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GAME 2 - Tuesday, April 3rd - Radio Broadcast
Top 1 Gehringer - Swung on and popped up Blade is waiting... And that's an easy out One out Due up next is Joe Cronin Cronin - At the knees, looks like a sinker... Swung on and topped toward third... Palmer charging... Has to backhand it... He zips a throw to Potpie... NOT IN TIME!! Score it an infield single for Cronin Ruth - Fastball... down and away... NO! It's called a strike And Ruth is outta there That's the second out of the inning Simmons - Base hit to left for Simmons Cronin is being held at second by Harlond Clift Cronin will stay at second Gehrig - Change up... Gehrig was way out in front... Strike Three And that retires the side Bottom 1 Blade hits a deep fly to right-center Ruth is at the warning track He stumbles a little... Rights himself And makes the catch One out Kris Terp is due up next Curveball... Terp swings at it... Hits a high fly to deep center Dimaggio bolting after it... It is carrying all the way to the fence Dimaggio jumps for it... IT CAROMS OFF THE fence!! Terp heading for second... Here's the strong throw It's on the money... Gehringer blocks it in front of him... Terp is safe! That will be scored a double Slider... Tucker Swings and pounded to right-center... It'll be over Dimaggio's head!... He's chasing after it... Tucker rounds second... Here's the peg in to Lazzeri at third... Tucker slides hard... A bad bounce, but Lazzeri knocks it down... The ball rolls just a few feet... Tucker jumps to his feet, but isn't going anywhere He'll get a triple from the scorer on that hit! Terp scored easily from second Jeeberoni Potpie hits a medium deep fly ball Babe Ruth lines up his throw to the plate He makes the catch Appears to lose his balance and his throw goes wide Potpie gets an RBI on the sac fly That's two away Palmer's up - Curve, a beauty... Strike three looking! Mays punches him out! The All Stars go down in the bottom of the 1st After 1 inning at FOFC Stadium here in FOFC, FOFC leads 2 to 0 Top 2 DiMaggio - Grounded towards first Potpie grabs it IT'S A RACE TO THE BAG OUT! One down for AL Pre WWII Bill Dickey is in the on-deck circle ready to make his way to the plate for AL Pre WWII Dickey hits a fly ball to left Persimmon Pflaggstettler camps under it He's got it Two down Rob Nielsen retires the first two batters in order Lazzeri hits a screamer at Rob Nielsen, who knocks it down. Nielsen picks it up and fires to first The throw pulls Potpie off the bag Potpie swipes with the glove Lazzeri is out! Nice play by Potpie Nielsen sets the Pre-Americans down in order Bottom 2 Fastball, busted in on the hands Bullock manages to get a piece of it Bouncing it over the mound Cronin cuts it off in front of the bag Rifles a throw to Gehrig... And Bullock is called out on a close play One up, one down for FOFC Gunner - Swung on... Smashed on the ground... It's over the bag! Ruth is chasing it into the corner in right field It'll be extra bases! Stan Gunner motoring into second base But Babe Ruth plays it perfectly Spins and throws It's wide of the bag Gunner slides in with a double That was a nasty curve he chased There's a ground ball between first and second Gehrig snags it on the outfield grass He throws it to the pitcher covering first The throw is wild! They'll give Pflaggstettler a hit, and Lou Gehrig an error That's error number 1 of the game for AL Pre WWII Nielsen - It's a fly ball to center Dimaggio is on his horse Running with the crack of the bat And he tracks it down nicely! Pflaggstettler holds second Two gone for FOFC Change up, on the inside corner... Blade was looking for it... He hammers the pitch... It's a deep fly to left-center It's into the alley... That will score a run Blade is in at second standing with a double All Dimaggio could do was keep him from getting a triple Terp hits a dying quail headed towards the outfield OHHHH, snagged by a retreating Gehringer for the out Outstanding range shown on that play! That'll do it in the bottom of the 2nd 2 runs, 3 hits, one error and one man left on base FOFC leads 4 to 0 And now we'll pause for station identification This is your Strat-O-Matic Broadcast System... Top 3 Pitcher leads off the inning for the Pre-Americans Curveball in the dirt Swung on and missed...Strike three Bullock fumbles it, but quickly recovers to tag Mays One away While we wait for the next batter Let's see what's happening in other games Late 20th and Japanese League are scoreless Left Outs is edging Caribbean 1 to 0 Carlton and Tiant Sr. currently dueling Old Timers clipping Negro League I 4 to 0 Radbourn comfortably ahead for Old Timers Dead Ball Era is beating AL Post WWII 4 to 0 Walsh comfortably ahead for Dead Ball Era NL Post WWII with the lead over Turn of Century 3 to 0 NL Pre WWII slipping by Negro League II 2 to 0 Hubbell and Redding currently dueling Gehringer takes the pitch STRIKE THREE, is the call Gehringer can't believe it and says something to the ump Chalk up a whiff for Nielsen Two down Cronin hits it sharply on the ground... into the hole at short Terp dives for it... He's up with it... a strong throw to first... GOT HIM!!! A sparkling play by the short stop, Kris Terp! 1-2-3, nothing across... Bottom 3 It's a Texas Leaguer to right Here comes Ruth... He is really motoring... He reaches down... But catches it on one hop! Tucker is on with a bloop single to right Stretching to his lead is Tucker He has this down to a science He is an outstanding base stealer He gives opposing teams fits High and tight slider... And there goes Tucker on the steal! Dickey pegs it down It's High... The headfirst slide...and Tucker is in at second with a stolen base Let's see... That's steal number 2 for him Flyball to left it's caught Tucker has a chance to move up... Tucker will hold at second base Base hit to right for Palmer Dick Howser will send the runner home... The throw is coming home... Tucker is out! Grounded towards the hole Nice play by Gehringer Over to Gehrig Got him! Score It: 4-3 That's all for the All Stars No runs, 2 hits, no errors and one man left on base... We've played three, here... FOFC ahead 4 to 0 Top 4 Ruth - Swung on and hit sharply to second Blade plays it on one hop Over to Potpie... Out of there! Good slider, inside part of the plate Simmons gets the bat on it... Slams a sharp grounder to the right side Blade grabs it... Throws to first... OUT! That's two away Terp comes over from his shortstop position to say a few words to Nielsen Lou Gehrig will be next up... Curve ball... Gehrig swings and misses by a mile The bottom dropped out of that one! A wicked pitch! That ends the top of the 4th for AL Pre WWII Three batters up, three batters down Bottom 4 Gunner rips a grounder to second Taken by Gehringer His throw to first GOT HIM! Score It: 4-3 That's the first out of the inning Two more to go Pflaggstettler hits a routine fly into left Simmons ranges over and reaches up He grabs it for the out Two up, two down Sinking fastball... Nielsen swings... Raps a hard ground ball right at Cronin... He snares it easily, throws to first... Out by a step Easy inning for Mays So after four complete... FOFC leads 4 to 0 Top 5 Dimaggio tries to hold up Bullock points down at the first base umpire The ump says he went around STRIKE THREE! Bill Dickey is sawed off with a hard fastball in on the thumbs. The ball if foul but the bat is broken. While we wait for Bill Dickey to get a new bat Let's check the scoreboard Japanese League is edging Late 20th 1 to 0 Left Outs and Caribbean are all knotted at 2 Vaughan has hit his 1st homerun for Left Outs Old Timers is on top of Negro League I 4 to 2 Radbourn and Rogan currently dueling Dead Ball Era is beating AL Post WWII 4 to 0 NL Post WWII with the lead over Turn of Century 3 to 0 Perry comfortably ahead for NL Post WWII NL Pre WWII besting Negro League II 6 to 1 Hubbell enjoying the big NL Pre WWII lead OK, let's see if AL Pre WWII can get back in this ballgame Currently down by 4 Dickey swings, and lines it back up the middle It glances off Nielsen's glove and rolls away Bill Dickey has himself an infield hit Back door breaking ball... And it's in there... Lazzeri looks at strike three The Whiff! Nielsen punches Mays out! AL Pre WWII comes up empty here in the top of the 5th No runs, one hit, no errors and one man left on base After 4 and a half innings, FOFC still out in front, 4-0 Bottom 5 Hard slider, paints the inside corner Blade gets a piece of it... Slams a sharp grounder to the right side Gehrig grabs it... Races to first... Beats Blade for the out So one up and one gone There's a shot off the bat of Kris Terp But it's right at Gehringer who makes the catch of the line drive Terp throws his bat into the dirt in disgust AL Pre WWII gets the second out of the inning Slow ground ball Gehringer is charging it He fires it to first He's OUT That's three outs, side retired Top 6 In the dirt And Gehringer holds up He draws the walk Nice way to start out the inning Cronin strikes out swinging! And a quick peg to first by Bullock Gehringer dives back in... SAFE! The first base ump says Gehringer made it back And there's one away Ruth golfs one off the end of his bat It slices down the third base line Palmer was playing him off the line top of the 6tht bounces past Pflaggstettler Ruth is digging for three The throw... SAFE! Triple number 1 of the year for Ruth Swung on by and chopped to the left of third Palmer comes up with it Looks Ruth back Sidearms it to Potpie And retires Simmons by three steps Gehrig swings and lifts one toward center Tucker drifts over slowly... He is under it now... And makes the easy catch... And that retires the side But not before AL Pre WWII gets 1 run to put an end to Rob Nielsen's hopes of a shutout After 5 and a half innings, FOFC is still on top, 4-1 Bottom 6 Potpie - Fastball, a beauty... Steee Rike THREE! One out The All Stars have a 3 run lead Breaking ball... It darts down and out as Palmer swings way over it He was fooled completely Dickey loses it momentarily, but now finds the handle and tags Deacon as he was heading for the dugout AL Pre WWII gets the second out of the inning There's a ground ball into the hole Lazzeri and Cronin converge on it It's picked by Lazzeri who fires to first OUT is the call Close play!! That's all for the All Stars After 6 full innings, they lead by 3 Top 7 A hot shot on the ground to Palmer He's got it cleanly on one hop... Over to first and Dimaggio is 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! Dickey smashes a hot shot to the mound Nielsen comes up with it His throw to first GOT HIM! Score It: 1-3 Two out, nobody on FOFC leads 4 to 1 It's a duck snort headed towards the outfield Blade is after it... Running hard... He snares it for the out Excellent range shown on that play! Nielsen sets them down in order in the top of the 7th After 6 and a half innings, it's 4-1 FOFC It's time for the 7th inning stretch! Bottom 7 Stan raps a high bouncer toward third Lazzeri snatches it on the third hop Overhands one to first Easy out One gone for FOFC There's a ground ball into the hole by Pflaggstettler Lazzeri and Cronin converge on it It's fielded by Lazzeri who fires to first SAFE is the call by the ump Close play!! The batter checks his swing Here's the appeal Nielsen held up, and draws a walk Mays isn't happy at all with that call FOFC already up by 3 runs Slow ground ball to third Lazzeri grabs it Throws to second He's out Over to first Not in time! Score It: 5-4 Pflaggstettler takes third The runner on first, Nielsen, is out Two away now for FOFC They're ahead by 3 The All Stars have 8 hits on the evening Kris Terp offers at the pitch, but checks his swing Oh, Terp couldn't get the bat out of the way It's a soft line drive to Gehringer for the out Terp never even left the batter's box That is the third out for FOFC here in the last of the seventh The attendance has just been announced at 45148 Top 8 Miller Huggins will send up a pinch hitter for Carl Mays Yes, Luke Appling steps out of the dugout He will be up there against Nielsen Appling really smacks this one He was waiting on the change It's a gapper... But hit high... Tucker was positioned well and has a shot at it He is still running... On the warning track... He jumps... It's off the wall Getting past him! Up in a hurry... A. J. fires it in to Blade on a line but Appling has himself a stand-up double arriving ahead of the throw Great change up... Gehringer out in front... Gets a piece of it... It's a shallow fly towards Tucker Tucker charges, dives for it... He has it... Fine catch by the center fielder One out Due up next is Joe Cronin A hard drive down the line Pflaggstettler is on his horse It's in there for extra bases! Cronin running hard out of the box Pflaggstettler has the ball Cronin digging for 2nd He's slides in, Safe! Appling scores from second! Pitching Coach Sal Maglie visits the mound. Apparently they feel Nielsen is ok, because they leave him in to face the left handed Ruth. Ruth rips one right on the nose This one is going to be trouble, no doubt about it Gunner is chasing it down... Ruth is around second... Stan finds the handle... He fires it to Palmer... Ruth slides as the ball arrives... SAFE! Man alive... 