Organization of Appalachian Baseball

G141 New York 7 @ Leningrad 3

2007-09-25T09:12:00.000-07:00

A 3-run 4th off Haley puts New York ahead, and they stay there. Juggernaut has the big game; 3 for 4, 4 RBIs, 1 run. Tan good for the Bears. The big play is with two men on base, Cousteau singles and the baserunners are both thrown out. Race gets a little tighter. Just when Leningrad seems to be inching away for good, their momentum falters and a runner up closes in.

NYC 0-0-1-3-0-2-1-0-0 : R7 - H10 - E0
Len 3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 : R3 - H8 - E1

WP: Dweezil (3-3) (5 IP; 3 ER; 3 R; 6 H; 4 K; 3 BB)
LP: Haley (4-3) (5.1 IP; 5 ER; 5 R; 5 H; 0 K; 0 BB)

New York HR: Juggernaut (1); 3b: Limburger (2); 2b: Wazoo (13); McKinley (12); sb: Green (4);
Leningrad HR: Lowell (4); Tan (7); sb: Williams (15);

Leningrad 22-13
Yoknapatawpha 21-15
New York 21-16
Stratford 18-16
San Narciso 19-18
Morgantown 17-18
Japan 14-20
London 9-25

G140 Morgantown 6 @ Stratford 8

2007-09-25T09:11:00.000-07:00

Once more, Morgantown surges late: 2 in the 8th and 3 in the 9th. But it is too little too late. Polonius gets a save, but barely. He almost blows it. Gautier gunning for MVP. Morgantown and Stratford both wanting to get out of the middle class they are mired in.

Mor 0-0-0-0-0-1-0-2-3 : R6 - H11 - E3
Str 0-2-0-2-0-4-0-0-0 : R8 - H10 - E2

WP: Gray (4-4) (7.1 IP; 3 ER; 3 R; 7 H; 2 K; 2 BB)
SV: Polonius (6) (1 IP; 3 ER; 3 R; 3 H; 2 K; 0 BB)
LP: Dr. Doom (2-5) (5.1 IP; 6 ER; 7 R; 6 H; 0 K; 1 BB)

Morgantown HR: Ginsberg (10); Violet (1); 3b: Wheatley (5); 2b: Gautier (15, 16); Gibbie (6);
Stratford HR: Kelley (5); 2b: Kelley (4); Cortez (2);

Leningrad 22-12
Yoknapatawpha 21-15
New York 20-16
Stratford 18-16
San Narciso 19-18
Morgantown 17-18
Japan 14-20
London 9-25

G139 Morgantown 5 @ Japan 1

2007-09-25T09:09:00.000-07:00

Eisenhower finally gets run support. Triton does not. He loses his 7th. Eisenhower Ks 9 in his 8 innings. Iago mops up. No offensive superstars.

Mor 2-1-0-0-0-0-1-1-0 : R5 - H8 - E0
Jpn 0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0 : R1 - H7 - E2

WP: Eisenhower (2-5) (8 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 7 H; 9 K; 1 BB)

LP: Triton (0-7) (5 IP; 3 ER; 3 R; 5 H; 0 K; 0 BB)

Morgantown HR: Gautier (8); 2b: Wheatley (10);
Japan HR: Van Buren (2); 3b: Celine (2); Pauli (2); 2b: Pauli (4);

Leningrad 22-12
Yoknapatawpha 21-15
New York 20-16
Stratford 17-16
San Narciso 19-18
Morgantown 17-17
Japan 14-20
London 9-25

G138 Morgantown 3 @ London 1

2007-09-24T05:59:00.001-07:00

Two struggling teams have at it. Morgantown wins a close one. Mercifully, ERAs go down this game, way down in cases like Sol who came in with an ERA above 19.00. Ulysses steals three bases.

Mor 0-1-0-0-1-0-0-0-1 : R3 - H7 - E0
Lon 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0 : R1 - H8 - E4

WP: Cobain (4-3) (5.1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 3 H; 1 K; 1 BB)
SV: Iago (5) (1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 0 H; 0 K; 1 BB)
LP: Bakhtin (1-5) (4.2 IP; 1 ER; 2 R; 5 H; 3 K; 2 BB)

Morgantown HR: Magellan (1); 3b: Gibbie (1); Gautier (2); 2b: Giraldi (2); sb: Wheatley (7);
London 2b: Reed (8); sb: Ulysses (1, 2, 3);

Leningrad 22-12
Yoknapatawpha 21-15
New York 20-16
Stratford 17-16
San Narciso 19-18
Morgantown 16-17
Japan 14-19London 9-25

G137 Yoknapatawpha 3 @ Morgantown 4

2007-09-24T05:58:00.000-07:00

Another late-game win for Morgantown. Two runs in the 8th win it. Iago appears for the first time in a long time and gives up his first run of the year, a homer to Brick, a tough out.

