Pigapalooza Results

Warpigs 7, FFTs 7
Warpigs 2, Rhinos 1
Inmates 5, Mavs 5
Inmates 2, Wahoos 0
Mavs 7, Rhinos 3
Wahoos 4, FFTs 0
Rhinos 9, FFTs 1

Mavs/Inmates

Great series – most games close and tough.

 

INMATES 3 – MAVS 2 (MavDome): Both teams scored all of their runs in the 1^st, then the bullpens shut everything down.

 

MAVS 3 – INMATES 1 (MavDome): Mavs pound out 11 hits, including two homers, but score only three runs. That’s enough to beat the LDMF.

 

INMATES 8 – MAVS 3 (MavDome): Inmate lumber finally wakes up. Rizzo, Parra, and Pierzynski all tater. Homer Bailey is an Inmate in disguise.

 

MAVS 4 – INMATES 1 (13 Innings – Baptist Bowl): A pitcher’s duel until Perez implodes in the 13^th, allowing three runs. Mavs get 15 hits all together and leave 136 on base…

 

MAVS 7 – INMATES 4 (Baptist Bowl): Santana allows three homers before being mercifully lifted after the 3^rd, but it’s too late for the Inmates to catch up. A Beltre 3-run homer in the 9^th makes the game look closer than it really was.

 

MAVS 5 – INMATES 4 (MavDome): Another close game, but the Inmates lose their 3^rd straight.

 

INMATES 8 – MAVS 4 (MavDome): Three Inmate taters (Cargo, Beltre and Jones) give the Inmates a comfortable win.

 

INMATES 5 – MAVS 3 (Baptist Bowl): Rios and Rizzo homer in the Inmate 1^st, then the Beakless Chicken Gang hang on for the win. Homer (“Incognito Inmate”) Bailey takes the loss.

 

INMATES 5 – MAVS 4 (Baptist Bowl): The Mavs jump out to a 4-0 lead as Santana continues to struggle with the gopher ball, but Cargo and Teixeira (twice) homer for the Inmates to come from behind.

 

MAVS 8 – INMATES 7 (Baptist Bowl): A great game. The Inmates take an early 6-1 lead, but the Mavs battle back. Inmate closer Street comes into the game in the 9^th and gives up a homer to someone (I forgot the motherfucker’s name) and the Mavs salvage a split.

 

The HEAD INMATE

 

Inmates/Wahoos

What a massacre…

 

INMATES 20 – WAHOOS 9 (Reservation): Wahoos pound out 9 runs on 13 hits, normally enough to win big. Not today. Inmates bring out the big artillery and get 24 hits. Beltre and Pierzynski both tater twice; Espinosa and Rios each add one for good measure. The ‘Hoos 3-0 1^st inning lead evaporated after the BC Gang scored 6 in the 2^nd.

 

INMATES 13 – WAHOOS 4 (Reservation): The Inmates blast 22 more hits. Forsythe hits two homers, Rios adds another, and it was never close.

 

The HEAD INMATE

2014 Picks

I will post the trades from last year in the archives, but here is a list of 2014 picks that have been dealt...

PIG3 >>> FFT
GPB5 >>> WAH
GPB Res >>> BEE
RHI1 >>> WAH
RHI2 >>> WAH
PIG1 >>> WAH
PIG2 >>> WAH
GPB2 >>> MAV
MAV3 >>> GPB
GPB4 >>> WAH
WAH9 >>> GPB
GPB1 >>> LCT
LCT5 >>> SSW
SSW1 >>> WAH
BEE Res >>> SSW
PIG6 >>> NAD
BEE Res >>> INM
INM Res >>> RHI
RHI3 >>> INM
RHI5 >>> GPB
RHI8 >>> SSW
ZAP8 >>> INM
OUD8 >>> ZAP
DVS7 >>> BEE

Let me know if I've missed any.

Inmates 5, Rhinos 2

Despite the lopsided W/L record, all games were close and could have gone either way.

 

INMATES 5 – RHINOS 4 (10 innings – Baptist Bowl): Rhinos jump out to a 4-0 lead thanks to a pair of homers by Avila, but the Inmates chip away and finally tie the game on a Cargo tater in the 5^th. Fast-forward to the bottom of the 10^th. Venters gives up a 2-out single to Cargo. O’Day comes in to pitch to Beltre, who promptly hit a triple to end the game.

 

INMATES 7 – RHINOS 6 (Baptist Bowl): Rhinos lead 6-2 after five before the Inmate comeback. O’Day gives up the game-winner again as Cargo hit a run-scoring 2B in the 8^th to ice the game.

 

INMATES 4 – RHINOS 3 (12 innings - Baptist Bowl): Rhinos shoot their wad in the 5^th, scoring all of their runs. Espinosa taters leading off the bottom of the 12^th for the Inmate win. Oh yeah, O’Day gives up the game-winner again.

 

RHINOS 4 – INMATES 2 (Rhino Reserve – DH Game 1): O’Day doesn’t pitch, Garza throws a 3-hitter, and the Rhinos win the first game of a doubleheader. Parra led off the game with a homer, which was the only lead the Inmates had. Garza and Santana both toss CGs.

 

INMATES 2 – RHINOS 0 (Rhino Reserve – DH Game 2): Parker and three relievers combine on a 5-hitter to shutout the horned ones. Sabathia tosses a 4-hitter, but Jones hit one of them into the seats. DH split.

 

INMATES 4 – RHINOS 2 (14 innings – Rhino Reserve): Both benches and bullpens are depleted in this one. Rhinos tie the game 2-2 after a Hanigan passed ball allows a run to score. 72 hours later the Inmate bats wake up with two out in the 14^th to pin the loss on Jansen, who pitched 5 innings of relief.

 

RHINOS 5 – INMATES 2 (Rhino Reserve): Norris gets blasted for five runs on nine hits and four walks; the Inmates can’t catch up.

 

The HEAD INMATE

Rhinos 10, Fungoes 4

Game stories coming (maybe).

Warpigs 2, Fungoes 2

Cards and dice at WTF...

Gm 1 @ WTF Field - Fungoes win 6-1. The Fungoes homered 5 times, including 2 by Trout. Porcello got the win, holding the Pigs to 7 hits.

Gm 2 @ WTF Field - Warpigs win 12-0. This was one of the most enjoyable and amazing games the Pigs have ever had. First of all, Jeremy Hellickson still had a no-hitter with 1 out in the 8th. He finished with a 3-hit shutout. But the most unusual thing was the offense. The Warpig batters hammered 7 homers, THREE of which were ballpark homers (HR 1, flyout 2-20). Yadier Molina hit 2 of the ballpark homers. Edwin Encarnacion had 2 regular homers. Even little Darwin Barney hit one out when he rolled 5-9 off of Steve Delabar for a solid N-HR.(Yes, Barney has N-power vs RHP. I know, I was shocked too.)

Gm 3 @ The BallPork - Fungoes win 5-0. We score 12 in WTF, then turn around and get shutout in the BallPork. Weird. But then, Kris Medlen is pretty hard to hit.

Gm 4 @ The BallPork - Warpigs win 7-4. To quote the Zapper, "You can't throw lefties against me!" Four different Pigs hit homers. Adam Wainwright got the win. Fernando Rodney, in his only appearance of the day (9 games), gets his 20th save.

The Warpigs finish the season 6-4 against the Fungoes.

Inmates 3, Warpigs 2

Cards and dice at WTF...

The visiting team won every game.

Gm 1 @ The BallPork - Inmates win 5-4. After the Pigs came from behind to tie the game on a John Jaso 3-run homer in the 6th, some fucking Inmate homered in the 7th off Strasburg. Whatever.

Gm 2 @ The BallPork - Inmates win 2-1. Neither team did much. Inmates scored 2 early. Big fucking deal.

Gm 3 @ The BallPork - Inmates win 3-2. I thought this was supposed to be a hitter's ballpark! It was 2-2 to the 9th when the Warpig bullpen gave up their only run of the whole fucking series (including the next two games!). We lost. They won. Whatthefuckever.

Gm 4 @ The Baptist Bowl - Warpigs win 9-1. I'll tell you what the key was... Beginning this game, the Pigman started playing STANDING UP. Made all the difference. The other big change was inserting Darwin Barney in the starting lineup. Barney had 3 hits including a triple. He knocked in a run and stole a base. The Pigs had 13 hits and scored in 5 different innings. Hellickson got the win. O'Flaherty somehow managed 3 innings of relief for a save.

