Goofs 5, Bees 2

Game 1: Goofs win 7-1, the charge led by Lewis and Alvarez

Game 2: Alvarez was the only one fighting for the Goofs, as Darvish decides to have a Bees love fest and let 10 guys go for a walk. Bees win 14-3

Game 3: Superb Pitching match up, but Goof Brandon Phillips ends it all with a walk off HR. Goofs win 2-1

Game 4: Goofs win 5-1, Ol' Macdonald tried to send a message to the Goofs by beaming Choo immediately after Pagan homered, but the Goofs just carried on.

Game 5: Colby Lewis throws a 2hit Bees Shut out! Goofs win 1-0 off of Castro a 1-6 single.

Game 6: Brandon leads a 3 run charge, against the mighty bees. Goofs win 8-5

Game 7: Verlander throws an impressive shutout, but the no hitter was shut down by Castro's 1-2 ballpark single.

The Nashville Experience

The Warpigs, Rhinos, Tweeners, Sidewinders, and Killer Bees met up at the Bee Hive this weekend. The Nads and Inmates were scheduled to make it, but apparently the Nadman spent 3 days with the Inmates last week and was flat on his back for 2 of them. I guess the Head Inmate was the one flat on his back the third day. Whatever, neither of them made it to Nashville.

Someone will add game stories later, but here's the rundown so far:
The Rhinos went 7-3 vs the Sidewinders, 6-4 vs the Bees, and 4-6 vs the Tweeners.
The Pigs went 6-4 vs the Bees, 6-4 vs the Tweeners, and 6-2 vs the Snakes.
The Snakes and Tweeners played 2 and split them.

There may be more inter-family games before the weekend is over, but the Rhinos and Warpigs have played all they had to play with the Kentucky/Tennessee boys.

The Loveless Café was great as always.

Fungoes 4, Tweeners 1

Fungoes and Tweeners played 5 games at WTF this morning.  Here are the results:

 

Game 1 April 24:

Tied at 4 at the end of 9 innings Fungoes finally win it with a walk off single by Eric Hosmer in the 14th inning.  Hanrahan takes the loss for the Tweeners while Perkins picks up the win for the Fungoes. 

 

Game 2 April 25:

David Price throws a complete game shutout as the Fungoes win it 6-0.  Geo Gonzalez goes the distance taking the loss for the Tweeners.  Salvator Perez picks up 3 hits and drives in 3 for the Fungoes.  Price strikes out 14.

 

Game 3 July 16:

Another extra inning game and another 5-4 Fungo win.  Eric Young hits a walkoff single in the 11th inning.  Felix Hernandez takes the loss while Papelbon picks up the win in relief for the Fungoes.

 

Game 4  July 17:

Kershaw weaves a masterpiece going the distance while allowing only 2 hits.  Fungoes win it 5-1.  Madbum takes the loss for the Tweeners.  NORM's manager was upset after the game.  'I don't like to complain but did you see that umpires strike zone?', he said.  'Maybe they ought to start calling the strike zone the way it's printed in the rule book.'

 

Game 5 July 18:

Tweeners finally get to see a Righthander and they take advantage ripping Porcello a new one!  Tweeners win it 9-5, sending the home crowd home dragging their brooms!  Milone gets the complete game win for the Tweeners!

 

WTF

Warpigs 5, SuperGoofs 2

Dice and cards.

Gm1 - @ The BallPork - Pigs win 11-5. Encarnacion hammered two homers to back the pitching of Hellickson (11-5). Prado and Fielder also homered for the Pigs.

Gm2 - @ The BallPork - Goofs win 11-6. The Goofs hit 6 homers. All 5 of the Pig pitchers gave up at least 1 tater. Brandon Phillips broke the 6-6 tie with a 3-run shot in the 7th.

Gm3 - @ Goofy World - Goofs win 4-3 in 10 innings. Alexei Ramirez got the walk off double in the 10th, just missing a home run.

Gm4 - @ Goofy World - Pigs win 4-1. Adam Wainwright (13-2) got the win, Fernando Rodney the save. Prado, Freese, and Reimold homered for the Pigs. Shin Soo Choo performed the rare feat of striking out twice in the same inning when he accidently batted out of order, striking out for Pagan, then remaining at the plate to strike out for himself.

Gm5 - @ Goofy World - Pigs win 6-1. The Goof bats have definitely gone quiet now. Cliff Lee got the win to even his record at 7-7. Brad Ziegler went 4 innings for a save. Yoenis Cespedes homered.