Yok 0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-1 : R3 - H5 - E1
Mor 0-0-2-0-0-0-0-2-0 : R4 - H13 - E1

WP: Yorick (3-0) (2 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 1 H; 1 K; 0 BB)
SV: Iago (4) (1 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 1 H; 0 K; 0 BB)
LP: Hegel (0-1) (2 IP; 2 ER; 2 R; 4 H; 2 K; 1 BB)

Yoknapatawpha HR: Brick (5); Dunbar (4); 3b: Klug (2); Glassglue (1);
Morgantown 2b: Gautier (15); Ginsberg (12); Turgenev (3); Dickerson (1);

Leningrad 22-12
Yoknapatawpha 21-15
New York 20-16
Stratford 17-16
San Narciso 19-18
Morgantown 15-17
Japan 14-19London 9-24

G136 Stratford 2 @ Yoknapatawpha 5

2007-09-24T05:57:00.001-07:00

Two good pitchers go head to head in an important game. Fielding plays a huge role. Hamlet gives up 5 runs, but only 2 are earned. The other three happen as a result of errors-- 5 in all for Startford. Yok Co flawless. Clinton gets a nother win as the Scriveners hang tough with Leningrad, a mer e 1.5 games back.

Str 1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0 : R2 - H8 - E5
Yok 0-0-1-1-2-1-0-0-0 : R5 - H11 - E0

WP: Clinton (4-2) (6 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 5 H; 0 K; 0 BB)

LP: Hamlet (6-2) (6.2 IP; 2 ER; 5 R; 10 H; 0 K; 0 BB)

Stratford 2b: Hoover (2); sb: Groo (12);
Yoknapatawpha 3b: Doreen (2); Brick (2); 2b: Dryden (12); Lennon (16); Brick (12, 13);

Leningrad 22-12
Yoknapatawpha 21-14
New York 20-16
Stratford 17-16
San Narciso 19-18
Morgantown 14-17
Japan 14-19
London 9-24

G135 New York 2 @ San Narciso 7

2007-09-23T06:56:00.001-07:00

San Nar bounces back from a loss to lowly London to beat the Curs. Bruce's homer is not enough. seneca still hitting well for New York, a nice surprise. Levi-Strauss gets his 7th win to lead the league, and he gets anotehr complete game. He is the leader for best pitcher in the league-- tops in Ks, wins, and close to it in ERA among starters.

NYC 0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0 : R2 - H4 - E3
San 0-2-3-0-0-0-0-2-0 : R7 - H13 - E2

WP: Levi-Strauss (7-1) (9 IP; 2 ER; 2 R; 4 H; 8 K; 0 BB)
LP: Camus (4-3) (7 IP; 6 ER; 7 R; 11 H; 2 K; 0 BB)

New York HR: Bruce (9);
San Narciso 2b: Atalanta (6); Bodine (12, 13); Dove (5);

Leningrad 22-12
Yoknapatawpha 20-14
New York 20-16
Stratford 17-15
San Narciso 19-18
Morgantown 14-17
Japan 14-19
London 9-24

G134 Yoknapatawpha 7 @ Japan 3

2007-09-23T06:55:00.000-07:00

Yok Co handles Japan easily-- lots of big bats in their line up and a poor outing by Orc works it. Erasmus earns his first win. Japan hit wel and a lot, but did not put it all together enough to win,

Yok 4-1-0-0-0-2-0-0-0 : R7 - H8 - E0
Jpn 0-2-0-0-0-1-0-0-0 : R3 - H10 - E1

WP: Erasmus (1-4) (7 IP; 3 ER; 3 R; 9 H; 4 K; 1 BB)

LP: Orc (5-3) (6 IP; 7 ER; 7 R; 8 H; 4 K; 1 BB)

Yoknapatawpha HR: Doreen (3); Dunbar (3); 2b: Lapis (16); Brick (12); Monick (10);
Japan 3b: Riddler (3); 2b: Celine (6);

Leningrad 22-12
Yoknapatawpha 20-14
New York 20-15
Stratford 17-15
San Narciso 18-18
Morgantown 14-17
Japan 14-19
London 9-24

G133 London 8 @ San Narciso 2

2007-09-23T06:54:00.000-07:00

Verne delivers a grand slam off Tantivy- otherwise unhittable Tantivy-- in the 7th to seal it for London. London has not sealed much this year, and they really needed this game. San Nar embarrassed -- with their starters, they should not be haing this much trouble. They are too good, but alas they are young.

Lon 0-0-0-0-2-2-4-0-0 : R8 - H7 - E2
San 0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-0 : R2 - H10 - E4

WP: Grant (1-2) (2.2 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 2 H; 2 K; 1 BB)

LP: Ponce de Leon (2-3) (5.1 IP; 4 ER; 4 R; 4 H; 1 K; 0 BB)

London HR: Verne (7); Gruyere (3); 2b: Reed (7); Gruyere (4); sb: Nietzche (1);
San Narciso 2b: X (1); Bodine (12); Voltaire (6); Clark (9);

Leningrad 22-12
Yoknapatawpha 19-14
New York 20-15
Stratford 17-15
San Narciso 18-18
Morgantown 14-17
Japan 14-18
London 9-24

G132 Morgantown 5 @ Leningrad 26

2007-09-22T09:23:00.001-07:00

Leningrad has one of the biggest offensive games ever-- 26 runs. A 12-run 2nd sets the tone. Morgantown relievers cannot hold back the tide. Their pitching lines are atrocious. Where to start with the Bears? Bukowski 4 for 5, 3 RBIs, 5 runs; Lowell 3 for 5, 4 RBIs, 6 runs; Williams 3 for 4, 4 RBIs, 2 runs; Whitman 5 for 6, 3 RBIs, 4 runs; etc.

