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Old 01-19-2006, 07:15 PM   #404
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GAME 49 - Thursday, May 23rd - Radio Broadcast

Red, "We'll the bad news is the FOFCers still have their losing streak, but the good news is they are out of the Post-Nationals park and they get to go up against the Estrellas, a good team, but one no where near the level of the Posters."

"We thought it was going to be Mighty's turn to try and stop the losing streak, but in talking to Benton this afternoon we found out that wouldn't be the case."

---cut to the sound clip----

Red, "So coach, it's Mighty's turn to try and right the ship."

Breeze, "Actually, Mighy's not going to pitch tonight. I've decided to give Fozzy a shot."

Red, "Wow that's a switch. Mighty has the best ERA in the game, why pull the ball out of his hands?"

Breeze,"There are several reasons, not the least of which is the fact that we just need to change things up right now. We are on a hard luck streak. We've been in a position to win most of the games we've lost during our run, and things just haven't gone our way. Mighty has been the toughest luck pitcher in the league I'm sure. In fact, I'm not quite sure how a guy with an ERA of 2.25 or whatever it is, only has a .500 record. But anyway, I felt that putting a tough luck pitcher in to start when the team is on a run of bad luck probably wasn't a wise move - so I've decided to roll the dice and give Foz a shot. Besides Foz has pitched well and he's been bugging Sal and me about a turn in the rotation."

---back to the live broadcast---

So we'll be going with a first start of the season on Sirr Fozzborg against a crafty lefty in Cuellar.

The lineups tonight are:

A.Tucker CF
S.Treacy 2B
J.Nights SS
J.Potpie 1B
H.Hays C
G.Gazelle RF
D.Fouts 3B
K.Ton LF
S.Fozborg P

and the home team

A.Pacheco 2B
A.Ohms CF
P.Coimbre LF
P.Cepeda 1B
T.Oliva RF
M.Minoso 3B
A.Lopez C
D.Concepcion SS
M.Cuellar P

Tucker starts... but lays
off the pitch upstairs
Ball four, Cuellar walks him

It's the hit and run play by FOFC...
Treacy rolls one toward Antonio Pacheco
He scoops it and fires to first...
Close play
OUT, says the first base umpire
The first base coach throws his hands up
in disbelief
One out
Due up next is Jeff Nights

Nights jack-knifes out of the way
But it's in there!
Nights was really fooled
on that strike three
One more chance for FOFC this inning

Waist high fastball...
It's juiced to deep center
There goes Ohms after it...
Racing hard...
He dives...
Just misses it!
It bangs off the wall
Potpie heading for second
He pulls up with a two bagger
The throw was cut off
Also give Jeeberoni an RBI on the play

Base hit to center for Hays
Dick Howser will send the runner home...
The throw is coming home...
Potpie is out!

Fastball...
Pacheco jumps all over it...
It's juiced to deep right
There goes Gazelle after it
Racing hard...
He dives...
And he's got it!!!
Beautiful play by Gerald Gazelle!
One away, two to go in the
bottom of the 1st

It's a high fly into center
Tucker ranges to his right
Reaches up, and takes it for the easy out
Two up, two down for the Estrellas

Coimbre hits a screamer at Jeff Nights
Nights takes it with the backhand...
The throw is short...
Potpie scoops it on one hop

Coimbre is out!
Nice play by Potpie
The Estrellas go quietly in the 1st...
No runs, no hits and no errors
After 1 full inning of play,
it's 1-0 All Stars

Hot shot grounded to the mound
Cuellar grabs it
Over to first
In time!
Score It: 1-3
One out
Dan Fouts is due up next

Curveball in the dirt
Swung on and missed...Strike three
Lopez fumbles it,
but quickly recovers to tag Fouts
That's two away

There's a liner over short...
Solidly stroked by Ton
No chance for either Concepcion or Coimbre
That one had base hit written all over it

The Whiff!
Cuellar punches Fozborg out!
That's all for FOFC
After 1 and a half innings in
Caribbean this evening,
FOFC on top 1 to 0

Sharp breaking curveball...
Cepeda reaches for it...
Hits a two bouncer right to Nights...
Grabs it easily...
Fires a bullet to Potpie at first!
Cepeda is out easily
One gone for Caribbean

Inside
That's ball four

Minoso swings a bit late on the heater...
He still pops it pretty good towards right
Unfortunately for Minnie, Gazelle
is standing right there
Easy out
Two down
Hays asks for a new ball
He calls time and trots out to the mound
A conference going on between
Hays and Fozborg

Swing and a miss
Strike three
Lopez goes down on strikes
Fozborg shuts down Caribbean here
in the bottom of the 2nd
So FOFC still with the lead
as we go to a commercial break

Smash to short
Dave Concepcion boots the ball
He's charged with an error
That's 1 miscue for Concepcion

