Well.
It appears that the "BLOG MASTER" has an apology to make for actually missing a day of posting. It is not, however, without reason.
WARNING: I don't know for sure what they are serving as beverages up at Coventry, but PLEASE be cautious. I discovered yesterday that 'whatever' that it, it cause your tongue to thicken, making speach difficult. It also tends to slow motor skills making difficult (like walking) a bit of a challenge. I'm just saying, WATCH OUT!
Now, yesterday (Saturday) was kind of Crazy. But if you think that was nuts....wait until you hear about Sunday.
For the record. There will be another BLOG posted before tomorrow at 9:00 and it will cover the semi-finals and the finals.
SATURDAY - Here in the Park, I think it was the 4th of July (America)Below are the results of all games. Not too much commentary.
Hurtin' Units 16 - Dislocated Joints 9:
This put the Units at 1-2 and seemed at the time to mark their return!
Brew Jays 13 - Grisslies 5:
A close game for 5 innings before the Brew Jays did what the Brew Jays did all season. Run aggressively and single and double you to death.
Rusty Rebels 15 - Dog Catchers 7:
The Rebels reasserted their dominance and showed themselves to be favourites again.
Lucky Stiffs 15 - The Wild 10:
Stiffs maintain control of the bye, The Wild are a safe at 1-1-1.
Banshees 10 - Red Dogs 9:
The Red Dogs continue to give everyone difficult. The Banshees continue to be impossible to read.
Torn Ligaments 9 - Dodge City Rounders 1:
Torn Ligaments improbable run continues. Down three players, they play a complete game against a team that had been scoring at will.
Hot Tub Woody's 16 - Brew Jays 15:
Anyone who predicted this outcome had been at the beer garden WAY too long. Consensus thinking was that the Brew Jays weren't quite as focused as usual having already secured the bye.
Dusty Cleats 15 - Dodge City Rounders 13:
A week ago, most people thought this game would only serve to eliminate one of these teams after the round robin. SURPRISE!!! Both are through.
Hurtin' Units 8 - The Wild 4:
THEY'RE BACK!!! Units improve to 2-2 and look like the Units. The Wild limp into the elimination round at 1-2-1.
Rusty Rebels 15 - Dusty Cleats 9:
Cleats show that they are playing like a solid club and are 2-2 heading into elimination. Rebels secure the bye.
Lucky Stiffs 11 - Dislocated Joints 5:
Joints are eliminated. Stiffs secure the bye.
Torn Ligaments 13 - Grisslies 4:
Grisslies are eliminated going 1-3 and dropping 3 straight. Ligaments secure the bye despite the number of players they are down.
Hot Tub Woody's 12 - Red Dogs 34:
Thirty-four!!! That will kill your ERA. Both teams are through to the elimination round.
SATRUDAY ELIMINATION:
Banshees 15 - Dog Catchers 6:
These teams played back to back games and while the Dog Catchers made the 1st one close, they appeared spent in the second game. The game shuffled back and forth between diamond 2 and diamond 1 and for good measure back to diamond 2. They breifly considered Keogh and Skydome but ended up staying at Coventry. While the Banshees earned the win, the Dog Catchers appeared to be pretty tired.
Dodge City Rounders 20 - Red Dogs 16:
A battle of high powered offenses! Which ever team made it through to Sunday would have been a good news story for the league as these two teams finished the season as the 12th and 13th seeds. Not much was expected. it was an entertaining game and two fun and sporting teams to watch.
Hot Tub Woody's 14 - Dusty Cleats 5:
Another feel good story! The 11th and 14th seeds squaring off with the 11th seed prevailing. The Cleats redeemed a difficult 3-23 season by going 2-2 through the round robin and making it through to an elimination game. They created misery for a number of teams. The Hot Tub Woody's who had the second longest losing skid in the league this season appear to be on a bit of roll a the best possible time.
The Wild 18 - Hurtin' Units 15:
The Lucky Stiffs, Rusty Rebels and Brew Jays all breathed a BIG sigh of relief at this result!!! Just when it seemed like the Units were back to their 1st overall status, they came up a little short. The Wild meandered through the round robin and played their best game when they needed it. The defending champs are still alive and will see Sunday again.
SUNDAY ELIMINATION: SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY (U2)
The Wild 18 - Lucky Stiffs 4:
Maybe not a HUGE shocker but this has to be considered a fairly significant upset. The Stiffs, who had the bye were eliminated by The Wild who finshed the season in 6th place and hadn't had a particulary good round robin, knocked off a Stiffs team that looked to be at least destined for the semis. The Stiffs join the Hurtin' Units as the second surprise team to be eliminated. The Wild are in the semis.
The Hot Tub Woody's 6 - Rusty Rebels 3:
The mighty are falling and the 'feel good stories' keep feeling good. The 11th seed versus the 3rd seed. The Rebels had beaten the Woody's twice during the regular season. This is not the regular season. The Woody's played stellar defence and took advantage of the very few breaks that the Rebels allowed and were full value for their 6-3 win. How they shut down that Rebels potent offense is a something between a mystery and a miracle! The Rebels at #3 join the Stiffs (#4), the Units (#1) and Bashees (#5) on the sidelines.
The Brew Jays ? - Dodge City Rounders ?:
I don't know the score, just the result. As the only seed in the top 5 remaining, the Brew Jays had a clear path to the final. Oh, except the Dodge City Rounders were in the way. Dodge, having picked up Rob Farah to sub pitching, picked up key contributions offensively from players 1-12. The game was back and forth heading to the seventh inning where the Rounders rolled up 5 runs. In the bottom of the inning the Jays could only manage one base runner and the 50+ onlookers cheered the underdogs pulling off the biggest upset of the tournament thus far. Dodge incredibly are onto the semis! The Brew Jays are incredibly spectators like the other top 5 seeds.
Torn Ligaments 9 - Banshees 3:
The Torn Ligaments had the bye, so theoretically they were 'supposed to win'. These teams were separated in the regular season by only 1 point so it should have been close. Further, they had split their two regular season games against each other with a total run differential of 2! All that said, the Ligaments, once again, over came the odds of being down some critical players and were the team more ready to play on this particular day. They cruised to the 9-3 victory and the semi finals.
SEMI FINAL MATCH UPS
Dodge City Rounders (12) Vs. Torn Ligaments (7)
For the longest time, the Torn Ligaments looked to be in control of this game. While they didn't ever have a dominating lead, they led consistently through five innings and at one point had a fairly comfortable 10-5 lead. Then the Dodgers came back. And they came back hard in a bat around 7 run inning where they took a four run lead and were never again headed. The Rounders found enough resolve in Mooner's bat and Fry's glove to advance to the final. The dream was over for the Ligaments. Making it this far without Piellusch and McKendrick was nothing short of inspirational. While many people played well in this game, Rob Hayward was amazing with the bat (2 homers) and swallowing everything in the outfield defensively. Well done!
The Wild (6) Vs. Hot Tub Woody's (11)
The Hot Tub Woody's fantastic run came to a crashing halt against The Wild. The Wild were only 'okay' in the round robin. In the their first elimination they were a little bit of a surprise in taking out the Stiffs, but in this game the probably only did what they 'should' do in taking out the Woodys. The Wild would see their second straight final. They looked good but not necessarily great. However, each game was progressively better than the next and they seemed to be really catching a groove. The Woody's, much like the Rounder, Cleats and Red Dogs gave hope to all sub .500 teams that they can make a strong playoff push!
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