Rhinos 4, Tweeners 1

Rhinos take 4 of 5 at the HooverDome. No time to pen scholarly recaps.  One thing worthy of note, in game 3 Alex Gordon hit a pinch-hit grand slam in the 2nd inning, an inning in which he later made an out.

Rhinos 4, Goofs 3

Goofs 1 Rhinos 0    6/11/2017

 

In a pitcher's duel the Rhinos squander a 3 hit effort from Archer as the Goofs score with 2 outs on a 1-3 chance with runners on the corners in the 5th. The Rhinos left 12 men on with their best chance of scoring coming in the 8^th inning with the bases loaded no outs an x chart chance to Yunel Escobar (3B 4 e25) who turns the double play home to first, next batter walks and is then followed by a deep drive to CF which is caught for the third out.

 

Goofs 7 Rhinos 2   6/12/2017

 

In a six hit performance by both team’s it was Angel Pagan who provided much of the offense for the Goofs tripling in the 3rd inning and hitting a Grand Slam in the 6th inning. 

Rhinos 5 Goofs 4   6/13/2017 

The game was won by the Rhinos when they scored a run in the 9th inning. After two were out Orlando Arcia reached on an error. Lemahieu then followed with a triple (1-2 chance) scoring Arcia.

Rhinos 4 Goofs 2   7/12/2017

Chris Archer tossed a complete game 5 hitter as the Rhinos bested the Goofs 4 to 2.

Rhinos 4 Goofs 3   7/13/2017

In a thrilling finish the Rhinos pulled off the win over the Goofs by a score of 4 to 3. The Rhinos scored the deciding run in the bottom of the 9th inning.  With one out was Trevor Story ripped a solo home run making the Rhinos walk-off winners. 

Rhinos 7 Goofs 2   8/19/2017

Joey Votto was a horn in the side of the Goofs hitting a three-run bomb in the 5th inning, delivering a base-hit scoring a run in the 7th inning and stroked a single in the 9th inning. Chris Archer hurled another 3 hitter against the Goofs. Angel Pagan accounted for the Goofs 2 runs with a two run blast in the bottom of the 9th to avoid the shutout.

Goofs 7 Rhinos 1   8/20/2017

Angel Pagan slammed a homerun and Derek Holland pitched a complete game as the Goofs beat the Rhinos 7 to 1.

Fungoes 3, Tweeners 2

This one isn't new, but somehow fell thru the Big Innings cracks.

Tweeners at Fungoes

All games played via pc manager.

April 21:

Tweeners score 1 in the 1st inning but that would be all as Lance McCullers and Matt Boyd shut em down the rest of the way.  

Fungoes win it 7-1.  Francisco Lindor hits the only HR and it's a 3-run shot to put the Fungoes up 4-1.  Robbie Ray takes the loss.

April 22:

This wild contest was all Logan County through 3 as the Tweeners enjoyed an early 6-0 lead.  Tweeners added 3 more in the 4th to 

go up 9-0.  Fungoes cut the lead to 9-3 with a 3 run home run off the bat of Mike Napoli.  A 10-3 lead seemed safe but the Fungoes 

cut the lead to 10-6 with another big HR from Mike Napoli, his second of the day.  11-6 becomes 11-9 in the bottom of the 8th 

when Napoli hits his 3rd HR of the game!  Fungo pitching allows 2 more in the top of the 9th and the Tweeners lead it 13-9.  Fungoes 

score 2 in the bottom half of the 9th inning and leave the bases loaded!  Tweeners hang on to win it 13-11.Smyly gets the win while

Price takes the loss for the Fungoes.  Villar and Arenado both homer for the Tweeners and each drives in 3.  Trout also smacked 

a homer for the Fungoes while Napoli hit 3 big flys while driving in 7 runs.

April 23:

Fungoes jump out to an early lead and then hold on to win it 4-1.  Dan Straily gets the win for the Fungoes improving his record to 

7-9.  King Felix takes the loss for the Tweeners.  