2 triples on the evening for Babe Ruth! Benton comes out of the dug out and he's signalling for the right hander. And here comes Jace Kronside out of the pin. He'll start by facing Simmons. Simmons lays off ball four That last pitch just missed Kronside is glaring at the home plate umpire Curve in the dirt... and Gehrig holds up Looked like he went around from here But the plate umpire says no Bullock asks the third base ump's opinion He motions it's a walk... Gehrig will take first Bases are tenanted Dimaggio flies out to center Harlond Clift is waving the runner home... The throw is coming home... Aggressive baserunning by AL Pre WWII... It's cut-off The run scores Here's the play on the trail runner... Simmons is out trying for third! Simmons is out trying for third! But the Pre-Americans have tied the score. Bottom 8 Miller Huggins will be bringing in a relief pitcher Waite Hoyt has been called from the bullpen A few warm up tosses and we'll be set to go Tucker Swung on and popped up Cronin is waiting... And that's an easy out One away in the bottom of the 8th for FOFC A low bouncer to Gehringer It bounces off his chest... But he keeps it in front of him Over to first... Potpie is out! Shows the importance of good positioning Here's the ump coming out To brush the plate clean There's two away It's a routine fly into center Dimaggio ranges over and reaches up This should do it... And Dimaggio grabs it for the out That's all for the All Stars No runs, no hits and no errors... At the end of eight full innings... We're all tied up at 4 Top 9 FOFCers bring in Bo Knowles to pitch Another hook for strike three! Dickey just stood there looking One down for AL Pre WWII Tony Lazzeri is still in the on-deck circle and Waite Hoyt is looking for a bat in the dugout Lazzeri is walked on 4 straight pitches Time is called by AL Pre WWII Here comes Sam Rice out of the dugout He is heading toward first base Tony Lazzeri starts toward the dugout Miller Huggins wants more speed on the bases, but he's going to let Hoyt hit. Watch for the sacrafice Hoyt showing bunt... He lays it down Dan Fouts looks at second But goes to first... Out... Rice advances to 2nd A sacrifice for Waite Hoyt And there's two away Gehringer - The ball is low and outside Did he go around?... Yes! That's it in the top of the 9th After 8 and a half innings in FOFC, The score is tied at 4 AL Pre WWII's defensive changes are... Sewell will bat 8th and play 3B Bottom 9 Swung on and hit sharply to short Cronin plays it on one bounce Over to Gehrig...and Bullock is out easily Out of there! That's one away Gunner digs in... Long fly ball to left This one is deep! GET UPSTAIRS AUNT MINNIE AND RAISE THE WINDOW!!! The fans are going wild here in FOFC!!! Stan Gunner has just won the game And his teammates gather at home plate They greet him as he crosses the plate!!! That is Stan Gunner's 1st home run of the year. FOFC wins 5 to 4 Knowles gets credit for the win Hoyt takes the loss The hitting star for FOFC was Stan Gunner He was 2 for 4 with a homerun And that wraps things up So long from FOFC. |
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10-18-2005, 09:56 PM
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GAME 2 - Tuesday, April 3 - Boxscore
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10-18-2005, 10:00 PM
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Northern Suburbs of ATL
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OUT OF TOWN SCOREBOARD - April 3rd
Negro League Too - 3 Pre Nationals - 11 Post Americans - 7 Dead Ballers - 5 Old Timers - 10 Negro League Ones - 4 Late 20th Century - 5 Japanese HOFers - 2 Turn of Century - 5 Post Nationals - 3 Left Outers - 5 Caribbean - 4 |
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10-18-2005, 10:11 PM
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WHEW.
As we got to the end I was half wondering if I was going to get in.. I'm probably Long/Middle Relief after seeing that..
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10-18-2005, 10:12 PM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Iowa City, IA
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Nice start guys! I hit a whole hell of a lot better in the 2nd game. How in the hell did Babe Ruth get two triples? Isn't he like, I don't know, gigantic?
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10-18-2005, 10:13 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Colorado Springs
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As Rob ices down his shoulder after the game, he can be heard repeating only one thing....
"Fucking Ruth." |
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10-18-2005, 11:30 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: St. Paul, MN
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What a way to win. Way to go Gunner!
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10-19-2005, 12:23 AM
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General Manager
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Good hitting, Gunner!
Not my best hitting game, but I'll tell ya, I'm a defensive WIZARD!
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10-19-2005, 12:42 AM
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College Prospect
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
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Another good game, guys! Awesome job, Gunner!
Blade is heading back for BP...
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10-19-2005, 01:39 AM
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Pro Rookie
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Canada eh
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::drip::
The gear is stowed, the lights mostly out, the room empty aside from one man still sitting at his stall. The only sound is that of a tap dripping. ::drip:: Kronside still sits there, eyes closed, his jersey still on and a ball gripped in his right hand. ::drip:: His fingers move back and forth on it, from two seam fastball to circle change. Back to the fastball then into a curve. ::drip:: Finally it's gripped in the white knuckled fashion of what can only be described as a choke hold. ::drip:: The whiteness spreads from the knuckles down the fingers until his hand starts shaking either in fury or just from the tension. ::drip:: His eyes snap open, staring directly at the tap maybe 30 feet away. Another drop forms, slowly building, and as Jace's entire arm begins to tremble from the force of his grip, it falls. ::drip:: Like an explosion he launches himself from his seat, his arm reared back in an arc of expelled rage. The ball whistles through the air as his body contorts, nearly sending him to the ground. There is a shattering crescendo as Kronside stands, his back to the offending sink. The sound of his cleats retreating down the tunnel and that of broken glass coming to rest is only disturbed by one thing. ::drip:: Two inches outside again. |
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10-19-2005, 06:58 AM
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Grizzled Veteran
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The National Herald - April 4th
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10-19-2005, 07:06 AM
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Grizzled Veteran
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FOFC - Dynasty Update
Guys, I'm going to try and update the team nicknames to make it clearer who each team is in the writeups (assuming the game will allow me to make the change now that the season has started). Too many teams right now are listed as All Stars, HOFers, etc. I'm open for suggestions of team names: Here are some of the existing ones, that may be OK: Pre-Americans Pre-Nationals Post Americans Post Nationals Dead Ball Era - Deads Old Timers - Oldies (could change to Ancients) Left Out - Left Outers (thinking about changing to the Leftovers) Turn of Century - Centuries (thinking about Centurions) The others are definately open, here are some thoughts: Caribbean - Estrellas Late 20th Century - Modern Stars Negro League 1 - Ones Negro League 2 - Twos (Toos) Japanese - JHOF FOFC - ??? Feel free to chime in with suggestions. Last edited by Breeze : 10-19-2005 at 07:20 AM. |
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10-19-2005, 08:06 AM
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Pro Starter
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Location: Alabama
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The Trouts!!
Well Someone had to say it. |
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10-19-2005, 09:37 AM
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College Prospect
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
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The Colossal Squids?
Again, someone had to say it...
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10-19-2005, 11:46 AM
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2002
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FOFC - Manager Update
It's Wednesday morning and I've slept in. A 2 - 0 start allows managers to breath a little bit. I have a leisurely breakfast and head to the park. The entire drive I'm trying to determine my best course of action...do I work some players into the lineup or keep going with what is working? I know Tucker is staying in the lineup, he's one of the few hitting, and I know Hays is going to get back in as well, but other than that I'm not positive. My gut feeling is to stick with the status quo, at least for the most part. I think we'll be going up against Ted Lyons tonight. He's a pretty good righty and ironically can be tough on lefties. I'll have to think some more about the lineup. I do however, feel good about the pitching. Mighty will be starting and hopefully, he'll be able to keep the big lefty bats in their lineup, Ruth and Gehrig quite - not sure why I should think that Nielsen is a tough leftie and Ruth tripled off of him. You know...Cobb's comment about Ruth 'running well for a fat guy' is absolutely right. That big mother can motor. All the pitchers in the pin are ready to go so we should be fine there. My cell phone rings... "Hello" "Mr. Breeze?" the caller asks as if someone else should be answering this phone." "Yes, who's this?" "This is Joe Cain the facilities administrator." I think to myself, 'facilities administrator, facilities admini...oh yes the janitor.' "Oh yeah Joe, what's up?" "There's been some damage to the bathroom in the locker room." "Damage?" "Yes sir, I just though you should be aware." "Any idea who did it?" "No but security is looking into it." Joe answers matter of factly. "Thanks Joe. I'll be in shortly. You come get me if I can be of any help." I hang up and start talking to myself, "We're 2 and 0. Who could have gotten pissed enough at this point to wreck the bathroom..." Last edited by Breeze : 10-19-2005 at 11:53 AM. |
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10-19-2005, 01:35 PM
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Location: Morgan Hill, CA
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Colossal Squids is a great name.
