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Pro Starter
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You know what sucks?
Having your first bad outing of the year and having to wait forever to make another start and make the nasty taste of losing go away. Oh, and having your ERA go up 1 1/2 points in one game REALLY sucks.
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11-04-2005, 10:03 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
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FOFC - Team Update
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11-04-2005, 10:04 PM
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Grizzled Veteran
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GAME 18 - Friday, April 20th - Radio Broadcast
Fastball, swung on and missed Take a seat Mr. Robinson! Hunter retires the first batter to face him in the top of the 1st Grounded towards first Potpie grabs it IT'S A RACE TO THE BAG SAFE! Changeup... Ties Heilmann up in knots An awkward swinging strike three! Cochrane slowly moves away from the base The runner unable to take a big lead Hunter keeps looking him back Hunter loses him Snider heads down to first There's a drive to straight away right Pflaggstettler is running back... At the warning track... It might be.. IT.. NO!... a great leaping grab by Persimmon Pflaggstettler! Another foot and it's out of here That's three outs here in the top of the first At the end of one half inning, for Left Outs No runs, one hit, no errors and 2 men left on base FOFC is coming to bat And Blade will sit down... strike three called Left Outs gets the first out of the inning Nights swings and misses STRIKE THREE! Carlton strikes out Jeff Nights And there's two away Tucker cuts on a curve that misses in the dirt That ball is trapped nicely by Cochrane Tucker was badly fooled by Carlton's big breaking curve STRIKE THREE! A. J. was a little overanxious Three up, three down Carlton sails through the bottom of the 1st McCovey really smacks this one He was waiting on the change It's a gapper... But hit high... Tucker has a shot at it He leaps for it at the fence... OUT!!! One out Due up next is Goose Goslin Outside fastball... The swing... There's a drive into left by Goslin He went with the pitch Hitting it the other way Smart hitting got him a single Left Outs has the runner on first A low change-up by Hunter... Vaughan chases it... Manages a slow bouncer to Nights... He takes it, tosses it to Blade... Getting the force on Goslin The relay back to first... Not in time... Vaughan beats the throw by a step Two down Bullock asks for a new ball He calls time and trots out to the mound A conference going on between Bullock and Hunter Base hit to left for Carlton Tony LaRussa puts up the stop sign... Vaughan will stay at second Smashed to third Palmer grabs it His throw to first GOT HIM! Score It: 5-3 That's all for the Leftovers No runs, 2 hits, no errors and 2 men left on base... We go to the bottom of the 2nd... Scoreless game Sinking line drive Caught by Jimmie Foxx So one up and one gone Potpie is hit! That ball hit him on the arm Jeeberoni is squeezing his elbow The trainer, Tay Pemup is out to check him He'll stay in He gets a nice round of applause He heads to first Bouncer to short...made to order doubleplay ball Vaughan has it on two hops...wrists it to Robinson He evades the slide of Potpie The throw to McCovey... It just nips Bullock! So it is nothing across for the All Stars in the bottom of the 2nd After 2 innings FOFC has no runs, no hits and no errors While Left Outs has no runs, 3 hits and no errors Base hit to center for Cochrane A. J. Tucker is trying to get to it This might be stretched into a double! No... he decides to hold up There goes Cochrane... And it's ball four... Cochrane pulls up and walks into second Flyball to center it's caught Cochrane has a chance to move up... Cochrane will hold at second base He rips a grounder It's into right field Jimmie Foxx has a base hit Foxx extends his hitting streak to 10 games! Cochrane scores from second! Heilmann takes third McCovey swings on a ball in on his fists It results in a pop up to second Blade is under it... A few steps to his right... One hands it for the out McCovey looked bad on that pitch That's the second out of the inning Foxx watches Hunter as he inches away from the base Hunter holds the runner Base hit to left for Goslin Heilmann scores Tony LaRussa puts up the stop sign... Foxx will stay at second A slider by Hunter Vaughan gets good wood on it... Tucker back-pedals quickly... Up with his glove... Out! That retires the side... but not before 2 runs cross the plate for Left Outs After 2 and a half innings, Left Outs ahead 2 to 0 Well hit by Palmer Goslin moves back... Still going back... He makes the catch up against the fence One down for FOFC Gerald Gazelle is in the on-deck circle ready to make his way to the plate for FOFC Gazelle hits a fly ball to right Harry Heilmann camps under it He's got it Two up, two down for FOFC Curve ball... Hunter swings and misses by a mile The bottom dropped out of that one! A wicked pitch! That wraps up the inning for FOFC By the way, FOFC is 9 and 1 in their last ten games Carlton 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... Carlton reaches on a sizzling single to left A nice try by the third baseman, Deacon Palmer It's a scorching liner to the third baseman OUT! Palmer didn't have to move! Carlton stays put One away While we wait for the next batter Let's see what's happening in other games AL Post WWII and Japanese League have yet to score NL Pre WWII and Caribbean have yet to score Negro League II leads NL Post WWII 1 to 0 AL Pre WWII clipping Negro League I 4 to 0 Turn of Century besting Old Timers 5 to 0 Dead Ball Era is edging Late 20th 1 to 0 And here in FOFC Left Outs on top 2 to 0 The pitch is low It bounces away from Bullock! He's got it But there's no throw. It's scored a wild pitch. Base hit to left for Cochrane Tony LaRussa won't risk sending the runner home... Runner holds. Fastball in on the hands Heilmann tries to hold up, but can't He hits a blooper to left Gazelle is coming in fast Now he has it in his sights... Easy out Gerald rifles it back in to Blade He walks it on over to Hunter FOFC gets the second out of the inning Sharp slider, catches the outside corner Snider swings at it... Hammers a hard grounder right at short Picked up smoothly... Throw to first... IT'S OFF THE BAG!!... Potpie grabs it, turns back to the bag NOT IN TIME! Snider is SAFE! That'll be an error on that play Score It: E6 Carlton scores from third! Cochrane takes second Snider to first Change up... Foxx was way out in front... Strike Three That does it for Left Outs here in the top of the 4th But they pick up 1 run So After 3 and a half innings, Left Outs on top 3 to 0 Curve, a beauty... Strike three looking! Carlton punches him out! And there's one away It's a sinker, up in the strike zone Nights hits it deep into the alley Heilmann is back to the warning track... To the fence... He leaps in the air... Just out of his reach!... It's in for extra bases... Harry picks it up quickly Spins, throws... Not a strong throw but they have no chance Nights is at second with a stand-up double Almost a fine play by Harry Heilmann Well give him an "A" for effort Groundball to short Nights will hold at second base Tucker is retired on the groundout Pflaggstettler hits a three hopper towards Arky Vaughan Vaughan scoops it and fires it to first for the out That's it for FOFC Here at FOFC Stadium, After 4 innings, Left Outs has 3 runs, 8 hits and no errors While FOFC has no runs, one hit and one error FOFC has left 1 on base Left Outs has stranded 8 The batter checks his swing Here's the appeal McCovey held up, and draws a walk Hunter isn't happy at all with that call Broken bat ground ball to first Potpie takes it to the bag himself Score It: 3 That's one away It is a fastball up high Vaughan rips it directly at Blade My goodness! Barrett had to catch it or get killed He did the former much to his family's relief! Boy, Vaughan really took the toenails off that one! McCovey still at second That's the second out of the inning Big slow curve... And it's in there, strike three That does it for Left Outs in the top of the 5th Excellent sinker pitch, outside... Potpie gets good wood on it anyway There's no doubt, that one is outta here!! Potpie circles the bases As Carlton asks for a new ball from the umpire Now Left Outs ahead 3 to 1 Bullock rips a whistling liner down the line Bingo! Foxx spears it! A shot hit right on the screws but right at the Left Outs third baseman One down for FOFC Deacon Palmer is still in the on-deck circle and Gerald Gazelle is looking for a bat in the dugout Let up pitch grounded through the middle... Robinson ranges towards the bag at second... Makes a smooth pick up... Has to make the throw across his body... Can't get enough on it to beat Palmer SAFE!...Score it an infield single Low, ball four... Gazelle takes first Bounding ball to third Foxx grabs it Throw to second for one Could be two . . . Double Play! Score It: 5-4-3 That's it for FOFC Left Outs has 3 runs, 8 hits and no errors While FOFC has one run, 3 hits and one error FOFC has now left 1 runners stranded He bunts the ball! Potpie fields it and fires to first And he is . . . OUT! Baltimore chop Into right for a single! The runner is off with the pitch Hit and run! Heilmann only gets a piece of it Lifted up over the infield... It should be an easy out... And it will be Blade making the play That's two away He hits a tough grounder to second Taken by Blade His throw to first GOT HIM! Score It: 4-3 That ends the top of the 6th No runs, one hit, no errors and one man left on base After 5 and a half innings, Left Outs leads by 2 Soft liner to third Foxx makes a great catch! Score It: 5 FOFC with one away Carlton steps off the mound as he waits for Jeff Nights to come to the plate There's a fly ball to Duke Snider Snider circles under it... He makes the play That's two away Vaughan comes over from his shortstop position to say a few words to Carlton A. J. Tucker will be next up... Tucker hits a deep ball Goslin retreats toward the wall He leaps... He's got it! The All Stars go down in order... No runs, no hits and no errors After 6 full innings of play, it's 3-1 Leftovers Foxx fights one off his fists It's lined weakly to the left of short Nights is over quickly Easy out With one down, up next is Willie McCovey To be followed by Goose Goslin Shallow fly ball Pflaggstettler charging HE DIVES... HE'S GOT IT! Two down Pop-up Bullock throws away the mask He makes the catch Fozborg sets them down in order Here in the top of the 7th It's time for the 7th inning stretch! A hot shot on the ground to Foxx He's got it cleanly on one hop... Over to first and Pflaggstettler is out That's the first out of the inning Two more to go Breaking ball... It darts down and out as Potpie swings way over it He was fooled completely Cochrane loses it momentarily, but now finds the handle and tags Jeeberoni as he was heading for the dugout That's two quick outs for Steve Carlton FOFC will need to do better than that They are running out of time Bullock rips a hard drive off a hanging curve That will be in there for extra bases Bullock is around first, heading for two... Snider is up with it and fires it in quickly Billy pulls up sharply at second... A stand-up double for the FOFC catcher Billy also ups his hitting streak to 9 games! That is Bullock's 1st hit today Fastball, belt high, away... Palmer goes after it... There's a fly ball to Goslin Goslin is gliding under it... He flags it down on the run That retires the side... Palmer fails to come through in the clutch For FOFC, No runs, one hit, no errors and one man left on base Vaughan starts... but lays off the pitch upstairs Ball four, Fozborg walks him We are going to have a pinch hitter Willie Stargell will bat for Steve Carlton It will be the lefthand hitting, Stargell against the righty Fozborg Stargell is hitting righties for a .500 average Hard slider... And Stargell takes it right down the middle Strike three called With one down Potpie yells something out to Fozborg Sirr nods his head Fozborg just misses outside Ball four to Robinson Fozborg loses him Cochrane heads down to first Robinson and Vaughan move up a base Bases are waterlogged It is a high hard one... Heilmann goes on a fishin' trip Strike three swinging! That one sailed up and out of the strike zone... Heilmann couldn't hold back Two gone for Left Outs Fozborg spins in a curve... And Snider will spin right out of there That's strike three swinging So ends the top of the 8th For Left Outs No runs, no hits, no errors and 3 men left on base After 7 and a half innings, Left Outs on top 3 to 1 Sparky Anderson will be bringing in a relief pitcher Bob Lemon has been called from the bullpen A few warm up tosses and we'll be set to go Left Outs is making a defensive change Boudreau will bat 8th and play short He rips a grounder It's into left field Base hit for Gazelle Goslin has the ball Now it gets past him He's got to chase it down! Score It: Single + E7 Gazelle to third Broken bat ground ball to first Gazelle heads for home McCovey will take it himself Score It: 3 Sparky Anderson will be bringing in a relief pitcher Herb Pennock has been called from the bullpen A few warm up tosses and we'll be set to go There's a ground ball into the hole Foxx and Boudreau converge on it It's picked by Foxx who fires to first OUT is the call Close play!! One more chance for FOFC in the bottom of the 8th Low fastball, at the knees Nights goes after it... Lines a single to left... Jeff rounds first... TRIPS ON THE BAG!! The throw is into second The relay to first... Not in time... Nights manages to crawl to the bag He's really hurting Here comes Tay Pemup... They are calling for Ben Dover, the team doc This could be real serious Let's take a short commercial break while they work on him... Welcome back folks... Nights is on his feet... Benton Breeze wants him to come out Jeff wants to stay in And... It looks like he'll stay in Tucker chases the sinker... Lines a hit into right... Nights' not slowing at all Rounds second heading to third... Heilmann throws in to Robinson covering second... Nights is in at third without a play Pflaggstettler swings awkwardly... strike three Pennock took something off of that breaking ball He had Pflaggstettler way out in front That's all for the All Stars... After 8 innings here at FOFC Stadium in FOFC, Left Outs ahead 3 to 2 It's a high fly to deep center Tucker is on his horse It is carrying to the fence A. J. jumps It's off the wall Foxx is around second But retreats to the bag as the throw comes in Routine fly to center Tucker starts in Now he starts backpedaling... Faster... Just does catch up to it! Foxx scampers back to second One away here in the top of the 9th Left Outs leads 3 to 2 While we have time, let's check the scoreboard These scores are final... AL Post WWII edged out Japanese League 2 to 1 Yastrzemski has hit his 1st homerun for AL Post WWII NL Pre WWII squeezed by Caribbean 5 to 3 NL Post WWII cuffed Negro League II 5 to 2 Beckwith has hit his 3rd homerun for Negro League II AL Pre WWII is the winner over Negro League I 4 to 0 Turn of Century beat up on Old Timers 9 to 0 Dead Ball Era edged out Late 20th 1 to 0 He rips a grounder to the mound Knowles comes up with it His throw to first GOT HIM! Score It: 1-3 Great change up... Boudreau out in front... Gets a piece of it... It's a shallow fly towards Gunner Gunner charges, dives for it... He has it... Fine catch by the right fielder Three down for Left Outs Still a 1 run deficit for FOFC Let me point out that coming in to today's game Left Outs is 4 and 1 in one run games FOFC has a 9 and 0 record in these tight contests Swung on and missed by Potpie, he's down on strikes That is 2 on the day for Potpie One up, one down Smash to second Jackie Robinson boots the ball He's charged with an error That's 1 miscue for Robinson Palmer drives the ball to center for extra bases Dick Howser plays it safe and stops him at third... Double for Palmer Base hit to right for Gonzalez Bullock scores Dick Howser is waving the runner home... The throw is coming home... Aggressive baserunning by FOFC... Not cut-off... Palmer scores! FOFC wins 4 to 3 Knowles gets credit for the win Pennock takes the loss The hitting star for FOFC was Jeeberoni Potpie He was 1 for 3 with a homerun And that wraps things up So long from FOFC. |
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11-04-2005, 10:08 PM
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2002
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GAME 18 - Friday, April 20th - Boxscore
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11-05-2005, 11:32 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
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Damn you Blade!