July 4:

July 4th; Kershaw on the mound and a full house in the stands!  Unfortunately, for the home crowd, Kershaw leaves the game 

after 6 innings for some idiotic reason and the pen can't hold the lead.  Tweeners win it 4-3.  Iwakuma picks up the win while Logan 

collects the save for the Logan County boys!  Shawn Kelley takes the loss in relief for the Fungoes.

July 5:

Fungoes score 5 in the 2nd inning and never look back winning it 9-0.  David Price wins it improving his record to 12-11.  Robbie 

Ray takes the loss for the visitors.  Sal Perez hits the games only home run.

Wahoos 4, Fungoes 1

Wahoos 4, Fungoes 1
(All cards and dice)
Game 1: Wahoos erupt for four runs in the first with 3 doubles and a homer. But it would take a walkoff shot in the 11th from Edwin Encarnacion to win it. Khris Davis finished with two homers. Wahoos win, 7-6.
Game 2: Wahoos again score four in the first, keyed by a Khris Davis homer. They added four more in the seventh on another Davis homer and three-run shot from Kyle Seager. Wahoos win, 9-3.
Game 3: Fungoes use a run in the eighth and another in the ninth to win, 4-3.
Game 4: Justin Verlander allowed four hits in eight innings and combined with two relievers to help the Wahoos hang on for a 1-0 victory. Sean Rodriguez homered off David Price for the game's only run.
Game 5: Clayton Kershaw threw his final 6 innings of the season. He allowed 4 runs but avoided the loss when the Fungoes scored 6 runs in the top of the 7th. The Wahoos answered with 6 in the bottom of the inning and sent 12 men to the plate to retake the lead. Wahoos win, 10-7.

Extra Reserve Contest Update

With a month to go, the Mavs are running away with the Extra Reserve Contest. And this despite significant injuries to MadBum, Correa, and Turner.

Trailing the Mavs by a whopping 75 points, the FFTs are in 2nd. They have also been hurt by the MadBum loss as well as the King Felix injury.

The Wahoos are a mere 5 points out of 2nd.

Here are the standings thru games of September 2nd...

1142	Mavs
1067	FFTs
1062	Wahoos
1030	Warpigs
1021	Tweeners
1016	Sidewinders
1012	Killer Bees
1000	Drillers
990	DVs
983	Fungoes
976	Inmates
967	Buckeyes
936	Skyscrapers
932	SuperGoofs
854	Rhinos

Inmates 7, Skyscrapers 3

Via CM:

Inmates 7 – Skyscrapers 4 (Empire State Ballpark): A four-run Inmate 6^th slammed the door on the Scrapers in the inaugural meeting between the two teams. Nunez tatered in the 1^st to set the tone for the game. Rendon jacked one for the losers.

Inmates 4 – Skyscrapers 2 (Empire State Ballpark): Solid pitching by both Davies and Kluber highlighted a game without many offensive highlights. Cargo homered for the Inmates.

Skyscrapers 3 – Inmates 2 (Empire State Ballpark): In a rare showing of competence, Pineda allowed only one hit over six innings, handing a 2-0 Inmate lead over to the Inmate Arson Squad. In the last of the 9^th, still trailing 2-1, Ellsbury led off with a walk off of Jeffress. Goldschmidt followed with a single, then Jeffress uncorked a wild pitch to tie the game. Machado and Kipnis both walked to load the bases with no outs. Joey Bats followed with a mammoth 208-foot single to end the game. Bautista was showered with Gatorade; Jeffress was pelted with shit.

Skyscrapers 7 – Inmates 2 (Baptist Bowl): Bautista homered, Kluber pitched well, and the Beakless Chicken Gang played like zombies. ‘Nuff said.

Inmates 3 – Skyscrapers 1 (Baptist Bowl): Scherzer allowed solo homers to Martinez, Rizzo, and Cargo to ruin an otherwise nice pitching performance. Rickard tatered for the Vertically Inclined in a game where all runs scored on solo shots.

