Week 9 Review

My Pete Rose Autographed Baseball

I got it for 2 casino chips

INTRO

No time for an Into.....have a swell weekend! 

STATS

Back to leading with one of my favourites.  However, as the Grisslie slide continues, its getting less fun to look at this.  With no disrespect intended to any team, it would appear that the Joints, Brew Jays, Red Dogs and Rounders are establishing themselves as the top tier.  However, remember that we don't play the Cleats again this year so both teams could still be perfect in the second half.  Bank on it. 

The .800 club is dwindling a bit.  Barton remains completely ridiculous, but Moon, Glecoff and Goncalves are in a real battle for second.  Nice race. 

Anicete still hasn't made an out in the second quarter of the year.  Some interesting trending as you can see teams records influenced when players are hot. 

As I write 3 runs seemingly every game for John Barlow, this is no surprise to me.  He's been absolutely on fire and having a great year.  Routledge did this last year too...he's a scoring machine.  McCarron has shot up the standings as has Jamie and Roger.  The rest of the group has either tailed off a bit or held pace. 

And there's the evidence.  McCarron leading in runs in the second quarter of the season and he has team mates on the list too!  This is a really nice mix of player from ranking, age and experience in the league.  Love this stuff. 

Jerry leads in ABs and his son leads in score keeping games.  What a combo!  Paul Koolhaas, who's name is shocking spelled right is having a banner year and joins Brian Richards to make it 3 Banshees on the list. 

In total hits, Jens is up to his old tricks after having a little lull.  It didn't last long.  Any offensive category that you can stay ahead of Barton in is impressive.  But look at John Barlow coming on strong.  As much as I think we have an incredible crop of rookies this year, this list more than any is dominated by vets.  For now anyway....but those rookies are coming on!

Al continues to hold onto the lead in this category but its no precarious.  Roger Gaudet has been pretty consistent all year and hasn't moved much while those around him are going up and down.

And Brad Young continues to be a run away leader in this category.  When he gets on he's still pretty much a lock to score.  This also shows the dominance of the Red Dogs offense with 3 guys in this top 10. 

Having played Cox last night, I can attest to the fact that he is playing very well.  For that matter, Rick is striking the ball incredibly well right now too.  There are some guys in this list are out preforming their norm, but mostly these are guys who are bouncing back to what they are accustomed to after a bit of down year. 

The one you've been waiting for!  The rookies!  Lahey is back in the lead, but we have Sagert, Chiovitti and Butler all at 750.  And don't look now but Mason is coming on after a slow start.  I have a feeling that this is going to play out pretty competitively as the season goes on. 

That's it gang....on to the games!

GAME REVIEW

Rusty Rebels 16; Lucky Stiffs 17
The Rebels led this one 14-6 after three innings but couldn't hold on.  Roger Burton (4/4, 4) and Kevin Moon (4/4, 2) were perfect for the Rusty Rebels. The Lucky Stiffs who rolled a 7 in the seventh inning to win this game had 6 players with 4/5 nights, but no one was perfect for the game.

Hurtin' Units Vs. Tap Masters (Postponed)

Reschedule Date and Time:  Wednesday July 4th, 9:30 at Keogh Park. 
 

Banshees 7;  Hot Tub Woody's 8
Congratulations to the Hot Tub Woody's who are the first team in our league to have a lower team ERA than the Blue Jays.  Much like they did to us a couple of weeks ago the Woody's scored early, took the middle innings off to save energy and stay hydrated and scored a little insurance in the 7th.  Nice formula.  The Woody's also welcomed Brian Varcoe to the league on this night.  Brian got his first hit in the league and scored his first run in the first inning of the game.  Congrats Brian!  Chris Larkin and Cliff Tucker were both 3/3 in this one and Chris also scored a run.  The Banshees, who are soaring up the "jug-ranking" since the acquistion of Dan Chiasson looked good to pull this out in the 7th and at least force the Hot Tub Woody's to hit in the bottom of the 7th.  But with runners on second and third with one out, the inning fizzled without a runner crossing the plate.  The Banshees got a perfect night from Craig Beatty who is a very Scott Barton like 13 for his last 14.  On this nigth he was 3/3. 