Gm6 - @ The BallPork - Pigs win 20-3. Yes, 20 runs on 26 hits, including 8 doubles and 7 home runs. Poor Matt Harrison allowed 15 earned runs in 5 innings. Yadier Molina, who was starting his only game of the day, went 5-5. Cliff Lee (8-7) threw a complete game for the win.

Gm7 - @ The BallPork - Pigs win 5-2. Jordan Zimmermann (10-3) carried a perfect game into the 6th inning. The 5 Pig runs came on 4 homers. Fernando Rodney earned his 31st save with a perfect 9th.

Inmates 7, Nads 7

Inmates make the trek to Chicago, only to face an inhospitable, cheating Nad team.

 

NADS 9 – INMATES 4 (Baptist Bowl): Nads pound Santana for 8 runs and 11 hits. The game is never close.

 

NADS 4 – INMATES 2 (Baptist Bowl): Once again the Nads never trail. Billingsley took it in the rear this time.

 

INMATES 5 – NADS 4 (Baptist Bowl): Teixeira and Marte homer for all of the Inmate runs, but the Nads make it close.

 

NADS 4 – LDMF 3 (Baptist Bowl): Inmates jump out to 3-0 lead against Fister, then lie down and roll over. Nads score the game winner in the 9^th.

 

NADS 3 – INMATES 2 (10 innings – The Scrotum): Inmate pitchers blow a 2-0 lead (and each other); Nad managing strategy (!) wins it in the 10^th.

 

INMATES 7 – NADS 4 (The Scrotum): A 7-0 Inmate lead almost dissolves after the Nads score four in the 7^th. A Cargo tater turns out to be the game-winner.

 

NADS 1 – LDMF 0 (The Scrotum):  The Nads get only four hits but it’s enough as Fister and Balfour shut down the LDMF on 6 singles.

 

INMATES 8 – NADS 6 (Baptist Bowl): What appears to be a blow-out turns close in the 7^th. With an 8-2 lead but with the bases full of Nads (?), Inmates bring Grilli in to put out the fire. He throws one pitch that some nameless mother-fucker hit eleven miles for a grand slam. Fortunately for the Inmates, that was the end of the Nad scoring.

 

INMATES 9 – NADS 4 (Baptist Bowl): Inmates finally have control of a game from start to finish.

 

INMATES 10 – NADS 2 (Baptist Bowl): Floyd pitches a complete game, while the Inmates pound out 15 hits for the 2^nd consecutive game.

 

NADS 7 – INMATES 2 (The Scrotum): Nads score 5 in the first, including a grand slam by another nameless mother-fucker. The game is effectively over then.

 

INMATES 5 – NADS 4 (The Scrotum): It took eight Inmate pitchers and four Inmate homers, but the Beakless Chicken Gang holds on to even the series at 6 each.

 

INMATES 3 – NADS 0 (The Scrotum): Santana and the bullpen redeem themselves, handcuffing the Nads on 5 hits.

 

NADS 13 – INMATES 4 (The Scrotum): Nads hitters (except AGon, who sucked all series) torch Floyd for 5 runs on three homers in the 1^st. The Inmates manage to keep things close, but the Nads slam dunk 5 more in the 8^th for a season series split.

 

The HEAD INMATE

Zaps 7, FFTs 3

The FFTs finish their season BEFORE THE ALL STAR GAME! What the hell is going on here?!?

Pigs and FFTs make another trade

The Warpigs trade Dylan Bundy, Trevor Bauer, Lorenzo Cain, Martin Prado, and a reserve to the FFTs for Mike Leake and a 2nd round pick.

Fungoes 4, Zaps 1

Fungoes played five with the Zappers at WTF today.  Here are the results:

 

Game1 April 7:

Fungoes win it 6-1.  Johnson takes the loss for the Zappers while Jordan Lyles gets a complete game victory!  "I guess Lyles had a shot to put it in the face of those who traded him" said Fungo skipper Al Kaline.  "He kicked some big bad Zap ass today!"  Wieters hit a big 3-run homer in the 8th to put this one out of reach!

 

Game 2 April 8:

Fungoes take an early 5-1 lead and hold on to win 5-4.  Porcello picks up the win for the Fungoes while Papelbon picks up his 17th save.  Niese takes the complete game loss for the Zapper.