Skyscrapers 1 – Inmates 0 (11 innings - Empire State Ballpark): A great pitching performance by both teams. A scoreless tie was broken in the 11^th when a Kipnis double scored Goldschmidt with the walk-off run. Dull picked up the win, throwing four innings of scoreless relief. Manaea wasted a fine performance due to the return of the LDMF.

Inmates 4 – Skyscrapers 1 (Empire State Ballpark): Scherzer continued his Mr. Potato Head ways, allowing solo-taters to both Segura and Jones. Castro (!?!) hit a two-run shot off of Broxton to ice the game.

Inmates 11 – Skyscrapers 5 (Baptist Bowl): The Inmate bats finally un-snoozed, blasting Kluber for twelve hits in 5 1/3. Segura, Drury, and Jones all homered; Wood picked up a three-inning save.

Inmates 5 – Skyscrapers 4 (Baptist Bowl): Nunez homered in the Inmate 8^th for the winning run in a close game. “Mr. Potato Head” Scherzer allowed a two-run tater to Altuve, but struck out eleven in seven innings. Dull took the loss in relief.

Inmates 5 – Skyscrapers 4 (17 innings – Baptist Bowl): The Game That Almost Never Ended went into extra innings tied 3-3 thanks to a homer in the last of the 9^th by defensive-replacement Jones. The Tall Ones grabbed a 4-3 lead in the 12^th but the Inmates came back once more to tie. Finally, to a chorus of loud snoring from the 28 Inmate faithful left in the bleachers, Martinez doubled home Rizzo with the game-winner in the 17^th.

The HEAD INMATE

Inmates 6, Nads 1

Via CM, all at the Baptist Bowl:

Nads 7 – Inmates 4: A five-run Nad 4^th flushed any chance Pineda may have had to look respectable. Ramirez and Dozier both doubled twice, and the Nad bullpen was flawless in preserving the win.

Inmates 7 – Nads 3: The Inmates returned the five-run 4^th favor while Garcia did his best Pineda impression. Rizzo and Nunez both homered; Gray snagged the win despite an ostentatious display of mediocrity.

Inmates 7 – Nads 1: 321 stalwart Inmate fans enjoyed a team-effort win. Ramos and JMart homered; Quintana and the bullpen pitched well; Rizzo got HBPed twice. Woohoo!

Inmates 11 – Nads 10: A wild and woolly softball game. The Nads blasted Salazar for seven runs in the 1^st, and led 8-0 before the Inmate bats started to awaken in the 4^th. By the time the 9^th inning rolled around the Beakless Chicken Gang held a 10-8 lead, only to have Jeffress do his best self-immolation routine allowing the Nads to tie the game. Not to be outdone, Siegrist and Ziegler allowed the Inmates to walk-off with the win in the bottom of the inning without recording an out.

Inmates 5 – Nads 1: The Nads rolled over and did nothing. JMart and Altuve tatered, Davies pitched well, and Inmate D turned three double-plays. The Nads gathered only one extra-base hit, an RBI double by Ramirez.

Inmates 3 – Nads 2 (10 innings): Saving their best ineptitude for next-to-last, the Nads sent the game into extra-innings when they tied 2-2 in the 9^th. Following the sublime with absurdity, Dozier kicked an easy grounder with runners on the corners in the bottom of the Inmate 10^th to give away the game.

Inmates 10 – Nads 3: Slam-dunk series closer for the Inmates. Ramirez and Diaz both doubled twice for the Nads, but nothing else good happened for them. Rizzo and Cargo homered for the Inmates.

The HEAD INMATE

FFTs, DVs, and Warpigs Trade Cuts

In a 3-team swap of cards on the table, the Warpigs send Daniel Norris to the DVs, the DVs send Darwin Barney to the FFTs, and the FFTs send Derek Law to the Warpigs.

The best part of the deal is that the BUD teams made the trade from Maine, Mississippi, and Texas.

