Hive
Verlander vs Maine

DVs Dominate!

The DiamondVision are heading to their first World Series after dumping the Rhinos in 6.

A date for the World Series has not been set, but it will pair the DVs and the Killer Bees. Makes me wish we were all meeting here in person so we could stand around and harass them while they rolled the dice.

A tentative starting pitcher match-up:
Game 1 - Justin Verlander, Killer Bees vs John Maine, DVs

Congrats to both of you. Nice to see some new blood in the finals. Don't get used to it. lol

DVs vs Rhinos

Game 1 - DVs 3, Rhinos 2

Mike Lowell and Ryan Ludwick homered to lead the DVs.

Game 2 - DVs 4, Rhinos 3

The DiamondVision scored three times in the bottom of the 9th for the win. Mike Lowell's double ended the game. The Rhinos had the bases loaded three times without scoring a run, including on one occasion, a 6-2-3 double play.

Game 3 - Rhinos 5, DVs 2

The Rhinos won at home behind the hitting of Hanley Ramirez, who went 3-4 with a homer. Geovanny Soto chipped in with a 2-run pinch hit double.

Game 4 - DVs 4, Rhinos 0

John Maine and four relievers combined to throw a 1-hit shutout. The DVs are up 3 games to 1. The series will resume tomorrow night.

Game 5 - Rhinos 7, DVs 4

The Rhinos stave off elimination by coming from 4-1 down to take game 5. Matt Kemp led the way with a 5-5 night from the lead off spot.

Game 6 - DVs 2, Rhinos 0

Back in the friendly confines of the Depends Bowl, Chien-Ming Wang and two relievers combined to shut out the mighty Rhino offense. The DV runs came in the 8th off of J.J. Putz. Omar Vizquel singled on a ballpark homer roll, and Chase Utley brought him in with a triple before scoring on a base hit by Magglio Ordonez. In the post-game celebration, frenzied DV fans tore down the goal post in centerfield.

Trade

The Buckeyes traded Ryan Garko to the SuperGoofs for Joe Crede.

Bee-autiful!

The Killer Bees are headed to their second World Series appearance after eliminating the Sidewinders in 6 games.

Game 6 was the third extra-inning game of the series. The Snakes' Edgar Renteria homered in the top of the 13th, but Bee Mark Teixeira hit a 2-run homer in the bottom of the inning to kick off the celebration at The Hive.

The Killer Bees' only previous World Series appearance was a 2002 loss to the Warpigs. Their opponent this time will be a World Series novice. The Rhinos and DiamondVision face off tonight for the right to advance to their first World Series.

A Message from the Chief

I'm already starting to think about the yearbook and would love to take any newsletter or photo submissions from league members.

Stat Reminder

Just a reminder that final stats are due to the Chief by Thanksgiving weekend. At the moment, he still needs stats from the Rhinos, Killer Bees, Sidewinders, Tweeners, Fungoes, Nads, and Wahoos (yes, he still hasn't received stats from himself).

Killer Bees vs Sidewinders

Game 1 - Sidewinders 6, Killer Bees 3

The Snakes scored 3 runs in the top of the 9th for the victory. The two teams combined to use 15 pitchers in the game.

September 30, 2008 – 2nd Rd – Game 1 – The Bee Hive

SIDEWINDERS        AB  R  H RBI AVG       

E.Byrnes LF         4  1  1  0 .250       

N.Markakis RF       4  0  2  2 .500       

D.Wright 3B         3  1  1  0 .333     

D.Ortiz DH          2  0  0  0 .000     

J.Dillon PH         0  1  0  0 .000       

S.Downs P           0  0  0  0 .000       

T.Percival P        0  0  0  0 .000       

K.Gregg P           0  0  0  0 .000     

D.Lee 1B            4  1  4  01.000   

D.Young PH          1  0  1  11.000     

J.Velandia SS       0  0  0  0 .000       

C.Beltran CF        4  0  0  0 .000       

E.Renteria SS       4  1  2  1 .500                                          

G.Zaun PH           0  0  0  1 .000                                          

M.Derosa 1B         0  0  0  0 .000                                          

J.Mauer C           4  0  0  0 .000                                          

A.Hill 2B           3  1  0  0 .000                                          

       Totals      33  6 11  5                 

Killer Bees        AB  R  H RBI AVG

K.Lofton LF         4  1  2  1 .500  

R.Cano 2B           2  0  0  0 .000  

D.Easley PH,2B      2  1  1  1 .500  

C.Jones 3B          4  0  0  0 .000  

C.Pena DH           4  1  1  1 .250  

M.Teixeira 1B       4  0  1  0 .250  

B.Hawpe RF          2  0  1  0 .500  

M.Diaz PH           1  0  0  0 .000  

A.Kearns RF         1  0  1  01.000  

M.Tejada SS         4  0  1  0 .250  

R.Hernandez C       4  0  0  0 .000  

R.Willits CF        4  0  0  0 .000  

       Totals      36  3  8  3

SIDEWINDERS..... 0 0 0  0 2 0  0 1 3  -  6 11  1

Killer Bees..... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 2 0  -  3  8  1