 

Game 3 June 29:

Zaps win this one 5-3.  Scherzer wiffs 12 and grabs the complete game victory for the Zappers.  Porcello is tagged with the loss for the Fungoes.  "Everything felt great" Scherzer
said. "I had a good fastball, I felt I could throw it by everybody tonight."

 

Game 4 June 30: 

Fungoes win this one easily 5-1.  Lyles once again shuts down the Zaps offense for the win.  Hanson takes the loss for the Zaps.  Mike Trout had 3 hits, 3 stolen bases and scored 3 times for the Fungoes.

 

Game 5 July 1:

Fungoes win again 3-1.  Garcia pitched well for the Zaps but is tagged with the loss while Medlen picks up the win for the Fungoes.  Papelbon picks up the save.  TRISTAN's manager was pretty down after the loss.  "We've lost four out of five to the crappy assed Fungoes!"  "That just won't get it done."

Warpigs 6, DVs 0

The electronic dice were falling the way of the Pig tonight. All games netplayed (with nary a glitch!).

Gm1 - @ The BallPork - Pigs win 7-4. Strasburg the win, Rodney the save, Latos the loss. Pig homers by Schierholtz, Fielder, and Jackson.

Gm2 - @ The BallPork - Pigs win 5-2. Zimmermann lost his shutout in the 9th, so Rodney came on to get another save. Jackson, Encarnacion, and Reimold homered for the Pigs. Weaver took the loss.

Gm3 - @ The BallPork - Pigs win 12-5. Maholm got Mahammered. Yadi had a homer and 5 RBI. Melky and Ruggiano each had 3 hits, including a homer. Wainwright wasn't great, but he got the win.

Gm4 - @ DV World - Pigs win 8-2. Latos was cruising along with a shutout into the 6th when the Warpigs exploded for 6 runs. Adam Wainwright was again the beneficiary of the run support. Brad Ziegler went 3 innings for the save. Ruggiano went 2/2 with a homer and 4 RBI.

Gm5 - @ DV World - Pigs win 4-3 in 11 innings. David Freese tied the game with a homer in the 7th, and the winning run scored on a 2-out single by Darwin Barney off of Jake McGee. Putz got the win. Rodney recorded his 29th save.

Gm6 - @ DV World - Pigs win 6-2. Strasburg got the win, and Maholm took the loss. Ruggiano had 3 hits including a homer. Encarnacion did him one better by hitting two homers. The highlight of the game - the nail in the coffin - the dagger of defeat - the height of humiliation - was a 1-1-1 HR roll by Brendan Ryan in the 7th inning.

In the last 4 games, Justin Ruggiano went 8/9 with 3 doubles, 3 homers, and 8 RBI.

Inmates 4, DVs 3

The Inmates rolled through Tulsa earlier this week and took 4 of 7 from the DVs.

Nothing overly notable in the series other than the DV’s starting pitching may be getting WORSE- which is hard to believe given that Hammel (6.18 ERA), Maholm (6.00) and Halladay (5.52) are about as bad as you can get. Give them a WS ring and they turn to crap.

Here are some samples – DVs lose game 1 with Hammel  = 6 IP, 11H, 5 ER, then DVs win games 2, 3 and 4 as Weaver and Latos pitch those and DVs score 21 runs across those 3 games. Then game 5 – Maholm 5 IP 11 hits, 7 ER; game 6 Halladay 5 IP, 10 hits, 6 ER are losses. Last game, Maholm actually goes 7 IP with 7 hits and 2 runs – and DVs lose 2-1 as Craig misses a 2 run BP HR chance (my park 1-15), then Holliday follows Craig and MISSES ANOTHER. Back-to-back piss on my leg, dang. But wait – it gets better. Craig up in the 6^th inning with a two run BP chance  - missed. And the coup d’état: Ramirez up in the 7^th with a runner on and rolls a 1-18 HR chance – and he MISSED IT TOO. Even The “I never get a freaking roll” Inmates admitted that was as crappy of luck as he’s seen. Somewhere the devil is doing a triple lutz followed by a double salchow. Frankly if the Inmates ever met a ball they didn’t want to swing at and drew some walks, it could have been worse as they only drew 12 walks in those 7 games.

Mavs 4, DVs 1

Mavs crush the hapless DVs taking 4 of 5.

G1 – A hit by pitch RBI by Chris Davis is the difference in the 8^th inning as the Mavs win 5-4 (Davis hit a HR too, a sign of things to come)

G2 – Mavs use 3 pitchers who give up 3 hits in a 4-0 win. Bailey gets the win on the same evening he throws his MLB no hitter.