Tucker inches away slowly...
He's studying Cuellar carefully
The runner unable to take a big lead
Cuellar keeps looking him back

Base hit to left for Treacy
Third base coach Dick Howser
thinks he can make it...
Here comes Tucker...
The throw is cut off...
That holds Treacy at first

Bouncer to short...made to
order doubleplay ball
Concepcion has it on two hops...wrists
it to Pacheco
He evades the slide of Treacy
And completes the doubleplay
Tucker comes in to score, however
Two away

Potpie hits it sharply on the ground...
into the hole at short
Concepcion dives for it...
He's up with it...
a strong throw to first...
GOT HIM!!!
A sparkling play by the short
stop, Dave Concepcion!
That's it for FOFC
Here at Paradise Park, After
2 and a half innings,
FOFC has 2 runs, 4 hits and no errors
While Caribbean has no runs,
no hits and one error
FOFC has left 2 on base
Caribbean has stranded 1

Concepcion smashes a wicked
ground ball towards third
Fouts dives to his left...
Snares it in front of Nights
He's up
Powerful throw to first
OUT!
Beautiful play!
So one up and one gone

Swing and a miss
Struck him out
Number 23 on the season for Fozborg
Two down
Fozborg gets the first two batters
here in the bottom of the 3rd

It's a pop-up in back of first
Potpie is under it
Still waiting...
Now he clutches it for the out
Fozborg makes quick work
of the Estrellas...
They go down, 1-2-3
After 3 full innings of play,
it's 2-0 All Stars

High
Hays works out a walk
OH, those bases on balls!

Gazelle shows bunt
It's a beauty!
Minnie Minoso has no chance at second
So Gazelle gets the sacrifice
One down for FOFC
Dan Fouts is in the on-deck circle
ready to make his way to
the plate for FOFC

Fastball
OUCH! It hit Fouts!

Curve in the dirt... and Ton holds up
Looked like he went around from here
But the umpire says no
Ton will take first on the walk
That loads them up for Sirr Fozborg

Fozborg takes the pitch...
That one is low for a ball... WAIT
The umpire says that one caught the knees
Out on strikes
FOFC ahead 2 to 0 with
two away this inning

Grounder... in the hole at first
A diving stop by Perucho Cepeda!
He's up with it... the throw
He throws wild! The ball gets away...
Tucker will advance to second
Score that a hit... and an error by Cepeda
Score It: Single + E3
Hays scores from third!
Palmer scores from second!
Ton takes third
Tucker to second

Routine grounder to short
Concepcion grabs it
His throw to first
GOT HIM!
Score It: 6-3
That's it for FOFC here
in the top of the 4th
They leave 2 runners stranded
FOFC has 4 runs, 5 hits and no errors
While Caribbean has no runs,
no hits and 2 errors

Good slider, inside part of the plate
Ohms gets the bat on it...
Slams a sharp grounder to the right side
Treacy grabs it...
Throws to first...
OUT!
Caribbean with one away
Fozborg steps off the mound as
he waits for Pancho Coimbre to
come to the plate

Fastball, a beauty...
Steee Rike THREE!
FOFC ahead 4 to 0 with two away
Let's check some other scores as well

Japanese League is giving it
to Dead Ball Era 6 to 1
Oh has hit his 11th homerun
for Japanese League
Negro League II is edging
NL Pre WWII 4 to 3
Negro League I and AL Post
WWII are tied at 1
Smith battling Ryan
Old Timers with the lead over
AL Pre WWII 4 to 1
NL Post WWII leads Left Outs 1 to 0
Late 20th is edging Turn of Century 1 to 0

There's a liner over short...
Solidly stroked by Cepeda
No chance for either Nights or Ton
That one had base hit written all over it

Base hit to center for Oliva
Matty Alou puts up the stop sign...
Cepeda will stay at second

Off speed pitch on the way...
And Minoso watches it go by
for the third strike
They're out of the inning...
No runs, 2 hits, no errors
and 2 men left on base
Caribbean misses a golden opportunity
to get back into this contest
After 4 innings,
FOFC leads 4-0

Shallow fly ball
Ohms charging
HE DIVES...
HE'S GOT IT!