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10-19-2005, 01:55 PM
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Northern Suburbs of ATL
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FOFC - Player Update
As I'm studying scounting reports I get a knock on my door. "Come in." The door opens and little guy who looks like a body builder walks in. It's Joe Cain the janitor. With a sheepish look on his face he says, "Ah, coach. The security guys have told me they think Jace Kronside broke the mirror in the bathroom." "OK?" I say in a tone indicating I want to know what you want me to do about it. "They would like you to talk to him about it, they want to know why he did it and what he plans to do about it." "Fine" I say and dismiss Joe, thinking to myself, 'why the hell do you think he did it? He was pissed about giving up a run last night. IDIOTS' Joe Cain the janitor exits my office and I wait a few minutes before walking out. I move around the locker room searching for Jace Kronside. His bag is in the locker so I know he's arrived at the park. I ask around and am told by Bo Knowles that he thought he was headed to the bull pen with some midevil torture device. I roll my eyes and head that way. When I get to the bull pen sure enough he's setting up a tri-level, squarish, wooden device. I know I need to talk to him about the broken bathrooom mirror but I have to make sure I know what's going on: "Ah Jace, what'cha doing? You sure that thing is safe?" Kronside steps back from the wooden frame, looking down. "Sorry skip, just figured I needed to get some extra tosses in and didn't want to bother any of the catchers." Turning again, Jace pulls pop cans out of a bag laying by his feet and starts fitting them into the clamps on the frame. Once he's done there are 9 cans fitted, 3 on each level, inside, outside and middle. "Well it seems safe enough, I guess I'm ok with it as long as Sal is." "By the way, I need to talk to you about an incident with a mirror." I say, trying real hard to keep a straight face. "Joe Cain the janitor told me about it this morning and the security guards apparentely determined you had something to do with it - I don't know how they figured that out, God I hope they don't have cameras in the bathroom - but anyway they said to talk with you about it - so I'm talking." Kronside pauses as he bends down to pick up a bag full of baseballs. A moment later he grasps the bag and rises, looking back at his manager, a tinge of red to his face and looking more than a bit embarrassed. "Yeah. I wanted to talk to you about that this morning, but when you weren't here I figured I'd get some throws in first. You see, I was sitting there, and the tap was dripping, and...well...it just kept dripping and...well, I missed. Again." The big man is silent for a moment, clearly knowing how assinine this all sounds. "Would it be easier to pay for it now or to just take it out of my pay?" "Ah...I see. Water dripping is pretty annoying. I'll tell Joe to get that fixed. As for the mirror" I pause trying to think of the best way to phrase this "I'll figure something out. I'll tell them it tried to attack you and you were only defending yourself. Hell, if it's the security guard that checked my id the other day he might actually believe that." I start walking off, but I turn back and say, "You know son, I put you in a pretty tough spot last night. Man on 3rd, only 1 out and some pretty good hitters coming up. I wasn't real happy with the walks, but I would have been surprised it they hadn't been able to at least generate a sac fly." I begin walking off again, then turn back and add "And you struck out Gehrig. He went around on that pitch, it was a horrible call by the umpires." Last edited by Breeze : 10-19-2005 at 02:00 PM. |
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10-19-2005, 05:54 PM
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Was the bathroom defaced by someone making a mess with the whizzinator?
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10-19-2005, 09:26 PM
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GAME 3 - Wednesday, April 4th - PreGame
After much debate I decide to go with much of the same lineup. I sub Nights in for Terp put Hays back in at Catcher and give Ton the start for the second time. |
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10-19-2005, 09:31 PM
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GAME 3 - Wednesday, April 4th - Radio Broadcast
Here we are at beautiful FOFC Stadium, where the red-hot FOFC All Stars, coming off the dramatic 9th inning walk off homerun by Stan Gunner, will go for the sweep in the 3 game series to open the season. top 1 Gehringer will once again lead off the game for the Pre-Americans Gehringer pops one straight up, the infield converges, but it will be Blade making the play One away in the top of the 1st for AL Pre WWII The pitch is just inside and Cronin holds up Hays points down at the first base umpire He gives the "safe" sign Joe trots down to first... ball four A high fastball... and Ruth, who was looking for the breaking ball swings late... He hits a routine pop just left of Blade Barrett is under it... And takes it in for the easy out That's the second out of the inning Swung on and missed... Simmons is down on strikes That's three outs here in the top of the first At the end of one half inning, for AL Pre WWII No runs, no hits, no errors and one man left on base FOFC is coming to bat bottom 1 Fastball, swung on... Driven to left-center, into the gap... Dimaggio goes back, back... He's not going to get it... It goes over his head!... He's got to chase it down... Has it, wings a strong throw to Lazzeri But Blade slides in safely at third Just barely... A beautiful peg by Dimaggio Broken bat ground ball to short Blade breaks for home Cronin comes up with it Over to Gehrig Got him! Score It: 6-3 FOFC with one away Gomez steps off the mound as he waits for A. J. Tucker to come to the plate Tucker grounds ball into the hole Lazzeri and Cronin converge on it It's fielded by Lazzeri who fires to first SAFE is the call by the ump Close play - but replays indicate Tucker's speed pays off as he just does beat the throw.!! Tucker studies Gomez intently... Now he's walking away from the base Gomez holds the runner, with several tosses over that way Gomez loses Potpie after being up 1 and 2 Fouts drives the ball to left for extra bases Tucker scores Dick Howser puts up the stop sign...and Potpie holds Double for Fouts Curveball, Ton lets it go by The umpire signals STRIKE THREE! Ton looks imploringly at him No words, but a very long look Now he walks slowly back to the dugout That's two away Hays swings and lifts one toward left Simmons drifts over slowly... He is under it now... And makes the easy catch... And that will do it for FOFC top 2 Gehrig cuts on a curve that misses in the dirt That ball is trapped nicely by Hays Gehrig was badly fooled by Mighty's big breaking curve STRIKE THREE! Lou was a little overanxious FOFC gets the first out of the inning Dimaggio swings and misses STRIKE THREE! Mighty strikes out Joe Dimaggio Two down Mighty retires the first two AL Pre WWII batters Good slider, inside part of the plate Dickey gets the bat on it... Slams a sharp grounder to the right side Blade grabs it... Throws to first... OUT! The Pre-Americans go quickly in the top of the 2nd No runs, no hits and no errors After 1 and a half innings, it's 2-0 FOFC bottom 2 Pflaggstettler his a Fly ball to center Dimaggio is under it He makes the grab That's one away Mighty goes down swinging Two up, two down Fastball, STRIKE THREE! Blade was frozen on that fastball by Gomez High and on the outside corner He was looking for an off-speed pitch That's all for the All Stars in the 2nd inning No runs, no hits and no errors... We head to the 3rd... FOFC ahead 2 to 0 top 3 Lazzeri Swung on and chopped down the third base line Fouts stabs at it He's got it! Over to first... GOT HIM! What a nice play by Dan Fouts One down for AL Pre WWII Lefty Gomez is in the on-deck circle ready to make his way to the plate for AL Pre WWII It's a high fly into right Pflaggstettler ranges to his right Reaches up, and takes it for the easy out And there's two away Sinking fastball... Gehringer swings... Raps a hard ground ball right at Nights... He snares it easily, throws to first... Out by a step The Pre-Americans go quietly in the top of the 3rd No runs, no hits and no errors After 2 and a half innings, it's 2-0 FOFC bottom 3 Nights hits a screamer at Joe Cronin Cronin picks it up and fires to first The throw pulls Gehrig off the bag Gehrig swipes with the glove Nights is out! Nice play by Gehrig One down for FOFC A. J. Tucker is still in the on-deck circle and Jeeberoni Potpie is looking for a bat in the dugout Fastball... Tucker jumps all over it... It's juiced to deep center There goes Dimaggio after it Racing hard... He dives... And he's got it!!! Beautiful play by Joe Dimaggio! That's the second out of the inning Time to check the scoreboard Late 20th leads Japanese League 1 to 0 Left Outs is on top of Caribbean 2 to 0 Negro League I besting Old Timers 7 to 2 Leonard has hit his 1st homerun for Negro League I Dead Ball Era is beating AL Post WWII 4 to 0 Collins has hit his 1st homerun for Dead Ball Era NL Post WWII winning over Turn of Century 7 to 1 NL Pre WWII slipping by Negro League II 2 to 0 And in our contest FOFC on top 2 to 0 A slider by Gomez and Potpie gets good wood on it... Dimaggio back-pedals quickly... Up with his glove... Out! That's three outs, side retired top 4 Cronin hits a hard bouncer to Fouts' left He's over... Makes the pick-up... Over to Potpie... Cronin is out! A sparkling glove hand pick-up by Dan Fouts! So one up and one gone Hanging curveball... Ruth times it, swings... There's a high drive... Crunched deep towards right center... Pflaggstettler doesn't have a chance Home Run for Ruth That was way over the fence A hot shot on the ground to Blade He's got it cleanly on one hop... Over to first and Simmons is out Two gone for AL Pre WWII Pop-up Hays throws away the mask He makes the catch That does it for AL Pre WWII here in the top of the 4th But they pick up 1 run So After 3 and a half innings, FOFC ahead 2 to 1 bottom 4 Fouts tries to hold up Dickey points down at the first base umpire The ump says he went around STRIKE THREE! One out Due up next is K. A. Ton Change-up, Ton is looking for it... He smacks a deep fly to left-center... Dimaggio is at the warning track... and Joe can't come up with it... The ball rolls to the fence... Ton coasts into second... Curve ball, down and in... Swung on by Hays... Grounded to the left side... Lazzeri can't get his glove on it... It's through for a single... Here comes Ton to score without a throw! Base hit to center for Pflaggstettler Dick Howser puts up the stop sign... Hays will stay at second Mighty squares to bunt He bunts the ball . . . Fielded by T.Lazzeri the throw to first... close play... Out Mighty gets the job done. Two down Due up next is Barrett Blade Let's see what happens now Wait, Dickey calls time He is looking to the dugout Now he's signaling for an intentional pass This will load them up But AL Pre WWII now has a force at any base Nights, with the bases juiced hits A high