Mor 0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0 : R5 - H8 - E2
Len 1-12-0-2-0-0-5-6-0 : R26 - H26 - E1

WP: Gashlycrumb (4-2) (5.2 IP; 5 ER; 5 R; 7 H; 0 K; 1 BB)
SV: Amaya (1) (3.1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 1 H; 3 K; 0 BB)
LP: Dr. Doom (2-4) (1.1 IP; 9 ER; 9 R; 7 H; 0 K; 4 BB)

Morgantown HR: Perseus (1); Wheatley (2); 2b: Wheatley (9);
Leningrad HR: Lowell (3); Tan (6); Whitman (1); 3b: Bukowoski (2); Williams (3); 2b: Bukowoski (3); Williams (2); Dolphy (11); Marx2 (7);

Leningrad 22-12
Yoknapatawpha 19-14
New York 20-15
Stratford 17-15
San Narciso 18-17
Morgantown 14-17
Japan 14-18
London 8-24

G131 Japan 0 @ San Narciso 2

2007-09-22T09:22:00.001-07:00

San Nars combine for s shutout. Only three hits mustered by the Monsters. 49ers trying to break into the upper echelon of teams. They only get five hits themselves, but they are efficient on the bases.

Jpn 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 : R0 - H3 - E2
San 0-1-0-0-1-0-0-0-0 : R2 - H5 - E1

WP: Joplin (3-5) (7 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 3 H; 4 K; 2 BB)
SV: Weissman (8) (1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 0 H; 0 K; 0 BB)
LP: Kristeva (1-5) (7 IP; 1 ER; 2 R; 5 H; 2 K; 0 BB)

Japan
San Narciso 3b: Voltaire (1); 2b: Voltaire (5); Dove (4); sb: Clark (18);

Leningrad 21-12
Yoknapatawpha 19-14
New York 20-15
Stratford 17-15
San Narciso 18-17
Morgantown 14-16
Japan 14-18
London 8-24

G130 London 3 @ Yoknapatawpha 17

2007-09-21T11:33:00.000-07:00

London pitching gets demoralized. Yok Co scores 17 runs, at least ne in
every inning except the 8th. Gaudy numbers up and down the line up. The
WORST was Brick-- 1 for 4 with 3 RBIs and 2 runs. "Someday," ponders young
Hesiod, "someday you will pay." London has resorted to an older lineup.
Nothing is going right or well for them. Youth is benched.

Lon 0-1-0-1-0-0-1-0-0 : R3 - H9 - E6
Yok 4-2-6-2-1-1-1-0-0 : R17 - H18 - E0

WP: Hawthorne (6-3) (7 IP; 3 ER; 3 R; 8 H; 1 K; 2 BB)
LP: Moon (2-3) (2 IP; 7 ER; 6 R; 6 H; 3 K; 1 BB)

London HR: Blakey (4); 2b: Verne (6); Reed (6);
Yoknapatawpha 3b: Monick (5); 2b: Lapis (15); Monick (9); Dryden (9, 10);
Brick (11); Lennon (13, 14); Waxwing (2);

Leningrad 21-12
Yoknapatawpha 19-14
New York 20-15
Stratford 17-15
San Narciso 17-17
Morgantown 14-16
Japan 14-17
London 8-24

G129 Leningrad 2 @ Stratford 1

2007-09-21T11:29:00.000-07:00

Liberia preserves the win in dramatic fashion. With one out, a tired
Coltrane allows a triple to Juvenal. Liberia comes in, intentionally walks
Presley to get to the leftie Marley. Marley flies out -- a Texas leaguer
that Lowell barely gets. Juvenal reacts slowly and it costs him. He is
nailed at home, a throw from Lowell's knees to the plate, steekrike, game
over.

Len 0-0-0-0-1-0-1-0-0 : R2 - H6 - E1
Str 1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 : R1 - H6 - E1

WP: Coltrane (6-1) (8.1 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 6 H; 0 K; 1 BB)
SV: Liberia (3) (0.2 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 0 H; 0 K; 1 BB)
LP: Beckett (3-3) (8.2 IP; 2 ER; 2 R; 6 H; 2 K; 5 BB)

Leningrad HR: Tan (5); 2b: Lowell (7);
Stratford 3b: Prawne (2); Juvenal (2); sb: Groo (11);

Leningrad 21-12
New York 20-15
Yoknapatawpha 18-14
Stratford 17-15
San Narciso 17-17
Morgantown 14-16
Japan 14-17
London 8-23

G128 New York 8 @ Yoknapatawpha 5

2007-09-21T11:28:00.000-07:00

New York wins again behind their excellent hiting and great starting
pitcher. Rooney this time has the big game: 4 for 5, 5 RBIs. New York now
at 20 wins, but saddled by losses. Any close game is a loss for NY. Their
bull pen is terrible, awful.

NYC 0-0-2-3-3-0-0-0-0 : R8 - H14 - E2
Yok 2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3 : R5 - H6 - E4

WP: Lavender (5-2) (8.1 IP; 2 ER; 2 R; 3 H; 3 K; 0 BB)
LP: Jefferson (5-2) (4.1 IP; 6 ER; 7 R; 9 H; 0 K; 2 BB)

New York HR: Ronney (5); 3b: Bruce (6); Juggernaut (1); 2b: Ronney (3);
Mould (5); Wazoo (12); Green (4); sb: Bruce (9); Ronney (2);
Yoknapatawpha HR: Monick (3); 3b: Lapis (3); 2b: Lapis (14);

Leningrad 20-12
New York 20-15
Yoknapatawpha 18-14
Stratford 17-14
San Narciso 17-17
Morgantown 14-16
Japan 14-17
London 8-23

G127 Japan 10 @ New York 8

2007-09-20T05:17:00.000-07:00

New York loses because their bullpen sucks. Rhino melts on the mound. Wazoo tries all he can to win-- 4 for 5, homer, double, 2 RBIs, 2 runs.