Gm 5 @ The Baptist Bowl - Warpigs win 8-3. Ruggiano hit a 2-run homer in the 1st and a 3-run homer in the 2nd. That was enough. Melky Cabrera had 4 hits. Zimmermann got the win.

DVs 5, FFTs 5

DVs and FFTs hooked up for a rather mundane 10 game series (first 3 at DVs, final 7 in Albert’s Palace of Malice) as the US Open plays in the background.

Game 1 – Paul Maholm spins a complete gem, giving up 31 hits and 20 runs in a 20-5 FFT drubbing. Maholm was on early, giving up 7 in the first and 8 in the second (FFT manager went for two to rub it in), and the bullpen laughed and wept in this Greek tragedy. Interesting part is that the FFTs will only score 18 runs in the following 9 games (!).

2 – DVs return the favor, with Halladay going the distance in a 10-0 DV complete game victory

3 – DVs win 8-2

4 – DVs win 4-1

5 – DVs win 2-1

6,7,8 and 9 – DVs lose all 4 – three of them by 2-1 and another 4-2. Game 7 was a walk off Albert tater against Jake McGee (and it wasn’t rolled on McGee’s card)

10 – DVs win 7-4

Zaps 4, DVs 1

DVs lay down against the left coasters with a pitiful performance as the Zaps take 4 of 5. Most games weren’t even close as the EQA came in handy. Scherzer won games 2 and 4, but the Zaps offense was the big story.

Scores were-

Game 1 Zaps 11-3

G 2 Zaps 7-6

G 3 DVs 9-8

G 4 Zaps 11-4

G 5 Zaps 5-2

DVs 2, Nads 0

DVs win final 2 games of the season series with the Nads , 5-2 in the first game and 4-3 in the second as Granderson has a walk off triple.

Baby Pics!

DVs as a baby!

Head Inmate as a baby!

DVs 3, Killer Bees 2 - and a trade

DVs win 3 of 5 at their humble abode- here are the scores:

Game 1 – The Bees had noted with their instructions to “have fun beating up our crappy pitching” – which the DVs took to heart by scoring 4 in the first and third against a hapless James McDonald while romping to a 12-4 win.

Game 2 – DVs let up slightly only scoring 6 runs in the first 4 innings in hammering Joe Blanton in a 7-2 win.

Game 3 – A reporter in the press box noted that the DVs Roy Halladay was “bad enough he could be a stud for the Bees”, and he lived up to that reputation as the Bees won 10-5 as Tim Lincicum wins easily.

Game 4 – McDonald pitches better, but the DVs scratch out 2 late runs against the bullpen in a 4-3 thriller.

Game 5 – Blanton gets the last laugh as he twirls a 6 hit, 2-0 shutout.

 

More importantly, the Bees and DVs pull off a gigantic trade as Todd Helton makes his way home in exchange for a 2014 7^th. We hope the Bees use that pick to take a pitcher that even the Inmates would ignore.

Tweeners 3, Zaps 2

Tweeners climb back to .500.  The struggle is real.

June 19 – Zaps 9, Tweeners 5.  The visitors erupt for a 6 run 3rd inning against Felix.  Tweeners battle back but come up short.  Homers by McCutcheon, Utley, and Bautista.  Tommy Hanson the benficiary.
June 20 – Tweeners 8, Zaps 6.  The home team has the big inning this time, a 5 run 6th off Greinke.  Zaps made a game of it, but couldn't catch up.  Homers by Zobrist and Morse.  The win went to Santiago Casilla(3-0) who allowed 3 runs in 1 and 1/3 innings.  Sergio Romo earned his 18th save.  TRISTAN's manager was in a sour mood after the game.  'Even you guys up in the
press box know why we lost this game. We made too many mistakes.'

June 21 – Tweeners 8, TommyPastas 3.  Zaps take early leads of 1-0 and 3-1, but then MadBum gets the better of Josh Johnson. The pundits are still scratching their heads over a managerial decision by Hal; in the 8th inning with a runner at 2nd and 2 outs, Thornton is instructed to walk Marco Scutaro and instead face torrid Ben Zobrist, who at that point was a homer shy of the cycle.  Ben missed his homer, but doubled to drive in both runners, giving him 5 RBI for the game.

September 1 – Zapppers 3, Tweeners 1.  Gio was on top of his game, but Greinke & Thornton prevail.  TRISTAN won the game with a rally in the 9th inning with 2 runs using 2 hits.  Jose Reyes started the inning off right when he drew a walk.  Reyes took second on a stolen base.  Andrew McCutchen then slapped a single.  TRISTAN continued their aggressive style with another stolen base.  TRISTAN got their 2nd stolen base of the inning.  After an out was recorded, Middlebrooks stepped up to the plate and he lined a one-base hit.  Jonny Gomes got his chance to keep things going, but he went down on strikes.  Paul Goldschmidt got his turn next, but he was a strikeout victim.  TRISTAN and NORM each finished the night with 5 hits.  The victory was credited to Matt Thornton(2-1) who went 2 innings, allowing no runs. Gio Gonzalez(7-5) was the losing pitcher.  He allowed just 3 hits and 3 walks in 8 innings.

September 2 – Tweeners 5, Zaps 4.  The NORM TWEENERS edged the TRISTAN VIVAZAPASTAS at The Hooverdome by the score of 5 to 4. NORM had 2 runs cross the plate in the 6th inning when they came up with 3
base hits.  Yasmani Grandal kicked off the action when he ripped a
base-knock.  After an out was recorded, Will Venable came to bat and bombed a
two-run dinger.  Pablo Sandoval then doubled.  Sergio Romo earned the save
with a perfect ninth, his 19th save. 

The win went to Felix Hernandez(7-9) who allowed 4 runs in 8 innings. Josh
Johnson(2-4) was hit with the loss.  He allowed 10 hits and no walks in 5 and
1/3 innings.

Mavs and Snakes Trade

The Mavs traded Brandon Moss to the Sidewinders for Jonathan Lucroy.

Zaps 4, Tweeners 1

You can't start lefties against the Zaps!

Game 1- In a slugrest, McCutchen breaks a 7-7 ties with a leadoff tater
as the good guys (Zaps!) take game one.
Game 2-Gio walks 11 Zap batters but only allows 1-run. Johnson and the
Zap pen pitch a shutout for the win.
Game 3-Gio gets revenge as he strikes out 11 on the way to a 5-2 Tweener
triumph.
Game 4-Zaps pound Bumgarner for 7 runs to back up Greinke solid start
for a 7-1 victory.
Game 5-Milone can't get out of the first after giving up four runs and
the Zaps send the Tweeners out of town with a 7-3 loss.

FFTs and Warpigs Make the First Trade of the Season

Jeremy Hellickson and Fernando Rodney were traded to the FFTs for youngsters Dylan Bundy and Trevor Bauer.

Zaps 5, Sidewinders 0

Zaps sweep the Snakes.
Game 1-Snakes blow a 3-0 as Lowrie's 3-run tater highlights the Zaps
comeback on the way to a 5-3 W.
Game 2-Zaps use 3 taters off Chris Sale to triumph in game 2 by a 7-1
margin.
Game 3-Jaime Garcia goes the distance in the second game of the
doubleheader for a 7-4 victory.
Game 4-Zap bats explode for 18 hits and four taters for an 18-4 rout.
Game 5-A sloppy getaway game sees four unearned runs scored, but the
good guys (Zaps) use a broom to sweep the Snakes out of town 6-5.

Rhinos 8, Wahoos 2

From Colonel Rhino...

Rhinos go 8-2 vs Wahoo's

Bees 3, Fungoes 2

Bees take 3 of 5 from the Fungoes at WTF:

 

June10:  Fungoes can't hold the early lead and the Bees win it going away 7 - 3.  Ian Kennedy tossed a complete game and Omar Infante slammed a homerun and had
3 RBI at Pac Bell Park where the Killer Bees beat the WTFers 7 to 3.  David Price takes the loss for the Fungoes.