Uh oh, that one got away
Potpie is hit in the ribs with that one
He is down
Potpie gets up and heads to first base
He's OK

Harry Hays hits a drive down the line
If it stays fair it may be gone
Pancho Coimbre is right at the foul pole
He won't get it, it's a foul ball for Hays
Just to the left of the pole
318 feet from home plate
. . . Hays back in the box
And here comes the next pitch
Bouncer to short...made to
order doubleplay ball
Concepcion has it on two hops...wrists
it to Pacheco
He evades the slide of Potpie
The throw to Cepeda...
It just nips Hays!
We head to the bottom of the 5th
here in Caribbean
Still 4-0, FOFC

Struck him out on a fastball
Lopez goes down swinging

Concepcion swings and misses
for strike three
Concepcion peers out at Fozborg
wondering about that pitch
Fozborg smiles back
That's a strikeout for Fozborg

Cuellar hits a screamer at Jeff Nights
Nights picks it up and fires to first
The throw pulls Potpie off the bag
Potpie swipes with the glove

Cuellar is out!
Nice play by Potpie
The Estrellas go down in
the bottom of the 5th
After 5 innings at Paradise Park
here in Caribbean,
FOFC leads 4 to 0

Gazelle takes the pitch
STRIKE THREE, is the call
Gazelle can't believe it and
says something to the ump
Chalk up a whiff for Cuellar
With one down, up next is Deacon Palmer
To be followed by K. A. Ton

There's a drive to left by Palmer
Coimbre picks the ball up on one bounce
Fires it to second
Palmer turns back and settles for a single
Terrific play by Coimbre

Base hit to right for Ton
Palmer is being held at
second by Dick Howser
Palmer will stay at second

Fozborg squares
He bunts at it . . .
They throw trying to get
the lead runner...
Fielded by P.Cepeda
he's throwing for the lead runner...
SAFE!
Sac & Fielders Choice
Palmer takes third
Ton takes second
Fozborg to first

LINE DRIVE
Concepcion tries it
He snares it for the out!
Score It: 6
That's out number two
Estrellas' pitching coach, Tippy Martinez,
is out to talk with Cuellar

STRIKE THREE!
A dancing curveball on the outside corner
Cuellar fooled him... a clutch pitch
That's the third out of the inning
FOFC continues to leave runners aboard
They have stranded 7 so far today
But, they still lead by 4

Pacheco rips a hard drive
off a hanging curve
That will be in there for extra bases
Pacheco is around first,
heading for two...
Tucker is up with it and
fires it in quickly
Antonio pulls up sharply at second...
A stand-up double for the Caribbean
second baseman
Antonio also ups his hitting
streak to 8 games!
That is Pacheco's 1st hit today

Grounded into the hole
WOW! Incredible play by Treacy
Over to Potpie
Got him!
Score It: 4-3
One away here in the bottom of the 6th
FOFC ahead 4 to 0
While we have time, let's
check the scoreboard

Japanese League besting
Dead Ball Era 6 to 1
Bessho enjoying the big
Japanese League lead
Negro League II is edging
NL Pre WWII 4 to 3
Negro League I slipping by
AL Post WWII 3 to 1
Old Timers is beating AL Pre WWII 5 to 1
NL Post WWII leads Left Outs 2 to 1
Late 20th is edging Turn of Century 1 to 0

Coimbre swings and misses
Strike three
Coimbre didn't have a good
cut at that pitch
FOFC gets the second out of the inning

Cepeda is gone on strikes
Left with the bat still in
the cocked position
That wraps up the inning for Caribbean
So After 6 innings
FOFC has 4 runs, 7 hits and no errors
While Caribbean has no runs,
3 hits and 2 errors
Caribbean has left 4 stranded
FOFC has failed to bring home 7

Slow ground ball
Concepcion is charging it
He fires it to first
He's OUT
One away
While we wait for the next batter
Let's take a ten second station break
This is your Strat-O-Matic
Broadcast System
Your four sports network!

Hit to third... and right at Minoso
He juggled that ball a bit, but held on
Jeeberoni takes his seat
Two gone for FOFC

Swung on and hit sharply to short
Concepcion plays it on one bounce
Over to Cepeda...
Out of there!
That's three up, three down
Mike Cuellar has been pitching
a very strong game this evening

It's time for the 7th inning stretch!

Oliva cuts on a curve that
misses in the dirt
That ball is trapped nicely by Hays
Oliva was badly fooled by Fozborg's
big breaking curve
STRIKE THREE!
Tony was a little overanxious
One down for Caribbean
Minnie Minoso is still in
the on-deck circle
and Al Lopez is looking for
a bat in the dugout

STRIKE THREE!
That is number 10 for Sirr Fozborg
here this evening
FOFC gets the second out of the inning

Sinking fastball...
Lopez swings...
Raps a hard ground ball
right at Nights...
He snares it easily, throws to first...
Out by a step
That is the third out for Caribbean here
in the last of the seventh
The attendance has just been
announced at 33516

Fastball, just inside...
Looked very close...
Cuellar's obviously peeved at that call
But Gerald tends to get those calls
He has a great eye and doesn't mind
taking the free ride to first

Gazelle studies Cuellar intently...
Now he's walking away from the base
Another throw...
Cuellar's five throws over
have been effective
Gazelle has a small lead now
He must be getting tired
from diving back in!