SIDEWINDERS (1-0)     IP      H  R ER BB SO HR    ERA  

C.Zambrano             5      3  0  0  0  7  0   0.00

R.Perez                0 2/3  2  1  1  0  1  1  13.50

R.Betancourt           1 2/3  1  1  1  0  1  1   5.40

S.Downs WIN(1-0)       0 2/3  1  1  1  0  0  1  13.50

T.Percival             0 2/3  1  0  0  0  2  0   0.00

K.Gregg SAVE(1st)      0 1/3  0  0  0  0  0  0   0.00

Totals                 9      8  3  3  0 11  3

Killer Bees (0-1)     IP      H  R ER BB SO HR    ERA  

J.Verlander            5      5  2  2  3  4  0   3.60

G.Sherrill             0      0  0  0  1  0  0   0.00

H.Bell                 2      3  1  1  1  5  0   4.50

J.Isringhaus LOSS(0-1) 1      2  1  1  1  0  0   9.00

M.Timlin               0 1/3  0  1  1  1  0  0  27.00

D.Marte                0      0  1  1  1  0  0   0.00

R.Springer             0 1/3  1  0  0  1  0  0   0.00

D.Wheeler              0 1/3  0  0  0  0  0  0   0.00

Totals                 9     11  6  6  9  9  0

ATTENDANCE- 49,503 DATE- 9-30-08 TIME- Day  T- 3:36

LEFT ON BASE- SIDEWINDERS:11  Killer Bees: 6

DOUBLE PLAYS- SIDEWINDERS: 0  Killer Bees: 3

ERRORS- A.Hill, C.Jones

DOUBLES- N.Markakis(1st), M.Teixeira(1st)

HOME RUNS- K.Lofton(1st), D.Easley(1st), C.Pena(1st)

STOLEN BASES- E.Byrnes-2(2nd), C.Beltran(1st)

SACRIFICE HITS- N.Markakis

SACRIFICE FLIES- G.Zaun

WALKS- E.Byrnes, D.Wright-2, D.Ortiz-2, J.Dillon, 

C.Beltran, J.Mauer, A.Hill

STRIKE OUTS- N.Markakis-2, D.Wright, D.Ortiz, 

C.Beltran-2, E.Renteria, J.Mauer, A.Hill, C.Jones, 

C.Pena-2, M.Teixeira-2, B.Hawpe, M.Diaz, M.Tejada, 

R.Hernandez-2, R.Willits

GIDP- D.Ortiz, E.Renteria, A.Hill

PASSED BALLS- R.Hernandez

Game 2 - Killer Bees 6, Sidewinders 4

Brad Hawpe doubled and homered and drove in three runs to help the Bees even up the series and a game apiece. Continuing a trend, the two teams used a combined 16 pitchers.

October 1, 2008 – 2nd Rd – Game 2 – The Bee Hive

SIDEWINDERS        AB  R  H RBI AVG       

E.Byrnes LF         5  2  3  0 .444       

N.Markakis RF       5  1  3  0 .556     

D.Wright 3B         4  0  1  2 .286       

D.Ortiz DH          3  1  1  1 .200     

D.Lee 1B            4  0  1  1 .625       

C.Beltran CF        2  0  0  0 .000     

J.Mauer C           3  0  0  0 .000     

J.Dillon PH         1  0  0  0 .000     

G.Zaun C            0  0  0  0 .000       

E.Renteria SS       4  0  0  0 .250     

A.Hill 2B           4  0  1  0 .143                                             

       Totals      35  4 10  4                 

Killer Bees        AB  R  H RBI AVG

M.Diaz LF           3  0  0  0 .000  

K.Lofton PH,LF      2  0  1  1 .500  

P.Lo Duca C         3  0  2  0 .667  

R.Hernandez PH,C    2  0  0  0 .000  

D.Easley 3B         1  1  1  0 .667  

R.Willits CF        2  0  1  0 .167  

C.Pena DH           3  0  0  0 .143  

M.Teixeira 1B       4  1  2  0 .375  

M.Cameron CF        1  0  0  0 .000  

C.Jones PH,3B       3  0  0  0 .000  

A.Kearns RF         1  0  0  0 .500  

B.Hawpe PH,RF       3  2  2  3 .600  

M.Tejada SS         3  1  1  1 .286  

R.Cano 2B           4  1  2  1 .333  

       Totals      35  6 12  6

SIDEWINDERS..... 3 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  4 10  0