hopper to second Gehringer grabs it Over to first In time! Score It: 4-3 That's it for FOFC Here at FOFC Stadium, After 4 innings, FOFC has 3 runs, 6 hits and no errors While AL Pre WWII has one run, one hit and no errors FOFC has left 5 on base AL Pre WWII has stranded 1 top 5 Off speed pitch on the way... And Dimaggio watches it go by for the third strike Dimaggio stood there like a bump on a log 2 strike outs for Dimaggio today One away in the top of the 5th for AL Pre WWII Sinker, down at the knees... Swung on... Dickey hits a Baltimore chop... Past the infield into right for a single! That was a difficult ball to handle It is a high hard one... Lazzeri goes on a fishin' trip Strike three swinging! That one sailed up out of the strike zone but Lazzeri couldn't hold back FOFC on top 3 to 1 with two away this inning Gomez hits a blooper just beyond the infield It looks like that one will drop Barrett Blade dives toward the outfield grass AND SNAGS THE BALL BEFORE IT HITS THE GROUND - AMAZING CATCH. That ends the inning After 4 and a half innings, FOFC leads by 2 bottom 5 Tucker slaps a routine fly into right Ruth ranges over and reaches up He grabs it for the out One gone for FOFC The batter checks his swing Here's the appeal Potpie held up, and draws a walk Gomez isn't happy at all with that call Fastball down low... Fouts swings and hits one out to center Joe Dimaggio is drifting over... Now he's under it... Easy out for Gomez Potpie trots back to first Two down Fastball, a dandy... Steee Rike THREE! And Ton is punched out No runs for FOFC in the bottom of the 5th FOFC ahead 3 to 1 We'll be right back top 6 Gehringer raps a hard shot... CAUGHT! That ball was lined right at third Fouts just got his glove up in time Great reflexes So one up and one gone WATCH OUT! Mighty has hit Cronin! Ruth drives one into center A. J. Tucker sprints over to make the play Two down in the 6th Time for a station break This is the Strat-O-Matic Broadcast System your 4 Sports Network... OK, we're back and ready to go... Simmons swings and misses Strike three Simmons didn't have a good cut at that pitch That wraps up the inning for AL Pre WWII So After 5 and a half innings FOFC has 3 runs, 6 hits and no errors While AL Pre WWII has one run, 2 hits and no errors AL Pre WWII has left 3 stranded FOFC has failed to bring home 6 bottom 6 Curve ball... Hays swings and misses by a mile The bottom dropped out of that one! A wicked pitch! Gomez gets the first out in the inning Pflaggstettler hits a hard ground ball to short Cronin comes up with it Over to first In time! Score It: 6-3 One more chance for FOFC in the bottom of the 6th Mighty, with a 2 hitter is going to take his hacks Swing and a miss Struck him out As we head into the 7th the Pre-Americans will try to get something going They trail by 2, 3-1 top 7 Gehrig gets jammed He still gets a good piece of it It's sliced down the left field line Drifting... Foul . . . Gehrig back in the box And here comes the next pitch Pop-up Hays drifts behind the plate He makes the catch One away While we wait for the next batter Let's see what's happening in other games Late 20th leads Japanese League 2 to 1 Maddux battling Inao Left Outs slipping by Caribbean 2 to 0 Negro League I toppling Old Timers 10 to 3 Leonard has hit his 1st homerun for Negro League I Dead Ball Era is giving it to AL Post WWII 7 to 2 Chesbro enjoying the big Dead Ball Era lead NL Post WWII is pounding Turn of Century 10 to 3 Mays has hit his 1st homerun for NL Post WWII Negro League II slipping by NL Pre WWII 6 to 4 Mathis battling Dean And right here in FOFC FOFC leads 3 to 1 Dimaggio hits a screamer at Jeff Nights Nights takes it with the backhand... The throw is short... Potpie scoops it on one hop Dimaggio is out! Nice play by Potpie Two down Mighty retires two in a row Right down the middle... strike three Dickey must have been looking for something else He just froze on that pitch It's time for the 7th inning stretch! bottom 7 Blade hits a three hopper towards Joe Cronin Cronin scoops it and fires it to first for the out One out The All Stars have a 2 run lead Nights pounds a grounder toward Cronin at short Joe moves in front of it... Whoops... a bad bounce But Cronin stayed with it Over to first and Nights is retired Nice play by the AL Pre WWII short stop Hard ground ball to second Taken by Gehringer Over to Gehrig Got him! Score It: 4-3 Three away here in the bottom of the 7th After 7 innings FOFC on top 3 to 1 The official attendance has just been announced 48195 fans here at FOFC Stadium this evening top 8 Lazzeri digs in... Fastball, a beauty... Steee Rike THREE! With one down Potpie yells something out to Mighty Al nods his head Now batting for AL Pre WWII... Luke Appling... He'll pinch hit for Lefty Gomez There's a cue shot off the end of the bat by Appling Blade makes the routine catch of the soft liner Two gone in the inning The Pre-Americans are in danger of losing this game Down by 2 Pounded on the ground to third Taken by Fouts His throw to first GOT HIM! Score It: 5-3 Three down for AL Pre WWII Now the All Stars will be coming up for what they hope will be their last at bat of the evening They lead by 2, 3-1 Miller Huggins will be bringing in a relief pitcher Waite Hoyt has been called from the bullpen A few warm up tosses and we'll be set to go bottom 8 Changeup down low... Potpie makes contact and hits one out to center Joe Dimaggio is drifting over... Now he's under it... Easy out for Hoyt Hoyt retires the first batter to face him in the bottom of the 8th Curveball, inside corner, low... Fouts Swings... And lined to right for a base hit No chance to get that one Ton sends a scorcher to short Cronin takes it on one hop Fires to Gehringer for one Back to Gehrig for the double play! That's all for the All Stars After 8 full innings, they lead by 2 top 9 Benton Breeze brings in Sammy Knowles to close and Gazelle will go into leftfield as a defensive replacement. There's a fly ball to Gerald Gazelle Gazelle circles under it... He makes the play - I think even Ton could have caught that can of corn. One up, one down for AL Pre WWII There's a towering fly ball hit by Ruth Tucker sprints over, and makes the catch Two gone for AL Pre WWII Time is running out for them Hit right back to Knowles On to first and Simmons is gone And that will do it for AL Pre WWII FOFC wins 3 to 1 Mighty gets credit for the win Knowles notches the save Gomez takes the loss The hitting star for FOFC was Dan Fouts He was 2 for 4 And that wraps things up So long from FOFC. |
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10-19-2005, 09:35 PM
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Way to go guys. 154-0 is the goal.
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10-19-2005, 09:36 PM
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GAME 3 - Wednesday, April 4th - Boxscore
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10-19-2005, 09:47 PM
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OUT OF TOWN SCOREBOARD
Negro League Twos - 8 Pre-Nationals - 9 Post Americans - 2 Dead Ball Ghosts - 7 Old Timer Ancients - 8 Negro League Ones - 10 Late 20th Mondern Stars - 4 Japanese HOF Players - 2 TOC Centurions - 4 Post Nationals - 10 Left Out Leftovers - 4 Caribbean Estrellas - 0 |
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10-19-2005, 09:56 PM
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GAME 3 - Wednesday, April 4th - Post Game
As we file into the locker room following the onfield post game congratulations, I strategically position myself in a corner so I can get everyone's attention. A few minutes later, I yell, "Nice work gentlemen. I can't begin to tell you how pleased I am to sweep that team, and not only did we sweep them, but we really held one of the most prolific offenses in check for 3 straight games. Again congrats." ***Cheers**** "Now, we have an off day tomorrow, so let's plan on getting to the ball park around 2, we'll do some infield/outfield drills, take some batting practice on the field and let the pitchers take their normal side sessions. We'll take the field again on Friday against the Old Timers and Hunter will get the ball." I pause for a few seconds to let my words sink in. "Nice job guys - have fun tonight and I'll see you tomorrow afternoon." Last edited by Breeze : 10-19-2005 at 09:57 PM. |
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10-19-2005, 11:27 PM
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Good job again, guys! Blade had a better game, but needs more BP!!!
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10-20-2005, 09:17 AM
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A 4-hitter and 2-hitter facing Ruth, Gehrig, and Dimaggio...not bad.
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10-20-2005, 10:12 AM
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The National Herald - Thurdsay, April 5th
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10-20-2005, 11:22 AM
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Great pitching, Al! Gotta love games like that...
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10-20-2005, 06:59 PM
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Nice job guys! 3 games down, 151 left to go
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10-20-2005, 08:13 PM
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FOFC - Manager Update
With a day off I decide to take the opportunity to spend some quality time with my wife. We go to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse for dinner and enjoy it tremedously. On the drive home we are talking with the radio in the background. My ear picks up the sounder indicating a sports update. I tune out my wife's dialog about painting the dinning room an olive green color and a subtly listen to the barely audible voice... ...and in baseball today the Pre-Nats once again top the Negro Twos, the Dead Ballers come up short against the Post Americans, the Negro Ones beat the Old Timers - they should be ashamed of themselves for beating old people, the Late 20ths get another win, the Centurions best the Post Nationals and the Left Outs - win out over the Estrellas.... "What do you think?" my wife asks. "I agree totally," I say without hesitation. "You didn't hear a word I said did you?" "Yes I did, you want to paint the dining room olive green." I argue. "That was 2 topics ago." she replys "Um..." "Ah ha, now what do you have to say for yourself?" "Um...Dinner sure was good?" and yes that was phrased as a question. "Yes it was, and I'm glad you think the dining room will look good in olive green, with tan trim." she replys with a sly smile on her lips. I glance over and say, "You mean my answer about the paint color was right?" "Sure, but I knew you weren't listening, I figured I'd make you sweat a little." I snicker, and make a mental note not to think about baseball the rest of the night. Tomorrow we have to play the Old Timers, I'll have enough to think about at that point. Last edited by Breeze : 10-20-2005 at 08:14 PM. |
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10-21-2005, 01:23 AM
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Good stuff, Breeze. Fouts is looking good. Everytime I see Palmer playing I think of Dean Palmer. Go Team!
