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Old 09-17-2007, 08:06 PM   #476
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GAME 71 - June 16 - Radio Broadcast

I see by the clock that we're
ready to go here in FOFC
Yount steps in to start things
off for AL Post WWII
Let's set the FOFC defense for you
Battery mates are Nielsen and Bullock
Covering the corners at first and third
Will be Potpie and Palmer
The keystone combo has Treacy at second
And Nights playing short
In the outfield
From left to right
Its Ton, Pflaggstettler and Gunner
Now Yount steps into the batter's box
This game's about to begin
Yount finishes his stretching
Let's play some ball...
The windup, and the 0-2 pitch
It's a pop-up in back of short
Nights is under it
Still waiting...
Now he clutches it for the out
One down for AL Post WWII
Rod Carew is in the on-deck circle
ready to make his way to the
plate for AL Post WWII

The Panamanian second baseman, Rod Carew,
is approaching the plate
The third baseman plays in on Rod
the outfield straight away
Rod is 4th in the league in batting
with a .380 average
Nielsen eyes Carew intently
Nielsen is into his windup
Here's the pitch
Sinking line drive
Caught by Sean Treacy
That's two away
Nights comes over from his shortstop
position to say a few words to Nielsen
Mickey Mantle will be next up...

The "Mick" steps in to face Rob Nielsen
Nielsen ready quickly, looks
in for the sign
The All Stars' hurler winds and delivers
And Mantle will sit down...
strike three called
That's three up, three down
FOFC has no runs, no hits and no errors
While AL Post WWII has no runs,
no hits and no errors

Bob Feller is walking slowly to the mound
Jeff Nights is still taking
some practice cuts...
Feller finishes his warm-up tosses
Fisk fires one down to Carew
Nights steps in...
FOFC will get their first shot against Bob
Stepping out, Nights looks into the dugout
Steps back in
Nights waiting on the delivery
Feller kicks and fires
Off speed pitch on the way...
And Nights watches it go by
for the third strike
One down for FOFC
Sean Treacy is still in the on-deck circle
and Persimmon Pflaggstettler is looking
for a bat in the dugout

Nobody on base, one away
Treacy steps into the batter's box
Feller looks down at Fisk for the sign
Now he's ready
Feller brings it to the plate
Struck him out on a fastball
Treacy goes down swinging
Two up, two down here in
the bottom of the 1st

Pflaggstettler, FOFC's center fielder,
is coming to the plate
He is finished with his pre-bat warmup
Jeeberoni Potpie waits on deck
Feller gets the sign from Fisk
He is 7th in the league in strike outs
He has 102 on the season
"Rapid Robert" fires it home...
Grounded towards the bag
Brett grabs it
Over to first
In time!
Score It: 5-3
That's three outs, side retired

Williams is walking to the plate
Now he steps into the batter's box
Nielsen adjusts his cap...
Now he's set
Nielsen brings it to the plate
Curve, a beauty...
Strike three looking!
Nielsen punches him out!
One out
Due up next is Harmon Killebrew

Walking up now to the plate is Killebrew
Nielsen squeezes the resin bag...
Peers in
Nielsen winds and delivers
There's a fly ball to Persimmon
Pflaggstettler
Pflaggstettler circles under it...
He makes the play
Two down
Rob Nielsen retires
the first two batters in a row

Settling in at the plate is Brett
Rob Nielsen steps off the
mound toward second
Gives the resin bag a toss
Now he toes the rubber...
He's ready to go
It's coming down the pike
High
Brett works out a walk

While Carlton Fisk heads
for the on deck circle
Reggie Jackson makes his way to the plate
Reggie takes a couple of practice cuts
Jackson is set for the pitch
Nielsen brings it to the plate
That's hit deep to left-center
This one is deep!
SAY SO LONG TO THAT ONE!!!
Reggie Jackson has hit a
TREMENDOUS blast!!!
That is Reggie Jackson's 17th
home run of the year.

Fisk now at the plate
Bob Feller waits on deck
Nielsen tosses the resin bag aside
He steps on the rubber...
Nielsen fires
Curveball, inside corner, low...
Swung on...
And lined to right for a base hit
No chance to get that one

Feller saunters to the plate
Does some stretching...
Kicks the imaginary dirt from his spikes
Now he steps into the batter's box
AL Post WWII ahead 2 to 0
Bullock flashes the sign...
Nielsen waves it off...
Now he's happy
And the delivery by Nielsen
Feller hits a roller to Sean Treacy
Treacy comes up with it and throws
It's in the dirt
Potpie can't come up with it
That'll be a throwing error on Treacy
That's error number 1 of the game for FOFC

Planting his right foot
Yount is set in the box...