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11-05-2005, 06:56 PM
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General Manager
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: The Town of Flower Mound
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Four games in a row with a dinger!
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11-05-2005, 09:42 PM
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Northern Suburbs of ATL
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FOFC Manager Update
As I filling out tonights lineup, Howser approaches me. "You making any changes tonight?" "Yep." "Thought so, you sitting Blade down?" he asks "Yep." "Figured as much. He started off so good, to bad he's slumped." "Yep. He'll be fine. I need to give Treacy a shot to play and nows a perfect time. Blade needs to get his mind off of his struggles so I'll let him have a few days off." Last edited by Breeze : 11-05-2005 at 09:42 PM. |
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11-05-2005, 09:44 PM
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Northern Suburbs of ATL
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GAME 19 - Satuday, April 21st - Radio Broadcast
WATCH OUT! Williams has hit Robinson! Cochrane squares He bunts at it . . . It's popped up... Caught by J.Potpie a poor bunt by Cochrane Williams loses him Heilmann heads down to first LINE DRIVE Palmer jumps He snares it for the out! He throws to Treacy OUT! Double Play! Score It: 5-4 And that retires the side Over the outside corner Nights hits the curve right to third... Foxx takes it on the second hop Fires to 1st... Nights is out by a couple of steps One out Due up next is A. J. Tucker A. J. Tucker offers at the curveball, but checks his swing Oh, Tucker couldn't get the bat out of the way It's a soft line drive to Jackie Robinson for the out Tucker never even left the batter's box One more chance for FOFC in the bottom of the 1st Pflaggstettler hits a screamer at Arky Vaughan Vaughan picks it up and fires to first The throw pulls Robinson off the bag Robinson swipes with the glove Pflaggstettler is out! Nice play by Robinson Don Sutton holds the All Stars scoreless in the first Sinking line drive Caught by Sean Treacy One away While we wait for the next batter Let's see what's happening in other games AL Post WWII and Japanese League are scoreless Newhouser and Kaneda currently dueling NL Pre WWII and Caribbean are tied at 1 Negro League II is edging NL Post WWII 1 to 0 Negro League I is edging AL Pre WWII 2 to 1 Turn of Century slipping by Old Timers 2 to 0 Dead Ball Era and Late 20th are scoreless And here in FOFC No score It's dinked out front Hays is on it...throws to first... Nice play Two down John Williams retires the first two batters in a row Goslin is gone on strikes Left with the bat still in the cocked position 1-2-3, nothing across... Swung on and hit sharply to second Robinson plays it on one hop Over to Robinson... Out of there! So one up and one gone Right down the middle... strike three Palmer must have been looking for something else He just froze on that pitch Two down Sutton retires two in a row Good slider, inside part of the plate Gunner gets the bat on it... Slams a sharp grounder to the right side Robinson grabs it... Throws to first... OUT! Sutton retires the side in order Here in the bottom of the 2nd Slider, over the inside corner... Lashed hard out into right It's in for a base hit... Pflaggstettler quickly racing over... Fields it smoothly, fires it in behind the runner... Vaughan dives back into the bag... SAFE!! Credit Vaughan with a single Sutton squares around He bunts at it . . . A quick glance at the lead runner... Fielded by D.Palmer the throw to first... Out Sutton gets the job done. That's one away Fastball, belt high, away... Robinson goes after it... There's a fly ball to Tucker Tucker is gliding under it... He flags it down on the run FOFC gets the second out of the inning Mickey Cochrane offers at the slider, but checks his swing Oh, Cochrane couldn't get the bat out of the way It's a soft line drive to Treacy for the out Cochrane never even left the batter's box And that retires the side Swung on and popped up Vaughan is waiting... And that's an easy out One down for FOFC Sean Treacy is still in the on-deck circle and John Williams is looking for a bat in the dugout Belt high...Swung on by Treacy... Hit's a soft liner towards the gap Shortstop's going back... Leaps... Can't get it It's just over his outstretched glove Nice try by Vaughan, but not good enough And Williams will sit down... strike three called One more chance for FOFC this inning Hot shot grounded to third Foxx grabs it His throw to first GOT HIM! Score It: 5-3 No runs for FOFC in the bottom of the 3rd We're scoreless We'll be right back Fastball, busted in on the hands Heilmann manages to get a piece of it Bouncing it over the mound Treacy cuts it off in front of the bag Rifles a throw to Potpie... And Heilmann is called out on a close play One down for Left Outs Jimmie Foxx is in the on-deck circle ready to make his way to the plate for Left Outs Foxx taps one on the ground Deacon Palmer charges in He boots it! He can't make the throw It'll be an error on Palmer FOFC has committed 1 error this evening Fastball down low... Wilson swings and hits one out to center A. J. Tucker is drifting over... Now he's under it... Easy out for Williams Foxx trots back to first Two down Hit in the air to left Camped under it is Gunner And he has it That wraps up the inning for Left Outs By the way, Left Outs is 4 and 6 in their last ten games Liner drilled to second Robinson grabs it for the out Score It: 4 One up, one down for FOFC Pflaggstettler starts... but lays off the pitch upstairs Ball four, Sutton walks him Potpie goes after the low slider... Lofts a shallow fly towards Goslin He's racing in for it... Catches it at his knees HE KICKS IT LOOSE!!! He's chasing it down Potpie walks into second on the error Goslin should've had that one Score It: E7 Pflaggstettler takes third Potpie to second Routine grounder to second Robinson grabs it His throw to first GOT HIM! Score It: 4-3 That's two away Swung on... And Gunner got a little piece of it But Cochrane held on to the tip, strike three That does it in the bottom of the 4th Now a brief message from our hosts This is the Strat-O-Matic Broadcast System We are pleased you joined us for today's ballgame Now back to baseball where After 4 innings, Scoreless game Goslin sends a routine ground ball to first Potpie takes it on one hop Flips it to Williams Easy out One up, one down Comebacker, right to Williams Over to Potpie for the easy out Two up, two down for Left Outs Williams is moving along with the efficiency of a well oiled machine There's a cue shot off the end of the bat by Sutton Treacy makes the routine catch of the soft liner That's three up, three down FOFC has no runs, one hit and one error While Left Outs has no runs, one hit and one error Base hit to center for Hays Hack Wilson is trying to get to it This might be stretched into a double! No... he decides to hold up The runner is off with the pitch Hit and run! Treacy rolls one toward Jackie Robinson He scoops it and fires to first... Close play OUT, says the first base umpire The first base coach throws his hands up in disbelief And there's one away Too high... That'll be ball four Williams will get a free pass to first base The bat boy brings out John's jacket Force now at any base except home Nights drives the ball to center for extra bases Hays scores Dick Howser will send the runner home... The throw is coming home... Aggressive baserunning by FOFC... Not cut-off... Williams scores! Trailing runner advances. Double for Nights Groundball to second Dick Howser is giving the green light... A quick glance at the lead runner... The play is to first... And Tucker is out Breaking ball... It darts down and out as Pflaggstettler swings way over it He was fooled completely Cochrane loses it momentarily, but now finds the handle and tags Persimmon as he was heading for the dugout That ends the bottom of the 5th 3 runs, 2 hits and no errors After 5 innings, FOFC leads by 3 Slider, down and away... Robinson reaches for the pitch... It's a grounder to the third base side... Palmer is there IT BOUNCES OVER HIS HEAD!... Gunner is hustling after it... Robinson with the big turn... The throw from Gunner goes into second And Robinson holds at first There's a high pop down the left field line It's going to go into foul territory Palmer and Nights are chasing it down the line Jeff dives, but can't make the play Foul ball . . . Cochrane back in the box And here comes the next pitch Cochrane is gone on strikes Left with the bat still in the cocked position With one down, up next is Harry Heilmann To be followed by Jimmie Foxx Heilmann swings and sends a high fly to right It is hugging the line... Pflaggstettler is over at the fence... It's going to be close... It's just foul! Heilmann just missed on that one . . . Heilmann back in the box And here comes the next pitch Heilmann rips a line shot to the second baseman OUT! Treacy didn't have to move! One blink and that would have been past him! Robinson stays put FOFC ahead 3 to 0 with two away Let's check some other scores as well Japanese League is edging AL Post WWII 6 to 5 Caribbean slipping by NL Pre WWII 5 to 3 NL Post WWII clipping Negro League II 5 to 1 AL Pre WWII is on top of Negro League I 5 to 3 Gehringer has hit his 4th homerun for AL Pre WWII Turn of Century is giving it to Old Timers 5 to 0 Young enjoying the big Turn of Century lead Late 20th leads Dead Ball Era 4 to 3 Foxx swings hard... Nobody is going to get this one... Yes sir! Foxx will have himself a single And he extends his hitting streak to 11 games! 1 for 3 on the evening Robinson takes third Sharp slider, catches the outside corner Wilson swings at it... Hammers a hard grounder right at second Picked up smoothly... Throw to first... IT'S OFF THE BAG!!... Potpie grabs it, turns back to the bag NOT IN TIME! Wilson is SAFE! That'll be an error on that play Score It: E4 Robinson scores from third! Foxx takes second Wilson to first Robinson rips a deep drive to left This one has a chance... Gunner is back at the warning track It's going... It's going... It's CAUGHT! At the fence Robinson just missed a three run blast That would have given Left Outs the lead FOFC still with that 2 run advantage It busts inside on Potpie And he can't get out of the way He was hit by the pitch! Potpie gets up and brushes himself off He is staring out at Sutton Potpie walks slowly to first base Base hit to right for Palmer Third base coach Dick Howser is motioning Potpie to third... The throw is going to third... Potpie is out at third base! Palmer advances to 2nd on the throw A slider by Sutton Gunner gets good wood on it... Heilmann back-pedals quickly... Up with his glove... Out! Two gone for FOFC And now they're going to put Hays on Cochrane is up and holding out his glove There's ball 3... and now ball 4 Sean Treacy is waiting on deck Curve in the dirt... and Treacy holds up Looked like he went around from here But the umpire says no Treacy will take first on the walk That loads them up for John Williams Low... ball four Terp works Sutton for a walk That forces in a run Palmer crosses the plate FOFC leads 4 to 1 The bases are still loaded And Jeff Nights is scheduled to come up Lined hard to short Vaughan makes a great catch! Score It: 6 And that's the final out of the inning FOFC has 4 runs, 4 hits and 2 errors While Left Outs has one run, 3 hits and one error FOFC has left 6 men on base today Slow ground ball Nights is charging it He fires it to first He's OUT One gone in the top of the 7th Up next is Arky Vaughan He's having a fine year so far There's a drive to right by Vaughan Pflaggstettler scoops it up Fires it to second Vaughan turns back and settles for a single Terrific play by Pflaggstettler Don Sutton is scheduled to bat next, but... Looks like we'll be seeing a pinch hitter Yes Willie Stargell is stepping out to the on-deck circle Sparky Anderson will send Willie up to face Fozborg Stargell has a knack for getting on base His .545 OBP proves that He is hitting righties at a .444 pace Grounded towards the middle Fielded nicely by Nights Throw to second for one On to first Double Play! Score It: 6-4-3 That's three outs, side retired It's time for the 7th inning stretch! Early Wynn will be coming on to pitch for Left Outs Early has appeared in 8 games this season with a record of 0-3 In 15 innings, he has an 5.28 ERA Don Sutton has finished his work here this evening Drilled on the ground to the mound Wynn comes up with it Over to Robinson Got him! Score It: 1-3 FOFC with one away Wynn steps off the mound as he waits for Persimmon Pflaggstettler to come to the plate Wynn loses him Pflaggstettler heads down to first 2 walks today for Pflaggstettler Pflaggstettler inches away from first base Wynn steps off the rubber Looks Pflaggstettler back to the bag Potpie connects on the curve... This one is really smoked... Goslin starts back... Now he just stops to look Potpie got all of this one.... See ya, It's a home run! Pflaggstettler scores in front of him Sinking fastball... Palmer swings... Raps a hard ground ball right at Vaughan... He snares it easily, throws to first... Out by a step That's two away Vaughan comes over from his shortstop position to say a few words to Wynn Stan Gunner will be next up... It is a slow change... Gunner's not at all fooled He hits it squarely... It is heading out to right-center almost on a line... Very well hit ball by Stan Wilson is running after it... He hopes to play it off the fence He picks it up on the second bounce He turns and gets it back into the infield Gunner slides into second base but it was not necessary Two-bagger for the FOFC left fielder Right down the middle... strike three Hays must have been looking for something else He just froze on that pitch That is the third out for FOFC here in the last of the seventh The attendance has just been announced at 48008 He walked him, ball four The lead-off batter gets on here in the top of the 8th There goes Robinson... And it's ball four... Robinson pulls up and walks into second Flyball to right it's caught Robinson might have a chance to move up... Robinson will hold at second base Big slow curve... and it's in there Strike three FOFC ahead 6 to 1 with two away this inning Grounded towards the hole Nice play by Treacy He throws and gets the force at second Score It: 4-6 The runner on first, Cochrane, is out That retires the side... Hack Wilson fails to come Through in the clutch That's something you won't see very often Treacy really smacks this one He was waiting on the change It's a gapper... But hit high... Wilson has a shot at it He leaps for it at the fence... OUT!!! With one down Robinson yells something out to Wynn Early nods his head Curve ball, just misses the corner That'll be ball four and a walk Wynn has issued 2 bases on balls this evening Blade a few feet off the bag at first Wynn continues to hold the runner close Strike three swinging! And a quick peg to first by Cochrane Blade dives back in... SAFE! The first base ump says Blade made it back That's the second out of the inning He lays off the pitch Ball four, he walks Sparky Anderson will be bringing in a relief pitcher Herb Pennock has been called from the bullpen A few warm up tosses and we'll be set to go Base hit to left for Pflaggstettler Dick Howser is waving the runner home... The throw is cut off... And that allows the run to score Low and inside It hit him on the foot! Potpie tried to dance out of the way But it got him Palmer drives the ball to left for extra bases Pflaggstettler and Tucker will score Dick Howser is waving the runner home... The throw is coming home... Potpie scores! Double for Palmer Gunner reaches out and pokes it on the ground to right Base hit for Gunner FOFC adds to their lead FOFC ahead 11 to 1 Bounced towards the hole Nice play by Vaughan THE LONG THROW . . . HE GOT HIM!!! Score It: 6-3 That wraps up the inning for FOFC Time to check out the rest of the scores AL Post WWII and Japanese League are tied at 8 Caribbean clipping NL Pre WWII 7 to 3 NL Post WWII is in front of Negro League II 5 to 2 Negro League I and AL Pre WWII are tied at 5 Gehringer has hit his 4th homerun for AL Pre WWII Turn of Century is pounding Old Timers 7 to 0 Dead Ball Era is in front of Late 20th 7 to 4 Curveball, inside corner, low... Swung on... And lined to left for a base hit No chance to get that one Fastball, a dandy... Steee Rike THREE! And Goslin is punched out One away in the top of the 9th for Left Outs Base hit to right for Vaughan Tony LaRussa puts up the stop sign... Robinson will stay at second We are going to have a pinch hitter Willie McCovey will bat for Herb Pennock It will be the lefthand hitting, McCovey against the righty Rodney McCovey is hitting righties for a .167 average Change up... McCovey was way out in front... Strike Three Two gone for Left Outs Time is running out for them They need a touchdown! FOFC is certainly in the catbird seat Change of pace Robinson is way out in front STRIKE THREE swinging Number 3 so far today for Rodney And that will do it for Left Outs FOFC wins 11 to 1 Williams gets credit for the win Sutton takes the loss The hitting star for FOFC was Jeeberoni Potpie He was 1 for 3 with a homerun And that wraps things up So long from FOFC. |
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NICE.. glad to be providing some good innings
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GAME 19 - Saturday, April 21st - Boxscore
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Five in a row, bitches!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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11-06-2005, 10:57 AM
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nice win boys, loved the offense, lets keep it going
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Great job, guys!