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10-21-2005, 04:51 PM
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FOFC - Manager Update
Because I knew who had won all the games last night, I was in no hurry to read the paper. I wait until just before game time to actually look at the write ups. |
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10-21-2005, 04:53 PM
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The National Herald - Friday, April 6th
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10-21-2005, 04:58 PM
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GAME 4 - Friday, April 6th - Radio Broadcast
Top 1 Sinker, down at the knees... Swung on... Hamilton hits a Baltimore chop... Past the infield into left for a single! That was a difficult ball to handle Kelly will try the hit and run! Kelly takes a cut at the sinker... Hits a hard grounder down to first... Gonzalez can't get his glove on it... It's into right for a single... Hamilton hustles around to third The hit and run works to perfection! Kelly takes a three step lead Fastball in on the fists... And there goes Kelly on the steal! Bullock takes the pitch... The throw... Here's the catch, the tag... SAFE, Kelly slides around the tag by Terp Give him a stolen base Thompson Bounced towards the hole Hamilton breaks for home Fielded nicely by Terp THE LONG THROW . . . HE GOT HIM!!! Score It: 6-3 One gone for Old Timers Delahanty rolls one toward Kris Terp He scoops it and fires to first...close play OUT, says the first base umpire Charley Jones throws his hands up in disbelief Two men gone, nobody on Old Timers leads by 2 Brouthers hits a pop-up in back of second Blade is under it Still waiting... Now he clutches it for the out That will do it for Old Timers But they do get 2 runs right out of the barrel So Old Timers leads 2 to zip as FOFC comes to bat bottom 1 Blade pulls one into left field Hooking away from Delahanty Ed is there He's got it for the out Terp hits a fly ball to center Billy Hamilton camps under it He's got it That's the second out of the inning FOFC trails by 2 They need a win They are 2nd in the standings 1.5 games out Breaking ball... It darts down and out as Tucker swings way over it He was fooled completely Ewing loses it momentarily, but now finds the handle and tags A. J. as he was heading for the dugout That's out number three A perfect inning for Galvin here in the bottom of the 1st top 2 Hard slider, paints the inside corner Davis gets a piece of it... Slams a sharp grounder to the right side Gonzalez grabs it... Races to first... Beats Davis for the out One out Due up next is George Kelly he rips a grounder to the mound Hunter comes up with it Over to Gonzalez Got him! Score It: 1-3 Two down Owen Hunter retires the first two batters in a row Smashed on the ground... It's through the infield for a hit! Pflaggstettler is chasing it into the corner in right field It's in there for extra bases! Ewing is tearing around second... He's digging for third! He slides... SAFE AT THIRD! Ewing stretched it into a triple with some dazzling speed on the bases Galvin hits A high hopper to third Palmer grabs it Over to first In time! Score It: 5-3 That wraps up the inning for Old Timers Time to check out the rest of the scores AL Pre WWII is edging Japanese League 2 to 1 Left Outs and Negro League I have yet to score Pennock and Day currently dueling Negro League II slipping by Turn of Century 2 to 0 Late 20th leads AL Post WWII 1 to 0 Caribbean with the lead over Dead Ball Era 3 to 0 NL Post WWII slipping by NL Pre WWII 2 to 0 Spahn battling Grimes And here in FOFC Old Timers ahead 2 to 0 Bottom 2 There's a drive down the line IT'S WAY BACK THERE . . . WILL IT STAY FAIR??? NO, IT'S A FOUL BALL!!! . . . Ton back in the box And here comes the next pitch A high hopper to second Kelly grabs it Over to first In time! Score It: 4-3 Change up... Palmer hits a fly ball to right Thompson is under it... He's got it Two down Gonzalez strokes a solid line drive into right-center Hamilton races over Here comes Thompson Hamilton cuts in front... Makes the grab That's it for FOFC in the bottom of the 2nd Old Timers still leads by 2 It's Old Timers with 2, FOFC zip Top 3 Hamilton - Did he check his swing? YES! He walks Hamilton watches Hunter carefully As he stretches out his lead Slow curve... The speedy Hamilton heads for second Quickly out of his stance Bullock fires... Hamilton slides to the outside... And avoids the tag... He's safe WAIT, he's off the bag... And he's tagged out at second!! A jug-handled curve Kelly goes out and gets it It's a liner to right Pflaggstettler will have to hurry... Here he comes... No sir... he has to play it on the short hop Single for King Kelly Kelly sneaks away from the base Thompson swings and misses at the slider Kelly is off for second on the pitch The peg down... And the throw sails into the outfield! Bullock overdid it on those Wheaties this morning! High heat from Hunter... Thompson pounces on it... Pounds a hard, long drive towards left Ton giving chase... It's outta here!!! Home run number 1 for Thompson Delahanty hits it sharply on the ground... into the hole at third Palmer dives... It's through for a base hit! He almost got his glove on it... Delahanty reaches on a sizzling single to left A nice try by the third baseman, Deacon Palmer Delahanty moves away from first Slider, taken by Brouthers Delahanty is on his way! He couldn't resist After getting a very nice lead The peg down... Delahanty with a pop-up slide into second... And he's SAFE! But looks like his shoulder hit Terp on the shortstop's chin... He is a little dazed it appears Time out on the field ...... Now it looks like everyone is OK Fastball... just outside And Brouthers will take first on the walk Slow ground ball to first Gonzalez grabs it Over to second for one Over to first Not in time! Score It: 3-6 Delahanty takes third The runner on first, Brouthers, is out Davis stretches his lead Davis is running on the pitch A slider away... Bullock has the pitch And here's the overhand throw... SAFE, as Davis slides around the tag Give him a stolen base It gets past Bullock! It's scored a wild pitch. The pitch didn't look that bad Hunter must have crossed him up! Delahanty scores from third! Davis takes third A slider by Hunter Kelly gets good wood on it... Tucker back-pedals quickly... Up with his glove... Out! That's it here in the top of the 3rd It's 5-0 in favor of the visitors from Old Timers We'll be back in just a moment Bottom 3 Bullock starts us off – Swung on and hit to shallow right Tough chance for Thompson He's got it Fine running catch! Score It: 9 Slider, inside... Swung on... Pflaggstettler rocks this one... He got all of it... It's going... Going... GONE! Man, he really crunched it! Galvin looks dejected on the mound Breeze brings in Treacy to pinch hit... Treacy hits a screamer at Pud Galvin Galvin picks it up and fires to first The throw pulls Brouthers off the bag Brouthers swipes with the glove Treacy is out! Nice play by Brouthers Two gone for FOFC High hard fastball, swung on... It's a grounder hammered at second... Kelly is there... IT'S INTO RIGHT!!... It took a HIGH hop right over him! That's a single for Blade Terp’s up It's a rainbow shot toward right Thompson reaches up Makes the catch! Didn't have to move an inch That ends the inning After 3 innings, Old Timers leads by 4 Top 4 Rodney comes in to pitch for the FOFCers Ewing - Routine grounder to second Blade scoops it up Over to first for the out Old Timers with one away Rodney steps off the mound as he waits for Pud Galvin to come to the plate A bullet Off the pitcher's foot! And it bounces right to Blade He goes to first In time! Rodney waves off the trainer He appears to be o.k. Score It: 4-3 That's the second out of the inning Hamilton - Swung on and hit sharply to short Terp plays it on one bounce Over to Gonzalez... Out of there! That's all for Old Timers After 3 and a half innings in FOFC this evening, Old Timers leads 5 to 1 Bottom 4 Tucker rips a grounder to the mound Galvin grabs it Over to Brouthers Got him! Score It: 1-3 One down for FOFC K. A. Ton is still in the on-deck circle and Deacon Palmer is looking for a bat in the dugout Swung on... High fly ball into left Not hit well Delahanty is under it... He's got it Easy chance for Ed Two down Galvin retires the first two FOFC batters There's a hard bouncer to Kelly's left He's over... Makes the pick-up... Over to Brouthers... Palmer is out! A sparkling glove hand pick-up by King Kelly! FOFC comes up empty here in the bottom of the 4th No runs, no hits and no errors After 4 innings, Old Timers still out in front, 5-1 Top 5 Kelly lays down a bunt! Palmer has it and throws to first Just in time! Thompson drives one into right Persimmon Pflaggstettler sprints over to make the play Two down Bullock asks for a new ball He calls time and trots out to the mound A conference going on between Bullock and Rodney Curve in the dirt... and Delahanty holds up Looked like he went around from here But the plate umpire says no Bullock asks the first base ump's opinion He says Delahanty went around Strike three, swinging We head to the bottom of the 5th here in FOFC Still 5-1, Old Timers Bottom 5 Slider, over the inside corner... Gonzalez lashed hard out into right It's in for a base hit... Thompson quickly racing over... Fields it smoothly, fires it in behind the runner... Gonzalez dives back into the bag... SAFE!! Credit Gonzalez with a single Fastball off the catcher's mitt Rolls all the way to the backstop Ewing is after it... as Gonzalez moves on to second No throw... Looked like Ewing was crossed-up on the pitch Score it a passed ball on Ewing Base hit to center for Bullock Dick Howser puts up the stop sign... Runner holds. Pflaggstettler swings awkwardly... strike three Galvin took something off of that breaking ball He had Pflaggstettler way out in front One down... Galvin has to continue to bear down Breeze puts Gunner in to pinch hit for the pitcher Lined hard to second Kelly jumps He makes a nice play on it He throws to Kelly OUT! Double Play! Score It: 4-5 That wraps up the inning for FOFC So After 5 innings Old Timers has 5 runs, 6 hits and no errors While FOFC has one run, 4 hits and one error FOFC has left 2 stranded Old Timers has failed to bring home 2 Top 6 And Brouthers will sit down... strike three called And there's one away Davis hits a high fly into right Pflaggstettler ranges to his right Reaches up, and takes it for the easy out That's two away Low and inside It hit him on the foot! Kelly tried to dance out of the way But it got him Hot line drive to third Palmer reaches He snares it for the out! Score It: 5 That's it for Old Timers here in the top of the 6th After 5 and a half innings, Old Timers ahead 5 to 1 Time to check some other scores AL Pre WWII is edging Japanese League 4 to 3 Gehrig has hit his 1st homerun for AL Pre WWII Negro League I slipping by Left Outs 3 to 1 Negro League II is in front of Turn of Century 5 to 2 Late 20th is destroying AL Post WWII 11 to 2 I'd hate to be Wilhelm right now! Caribbean with the lead over Dead Ball Era 4 to 1 NL Post WWII is in front of NL Pre WWII 3 to 0 Old Timers is hanging tough Currently in 6th place they are within 4.0 games of the American leaders bottom 6 Blade - Fly ball to right Thompson is under it He makes the grab A hot shot on the ground to Kelly He's got it cleanly on one hop... Over to first and Terp is out Two down Pud Galvin retires the first two batters in order Tucker swings... Hits the fastball on the ground... Down the line at first... Brouthers trying to backhand it... Can't get a glove on it It's into right field for a hit Bounced past the mound Davis can't get to it BASE HIT! Tucker takes second Hit in the air to left Camped under it is Delahanty And he has it That retires the side... Palmer fails to come through in the clutch For FOFC, No runs, 2 hits, no errors and 2 men left on base top 7 Breeze sends Fozborg into pitch Galvin pounds a grounder toward Terp at short Kris moves in front of it... Whoops... a bad bounce But Terp stayed with it Over to first and Galvin is retired Nice play by the FOFC short stop One away in the top of the 7th for Old Timers Hamilton - Line drive pulled over Gonzalez's head for a base hit Hamilton takes a walking lead Fozborg looks Hamilton back He is unable to get his normal lead Base hit to left for Kelly Third base coach Charley Gould thinks he can make it... Here comes Hamilton... The throw from Ton is going to third... Hamilton is out at third base! Kelly advances to 2nd on the throw Base hit to right for Thompson Charley Gould will send the runner home... The throw is coming home... Aggressive baserunning by Old Timers... It's cut-off The run scores Here's the play on the trail runner... Thompson is out going to 2nd! It's time for the 7th inning stretch! Gonzo - hits a tough grounder to first Brouthers takes it to the bag himself Score It: 3 One down for FOFC Billy Bullock is in the on-deck circle ready to make his way to the plate for FOFC Change-up, Bullock is looking for it... He smacks a deep fly to left-center... Hamilton is at the warning track... But - The ball rolls to the fence... Bullock coasts into second... Bullock will get a double from the offical scorer Pflaggstettler rips one on the ground It's a 'daisy cutter' to Davis George fields it cleanly Looks Bullock back to second Now fires it over to first... Easy out Old Timers ahead 6 to 1 with two away this inning Breeze sends Hays in to pinch hit. Great change up... Hays out in front... Gets a piece of it... It's a shallow fly towards Thompson Thompson charges, dives for it... He has it... Fine catch by the right fielder That is the third out for FOFC here in the last of the seventh The attendance has just been announced at 48693 top 8 Breeze send Kronside in to pitch. It's a wicked breaking ball Out of the strike zone Delahanty checks his swing Bullock appeals to the first base umpire Take a seat, Ed FOFC gets the first out here late in this contest Brouthers sends a routine ground ball to first Gonzalez takes it on one hop Flips it to Kronside Easy out With two gone, Old Timers on top 6 to 1 in the top of the 8th Davis - Fly ball to right Pflaggstettler is under it He grabs it for the out That's it for Old Timers Here at FOFC Stadium, After 7 and a half innings, Old Timers has 6 runs, 9 hits and no errors While FOFC has one run, 7 hits and one error Old Timers has left 3 on base FOFC has stranded 5 Bottom 8 Change-up, Blade is looking for it... He smacks a deep fly to left-center... Hamilton is at the warning track... Waits... Hauls it in Old Timers gets the first out of the inning Curveball, breaking in on him DOWN HE GOES!... It missed him for ball four Terp's slow getting up... Here comes Tay Pemup the trainer... He looks OK, just shaken up a bit... Terp heads down to first Tucker sits on the change up He lofts a fly ball towards Thompson Thompson gliding under it... Appears to lose sight of it Has it again... And makes the catch in medium right One more chance for FOFC this inning Ton swings and lifts one toward left Delahanty drifts over slowly... He is under it now... And makes the easy catch... The All Stars are retired It's 6-1 as we come to the 9th Top 9 Kelly gets wood on the hard slider It's a bouncer hit past the mound... And PAST Terp into the outfield... Base hit for Kelly Kelly slowly moves away from the base Kelly holding close to the bag Kronside watching him closely Fastball, a dandy... Steee Rike THREE! And Ewing is punched out With one down Gonzalez yells something out to Kronside Jace nods his head Fastball down low... Galvin swings and hits one out to center A. J. Tucker is drifting over... Now he's under it... Easy out for Kronside Kelly trots back to first Two down for Old Timers in the top of the 9th Old Timers leads 6 to 1 Hamilton laces a clean base hit into the outfield He rounds first, but will hold there Kelly moves up 90 feet King Kelly - Routine grounder to short Terp grabs it Over to Gonzalez Got him! Score It: 6-3 That's it for Old Timers Old Timers has 6 runs, 11 hits and no errors While FOFC has one run, 7 hits and one error Old Timers has now left 5 runners stranded Bottom 9 Palmer tries to hold up Ewing points down at the first base umpire The ump says he went around STRIKE THREE! One up, one down David Gonzalez swings He really stings this one It rifles past Kelly into right... Base hit for Gonzalez... Thompson is over to cut it off... Now he tosses it in to the infield Gonzalez is on with a sharp single Bullock raps a hard grass cutter toward short Davis takes two steps to his left Scoops it up Over to second for one Back to first for the deuce! And that will do it for FOFC Old Timers wins 6 to 1 Galvin gets credit for the win Hunter takes the loss The hitting star for Old Timers was Sam Thompson He was 2 for 4 with a homerun He also knocked in 4 runs And that wraps things up So long from FOFC. |
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GAME 4 - Friday, April 6th - Boxscore
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2 for 4.