The infield shifts slightly to the left
for the right hand hitting Yount
Yount scuffs up the lines around the box
The count is nothing and 2
Yount has to protect the plate
Rob rocks and fires
Back door breaking ball...
And it's in there...
Yount looks at strike three
That's all for AL Post WWII
in the top of the 2nd
They pick up 2 runs
After 1 and a half innings,
it's 2-0 AL Post WWII

Jeeberoni Potpie, Deacon Palmer, and
Stan Gunner are due up
Potpie is 11th in the league
in homeruns with 17
Williams is deep in left
Mantle is deep in center
and Jackson is similarly
stationed in right
Potpie awaits the delivery
Here's the 0-2 offering
Changeup down low...
Potpie makes contact and
hits one out to center
Mickey Mantle is drifting over...
Now he's under it...
Easy out for Feller
FOFC with one away
Feller steps off the mound as
he waits for Deacon Palmer to
come to the plate

Palmer walks from the on deck circle
Knocks the dirt from his spikes...
Now he steps into the batter's box
Stan Gunner moves into the on deck circle
FOFC needs some runs
Deacon is hitting at .306 on the year
He has 53 hits in 173 at bats
This includes 7 doubles, 2 triples
3 home runs and 19 RBI's
The umpire says let's go
Feller's 3-2 pitch...
Good slider, inside part of the plate
Palmer gets the bat on it...
Slams a sharp grounder to the right side
Carew grabs it...
Throws to first...
OUT!
Two up, two down for FOFC

Walking slowly up for FOFC is Gunner

The outfield is playing him deep
And shaded to the right
They are showing respect for his power
The outfield's shaded towards right
With Gunner at the plate
Stan is set for the pitch
Here's the pitch
It's a BULLET, hit towards second
Carew tries it
He makes a nice play on it
Score It: 4
We head to the 3rd...
The score is still AL Post
WWII 2, All Stars 0

Rod Carew, Mickey Mantle,
and Ted Williams are due up
for the Post-Americans
AL Post WWII leads, 2-0
Home plate is covered with dirt
The ump cleans it off
Carew awaits the pitch
The southpaw Nielsen's delivery
on the 1-0 pitch
Slow ground ball
Treacy is charging it
He fires it to first
He's OUT
One gone for AL Post WWII

Now here's Mantle
Stepping in and then stepping out again
Mantle looks to third for a sign
Mickey stands with bat ready
Nielsen winds his left arm
Lets it go
Long drive
Way back... back
It's heading towards the fence
K. A. Ton has a chance
He's waiting for it to come down
OUT!
FOFC gets the second out of the inning

"The Thumper" is now coming to bat
Williams is 0 for 1 today
Rob gets the sign from Bullock
Nielsen brings it to the plate
The batter checks his swing
Here's the appeal
Williams held up, and draws a walk
Nielsen isn't happy at all with that call

Making his way up is Killebrew
Killebrew has 8 doubles this year
He's ready
Nielsen rocks and fires
Base hit to right for Killebrew
Don Zimmer is waving Williams to third...
The throw is cut off...
That holds Killebrew at first

George Brett, the third baseman,
strides to the plate
Nielsen is ready quickly
The lefty Nielsen delivers
Drilled on the ground to the mound
Nielsen grabs it
Over to Potpie
Got him!
Score It: 1-3
That's it for AL Post WWII here
in the top of the 3rd
They leave 2 runners stranded
AL Post WWII has 2 runs,
3 hits and no errors
While FOFC has no runs,
no hits and one error

The left fielder Ton
will lead off for the All Stars
He'll be followed by Billy Bullock
And then Rob Nielsen
Ton is at .247 on the season
He is hitting .214 against righties
Ton concentrates
He holds the bat down on the end
Here's the righthander's
windup and delivery
Hit right back to Feller
On to first and Ton is gone
One down for FOFC
Billy Bullock is in the on-deck circle
ready to make his way to
the plate for FOFC

Bullock moseys up to the plate
Rob Nielsen is heading for
the on-deck circle
So far this season
Bullock is hitting .270
when facing righthanded pitching
After getting set, Bullock
waits on the pitch
Feller is into his wind-up
And the 3-2 pitch is on its way...
Sinking fastball...
Bullock swings...
Raps a hard ground ball
right at Yount...
He snares it easily, throws to first...
Out by a step
Two down
Feller retires two in a row