Killer Bees..... 0 0 0  4 0 1  0 1 x  -  6 12  1

SIDEWINDERS (1-1)   IP       H  R ER BB SO HR    ERA  

T.Lilly              0 1/3   1  0  0  1  0  0   0.00

S.Downs              3       2  2  2  0  5  0   7.36

P.Neshek             1       3  2  2  0  0  2  18.00

K.Gregg              0 1/3   1  0  0  1  1  0   0.00

R.Mahay LOSS(0-1)    0 1/3   1  1  1  0  1  0  27.00

R.Betancourt         1 2/3   2  0  0  0  0  0   2.70

R.Perez              1 1/3   2  1  1  0  0  0   9.00

Totals               8      12  6  6  2  7  2

Killer Bees (1-1)   IP       H  R ER BB SO HR    ERA  

T.Hudson             4       5  3  3  1  3  0   6.75

R.Springer           0 1/3   1  1  1  0  0  0  13.50

J.Isringhaus         0       1  0  0  1  0  0   9.00

D.Marte              0 1/3   0  0  0  0  0  0  27.00

H.Bell WIN(1-0)      3       1  0  0  0  4  0   1.80

G.Sherrill           0 1/3   0  0  0  1  1  0   0.00

C.Billingsle         0 1/3   2  0  0  0  1  0   0.00

M.Timlin             0 1/3   0  0  0  0  1  0  13.50

D.Wheeler SAVE(1st)  0 1/3   0  0  0  0  0  0   0.00

Totals               9      10  4  4  3 10  0

ATTENDANCE- 47,508 DATE- 10-1-08 TIME- Night  T- 2:57

LEFT ON BASE- SIDEWINDERS: 8  Killer Bees: 8

DOUBLE PLAYS- SIDEWINDERS: 0  Killer Bees: 0

ERRORS- D.Easley

DOUBLES- E.Byrnes(1st), D.Lee(1st), K.Lofton(1st), 

P.Lo Duca(1st), B.Hawpe(1st)

HOME RUNS- B.Hawpe(1st), M.Tejada(1st)

STOLEN BASES- D.Wright(1st)

SACRIFICE HITS- M.Tejada

SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Ortiz

WALKS- D.Wright, C.Beltran-2, D.Easley, C.Pena

STRIKE OUTS- E.Byrnes, N.Markakis, D.Wright, D.Lee-2, 

C.Beltran, J.Mauer, J.Dillon, E.Renteria-2, P.Lo Duca, 

C.Pena-2, M.Teixeira, C.Jones, A.Kearns, M.Tejada

Game 3 - Sidewinders 2, Killer Bees 1 (in 11 innings)

Carlos Beltran homered to lead off the bottom of the 11th.


Game 4 - Killer Bees 2, Sidewinders 1 (10 innings)

Mark Teixeira homered to lead off the top of the 9th to tie the game. Robinson Cano homered in the 10th to win it.


Game 5 - Killer Bees 5, Sidewinders 2

The Bees are up 3 games to 2 heading back to The Hive.


Game 6 - Killer Bees 6, Sidewinders 5 (13 innings)

Mark Teixeira hit a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 13th inning to lift the Bees to their second World Series trip in 6 years. Edgar Renteria had homered in the top half of the inning to give the Snakes a brief lead.

Round Two Preview

All I know is the rumor that the Bees and Sidewinders were planning on getting started via netplay tonight. Carlos Zambrano is scheduled to go in game 1 for the Snakes.

The DVs and Rhinos are playing Sunday night.

Sidewinders Advance

I haven't received the box scores from the games at the Snake Pit, but it's official: The Sidewinders beat the Inmates 4 games to 2 to advance to the next round.

The Snakes will face a familiar opponent, the Killer Bees, for the right to go to the World Series.

DVs and Rhinos, feel free to get started on your series.

Good luck to everyone. And send me those box scores!

Name Change

The interim title has been removed from the manager of the Oiler franchise. His first two acts as official owner of the team are the trade with the Wahoos posted earlier and the unveiling of the new team name. Please welcome The SuperGoofs to NASOMA.

Sidewinders vs Inmates

Game 1 - Inmates 4, Sidewinders 0

Johan Santana shuts out the Snakes. The Sidewinders actually outhit the Inmates, but two of the Inmate hits were homers off of the Snake starter and loser Jake Peavy.