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Well.....That was not the outing i was hoping for...sorry boys.
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153-1 then.
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10-22-2005, 08:38 PM
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The National Herald - Saturday, April 7th
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10-22-2005, 08:46 PM
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Breeze,
Is it possible for you to include standings after each week of play? /tk
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GAME 5 - Saturday, April 7th - Pregame
I had numerous decisions to make following our first lost, not the least of which was who should start. Babson told me he was ready to go, the day off helped that, so I elected to go back to him in this game. I also decided Terp's production had dropped from the Spring and it was time to give Nights another shot. Gonzo's 2 for 4 night earned him another start. |
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GAME 5 -- Saturday, April 7th - Radio Broadcast
Note: I'm not going into the writeup to make sure it's completely clear - sorry too tired tonight. Hamilton hits a fly ball to left Stan Gunner camps under it He's got it One down for Old Timers King Kelly is in the on-deck circle ready to make his way to the plate for Old Timers Curveball in the dirt Swung on and missed...Strike three Hays fumbles it, but quickly recovers to tag Kelly Good slider, inside part of the plate Thompson gets the bat on it... Slams a sharp grounder to the right side Blade grabs it... Throws to first... OUT! Three up, three down Babson sails through the top of the 1st Barrett Blade swings He really stings this one It rifles past Kelly into right... Base hit for Blade... Thompson is over to cut it off... Now he tosses it in to the infield Blade is on with a sharp single Hit and run... Tucker just gets a piece of it He 'nubs' it to second Kelly races in quickly... Barehands it... Over to first Just in time! The runner moves up easily... With one down, up next is Jeff Nights To be followed by Persimmon Pflaggstettler Flyball to right it's caught Blade might have a chance to move up... Thompson makes the catch... Blade is tagging up at second... Blade won't chance it Smart move - Thompson has got a rifle! Line drive to short CAUGHT by a diving Davis! A cross-over step, then he lunged for it Impressive play by the Old Timers short stop! John Clarkson holds the All Stars scoreless in the first It hits Delahanty on the elbow Delahanty throws the bat away and sprints to first base Belt high fastball... Lined to right...Base hit... Bobbled momentarily by Pflaggstettler... allows Delahanty to race to third... Curve in the dirt... and Davis holds up Looked like he went around from here But the plate umpire says no Hays asks the third base ump's opinion He motions it's a walk... Davis will take first Bases are tenanted High heater... Swung on... Kelly swings under it... Hits a pop up Nights under it Infield Fly rule is called Kelly is automatically out The ball is easily snared The runners have to hold One down, two to go... Brian Babson has to bear down now It is a high hard one... Ewing goes on a fishin' trip Strike three swinging! That one sailed up and out of the strike zone... Ewing couldn't hold back Two down Hays asks for a new ball He calls time and trots out to the mound A conference going on between Hays and Babson Grounded towards the middle Fielded nicely by Blade Over to Gonzalez Got him! Score It: 4-3 That retires the side Babson escapes without any damage Here in the top of the 2nd Old Timers with No runs, one hit, no errors and 3 men left on base Long fly to center Hamilton has a long run... He's there and hauls it in Fouts is retired on a fairly deep fly One down for FOFC David Gonzalez is in the on-deck circle ready to make his way to the plate for FOFC Struck him out on a fastball Gonzalez goes down swinging Two down Clarkson retires two in a row Extra base hit to center for Hays Billy Hamilton is trying to get to it This might be stretched into a triple! No... he decides to hold up Long fly ball to right field This one is deep! IT'S GOING, GOING, GONE!!! That is Stan Gunner's 2nd home run of the year. Curve ball... Babson swings and misses by a mile The bottom dropped out of that one! A wicked pitch! That retires the side... 2 runs cross the plate for FOFC After 2 innings, FOFC on top 2 to 0 Shallow fly ball Tucker charging HE DIVES... HE'S GOT IT! One up, one down here in the top of the 3rd Routine grounder to second Blade scoops it up Over to first for the out That's the second out of the inning Time to check the scoreboard Japanese League slipping by AL Pre WWII 2 to 0 Kaneda and Faber currently dueling Negro League I leads Left Outs 1 to 0 Turn of Century is on top of Negro League II 2 to 0 Late 20th is on top of AL Post WWII 2 to 0 Caribbean and Dead Ball Era are scoreless NL Pre WWII and NL Post WWII are scoreless Alexander and Marichal currently dueling Thompson cuts on a curve that misses in the dirt That ball is trapped nicely by Hays Thompson was badly fooled by Babson's big breaking curve STRIKE THREE! Sam was a little overanxious That ends the inning After 2 and a half innings, FOFC leads by 2 Sinker, down at the knees... Swung on... Blade hits a Baltimore chop... Past the infield into left for a single! That was a difficult ball to handle It's a scorching liner to the second baseman OUT! Kelly didn't have to move! Blade stays put And there's one away Slider, high and tight... Swung at... Nights hits a ground ball into the hole Kelly and Davis converge on it Gloved by Davis...Fires to first... Called safe by the ump... Close play... But it looked like he beat the throw!! Pflaggstettler laces it down into the corner Blade rounds third Here comes Nights Pflaggstettler is heading for third Under a full head of steam Here comes the relay Just safe under the tag! Triple number 1 of the year for Persimmon Pflaggstettler Grounded down the line Brouthers flips to Clarkson covering Score It: 3-1 One more chance for FOFC in the bottom of the 3rd Gonzalez swings and lifts one toward center Hamilton drifts over slowly... He is under it now... And makes the easy catch... That retires the side... but not before 2 runs cross the plate for FOFC After 3 innings, FOFC leads 4 to 0 There's a ground ball into the hole Fouts and Nights converge on it It's fielded by Fouts who fires to first SAFE is the call by the ump Close play!! Brouthers drives the ball to center for extra bases Charley Gould is waving the runner home... The throw is coming home... Delahanty scores! Double for Brouthers Swung on... There's a line drive in the gap by Davis That looks like an easy two-bagger A. J. Tucker races to the ball... Gloves it, plants, and fires it in The throw is not in time And Davis has himself a double Kelly rips one on the ground It's a 'daisy cutter' to Nights Jeff fields it cleanly Looks Davis back to second Now fires it over to first... Easy out One out Due up next is Buck Ewing Off speed pitch on the way... And Ewing watches it go by for the third strike FOFC ahead 4 to 2 with two away this inning Clarkson rips a line drive to left-center Gunner is off at the crack of the bat So too is Tucker... It is right in between them The ball is sinking fast... HOLY SMOKES!!! Both Tucker and Gunner dive! Man-oh-man!!! There is a collision! Both players are sprawled out on the ground! Nights is out there seeing if they are all right... Tucker goes to one knee... What's this??? He flipped the ball to Nights! A. J. caught the ball! No, the umpire says he trapped it Davis continues around to score Nights gets the ball back in, but Clarkson slides safely into second with a two-bagger But man!! What a play A real LALLAPALOOZA!!! Fortunately, it looks like both Tucker and Gunner are going to be ok That was one impressive sight! They sure gave it their best shot! Popped up into shallow right Persimmon Pflaggstettler trying to get to it It drops in! It's a single for Hamilton Clarkson takes third Hamilton stretches his lead Hamilton unable to take a big lead Babson glances over his shoulder He's keeping him close He is way out in front STRIKE THREE swinging Babson had him fishing as he pulled the string on that pitch That's it for Old Timers FOFC has 4 runs, 6 hits and no errors While Old Timers has 3 runs, 6 hits and no errors Old Timers has now left 5 runners stranded Swung on and chopped down the third base line Kelly stabs at it He's got it! Over to first... GOT HIM! What a nice play by King Kelly One away in the bottom of the 4th for FOFC Driven down the line IT'S WAY BACK THERE . . . WILL IT STAY FAIR??? NO, IT'S A FOUL BALL!!! . . . Gunner back in the box And here comes the next pitch HIT HIM!! Gunner jogs down to first Stan took one for the team to get on Babson squares to bunt Babson lays down a great bunt! There is no chance to get the lead runner Babson might beat it out... Fielded by K.Kelly the throw to first... close play... SAFE, Babson beat it out! Gunner takes second Blade takes inside, for a ball... Blade will trot down to first... He walks to load the bases Gunner and Babson move up A. J. Tucker is up next for FOFC The batter checks his swing Here's the appeal Tucker swung, that's strike three Tucker isn't happy at all with that call Two gone for FOFC Smashed to short Davis comes up with it Over to first In time! Score It: 6-3 That's all for the All Stars... After 4 innings here at FOFC Stadium in FOFC, FOFC on top 4 to 3 Thompson swings and misses STRIKE THREE! Babson strikes out Sam Thompson One away... Gonzalez is coming over to the mound... He wants to chat with the pitcher... Here comes Fouts also... Now they return to their positions Fly ball to right Pflaggstettler is under it He makes the grab One more chance for Old Timers this inning Brouthers hits a fly ball to center A. J. Tucker camps under it This should wrap up the inning... That's it Babson makes quick work of the Ancients in the top