Tweeners 3, Rhinos 2

Rhinos 4 Tweeners 0 -- 6/9/2017

 

Urias blanked the Tweeners a very well-pitched complete game allowing just 5 hits and 3 walks. Iwakuma served up homeruns to Story, Bryant and Duvall. 

 

 

Tweeners 1 Rhinos 0 -- 6/10/2017

 

In a pitching duel the Tweeners scored the deciding run in the top of the 8th inning with one out when Villar singled, stole second base, Springer then was hit by a pitch. Zobrist struck out, but then Arenado stepped into the box and doubled driving home Villar.

 

Rhinos 4 Tweeners 2 -- 8/16/2017

 

The Rhinos took the lead in the first inning scoring 3 runs on 3 hits in what proved to be enough as the Rhinos held off the Tweeners. Neither team managed to score after the 3rd inning.

 

 

Tweeners 4 Rhinos 2 -- 8/17/2017

 

Tied 2 to 2 in the 9th the Tweeners plated 2 runs. With one out Schoop reached on a Baez error and Reynolds followed with a two-run shot. Despite managing only 5 hits the Tweeners managed to pull out the win as the Rhinos went meekly in the bottom of the 9^th.

 

 

Tweeners 5 Rhinos 0 -- 8/18/2017

 

Madbum threw a complete game limiting the Rhinos to only 5 hits and 3 walks while banging out 10 hits against Sanchez’s complete game effort.  

FFTs and SSWs Trade

The FFTs traded Trevor Bauer to the Sidewinders for Evan Longoria.

Inmates 6, Nads 1

INMATES go 6-1 at NADS    (NADS suck!!)

May 30th - The Chicago Nads pitching staff was overwhelmed by the Waco Inmates lineup who

plated 16 runs while Michael Pineda(2-2)with bullpen support surrendered 3 runs to Chicago.

Anthony Rizzo had a big evening at the plate.  He tripled which scored a run in the 3rd inning,

doubled in the 8th inning and belted a three-run homer in the 9th inning.

May  31st - Tyler White had 3 base hits and 2 RBI as the Chicago Nads beat the

Waco Inmates by a score of 5 to 4. Kevin Siegrist(3-1) pitched well 

enough in relief to get the win.

June 1st - J.D. Martinez slammed 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the Waco Inmates 

beat the  Chicago Nads by a score of 8 to 4.

August 7th - Sean Manaea(3-3) and Steven Matz(3-14) treated the Chicago fans to 

a fine pitching duel at The Ball Sack.  The Waco Inmates eventually emerged as

victors over the Chicago Nads by the score of 3 to 1.

August 8th - At The Ball Sack the Waco Inmates outscored the Chicago Nads 12 to 9.

Jason Castro enjoyed a big day at the plate.  He doubled scoring a run in the

2nd inning, clubbed a three-run home run in the 5th inning and doubled in the

7th inning.  Chicago made it exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to

push the needed runs across. 

August 9th- Danny Salazar struck out 15 batters at The Ball Sack as the Waco Inmates beat

the Chicago Nads by the count of 3 to 0.

August 10th - At The Ball Sack, the Chicago faithful were treated to an intriguing pitcher's

duel.  Jon Gray(7-1) finally bested his Chicago counterpart, Marcus

Stroman(7-15), by the score of 4 to 0.