Jpn 2-0-0-1-0-1-0-1-5 : R10 - H16 - E4
NYC 2-0-2-1-0-0-0-0-3 : R8 - H14 - E1

WP: Griffin (2-1) (4 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 5 H; 0 K; 0 BB)
SV: Do Bois (3) (1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 0 H; 0 K; 0 BB)
LP: The Rhino (3-2) (2 IP; 6 ER; 6 R; 7 H; 2 K; 0 BB)

Japan HR: Reblochon (6); Celine (1, 2); 2b: Colette (4); Basilisk (9); Celine (3, 4); The Vulture (1);
New York HR: Mould (3); Seneca (5); Wazoo (10); 3b: Bruce (5); 2b: Seneca (9); Wazoo (11);

Leningrad 20-12
Yoknapatawpha 18-13
New York 19-15
Stratford 17-14
San Narciso 17-17
Morgantown 14-16
Japan 14-17
London 8-23

G126 London 6 @ Stratford 5

2007-09-20T05:16:00.000-07:00

London looked like they would cruise against the Avons, their arch foes. Three runs in the first off a homer and two errors by Stratford shortstop Cortez plus another homer by verne and two more by Nietzche set the stage for a route. But 'twas not to be, at least not easy. Avons plate 4 in the 9th and with a man on second and Prawne on deck, The Joker manages to strike out Groo to end it and preserve the win.

Lon 3-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-1 : R6 - H4 - E1
Str 0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-4 : R5 - H9 - E2

WP: Harrison (2-3) (7 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 2 H; 4 K; 0 BB)
SV: Joker (4) (0.2 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 1 H; 1 K; 1 BB)
LP: Diva (2-5) (8 IP; 5 ER; 5 R; 3 H; 2 K; 0 BB)

London HR: Nietzche (2, 3); Verne (4, 5);
Stratford 2b: Gambia (12); Kelley (3);

Leningrad 20-12
New York 19-14
Yoknapatawpha 18-13
Stratford 17-14
San Narciso 17-17
Morgantown 14-16
Japan 13-17
London 8-23

G125 Leningrad 6 @ London 3

2007-09-20T05:13:00.001-07:00

Botswana almost gives it up in the 9th against London. Leningrad first team to reach 20 wins. They are impressive. Lowell is having a fine season-- more hits, more RBIs, more runs, and more stolen bases.

Len 0-1-0-0-2-0-1-0-2 : R6 - H12 - E1
Lon 0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-2 : R3 - H10 - E2

WP: The Edge (4-1) (7.2 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 6 H; 2 K; 0 BB)
SV: Fitzgerald (6) (0.1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 0 H; 1 K; 0 BB)
LP: Derrida (1-3) (7 IP; 3 ER; 4 R; 10 H; 0 K; 2 BB)

Leningrad 3b: Lowell (3); Tan (1); Williams (2); sb: Lowell (24);
London 2b: Reed (5); Pokler (1);

Leningrad 20-12
Yoknapatawpha 18-13
New York 19-14
Stratford 17-13
San Narciso 17-17
Morgantown 14-16
Japan 13-17London 7-23

G124 San Narciso 5 @ New York 7

2007-09-19T05:01:00.001-07:00

Bruce has an awesome game-- 4 for 5 with 2 homers, 5 RBIs, and 2 runs. Only Seneca hitless for New York. Crockett pitches one inning to get the save. He gives up a run in that inning which actually lowers his ERA. New York bullpen is awful. Lawk is having a great year-- overachieving for San Nar and happy in the #2 spot.

San 0-0-0-1-3-0-0-0-1 : R5 - H8 - E0
NYC 0-0-1-0-2-3-1-0-0 : R7 - H14 - E2

WP: Dweezil (2-3) (5.2 IP; 4 ER; 4 R; 6 H; 2 K; 0 BB)
SV: Crockett (2) (1 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 2 H; 0 K; 0 BB)
LP: Krang (4-5) (6.2 IP; 7 ER; 7 R; 11 H; 5 K; 2 BB)

San Narciso HR: Lawk (4); 2b: Clark (8); sb: Clark (17);
New York HR: Bruce (6, 7); Wazoo (9); Green (4); 2b: McKinley (11); Juggernaut (3); Green (3);

Leningrad 19-12
New York 19-14
Yoknapatawpha 18-13
Stratford 17-13
San Narciso 17-17
Morgantown 14-16
Japan 13-17
London 7-22

G123 San Narciso 4 @ Japan 1

2007-09-19T05:00:00.002-07:00

L-S hurls a complete game. Only 6 hits scattered. He nails seven more Ks. He is destined to be the greatest pitcher ever. This year, he is responsible for 6 of San Nar's 17 wins, more than one third.