Rob Nielsen steps in now for the All Stars
The Post-Americans lead in this one, 2-zip
Stepping out, Nielsen looks
into the dugout
Steps back in
Nielsen gets set for the pitch
Righthander Feller's delivery
Fastball... down and away...
NO! It's called a strike
And Nielsen is outta there
That's all for the All Stars
After 3 innings in FOFC this evening,
AL Post WWII on top 2 to 0

Bottom of the order for AL
Post WWII coming to bat
The right fielder, Reggie
Jackson will lead off
Jackson is batting .280 with
17 HR's this year
Nielsen gets the sign, it's one he likes
Here's the 3-2 pitch
Strike three called
A curve that broke over
Number 4 for Rob Nielsen today
111 on the year
3rd in the league
One away
While we wait for the next batter
Let's see what's happening in other games

Old Timers leads Japanese League 1 to 0
Radbourn and Kaneda currently dueling
Caribbean is in front of
Negro League II 6 to 3
Tiant Jr. comfortably ahead for Caribbean
AL Pre WWII besting Dead Ball Era 6 to 1
Left Outs is on top of NL Pre WWII 2 to 0
Turn of Century clipping
NL Post WWII 6 to 2
Waddell comfortably ahead
for Turn of Century
Negro League I is edging Late 20th 1 to 0

Fisk finishes his practice swings
Now he strides to the batter's box
Fisk can't seem to get
settled at the plate
Fisk is ready
The lefthander Nielsen comes home with it
Fisk chases the high fastball...
Hammers a LONG towering drive...
It's to deep left center...
HOME RUN... WAY, WAY OUTTA HERE!
A big blast by Fisk!

Coming up for AL Post WWII is Bob Feller
Nobody on base, one out
Looking to Don Zimmer for a sign
Feller waits for the pitch
His bat is coiled
The 3-2 delivery by the lefthander
What a pitch... strike three
Nielsen put that one on the
black, a perfect pitch
One more chance for AL Post WWII
in the top of the 4th

Walking up to the plate now is Yount
AL Post WWII leading in the game
Nielsen is rubbing the ball up
Now the umpire wants to take a look
No problems found...
Now Nielsen gets the sign from Bullock
Way ahead in the count
Nielsen turns the 0-2 pitch loose
Strike three called
A curve that broke over
Number 6 for Rob Nielsen today
113 on the year
That retires the side
AL Post WWII with a 3 run lead
It's AL Post WWII 3
and FOFC still looking
to score their first run

Here's Nights to lead off the inning
Before he does, lets check out how
the All Stars have been playing lately
FOFC is 7 and 3 in their last ten games
Feller likes the sign
Feller brings it home
It's a smash over short
Yount leaps
Just over his outstretched glove
Nights makes a wide turn at first
He will hold at first
The ball comes in quickly

One on, no outs
Coming up for FOFC is Treacy
Sean checks with the third base coach
Takes a few practice swings
Now he steps into the box
And Bob studies the sign from Fisk...
Now he's got it
Here's the 3-2 pitch
That's ball four
Treacy trots down to first
Nights is already down on second

The tying run comes to the plate,
in the person of Persimmon Pflaggstettler
All Stars with 2 runners on base
The Post-Americans lead, 3-0
Pflaggstettler wiggles the
bat above his head
Feller studies his sign
Feller looks over at Treacy...
Now back at Nights...

He's coming home with it
It's a high pop just behind the plate
Fisk, Killebrew, and Brett
all converge on the ball
THEY COLLIDE!!
And the ball drops untouched
No error charged
. . . Pflaggstettler back in the box
And here comes the next pitch
It's right down the pike!
Strike three looking!
Feller crossed Pflaggstettler up that time
One down, two to go...
Bob Feller has to bear down now

Treacy at first, Nights at second, one out
Potpie is now at bat
1st and 2nd, one man down
Feller wastes no time
He has the sign from Fisk
Here's his delivery
Hard slider...
Potpie swings from his heels...
He connects!...
There it goes...
Jackson is up against the fence
But he has no chance for this shot
IT'S DOWNTOWN!!!
What a blast by Jeeberoni

And it brings up Deacon Palmer
On deck is Stan Gunner
K. A. Ton in the hole
Palmer is 0 for 1 today
Feller steps on the rubber
Now Bob delivers
Fastball...
Swung on...
Lined to center... Single for Palmer
HE TRIPS OVER THE BAG AT FIRST!!
The throw to first...
He manages to scramble back safely...
Palmer's not getting up
Joe Adcock, the first base coach
is calling for help
Here comes the trainer, Tay Pemup...
They are looking at his ankle...