Wahoos 6, Drillers 4

Wahoos 6, Drillers 4
(All cards and dice)
Game 1: Wahoos score in the first but not again. Drillers win, 4-1
Game 2: Wahoos again score in the first, this time four times. A combo of Jose Fernandez and friends limite the Drillers to 1 run. Wahoos win, 5-1.
Game 3: Drillers jump out to a 4-0 lead and Shaw holds off a ninth-inning rally by striking out tying run Kyle Seager. Drillers win, 5-2.
Game 4: Back to The Reservation. Drillers jump to a quick 4-0 lead in the second. They make it 10-4 in the fourth. Wahoos take the lead, 11-10 in the sixth and five relievers hold the Drillers scoreless the rest of the way. Wahoos hit five homers including two by Khris Davis.
Game 5: Drillers start scoring again early but hang on this time, 9-1.
Game 6: First batter of the game scores for the Wahoos. As it turns out, they didn't score again until walking off in the ninth thanks to a single by Lorenzo Cain to score pinch runner Roman Quinn. Justin Verlander allows two hits in 8 innings.
Game 7: Jake Arrieta and friends scatter 8 hits to blank the Drillers, 3-0. Khris Davis scored twice and drove in a run.
Game 8: Wahoos explode for 6 runs in the seventh to erase a 2-run deficit. Sean Rodriguez homered, drove in four and tallied four hits.
Game 9: Wahoos answer the Drillers 2 runs in the top of the first with 3 of their own. Turns out, that was it for the scoring. The go-ahead run came in on a bases-loaded HBP to Sean Rodriguez.
Game 10: Drillers erased a two-run deficit with 3 runs in the eighth. Wahoos had chances in the ninth after Khris Davis drew a leadoff walk. With one out instead of Marcel Ozuna hitting for himself, Hyun Soo Kim pinch hit and got a single. Ozuna would have homered. Not to be...Drillers win, 4-3.

Warpigs and Goofs Trade

The Warpigs traded J.P. Crawford, Andrew Toles, and the Fungo 6th round pick to the Goofs for Hunter Renfroe.

Tweeners and Sidewinders Trade

The Tweeners traded Yoan Moncada and Austin Hedges to the Sidewinders for Yasmani Grandal.

Inmates 5, Tweeners 0

View spastic TeamViewer:

Inmates 4 – Tweeners 3 (Baptist Bowl): JD Martinez hit a two-run double in the Inmate 4^th giving the Beakless Chicken Gang a 4-3 lead that stood up for the rest of the game.

Inmates 4 – Tweeners 2 (Baptist Bowl): Quintana pitched six shutout innings while the Inmate Arson Squad allowed solo taters to Schoop and Villar to make the game interesting. All the Tweeners could do was get close, however.

Inmates 7 – Tweeners 2 (Baptist Bowl): Wilson Ramos homered twice and drove in five runs off of MadBum for all the runs the Good Guys would need. Arenado padded his stats by homering for the Tweeners in a losing cause.

Inmates 8 – Tweeners 5 (HooverDome): A closer game than what the final score indicated. The Inmates scored three in the 9^th to put the game away, capped by Altuve’s two-run single.

Inmates 7 – Tweeners 4 (HooverDome): Naquin finished a double shy of the cycle in a losing cause as the Inmates helped their playoff chances by clubbing the Tweeners 7-4. Pineda, unbelievably, got the win despite allowing hits to everyone in the bleachers.

The HEAD INMATE

DVs and Warpigs Trade

The DVs traded Corey Seager and Joe Panik to the Warpigs for Troy Tulowitzki, Ozzie Albies, Eloy Jimenez, Victor Robles, and 2 reserves.

Warpigs and FFTs Trade

The Warpigs and FFTs swapped multiple players and picks.

The FFTs receive Logan Forsythe, Matt Duffy, and the Warpigs' 1st, 2nd, and 3rd round picks in the 2019 Draft.

The Warpigs receive Adrian Beltre, Rich Hill, Roberto Perez, Dan Otero, the Driller 3rd, the Fungo 4th, the Fungo 6th, the Warpig 6th, and the Buckeye 8th.

The Lackey/Liriano trade from last week was a part of this deal, but was announced separately. This entire trade was made 2-3 weeks ago but is just now being announced.

Fungoes 7, Drillers 3

Fungoes manage to take 7 of 10 vs Drillers via TeamViewer.  Here are the results:

May 20 @ WTF:

Fungoes outlast the Drillers winning an often tied game 6-4.  Kennedy takes the loss for the Drillers while Santiago improves to 9-4 

winning it for the Fungoes.  Harris picks up save number 24.  Blackmon homered for the visitors while Brett Gardner homered and 

drove in 3 runs for the Fungoes.