of the 5th No runs, no hits and no errors After 4 and a half innings, it's 4-3 FOFC Pflaggstettler pops one straight up And it will be Davis making the play That's one away Fouts hits a three hopper towards John Clarkson Clarkson scoops it and fires it to first for the out Two up, two down Big bender... Swung on... Gonzalez pops it straight up Three players converging on it And it will be Davis making the play 1-2-3, nothing across... Pounded on the ground to first Gonzalez to Babson covering first Score It: 3-1 One up, one down High and away Ball four Fastball, up at the letters... Cut at... It's a deep drive to center... Tucker turns his back to home, races after it It's going to the fence! Kelly will score on the hit Ewing is gunning for third... The throw... Ewing is into third standing up The throw is late The batter checks his swing Here's the appeal Clarkson swung, that's strike three Clarkson isn't happy at all with that call And there's two away High chopper to second Blade picks it up on the short hop Over to first... In time Blade charged it nicely and made it look easy Score It: 4-3 That's it for Old Timers Here at FOFC Stadium, After 5 and a half innings, FOFC has 4 runs, 7 hits and no errors While Old Timers has 4 runs, 7 hits and no errors Old Timers has left 6 on base FOFC has stranded 5 It rides in on Hays and hits him on the hands Hays is in a lot of pain... We'll see if he can continue... He heads to first That's hit down the line Delahanty trying to track it down OUTSTANDING RUNNING CATCH! Great job by Delahanty! Score It: 7 One away While we wait for the next batter Let's see what's happening in other games AL Pre WWII slipping by Japanese League 4 to 2 Averill has hit his 1st homerun for AL Pre WWII Negro League I slipping by Left Outs 2 to 0 Paige and Wynn currently dueling Turn of Century is edging Negro League II 3 to 2 Late 20th is comfortably ahead of AL Post WWII 7 to 1 Clemens enjoying the big Late 20th lead Dead Ball Era is on top of Caribbean 2 to 0 NL Post WWII is edging NL Pre WWII 1 to 0 Banks has hit his 3rd homerun for NL Post WWII And in our matchup The score is tied at 4 It is a high hard one... Terp goes on a fishin' trip Strike three swinging! That one sailed up out of the strike zone but Terp couldn't hold back Two down in the 6th Time for a station break This is the Strat-O-Matic Broadcast System your 4 Sports Network... OK, we're back and ready to go... Fastball inside... Swung on by Blade... There's a ground ball between first and second Kelly gloves it going away in short right He spins, firing to the pitcher covering SAFE!..By a step Kelly gave it a great effort The slider from Clarkson Painting the outside corner... Ripped at by Tucker... Lined to left... Dropping quickly... Falling in for the base hit... Blade around second... Hays is being waved around third... The throw comes in from Delahanty... The slide by Blade... Safe at third Hit towards the middle Smooth pickup by Davis Over to Brouthers Got him! Score It: 6-3 And that will do it for FOFC Kelly sends one straight back... It will be out of play... Hey! That one almost hit us in the booth! What did you say about Kelly that got his ire, partner? . . . Kelly back in the box And here comes the next pitch Over the outside corner Kelly hits the curve right to second... Blade takes it on the second hop Fires to 1st... Kelly is out by a couple of steps One down for Old Timers Sam Thompson is still in the on-deck circle and Ed Delahanty is looking for a bat in the dugout Thompson swings, and lines it back up the middle It glances off Rodney's glove and rolls away Sam Thompson has himself an infield hit Fastball down low... Delahanty swings and hits one out to right Persimmon Pflaggstettler is drifting over... Now he's under it... Easy out for Rodney Thompson trots back to first That's two away Brouthers laces a clean base hit into the outfield He rounds first, but will hold there Thompson moves up 90 feet Fastball, letterhigh... Davis takes a solid cut at it... Smashes one right at Pflaggstettler... It takes a hop and goes through his legs!! Thompson scores Thompson already in, Brouthers being waved home... Davis gunning for third Pflaggstettler runs down the ball Here's the throw to the infield... It's going through to Fouts... Davis slides in under the tag Score it a three bagger! Swung on and missed by Kelly, he's down on strikes That wraps up the inning for Old Timers So After 6 and a half innings Old Timers has 6 runs, 10 hits and no errors While FOFC has 5 runs, 9 hits and no errors Old Timers has left 7 stranded FOFC has failed to bring home 7 It's time for the 7th inning stretch! Grounded to the right side Brouthers comes up with it Waves off Clarkson... Runs to the bag Out! One gone for FOFC Breaking ball... It darts down and out as Fouts swings way over it He was fooled completely Ewing loses it momentarily, but now finds the handle and tags Dan as he was heading for the dugout That's two away Davis comes over from his shortstop position to say a few words to Clarkson David Gonzalez will be next up... Gonzalez swings and smacks a line drive into right Thompson comes over and plays it on one hop A single for the FOFC first baseman Two out base knock It is surprising how often they lead to trouble... We'll see... Grounded down the line Brouthers trots to the bag Score It: 3 That is the third out for FOFC here in the last of the seventh The attendance has just been announced at 45466 Ewing fights one off his fists It's a slow roller to third Fouts is in quickly Nice throw to first Buck beats it out He really gets down that line! Ewing takes a three step lead Clarkson takes the low fastball Ewing breaks for second! Hays takes the pitch... fires... Ewing slides... SAFE! Ewing slid around the tag to get in there Credit him with a stolen base There was nothing wrong with the throw Grounded towards the sack Fouts comes up with it His throw to first GOT HIM! Score It: 5-3 FOFC gets the first out of the inning Taking his lead is Ewing Ewing holding close to the bag Kronside watching him closely And Hamilton will sit down... strike three called Two gone in the top of the 8th FOFC is still in quite a jam Clutch situation for King Kelly He'll come up against the righthanded Kronside Right down the middle... strike three Kelly must have been looking for something else He just froze on that pitch That's all for Old Timers After 7 and a half innings in FOFC this evening, Old Timers on top 6 to 5 Base hit to center for Gunner Billy Hamilton is trying to get to it This might be stretched into a double! No... he decides to hold up It's a rainbow shot toward center Hamilton reaches up Makes the catch! Didn't have to move an inch With one down Brouthers yells something out to Clarkson John nods his head Drilled deep to center field Billy Hamilton giving chase He can't get to it Blade running hard out of the box Hamilton has the ball Blade motors into second Two-bagger! Gunner takes third Stroked to first Clean single for Tucker FOFC will take the lead! Blade and Gunner will score and Gunner will stop at first FOFC leads 7 to 6 Change up... Nights was not fooled... He connects! Delahanty is off to the races... That ball is hit hard... Ed is at the warning track... But that ball has the necessary distance! Home Run for Jeff Nights! It's a routine fly into left Delahanty ranges over and reaches up He grabs it for the out Two down, now... Dan Fouts is due up next Big inning for FOFC... They've put 4 runs on the board Slider, outside... Fouts reaches for it... Gets some wood on it It's rolling towards Davis... He scoops it up smoothly Firing to Brouthers in one motion... Close play... SAFE!... by a whisker Brouthers is arguing the call But to no avail That's a single for Fouts Frank Selee is visiting the mound... He decides to stick with John Clarkson Grounded towards the bag Brouthers trots to the bag Score It: 3 That's all for the All Stars... But the lead changes hands after a big, 4-run inning by FOFC... 4 runs, 5 hits, no errors and one man left on base... The All Stars now lead Old Timers by 3 After 8 innings it's now 9-6, FOFC A jug-handled curve Thompson goes out and gets it It's a liner to right Pflaggstettler will have to hurry... Here he comes... No sir... he has to play it on the short hop Single for Sam Thompson Base hit to left for Delahanty Thompson is being held at second by Charley Gould Thompson will stay at second Brouthers swings late... It is heading toward the left-center gap He got good wood on it Delahanty is already around second... Gunner will have to hurry to cut this one off He makes a stab at it... He just does get to it! Stan gets his balance Now he throws... and a good one to the plate Charley Gould wisely held Delahanty at third However, Thompson scores from second So now FOFC ahead 9 to 7 It's a quail shot headed towards the outfield OHHHH, snagged by a retreating Blade for the out Outstanding range shown on that play! FOFC gets the first out of the inning... Knowles needs two more outs to stop Old Timers Slider...Ripped at... Kelly rocks one deep, but too high Delahanty is tagging up Pflaggstettler makes the catch There will be no throw The runner scores easily Two gone for Old Timers Time is running out for them Great change up... Ewing out in front... Gets a piece of it... It's a shallow fly towards Tucker Tucker charges, dives for it... He has it... Fine catch by the center fielder And that will do it for Old Timers FOFC wins 9 to 8 Kronside gets credit for the win Knowles notches the save Clarkson takes the loss The hitting star for FOFC was Jeff Nights He was 2 for 5 with a homerun And that wraps things up So long from FOFC. |
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GAME 5 - Saturday, April 7th - Boxscore
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Geez. That was a shootout. Nice day for the top 3 in the lineup!
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Sweet! Another win, good job all!
And finally, some extra BP is paying off for Blade...now I hope he stays on that roll!