San 0-0-0-0-2-0-2-0-0 : R4 - H7 - E2
Jpn 0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0 : R1 - H6 - E3

WP: Levi-Strauss (6-1) (9 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 6 H; 7 K; 0 BB)

LP: Triton (0-6) (6.1 IP; 4 ER; 4 R; 6 H; 1 K; 1 BB)

San Narciso HR: Bodine (8); Voltaire (1); 2b: Atalanta (5); Voltaire (4);
Japan 3b: Basilisk (1);

Leningrad 19-12
Yoknapatawpha 18-13
Stratford 17-13
New York 18-14
San Narciso 17-16
Morgantown 14-16
Japan 13-17
London 7-22

G122 San Narciso 5 @ London 7

2007-09-19T05:00:00.001-07:00

London earns this victory. A two-out homer by Gruyere wins it in the 10th off Weissman. Both starters struggle. Tantivy for San Nar and Liebowitz for London carry their teams and keep it close. First game played with auto-fielding. I finally got it to work and it works well.

San 0-0-0-0-4-0-0-1-0 : R5 - H10 - E0 (10) 0
Lon 0-1-3-1-0-0-0-0-0 : R7 - H9 - E2 (10) 2

WP: Liebowitz (1-0) (5.2 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 6 H; 0 K; 0 BB)
LP: Tantivy (2-1) (4.1 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 1 H; 3 K; 0 BB)

San Narciso HR: Lawk (3); Harding (3); 2b: Lawk (5); Bodine (11);
London HR: Gruyere (0, 1); Blakey (3); 2b: Nietzche (5, 6); Blakey (1); Crimson (3);

Leningrad 19-12
Yoknapatawpha 18-13
Stratford 17-13
New York 18-14
San Narciso 16-16
Morgantown 14-16
Japan 13-16
London 7-22

G121 Leningrad 10 @ San Narciso 3

2007-09-18T05:46:00.001-07:00

Leningrad illustrates quite clearly to San Narciso who is in charge, who is boss, who reigns at the moment. Bears back on top. Joplin struggles for outs. Haley rock steady good. New players making waves for Leningrad-- Baraka and Coutseau. Four stolen bases for Bears too. They wll probably set a team record.

Len 0-3-0-2-1-2-0-2-0 : R10 - H12 - E0
San 0-0-1-1-0-0-0-1-0 : R3 - H9 - E6

WP: Haley (4-2) (8 IP; 3 ER; 3 R; 7 H; 1 K; 0 BB)
LP: Joplin (2-5) (3.2 IP; 5 ER; 5 R; 6 H; 3 K; 3 BB)

Leningrad HR: Morrison (2); 2b: Marx2 (6); Cousteau (7); Baraka (6, 7); sb: Lowell (21, 22); Bukowoski (17); Williams (14);
San Narciso HR: Atalanta (4); Bodine (7); Dove (5); 2b: Bazarov (10); Bodine (10);

Leningrad 19-12
Yoknapatawpha 18-13
Stratford 17-13
New York 18-14
San Narciso 16-15
Morgantown 14-16
Japan 13-16
London 6-22

G120 San Narciso 2 @ Yoknapatawpha 0

2007-09-18T05:45:00.001-07:00

Kang and Weissman skirt a late-inning surge by Yok Co. They preserve the shutout and more importantly the win. Lennon hurts hisself and is out for three games. He flies out and twists his ankle walking back to the dugout. Kang notches 13 strike outs, a big number, biggest total this year for a pitcher. San Nar's staff is scary good, tough.

San 1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0 : R2 - H6 - E0
Yok 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 : R0 - H5 - E2

WP: Krang (4-4) (8.2 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 5 H; 13 K; 1 BB)
SV: Weissman (7) (0.1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 0 H; 0 K; 1 BB)
LP: Clinton (3-2) (7 IP; 2 ER; 2 R; 6 H; 1 K; 2 BB)

San Narciso 3b: Lawk (1); 2b: Dove (3); sb: Clark (16);
Yoknapatawpha 2b: Dryden (9); Monick (8); Brick (10);

Leningrad 18-12
Yoknapatawpha 18-13
New York 18-14
Stratford 17-13
San Narciso 16-14
Morgantown 14-16
Japan 13-16
London 6-22

G119 New York 0 @ Japan 4

2007-09-16T06:01:00.001-07:00

Japan shuts out the Curs. New York drops 1 whole game back. Orc having a great year. Bruce has a rare hitless game. Wazoo tries to get something going off DuBois, but it fizzles when he is thrown out at third.

NYC 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 : R0 - H7 - E1
Jpn 1-0-1-0-1-1-0-0-0 : R4 - H8 - E0

WP: Orc (5-2) (8 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 5 H; 2 K; 0 BB)
LP: Camus (4-2) (8 IP; 4 ER; 4 R; 8 H; 2 K; 0 BB)

New York 2b: Mould (4); Wazoo (10);
Japan HR: Riddler (5); Reblochon (5); 3b: Riddler (2);

Leningrad 18-12
Yoknapatawpha 18-12
New York 18-14
Stratford 17-13
San Narciso 15-14
Morgantown 14-16
Japan 13-16
London 6-22

G118 Stratford 1 @ San Narciso 4

2007-09-16T06:00:00.000-07:00

Levi-Strauss has a shutout in the 9th with two outs-- and Clapton hits a homer, solo. Avons cannot get a move on and do not get into first place. San Nar's pitching is too much, and Bodine cracks some skulls with a three-run homer.