Now he's on his feet, walking a bit
Looks like he'll be OK, at least for now
Give him a single on the play

Stan Gunner will make his
way toward the plate
He glances down at Palmer
Palmer runs like he has
cement in his shoes
Feller won't have to worry about him going
Gunner looks for a sign from third
Dick Howser delivers it to Stan
Stan is 0 for 1 today
lined out his last at bat
Gunner waits for the pitch
The righthander Feller's delivery
Changeup...
Ties Gunner up in knots
An awkward swinging strike three!
Two gone here in the bottom of the 4th
We want to welcome the FOFC
"Sportsman Club"
to the game today
We hope you enjoy your
trip to the ballpark

With a runner at first and two outs
Ton walks to the plate
Ton is hitting .211 against righties
The umpire says let's go
Ton is ready
Feller goes into his stretch
Looks over at the fidgety Palmer
He lobs one to Killebrew...
Palmer is back easily...

We're ready again
Now Feller comes home
Ton crushes it...
Reggie Jackson starts back...

baaack....


baaaaack...
But no chance for this blast...
Ton can put another notch
in his bat handle...
He gave that ball a very nice ride
Two ribbies for the FOFC left fielder

Joe Torre will be bringing
in a relief pitcher
Whitey Ford has been called
from the bullpen
A few warm up tosses and
we'll be set to go

Bullock is up now for FOFC
Bullock grips the bat handle
Ford steps off the rubber...
Adjusts his cap...
Now he's ready
And the "Chairman of the
Board" delivers...
A liner over third
Brett jumps
Can't reach it
Williams fronts it
It's through his legs!
He recovers
Throw to second
Man, Bullock is still at first!
Buy that man some "PF Flyers"

Rob Nielsen steps in against Ford
Left-hander against left-hander
The left-hander Ford is now ready
The southpaw's 3-2 delivery
Too high...
That'll be ball four
Nielsen will get a free pass to first base
The bat boy brings out Rob's jacket
Force at third or second as
Jeff Nights gets his bat...

That will bring Nights up again
as FOFC has "batted around"
They have scored 5 runs
already this inning
Two men still on
Jeff singled to start this inning
Ford shakes off two signs
Now he's ready
The pitch is on the way
Ball four to Nights
That curve had a little
too much bend on it
Bullock advances to third;
Nielsen to second

Treacy, the second baseman, moves
into the batter's box

FOFC leads 5 to 3
Treacy is 0 for 1 today
Sean drew a walk last time up
Sean waits...
He steps out as Ford takes too long
Now he's back in the box
The bases are full of All Stars
Here we go...
The southpaw Ford's delivery
And there is ball four
Treacy gets an 'Annie Oakley'
Bullock will trot across
the plate for FOFC
The score is now 6-3, FOFC

Joe Torre is visiting the mound...
He's going to leave Ford in the game
The center fielder, Persimmon
Pflaggstettler, is up next
Pflaggstettler is batting .295
with 10 homers this year
Pflaggstettler is poised and
ready for the pitch
Ford shakes off the sign
Now he appears set
Watch it now...
they are loaded up with All Stars
Now to the belt, here it is...
The batter checks his swing
Here's the appeal
Pflaggstettler swung, that's strike three
Pflaggstettler isn't happy
at all with that call

AL Post WWII will send Carew,
Mickey Mantle, and Ted Williams to face
Rob Nielsen this inning
Carew is 0 for 2 today, with no walks
Nielsen wastes no time
He has the sign from Bullock
We've got a full count...
Nielsen winds and fires...
A hanging curve...
Carew laces it hard just
to the right of Nights
He makes a stab at it...
Just misses it!
It's on into the outfield for a single
A wide turn by Rod...
but he'll stay at first
as the ball comes in

That'll bring up Mickey Mantle
FOFC leads by a 3-run margin
We're in the top of the 5th
Mantle looks to Don Zimmer for the sign
Waiting for the pitch is Mantle
Here's the southpaw's delivery
Fastball, up in the strike zone
Swung on...
It's a swinging bunt...
Nielsen charges in, barehands it
THROWS TO SECOND!...
OUT AT SECOND!
Score this one a force out
With one down, up next is Ted Williams
To be followed by Harmon Killebrew