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GAME 20 - Sunday, April 22nd - Radio Broadcast
Robinson hits one on the ground to the left side Jackie, who moves well, is motoring to first Nights wings it quickly to Potpie... OUT by a step One down for Left Outs Mickey Cochrane is still in the on-deck circle and Jimmie Foxx is looking for a bat in the dugout Hot line drive to second Treacy jumps He grabs it for the out Score It: 4 Two down Babson retires two in a row Ball four is the call Babson can't believe the call And barks at the home plate umpire The ump points out at Babson Foxx takes first base Fastball, up in the strike zone Swung on... It's a swinging bunt... Nights charges in, barehands it THROWS TO SECOND!... OUT AT SECOND! Score this one a force out That's three outs here in the top of the first At the end of one half inning, for Left Outs No runs, no hits, no errors and one man left on base FOFC is coming to bat High hard fastball, swung on... It's a grounder hammered at second... Robinson is there... IT'S INTO RIGHT!!... It took a HIGH hop right over him! That's a single for Tucker Hit and run... Nights misses the pitch! The steal attempt... It's a pitchout! Cochrane steps out... Tucker takes off! The peg... Cochrane with a strong throw, but... It ends up in center field That's 7 stolen bases for Tucker this year Give Cochrane an error on the throw Dribbler to short Tucker is coming home Vaughan grabs it Over to Stargell Got him! Score It: 6-3 One gone in the bottom of the 1st Up next is Persimmon Pflaggstettler He's having a fine year so far There's a long drive... Its' way back there... Duke Snider is at the wall... (Possible HR or Out Fielding ability: Great,) He's jumping for it... He's got it!!! What a great play by Snider! It's a high fly ball into shallow right Robinson runs in... He calls for it... Robinson yells "take it" And Robinson puts it away Potpie is retired on a lazy fly to right The side is retired One run, one hit and one error Time for a break, just in time, by the way as I've just been handed a ballpark hotdog As Humphrey Bogart once said A hotdog at the ballpark is better than steak at the Ritz Fastball over the plate Goslin swings and sends a shot to deep right-center Tucker and Pflaggstettler are converging toward the fence Pflaggstettler has a chance... He goes up for it... Man alive! He pulls it down! Fantastic play by Persimmon One gone for Left Outs Swing and a miss Struck him out Number 32 on the season for Babson That's the second out of the inning Time to check the scoreboard AL Post WWII slipping by Japanese League 2 to 0 Caribbean is on top of NL Pre WWII 2 to 0 NL Post WWII leads Negro League II 1 to 0 Negro League I slipping by AL Pre WWII 2 to 0 Turn of Century and Old Timers have yet to score Dead Ball Era and Late 20th are scoreless And in our contest FOFC ahead 1 to 0 Stargell lifts a long fly ball... Heading into right... Hit pretty good, carrying very well... Pflaggstettler heading back... IT'S OUTTA HERE, A HOME RUN! Vaughan slaps a hard grounder past second Pflaggstettler is over to pick it up He tosses it back to second Vaughan will hold with a clean single Base hit to right for Roberts Vaughan is being held at second by Tony LaRussa Vaughan will stay at second Fastball... just outside And Robinson will take first on the walk Everybody will move up a base... Bases are waterlogged, with Mickey Cochrane due up The pitch is low It bounces away from Bullock! He's got it But there's no throw. It's scored a wild pitch. Cochrane swings and lifts one toward left Ton 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 Left Outs After 1 and a half innings, Left Outs on top 2 to 1 There's a towering fly ball hit by Palmer Robinson sprints over, and makes the catch One up, one down Bullock hits a fly ball to center Duke Snider camps under it He's got it That's two away Swung on and hit sharply to short Vaughan plays it on one bounce Over to Stargell... Out of there! The All Stars go down in order It's the bottom of the 2nd STRIKE THREE, CALLED! Snider cuts on a curve that misses in the dirt That ball is trapped nicely by Bullock Snider was badly fooled by Babson's big breaking curve STRIKE THREE! Duke was a little overanxious That's two up, two down Comebacker, right to Babson Over to Potpie for the easy out That wraps up the inning for Left Outs By the way, Left Outs is 4 and 6 in their last ten games It's a routine fly into right Robinson ranges over and reaches up He grabs it for the out One down for FOFC Brian Babson is still in the on-deck circle and A. J. Tucker is looking for a bat in the dugout Babson swings and misses STRIKE THREE! Roberts strikes out Brian Babson Two up, two down for the All Stars It's a Texas Leaguer to left Here comes Goslin... He is really motoring... He reaches down... But catches it on one hop! Tucker is on with a bloop single to left Tucker is taking his lead from first Tucker held closely by Roberts Base hit to right for Nights Dick Howser is waving Tucker to third... The throw is cut off... That holds Nights at first He rips a grounder to short Taken by Vaughan Over to first In time! Score It: 6-3 The All Stars fail to capitalize So for FOFC in the bottom of the 3rd, No runs, 2 hits, no errors and 2 men left on base d 2 men left on base Robinson swings and hits a high fly to right It is right along the line... Pflaggstettler is over at the fence... reaches... It's going to be close... Just out of the reach of Pflaggstettler Foul ball into the seats He would have had a chance in most other parks Only a smidgen of foul ground out there at FOFC Stadium . . . Robinson back in the box And here comes the next pitch Fly ball to right Pflaggstettler is under it He makes the grab That's one away Fastball, lined to right... Base hit for Stargell... Pflaggstettler over...Grabs it on the big hop... Fires it back in... Holding Stargell at first It's a rocket over second Treacy leaps He's got it! Quickly over to first Double play! That wraps up the inning for Left Outs So After 3 and a half innings Left Outs has 2 runs, 4 hits and one error While FOFC has one run, 3 hits and no errors Left Outs has left 3 stranded FOFC has failed to bring home 2 Potpie really smacks this one He was waiting on the change At the fence... Snider can't get this one It's gone, just over the fence! Potpie has just tied the game at 2 a piece Slow ground ball Vaughan is charging it He fires it to first He's OUT One down, nobody on Game tied Sharp breaking curveball... Bullock reaches for it... Hits a two bouncer right to Vaughan... Grabs it easily... Fires a bullet to Stargell at first! Bullock is out easily Two down Cochrane asks for a new ball He calls time and trots out to the mound A conference going on between Cochrane and Roberts Sinking fastball... Ton swings... Raps a hard ground ball right at Foxx... He snares it easily, throws to first... Out by a step FOFC is retired... But they come up with 1 run to tie it After 4 innings, it's all even at 2 Roberts takes the pitch... That one is low for a ball... WAIT The umpire says that one caught the knees Roberts is out on strikes One down for Left Outs Jackie Robinson is in the on-deck circle ready to make his way to the plate for Left Outs Robinson swings and misses STRIKE THREE! Babson strikes out Jackie Robinson We're all tied up at 2 with two away Let's check some other scores as well Japanese League leads AL Post WWII 3 to 2 Nomura has hit his 3rd homerun for Japanese League Caribbean is in front of NL Pre WWII 5 to 2 Mendez comfortably ahead for Caribbean NL Post WWII toppling Negro League II 7 to 0 Bench has hit his 1st homerun for NL Post WWII Negro League I leads AL Pre WWII 3 to 2 Turn of Century is edging Old Timers 2 to 1 Dead Ball Era is edging Late 20th 1 to 0 Grounded towards first Potpie grabs it IT'S A RACE TO THE BAG SAFE! Foxx swings hard... Nobody is going to get this one... Yes sir! Foxx will have himself a single And he extends his hitting streak to 12 games! 1 for 2 on the afternoon Cochrane takes third Off speed pitch on the way... And Snider watches it go by for the third strike That retires the side... Duke Snider fails to come Through in the clutch That's something you won't see very often It is a slow change... Treacy's not at all fooled He hits it squarely... It is heading out to right-center almost on a line... Very well hit ball by Sean Snider is running after it... He hopes to play it off the fence He picks it up on the second bounce He turns and gets it back into the infield Treacy slides into second base but it was not necessary Two-bagger for the FOFC second baseman It's a shallow fly by Babson Snider runs in, calls for it He makes the catch with a snap of his glove Babson is out That is one down now for FOFC in the bottom of the 5th Sparky Anderson takes a trip to the mound... A few words are exchanged between Cochrane and Robin Roberts Vaughan and Robinson join them Probably going over the signs Treacy is on second base... with a good eye They don't want to let the All Stars gain any advantage Paaahhhhhpped it up....... Vaughan makes the easy catch! The score is knotted at 2 with two away this inning Grounded down the line Foxx grabs it Over to first In time! Score It: 5-3 That does it for FOFC in the 5th They leave 1 on base 3 stranded so far today And Goslin will sit down... strike three called One up, one down for Left Outs Hot line drive to short Nights makes a great catch! Score It: 6 Two up, two down for Left Outs A slider by Babson Stargell gets good wood on it... Tucker back-pedals quickly... Up with his glove... Out! And that will do it for Left Outs Grounded down the line Taken by Foxx His throw to first GOT HIM! Score It: 5-3 FOFC with one away Roberts steps off the mound as he waits for Jeeberoni Potpie to come to the plate It's grounded past the mound Robinson races to his right Vaughan to his left Vaughan scoops it up Throws on one bounce to Stargell... Jeeberoni beats it out! Back door breaking ball... And it's in there... Palmer looks at strike three Two down for FOFC in the bottom of the 6th The score is tied at 2 Base hit to right for Bullock Potpie is racing towards third... The throw is cut off... That holds Bullock at first He is way out in front STRIKE THREE swinging Roberts had him fishing as he pulled the string on that pitch That's it for FOFC FOFC has 2 runs, 7 hits and no errors While Left Outs has 2 runs, 6 hits and one error FOFC has now left 4 runners stranded 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! Vaughan is tearing around second... He's digging for third! He slides... SAFE AT THIRD! Vaughan stretched it into a triple with some dazzling speed on the bases We are going to have a pinch hitter Harry Heilmann will bat for Robin Roberts It will be the righthand hitting, Heilmann against the righty Babson Heilmann is hitting righties for a .182 average Heilmann squares around He bunts the ball . . . It's popped up... Caught by J.Potpie a poor bunt by Heilmann One away While we wait for the next batter Let's see what's happening in other games Japanese League is edging AL Post WWII 3 to 2 Caribbean is in front of NL Pre WWII 5 to 2 NL Post WWII toppling Negro League II 7 to 0 Gibson enjoying the big NL Post WWII lead Negro League I is on top of AL Pre WWII 4 to 2 Leonard has hit his 4th homerun for Negro League I Turn of Century is edging Old Timers 4 to 3 Dead Ball Era is in front of Late 20th 3 to 0 And here in FOFC The score is knotted at 2 The squeeze play is on! It's hit a little hard Potpie is up with it... Fires home Vaughan barrels into Bullock! HE HOLDS ON TO THE BALL! OUT And there's two away Robinson takes a walking lead Robinson has stolen 3 bases in 4 attempts in 1900 Babson throws over to first... He puts nothin' on it... Just a bluff... Now he is set again... Spins and fires one to first... The tag... SAFE! Time is called by the umpire! Babson is a little upset He's been called for a balk! The runner Robinson is waved to second base And Cochrane will sit down... strike three called That's all for Left Outs in the top of the 7th... After 6 and a half innings, the score is tied, 2-all It's time for the 7th inning stretch! Early Wynn will be coming on to pitch for Left Outs Early has appeared in 9 games this season with a record of 0-3 In 17 innings, he has an 6.88 ERA Robin Roberts has finished his work here this afternoon What a pitch... strike three Wynn put that one on the black, a perfect pitch And there's one away Gunner swings and hits one down the line It'll be in there for extra bases The ball is kicking around in the corner Gunner is heading for second The ball comes in... A whistling two-bagger for Stan Gunner Base hit to left for Tucker Dick Howser is waving the runner home... The throw is coming home... Aggressive baserunning by FOFC... Not cut-off... Gunner scores! Trailing runner advances. Swung on and hit right at short Arky Vaughan up with it... Looks Tucker back to second Then fires it to Stargell for the out Two down Looks like Pflaggstettler will be given a free pass here And he is... that's four wide ones Jeeberoni Potpie is the batter due up next Drilled deep to left field This one is deep! GOOD-BYE MR. SPALDING! That is Jeeberoni Potpie's 8th home run of the year. Palmer fights one off his fists It's lined weakly to the left of short Vaughan is over quickly Easy out That is the third out for FOFC here in the last of the seventh The attendance has just been announced at 45443 Foxx skies one very high The ball drifts a bit Bullock calls for it Puts it away! Off speed pitch on the way... And Snider watches it go by for the third strike Snider stood there like a bump on a log 3 strike outs for Snider today Two away for Left Outs They trail FOFC by 4 They have only 4 outs to score 4 runs Never a good sign when those two numbers are equal Goslin swings... Hits the fastball on the ground... Down the line at first... Potpie trying to backhand it... Can't get a glove on it It's into right field for a hit Robinson swings and misses Strike three Robinson didn't have a good cut at that pitch And that will do it for Left Outs Billy Bullock offers at the curveball, but checks his swing Oh, Bullock couldn't get the bat out of the way It's a soft line drive to Arky Vaughan for the out Bullock never even left the batter's box With one down Stargell yells something out to Wynn Early nods his head Screaming liner towards short Vaughan makes a nice play on it Score It: 6 Two up, two down for the All Stars We're in the bottom of the 8th Sharp slider, catches the outside corner Treacy swings at it... Hammers a hard grounder right at third Picked up smoothly... Throw to first... IT'S OFF THE BAG!!... Stargell grabs it, turns back to the bag NOT IN TIME! Treacy is SAFE! That'll be an error on that play Score It: E5 Treacy to first Treacy extends his lead towards second Wynn holds the runner The ball is low and outside Did he go around? The umpire says no Ball four For Gunner, that's 1 walk today Hit in the air to left Camped under it is Goslin And he has it After 8 innings FOFC ahead 6 to 2 Knowles misses low on that one Stargell draws the walk Number 1 today by Knowles Lifted in the air, back this way The catcher, Bullock, will take it for the out FOFC gets the first out of the inning Sparky Anderson will send up a pinch hitter Chick Hafey steps out of the dugout! He will be up there against Knowles Knowles' pitch is a rising fastball Hafey tries to hold up Ball four Bullock points down to first He did not go around A slider by Knowles Robinson gets good wood on it... Tucker back-pedals quickly... Up with his glove... Just out of his reach...! A. J. runs it down... throws it back in to the cut-off man All runners advace two on that one Robinson is standing on second We are going to have a pinch hitter Hack Wilson will bat for Mickey Cochrane It will be the righthand hitting, Wilson against the lefty Knowles Wilson is hitting southpaws for a .188 average Wilson rips a scorcher towards the third base side Palmer dives to his right Takes it on one hop He's up... Fires to first Potpie scoops it out of the dirt OUT! Nice play Two down Due up next is Jimmie Foxx Let's see what happens now Looks like Foxx will be given a free pass here And he is... That's four wide ones That'll set up a force at any base and bring Duke Snider up to the plate Srike three! Well that is 4 on the afternoon for Snider He earns himself a silver sombrero! And that will do it for Left Outs FOFC wins 6 to 3 Babson gets credit for the win Kronside notches the save Wynn takes the loss The hitting star for FOFC was Jeeberoni Potpie He was 3 for 4 with 2 homeruns! He also knocked in 4 runs And that wraps things up So long from FOFC. |
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11-06-2005, 09:30 PM
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GAME 20 - Sunday, April 22nd - Boxscore
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11-06-2005, 11:58 PM
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There we go, much better!