May 21 @ WTF:

Fungoes hold on to win a close one 3-2.  Shoemaker takes the loss for the Drillers while Shawn Kelley picks up the win in relief for 

the Fungoes.  Daniel Robertson picks up his 4th save of the season.  

May 22 @ WTF:

Drillers take a 2-0 lead into the 6th but Fungoes score 6 over the next two innings and win it 6-2.  David Price improves his record to 13-10 

with the win while Taillon takes the loss for the Drillers.  Cabrera and Beckham homer for the Drillers while Carpenter and Sal Perez homer for 

the home team.  

July 2 @ OUD:

Shoemaker shuts out the Fungoes allowing 6 hits and the Drillers win it 8-0.  Blackmon homers twice for the Drillers.  Straily takes the loss 

for the Fungoes falling to 9-10 on the season.

July 3 @ OUD:

Fungoes break out to a 6-0 lead and then hold on to win it 6-5.  Santiago gets the win improving to 10-6 while Taillon takes the loss.  Harris 

collects his 25th save.  Blackmon goes yard for the Drillers.

July 28 @ WTF:

Drillers win this one 4-3.  Taillon picks up the win while Straily gets the loss.  Drillers were held to just 3 hits but its enough for the Visitors as 

Donaldson and Yelich each homer and Blackmon tosses in a triple.  Bryan Shaw picks up the save.

July 29 @ WTF:

Drillers unleash the big sticks in this one winning it 12-4.  Shoemaker picks up the win while Santiago earns the loss.  Andriese picks up the 4 

inning save in relief.  Buster Posey hits the only home run.

August 8 @ OUD:

Fungoes win this one 4-1 behind the strong effort of Santiago.  He improves his record to 11-5.  Will Harris collects his 26th save while Shoemaker

takes the loss for the Drillers.  Betts, Hosmer and Blackmon all homer.  Santiago hits the floor during this game for the Fungoes.

August 9 @ OUD:

Fungoes win this one 6-3 behind David Price.  Price improves to 14-10 on the season.  Will Harris collects save number 27.  Taillon takes the loss.

Betts, Trout and Blackmon hit homers. 

August 10 @ OUD:

Fungoes win the finale 6-1 behind a fine 5 inning effort by Clayton Kershaw.  Kershaw improves his record to 17-4.  Fullmer takes the loss for the 

Drillers.  Homer runs are hit by Trout, Hosmer and (YEP) Blackmon.  Blackmon is on quite the tear for the Drillers having hit 10 home runs in the 

10 games vs the Fungoes this season driving in 12!

Fungoes are now 87 - 62 on the season.  

Mavs 7, Drillers 7

Both teams screwing up their draft.

Via TeamViewer.

Buckeyes 4, Wahoos 1

Buckeyes take 4 of 5 to finish up with Wahoos using dice and cards.

7/10 Buckeyes 8 Wahoos 2 - Buckeyes score 4 in 1st and 3 more in second to stake Happ to a 7-0 lead. Ramirez and Turner homer in 1st and 2nd respectively

7/11 Buckeyes 5 Wahoos 4 - Wahoos tie it in 9th with a run to make it 4-4 only to have Gattis hit a solo homer to walk off in 10th

8/16 Buckeyes 9 Wahoos 8 - Buckeyes get 2 in 8th to tie it at 4-4 and the 5 in 9th on homers by Kinsler and Gattis. Wahoos make a game of things with 4 in bottom of 9th but come up a run short

8/17 Wahoos 5 Buckeyes 3 - Wahoos get a 3 run homer off Phelps in 6th and hold on for the win

8/18 Buckeyes 3 Wahoos 0 - Santana pitches his last 5 1/3 of the year and along with 4 relievers get the shutout. Buckeyes get 3 runs on just 2 hits. Homers by Kinsler and Galvis.