September 23, 2008 – 1st Rd – Game 1 – Baptist Bowl

SIDEWINDERS        AB  R  H RBI AVG       

J.Dillon LF         2  0  0  0 .000       

E.Renteria SS       4  0  1  0 .250       

D.Ortiz DH          3  0  0  0 .000     

D.Wright 3B         4  0  0  0 .000       

C.Beltran CF        4  0  0  0 .000     

D.Lee 1B            4  0  2  0 .500     

N.Markakis RF       3  0  1  0 .333     

M.Derosa PH         1  0  0  0 .000       

A.Hill 2B           3  0  0  0 .000       

G.Zaun C            3  0  2  0 .667                                             

       Totals      31  0  6  0                 

INMATES            AB  R  H RBI AVG

W.Taveras CF        4  0  1  1 .250  

A.Dunn LF           3  0  0  0 .000  

C.Hart RF           0  0  0  0 .000  

R.Castro C          3  1  1  1 .333  

J.Gomes PR          0  0  0  0 .000  

R.Paulino C         0  0  0  0 .000  

R.Howard DH         3  0  1  0 .333  

J.Loney 1B          3  1  0  0 .000  

C.Guillen SS        3  0  0  0 .000  

R.Theriot SS        1  0  0  0 .000  

D.Murphy RF,LF      4  1  2  2 .500  

A.Beltre 3B         2  1  0  0 .000  

O.Hudson 2B         3  0  0  0 .000  

       Totals      29  4  5  4

SIDEWINDERS..... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  6  0

INMATES......... 0 2 0  0 0 1  1 0 x  -  4  5  1

SIDEWINDERS (0-1)    IP       H  R ER BB SO HR    ERA  

J.Peavy LOSS(0-1)     6 1/3   4  4  4  3  3  2   5.68

R.Perez               1       1  0  0  2  1  0   0.00

R.Betancourt          0 2/3   0  0  0  0  1  0   0.00

Totals                8       5  4  4  5  5  2

INMATES (1-0)        IP       H  R ER BB SO HR    ERA  

J.Santana WIN(1-0)    9       6  0  0  2  8  0   0.00

Totals                9       6  0  0  2  8  0

ATTENDANCE- 47,296 DATE- 9-23-08  TIME- Day  T- 2:30

LEFT ON BASE- SIDEWINDERS: 7  INMATES: 6

DOUBLE PLAYS- SIDEWINDERS: 0  INMATES: 2

ERRORS- C.Guillen

HOME RUNS- R.Castro(1st), D.Murphy(1st)

WALKS- J.Dillon, D.Ortiz, A.Dunn, R.Castro, R.Howard, 

J.Loney, A.Beltre

HIT BY PITCH- J.Dillon

STRIKE OUTS- J.Dillon, E.Renteria-2, D.Wright, 

C.Beltran, A.Hill-2, G.Zaun, W.Taveras, A.Dunn, 

R.Castro, D.Murphy, A.Beltre

GIDP- D.Wright, N.Markakis

Game 2 - Sidewinders 5, Inmates 2

The Snakes pounded John Smoltz to tie the series.

September 24, 2008 – 1st Rd – Game 2 – Baptist Bowl

SIDEWINDERS        AB  R  H RBI AVG       

D.Young LF          5  0  1  2 .200       

N.Markakis RF       5  1  1  0 .250       

D.Wright 3B         4  0  0  0 .000     

D.Ortiz DH          3  2  1  0 .167     

D.Lee 1B            2  0  2  1 .667     

C.Beltran CF        3  1  0  0 .000       

E.Renteria SS       3  1  1  1 .286       

J.Mauer C           3  0  0  1 .000     

A.Hill 2B           4  0  0  0 .000                                               

       Totals      32  5  6  5                 

INMATES            AB  R  H RBI AVG

O.Hudson 2B         3  1  0  0 .000  

R.Ankiel CF         0  0  0  0 .000  

W.Taveras PH,CF     1  0  0  0 .200  

J.Gomes PR,RF       2  1  1  0 .500  

R.Howard PH         0  0  0  0 .333  

C.Hart RF,CF        3  0  1  1 .333  

R.Paulino C         1  0  0  0 .000  

R.Castro PH,C       3  0  1  1 .333  

J.Loney 1B          4  0  0  0 .000  

C.Guillen SS        2  0  1  0 .200  

D.Murphy LF         4  0  2  0 .500  

A.Beltre 3B         4  0  0  0 .000  

A.Dunn DH           4  0  1  0 .143  

       Totals      31  2  7  2

SIDEWINDERS..... 1 0 0  1 0 3  0 0 0  -  5  6  0

INMATES......... 0 0 1  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  2  7  1