G3 – Mavs run up 9 runs on Lance Lynn in 3 1/3 innings in a 11-4 blowout.

G4 – Mavs hit lots of homers and win going away 7-3

G5 – DVs muster all of 4 hits to eke out a 2-1 win as the clearly dis-interested Mavs start thinking about their playoff rotation.

Warpigs 5, Mavs 3

The Warpigs took 5 of 8 against the Mavs to split their season series 5-5.

Gm1 - @ The BallPork - Warpigs win 4-2. A 9th inning homer by Billy Butler ruined the shutout and made the game tight, but Darren Oliver came on to record his first save of the year. Yoenis Cespedes homered for the Pigs.

Gm2 - @ The BallPork - Warpigs win 2-1. Mav lefty Robbie Ross came into a 1-1 game in the bottom of the 9th, but couldn't record an out. Prince Fielder and Yadier Molina singled to start the inning. Cliff Lee pinch hit and dropped a sac bunt. The Mavs threw for the pinch runner Brendan Ryan at third, but the throw was late, loading the bases. Yoenis Cespedes drew a bases loaded walk to end the game; it was the only walk allowed by Mav pitchers in the game. Molina had homered in the 7th to end a shutout bid by Matt Cain.

Gm3 - @ The BallPork - Warpigs win 8-1. Clay Buchholz took a pounding, giving up homers to Prince Fielder and Nate Schierholtz. Jordan Zimmermann shut down the Mavs for 8 strong innings.

Gm4 - @ MavLand - Mavs win 5-3. Brandon Moss homered twice to back the pitching of Yovani Gallardo. Tom Wilhelmsen got the 2-inning save.

Gm5 - @ MavLand - Warpigs win 6-4 in 13 innings. Fernando Rodney blew a save in the 9th when David Dejesus hit a 3-run double to tie the game at 4. Rodney then switched gears into long reliever and got the win when little Brendan Ryan hit a 2-out triple in the top of the 13th.

Gm6 - @ MavLand - Warpigs win 11-3. The Pigs battered Phil Hughes early. Martin Prado hit 2 homers and Austin Jackson added 3 hits. Jordan Zimmermann got the complete game win.

Gm7 - @ The BallPork - Mavs win 5-3. The Warpigs (except for Schierholtz) could not figure out Gallardo. Chris Davis homered for the Mavs. Schierholtz homered twice in the losing effort.

Gm8 - @ The BallPork - Mavs win 9-0. Matt Cain threw a complete game, 3-hit shutout.

Goofs 3, FFTs 2

Game 1 Darvish gives up a home run, and Goofs can't hit Wandy for nothing. FFT's win 5-0

Game 2 Harrison stands his ground and the Goofs find their bats for a 4-2 win.

Game 3 Another shut out.  Masterson comes back with a vengeance, Lohse leads the Goofs to a loss with just one stupid drive through the drawn in infield.

Game 4 A good pitching match. Goofs hold the lead, and don't sweat until the 8th & 9th where the FFT's almost break ahead or tie. Tazawa seals the deal. Goofs win 3-2

Game 5 Darvish goes all 9 and it's almost a shut out, until Blanco slides a run in there.

 

Goofs wins series 3-2

State of the Association

As we reach the 4th of July - the virtual midway point of the season - the division races are heating up. Here's the rundown...

Bob Uecker Division - The Warpigs still have the best record in the league, but they're in a 2-month tailspin with no end in sight. The lead over the defending champion DVs is down to 7 games, and there's no guarantee the runner up in the BUD makes the post season. In the bottom half of the division standings, the FFTs lead the league in most games played. The Wahoos lead the league in most games NOT played.

Herman Wheeler Division - This division has the tightest race, with a tie for first currently between the Rhinos and Inmates. It's like they're traveling together in a barnstorming tour. Both teams were present at the WTF Invitational and the Pigapalooza in June, and both teams will be in Nashville later this month. They will be looking for someone to kick the crap out of. The Snakes will be there, right? The Fungoes are poised for a huge year in 2014. The Nads are... in the sack.

Millard Fillmore Division - The Mavs would be running away with the division, but the Buckeyes and Zaps are playing great ball themselves, making this an interesting race. The MFD could have anywhere from 1 to 3 teams in the playoffs. And the Drillers are setting themselves up for a big 2014 and is doing everything he can to earn the first pick in next year's draft.