 

June 11:  Eric Hosmer hit a homerun and had 2 RBI as the Fungoes defeated the Killer Bees by the score of 6 to 4 at Pac Bell Park. The Fungoes had the game winning rally in the bottom of the 8th inning when they scored 4 runs on 4 hits.  The key offensive moment was provided by Hosmer who excited the crowd when he bombed a two-run dinger.   Steve Delabar(1-0) was the winner allowing no runs in 1 and 2/3 innings.  Jonathan Papelbon preserved the game for Delabar, recording his his 8th save.
James McDonald(0-1) was hit with the loss.

 

June 12:  Fungoes can't hold the early lead as the Bees win it 4 - 3.  Joe Blanton earned his pay with a solid performance for the Bees.  He allowed 9 hits and 1 walk in 6 and 1/3 innings.  Blanton mowed down 7 Fungo batters.  Both teams totaled 10 hits on the night.  Blanton got relief help from Brian Duensing who gained credit for his 1st
save.  Rick Porcello was the loser.  'I just wanted to give my team a chance to win.' said Blanton, 'I got burned on a couple of pitches. But we won the game, and that's all that matters.'

 

August 24:  Fungoes blow an early 5 - 0 lead as the KBs offense bangs out 15 hits winning this one 8 - 7.  The victory went to Rafael Betancourt(1-0) who went 1 and 2/3 innings, allowing no runs. Ernesto Frieri(1-1) took the loss in relief.  He gave up 1 run and 2 hits in 1 inning. 

 

August 25:  Fungoes break open a scorless tie with a 7 spot in the bottom of the fourth inning.  Brad Lincoln threw a complete game 4-hitter as the Bees fell 7 - 1.  Joe Blanten takes the loss.

Zaps 4, Bees 1

Game 1-Mr. Miguel goes 4 for 4 with 3 doubles, a homer, 3 RBI’s, and 3
runs scored to power the Zaps to a triumph in the opener.
Game2-Napoloi popped the game winning homer in the 8th to give the Zaps
a 2-1 win.
Game 3-Lincecum surrenders 9 runs in the first three innings and the
Zaps hold on to win 12-7.
Game 4-Niese throws a 2-0 shutout.
Game 5-The Bees comeback against the Zap bullpen and win the getaway
game 6-5 in extra innings.

Drillers 5, FFTs 5

@ Drillers

4/26 Liriano vs Minor - Drillers win 4 - 2

4/27 Kuroda vs Burnett - FFTs win 10 - 2

7/19 Leake vs Burnett - Drillers win 8 - 4

7/20 Wandy vs Cobb - FFTs win 4 - 1

7/21 Masterson vs Chen - Drillers win 3 - 1

@FFTs

6/6 Shields vs Wandy - FFTs win 4 - 2

6/7 Minor vs Masterson - Drillers win 7 - 2

8/18 Chen vs Wandy - Drillers win 7 - 4

8/19 Nolasco vs Masterson - FFTs win 7 - 5

8/20 Shields vs Kuroda - FFTs win 9 - 6

Bees 3, Drillers 2

May 8 Bees win 4 - 2

May 9 Drillers win 12 - 1 (Bruce 4 3 3 7)

Jul 31 Drillers win 9 - 3 (Lincecum sucks)

Aug 1 Bees win 7 - 0 (Verlander CG SHO)

Aug 2 Bees win 7 - 3

Buckeyes 4, Nads 1

Buckeyes 4 Nads 1 in 5 at Buckeyes

Game 1 - Buckeyes 3 Nads 1 - C Hart's 2 run HR in 6th is the difference. Harrell goes 7 2/3 shutout innings. Johnson gets the save.

Game 2 - Nads 17 Buckeyes 4 - Nads get all their hitting out of their system. Zambrano takes one for the team fiving up 14 runs. T Frazier hits 3 HR's and drives in 9 runs. Goes 4 for 5 on the day.

Game 3 - Buckeyes 8 Nads 1 - Hamels goes all 9 to get the win. Cuddyer and Youk with HR's off CJ and Blevins.

Game 4 - Buckeyes 9 Nads 1 - A Dunn drives in 6 going 3 for 5 with 2 HR's. Harrell gets the win.

Game 5 - Buckeyes 4 Nads 1 - C Wells and G Jones hit homers for pretty much the only offense in the game. Volquez picks up win with Johnson getting the save.

Drillers 3, DVs 2

6/8 DVs win 4 - 3

6/9 DVs win 8 - 0

8/21 Drillers win 7 - 4

8/22 Drillers win 11 - 4

8/23 Drillers win 7 - 4

Inmates 5, Drillers 0

May 18 Inmates win 10 - 4

May 19 Inmates win 7 - 5

May 20 Inmates win 9 - 0

Aug 12 Inmates win 8 - 3 (we strand 17 runners)

Aug 13 Inmates win 9 - 1

Drillers 5, Sidewinders 0

6/22 Drillers trap Snakes 10 - 2

6/23 Drillers behead Snakes 3 - 1

9/3 Drillers skin Snakes 6 - 2

9/4 Drillers fillet Snakes 3 - 2

9/5 Drillers fry up the Snakes 7 - 2

DVs 2, Nads 1

Gm 1 - Ryan Dempster pitched 8 strong innings as the NADS defeated the 

DIAMONDVISION 5 to 2 at Kauffman Stadium. The losing pitcher was Mat Latos -   He was touched for 3 homeruns in his 5 innings of work. 

Gm 2 - Jered Weaver retired 12 batters on strikeouts as the

DIAMONDVISION beat the NADS in 10 innings 9 to 5. Both teams had scored 4 runs after nine full innings. The DV’s won the hard fought contest in the 10th inning. The critical plate appearance was by Michael Saunders who quieted the home crowd when he delivered a one-base hit plating two runs. The game was a scoreless duel until the 6th inning.

Gm 3 - Giancarlo Stanton launched 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the DIAMONDVISION beat the NADS 8 to 3.

Nads 3, Goofs 2

Gm 1 - A.J. Griffin tossed a complete game as the SUPER GOOFS beat the

NADS by the score of 6 to 1. The Nads never recovered after the SUPER GOOFS took the lead in the 2nd inning when they tallied 2 runs on 3 hits.

Gm 2 - Shaun Marcum completed the game without help from the bullpen as the NADS won in dramatic fashion over the SUPER GOOFS,the final score, 3 to 2.

The game was won by the NADS with a run in the 9th inning. After two outs Josh Willingham drew a walk. Willingham took second on a stolen base. Adrian Gonzalez then was walked intentionally. Todd Frazier stepped in and he lined a single giving DAVE the win and sending the home town fans into a frenzy

Gm 3 - Ryan Dempster(4-4) and Yu Darvish(0-2) treated the fans to a fine

pitching duel The NADS eventually emerged as victors over the SUPER GOOFS by the score of 4 to 0

Gm 4 - Kyle Lohse came through with a solid 7 and one third innings and Jason Castro had 2 base hits as the SUPER GOOFS beat the NADS by a score of 6 to 3.

Gm 5 - Wade Miley tossed a complete game as the NADS defeated the SUPER GOOFS 5 to 1.   Miley(3-1) was solid in the win.  He didn't give up much, just 7 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings lowering his ERA to 3.48.

Fungoes 4, Drillers 1

May 21 @ Fungoes: Drillers win 4-1. Shields the win, Gregerson the save. Konerko clouts a homer for the Drillers. Porcello takes the loss.

 

May 22 @ Fungoes: Fungoes win 2-1 in sixteen innings. Nathan takes the loss while Frieri picks up the win. Span gets the walkoff double after Barmes reached on an error.

 

May 23 @ Fungoes: Fungoes win 4-0. Medlen - Holland - Papelbon combine for the shutout. Papelbon gets the four out save. Burnett takes the loss.

 

August 14 @ Fungoes: Fungoes win 3-2 with a walkoff single by Span in the ninth inning. Shields takes the tough luck loss. Cishek picks up the win for the Fungoes.

 

August 15 @ Fungoes: Fungoes win 3-0. Kershaw and Papelbon toss a shutout and Papelbon gets the save. Gregerson takes the loss.