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11-07-2005, 06:36 AM
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FOFC Manager Update
Having survived the short run of poor pitching and seeing our record at 18 and 2, I decide I'm safe to resume reading the daily paper. |
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The National Herald - Monday, April 23rd
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Does the newspaper man not realize that I've hit dingers in SIX consecutive games? That's gotta be a DL record...
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GAME 21 - Monday, April 23rd - Radio Broadcast
Robinson rips one to center He hit it right on the nose... Tucker is off to the races... He is coming fast... He dives... OUT! Nice play by A. J. Tucker One down for Left Outs Mickey Cochrane is in the on-deck circle ready to make his way to the plate for Left Outs Cochrane swings and lifts one toward center Tucker drifts over slowly... He is under it now... And makes the easy catch... That is the second out here in the top of the 1st Nights comes in to kibitz with Nielsen While we have a moment, let me set the outfield distances for you It's 318 feet down the line in left 399 feet to left-center 408 feet to straight-away center field Then over in right-center it's 385 feet from home plate and 314 feet to the right field foul pole Heilmann lines one over short for a single He rounds the bag hard and starts for second Oh, look at that throw by Stan Gunner Heilmann scrambles back to first and holds There's a high pop fly to the outfield A. J. Tucker moves to his left He makes the catch Wait, he bobbles it! Tucker grabs it with his bare hand for the out After one-half inning It's Left Outs nothing, the All Stars coming up Tucker rips one to right He hit it right on the nose... Heilmann is off to the races... He is coming fast... He dives... OUT! Nice play by Harry Heilmann One up, one down He misses outside Ball four Pflaggstettler sends a scorcher to short Vaughan takes it on one hop Fires to Robinson for one Back to Robinson for the double play! In the dirt That's ball four Fastball, a dandy... Steee Rike THREE swinging! Frank looked like Casey on that pitch Went for the HIGH CHEESE! That's one away Bouncer up the middle and past Jeff Nights... Base hit into center field! Third base coach Tony LaRussa holds the runner, Wilson Nubber to first Potpie trots to the bag Score It: 3 One more chance for Left Outs in the top of the 2nd Bouncer to short Nights grabs it His throw to first GOT HIM! Score It: 6-3 And that's the final out of the inning FOFC has no runs, no hits and no errors While Left Outs has no runs, 2 hits and no errors Left Outs has left 3 men on base today It's a wicked breaking ball Out of the strike zone Potpie checks his swing Cochrane appeals to the first base umpire Take a seat, Jeeberoni FOFC with one away Jenkins steps off the mound as he waits for Deacon Palmer to come to the plate Sinking fastball... Palmer swings... Raps a hard ground ball right at Vaughan... He snares it easily, throws to first... Out by a step Two down It hits Gunner on the elbow Gunner throws the bat away and sprints to first base There's a long drive... Its' way back there... Goose Goslin is at the wall... (Possible HR or Out Fielding ability: Good,) He's jumping for it... He's got it!!! What a great play by Goslin! Robinson hits a screamer at Jeff Nights Nights takes it with the backhand... The throw is short... Potpie scoops it on one hop Robinson is out! Nice play by Potpie One up, one down here in the top of the 3rd Swung on...and it's in the air to the left side Backing just a bit is Gunner And he pulls it in And there's two away Heilmann swings at the change-up... Pounds it good!... It's going into deep left Gunner is racing back... He's at the fence... But he might as well wave that one goodbye It's gone! Quite a shot by Heilmann Traveling about 425 feet That's home run number 5 for him He also has 13 RBI's now It's popped behind home plate Hays throws down his mask He's running back At the screen... The wind blows it right into the screen . . . Foxx back in the box And here comes the next pitch Foxx tries to hold up Hays points down at the first base umpire The ump says he went around STRIKE THREE! That's all for Left Outs After 2 and a half innings in FOFC this afternoon, Left Outs ahead 1 to 0 Fly ball to right Heilmann is under it He makes the grab And there's one away Smashed to the mound Jenkins grabs it Over to Robinson Got him! Score It: 1-3 Two gone for FOFC Baltimore chop Into right for a single! Tucker takes a walking lead Tucker has stolen 7 bases in 8 attempts in 1900 Tucker held closely by Jenkins Changeup... Ties Nights up in knots An awkward swinging strike three! So that's it for FOFC They fail to score against Jenkins In the bottom of the 3rd for FOFC No runs, one hit, no errors and one man left on base Wilson swings and misses STRIKE THREE! Nielsen strikes out Hack Wilson That's the first out of the inning Two more to go There's a ground ball into the hole Palmer and Nights converge on it It's picked by Palmer who fires to first OUT is the call Close play!! That's the second out of the inning Right down the middle... strike three Goslin must have been looking for something else He just froze on that pitch That's it for Left Outs Here at FOFC Stadium, After 3 and a half innings, Left Outs has one run, 3 hits and no errors While FOFC has no runs, one hit and no errors Left Outs has left 3 on base FOFC has stranded 2 It's wide... he missed with a slider Pflaggstettler will stroll down to first He continues to get on base with regularity He has a .452 OBP this year Smashed to third Foxx comes up with it Throw to second for one To first Not in time! Score It: 5-4 The runner on first, Pflaggstettler, is out One down for FOFC Deacon Palmer is in the on-deck circle ready to make his way to the plate for FOFC Swung on and missed by Palmer, he's down on strikes Two gone here in the bottom of the 4th We want to welcome the FOFC "Sportsman Club" to the game today We hope you enjoy your trip to the ballpark Swung on...and it's in the air to the left side Backing just a bit is Goslin And he pulls it in That's all for the All Stars After 4 innings in FOFC this afternoon, Left Outs on top 1 to 0 Shallow fly ball Pflaggstettler charging HE DIVES... HE CAN'T GET IT! Vaughan stops at first That's a single Jenkins fouls off the bunt attempt The count goes to 1 and 2, we'll have to see if they keep the bunt play on Jenkins squares He bunts it . . . It's popped up... Caught by R.Nielsen He throws trying to double off the runner... Safe, but it was close! One away While we wait for the next batter Let's see what's happening in other games AL Post WWII leads Japanese League 4 to 3 Doby has hit his 1st homerun for AL Post WWII Caribbean is in front of NL Pre WWII 3 to 0 Cuellar comfortably ahead for Caribbean Nielsen's pitch is a rising fastball Robinson tries to hold up Ball four Hays points down to first He did not go around Nielsen loses him Cochrane heads down to first Robinson and Vaughan move up a base Bases are waterlogged Screaming liner towards second Treacy makes a nice play on it Score It: 4 Two down Jimmie Foxx is due up next Hanging curve... Swung on... Foxx turned that one around in a BIG WAY... Forget it, that one is long gone... a home run Gunner didn't even move Swing and a miss Struck him out Number 37 on the season for Nielsen The All Stars finally get the side out But the damage has been done... 4 runs cross the plate for the Leftovers After 4 and a half innings, Left Outs ahead 5 to 0 Grounded towards the sack Taken by Foxx His throw to first GOT HIM! Score It: 5-3 Left Outs gets the first out of the inning Right down the middle... strike three Treacy must have been looking for something else He just froze on that pitch That's two away Grounded towards first Robinson grabs it IT'S A RACE TO THE BAG OUT! That wraps up the inning for FOFC By the way, FOFC is 9 and 1 in their last ten games Robinson hits a hot shot on the ground Nights, a diving stop Long throw... He's out! OH! A sensational play! That brings this crowd roaring to its feet Jeff Nights made a diving stop to his right followed by a perfect throw to get the speedy Robinson And Frank Robinson has been robbed of a base hit What a remarkable effort by Nights One down for Left Outs Goose Goslin is still in the on-deck circle and Arky Vaughan is looking for a bat in the dugout It busts inside on Goslin And he can't get out of the way He was hit by the pitch! Goslin gets up and brushes himself off He is staring out at Fozborg Goslin walks slowly to first base There's a ground ball into the hole Palmer and Nights converge on it It's picked by Palmer who fires to first SAFE is the call by the ump Close play!! Jenkins squares He bunts at it . . . It's popped up... Caught by D.Palmer He throws trying to double off the runner... Safe, but it was close! With two gone, Left Outs on top 5 to 0 in the top of the 6th Swung on and popped up Hays grabs it for the out Score It: 2 That's all she wrote for this inning Left Outs has 5 runs, 6 hits and no errors While FOFC has no runs, one hit and no errors Left Outs has left 5 baserunners stranded today Fastball, belt high... Swung on... Tucker drills a drive down the line Goose Goslin racing towards the line... Dives for it, but can't make the play He does knock it down... He recovers quickly, tossing the ball in Vaughan has it as Tucker coasts into second base with a double Almost a great snag by Goslin Waist high fastball... juiced to deep center There goes Wilson Racing hard... He dives... Just misses it! A two bagger for Jeff Nights Curve, at the belt... Pflaggstettler times his swing... Hammers a long fly ball... Goose Goslin retreats toward the fence He leaps... It's gone, put that one on the board A home run!! Pounded on the ground to first Robinson to Jenkins covering first Score It: 3-1 One out Due up next is Deacon Palmer Palmer swings and hits one down the line It'll be in there for extra bases Heilmann plays it off the wall on a hop Palmer is heading for second Heilmann turns and fires Palmer slides head first... and beats the throw A whistling two-bagger for Deacon Palmer Gunner just gets a piece of it He 'nubs' it to second Robinson races in quickly... Barehands it... Over to first Just in time! The runner moves up easily... Here's the ump coming out To brush the plate clean There's two away A hard drive down the line Heilmann trying to track it down He can't get to it Hays running hard out of the box Heilmann has the ball Hays digging for 2nd He's slides in, Safe! Palmer scores from third! Treacy jack-knifes out of the way But it's in there! Treacy was really fooled on that strike three The side is retired 4 runs, 5 hits, no errors and one man left on base Time for a break, just in time, by the way as I've just been handed a ballpark hotdog As Humphrey Bogart once said A hotdog at the ballpark is better than steak at the Ritz Cochrane hits a deep fly to right-center Tucker is at the warning track He stumbles a little... Rights himself He won't get this one... it's off the fence Two-bagger for Mickey Cochrane Base hit to left for Heilmann Tony LaRussa won't risk sending the runner home... Runner holds. Sinker over the inside corner Ripped at... Foxx manages a grounder to Palmer... No problem with the hop... The throw... Wide of the bag at first The ball caroms into right field Pflaggstettler runs it down Foxx jogs into second Give Palmer a a two base throwing error Score It: E5 Cochrane scores from third! Heilmann takes third Foxx to second Groundball to third Tony LaRussa won't risk sending the runner home... Wilson is retired on the groundout Slider, hit to deep left-center... Tucker won't catch that one... That will plate a pair... Tucker retrieves the ball, throws it in Frank coasts into secondbase Give him a double and two ribbies Fastball OUCH! It hit Goslin! A slider by Fozborg Vaughan gets good wood on it... Tucker back-pedals quickly... Up with his glove... Out! With that putout Fozborg only needs one more out to get out of this inning But 3 runs already across for Left Outs STRIKE THREE! He swung on a ball that was in the dirt Jenkins was overanxious up there That was almost a wild pitch That ends the top of the 7th 3 runs, 3 hits, one error and 2 men left on base After 6 and a half innings, Left Outs leads by 4 It's time for the 7th inning stretch! Hard high fastball Terp slams a one hopper down the line Robinson grabs it behind the bag He waves off Jenkins He easily beats Terp by several steps So one up and one gone Base hit to center for Tucker Hack Wilson is trying to get to it This might be stretched into a double! No... he decides to hold up Lined hard to short Vaughan leaps He snares it for the out! Score It: 6 Two down Cochrane asks for a new ball He calls time and trots out to the mound A conference going on between Cochrane and Jenkins Base hit to left for Pflaggstettler Third base coach Dick Howser thinks he can make it... Here comes Tucker... The throw is cut off... That holds Pflaggstettler at first The pitch is way inside at the knees Potpie hits the dirt... It is a bad time for Ferguson Jenkins to be getting so wild That loads them up for FOFC There's a pop fly into short center Wilson has got a long run He grabs it Nice play! Score It: 8 That is the third out for FOFC here in the last of the seventh The attendance has just been announced at 32924 Robinson fights one off his fists It's a slow roller to third Palmer is in quickly Nice throw to first In plenty of time to get Jackie One up, one down for Left Outs Curve, a beauty... Strike three looking! Kronside punches him out! Two away Heilmann 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 Heilmann is retired Nice play by the FOFC short stop That does it in the top of the 8th Now a brief message from our hosts This is the Strat-O-Matic Broadcast System We are pleased you joined us for today's ballgame Now back to baseball where After 7 and a half innings, Left Outs leads 8 to 4 Fastball, swung on and missed Take a seat Mr. Gunner! One gone for FOFC Hays gets a good cut at it... He lifts it high and deep toward left Goslin is heading back... At the fence It is just over for a home run! Goslin slaps his glove in disgust Treacy rips a hard grounder to the left of third And on by the diving Vaughan Treacy takes a big turn at first...but holds up Nice hustle by Goslin to get that ball in quickly Base hit to right for Gonzalez Third base coach Dick Howser doesn't want to gamble Nothing ventured, nothing gained... Treacy will stay at second The pitch is in for a strike It gets away from Cochrane There go the runners No play on either Score it a passed ball on Cochrane Flyball to center it's caught Treacy tags up and scores easily Gonzalez has a chance to move up... Gonzalez will hold at second base Big slow curve... Swung on... Nights