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Wow good game! Nice to end the game with a good defensive play
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The National Herald - Sunday, April 8th
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GAME 6 - Sunday, April 8th - Radio Broadcast
A hanging curve... Hamilton 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 Billy... but he'll stay at first as the ball comes in Hamilton takes a three step lead Another throw... Nielsen's five throws over have been effective Hamilton has a small lead now He must be getting tired from diving back in! The ball is low and outside Did he go around? The umpire says no Ball four For Kelly, that's 1 walk today Curve, up high... Delahanty rips it to right... Nielsen hung that breaking ball However, Ed got under it just a bit Pflaggstettler started back on it Now he's coming in... He's under it and makes the easy catch "Can of Corn" And there's one away A sinking fastball... Swung right through it... STRIKE THREE Two down Hit in the air to left Camped under it is Gunner And he has it And that will do it for Old Timers Sinking fastball... Blade swings... Raps a hard ground ball right at Davis... He snares it easily, throws to first... Out by a step One gone for FOFC in the bottom of the 1st Tucker tries to hold up, but can't He pops one into short right Thompson is coming in hard... Kelly is racing with his back to the infield And neither is going to get it! Tucker is on with the "excuse me" single! Tucker sneaks away from the base Radbourn fires trying to pick the runner... Tucker scurries back quickly... He just avoided the tag! He should have dove back... He almost got caught I'm sure Joe Adcock will chat with him It's something a good first base coach does That's ball four Nights will trot down to first Tucker is now down on second Base hit to left for Pflaggstettler Dick Howser is giving the green light... The throw is coming home... Aggressive baserunning by FOFC... Not cut-off... Tucker scores! Trailing runners advance. Just outside with a fastball Radbourn is visibly upset... Ewing is quickly out to calm him down Kelly comes over as well Nights on third, Pflaggstettler on second and Fouts on first They'll be loaded up for David Gonzalez The batter checks his swing Here's the appeal Gonzalez swung, that's strike three Gonzalez isn't happy at all with that call Radbourn needs one more out to get out of this jam Drilled on the ground to short Taken by Davis Tosses to second He's out Score It: 6-4 The runner on first, Fouts, is out That wraps up the inning for FOFC So After 1 inning FOFC has one run, 2 hits and no errors While Old Timers has no runs, one hit and no errors FOFC has left 3 stranded Old Timers has failed to bring home 2 Kelly takes the pitch... That one is low for a ball... WAIT The umpire says that one caught the knees Kelly is out on strikes One up, one down It's a quail shot headed towards the outfield Blade takes off after it... Leaps... And Davis is OUT! Very impressive range shown on that play! Barrett is very fine fielder! Two down Nielsen retires the first two Old Timers batters There's a roller down at Fouts He's in front of it... It rolls right between the wickets! Error on Dan Fouts as he didn't get his glove down Maybe a bit too easy for him Changeup... Ties Radbourn up in knots An awkward swinging strike three! Nielsen shuts down Old Timers here in the top of the 2nd So FOFC still with the lead as we go to a commercial break There's a high pop in front of the plate Looks like the ball is drifting foul Ewing calls for it and makes the play As the ump signals a foul ball One gone for FOFC Ground ball through the middle Davis ranges behind second Nice pick up... Twists and fires it OUT! Two down Old Hoss Radbourn retires the first two batters in a row Lifted in the air, back this way The catcher, Ewing, will take it for the out That's the third out of the inning Three up, three down It's 1-0, FOFC The batter checks his swing Here's the appeal Hamilton swung, that's strike three Hamilton isn't happy at all with that call That's one away Sharp breaking curveball... Kelly reaches for it... Hits a two bouncer right to Nights... Grabs it easily... Fires a bullet to Gonzalez at first! Kelly is out easily Two down Rob Nielsen retires the first two batters in order He rips a grounder to first Nielsen takes the flip from Gonzalez Score It: 3-1 That does it for Old Timers in the top of the 3rd It's a dying quail headed towards the outfield OHHHHH, snagged by a retreating Anson for the out Outstanding range shown on that play! One up, one down for FOFC Swung on and hit sharply to short Davis plays it on one hop Over to Anson... Out of there! Two gone for FOFC Change-up, Pflaggstettler is looking for it... He smacks a deep fly to left-center... Hamilton racing back... At the warning track... Waits... Leaps... Off the fence! Hamilton chases it down Firing a strong throw back in They'll never get Pflaggstettler The slide... In there! It's a double for Persimmon Pflaggstettler A slider by Radbourn Fouts gets good wood on it... Hamilton back-pedals quickly... Up with his glove... Out! That's all for the All Stars No runs, one hit, no errors and one man left on base... We've played three, here... FOFC on top 1 to 0 Hard slider, paints the inside corner Thompson gets a piece of it... Slams a sharp grounder to the right side Gonzalez grabs it... Races to first... Beats Thompson for the out One out Due up next is Cap Anson Slow ground ball Blade is charging it He fires it to first He's OUT One more chance for Old Timers in the top of the 4th In the air to right Man it is really hit... The only question is whether it will stay fair It's... Gone! Kelly has just tied the game at 1 a piece! Kelly gets number 2 in 1900 There's a cue shot off the end of the bat by Davis Blade makes the routine catch of the soft liner That retires the side The Ancients score 1 run in the inning After 3 and a half innings, The score is tied at 1 Hit right back to Radbourn On to first and Gonzalez is gone One down for FOFC Harry Hays is still in the on-deck circle and Stan Gunner is looking for a bat in the dugout Hays hits a screamer at George Davis Davis picks it up and fires to first The throw pulls Anson off the bag Anson swipes with the glove Hays is out! Nice play by Anson One more chance for FOFC this inning A hot shot on the ground to Kelly He's got it cleanly on one hop... Over to first and Gunner is out 1-2-3, nothing across... Ewing fights one off his fists It's lined weakly to the left of short Nights is over quickly Easy out One away... Gonzalez is coming over to the mound... He wants to chat with the pitcher... Here comes Fouts also... Now they return to their positions Curveball in the dirt Swung on and missed...Strike three Hays fumbles it, but quickly recovers to tag Radbourn Two up, two down It's a routine fly into right Pflaggstettler ranges over and reaches up This should do it... And Pflaggstettler grabs it for the out That does it for Old Timers in the top of the 5th The ground crew, headed up by John Deere, is coming out to smooth the infield dirt The fans get a kick out of them as they sometimes put down their rakes and do a little "dance" to the music Nielsen cuts on a curve that misses in the dirt That ball is trapped nicely by Ewing Nielsen was badly fooled by Radbourn's big breaking curve STRIKE THREE! Rob was a little overanxious One down for FOFC Barrett Blade is in the on-deck circle ready to make his way to the plate for FOFC Hard ground ball to third Taken by Kelly His throw to first GOT HIM! Score It: 5-3 We're all tied up at 1 with two away this inning Good slider, inside part of the plate Tucker gets the bat on it... Slams a sharp grounder to the right side Kelly grabs it... Throws to first... OUT! That does it for the All Stars So at the end of five complete it is all knotted up at 1 There's a fly ball to Stan Gunner Gunner circles under it... He makes the play One down, nobody on Game tied Strike three swinging... Now that is something you don't see very often Delahanty rarely ever strikes out But Nielsen got him that time! Two up, two down for Old Timers High heater from Nielsen... Thompson cuts at it... Hits a bouncer right side... It goes by the diving Blade and Gonzalez It's into right for a single Thompson takes his turn and holds at first He rips a grounder to short Nights comes up with it His throw to first GOT HIM! Score It: 6-3 No runs for Old Timers in the top of the 6th We're all tied up at 1 We'll be right back Fly ball to right Thompson is under it He makes the grab So one up and one gone Shallow fly ball Thompson charging HE DIVES... HE CAN'T GET IT! Pflaggstettler stops at first That's a single It bounces in front of the plate and gets by Ewing Pflaggstettler moves up 90 feet on the wild pitch Curveball, in and low Fouts hits it to Anson at first Takes it cleanly... Races to the bag... It's going to be close... And... Out is the call That could have gone either way Pflaggstettler is now perched over at third We're all tied up at 1 with two away Let's check some other scores as well AL Pre WWII is edging Japanese League 3 to 2 Grove and Inao currently dueling Negro League I clipping Left Outs 4 to 0 Negro League II is pounding Turn of Century 9 to 2 Late 20th is in front of AL Post WWII 6 to 3 Dead Ball Era leads Caribbean 4 to 3 McGinnity and Valenzuela currently dueling NL Pre WWII is edging NL Post WWII 3 to 2 Gonzalez gets a good cut at it... He lifts it high and deep toward right Thompson is heading back... At the fence And he makes the catch for the out! Radbourn breathes a sigh of relief That'll do it for FOFC So we're still tied After 6 innings FOFC has one run, 4 hits and one error While Old Timers has one run, 3 hits and no errors Kelly pounds a grounder toward Nights at short Jeff moves in front of it... Whoops... a bad bounce But Nights stayed with it Over to first and Kelly is retired Nice play by the FOFC short stop One away in the top of the 7th for Old Timers He rips a grounder to the mound Nielsen comes up with it His throw to first GOT HIM! Score It: 1-3 That's two away Swung on and hit sharply to short Nights plays it on one bounce Over to Gonzalez... Out of there! And that will do it for Old Timers It's time for the 7th inning stretch! Smashed to short Davis grabs it Over to first In time! Score It: 6-3 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! Stan Gunner offers at the curveball, but checks his swing Oh, Gunner couldn't get the bat out of the way It's a soft line drive to George Kelly for the out Gunner never even left the batter's box Two away Nielsen hits a three hopper towards George Kelly Kelly scoops it and fires it to first for the out That is the third out for FOFC here in the last of the seventh The attendance has just been announced at 47454 Grounded towards third Fouts scoops it LONG THROW... HE'S OUT! With one down, up next is Billy Hamilton To be followed by King Kelly It's bunted down the third base line Fouts streaks in Scoops it over to first in one swift motion OUT! Great play! Kelly takes the pitch STRIKE THREE, is the call Kelly can't believe it and says something to the ump Chalk up a whiff for Nielsen Nielsen sets the Ancients down in order Sinker, down at the knees... Swung on... Blade hits a Baltimore chop... Past the infield into center for a single! That was a difficult ball to handle Tucker squares to bunt It's dribbled down the third base line Kelly bare hands it... Sidearm toss to first Just in time! Nice play Credit A. J. Tucker with a sacrifice Radbourn has the first out in the bottom of the 8th Ewing trots out to the mound Says a few words to Old Hoss... With the runner on second... Probably making sure of the signs Routine fly to center Hamilton starts in Now he starts backpedaling... Faster... Just does catch up to it! Blade scampers back to second That's two away for the All Stars We have a real "nail-biter" here today Base hit to center for Pflaggstettler Dick Howser will send the runner home... The throw is coming home... Aggressive baserunning by FOFC... Not cut-off... Billy Hamilton throws the ball away for an error! Fouts swings and lifts one toward right Thompson drifts over slowly... He is under it now... And makes the easy catch... That retires the side The All Stars score 1 run in the inning After 8 innings, FOFC leads 2 to 1 Off speed pitch on the way... And Delahanty watches it go by for the third strike FOFC gets the first out of the inning Over the outside corner Thompson hits the curve right to second... Blade takes it on the second hop Fires to 1st... Thompson is out by a couple of steps Two gone for Old Timers Time is running out for them Knowles misses low on that one Anson draws the walk Number 1 today by Knowles Anson takes a walking lead Knowles looks the runner back Frank Selee will send in a pinch runner for Cap Anson John Ward is trotting out to first base Ward yells something to Knowles It sounded like a challenge from here I wouldn't be surprised... Ward is great on the bases He wants to unnerve Sammy No doubt he does! The runner unable to take a big lead Knowles keeps looking him back Kelly gets good wood on it! Right at Jeff Nights... He leaps up high... It's past him! Ward had to wait on that to see if it would be caught He'll have to stop at second on that wicked line single by Kelly Davis hits a sharp grounder to Jeeberoni Potpie It rolls up his arm Potpie can't find the handle Davis is safe on the error by Potpie Grounded towards the hole Fielded nicely by Fouts THE LONG THROW . . . HE GOT HIM!!! Score It: 5-3 And that will do it for Old Timers FOFC wins 2 to 1 Nielsen gets credit for the win Knowles notches the save Radbourn takes the loss The hitting star for FOFC was Persimmon Pflaggstettler He was 4 for 4 And that wraps things up So long from FOFC. |
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