Str 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1 : R1 - H6 - E3
San 0-0-3-0-0-0-1-0-0 : R4 - H6 - E2

WP: Levi-Strauss (5-1) (9 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 6 H; 8 K; 3 BB)
LP: Gray (3-4) (6.1 IP; 4 ER; 4 R; 5 H; 2 K; 0 BB)

Stratford HR: Clapton (4); 2b: Groo (7); Prawne (7); sb: Groo (10);
San Narciso HR: Bodine (6); 2b: Lawk (4); 00000 (5);

Leningrad 18-12
Yoknapatawpha 18-12
New York 18-13
Stratford 17-13
San Narciso 15-14
Morgantown 14-16
Japan 12-16
London 6-22

G117 Yoknapatawpha 7 @ New York 9

2007-09-16T05:59:00.000-07:00

One big inning (5th) for Yok Co is not enough. New York comes back with their own (7th). The Rhino actually gets the save, a first possibly for him, at least this year. Log jam at the top of the standings. Seneca has emerged as a force. Bruce having a fantastic year.

Yok 0-0-0-0-5-2-0-0-0 : R7 - H10 - E1
NYC 0-0-0-2-2-0-4-1-0 : R9 - H15 - E2

WP: Angola (2-0) (3 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 1 H; 1 K; 0 BB)
SV: The Rhino (1) (1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 0 H; 2 K; 0 BB)
LP: Coover (0-1) (1.2 IP; 3 ER; 3 R; 4 H; 0 K; 1 BB)

Yoknapatawpha HR: Dryden (8); 3b: Dryden (1); 2b: Lapis (13); Brick (9); Lennon (13);
New York HR: Seneca (4); 3b: Mould (1); 2b: Ronney (2); Wazoo (9); Seneca (8); sb: Bruce (6, 7);

Leningrad 18-12
Yoknapatawpha 18-12
Stratford 17-12
New York 18-13
San Narciso 14-14
Morgantown 14-16
Japan 12-16
London 6-22

G116 Leningrad 2 @ Yoknapatawpha 11

2007-09-15T05:28:00.001-07:00

Gashlycrumb's year was too good to be true. She goes up against a Yok Co team hitting it hard and playing in their big ball park. Gide cannot do anything well either. Dolphy's back not broad enough for this whole tea,

Len 0-0-0-0-0-1-0-1-0 : R2 - H9 - E1
Yok 0-1-2-0-7-1-0-0-0 : R11 - H18 - E1

WP: Hawthorne (5-3) (7 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 7 H; 1 K; 2 BB)
LP: Gashlycrumb (3-2) (4 IP; 6 ER; 6 R; 10 H; 0 K; 0 BB)

Leningrad 3b: Baraka (1); 2b: Tan (10); Dolphy (8, 9);
Yoknapatawpha 3b: Klug (1); Brick (1); 2b: Doreen (10); Lennon (10, 11); Dryden (8);

Yoknapatawpha 18-11
Leningrad 18-12
Stratford 17-12
New York 17-13
San Narciso 14-14
Morgantown 14-16
Japan 12-16
London 6-22

G115 New York 4 @ Morgantown 6

2007-09-15T05:27:00.001-07:00

When Big Joe steps up, all bets are off. He strides forward from the on deck circle, and the big man delivers on a fastball to left field, a three-run homer to win it. Morgantown wins again late in a come-from-behind victory. New York soiled in its tears of sadness.

NYC 0-0-0-0-1-2-1-0-0 : R4 - H8 - E2
Mor 0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-3 : R6 - H9 - E6

WP: Purple (2-1) (3 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 1 H; 0 K; 0 BB)
LP: Taft (0-2) (1.1 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 2 H; 0 K; 0 BB)

New York 2b: Seneca (7); Parker (1);
Morgantown HR: Joe (3); 2b: Gautier (14); Ginsberg (11);

Leningrad 18-11
Yoknapatawpha 17-11
Stratford 17-12
New York 17-13
San Narciso 14-14
Morgantown 14-16
Japan 12-16
London 6-22

G114 Leningrad 7 @ Morgantown 5

2007-09-15T05:26:00.000-07:00

Amaya cleans up for a struggling Coltrane. Yorick is more brilliant for Morgantown, but he comes in behind by several runs and his team cannot come back.

Len 3-0-2-2-0-0-0-0-0 : R7 - H11 - E1
Mor 0-0-1-4-0-0-0-0-0 : R5 - H12 - E1

WP: Amaya (1-0) (5.1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 1 H; 2 K; 0 BB)
LP: Cobain (3-3) (4 IP; 7 ER; 7 R; 7 H; 2 K; 4 BB)

Leningrad HR: Dolphy (11); 2b: Marx2 (5); Tan (9); Baraka (6); Cousteau (6); sb: Lowell (19, 20); Bukowoski (16);
Morgantown 3b: Wheatley (4);

Leningrad 18-11
Yoknapatawpha 17-11
New York 17-12
Stratford 17-12
San Narciso 14-14
Morgantown 13-16
Japan 12-16
London 6-22

G113 Stratford 3 @ New York 2

2007-09-13T17:02:00.002-07:00

Avons get in on the action, gaining a win and getting into a tie with New York for second place. Curs lose the opportunity to get into sole possession of first. Avons get all their runs from solo homers from the top of the order.