lofts a high fly, not very deep Goslin settling under it... Has it... NO HE DROPS IT!!! Nights rounds first, but holds up as Goslin quickly recovers and throws it back it That ball hit the heel of his glove And just popped out for an error Score It: E7 Gonzalez takes third Nights to first Grounded into the hole Nice play by Robinson Robinson flips to Jenkins covering Score It: 3-1 The All Stars get 2 in the bottom of the 8th After 8 innings, Left Outs leads by 2 Long fly to center Tucker has a long run... He's there and hauls it in Foxx is retired on a fairly deep fly With one down Gonzalez yells something out to Kronside Jace nods his head Wilson hits it sharply on the ground... into the hole at third Palmer dives for it... He's up with it... a strong throw to first... GOT HIM!!! A sparkling play by the third baseman, Deacon Palmer! Two men gone, nobody on Left Outs leads by 2 Struck him out on a fastball Robinson goes down swinging That wraps up the inning for Left Outs Time to check out the rest of the scores These scores are final... Japanese League downed AL Post WWII 9 to 7 Caribbean topped NL Pre WWII 3 to 0 And in our matchup Left Outs ahead 8 to 6 Sinking fastball... Blade swings... Raps a hard ground ball right at Foxx... He snares it easily, throws to first... Out by a step With one down, up next is Deacon Palmer To be followed by Stan Gunner Palmer pounds a grounder toward Vaughan at short Arky moves in front of it... Whoops... a bad bounce But Vaughan stayed with it Over to first and Palmer is retired Nice play by the Left Outs short stop It's a smash over first Robinson leaps Just over his outstretched glove Gunner makes a wide turn at first He will hold at first The ball comes in quickly Base hit to right for Hays Gunner is racing towards third... The throw is cut off... That holds Hays at first Sparky Anderson is visiting the umpire... He'll be making a double switch Don Drysdale has been called from the bullpen And Willie McCovey will come in as the first baseman The Whiff! Swung on the HIGH CHEESE! And that will do it for FOFC Left Outs wins 8 to 6 Jenkins gets credit for the win Drysdale notches the save Nielsen takes the loss The hitting star for Left Outs was Jimmie Foxx He was 1 for 5 with a homerun He also knocked in 4 runs And that wraps things up So long from FOFC. |
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GAME 21 - Monday, April 23rd - Boxscore
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11-07-2005, 09:28 PM
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And there goes the homer streak. Those damn Sports Illustrated guys must have jinxed me...
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11-07-2005, 10:13 PM
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I actually got a hit. WOOOOO!!!!!
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11-07-2005, 10:15 PM
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I didn't.
 I really need to pull out of this slump, it's making me look REALLY bad... /tk
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11-07-2005, 10:21 PM
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Freaking Palmer has a good game and I can't get back in the lineup. C'mon, you know the team needs my glove!
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11-08-2005, 07:36 AM
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FOFC Manager Update
I wake up following last nights tough loss. It was a difficult one to swallow, but I was pleased they the team kept fighting back. We actually out hit the Left Outs, and followed up their 4 run 5th with our own 4 run inning in the 6th. That was great character in my opinion. I also felt like Nielsen pitched better than his line in the box scores would indicate, but that hanging curve to Foxx was brutal and the free passes before that just killed him. Tonight Mighty will get a chance to redeem himself following his bad outing 5 games ago. I fix myself a couple fried egg sandwiches and start reading the morning paper... Last edited by Breeze : 11-08-2005 at 07:37 AM. |
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11-08-2005, 07:41 AM
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The National Herald - Tuesday, April 24th
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FOFC Manager Update
Because we were facing a screwballing lefty, I decided to make a few changes in the lineup. I let Persimmon sit and I put Gazelle in the outfield, because Gazelle is so tough on lefties. I put Terp in at short. Terp is a lefty who hits lefties well so I'm going to give it a shot. |
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11-08-2005, 10:07 PM
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GAME 22 - Tuesday, April 24th - Radio Broadcast
Slow ground ball Treacy is charging it He fires it to first He's OUT With one gone NL Pre WWII will have Pie Traynor coming up Soft liner to second Treacy jumps He makes a nice play on it Score It: 4 That's two away Terp comes over from his shortstop position to say a few words to Mighty Rogers Hornsby will be next up, A dangerous hitter, no doubt about it... Swung on and chopped down the third base line Palmer stabs at it He's got it! Over to first... GOT HIM! What a nice play by Deacon Palmer That wraps up the inning for NL Pre WWII By the way, NL Pre WWII is 6 and 4 in their last ten games Good slider, inside part of the plate Tucker gets the bat on it... Slams a sharp grounder to the right side Hornsby grabs it... Throws to first... OUT! One away in the bottom of the 1st for FOFC Terp hits a fly ball to right Mel Ott camps under it He's got it Two down Carl Hubbell retires the first two batters in a row Extra base hit to center for Palmer Kiki Cuyler is trying to get to it This one is rolling to the wall... This might be stretched into an inside the park homerun! No... he decides to hold up Potpie rips a fastball down the line This one may have the distance... But will it be fair? It is heading right at the foul pole... It is.... A foul ball! . . . Potpie back in the box And here comes the next pitch Topped in front of home Taken by Hartnett Over to first In time! Score It: 2-3 That retires the side... Potpie fails to come through in the clutch For FOFC, No runs, one hit, no errors and one man left on base There's a ground ball into the hole Palmer and Terp converge on it It's picked by Terp who fires to first OUT is the call Close play!! One up, one down Cuyler swings and misses STRIKE THREE! Mighty strikes out Kiki Cuyler Two out, nobody on No score Curve in the dirt... and Medwick 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 Medwick went around Strike three, swinging 1-2-3, nothing across... Swung on and chopped down the third base line Traynor stabs at it He's got it! Over to first... GOT HIM! What a nice play by Pie Traynor One down in the 2nd Today the Boys Club stopped by for pictures and the kids had a great time There's a checked swing... But Ton gets a piece of it anyway It's a pop fly into center Cuyler comes in on it... Easy out Ton couldn't get his bat out of the way Two up, two down for the All Stars We're in the bottom of the 2nd The pitch is just inside and Gazelle holds up Hartnett points down at the first base umpire He gives the "safe" sign Gerald trots down to first... ball four Gazelle takes a short lead against the lefty Hubbell Hubbell steps off the rubber Looks Gazelle back to the bag He hits a tough grounder to short Frisch comes up with it Over to Terry Got him! Score It: 6-3 That's all for the All Stars... After 2 innings here at FOFC Stadium in FOFC, No score Sinking fastball... Hartnett swings... Raps a hard ground ball right at Terp... He snares it easily, throws to first... Out by a step FOFC gets the first out of the inning It's a high fly to deep center Tucker is on his horse It is carrying to the fence A. J. jumps... Catch at the fence by Tucker! Two down Breaking ball... It darts down and out as Hubbell swings way over it He was fooled completely Bullock loses it momentarily, but now finds the handle and tags Carl as he was heading for the dugout Mighty sets the Pre-Nationals down in order There's a towering fly ball hit by Mighty Medwick sprints over, and makes the catch And there's one away A. J. Tucker swings It's a line drive... Sizzles past Frisch into left... Base hit for Tucker... Medwick is over to cut it off... Now he tosses it in to the infield Tucker is on with a sharp single The runner goes Terp loves to hit and run... Grounded towards the bag Terry takes it to the bag himself The hit and run moves the runner up. Score It: 3 That's two away They're not going to pitch to Palmer They'll give him an intentional pass Oh! Hubbell nearly threw ball four to the backstop Tucker bluffed a move toward third Low and away... ball four Potpie gets an 'Annie Oakley' That will load them up for Billy Bullock! That's hit deep to left-center This one is deep! Back she goes! Back! Back!! Back!!! HEY-HEY!!!! WOW! Get out the tape measure!!! Bullock extends his hitting streak to 11 games! That is Billy Bullock's 4th home run of the year. There's a ground ball between first and second OH, Terry snags it in short right field He throws it to the pitcher covering the bag OUT is the call What a play by Terry That'll do it in the bottom of the 3rd 4 runs, 2 hits and no errors FOFC on top 4 to 0 And now we'll pause for station identification This is your Strat-O-Matic Broadcast System... Frisch hits a three hopper towards Deacon Palmer Palmer scoops it and fires it to first for the out One down for NL Pre WWII Pie Traynor is in the on-deck circle ready to make his way to the plate for NL Pre WWII Curve ball... Traynor swings and misses by a mile The bottom dropped out of that one! A wicked pitch! Two gone for NL Pre WWII High and away Ball four Base hit to center for Ott Casey Stingle puts up the stop sign... Hornsby will stay at second Base hit to center for Cuyler Casey Stingle will send the runner home... The throw is cut off... And that allows the run to score This one is hit a mile high! Terp grabs it for the out Medwick chokes in the clutch! Score It: 6 That's it for NL Pre WWII Here at FOFC Stadium, After 3 and a half innings, FOFC has 4 runs, 3 hits and no errors While NL Pre WWII has one run, 2 hits and no errors NL Pre WWII has left 2 on base FOFC has stranded 2 Gazelle swings and hits one down the line It'll be in there for extra bases Ott plays it off the wall on a hop Gazelle is heading for second Ott turns and fires Gazelle slides head first... and beats the throw A whistling two-bagger for Gerald Gazelle Treacy goes after the curve... He pulls it into left field It's hooking away from Medwick... Running hard, he's there... Makes the catch Gazelle will hold on second base There's one out in the bottom of the 4th Hartnett walks half way to the mound Says something to Hubbell... With Gazelle on second He's probably making sure that Hubbell keeps him close Base hit to left for Mighty Dick Howser is waving the runner home... The throw is cut off... And that allows the run to score Base hit to center for Tucker Dick Howser puts up the stop sign... Mighty will stay at second Swung on...and it's in the air to the right side Backing just a bit is Ott And he pulls it in That's out number two Pre-Nationals' pitching coach, Johnny Allen, is out to talk with Hubbell Looks like he wants to go over something with him Hit on the ground to short Taken by Frisch His throw to first GOT HIM! Score It: 6-3 That's all for the All Stars After 4 innings in FOFC this evening, FOFC on top 5 to 1 Hartnett swings He slices it down the right field line Gazelle is on the warning track The ball is going,...going Just foul! Missed by a whisker . . . Hartnett back in the box And here comes the next pitch Hartnett hits a screamer at Sean Treacy Treacy takes it with the backhand... The throw is short... Potpie scoops it on one hop Hartnett is out! Nice play by Potpie That's one away Terry starts... but lays off the pitch upstairs Ball four, Mighty walks him We are going to have a pinch hitter Paul Waner will bat for Carl Hubbell It will be the lefthand hitting, Waner against the lefty Mighty Waner is hitting soutpaws for a .286 average Waner gets under this one It's popped high in the air to second Treacy is waving everybody off Waner is retired Two down Bullock asks for a new ball He calls time and trots out to the mound A conference going on between Bullock and Mighty Frisch sits on the change up He lofts a fly ball towards Ton Ton gliding under it... Appears to lose sight of it Has it again... And makes the catch in medium left No runs for NL Pre WWII in the top of the 5th FOFC ahead 5 to 1 We'll be right back Dazzy Vance will be coming on to pitch for NL Pre WWII Dazzy has appeared in 5 games this season He has a record of 1-0 in 9 innings His ERA stands at 1.04 Swung on and hit sharply to second Hornsby plays it on one bounce Over to Terry... Out of there! One out Due up next is Billy Bullock It's a wicked breaking ball Out of the strike zone Bullock checks his swing Hartnett appeals to the first base umpire Take a seat, Billy And there's two away 1 Base Error By G.Hartnett Score It: E2 Ton to first That's ball four Gazelle trots down to first Ton is already down on second A high hopper to second Hornsby grabs it His throw to first GOT HIM! Score It: 4-3 That does it for FOFC in the 5th They leave 2 on base 4 stranded so far today Traynor drives one into right Gerald Gazelle sprints over to make the play One gone for NL Pre WWII The batter checks his swing Here's the appeal Hornsby held up, and draws a walk Mighty isn't happy at all with that call Ott laces a clean base hit into the outfield He rounds first, but will hold there Hornsby moves up 90 feet It's inside and bounds off the catcher's mitt That'll be a passed ball Long fly ball to left Ton turns and runs He grabs it Nice play! Hornsby is tagging up He'll make it easily Score It: 7 That's out number two The Pre-Nationals have chipped away at the All Stars' lead They've scored 1 run in the inning FOFC leads 5 to 2 Ground ball to first Potpie takes it to the bag himself Score It: 3 We're in the middle of the 6th FOFC still leads 5-2 Mighty cuts on a curve that misses in the dirt That ball is trapped nicely by Hartnett Mighty was badly fooled by Vance's big breaking curve STRIKE THREE! Al was a little overanxious One away for FOFC here in the bottom of the 6th Tucker hits a grounder to short This should be an out Frankie Frisch bobbles it He can't make the throw It'll be an error on Frisch That's 2 errors committed by NL Pre WWII so far It's a scorching liner to the second baseman OUT! Hornsby didn't have to move! Tucker stays put That's the second out of the inning Tucker takes a walking lead Tucker has stolen 7 of 8 bases this year The runner can't seem to get a good lead Palmer swings and lofts one softly into left Medwick comes in... Settles under it And makes the catch As we head into the 