Ted Williams steps up to the plate
Mantle, with excellent speed, is at first
Ted is hitting at .284 on the year
He has 64 hits in 225 at bats
Today, he is 0 for 1
Williams drew a walk his last time up
Rob looks for the sign he wants...
Shakes off the first one
But he likes the next
Nielsen checks Mantle on first
Now the 2 strike pitch
Swing and a miss
Strike three
Williams goes down on strikes
Two gone for AL Post WWII

Two outs, with a man at first
Killebrew is the next batter
Killebrew adjusts his glove...
Steps into the box...
Harmon is 1 for 2 this evening
He's ready
Nielsen goes into his stretch
Looks over at the fidgety Mantle
He lobs one to Potpie...
Mantle is back easily
We're ready again
Now Nielsen comes home
Swung on and missed...
Killebrew is down on strikes
That wraps up the inning for AL Post WWII
By the way, AL Post WWII is 6 and
4 in their last ten games

Potpie leading off
Potpie digs in from the right side
of the plate against the southpaw Ford
Ford looks down at Fisk for the sign

Now he's ready...
And now the pitch...
Excellent sinker pitch, outside...
Potpie gets good wood on it anyway
There's no doubt, that one is outta here!!
Potpie circles the bases
As Ford asks for a new
ball from the umpire
Now FOFC leads 7 to 3

All Stars' third baseman Palmer
is up next
Deacon is batting .309 in
175 at bats in 1900
He will be followed by Stan Gunner
Whitey Ford on in relief of Bob Feller
Ford leans back and fires
Palmer rips a whistling
liner down the line
Bingo! Brett spears it!
A shot right at the AL Post
WWII third baseman
Piece of cake!
AL Post WWII gets the first
out of the inning

Gunner walks to the plate
Gunner is taking his practice swings
Stan is 0 for 2 this evening
Gunner waits patiently
Carew comes in a couple steps
Yells something to Ford
The delivery
Over the outside corner
Gunner hits the curve right to third...
Brett takes it on the second hop
Fires to 1st...
Gunner is out by a couple of steps

K. A. Ton now up
Ford looks in
Here it comes
Hit in the air to left
Williams doesn't have to move
He puts it away for the out
Score It: 7
That's three outs, side retired

AL Post WWII will send Brett,
Reggie Jackson, and Carlton Fisk to face
Rob Nielsen this inning
Nielsen looks down at Bullock
for the sign...
Shakes him off once... twice
Now he has the pitch he wants
Nielsen kicks and delivers
Brett takes the pitch
STRIKE THREE, is the call
Brett can't believe it and says
something to the ump
Chalk up a whiff for Nielsen
With one gone
AL Post WWII will have Reggie
Jackson coming up
A dangerous hitter, no doubt about it

Jackson is ready to face Nielsen
Reggie is 1 for 2 this summer evening
He struck out in his last plate appearance
All set, Jackson is ready for the pitch
The lefthander delivers
STRIKE THREE!
That is number 10 for Rob Nielsen
here this evening
Two down

Here's Carlton Fisk
Fisk is 2 for 2 today, with no walks
Nielsen is looking in for the sign...
He has struck out 10 this evening
He has the sign...
Windup by Nielsen
And the pitch
Hot line drive to first
It's over Potpie's head for a single!

We are going to have a pinch hitter
George Kell will bat for Whitey Ford
It will be the righthand hitting, Kell
against the lefty Nielsen
Kell is hitting southpaws
for a .333 average

Up for AL Post WWII, George Kell
FOFC out in front by 4
We're in the top of the 6th
Kell is at .250 on the season
Nielsen is looking in for the sign...
He has struck out 10 this evening
He has the sign...
Here's the 2-1 offering
Bounding ball to the mound
Taken by Nielsen
Over to Potpie
Got him!
Score It: 1-3
We're in the middle of the 6th
FOFC still leads 7-3
Hoyt Wilhelm will be coming on
to pitch for AL Post WWII
Hoyt has appeared in 40 games this season
with a record of 4-2
In 66 innings, he has an 6.44 ERA
Whitey Ford has finished his work
here this evening