 

Fungoman

Nads 3, Buckeyes 2

Gm 1 - The Buckeyes and the NADS locked up in an exciting one-run game.  The final score was the Buckeyes 3, the NADS 2. The win went to Lucas Harrell

Gm 2 - The NADS readily handled the Buckeyes by a score of 6 to 2. Shaun Marcum(3-1) got credit for the victory, pitching 5 and 2/3 innings and allowing 2 runs. Jared Burton recorded the save

Gm 3 - The game was deadlocked at 3 after nine full innings.  GLENN ended up winning it in the 10th inning.  After two were out Ortiz lofted a solo-blast

'downtown'

Gm 4- Ryan Dempster didn't allow a hit until the 7th inning as the NADS topped

the Buckeyes by a score of 2 to 1

Gm 5 - the Buckeyes fell behind quickly as the Nads offense came through in the first inning scoring 3 runners on 4 hits.  That early run support was enough for Wade Miley(2-1)

Goofs 6, Wahoos 4

Goofs outscore Wahoos in the series 65-43 and shutout the Hoos twice.

Both teams combine for 42 hits and 11 homers in game 1.

Fungoes 3, Drillers 2

April 9 Drillers win 7-6 in 17 innings.
April 10 Fungoes win 6-2.
July 2 Drillers win 7-4.
July 3 Fungoes win 3-1 10innings.
July 4 Fungoes win 9-6.

DVs 3, Drillers 2

DVs and Drillers hooked up for an interesting 5 game set in the DV bandbox. Here are the details:

Game 1 – Hammel lowers his ERA to 6.39 with a complete game 12-4 win. Aramis Ramirez put it out of reach with a grand slam in the 7^th as part of a 6 run inning.

Game 2 – DVs suffer through ANOTHER extra inning game – the 6^th so far in 45 games, and the third 14 innings or longer – and pull out a 6-5 win in 14 innings. DVs tie it in the bottom of the 9^th and then after the Drillers score one in the top of the 14^th, the DVs ride Martin Maldonado and Curtis Granderson solo home runs for the walk off win.

Game 3 – Weaver outduels Shields for a 4-1 DV win

Game 4 – Drillers bats wake up with a vengeance as the pound Weaver in a 10-6 win.

Game 5 – Drillers stay hot and utilize a 13 hit attack against a hapless Lance Lynn in a 8-4 win.

Mavs 4, Sidewinders 1

June 19^th – great game by both pitchers. Beltran missed a bp tater that would have given the SSW’s a lead. DeJesus and Andrus got back to back hits on their cards to win in the bottom of the ninth. Interesting side note. This was the Mavs 9^th shutout thrown but the first one that wasn’t combined. 1-0 Mavs.

June 20^th – Key error by David Wright leads to 3 runs. The Mavs get tenth shutout of the year as the SSW’s can’t buy a split card under 16. 4-0

June 21^st – The SSWs luck finally turns and they rough up Hughes. Cueto throws a gem. 7-3 SSWs.

September 1^st – Morrow is the hard luck loser. Hal out managed me t every turn but a bp HR by Davis gives me a tainted win anyway. 2-1 Mavs

September 2^nd – 3e27 Brandon Moss turns a critical DP and hits a homer to win the Chico’s Bail Bonds player of the game. Chapman walks in insurance runs for the Mavs. You were glad to not have to watch that. 3-1 Mavs

Tweeners 3, Sidewinders 2

Dice and cards in Lexington, KY, as the Tweeners and Snakes begin their annual mutual beat-down ritual, ultimately to the benefit of the Goofs. Starting with 3 games at the Church Lot.
4/16 – Tweeners 9, SSWs 5. MadBum didn't have his best stuff, but Cueto was worse. Snakes were always pitching from the stretch , surrendering 16 hits, 6 walks, and a HBP to the Tweeners.
4/17 – Tweeners 5, SSWs 0. Gio took a no-hitter into the 7th, settled for a 2-hit shutout. Moore the loser, Victorino homered.
4/18 – SSWs 7, Tweeners 1. Tillman served up 1st inning homers to Kipnis, Morneau, and Beltran; Morrow cruised.
5/27 #1 – Tweeners 6, SSWs 5. Front end of a DH at The Hooverdome. MadBum settled down after allowing 2 in the 1st. Tweeners rallied for 3 in the 7th against Chapman. Romo blew the save, then picked up the win when Tweeners scored 2 in the 8th on a Cozart HR and doubles by Rosario and Victorino. Phelps took the loss.
5/27 #2 – SSWs 6, Tweeners 0. 4-hit shutout for Morrow, grand slam for Lucroy, Milone the loser.

Killer Bees 6, FFTs 4

The Bees took a break from studying to play some games.

Inmates 4, Drillers 1

All games at the Baptist Bowl:

INMATES 15 – DRILLERS 3: Inmates score 7 in the 1^st off of Minor and Myers, with both Rios and Beltre hitting 3-run homers. It never got any better for the Drillers, who never pitched, hit, or fielded.

DRILLERS 5 – INMATES 2: Burnett and Nathan combine to shut down the Beakless Chicken Gang. Parra steals three bases for a rare Inmate highlight.

INMATES 3 – DRILLERS 2: Drillers got reamed in this one. Up 2-0 heading into the bottom of the 9^th, Nathan gives up a lead-off double to Jones. After Teixeira grounded to third, Pierzynski hit an RBI pinch single, scoring Jones and making the score 2-1 Drillers. Gregerson came on to pitch to Parra, who promptly popped out for out #2. Espinosa then hit a 2-run walk-off tater to give the Inmates the win.

INMATES 5 – DRILLERS 4: Pierzynski hit a pair of taters and the Inmates held a 5-0 lead. The Drillers came back with 1 in the 6^th and 3 in the 7^th, but fell short.

INMATES 7 – DRILLERS 3: Konerko hit a 2-run shot in the 1^st, but Norris settled down for the CG win. Pierzynski homers again, giving him four for the series.

The HEAD INMATE

Buckeyes 5, Drillers 2

Buckeyes go 5-2 at home vs Drillers

Game 1 - Buckeyes 2 Drillers 0 - Capuano and 3 relievers combine on 3 hit shutout

Game 2 - Drillers 10 Buckeyes 5 - N Walker the hitting star with 4 hits and 5 RBI's

Game 3 - Buckeyes 6 Drillers 4 - Dunn's 2 run HR in 8th breaks 4-4 tie

Game 4 - Drillers 9 Buckeye 4 - Cabrera 4 hits and Bruce with 3 RBI support Cobb

Game 5 - Buckeyes 4 Drillers 3 - C. Wells with 2 run HR to support Hamels for the win

Game 6 - Buckeyes 3 Drillers 2 - Dunn and G Jones with solo HR's to support Harrell with win

Game 7 - Buckeyes 7 Drillers 6 - G. Jones walk off 9th inning single wins it for J Karstens in relief.

Mavs 3, Sidewinders 2

Tweener split for the SSWs @ home a the Mavs

5/8/13

The VINCE SIDEWINDERS defeated the TAD MAVS by a score of 7 to 4 at the ChurchLot.

VINCE came up with 4 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning with the help of 4
hits. The highlight belonged to Carlos Beltran who brought the crowd to
their feet when he laced a one-base hit bringing home two baserunners. VINCE
had 11 hits for the night while TAD had 8.
Andrew Miller got the win allowing no runs in 2/3 of an inning. Miller
was helped out by Craig Kimbrel who recorded the save. Greg Holland
absorbed the loss in relief. He gave up 4 runs and 4 hits in 1 inning.


5/9/13 Gallardo beats Sale. Chris Davis comes to the plate 6 times. He strikeouts twice. WOW, striking out a third of his ABs? MavMan trade him to me!

The other 4 were homers......Mavs win 11-0

7/31/13

At ChurchLot the TAD MAVS outscored the VINCE SIDEWINDERS 6 to 3.

TAD wasted no time and took the lead in the first inning with 3 runs on 2
hits. After an out was recorded, Howie Kendrick opened up the rally as he
laced a one-base hit. Justin Maxwell came next and he drew a walk. Billy
Butler then belted a three-run homer. After another out, Chris Davis dug
into the batters box next, but he struck out. TAD had only 4 hits for the
game.

The win was credited to Yovani Gallardo who went 5 and 2/3 innings
allowing 3 runs. Gallardo was helped out by Aaron Crow who recorded the save. Chris Sale was the losing pitcher. He surrendered 4 runs and 3
hits in 5 and 1/3 innings.


8/1/13
Carlos Beltran homered and had 3 RBI as the VINCE SIDEWINDERS defeated the TAD
MAVS 6 to 4 at ChurchLot

Johnny Cueto had a solid outing for VINCE. He went 6 and 1/3 innings
allowing 8 hits and no walks. Both teams ended up with 10 hits on the night.