Brew Jays 12; Grisslies 9
What a great game this was.  There were really too many amazing defensive plays and spectacular offense to go into too much depth on here.  The big bat causing most of the damage for the Brew Jays was Matt Foerster who was 5/5 with 3 runs scored.  The Grisslies had perfect nights from Gary Basso (4/4, 1) and Lance Horgan (4/4).  More on this dramatic affair by clicking ===> HERE

Gruesome Devils 14; Beer Bros. 15
This game was scoreless through 2 and a half; and then the Beer Bros. broke through with 6.  The Devils answered with 6 of their own in the top of the 3rd.  And the see-saw affair was on.  The Bros. would ultimately need to score 4 in the bottom of the 7th to eke out the one run win.  Neither team had a perfect night at the plate in this one.  I'm pretty sure that's the first time that has happened this year. 

Dusty Cleats 9; Dislocated Joints 28
With the week I've had, I take no joy in someone elses misfortune.  The Cleats were led by the Killer "B's" on this night as Kevin Boston (4/4, 3) and Scott Barton (4/4, 2) had solid nights at the dish.  The Joints had FIVE perfect night starting with lead off man Steve Wynnyk's 5/5 with 4 runs scored.  Joining Steve were Doris Casullo (5/5, 4); Emeil Edwards (5/5, 3); Stefan Kapp (5/5, 4); and Captain Down Town Billy Brown who was 4/4 with 3 runs scored. For more on this game, click ===> HERE

Dodge City Rounders 16; Dog Catchers 11
Pretty close game, eh?  Well, what if I told you it was 16-0 after 6 and a half innings?  The Dog Catchers played a wild bottom of the 7th sending 17 batters to the plate and falling just a little short.  Of note, Phil Glecoff, Ingo Bartens and Jim MacDonald each scored twice in that inning.  Also MacDonald (4/4, 2); Glecoff (4/4, 2) and Randy Hipken (4/4) were perfect on the night.  Meanwhile the Dodge City Rounders good perfect nights from Adrian Barry (5/5) and Wayne Bickford (4/4, 2).

Gruesome Devils 17; Hurtin' Units 19
This game was pretty much like the score indicates, back and forth with the teams wailing on each other.  The Gruesome Devils had perfect nights from Bob McCullough (5/5, 2); Mike Douglas (5/5, 4); Richard Gabourie (5/5, 2) and Simon Smith (5/5, 2).  The Hurtin' Units invited the league's newest player to the team as Mike Olliffe resigned for the season to rehab his leg.  Their new comer, Mark Butler contributed right away getting a couple of hits and scoring a run.  Welcome to the league Mark!  The Hurtin' Units had three perfect evening's at the plate from Anicete Goncalves (4/4, 2); Cameron Clark (4/4, 2) and Dave Kidd (4/4, 2).

Grisslies 7; Red Dogs 8
This was a well played game from both teams.  Despite the low score there were a lot of base runners and some very timely defense from both sides.  The Grisslies were led by Art Sagert (3/3, 1); Doug Dwyer (3/3, 1); Rob Farah (3/3, 2) and Bob Vienneau (3/3).  The Red Dogs had perfect nights from Rick Hjelholt (3/3); Rob McCarron (3/3, 1); Jim Rouleau (3/3) and Gary Cox (3/3, 3).  More on this game ===> HERE

Hot Tub Woody's 4; Brew Jays 10. 
This can only be classified as a disappointment.  I look forward to hearing the antics from the Brew Jay table after a late game.  A Piero walk off shot with bases loaded end a game.  A Billy the kid Clouthier behind the back strike 3 call to end a game.  This had nothing.  Blah.  Just a plain old win.  The Woody's did a good job keeping an offensive juggernaut down, but couldn't muster much offense of their own.  There were no perfect nights for the Woody's in this one.   The Brew Jays had Jamie McClean go 5/5 with 3 runs scored while the aforementioned Billy the kid Clouthier was 4/4 with a run.  Maybe next week the Dave's (Polny and Fleming) can play on unicycles and mix it up a bit.   


Things to check out:

Check out the Donini Three Stars of the game here ==> STARS
Check out the Dislocated Joints game notes from DTBB & Terry Doucet ==> JOINTS
Check out the Tap Master's game notes from Jason Bowers ==> Tapped Out
Check out the Hurtin' Units BLOG from Jimmer ==> Hannibal Lecter
The League's Official Website ==> League