7th the Pre-Nationals will try to get something going They trail by 3, 5-2 Hartnett takes the pitch STRIKE THREE, is the call Hartnett can't believe it and says something to the ump Chalk up a whiff for Mighty One away While we wait for the next batter Let's see what's happening in other games AL Post WWII is crushing AL Pre WWII 16 to 6 Dead Ball Era jumping all over Negro League II 11 to 2 McGinnity and Dead Ball Era are on cruise control Left Outs is on top of NL Post WWII 2 to 0 Turn of Century is edging Caribbean 2 to 1 Old Timers and Late 20th are all knotted at 3 Galvin battling Clemens And here in FOFC FOFC ahead 5 to 2 Fastball, swung on and missed Take a seat Mr. Terry! Two down Mighty retires two in a row Struck him out on a fastball Lombardi goes down swinging And that will do it for NL Pre WWII It's time for the 7th inning stretch! Leo Durochure will be bringing in a relief pitcher Jesse Haines has been called from the bullpen A few warm up tosses and we'll be set to go It's a wicked breaking ball Out of the strike zone Potpie checks his swing Hartnett appeals to the first base umpire He held up, ball four Never a good time for a lead-off walk But especially not late in the game Fastball... down and away... NO! It's called a strike And Bullock is outta there Low, ball four... Ton takes first A sharp breaking curve... Gazelle was waiting for it He hits it squarely... and well Medwick turns to chase it down... This one is going, going... GONE! Gerald Gazelle can touch them all Baltimore chop Into right for a single! Fouts swings a bit late on the heater... He still pops it pretty good towards left Unfortunately for Dan, Medwick is standing right there Easy out With two gone, FOFC ahead 8 to 2 in the bottom of the 7th A slider by Haines Tucker gets good wood on it... Cuyler back-pedals quickly... Up with his glove... Out! That is the third out for FOFC here in the last of the seventh The attendance has just been announced at 47992 There's a cue shot off the end of the bat by Frisch Terp makes the routine catch of the soft liner One up, one down for NL Pre WWII Traynor pounds a grounder toward Fouts at third Dan moves in front of it... Whoops... a bad bounce But Fouts stayed with it Over to first and Traynor is retired Nice play by the FOFC third baseman Hornsby swings and misses STRIKE THREE! Rodney strikes out Rogers Hornsby Rodney shuts down NL Pre WWII here in the top of the 8th So FOFC still with the lead as we go to a commercial break Hard slider, paints the inside corner Terp gets a piece of it... Slams a sharp grounder to the right side Terry grabs it... Races to first... Beats Terp for the out With one down Terry yells something out to Haines Jesse nods his head A high foul, straight back Hartnett doesn't know where the ball is Haines is pointing him to it Now Hartnett sees it... near the screen Nope, he can't make the catch... The ball is on the screen . . . Blade back in the box And here comes the next pitch Fly ball to right Ott is under it He makes the grab Two away now for FOFC They're ahead by 6 The All Stars have 8 hits on the evening Curve ball, just misses the corner That'll be ball four and a walk Haines has issued 3 bases on balls this evening Back door breaking ball... And it's in there... Bullock looks at strike three That will do it for FOFC Nip-and-tuck here at FOFC Stadium this evening NL Pre WWII coming in for their last shot They need 6 to tie, and only 7 to take the lead! Hmmmmmm...... Curveball in the dirt Swung on and missed...Strike three Bullock fumbles it, but quickly recovers to tag Ott While we wait for Kiki Cuyler to get a new bat Let's check the scoreboard These scores are final... AL Post WWII pulverized AL Pre WWII 16 to 6 Grove takes the loss, his record drops to 3-2 Hunter the winner, he's now 2-1 Dead Ball Era jumped all over Negro League II 11 to 3 McGinnity the winner, he's now 2-1 Holland takes the loss, his record drops to 0-1 NL Post WWII edged out Left Outs 3 to 2 Turn of Century squeezed by Caribbean 5 to 3 Old Timers squeezed by Late 20th 5 to 3 And here in FOFC FOFC leads 8 to 2 OK, let's see if NL Pre WWII can get back in this ballgame Currently down by 6 Cuyler tries to hold up, but can't He pops one into short center Tucker is coming in hard... Terp is racing with his back to the infield And neither is going to get it! Cuyler is on with the "excuse me" single! Medwick slaps a slow bouncer in front of second Blade races in He reaches down Scoops it up and fires to first Out! Cuyler advances on the play Two gone for NL Pre WWII Time is running out for them They need a touchdown! FOFC is certainly in the catbird seat He lays off the pitch Ball four, he walks Grounded down the line Gonzalez will take it himself Score It: 3 And that will do it for NL Pre WWII FOFC wins 8 to 2 Mighty gets credit for the win Hubbell takes the loss The hitting star for FOFC was Gerald Gazelle He was 2 for 2 with a homerun He also knocked in 3 runs And that wraps things up So long from FOFC. |
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GAME 22 - Tuesday, April 24th - Boxscore
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11-08-2005, 10:14 PM
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FOFC Manager Update
On the way back into the club house, while the players were on the field shaking hands and high fiving, Bob Hazzle says,"Must be nice to have a laugher on your birthday." I snap my head around and look at him. Howser who is right behind him starts laughing. "You didn't think we had forgotten did you?" he asks "Honestly? Yes." "Hurry up, shower and change. We have reservations at that new Italian joint everyones been talking about." Sal throws in. "I'm even excited about eating there." I nod, then Howser adds in, "Your wife is meeting us there." Now I smile and quicken my step. Last edited by Breeze : 11-09-2005 at 07:47 AM. |
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11-08-2005, 10:22 PM
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Well, at least I can play defense.
DANG IT I need to get out of this hitting slump. /tk
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11-08-2005, 11:24 PM
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Wow. My eye's still good, but I can't get a hit to save my life.
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11-09-2005, 07:45 AM
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The National Herald - Wednesday, April 25th
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11-09-2005, 08:20 AM
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Nothing like a perfect day at the plate in a win to improve your outlook on life.
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11-09-2005, 09:51 PM
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GAME 23 - Wednesday, April 25th - Radio Broadcast
He walked him, ball four The lead-off batter gets on here in the top of the 1st Frisch sneaks away from the base Hunter looks Frisch back He is unable to get his normal lead Waner pulls one to deep right-center Tucker is after it He can't bring it down Paul is running like a thief Here's the play at third... SAFE! Waner showed his great speed Triple number 2 of the year for Paul Waner Change up... Hornsby hits a high fly ball Tucker drifting under it... He makes the catch, but trips... And he is unable to make the throw Waner scores on the sac fly NL Pre WWII with one away Hunter steps off the mound as he waits for Chuck Klein to come to the plate A slider by Hunter Klein gets good wood on it... Pflaggstettler back-pedals quickly... Up with his glove... Out! Off speed pitch on the way... And Mize watches it go by for the third strike That will do it for NL Pre WWII But they do get 2 runs right out of the barrel So NL Pre WWII leads 2 to zip as FOFC comes to bat Tucker takes the pitch STRIKE THREE, is the call Tucker can't believe it and says something to the ump Chalk up a whiff for Marquard Curveball, inside corner, low... Swung on... And lined to left for a base hit No chance to get that one Swung on and missed... Pflaggstettler is down on strikes It is right down the middle Potpie takes a wicked swing... He connects! That one is really hit... Klein is racing back toward the fence He is on the warning track... But that ball is long gone!!! That one was out of here in a hurry! Marquard delivered up a 'prayer ball'... SMACK DAB in the center of the plate... with no break on it at all And Jeeberoni Potpie did not miss the opportunity That is home run number 9 on the year And that also gives him 17 RBI's Big bender, low and inside... Swung on... Line single to Klein in left... Picking it up in a hurry is Klein... Hays takes a wide turn... But stays at first base as the throw comes in Hard slider... And Fouts takes it right down the middle Strike three called FOFC is retired... But they come up with 2 runs to tie it After 1 inning, it's all even at 2 Long fly to left Gazelle has a long run... He's there and hauls it in Ott is retired on a fairly deep fly FOFC gets the first out of the inning Hartnett swings early on the change He skies one really high A Major League pop-up to be sure Who wants it? Anybody??? Nights finally lunges forward to make the grab He gives his compadres a questioning look That one almost dropped in there! Two down Hunter retires two in a row Traynor hits a high pop into short left field Fouts and Nights sprint towards the outfield Here comes Gazelle Nights puts his glove out... Makes a super catch in front of Gazelle!! That's all for NL Pre WWII After 1 and a half innings in FOFC this evening, The score is knotted at 2 Good slider, inside part of the plate Gazelle gets the bat on it... Slams a sharp grounder to the right side Hornsby grabs it... Throws to first... OUT! One down for FOFC Barrett Blade is still in the on-deck circle and Owen Hunter is looking for a bat in the dugout There's a ground ball up the middle It gets by the pitcher It's headed into center field OH, Frankie Frisch gets to the ball... But there won't be a throw Base hit for Blade Hunter squares around He lays a beauty down the third base line Marquard and Traynor collide going for the ball Traynor recovers, picks it up And fires to first OUT!! Credit Owen Hunter with a sacrifice Two away Curveball... STRIKE THREE! Rube Marquard has 24 this season so far And that was number 4 today That's all for the All Stars After 2 innings in FOFC this evening, The score is tied at 2 Marquard pulls one to the right side It's going to scoot on through the infield Pflaggstettler will retrieve it without difficulty He tosses it back in to second as Marquard retreats to first after a wide turn It's the hit and run play by NL Pre WWII... Slow ground ball to the mound Hunter comes up with it Over to Potpie Got him! Score It: 1-3 That's one away A high pop-up to first Potpie is under it... He backpedals Got it just in fair territory Fake pump towards second Marquard gets back to the bag That's the second out of the inning Base hit to left for Hornsby Casey Stingle is windmilling the runner home... The throw is coming home... Marquard is out! Struck him out on a fastball Nights goes down swinging One gone for FOFC in the bottom of the 3rd It's a wicked breaking ball Out of the strike zone Pflaggstettler checks his swing Hartnett appeals to the first base umpire Take a seat, Persimmon Two down Marquard retires the first two FOFC batters Grounded towards first Mize grabs it IT'S A RACE TO THE BAG SAFE! Soft liner to first It's into the outfield for a base hit! Potpie takes third Hard slider... Fouts swings from his heels... He connects!... There it goes... Ott is up against the fence But he has no chance for this shot IT'S DOWNTOWN!!! What a blast by Dan Sinking fastball... Gazelle swings... Raps a hard ground ball right at Frisch... He snares it easily, throws to first... Out by a step That retires the side... but not before 3 runs cross the plate for FOFC After 3 innings, FOFC on top 5 to 2 Fly ball to left Gazelle is under it He makes the grab With one gone NL Pre WWII will have Johnny Mize coming up A dangerous hitter, no doubt about it Changeup down low... Mize makes contact and hits one out to center A. J. Tucker is drifting over... Now he's under it... Easy out for Hunter That's the second out of the inning Time to check the scoreboard AL Pre WWII is edging AL Post WWII 1 to 0 Dead Ball Era is edging Negro League II 2 to 1 NL Post WWII slipping by Left Outs 6 to 4 Bench has hit his 2nd homerun for NL Post WWII Caribbean leads Turn of Century 3 to 2 Tiant Sr. and Rusie currently dueling Old Timers leads Late 20th 1 to 0 Owen comes in there with a dipsy-do And it freezes Ott He can't get the bat off his shoulder as he watches it just catch the outside corner... STRIKE THREE! Here we are at the half-way point in today's ballgame FOFC leads NL Pre WWII by 3 The All Stars with 5 runs NL Pre WWII has 2 Grounded towards the sack Taken by Traynor Over to first In time! Score It: 5-3 STRIKE THREE, CALLED! That's two away There's a long drive... Its' way back there... Chuck Klein is at the wall... (Possible HR or Out Fielding ability: Poor,) He's jumping for it... He can't get it! That's a homerun for A. J. Tucker Nights swings... He hits a ground ball down the left field line It's by Traynor and into the corner Nights rounds first... He will try for two Klein makes a smooth pick-up Here's the throw... Not in time! Base hit to left for Pflaggstettler Dick Howser is windmilling the runner home... The throw is coming home... Nights scores! There's a check swing by Potpie It's a high pop in foul territory It looks playable Gabby Hartnett makes the catch against the stands That retires the side The All Stars score 2 runs in the inning After 4 innings, FOFC leads 7 to 2 Here's a curveball, up in the zone... It's juiced to deep center There goes Tucker after it Racing hard... Reaching... Can't get it... It was just out of his reach! He chases it to the fence Hartnett around first, coasts into second As the throw comes in late Score that a two bagger The pitch is up and in Looks like a slider Swung on... It's a lazy fly ball to the left side Backpedaling is Nights... But it's over his head... And in front of Gazelle... It's a single and Hartnett scores from second Leo Durochure will send up a pinch hitter for Rube Marquard Yes, Ross Youngs steps out of the dugout He will be up there against Hunter Fastball, a dandy... Steee Rike THREE! And Youngs is punched out One away in the top of the 5th for NL Pre WWII High and away Ball four Waner hits a routine grounder to Nights He scoops it up, and throws to first SAFE, the throw pulled Potpie off the bag Charge Nights with the error That's error number 1 of the game for FOFC Screaming liner towards right Tough chance for Pflaggstettler It drops in! Base hit for Hornsby Traynor scores from third! Frisch scores from second! Waner takes third It's popped up into foul territory Harry Hays is under it He makes a nice play on it