Craig Kimbrel recorded his the save. Matt Cain was given the loss. He
was knocked around by VINCE, allowing 10 hits and 4 walks in 6 and 2/3
innings.

8/2/13
Chase Headley jacked one out of the ballyard and scored 3 times at ChurchLot
Stadium as the TAD MAVS beat the VINCE SIDEWINDERS by the count of 8 to
4.

TAD jumped on top of VINCE(we did not enjoy it) in the 2nd inning as they scored 2 runs on 1 base
hits. The biggest moment was provided by Chris Davis(fuck you Chris Davis) who disappointed the
partisan crowd when he clubbed a two-run home run. Overall TAD out-hit VINCE
13 to 5.

The victory was credited to Phil Hughes who went 5 and 1/3 innings,
allowing 3 runs. Matt Moore was tagged with the loss. He was knocked
around by TAD, allowing 11 hits and 4 walks in 6 innings.

Zaps 3, Sidewinders 2

Zaps win 3 of 5 at the ChurchLot

 

6/14 Zaps win 11-4. Morrow loses and Herrera gets the win in relief

6/15 Peavy,Chapman and Kimbrel combine to shutout Zaps 2-0. Wright homers.

6/16Zaps win 5-2, Johnson beats Sale

8/16 SSWs score 5 in the 8th off of Greinke and League, winning 9-4

8/17 McCutchen and Joyce homer for zaps and Morneau hits a solo shot for Snakes. Zaps win 2-1

Warpigs 2, DVs 2

Games played via netplay @ DV Park.

4/12 - Warpigs win 4-3. The Pigs scored all 4 runs in the 7th inning, coming from behind to win the game. Jeremy Hellickson (5-1) got the win and Fernando Rodney saved his 19th game.

4/13 - DVs win 9-7. The DVs scored early and often off of Adam Wainwright, then hung on for the win. Mat Latos wasn't at his best, but he pitched well enough to win. Ryan Cook got the last out for a save.

4/14 - DVs win 7-6 in 15 innings. For the first time this year, Rodney blows a save. Casey Janssen goes 4 innings but takes the loss, giving up a walk off homer to Giancarlo Stanton. Lance Lynn got the win. Ryan Cook threw 5 perfect innings in relief for the DVs.

4/15 - Warpigs win 7-2. Stephen Strasburg beats Roy Halladay thanks in part to a grand slam by Yadier Molina.

Drillers 3, Tweeners 2

Tweeners settle for the split in hand-to-hand combat at The Hooverdome.
6/17 - Drillers 3, Tweeners 0. James Shields mowed down 10 NORM batters as the SHAWN DRILLERS defeated the
NORM TWEENERS by a score of 3 to 0 at The Hooverdome.

Shields(1-2) was tremendous on the mound for SHAWN. He surrendered only 6
hits and 1 walk in 9 innings. SHAWN totaled 10 hits on the night.

The losing pitcher was Hisashi Iwakuma(0-1). He was knocked around by SHAWN,
allowing 9 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings. Shields, when asked about his 10
strikeout performance noted, 'The important thing is that we won, if I get 20
and we lose, what good does it do our team? But, on the other hand, since we
won it feels great!'

6/18 – Drillers 8, Tweeners 3. Mike Minor went 7 solid innings and Mike Moustakas connected with a 'big fly'
and had 3 RBI as the SHAWN DRILLERS defeated the NORM TWEENERS by the score
of 8 to 3 at The Hooverdome.

Minor(2-1) gave a fine effort for SHAWN. He went 7 innings and surrendered up 2
hits and 1 walk. For the game SHAWN out-hit NORM 10 to 3.

Joe Nathan was credited with his 3rd save. Chris Tillman(1-3) was the losing
pitcher. He pitched 7 innings giving up 9 hits and 5 walks.

8/29 – Tweeners 3, Drillers 1. Madison Bumgarner(11-3) and Mike Fiers(0-3) treated the NORM fans to a fine
pitching duel. The NORM TWEENERS eventually emerged as
victors over the SHAWN DRILLERS by the score of 3 to 1.

NORM delivered all the runs required in the 3rd inning plating 3 runs on 3
hits. Norichika Aoki started the inning off right when he ripped a base-hit.
Aoki got a good lead and stole second. After an out was recorded, Ben
Zobrist stepped up to the plate and he would ground out. Michael Morse
followed and he delivered a single. Yasmani Grandal came up to bat and
cracked a two-run shot. That was all Bumgarner needed. After the 3rd
inning, neither team was able to score.

Conventional wisdom says "Don't start a southpaw against the Drillers." "Pshaw", says Madbum, who was helped out by Sergio Romo who recorded his 16th save.

8/30 – Tweeners 6, Drillers 5. First baseman Adam Laroche cracked 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI as the NORM
TWEENERS defeated the SHAWN DRILLERS by a score of 6 to 5.

Laroche provided much of the offense. He lifted one out of the park for a two
run home run in the 2nd inning and smashed a two-run homer in the 4th inning.
SHAWN tried unsuccessfully to come back in the 9th.

The winning pitcher was Chris Tillman(2-3) who allowed 4 runs in 5 and 1/3
innings. Sergio Romo preserved the game for Tillman, recording his his 17th
save. Wei-Yin Chen(1-3) was the losing pitcher. He allowed 3 homeruns in 6
and 2/3 innings of work.

'This was a tough loss,' said SHAWN's manager, 'the kind that sticks with you
for awhile.'

8/31 – Drillers 6, Tweeners 4. A rematch of Shields vs. Iwakuma. Tweeners take an early lead on another LaRoche homer, but then we have to come from behind to tie it with a run in the 6th, and again in the 8th with a rare Panda tater. Tied at 4 going to the 9th, Romo is called upon for the third day in a row and gives up the 1-2 BP HR to Jennings.

Warpigs 2, Drillers 1

@ Driller Field

7/24 Pigs 8-1

7/25 Drillers 3-1

7/26 Pigs 5-1

Drillers 3, Tweeners 2

@ Driller Field

5/5 Drillers 5-0

5/6 Tweeners 3-2

5/7 Drillers 5-4

7/29 Tweeners 5-4

7/30 Drillers 2-0

Buckeyes 5, Drillers 2

@ Driller Field

 

4/19 Buckeyes 8-4

4/20 Buckeyes 6-2

4/21 Drillers 5-4

4/22 Buckeyes 4-2

7/12 Buckeyes 2-1

7/13 Drillers 4-3

7/14 Buckeyes 3-2

Mavs 2, Drillers 1

September 9^th – Vogelsong scatters 14 hits and 3 walks over 7 2/3 innings. But Jay Bruce misses two BP HR’s and the Drillers leave 15 on base and the Mavs come away with an unconvincing win.

September 10^th – The Drillers made up for missing BP HR’s the day before by pounding out five taters and win 10-1

September 11^th – A blowout the other way. Cain and Bass combine to throw a four hitter and the Mavs win 9-0

Warpigs 2, Drillers 0

Games played at The BallPork.

Gm1 - Warpigs win 5-0. First Pig shutout of the year is tossed by Stephen Strasburg. He allowed 3 hits and 1 walk while striking out 10. Yadier Molina homered twice for the Pigs.

Gm2 - Warpigs win 3-1. Dillon Gee gets the win; Fernando Rodney the save. Prince Fielder hit a 2-run homer. James Shields throws a complete game for the Drillers.

DVs 3, Buckeyes 2

DVs and Buckeyes hooked up for a 5 game set at the DV dome that saw all but one game stay close while having multiple swings and lead changes.

 

Game 1 – Cuddyer smacks a 2 run homer in the 8^th off Ryan (also known as Aaron) Cook to spur a 4-3 Buckeye win. DVs miss back to back BP 1-15 game winning home run chances in the bottom of the 9^th as Michael Saunders and Aramis Ramirez whimper helplessly in the fetal position while being pelted with sunflower seeds thrown by mocking fans.

 

Game 2 – Yonder Alonso returns the favor with a 3 run homer in the bottom of the 8^th to spur a 5-3 DV win.

 

Game 3 – RA Dickey coasts with a solid outing as the Buckeyes roll to a 6-2 win

 

Game 4 – DVs get out to a comfortable 6-1 lead, then turn it over to the bullpen (with Cook giving up 2 homers in an inning) that almost coughs up the game as they cling to a 7-5 win.