SIDEWINDERS (1-1)   IP       H  R ER BB SO HR    ERA  

T.Lilly              0 1/3   0  0  0  0  1  0   0.00

K.Gregg              2 1/3   1  1  1  2  2  0   3.86

S.Downs WIN(1-0))    1 2/3   2  0  0  0  2  0   0.00

R.Betancourt         2 1/3   3  1  1  1  2  0   3.00

P.Neshek             1 1/3   1  0  0  1  2  0   0.00

R.Mahay              0 2/3   0  0  0  0  1  0   0.00

T.Percival           0 1/3   0  0  0  1  0  0   0.00

Totals               9       7  2  2  5 10  0

INMATES (1-1)       IP       H  R ER BB SO HR    ERA  

J.Smoltz LOSS(0-1)   5 2/3   5  5  5  5  7  0   7.94

J.Zumaya             0 2/3   0  0  0  0  1  0   0.00

F.Morales            0 1/3   1  0  0  0  1  0   0.00

B.Howry              2 1/3   0  0  0  0  4  0   0.00

Totals               9       6  5  5  5 13  0

ATTENDANCE- 45,065 DATE- 9-24-08  TIME- Day  T- 2:36

LEFT ON BASE- SIDEWINDERS: 7  INMATES:10

DOUBLE PLAYS- SIDEWINDERS: 0  INMATES: 0

ERRORS- A.Beltre

DOUBLES- D.Lee(1st), D.Murphy(1st)

SACRIFICE HITS- D.Lee-2, O.Hudson

SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Hart

WALKS- D.Wright, D.Ortiz, C.Beltran, E.Renteria, 

J.Mauer, O.Hudson, R.Howard, C.Hart, C.Guillen-2

HIT BY PITCH- W.Taveras

STRIKE OUTS- D.Young-3, N.Markakis-3, D.Wright, 

D.Ortiz-2, C.Beltran, J.Mauer, A.Hill-2, O.Hudson, 

C.Hart, R.Castro-2, J.Loney-2, C.Guillen, D.Murphy, 

A.Dunn-2

Game 3 - Inmates 10, Sidewinders 8

The Inmates scored 4 runs in the 9th for the win. Aaron Hill had two homers and a double for the Sidewinders.


Game 4 - Sidewinders 5, Inmates 3

The game included hitting, pitching, runs... stuff like that.


Game 5 - Sidewinders 4, Inmates 0

Jake Peavy shuts out the Inmates and Johan Santana. The Snakes go up 3 games to 2. Heading back to the Baptist Bowl.


Game 6 - Sidewinders 8, Inmates 3

In the fifth inning, down 2-0, the Snakes explode for 4 runs, 3 of them coming on a home run by Eric Byrnes. The Sidewinders advance to the next round where they will meet the Killer Bees.

Trade

The Wahoos traded Carlos Quentin, Ryan Church, Yuniesky Betancourt, the 2009 Warpig 5th, and the 2009 Tweener 5th to The SuperGoofs for Jimmy Rollins, Reed Johnson, and the 2009 SuperGoof 4th.

Playoff Update

It took a little reformatting, but I got the 7 box scores from the Drillers/Rhinos series up. I believe even the running totals for BA, ERA, and extra base hits are correct.

A couple things I noticed from the series... Rhino leadoff hitter Hanley Ramirez did not make a single appearance in the 3 games played at Drillerville. Not sure if he made the trip. Disciplinary measures, perhaps? And slugger Ryan Braun spent the whole series in the Colonel's doghouse, managing a mere 2 pinch hitting appearances. Rhino B.J. Upton was the series MVP, going 12-for-25 with 4 doubles. Driller Scott Rolen was the LVP, as evidenced by his lusty 1-for-22. Jacoby Ellsbury went 10-for-19 with 2 homers and 2 steals for the Drillers.

Congratulations to the Rhinos for their first round victory. Their win guarantees some new World Series blood, as either the DVs or Rhinos will play in the finals for the first time.

I don't have the DV rotation yet, but the Rhinos are locked into Sheets in game 1 and Escobar in game 2.

And in case you were wondering (or keeping score at home), the Rhino inactives are pitchers Oliver Perez, Matt Lindstrom, Brad Lidge, and Jamie Walker and catcher J.R. Towles.

The Inmate/Sidewinder series is scheduled to be played Wednesday. The winner gets the Killer Bees in round 2.