Billy Bullock stops at the on deck circle
Takes a couple more practice swings
Now heads for the plate
Wilhelm shakes off the sign...
Now he shakes off another one...
Hoyt has all the pitches
but his bread-and-butter
pitch is the knuckler!
Here's the 1-1 offering
Big bender, low and inside...
Swung on...
Line single to Williams in left...
Picking it up in a hurry is Williams...
Bullock takes a wide turn...
But stays at first base
as the throw comes in

Nielsen fouls off the bunt attempt
The count goes to 1 and 2, we'll have
to see if they keep the bunt play on
Nielsen squares
He bunts it . . .
Fielded by G.Brett
he's throwing for the lead runner...
OUT!
Force Play To 3rd Baseman
Score It: 5-6
The runner on first, Bullock, is out
That's one away

One on, one out
Nights walks to the batter's box
Jeff is 1 for 2 this summer evening
He drew a walk in his last
plate appearance
Nights is set in the batter's box
He's staring intently out at Wilhelm
He's waiting for the pitch
Wilhelm fires
Hit in the air to left
Camped under it is Williams
And he has it
That's the second out of the inning
Time to check the scoreboard

Old Timers and Japanese
League are tied at 3
Caribbean is in front of
Negro League II 7 to 4
AL Pre WWII with the lead over
Dead Ball Era 6 to 3
Grove comfortably ahead for AL Pre WWII
NL Pre WWII leads Left Outs 4 to 3
Turn of Century clipping
NL Post WWII 7 to 3
Lajoie has hit his 8th homerun
for Turn of Century
Late 20th is edging Negro League I 2 to 1
And in our matchup FOFC on top 7 to 3

Blade is up now for FOFC
The outfield shades towards left for Blade
Blade gets ready for Wilhelm's pitch
His bat is cocked
The pitch is on the way
A fastball right at Blade's knees!
Barrett jumps back, but it hits him hard!
He is down and clutching his knee
Out comes Tay Pemup to take a look...
Now Blade is up and walking it off
He appears to be OK
as he trots down to first
The FOFC crowd gives him
a round of applause
Now they resume their catcalls
aimed at Hoyt Wilhelm

Next up for FOFC is Persimmon
Pflaggstettler
Pflaggstettler is trying to get
comfortable in the box
Digging that back foot in
Wilhelm steps on the rubber...
Looks in for the sign
Here's his delivery
Fastball, misses outside
Ball four

Next up for the All Stars
is Jeeberoni Potpie
Wilhelm looks down at Fisk
He shakes him off once...
Again...
Hoyt has got to be a little concerned
with Potpie up there as the
FOFC first baseman has already hit
2 balls out of the park this evening
The righthander delivers
Hard slider...
And Potpie takes it right down the middle
Strike three called
Clutch pitching by Hoyt Wilhelm
made Potpie look bad in front
of his FOFC fans
That wraps up the inning for FOFC
So After 6 innings
FOFC has 7 runs, 7 hits and one error
While AL Post WWII has 3 runs,
6 hits and no errors
FOFC has left 6 stranded
AL Post WWII has failed to bring home 6

We're back at the top of the
Post-Americans' order
Robin Yount coming to bat
Yount has managed a .197 average
against lefthanders this year
All set, Yount is ready for the pitch
Nielsen winds and delivers
Swing and a miss
Struck him out
Number 118 on the season for Nielsen
Nielsen gets the first out in the inning

That'll bring up second baseman
Rod Carew...
FOFC out in front by 4
We're in the top of the 7th
Carew is batting .379 with 1 HR this year
Nielsen asks for a new ball
Rubs it down...

Now he steps on the rubber
Here's the southpaw's delivery
Here's a curveball, up in the zone...
It's juiced to deep center
There goes Gazelle after it
Racing hard...
Reaching...
Can't get it...
It was just out of his reach!
He chases it to the fence
Carew around first, coasts into second
As the throw comes in late
Score that a two bagger

Now batting #7, Mickey Mantle...
#7
Mickey will be facing the lefty Nielsen
from the right side of the plate
Of his 23 home runs, 5 are
against southpaws
Nielsen has the sign from Bullock
The lefthander Nielsen comes home with it
And Mantle is down on strikes...
Nielsen keeps mowing them down
That one gives him 12 this evening
That's the second out of the inning

Walking up to the plate now is Williams
Harmon Killebrew waits on deck
Williams has hit 14 home runs this year
Rob is set to go... a quick
look toward Bullock again
Now he steps back to get
a squeeze of the resin bag
He is facing a power hitter in Williams
Nielsen has allowed 5 home
runs to lefties so far
7 to right-handers
Nielsen looks back towards second...