 

Game 5 – Paul Maholm spins a gem, lowering his ERA to 8.01 ( he allowed 5 runs over 7 innings) and moving his record to 3-1 as the DVs come back from a 5 run deficit to win 8-5. The aforementioned Cook gets dog cussed before the game and rises to the occasion- recording all 6 of his outs via strikeout.

Warpigs 8, Nads 2

Games 1-3 @ The BallPork

5/10 - Warpigs win 9-3. Jeremy Hellickson threw a complete game.

5/11 - Warpigs win 6-2. Cliff Lee beats C.J. Wilson. Casey Janssen bailed Lee out of 9th inning trouble to get the save.

5/12 - Warpigs win 7-5. Jordan Zimmermann beats Doug Fister, who allowed 3 homers. Janssen gets another save.

Games 4-5 @ The Scrotum

6/22 - Nads win 11-6. This time C.J. beat Lee. Wilson went the distance; Lee was knocked out in the 2nd inning.

6/23 - Nads win 9-5. Jason Kubel hit 3 home runs and drove in 6.

Games 6-7 @ The BallPork

8/3 - Warpigs win 6-4 (11 innings). Prince Fielder didn't start the game, but he came on to hit 2 homers off of Jared Burton - one to tie the game in the 9th and another to win the game in the 11th.

8/4 - Warpigs win 3-2. Fielder was the star again, hitting a 3-run double off of Doug Fister. Adam Wainwright got the win with Fernando Rodney getting the save.

Games 8-10 @ The Scrotum

9/3 - Warpigs win 7-5. David Freese went 2/2 and knocked in 3 runs.

9/4 - Warpigs win 5-3. Pigs have a 4-run 8th, including a 2-run homer by Yoenis Cespedes off of Grant Balfour.

9/5 - Warpigs win 12-3. Nate Schierholtz was the surprise hitting star for the Pigs.

Buckeyes 4, Tweeners 1

Buckeyes enjoy the friendly confines of our park in hitting 13 HR's in taking 4 of 5 vs. Tweeners.

Game 1 - Tweeners 10 Buckeyes 4. Bungargarner gets a CG win as Aoki, Scutaro, Morse and Reynolds all homer.

Game 2 - Buckeyes 14 Tweeners 4. Buckeyes get 3 hits each from Weeks, Johnson, and Wells to support Volquez.

Game 3 - Buckeyes 12 Tweeners 4. Buckeyes tag King Felix for 5 HR's. G Jones and Big Papi each hit 2 while C Hart adds one more. Hamels gets the win.

Game 4 - Buckeyes 3 Tweeners 0 - Harrell comes back from a disappointing performance in game 1 to get the win with support from Karstens and Johnson.

Game 5 Buckeyes 7 Tweeners 5 - Buckeye 5 run 6th breaks it open as Chris Nelson hits a pinch hit grand slam.

Warpigs 4, Fungoes 2

Cards and dice...

Gm1 @ WTF Field - Warpigs win 5-3. Justin Ruggiano hit a 2-run triple in the 1st, and Edwin Encarnacion followed with a 2-run homer. Then Cliff Lee and the Pigs hung on. Fernando Rodney picked up his 13th save.

Gm2 @ WTF Field - Warpigs win 9-1. Both teams had 8 hits, but the Warpigs also walked 9 times. David Freese hit a 3-run homer. Jordan Zimmermann went the distance.

Gm3 @ WTF Field - Warpigs win 6-3. The Pigs sweep the doubleheader and the series. Freese was the star again, scoring 4 times. Adam Wainwright lost his shutout bid on a 8th inning, 3-run homer by Clint Barmes. Rodney got save #14.

Gm4 @ The BallPork - Warpigs win 6-5. Another 3-run 8th by the Fungoes tied the game, but Yoenis Cespedes won it with a walk-off homer in the 9th.

Gm5 @ The BallPork - Fungoes win 5-3. The Fungoes finally got things turned around, hitting 2 homers in the 4th inning off of Wainwright.

Gm6 @ The BallPork - Fungoes win 7-3. The Fungi pounded 4 homers off of Cliff Lee, and David Price made them stand up.

Tweeners 4, Buckeyes 1

The Buckeyes' sluggers did not find The Hooverdome to their liking, scoring only 9 runs in 5 games. Perhaps the Tweeners' pitchers can take a bit of credit, posting a 1.80 ERA for the series.

6/22 – Corey Hart returned to face his former mates for the first time, going 2 for 4 with a homer and a double, but Shane Victorino had 2 base hits and Zack Cozart homered at The Hooverdome as the NORM TWEENERS beat the GLENN Buckeyes by the count of 3 to 1.

Tommy Milone(5-5) gave NORM a solid outing. He surrendered 5 hits and no
walks in 6 and 2/3 innings. Sergio Romo was perfect in the ninth giving him
his 13th save on the season.

The loss was charged to Cole Hamels(2-2). He pitched 5 innings allowing 4
hits and 1 walk.

6/23 – Michael Morse and Adam LaRoche each jacked one out of the ballyard and had 3 RBI as the NORM TWEENERS bested the GLENN Buckeyes 8 to 2 at The Hooverdome.

Felix Hernandez(6-5) pitched a solid game. He went 7 innings allowing 5 hits
and 1 walk lowering his ERA from 3.97 to 3.75. NORM finished with 13 hits
while GLENN ended up with 6.

Lucas Harrell(2-6) was the losing pitcher. He was not very effective,
surrendering 4 runs in 2 and 2/3 innings.

9/3 - Madison Bumgarner whiffed 10 batters and Mark Reynolds slammed a homerun as the NORM TWEENERS bested the GLENN Buckeyes 3 to 0 at The Hooverdome.

Bumgarner(9-3) came through with a virtuoso performance against the GLENN
hitters. He was stingy on the mound, allowing just 5 hits and 1 walk in 8
innings lowering his ERA from 3.84 to 3.53. NORM had 7 hits for the night.

Sergio Romo earned his 14th save. The loss was charged to Edinson
Volquez(0-4). Everyone seemed to enjoy the performance of Bumgarner - except
GLENN. GLENN's manager lamented, 'He just was 'on' tonight. He was keeping
our guys off balance all game. A fine game by a good strikeout pitcher -
makes it a fun game for the hometown fans - unfortunately we were the
visitors!'

9/4 – Supported by homeruns from Jones, Hart, and Youkilis, R.A. Dickey pitched a complete game as the GLENN Buckeyes beat the NORM TWEENERS by a score of 5 to 1.

GLENN took the lead off Chris Tillman in the first inning plating one
baserunner. Emilio Bonifacio tripled. Chris Nelson followed next and he
would ground out. GLENN had 9 hits for the night.

Dickey(7-1) got the victory, allowing 1 run for the game. Tillman(1-2) ended
up with the loss. He gave up 4 runs and 6 hits in 6 and 1/3 innings.
9/5 - The NORM TWEENERS bested the GLENN Buckeyes by a 4 to 1 score at The Hooverdome.

NORM drew first blood jumping out to an early lead in the first inning when
they scored 3 runs on 3 hits, including a 2-run homer by LaRoche. That early run support was enough for Gio Gonzalez(5-2) and NORM. NORM out-hit GLENN for the game, 7 hits to 4.

Sergio Romo recorded the save, his 15th. Cole Hamels(2-3) was the loser. He
surrendered 3 runs and 5 hits in 6 innings.

Warpigs 2, Wahoos 1

First game played at The Reservation to complete a 4-game set.

Game 1 - Wahoos win 8-2. I've never seen so many 4-column rolls in my life. Jeff Samardzija is the recipient, getting 16 strikeouts in the complete game win.

Game 2 - Warpigs win 6-2. A return home to the BallPork changed the fortunes for the Pigs, although it did require a come from behind effort. Jordan Zimmermann got the win and Fielder, Encarnacion, and Yadier homered.

Game 3 - Warpigs win 3-2. The Pigs scored 2 in the 8th - starting the inning with an error on the pitcher. The Pigs survived back to back doubles in the 9th to hang on for the win.

Wahoos 2, Warpigs 1

Games played at the Reservation...

Game 1 - Wahoos win 5-4. The only pitch Eric O'Flaherty threw was knocked out of the park by pinch hitter Chris Carter. Jake Arrieta threw an amazing 3 shutout innings of relief for the win.

Game 2 - Wahoos win 10-5. The Hoos pounded Stephen Strasburg for 3 homers.