Score It: 2 With that putout Hunter only needs one more out to get out of this inning But 3 runs already across for NL Pre WWII The pitch is way inside It gets away from Hays Waner is coming hard Hays fires to Hunter And Waner barrels Owen over He dropped the ball! Both runners advanced on that wild pitch Now, FOFC leads 7 to 6 Hard slider... And Mize takes it right down the middle Strike three called That's it for NL Pre WWII Here at FOFC Stadium, After 4 and a half innings, FOFC has 7 runs, 10 hits and one error While NL Pre WWII has 6 runs, 6 hits and no errors NL Pre WWII has left 2 on base FOFC has stranded 3 Burleigh Grimes will be coming on to pitch for NL Pre WWII Burleigh has appeared in 6 games this season He has a record of 3-0 in 34 innings His ERA stands at 3.74 Curve in the dirt... and Hays holds up Looked like he went around from here But the man in blue says no Hartnett appeals to first Appeal fails Hays will take first on the walk That's 1 walk today for Hays A high bouncer to Mize He makes a one handed grab Over to Frisch for one... Back to Mize for the deuce! That's two away Frisch comes over from his shortstop position to say a few words to Grimes Gerald Gazelle will be next up... Hot shot grounded to first Grimes takes the flip from Mize Score It: 3-1 That does it for FOFC in the bottom of the 5th Sharp breaking curveball... Ott reaches for it... Hits a two bouncer right to Fouts... Grabs it easily... Fires a bullet to Potpie at first! Ott is out easily So one up and one gone Bounding ball to short Taken by Nights Over to Potpie Got him! Score It: 6-3 Change up... Traynor hits a fly ball to right Pflaggstettler is under it... This should end the inning... He's got it That wraps up the inning for NL Pre WWII So After 5 and a half innings FOFC has 7 runs, 10 hits and one error While NL Pre WWII has 6 runs, 6 hits and no errors NL Pre WWII has left 2 stranded FOFC has failed to bring home 3 Topped in front of home Hartnett grabs it Over to first In time! Score It: 2-3 One down for FOFC Owen Hunter is in the on-deck circle ready to make his way to the plate for FOFC Grounded to the right side Mize comes up with it Waves off Grimes... Runs to the bag Out! One more chance for FOFC in the bottom of the 6th There's a fly ball to Paul Waner Waner circles under it... He makes the play That wraps up the inning for FOFC Time to check out the rest of the scores AL Post WWII leads AL Pre WWII 3 to 2 Dead Ball Era is pounding Negro League II 8 to 1 Walsh enjoying the big Dead Ball Era lead NL Post WWII is on top of Left Outs 6 to 4 Caribbean is edging Turn of Century 3 to 2 Tiant Sr. and Rusie currently dueling Old Timers and Late 20th are deadlocked at 1 And in our contest FOFC on top 7 to 6 Bottomley laces a hit into the outfield A. J. Tucker picks it up Fires it to the infield Bottomley holds with a single Frisch hits a screamer at Barrett Blade Blade picks it up and fires to second Out there... And the throw to first A tailor made double play One more chance for NL Pre WWII this inning Waner hits a fly ball to left Gerald Gazelle camps under it He's got it That ends the inning After 6 and a half innings, FOFC leads by 1 It's time for the 7th inning stretch! Dazzy Vance will be coming on to pitch for NL Pre WWII Dazzy has appeared in 6 games this season He has a record of 1-0 in 11 innings His ERA stands at .84 Fastball, busted in on the hands Nights manages to get a piece of it Bouncing it over the mound Frisch cuts it off in front of the bag Rifles a throw to Mize... And Nights is called out on a close play One up, one down for FOFC Pflaggstettler hits a deep fly ball into the alley Paul Waner chases it down But the ball hits the base of the wall Waner hits the wall and falls to the ground Pflaggstettler is into third with a triple Now they check on Waner He's okay That ball hit right at the base of the fence 399 feet from home plate That's hit down the line Chuck Klein giving chase It one-hops the fence Potpie rounds first Klein has the ball Potpie motors into second Two-bagger! Pflaggstettler scores from third! Base hit to right for Hays Dick Howser puts up the stop sign... Runner holds. Pounded on the ground to second Taken by Hornsby Throw to second for one On to first Double Play! Score It: 4-6-3 That is the third out for FOFC here in the last of the seventh The attendance has just been announced at 47039 The pitch is just inside and Hornsby holds up Hays points down at the first base umpire He went around That is strike three! One out Chuck Klein is due up next It's a quail shot headed towards the outfield Blade takes off after it... Leaps... And Klein is OUT! Very impressive range shown on that play! Barrett is very fine fielder! Two quick outs for NL Pre WWII They need baserunners; and now! At least they have one of their better hitters Johnny Mize, up next Mize rips a hard drive off a hanging curve That will be in there for extra bases Mize is around first, heading for two... Tucker is up with it and fires it in quickly Johnny pulls up sharply at second... A stand-up double for the NL Pre WWII first baseman Johnny also ups his hitting streak to 7 games! That is Mize's 1st hit today Ott smacks a fly to center Tucker is waiting on it Pounds his mitt A. J. takes it in That retires the side NL Pre WWII comes up empty-handed Here in the top of the 8th No runs, one hit, no errors and one man left on base Fastball, a beauty... Steee Rike THREE! One up, one down Blade checks his swing WAIT The home plate ump is pointing towards first base He's ruling the pitch touched the uniform of Blade Blade is awarded first base Base hit to center for Gonzalez Blade is racing towards third... The throw is going to third... Blade is safe at third! And Gonzalez advances to second on the throw Groundball to first Dick Howser will send the runner home... They throw trying to get the lead runner... Here's the play at home... He's OUT! Nights drives the ball to center for extra bases Gonzalez scores Dick Howser is waving the runner home... The throw is coming home... Tucker scores! Double for Nights Looks like they want nothing to do with Pflaggstettler Persimmon is dangerous in situations like this... He's being put on to set up the force... He struck him out on a foul tip Hartnett held on to that heater in on Potpie's fists That ends the bottom of the 8th After 8 innings, the All Stars lead by 4 Ground ball to second Blade comes up with it Over to first He just beat it out Base hit to left for Traynor Third base coach Casey Stingle doesn't want to gamble Nothing ventured, nothing gained... Hartnett will stay at second It's right down the pike! Strike three looking! Knowles crossed Terry up that time One down... Knowles has to continue to bear down Frisch laces a hit into the outfield Persimmon Pflaggstettler picks it up He fires it to the infield Frisch holds with a single The pitch is low It bounces away from Hays! He's got it But there's no throw. It's scored a wild pitch. That's hit deep to center A. J. Tucker giving chase He grabs it Nice play! Traynor is tagging up He'll make it easily Score It: 8 FOFC leads 10 to 8 with two away this inning The Whiff on the "high cheese"! And that will do it for NL Pre WWII FOFC wins 10 to 8 Hunter gets credit for the win Marquard takes the loss The hitting star for FOFC was Jeeberoni Potpie He was 3 for 5 with a homerun He also knocked in 3 runs And that wraps things up So long from FOFC. Last edited by Breeze : 11-10-2005 at 08:58 PM. |
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11-09-2005, 09:54 PM
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GAME 23 - Wednesday, April 25th - Boxscore
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11-09-2005, 09:57 PM
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Coach,
Can I quit? I'm super-stinking up the joint. /tk
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11-09-2005, 10:00 PM
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Finally I hit my first home run!
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11-09-2005, 10:55 PM
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Nice.. I seem to be kicking butt
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11-09-2005, 11:02 PM
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11-09-2005, 11:46 PM
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Blade isn't doing much better...
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11-10-2005, 02:36 AM
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I'm a stud pinch hitter. At least I can do that right......for now.
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11-10-2005, 08:17 AM
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Seems I can't break the pattern of knocking the stuffing out of the ball in one game then following that with an oh-fer.
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11-10-2005, 09:54 AM
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FOFC Manager Update
I call a team meeting this morning. Funny with a 20 and 3 record this would be needed, but the Chuck Tanner insisted it was necessary. He apparently overheard some people who were upset with their performance. "Team, I have to say I'm extremely proud of our start. This has exceeded my wildest expectations. I hoped for a good start and the long homestand helped us considerably, but I never dreamed we would be 20 and 3 right now. We've pitched well and hit well for the most part, and those of you who are struggling, hang in there - it's a long season and you'll be needed somewhere down the road. Things can change rapidly - look at Palmer. He started off slow and now he's hitting right at .300. Blade started out on fire, but now he's in the low .230s. Things change quickly, and I won't be surprised if in a couple weeks Blade is back up around .300 and leading off again. One more thing, we are about to take a road trip to Japan. If you've never played over there or seen a Japanese baseball game it's very different that what you are used to. It's more like a College Football game, loud, noise makers, constant chanting. It's fun, but you'll need to stay focused and remember we are there to win baseball games. Also it's one long freakin' flight, so do whatever you have to - so you'll be comfortable on it. Now lets go get our work in before the game, and take care of the Pre-Nationals tonight" |
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FOFC Manager Update
I finish my talk and head into my office to read the paper. I didn't get to do that this morning, because Tanner "had to talk to me about the team." I sit down to read and my phone rings. "Hello?" "Coach, it's Herb Marketing." The name means nothing to me, and I'm sure I've never set eyes on this guy but I go along, "Morning Herb, what can I do for you?" "I just got a call from ESPN." I roll my eyes, knowing what's coming. "They was to do a feature on your teams fast start, and they want to get it in before you head to Japan. So when would you like to talk with them?" "How's never?" "Ok, let me rephrase," he says in an aggravated tone. "You will meet with them, and I'll schedule it at a time that is convenient for me is you don't pick a time." "How soon can they be here." I sigh. "They are already in town." He answers in a perky voice and I'm having thoughts about smaking this guy. "Fine, tell them to talk with me after the game. Any idea when they want to air this?" "Next couple of days." he answers then quickly follows up with "Got go, need to contact them with the time," and he hangs up. I look at the phone and listen to the dial tone. I place it gently in the receiver because it isn't the phones fault I have to do this. Then I say out loud, "Great here comes Jinx number 2". In hanging up the phone I nudge the morning paper and remember I still haven't read it, so I open it to the baseball section and... |
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The National Herald - Thursday, April 26th
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GAME 24 - Thursday, April 26th - Radio Broadcast
Frisch pulls one to the left side It's going to scoot on through the infield Gunner will retrieve it without difficulty He tosses it back in to second as Frisch retreats to first after a wide turn Frisch watches Williams move... He's moving away from the bag Excellent lead... The slider from Williams... Frisch takes off on the pitch!... Fastball at the belt... Here's the peg down... Good slide... Frisch is in there! Base hit to left for Traynor Casey Stingle is windmilling the runner home... The throw is coming home... Frisch scores! It's a scorching liner to the second baseman OUT! Blade didn't have to move! Traynor stays put Base hit to left for Ott Casey Stingle puts up the stop sign... Traynor will stay at second Cuyler rips a solid shot to left Gunner ranges to his right... He is juggling it!... Finally finds the handle Whew! Runners can't advance Two down Bullock asks for a new ball He calls time and trots out to the mound A conference going on between Bullock and Williams A slider by Williams Medwick gets good wood on it... Tucker back-pedals quickly... Up with his glove... Out! That retires the side The Pre-Nationals score 1 run in the inning After one half inning, NL Pre WWII on top 1 to 0 Inside slider... Tucker raps it hard... Over the bag at first Ott giving chase... He plays it nicely in the corner off the fence Tucker doesn't slow down rounding first... Here's the throw from Ott... But Tucker is into second with a double Nights rips one on the ground It's a 'daisy cutter' to Frisch Frankie fields it cleanly Looks Tucker back to second Now fires it over to first... Easy out With one down, up next is Persimmon Pflaggstettler To be followed by Jeeberoni Potpie Just off the plate Ball four There's the heater... Strike three swinging! Potpie will take his seat That's two away Hit in the air to left Camped under it is Medwick And he has it That wraps up the inning for FOFC So After 1 inning NL Pre WWII has one run, 3 hits and no errors While FOFC has no runs, one hit and no errors FOFC has left 2 stranded NL Pre WWII has failed to bring home 2 Hard slider, outside part of the plate... Hartnett steps into it... Lifts a high fly ball to deep left This one's going to be close... It looks like it will stay in the park Gunner maneuvering under it... IT'S TOO DEEP... It's a home run for Hartnett! There's a liner over short... Solidly stroked by Terry No chance for either Nights or Gunner That one had base hit written all over it Jesse Haines squares to bunt Potpie fields it, THEN DROPS THE BALL! Potpie picks it up and fires to first Haines is out by an eyelash Credit Haines with a sacrifice One down for NL Pre WWII Frankie Frisch is in the on-deck circle ready to make his way to the plate for NL Pre WWII Swung on and popped up Nights is under it He puts it away Score It: 6 And there's two away Traynor hits a fly ball to center Tucker moves over to make the catch