Str 0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0 : R3 - H7 - E2
NYC 0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0 : R2 - H6 - E1

WP: Hamlet (6-1) (7.1 IP; 2 ER; 2 R; 5 H; 1 K; 1 BB)
SV: Polonius (5) (1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 1 H; 1 K; 1 BB)
LP: Dweezil (1-3) (7 IP; 3 ER; 3 R; 6 H; 4 K; 0 BB)

Stratford HR: Prawne (6, 7); Groo (3);

Leningrad 17-11
Yoknapatawpha 17-11
New York 17-12
Stratford 17-12
San Narciso 14-14
Morgantown 13-15
Japan 12-16
London 6-22

G112 San Narciso 5 @ New York 6

2007-09-13T17:02:00.001-07:00

New York almost blows it. Mingus was tired, so the manager decided to put in Angola to close it. No outs, 3 hits, 3 runs off Angola. Not good. So Mingus cleans up anyway, allowing a run but getting the save in a big win. It is a three-way tie with Leningrad, New York, and Yok Co. at top.

San 0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-4 : R5 - H8 - E2
NYC 0-3-1-0-1-0-1-0-0 : R6 - H11 - E0

WP: Camus (4-1) (8 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 4 H; 3 K; 0 BB)
SV: Mingus (10) (1 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 1 H; 1 K; 0 BB)
LP: Ponce de Leon (2-2) (5 IP; 5 ER; 5 R; 8 H; 4 K; 0 BB)

San Narciso HR: Clark (3); 00000 (3); sb: Clark (15);
New York HR: Bruce (6); McKinley (7); 2b: Wazoo (8); Seneca (6); sb: Mould (1);

Leningrad 17-11
New York 17-11
Yoknapatawpha 17-11
Stratford 16-12
San Narciso 14-14
Morgantown 13-15
Japan 12-16
London 6-22

G111 Leningrad 4 @ San Narciso 1

2007-09-13T17:01:00.000-07:00

Fitzgerald strikes out the side, 1-2-3, in the 9th inning. Leningrad now retied for first with the hard hitting team from Mississippi. San Nar outpitched even with Joplin's 8 ks.

Len 1-0-0-1-0-0-2-0-0 : R4 - H4 - E0
San 0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0 : R1 - H5 - E3

WP: The Edge (3-1) (7.1 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 5 H; 1 K; 0 BB)
LP: Joplin (2-4) (7 IP; 4 ER; 4 R; 4 H; 8 K; 1 BB)

Leningrad HR: Tan (4); sb: Lowell (19); Williams (13);
San Narciso HR: Dove (4); 2b: Voltaire (3);

Leningrad 17-11
Yoknapatawpha 17-11
New York 16-11
Stratford 16-12
San Narciso 14-13
Morgantown 13-15
Japan 12-16
London 6-22

G110 Leningrad 4 @ Japan 6

2007-09-13T05:12:00.000-07:00

Liberia blows another game. Bad move and it gets blamed on Haley for the loss. Japan's bullpen severly depleted, so Kristeva stays in longer than expected. But she does OK. She does OK, and the Bears drop out of first for the first time in a long time.

Len 0-0-0-0-1-0-3-0-0 : R4 - H12 - E0
Jpn 0-0-0-2-0-0-4-0-0 : R6 - H8 - E1

WP: Westerberg (2-0) (1.2 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 1 H; 0 K; 1 BB)
SV: Do Bois (2) (0.2 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 0 H; 0 K; 0 BB)
LP: Haley (3-2) (6.2 IP; 4 ER; 4 R; 6 H; 1 K; 0 BB)

Leningrad 3b: Bukowoski (1); 2b: Lowell (6); Cousteau (5); Williams (1);
Japan HR: Riddler (4); 2b: Riddler (8); Kraken (2);

Yoknapatawpha 17-11
Leningrad 16-11
New York 16-11
Stratford 16-12
San Narciso 14-12
Morgantown 13-15
Japan 12-16London 6-22

The Play-a-Game Interface

2007-09-12T17:33:00.000-07:00

Here is the screen I use to play a game. The game moves batter by batter. When I click the “Pitch” button, it results in the batter either getting a hit or an out. Sometimes it results in a wild pitch, passed ball, or hit batsman.

In the example below, Lowell was the first batter for Leningrad in the first inning. He hit a single, “1b.” Bukowski batted next and hit into a double play, “DP2,” to make the first and second outs. Tan batted next and grounded out for the third out, “g3.” A fly out appears as an “f” and the number of outs in the inning. A fly out for the second out in the inning would appear as “f2.”

You can also see fielder's choice plays, "FC2" for Baraka of Leningrad. A strike out appears as a "k" followed by the number of outs in the inning. Doubles, triples, and homers appear as "2b," "3b," and "HR," respectively.

G109 Morgantown 1 @ Yoknapatawpha 6

2007-09-11T16:01:00.000-07:00

Morgantown cannot take advantage of the healthy confines of Faulkner's Corners. They struggle to get hits, only five, and even more so runs, only 1. Jefferson a fine year. Yok Co is now tied for first with the Bears.

Mor 0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0 : R1 - H5 - E1
Yok 0-0-1-0-0-0-3-2-0 : R6 - H11 - E1

WP: Jefferson (5-1) (7.1 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 5 H; 2 K; 0 BB)
LP: Rabelais (1-2) (1.1 IP; 3 ER; 3 R; 3 H; 0 K; 0 BB)

Morgantown 3b: Perseus (9);
Yoknapatawpha HR: Doreen (2); Dryden (7); 3b: Lennon (2); Dunbar (3); 2b: Doreen (7, 8); Lapis (12);

Leningrad 16-10
Yoknapatawpha 17-11
New York 16-11
Stratford 16-12
San Narciso 14-12
Morgantown 13-15
Japan 11-16
London 6-22