Game 3 - Warpigs win 7-4. The Pigs avoided the sweep by pounding Mark Buehrle, scoring 4 in the 1st and 2 more in the 2nd. Cliff Lee wasn't great either, but pitched just well enough for the win. Fernando Rodney earned his 12 save.

Sidewinders 4, Goofs 3

Snakes win 4 of 7 vs SGs

5/31 Snakes win 4-3 on Beltran solo shot in the 8th

6/1 SG win 10-6. SG treat Sale like he stole something.Lohse with win, Tazawa save.

6/2 SG 8-6 Cueto loses and Griffin wins, Taz with another save. Hamilton and Hunter homer.

9/12 Sale beats Lohse 4-1, Kimbrel with save
9/13 4-3 Goofs win. Griffin beats Cueto again, Taz with another save. Snakes break up the shutout in the 8th and fall short in the 9th

9/14 Moore beats C Lewis 7-1, Morneau homers twice, Feliz with 3 inning save

9/15 Curious animals named SnakeBats break out and win 17-3 against Darvish. Pedro Alvarez with 2 HRs in losing effort.

ssws

Inmates 6, FFTs 4

Inmates 5 – FFTs 2 (FFT Land): Rizzo hits 2-run tater in 6^th to break a 2-2 tie; Bastard-O K’s 5 in two innings for the save.

Inmates 8 – FFTs 1 (FFT Land): A close game gets blown open in the 8^th and 9^th as the Inmates score six. Cargo gets a 2-run tater.

Inmates 4 – FFTs 3 (FFT Land): FFTs get to Parker with 2 in the 8^th, but the Beakless Chicken Gang hangs on for a sweep at the Band Box.

FFTs 1 – LDMF 0 (Baptist Bowl): Pomeranz, Gonzalez, and Belisario combine to 3-hit the LDMF. Inmates pitchers do well, but a Swisher homer in the 4^th ices the game.

INMATES 4 – FFTs 0 (Baptist Bowl): A tit-for-tat trade of shutouts. Beachy tosses a 2-hitter; Parra homers for the Inmates.

FFTs 9 – Inmates 3 (FFT Land): FFTs find their bats and bomb Santana mercilessly, scoring 5 in the 3^rd. Pooholes jacks one.

FFTs 8 – Inmates 4 (FFT Land): The Inmate-bashing continues. Billingsley gives up moon-shots to Ichiro, Ramirez, and another to Pooholes. Beaky and the boys are never close.

Inmates 4 – FFTs 3 (Baptist Bowl): FFTs take a 3-2 lead into the bottom of the 9^th (Swisher dings again), but Espinosa leads off with a double and moves to third on a Forsythe pinch-single. Parra grounded out with the infield in, advancing Forsythe to 3^rd. Rios then ripped a clean 2-run single to end it.

FFTs 6 – Inmates 4 (Baptist Bowl): The FFTs favorite batting practice pitcher, Santana, takes it up the wazoo once again. Pooholes hits two taters, Swisher spuds once, and the Inmates can manage only 10 singles and a double.

Inmates 6 – FFTs 5 (Baptist Bowl): Forsythe hits a pair of homers and the Inmates jump out to a 6-0 lead after two. The FFTs keep coming back but leave the tying run on in the 9^th.

The HEAD INMATE

Tweeners 7, FFTs 3

4/9 @ The Hooverdome – Tweeners score 4 in the 1st as Masterson is yanked before he can record an out. The visitors would out-hit us 12-11, but Tweeners win 7-3. Milone the win, Romo the save, homers by Aoki and Morse.
4/10 @ The Hooverdome – Pomeranz emulated Masterson, allowing 5 1st inning runs (at least he did record 1 out before being yanked). Homers by Shane, Wilin, and Mary (Tyler Moore), Felix has his way, Tweeners win 8-1.
5/21 @ FFTs – Tweeners score 2 more 1st inning runs, then 4 more in the 4th, before the FFTs can get on the board. Felix pitches around his own 2 fielding errors, another save for Romo, complete game loss for Kuroda, final score 6-2.
5/22 @ FFTs – Tweeners fail to score in the 1st, but tally 6 in the 2nd thanks to homers by Reynolds and Morse (grand slam), but it is not enough for MadBum as FFTs win 7-6. Liriano wins in relief, Belisario the save.
5/23 @ FFTs – both teams score early and often in a game featuring 33 hits, 12 walks, and a HBP, Tweeners survive by a score of 13-9. 2 homers by Wilin Rosario.
7/2 @ The Hooverdome – this time the FFTs get the crooked number in the 1st inning on a Pujols tater, Kuroda outpitches Milone, FFTs win 5-2, another save for Belisario.
7/3 @ The Hooverdome – FFTs rough up Felix, lead 6-1 after 3 innings, but Tweeners tie it with a 5-run 4th, then win it on an 8th inning homer as Hal inexplicably leaves Detwiler in to face Wilin. Wesley Wright gets the win, Romo the save, final score 7-6.
7/4 @ The Hooverdome – Chris Tillman allows only a Pujols solo homer in an 8-1 CG victory. Shane, Wilin, and Mary all take Wandy deep.
8/14 @ FFTs – a 6 hit shutout for Felix, Wandy serves up 2 more bombs to Wilin, Tweeners win 4-0.
8/15 @ FFTs – FFTs come from behind with 3 in the 8th to capture the finale 6-4. Hal pushed the right buttons as pinch-hitters Michael Young and Carlos Ruiz both came through with bases-loaded hits in the 8th inning. Belisario again with the save. Mariano who?

DVs 2, Inmates 1

All games at the Baptist Bowl:

DVs 4 – Inmates 3 (11): Grilli sux in the 11^th; Beltre hits lead-off tater in bottom of the inning, but that was it.

Inmates 3 – DVs 0: Norris tosses 3-hitter in the first game of a double-header.

DVs 8 – Inmates 3: DV defense falls apart in the 6^th, allowing back-to-back single/errors, then a passed ball. Then, four straight Inmate pitchers fail to record an out as the DVs plate six in the 7^th.

The HEAD INMATE

Sidewinders 4, FFTs 1

5/16 Cueto beats Kuroda 2-1, Kimbrel with save. Morneauhit a 2 run double in the 4th

5/17 Snakes win 8-2, Moore beats Leake

8/9 FFTs win 5-4 Wandy wins and Belisario getsthe save despite surrendering 2solo HRs in the bottom of the 9th by Beltran and Seth Smith. Peavy with the loss.

8/10 Snakes win a wild one 14-9. Swisher and Beltran hit grand slams.

8/11 Cueto with a one hit shutout. Beltran homers.

Goofs 4, Tweeners 3

Tweeners take 3 of 7 at home vs. new AWD rivals Goofs. 3 of 7, heck that's better than a standard Tweener split. The gory details:
Game #11 – Griffin outpitches MadBum, homers by Quentin and Hamilton, Goofs win 3-1.
Game #12 - The NORM TWEENERS ended a long winless drought and edged the PHIL -SG SUPERGOOFS at the Hooverdome by the score of 3 to 2. Gio Gonzalez(3-2) gave a fine effort for NORM. He went 7 and 2/3 innings surrendering 6 hits and 1 walk reducing his ERA from 3.94 to 3.72. PHIL –SG had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came up short.

Sergio Romo earned the save, his 9th. Yu Darvish(0-1) took the loss. He
pitched 5 and 1/3 innings giving up 7 hits and 2 walks. 'Ahhh, that victory
was surely needed. Man alive, things were getting awfully grim,' noted
NORM's manager George Brett. 'Now, we need to string a bunch of wins together and turn things around!'

Game #13 - Catcher J.P. Arencibia launched 2 homeruns and scored 3 times as the PHIL –SG SUPER GOOFS topped the NORM TWEENERS by a score of 6 to 4 at the Hooverdome. Arencibia provided much of the offense. He clubbed a solo home run in the 5th inning, stroked a base-hit in the 6th inning and smashed a solo-shot out of the park in the 8th inning. Jordan Walden earned the save with a perfect ninth, his 1st save. The win was credited to Kyle Lohse(1-0) who went 6 and 1/3 innings allowing 4 runs. Tommy Milone(2-3) was the losing pitcher. He surrendered 13 hits and 1 walk in 5 innings.

Game #14 – Felix phoned it in, Harrison scattered 11 hits for the complete game win, score 11-2.