The pitch
Williams reaches out and pokes it
on the ground to right
Base hit for Williams
FOFC's lead narrows by a run
FOFC ahead 7 to 4

With two out
Batting for AL Post WWII now is Killebrew
Harmon is batting .224 with
13 home runs on the season
He is 1 for 3 today
Killebrew is waiting on the pitch
It's coming down the pike
Killebrew swings and misses
Strike three
Killebrew didn't have a good
cut at that pitch
That ends the inning
After 6 and a half innings,
FOFC leads by 3

It's time for the 7th inning stretch!

Deacon Palmer leads off the inning
Palmer is 1 for 3 today
For the season, Deacon has 3 homers
7 doubles, and 2 triples
He has scored 21 runs
while driving in 19
Fisk flashes the sign to Wilhelm
Wilhelm winds and delivers
The 3-1 pitch
Palmer lifts a long fly ball...
Heading into left...
Hit pretty good, carrying very well...
Williams heading back...
IT'S OUTTA HERE, A HOME RUN!

Gunner gets set at the plate
Stan Gunner is hitting .275 this year
against righthanded pitchers
Wilhelm takes the first sign
The kick and the pitch
Curve, at the belt...
Gunner times his swing...
Hammers a long fly ball...
Reggie Jackson retreats toward the fence
He leaps...

It's gone, put that one on the board
A home run!!

Wilhelm looks down at Gazelle
as he steps in
Gerald is ready to go
Gazelle digs in on the right side
of the plate facing the righty Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm steps off the
mound toward second
Gives the resin bag a toss
Now he toes the rubber...
He's ready to go
Righthander Wilhelm's delivery
A hot shot on the ground to Yount
He's got it cleanly on one hop...
Over to first and Gazelle is out
And there's one away

One away, nobody on...
bottom of the 7th
The first base coach exhorting
Bullock to get on base...

One of those perennial war cries
1 down, Wilhelm ahead in the count...
One ball, two strikes
Here's the righthander's delivery
Bullock cuts on a curve that
misses in the dirt
That ball is trapped nicely by Fisk
Bullock was badly fooled by Wilhelm's
big breaking curve
STRIKE THREE!
Billy was a little overanxious
And there's two away

The pitcher, Rob Nielsen
will be up next for FOFC
The outfield's shaded towards right
With Nielsen at the plate
Wilhelm has the sign he wants
The pitch to Nielsen...
Nielsen lifts a flyball
towards Ted Williams
Williams seems to be having trouble
picking up the ball
Williams stumbles... he sticks
his glove up...
He's got it!
Nice recovery by Williams
That is the third out for FOFC here
in the last of the seventh
The attendance has just been
announced at 49573

Brett leading off
AL Post WWII would like to
get some runners on base
Nielsen studies his sign
The lefty Nielsen delivers
Pounded on the ground to second
Blade comes up with it
Over to first
In time!
Score It: 4-3
One up, one down for AL Post WWII

Slowly coming up is Jackson
for AL Post WWII
He is finally in the batter's box
FOFC leads 9 to 4
Reggie has 2 strike outs today
Not unusual for him, though
He has a nasty habit of doing that
Nielsen is asking for a new ball...
The ump throws him a new one...
Nielsen looks in...
Now he's ready
The 3-1 delivery by the lefthander
Its a high fly ball into shallow center
Gazelle runs in...
He calls for it...
Nights yells "take it Gerald"
And he does
Jackson is retired on a lazy
fly to short center
Two down

Fisk heads to the plate for AL Post WWII
The infield is at regular depth
Fisk is looking for lightning
to strike again
He's boomed 1 homerun earlier today
Carlton is 3 for 3...
Batting .280 on the season
Fisk is set
Now the delivery, here is is...
Outside slider...
He goes after it...
Fisk smashes a very high
fly into deep center
Gunner and Gazelle converge on it
Gazelle pulls up..
So does Gunner!!...
They both can only look up...
That ball is outta here!

We are going to have a pinch hitter
Al Kaline will bat for Hoyt Wilhelm
It will be the righthand hitting, Kaline
against the lefty Nielsen
Kaline is hitting southpaws
for a .300 average

Al Kaline is coming to the plate
Kaline goes through his routine
of settling in
Bullock flashes the sign...
Nielsen shakes it off, he wants another...