Tucker FALLS DOWN He gets up... he makes the catch! Nice recovery by A. J. Tucker NL Pre WWII gets 1 in the top of the 2nd One run, 2 hits, no errors and one man left on base After 1 and a half innings, NL Pre WWII leads by 2 Bullock starts... but lays off the pitch upstairs Ball four, Haines walks him Fastball inside... Swung on by Gunner... There's a ground ball between first and second Hornsby gloves it going away in short right He spins, firing to the pitcher covering SAFE!..By a step Hornsby gave it a great effort Hit and run... Routine grounder to short Taken by Frisch Throws to second He's out They might turn it . . . Double Play! Score It: 6-4-3 Two down Williams swings... And hits nothing but air! Strike three! Boy, whatta aggitatin' curve ball! That wraps up the inning for FOFC By the way, FOFC is 8 and 2 in their last ten games Curveball, inside corner, low... Swung on... And lined to center for a base hit No chance to get that one Ground ball to short Nights comes up with it He tosses it to second... Gets the force That's one away Big heater... In on the hands... Swung on and popped up Palmer is waiting... And that's an easy out Two down for NL Pre WWII in the top of the 3rd NL Pre WWII ahead 2 to 0 Base hit to right for Medwick Third base coach Casey Stingle doesn't want to gamble Nothing ventured, nothing gained... Ott will stay at second Base hit to right for Hartnett Casey Stingle will send the runner home... The throw is coming home... Aggressive baserunning by NL Pre WWII... Not cut-off... Ott scores! Trailing runners advance. Pounded on the ground to second Taken by Blade His throw to first GOT HIM! Score It: 4-3 That ends the inning for NL Pre WWII NL Pre WWII has 3 runs, 8 hits and no errors While FOFC has no runs, 2 hits and no errors They have now stranded 5 baserunners Curveball, breaking to the outside... Lazy ground ball to the right side It'll be a very tough play for Terry He picks it up, throws to Haines covering first Not in time as Tucker beats the throw Base hit to center for Nights Dick Howser puts up the stop sign... Tucker will stay at second Pflaggstettler squares around He bunts at it . . . Fielded by P.Traynor the throw to first... Out Pflaggstettler gets the job done. One down for FOFC Jeeberoni Potpie is still in the on-deck circle and Deacon Palmer is looking for a bat in the dugout Potpie goes after Haines' fastball... He gets under it a little... But it is going way back in left-center Medwick is retreating after it quickly He is right at the fence... It's out of here! Jeeberoni just hit home run number 10 of this 1900 season Curve in the dirt... and Palmer holds up Looked like he went around from here But the plate umpire says no Hartnett asks the first base ump's opinion He says Palmer went around Strike three, swinging With two gone, We're all tied up at 3 in the bottom of the 3rd Right down the middle... strike three Bullock must have been looking for something else He just froze on that pitch The All Stars come from behind in the 3rd They pick up 3 runs to tie it up We go to the 4th... All Stars 3, Pre-Nationals 3 Breaking ball... It darts down and out as Haines swings way over it He was fooled completely Bullock loses it momentarily, but now finds the handle and tags Jesse as he was heading for the dugout One down, nobody on Game tied Frisch hits a fly ball to center A. J. Tucker camps under it He's got it Two down Williams retires two in a row There's a high pop fly to the outfield Stan Gunner moves to his left He makes the catch Wait, he bobbles it! Gunner grabs it with his bare hand for the out 1-2-3, nothing across... High Gunner works out a walk Blade raps a hard grass-cutter toward third Traynor takes two steps to his left Scoops it up... Over to second for one Back to first... Not in time! Speed on the bases helped FOFC there One away While we wait for the next batter Let's see what's happening in other games AL Post WWII is in front of AL Pre WWII 7 to 4 Mantle has hit his 7th homerun for AL Post WWII Quite a year for the slugger Dead Ball Era is in front of Negro League II 3 to 0 Wallace has hit his 1st homerun for Dead Ball Era Turn of Century is edging Caribbean 3 to 2 Kelley has hit his 2nd homerun for Turn of Century And right here in FOFC The score is knotted at 3 Williams squares around He lays a beauty down the first base line Haines and Terry collide going for the ball Terry recovers, picks it up and fires to first OUT!! Credit John Williams with a sacrifice Two gone here in the bottom of the 4th We want to welcome the FOFC "Sportsman Club" to the game today We hope you enjoy your trip to the ballpark Hit in the air to left Camped under it is Medwick And he has it That retires the side... Tucker fails to come through in the clutch For FOFC, No runs, no hits, no errors and one man left on base Low fastball... Hornsby swings... Hits it into the hole between 1st and 2nd Potpie snags it moving to his right Leads Williams perfectly racing to the bag... And he easily beats Hornsby for the out With one gone NL Pre WWII will have Mel Ott coming up A dangerous hitter, no doubt about it Slider, down and in... Ott manages to hit a shallow fly Tucker charging hard... dives... Great diving catch by Tucker! He slid several feet after making that stab Two up, two down for NL Pre WWII Cuyler hits a screamer at Barrett Blade Blade takes it with the backhand... The throw is short... Potpie scoops it on one hop Cuyler is out! Nice play by Potpie That's all for NL Pre WWII After 4 and a half innings in FOFC this evening, We're all tied up at 3 Swung on and hit sharply to short Frisch plays it on one hop Over to Terry... Out of there! So one up and one gone Comebacker, right to Haines Over to Terry for the easy out Two up, two down for the All Stars Swung on and missed by Potpie, he's down on strikes That is 2 on the day for Potpie That does it for FOFC in the bottom of the 5th Medwick rips the curve to left-center... Gunner racing back to the fence... He reaches for the drive... It's over his head! Medwick will lope into second with a double Flyball to center it's caught Medwick has a chance to move up... Medwick is trying to advance to third base... Here's the play... He's SAFE! Groundball to back to the mound Casey Stingle plays it safe and stops him at third... Terry is retired on the groundout Haines looks at ball four That pitch wasn't even close... Must have got away from Williams Now there are runners at the corners Haines takes a short lead against the lefty Williams Haines has to hold tight to the bag Frisch swings and lifts one toward left Gunner drifts over slowly... He is under it now... And makes the easy catch... That's it for NL Pre WWII Here at FOFC Stadium, After 5 and a half innings, FOFC has 3 runs, 5 hits and no errors While NL Pre WWII has 3 runs, 9 hits and no errors NL Pre WWII has left 7 on base FOFC has stranded 4 Deacon Palmer offers at the curveball, but checks his swing Oh, Palmer couldn't get the bat out of the way It's a soft line drive to Pie Traynor for the out Palmer never even left the batter's box One away for FOFC here in the bottom of the 6th Bullock swings and misses STRIKE THREE! Haines strikes out Billy Bullock 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... Gunner lofts a fly to deep right Ott trots slowly under it... He makes the catch Easy inning for Haines So after six complete... The score is tied at 3 Grounded towards third Palmer scoops it LONG THROW... HE'S OUT! One gone for NL Pre WWII Rogers raps a high bouncer toward third Palmer snatches it on the third hop Overhands one to first Easy out That's the second out of the inning He rips a grounder to the mound Rodney grabs it Over to first In time! Score It: 1-3 That wraps up the inning for NL Pre WWII Time to check out the rest of the scores AL Post WWII is in front of AL Pre WWII 7 to 4 Ryan comfortably ahead for AL Post WWII Dead Ball Era slipping by Negro League II 3 to 1 Chesbro battling Redding Caribbean and Turn of Century are tied at 3 Cepeda has hit his 6th homerun for Caribbean He's putting up big numbers this year And in our matchup We're all tied up at 3 It's time for the 7th inning stretch! Curve in the dirt... and Blade holds up Looked like he went around from here But the man in blue says no Hartnett appeals to first Appeal fails Blade will take first on the walk That's 1 walk today for Blade Kris Terp shows bunt And lays it down right to Gabby Hartnett Hartnett looks at second But passes up a sure force play He fires to first to retire Terp But Blade moves up FOFC was in luck that time... Credit Kris Terp with a sacrifice One gone in the bottom of the 7th Up next is A. J. Tucker He's having a fine year so far Curveball, in and low Tucker hits it to Terry 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 Blade is now perched over at third We're all tied up at 3 with two away this inning Jeff Nights offers at the slider, but checks his swing Oh, Nights couldn't get the bat out of the way It's a soft line drive to Pie Traynor for the out Nights 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 41542 There's a deep fly ball to Stan Gunner Gunner circles under it... He hauls it in on the warning track And there's one away It's a long, lazy fly into left Gunner ranges over to his left He makes the catch What a pitch... strike three Fozborg put that one on the black, a perfect pitch That'll do it for NL Pre WWII So we're still tied After 7 and a half innings FOFC has 3 runs, 5 hits and no errors While NL Pre WWII has 3 runs, 9 hits and no errors Pflaggstettler swings and lines it on the nose to center Cuyler picks it up on one bounce Flips it in to second Pflaggstettler rounds first and holds with a sharply hit single He hit a curve ball that he was just "sitting" on Well hit by Potpie Medwick moves back, back... and... He pulls it down near the fence in left NL Pre WWII gets the first out here late in this contest Palmer chases the breaking ball... It's a grounder at third base... Traynor takes it on the second bounce... Pumps once to first, then throws to second... They get the sliding Pflaggstettler... That's one out... And Hornsby holds onto the ball There's no play at first Two down Due up next is Billy Bullock Having quite a year so far He brings a lot of power to the All Stars There's a fly ball into straight-away left Medwick one hands it... OUT! That's all for the All Stars No runs, one hit, no errors and one man left on base... At the end of eight full innings... We're all tied up at 3 Terry pounds a grounder toward Blade at second Barrett moves in front of it... Whoops... a bad bounce But Blade stayed with it Over to first and Terry is retired Nice play by the FOFC second baseman One up, one down here in the top of the 9th In the dirt That's ball four The runner goes Frisch likes the hit and run... Frisch misses the pitch! The steal attempt... Bullock is up and firing... One hopper to Blade... Headfirst slide... And Bottomley is STILL out!... Nice play by Nights... That was a tough catch Frisch swings on a ball in on his fists It results in a pop up to first Potpie is under it... A few steps to his right... One hands it for the out Frisch looked bad on that pitch The Pre-Nationals are gone in the 9th... they get No runs, no hits and no errors... We head to the bottom of the 9th... The score is tied at 3 Burleigh Grimes will be coming on to pitch for NL Pre WWII Burleigh has appeared in 7 games this season He has a record of 3-0 in 36 innings His ERA stands at 3.53 Curveball... BALL FOUR! Always nice to get a lead off walk... but especially in a tie ballgame! Blade showing bunt... He lays it down Burleigh Grimes looks at second But goes to first... Out... Gunner advances to 2nd A sacrifice for Barrett Blade NL Pre WWII gets the first out of the inning A high pop-up to first Terry is under it... He backpedals Got it just in fair territory Fake pump towards second Gunner gets back to the bag That's the second out of the inning They are issuing a free pass to Tucker Tucker watches ball four He takes his base Grounded towards the sack Terry flips to Grimes covering Score It: 3-1 And we go to extra innings! Shallow fly ball Tucker charging HE DIVES... HE'S GOT IT! One away in the top of the 10th for NL Pre WWII Hornsby drives one into center A. J. Tucker sprints over to make the play Two gone for NL Pre WWII Curveball, high in the strike zone... Ott goes after it... There's a high fly... going deep Persimmon Pflaggstettler leaps at the fence... He can't get it... It's gone A home run for Mel Ott Groundball off the change-up... Past Potpie at first... It's rolling into the outfield grass... Cuyler gets a base hit Jace Kronside watches Cuyler As he moves away from the bag Kronside fails to hold Cuyler near the bag He has himself a very big start toward second base A definite weakness of the All Stars pitcher I jinxed Kronside... As Cuyler is off and running! Bullock comes up from his stance firing... The ball and the runner are both there... Cuyler is in there under the tag! Good headfirst slide for number 2 in 1900 Hard slider... And Medwick takes it right down the middle Strike three called Three down for NL Pre WWII Still a 1 run deficit for FOFC Let me point out that coming in to today's game NL Pre WWII is 4 and 2 in one run games FOFC has a 10 and 0 record in these tight contests Changeup down low... Pflaggstettler makes contact and hits one out to left Joe Medwick is drifting over... Now he's under it... Easy out for Grimes One up, one down Potpie pulls it hard over third... And it's snared by Traynor! Pie half fell and half dove To grab that ball before it hit the ground Two down Grimes retires the first two FOFC batters Sharp breaking curveball... Palmer reaches for it... Hits a two bouncer right to Frisch... Grabs it easily... Fires a bullet to Terry at first! Palmer is out easily And that will do it for FOFC NL Pre WWII wins 4 to 3 Grimes gets credit for the win Kronside takes the loss The hitting star for NL Pre WWII was Gabby Hartnett He was 2 for 4 with a homerun And that wraps things up So long from FOFC. |
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GAME 24 - Thursday, April 26th - Boxscore
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FOFC - Manager Update
Walking down the tunnel to the clubhouse I go extra slow allowing most of the players to pass. I know my team pretty well, even though I haven't managed the players for long, I know who's going to be last to leave the dugout. I actually have to come to a complete stop for a few minutes before I see the 6' 4" righthander come sulking down the tunnel. I slowly start walking again and in no time the bigger pitcher has caught up to me. Just before we enter the clubhouse, I slap Kronside on the back and say, "Hey kid, let's try to not break any mirrors this time - OK?" I wink at him and head to my office. Last edited by Breeze : 11-10-2005 at 09:05 PM. |
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