Ab Wheeler Division - The runner up in the AWD is probably NOT a playoff team, so winning the division is a must. The SuperGoofs hold a 3 game lead over the Tweeners and have replaced the Nads for the league lead in emails not returned. The Bee Bash in Nashville should help clear up the picture in the AWD. The Tweeners, Bees, and Sidewinders will all be there, probably knocking hell out of each other, giving the Goofs more reasons to learn to roll playoff dice.

Wahoos Knock Inmates Out of First

INMATES 4 – WAHOOS 3 (Reservation): Pierzynski hit a pair of homers and Espinosa added one to outlast the ‘Hoos.

 

WAHOOS 5 – INMATES 4 (Baptist Bowl): Inmates strand the tying run on 2^nd in the last of the 9^th to come up short.

 

WAHOOS 10 – INMATES 9 (10 innings – Baptist Bowl): A wild one. Wahoos blast Norris for 6 runs in 3 innings to take a 6-0 lead. Inmates battle back with 1 in the 4^th, 2 in the 5^th, and 3 in the 6^th (capped by an Espinosa squeeze bunt) to tie it up, only to have the @#%$! Wahoos take a 9-6 lead into the last of the 9^th. The Inmates score 3 in the bottom of the inning, getting the leading run on 3^rd with one out only to strand him. Wilson “Eat My Ass” Betemit (!!!) hit a solo tater in the 10^th to put the Inmates behind again. In the bottom of the 10^th, the Inmates get runners on 2^nd and 3^rd with only one out. Both the IF and OF were in with Beltre and Cargo coming up. You guessed it – Heimlick-my-arse time and the Inmates lose 10-9.

 

The Head Inmate

Bees finally play some games...

Killer Bees 4, SuperGoofs 3
Killer Bees 3, Fungoes 2
Killer Bees 3, Mavs 2
Zaps 5, LDMF Bees 0

Fungoes 5, Nads 2

Fungoes and Nads finished up their season series with 7 games at WTF.  Here are the results:

 

Game 1, May 27 at WTF (Double header game one):

Fungoes break open a well pitched contest scoring 2 in the 6th inning and 2 in the 8th.  Fungoes win it 5-1.  Harvey picks up the win for the Fungoes while C J Wilson takes the loss for the Nads.  Derek Holland picks up a 3 inning save. 

 

Game 2, May 27 at WTF (Double header game two):

Fungoes complete the double header sweep winning game two 2-1.  Medlen gets the win while Fister takes the hard luck loss for the Nads.  Papelbon picks up the save for the Fungoes. 

 

Game 3, May 28 at WTF:

Fungoes win again 4-3 in a hard fought contest.  Dempster and Price were the starters but neither were around for the decisions.  Ernesto Frieri pickes up the win in relief while Collmenter takes the loss in relief for the Nads.  Papelbon picks up the save.  Ryan Zimmerman went yard for the Fungi.

 

Game 4, May 29 at WTF:

Fungoes take the early 3-0 lead but the Nads come back to lead it 4-3 in the 5th.  Fungoes break back out on top with a 4-spot in the bottom of the 5th to take a 7-4 lead.  Kershaw settles down and the Fungoes take the 8-6 win.  Estrada takes the loss for the Nads and Papelbon picks up save #16.  Trout hits a big homer for the Fungoes.

 

Game 5, September 9 at WTF:

Nads score 3 early runs and build up a 5-0 lead.  Too much for the Fungoes as the Nads win it 6-4.  Fister gets the win while Lyles takes the loss for the Fungoes.  Balfour gets the save for the Nads.  Frazier enjoys a 3 hit night for the Nads while Montero and Gonzalez both went yard! 

 

Game 6, September 10 at WTF:

Dempster shuts down the Fungoes and the Nads win this one 5-1.  Medlen takes the loss for the Fungoes.  Dempster throws a complete game 6 hitter and Frazier and Montero both homer for the Nads!

 

Game 7, September 11 at WTF:

Fungoes take an ealry lead and coast to an 8-3 win over the Nads.  Marcum takes the loss while Lincoln picks up the win for the Fungoes.  Holland picks up a 3 inning save for the WTF-ers!   The Fungi fans were thrilled by the performance put forth by Lincoln, but it was clearly his strikeouts that they enjoyed most. 'When he reached 10
strikeouts the fans showed him their appreciation with a loud cheer.' Fungo manager Al Kaline said following the game. 