Cuellar's fastball is ripped toward first
Cepeda can't get to it!
It is into the outfield...
Gazelle was off and running
with the crack of the bat
He is on his way to third...
They'll have a chance to get him...
Here's the throw...
SAFE!
A nice shot by Palmer
and a nice piece of baserunning as well
So there are runners on the
corners for K. A. Ton

Ton swings awkwardly... strike three
Cuellar took something off
of that breaking ball
He had Ton way out in front
One down, two to go...
Mike Cuellar has to bear down now

Slow roller to third
Taken by Minoso
Over to Cepeda
Got him!
Score It: 5-3
Two down
Due up next is A. J. Tucker
Let's see what happens now

They are going to put Tucker on...
Lopez reaches out to receive ball four
Well, all the ducks are on the pond
Let's see if that was the right call

Swung on
Foul tip...
Strike three as Lopez holds on to it
Sean didn't come through this time
That'll do it in the top of the 8th
No runs, one hit, no errors
and 3 men left on base
FOFC on top 4 to 0
And now we'll pause for station
identification
This is your Strat-O-Matic
Broadcast System...

Concepcion swings...
He rips a ground ball towards Palmer
It's by him!
It's twisting into the left field corner
Concepcion rounds first...
He will return quickly to first
as Gunner gets a nice throw in to Terp

Hernandez hits a screamer at Deacon Palmer
Palmer picks it up and fires to second
Out there...
And the throw to first
A tailor made double play
Two out, nobody on
FOFC leads 4 to 0

Swung on...
Smashed on the ground...
It's over the bag!
Gazelle is chasing it into the
corner in right field
It'll be extra bases!
Antonio Pacheco motoring into second base
But Gerald Gazelle plays it perfectly
Spins and throws
It's wide of the bag
Pacheco slides in with a double
That was a nasty curve he chased

There's a ball in the dirt...
Hays tries to block it...
It's off his glove to his right
There goes Pacheco...
Hays picks up the ball and whips it Palmer
Not in time!
Wild pitch on Fozborg
That ball dropped like a rock
It spun out of Hays' mitt

He goes after the low and
outside slider...
Looped just beyond the infield dirt...
Tucker is coming hard...
Stretches for it...
And can't get it...it drops in...
He blocks it with his chest...
After a huge turn, Ohms
hustles back to first
The run scores on the single

A slider by Fozborg
Coimbre gets good wood on it...
Tucker back-pedals quickly...
Up with his glove...
Out!
That's it for the Estrellas
in the 8th inning
They get 1 run across
We go to the 9th...
It's 4-1 All Stars
Mike Garcia will be coming on
to pitch for Caribbean
Mike has appeared in 16 games this season
with a record of 1-3
In 26 innings, he has an 3.12 ERA
Mike Cuellar has finished his work
here this evening

Hit hard to the right of Concepcion...
And it's caught in the air
by a diving Minoso!
And there's one away

Routine grounder to short
Concepcion scoops it up
Over to first for the out
That's the second out of the inning

Hays swings and misses
STRIKE THREE!
Garcia strikes out Harry Hays
That does it for FOFC in
the top of the 9th

Cepeda hits one on the ground
to the left side
Perucho, who moves well,
is motoring to first
Palmer wings it quickly to Potpie...
OUT by a step
While we wait for Tony Oliva
to get a new bat
Let's check the scoreboard
These scores are final...
Japanese League topped
Dead Ball Era 6 to 3
Oh has hit his 11th homerun
for Japanese League
NL Pre WWII downed Negro League II 7 to 5
Negro League I clubbed AL Post WWII 9 to 2
Ryan takes the loss, his
record drops to 3-4
Smith the winner, he's now 6-2
Old Timers downed AL Pre WWII 6 to 4
Faber takes the loss, his
record drops to 2-4
Welch the winner, he's now 5-3
Left Outs cuffed NL Post WWII 6 to 3
Late 20th nipped Turn of Century 1 to 0
And in our matchup FOFC on top 4 to 1
OK, let's see if Caribbean can
get back in this ballgame
Currently down by 3

Comebacker, right to Fozborg
Over to Potpie for the easy out
Two up, two down for Caribbean

Fastball, just inside to Minoso
So Minoso walks
A rare walk today by Fozborg
Only 2 issued in the game
That is certainly part of the reason
he now enjoys a 3 run lead

Grounded down the line
Taken by Palmer
Tosses to second
He's out
Score It: 5-4
The runner on first, Minoso, is out
And that will do it for Caribbean
FOFC wins 4 to 1
Fozborg gets credit for the win
Cuellar takes the loss
The hitting star for FOFC
was Jeeberoni Potpie
He was 1 for 4
And that wraps things up
So long from Caribbean.
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