Game #92 – Tweeners got to Harrison for 3 in the first, Arencibia broke up Gio's no-hitter with a 6th inning homer, Tweeners prevail 7-2.

Game #93 – combined shutout for MadBum and 'Kuma, 4 Tweeners homers (2 by Rosario), 8-0 cakewalk for the good guys.

Game #94 – in the rubber match Milone is overmatched by Darvish, Goofs win 5-3.

Sidewinders 3, FFTs 2

SSWs @ FFTs

4/4 Snakes get to Masterson early and often. Moore complete game winner allowing 2 unearned runs; SSWs 16-2 winners

4/5 Snakes win 11-4. Peavy CG win. Pujols and Hanley homer for the FFTs.

4/6 Snakes win in 12 on Beltran's 2nd HR of the game; Kimbrel with the save

6/27 Hanley 2 run triple in the 8th off of Phelps wins it for Detwiler in relief, Belisario the save. FFTs win 3-2

6/28 FFTs win 3-2 again, Hanley singles in Pujols, Detwiler picthes 7 shutout innings IN RELIEF and Belisario gets the save

Mavs 3, Goofs 2

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ZAPPED!

Common Knowledge

Mrs. Pig was watching the news this morning and then came back to the room to ask me, "Is Zack Greinke an Inmate?"

Buckeyes 5, Zaps 2

Results for 7 games at Buckeyes:

Game 1 Buckeyes 4 Zaps 1 - Harrell gets the win, Johnson the save. All Buckeye runs on solo homers - Dirks (2), G Jones, and Rasmus

Game 2 Zaps 5 Buckeyes 3 - Thoornton gets win in relief as Zaps score 2 in the 10th to win it.

Game 3 Buckeyes 2 Zaps 1 - Buckeyes get 1 in 10th to win it on a walk off single by Rasmus.

Game 4 Buckeyes 9 Zaps 7 - Karstens gets win in relief and Johnson save. Buckeyes get to Niese for 7 runs.

Game 5 Zaps 14 Buckeyes 4 - Zambrano in mop up duty allows 10 runs. Cabrera the hitting start going 5 for 5

Game 6 Buckeyes 5 Zaps 2 - G Jones and Hart with the homers are the difference

Game 7 Buckeyes 8 Zaps 7 - 4 more Buckeye homers. Salty hits 2. Hart and Y Escobar each hit one.

Inmates 5, Buckeyes 5

Former division rivals split their season series:

INMATES 6 – BUCKEYES 5 (BuckeyeDome): Both teams hit three homers and six hits. Earl Weaver ball at its best.

BUCKEYES 4 – INMATES 2 (BuckeyeDome): Buckeyes get only five hits, but Earl Weaver a win with a three-run tater in the 5^th.

INMATES 1 – BUCKEYES 0 (10 Innings)(BuckeyeDome): Buckeyes manage only one hit, as Beachy loses a no-hitter in the 8^th on a gb pitcher-x single. A Rios sacfly in the 10^th ices the LDMF win.

BUCKEYES 7 – INMATES 4 (10 Innings)(Baptist Bowl): Buckeyes with a four-homerun barrage, score three in 10^th for the win.

BUCKEYES 8 – INMATES 2 (Baptist Bowl): Inmates finally out-tater the Buckeyes, but manage only three hits total.

BUCKEYES 8 – INMATES 3 (BuckeyeDome): Santana gets bombed, Dickey pitches well, and the LDMF suck again.

BUCKEYES 2 – INMATES 1 (BuckeyeDome): Earl Weaver ball in the 1^st with a two-run Buckeye tater, then the pitcher’s duel ensues. Each team scratches out four hits.

INMATES 2 – BUCKEYES 1 (Baptist Bowl): Each team scratches out four hits redux, except the LDMF wins.

INMATES 7 – BUCKEYES 5 (Baptist Bowl): Inmates jump out to a 7-1 lead, then hang on. Beltre is a single shy of a cycle.

INMATES 4 – BUCKEYES 1 (Baptist Bowl): Parker fans 10 in 7.1, and the Inmates gain a split.

The HEAD INMATE

Goofs 5, Fungoes 0

April 26th - [Goofs: 6 - Fungoes: 0] The Goofs shut out the Fungoes was triumphantly lead by Ike Davis who went 2 for 3 with a double and a homer on Backwards Lincoln!

April 27th - [Goof: 15 - Fungoes: 2] Castro, who couldn't hit Yu, but drove 2 players in against Porcello. Poor Poor Porcello who gave up 15 runs (at one point it was 12-0 in the 4th) The Head Goof decides to take Hal's 5th jack & coke away from him and order him to take Porcello out of the game.

July 19th - [Goofs: 10 - Fungoes: 2] After 2 months of psychiatric treatment Porcello musters up the courage to face the Goofs again, and he does well, until he tired. "They almost ran out of baseballs at SAFECO Field as PHIL -SG SUPER GOOFS clobbered the DEREK FUNGOES pitching staff, scoring 10 runs while Clayton Richard(1-2)with help from the bullpen surrendered 2 runs to DEREK."

July 20th - [Goofs 7 - Fungoes: 0] The Goofs say a boisterous hello with 2 back to back HOMERUNS in the 1st Inning which led to the big 7-0 Skunk!

July 21st - [Goofs: 10 - Fungoes: 1] Note this game Fungoes get there first lead in the series in the 3rd inning! However Price did not stop the Goofs from trampling the Fungoes into another double digit game.

Buckeyes 3, Fungoes 2

Game 1 - Fungoes 8 Buckeyes 3 - Medlen throws CG stiking out 12. Perez 3 RBI's with 2 HR's. Trout and Zimmerman also homer

Game 2 - Buckeyes 6 Fungoes 0 - Volquez throws CG 3 hitter striking out 14. Youk and Dunn with HR's off Kershaw.

Game 3 - Buckeyes 4 Fungoes 3 - Buckeyes get 1 in 2nd and 3 in 3rd to hold up.Wells with a 2 run triple and Youk with a homer. Hamels the win with Johnson getting the save.

Game 4 - Fungoes 3 Buckeyes 1 - Price with a CG 3 hitter striking out 9. Trout with a 2 run 1st inning homer holds up.

Game 5 - Buckeyes 3 Fungoes 1 - Cuddyer with a 2 run 8th inning HR breaks the 1-1 tie.

Buckeyes 5, Zaps 2

Game 1- The Zaps pound RA Dickey in the opener when they get 8 runs.
Bautista's 3-run tater is the big blow.

Game 2- The Zaps hit five taters and shellac Cole Hamels on the way to a
14-6 triumph.

Game 3-Volquez and Hanson both walk six batters, but the Buckeyes have
15 hits to the Zaps 5 to win 9-1.

Game 4-Luc Harrell stymies the Zaps bats on the way to a 6-2 win to even
the series.

Game 5-Andy Dirks goes 3 for 5 and drives in four runs while the
Buckeyes use a six-run fourth inning to win 10-5.

Game 6-Harrell walks 7, but pitches out of trouble as Greinke loses for
the 2nd time in the series 5-2.

Game 7-The Buckeyes win their fifth game in a row as Dickey shuts outs
the Zaps for eight innings on the way to a 5-3 victory in the getaway game.

Fungoes 3, Buckeyes 2

Fungoes win 3 of 5 vs Buckeyes at WTF:

May 16: Buckeyes jump out in front with a four run first inning! Fungo hitters collect 13 hits on their way to an 11-5 win! Mike Trout mashed two homers for the Fungoes in support of Jordan Lyles. Lyles picks up the win while Cole Hamels is tagged with the loss. Derek Holland picks up the three inning save.

May 17: Brad Lincoln and Chris Capuano lock up in a tight pitchers dual evantually won 4-1 by the Fungoes. Papelbon picks up the save.

August 9: Matt Harvey makes his Fungo debut, and it is one for the books! Buckeyes score early and often winning this one 15-1. Harvey picks up his first loss! Chris Capuano throws a complete game masterpiece for the Buckeyes.

August 10: R.A. Dickey and David Price face off in a tough pitchers dual. Buckeyes score all of their runs in the first while the Fungoes never get to Dickey, Buckeyes win it 3-0. Uehara grabs the save for the Buckos!

August 11: Kershaw and company shut down the Buckeyes and the Fungoes win 4-0. Hamels takes the loss for the Buckeyes.