 

Fungoes improve their record to 42-54

Nads 6, FFTs 4

One thing is “for sure” neither team will be in the playoffs – NADs 6 – FFTs 4

FFTS hit .227 against NADS

NADS hit .236 against FFTs

Pretty weak

Fungoes 5, FFTs 5

Fungoes and FFTs faced off in 10 mail games.  Here are the results:

 

Game one, May 8 at WTF:

FFTs jump out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning but the Fungoes score 6 over the next 4 innings winning this one 6-3.  Brad Lincoln gets the win while Wandy Rodriquez takes the loss for the FFTs.  Papelbon picks up the save for the Fungoes.

 

Game two, May 9 at WTF:

Fungoes win a tight pitching duel between Porcello and Masterson.  Fungoes win 3-1 with Porcello picking up his first win of the season!  Detwiler takes the loss in relief for the FFTs.  Papelbon picks up the save.

 

Game three, June 19 at FFTs:

FFTs bust out of their hitting slump banging out 13 hits in a 7-2 win over the Fungoes.  Leake takes the win for the FFTs while Porcello takes another loss for the Fungoes.  Camp picks up the save for the FFTs.  'Thankfully we got ourselves a win', head honcho Terry Miller said.  'It's great to be back on the winning side of things.'

 

Game four, June 20 at FFTs:

Fungoes win it big scoring early and often winning it 11-1.  David Price gets the win while Wandy Rodriquez takes another loss for the FFTs.  Fungoes bang out 17 hits while the FFTs are held to just 4.

 

Game five, June 21 at FFTs:

FFTs outscore the Fungoes in a close game winning it 3-1.  Kershaw takes the loss for the Fungoes while Detwiler picks up the win for the FFTs.  "Shitfuck, we can't seem to get it done out there!"  said Fungoes skipper Al Kaline!

 

Game six, July 31 at WTF:

Fungoes "get it done" this time winning it 3-2.  Porcello picks up win number 2 for the Fungoes while Masterson takes the hard luck loss for the FFTs.  Papelbon picks up save number 13 on the season for the Fungoes.

 

Game seven, August 1 at WTF:

Kuroda throws a complete game five hit masterpiece for the FFTs as they win it 5-1.  Brad Lincoln takes the loss for the Fungoes.  Puhols drives in 3 with a double and a homer for the winners.

 

Game eight, August 2 at WTF:

Leake, Liriano and Belsario combine on a shutout and the FFTs even the series at 4 wins each winning this one 3-0.  Kershaw takes another loss for the Fungoes. 

 

Game nine, September 1 at FFTs:

Fungoes win this one going away 7-1.  Medlen picks up the win for the Fungoes while Wandy Rodriques takes another loss for the FFTs.

 

Game ten, September 2 at FFTs:

Fungoes Papelbon blows the save in the ninth and the FFTs evantually win it in the tenth inning in walkoff fashion as Hanley Ramirez smacked a bases loaded single for the FFTs. 

 

FFTs and Fungoes split these ten games.

 

Fungoloid

Goofs 4, Sidewinders 3

Game 1 Harrison makes the manager sweat in first inning, but he was just goofing. But Peavy learned that you don't mess with Choo when Josh is at bat.

Game 2 Villa "Double Play" nueva pitched a great game.

Game 3 snakes win 5-2...but you were sweating.

Game 4 Lohse gives the Snakes false hope in the first inning and then mows them down like tall weeds through to the 9th.

Game 5 the sidewinders plow 5 homeruns (3 from Mauer) and Goofs just struggle to survive.

Game 6 Lohse comes back and let's the Snakes slither over every single base, but he DOES NOT  LET THEM GO HOME.

Game 7 Snakes win.

Goofs 4 Snakes 3

Goof 3, Nads 2

Game 1 "Go  Nads!", the nads keep hitting and Goofs kept missing.

 

Game 2 The former Goof Marcum started the charge back at his old stomping grounds which ended up bringing every Goof off the bench and onto the field at one point or another, as they make a great come back from 3-0 to 6-3.

 

Game 3 Villanueva almost brings it home, but Goofs brought Tazawa to close the 6-4 game.

 

Game 4 the Harrison/Dempster rematch, led the goofs to no victory, again.

 

Game 5 Goofs win a the Villanueva & Tazawa shut out with the only run made was a SUICIDE SQUEEZE.

 

Goofs win 3 Nads win 2

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.