Now he's happy
Here comes the cripple pitch
Nielsen misses low on that one
Kaline draws the walk
Number 3 today by Nielsen

Yount digs in at the plate
Ready now for Nielsen to come set
Yount is taking his practice swings
Robin is 0 for 4 this evening
Robin steadies his bat
Waits patiently for Nielsen's pitch
Nielsen brings it to the plate
Yount drives the ball to
left for extra bases
Don Zimmer is giving the green light...
The throw is cut off...
And that allows the run to score
Double for Yount

That'll bring up Post-Americans'
second baseman Rod Carew...
AL Post WWII with a man in scoring
position at second
Carew has hit 4 triples this year
Rod is eagerly awaiting Nielsen's pitch
The southpaw Nielsen delivers
the 2-1 pitch
He hits a tough grounder to second
Blade grabs it
His throw to first
GOT HIM!
Score It: 4-3
That's it in the top of the 8th
After 7 and a half innings in FOFC,
FOFC leads 9 to 6
Catfish Hunter will be coming on
to pitch for AL Post WWII
Catfish has appeared in
19 games this season
He has a record of 5-8
in 98 innings
His ERA stands at 5.58

Here's the shortstop Nights
To lead off the inning
He'll be followed by Barrett Blade
And then Persimmon Pflaggstettler
Against righthanders
Nights is hitting .284
Hunter is on the first-base
side of the rubber...
Now Catfish delivers
Comebacker, right to Hunter
Over to Killebrew for the easy out
'Come back, Little Sheba'
One down for FOFC
Barrett Blade is still in
the on-deck circle
and Persimmon Pflaggstettler is looking
for a bat in the dugout

Blade finishes his practice swings
Now he strides to the batter's box
Blade swinging from the right side
facing the righty Hunter
Hunter wastes no time
He has the sign from Fisk
Catfish Hunter, with 19 appearances
before today's game
looks down for the sign from Fisk
Hunter has great control
He's looking for win number 6
He's into the windup
There's a high pop in front of the plate
Looks like the ball is drifting foul
Brett calls for it
and makes the play
As the ump signals a foul ball
Two gone for FOFC

Two out, nobody on
Up now is Pflaggstettler
Right-hander Hunter eyes the
righty Pflaggstettler
Hunter's righthanded delivery...
Fly ball to right
Jackson is under it
He makes the grab
That's all for the All Stars
After 8 full innings,
they lead by 3

Mantle is making his way to home plate
He's digging out his "spot"
in the batter's box
He's taking several practice swings

Bending from side to side

Finally, he's ready
Mantle is hitless today, 0 for 4
Mickey struck out in his last at bat
The umpire says let's go
Mantle is ready
Kronside brings it home
In the dirt
And Mantle holds up
He draws the walk
Nice way to start out the inning

The "Splendid Splinter"
is now coming to bat
Ted seems to always make contact
He rarely strikes out
A good man for the hit and run
Right-hander Kronside prepares
for the pitch
to the left-handed swinging Williams
Kronside goes into his stretch
Looks over at the fidgety Mantle
He lobs one to Potpie...
Mantle is back easily...

We're ready again
Now Kronside comes home
There's a high pop fly to the outfield
Stan Gunner moves to his left
He makes the catch
Wait, he bobbles it!
Gunner grabs it with his
bare hand for the out
With one down

Potpie yells something out to Kronside
Jace nods his head

Mantle at first, one away
Killebrew is ready for the pitch
Stepping out, Killebrew
looks into the dugout
Steps back in
Jace peers in for the sign...

Shakes off the first one...
Likes the second one
Here's the 2-2 pitch
Fastball, a dandy...
Steee Rike THREE swinging!
Harmon looked like Casey on that pitch
Went for the HIGH CHEESE!
That's two away

The third baseman, Brett, is ready to bat
FOFC on top 9 to 6 in the top of the 9th
Brett wiggles the bat above his head
Brett waits for the delivery
Kronside's behind on the count
Here's the 2-0 offering
Swung on and lofted very high...
and deep...
Pflaggstettler starts back, turns...
He's at the fence...
And he pulls it in!
And that will do it for AL Post WWII
FOFC wins 9 to 6
Nielsen gets credit for the win
Kronside notches the save
Feller takes the loss
The hitting star for FOFC
was Jeeberoni Potpie
He was 2 for 4 with 2 homeruns!
He also knocked in 4 runs
And that wraps things up
So long from FOFC.
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