IMPORTANT INFORMATION

·        Bins must be returned to 10828 Kostner (Lawn Manor) and 10829 Kenton (PIE)

·        Game Time Change:  GAMES Need to start at 6 PM due to loss of daylight

·        Go to Quigley’s after game for New Member Drive Party (bring $30 for 2008 dues)

·        Remember to treat all umpires with respect

·        Standings based on 1) Record, then 2) Results of head-to-head, then 3) Lowest E.R.A.

·        Never in the history of the league has a team gone undefeated in the regular season

·        Never in the history of the league has the 1^st-place team won the championship

 

Standings after Week 8

Game 8 Recaps

Lawn Manor North: Walton 21, McGovern 5

In a game with a score more reminiscent of week 1 than week 8, it was all Walton, all the time.  Jim McGovern must have foreseen this ass-whuppin’ long in advance as he was on a fishing trip in the farthest reaches of remote Canada.  Only entertaining thing to report was Walton’s Ed Arquilla and McGovern’s John Rolence exchanging homers over each other’s heads.  In an effort to break the 1-to-1 homer tie, Arquilla swung out of his shoes his next at-bat, popped up an easy can-of-corn to Rolence, who proceeded to stumble, bumble, and bobble the ball all the way back to the infield, giving Arquilla a stand-up double.

 

Lawn Manor South: Neylon 12, Phelan 11

A see-saw game with good and timely hitting from both sides and Team Neylon finally got off the snide.  Frank Lonergan, Tom Cunningham, Tim Loughney, and Tim “Duck-snort” Murphy were the deadly hitters for Neylon, while Dom McAvoy and Brian Condon lead the way for Phelan.  Chris “The mouth that roars” Naujokas made a running (in gym shoes), inning-ending forearm catch in the 1^st that stole a few runs from Phelan.  Other than that details were thin since there wasn’t a score book, forcing Neylon and Phelan to share the back-side of a Coors Light box.  The game was also hampered by the lack of practice balls, as the LMS equipment bin was apparently hit by Hurricane Katrina, leaving 9 of the 14 balls water-logged, and no safety-base.  Shared Web-gem nomination - and a hale and hearty %#!*-you to McGovern’s Mike Mehalek and Terry Corcoran for stealing 3 of the remaining 5 good balls, as they apparently had equipment issues of their own at LMN.

 

PIE Southeast: Krokos 6, Hughes 0

Krokos started the game without new ace pitcher Bob Kelleher, who came off the bench to shut out McGovern in week 7.  George "I promise not to miss again" Lefils re-assumed his starter role and picked up where Kelleher left off, giving team Krokos improbable back-to-back shutouts.

 

In a game noteworthy for its defense (if not boredom), Krokos CF Brian Donegan nailed Hughes’ Jim Burke at the plate with a laser throw that broke catcher Mike Cummings’ finger.  But Cummings held onto the ball, ending the inning, and thus cut short a Hughes scoring threat.  Hughes’ John “Is there a prize for lowest ERA if we don’t make the playoffs?” Sanchez pitched another great game in this losing effort, and he got great defense form SC Jack Maguire and 3B Ralph “I’m back after 5 weeks” Soch.  Tony Krokos blasted a 2-run triple into the gap in left-center, but did not violate the “John Roche Proviso” since Kevin Hughes reported the hit (under suspicious circumstances smelling of collusion to shamelessly self-promote).

 

Mike Shannon umped a tremendous game, and Mike Cummings gets the Web-gem nomination for his sacrifice of life-and-limb to secure the victory.  Unsure of his team’s standings as far as the playoffs go (Note: teetering, at best), Captain Kevin Hughes lit into his team in a post-game rant that Ozzie Guillen would have envied. 

 

PIE Southwest: Kelly 10, Moss 9

In a game that started 8 vs. 8, team Kelly continued down the glorious road to that elusive goal, perfection.  Moss did pick up a 9^th player later on, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the speedy Kelly, who was hampered (or arguably helped) by the absence of every player weighing more than 225 lbs.

 

Moss’ veterans jumped out early with a 7-run, 1^st inning salvo, but the Viagra soon wore off and Kelly's youthful stamina – and perhaps, again, the sweet Lord Baby Jesus – helped them squeeze out yet another come-from-behind, 7^th inning win.  Kelly had strong hitting from Frank Finnegan, Rick Leonard, and Demetrio Arroyo, and Finnegan made an awesome, Web-gem nomination, sliding catch on the foul line.  The game turned on Moss’ 2 errors in the 7^th followed by a game-winning sacrifice fly from Kelly’s Kevin Connors.

Team Phelan awaits, standing steadfastly in the way of Kelly’s shot at perfection...

 

PIE Northwest: Cisko 8, Carberry 7 {No report}

 

PIE Northeast: Schumacher 19, Roche 4

A Schumacher barrage in the 1^st inning buried Roche in an 8-run hole and they never recovered.  The entire Schumacher squad contributed to the hit-parade, lead by Pat Hynes, Dan Omiecinski, and Mo "Moon Shot" O'Connor.  Nobody really stood out for Roche, other than Pat Black who was the picture of sartorial splendor in chamois khaki pants ($95.99, Abercrombie & Fitch), sea-foam green Mount Tamalpais polo shirt ($60, Gramicci), and D&G Nico wristwatch ($109.99, Dolce & Gabbana).

 

Roche did get a homer from Al Zaleski, but Schumacher P Mark Kosiek tightened his bandana and applied the tourniquet, completely shutting the Yellow swarm down after that.  Schumacher’s Jim Nelson was again stellar at SS, but a game-long Web-gem nomination goes to Matt "Flawless" Flaws for his patrolling LF like a Swift Boat captain in Da Nang.  Although it was tough to tell if Matt was really that fast or if it was just the comparison to Roche’s Jim Gannon, who patrolled LF like a fully armed aircraft carrier.

 

 

 

Week 8 Web-gem Winner

Krokos’ Mike Cummings for his finger-breakin’ put-out at home.

 

 

 

Lawn Manor North: Phelan v. Kelly

Lawn Manor South: Carberry v. Roche

PIE Southeast: Walton v. Schumacher*

PIE Southwest: Neylon v. Hughes

PIE Northwest: Moss v. Krokos

PIE Northeast: McGovern v. Cisko

* Marquee Match-up