Games 100-108

2007-09-11T15:33:00.000-07:00

My detailed records of the previous 9 games were destroyed. Here they are in a nutshell:

G100 Stratford-on-the-Avon 8 @ Yoknopatawpha 3
G101 Japan 3 @ Morgantown 8
G102 New York 2 @ Morgantown 10
G103 Yoknopatawpha 5 @ London 4
G104 Stratford-on-the-Avon 3 @ New York 4
G105 Morgantown 3 @ Stratford-on-the-Avon 4
G106 London 3 @ Morgantown 4
G107 New York 6 @ Stratford-on-the-Avon 2
G108 Leningrad 4 @ Yoknopatawpha 5

G99 Japan 2 @ Yoknapatawpha 9

2007-09-11T08:59:00.000-07:00

Scriveners pour it on a weakening Japan. In game #99, Triton drops his 5th game with no wins to his credit. Six runs in the first doom him, big time. Up and down the lineup, Yok Co. gets hits and lots of them.

Jpn 0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0 : R2 - H6 - E1
Yok 6-0-0-0-2-1-0-0-0 : R9 - H16 - E0

WP: Jefferson (4-1) (8.1 IP; 2 ER; 2 R; 6 H; 1 K; 1 BB)
LP: Triton (0-5) (1.2 IP; 6 ER; 6 R; 8 H; 0 K; 1 BB)

Japan 3b: Reblochon (5); 2b: Basilisk (5, 6, 7);
Yoknapatawpha 3b: Monick (2); 2b: Lapis (8); Dryden (6); Lennon (6, 7); Dunbar (4);

G98 Stratford 4 @ San Narciso 0

2007-09-10T09:46:00.001-07:00

Avons slaughter San Narciso behind an excellent pitching performance from Irish playright Samuel Bekcett. Gambia delivers with a big homer and two doubles.

Str 0-0-0-0-0-0-3-1-0 : R4 - H6 - E1
San 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 : R0 - H6 - E2

WP: Beckett (3-1) (6.1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 5 H; 1 K; 1 BB)
LP: Krang (3-4) (7 IP; 3 ER; 3 R; 5 H; 5 K; 0 BB)

Stratford HR: Gambia (4); Juvenal (3); 3b: Presley (1); 2b: Prawne (4); Gambia (9, 10);
San Narciso 3b: Clark (3);

G97 Leningrad 6 @ London 1

2007-09-10T09:45:00.000-07:00

Someone in the Leningrad lineup always seems to get it done and this time it is Dolphy and Marx2. Coltrane pitches brilliantly against a lachluster team, allowing only 4 hits total.

Len 0-1-0-0-0-1-0-2-2 : R6 - H12 - E0
Lon 0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0 : R1 - H4 - E6

WP: Coltrane (5-1) (9 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 4 H; 0 K; 0 BB)
LP: Grant (0-2) (2 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 4 H; 0 K; 0 BB)

Leningrad HR: Dolphy (10); Marx2 (3); 2b: Dolphy (7); sb: Williams (12);
London 2b: Reed (4); Nietzche (3);

G96 Morgantown 4 @ Leningrad 8

2007-09-10T09:43:00.000-07:00

Leningrad shows Morgantown who is boss. Lots of runs, and they even tag Yorick for his first earned run of the year. Morgantown's poor fielding results in 5 errors.

Mor 0-0-0-2-1-0-0-0-1 : R4 - H12 - E5
Len 2-2-1-0-2-1-0-0-0 : R8 - H8 - E0

WP: The Edge (2-1) (6 IP; 3 ER; 3 R; 9 H; 1 K; 1 BB)
LP: Dr. Doom (1-3) (4.1 IP; 7 ER; 7 R; 5 H; 0 K; 5 BB)

Morgantown HR: Ginsberg (7); 2b: Wheatley (7); Violet (2); Gibbie (4); sb: Perseus (3);
Leningrad 2b: Lowell (4); Baraka (4); Tan (8); Periwinkle (1); sb: Bukowoski (14); Williams (11);

G95 Japan 1 @ London 0

2007-09-09T14:02:00.000-07:00

London deserves pity. They are shut out at home, dropping their record to 6-19. Japan does not do much on offense itself, but they do enough to win which is only one run.

Jpn 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0 : R1 - H6 - E3
Lon 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 : R0 - H2 - E2

WP: Orc (4-2) (8 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 2 H; 2 K; 0 BB)
SV: Do Bois (1) (1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 0 H; 0 K; 0 BB)
LP: Derrida (1-2) (8 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 5 H; 0 K; 0 BB)

Japan 2b: Riddler (7); Celine (3); sb: Riddler (9);

G94 Leningrad 2 @ Stratford 3

2007-09-09T12:48:00.000-07:00

Kelley! Kelley! Kelley! She takes two swings of the bat in this two-game series with Leningrad, both as a pinch hitter in the 9th. Both result in home runs that win the game against the first-place Bears! Great pitching on both sides. Gambia keeps the game alive with a walk in the last frame. Kelley sends one over the left-field wall to send the home crowd into a frenzy. She does this after Leningrad broke a 1-1 tie in the top of the 9th with a Marx2 double and Bukowski single to go ahead. Wow.

Len 1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1 : R2 - H5 - E0
Str 0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-2 : R3 - H6 - E3

WP: Wordsworth (1-0) (1.1 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 2 H; 2 K; 0 BB)
LP: Fitzgerald (0-1) (0.1 IP; 2 ER; 2 R; 1 H; 0 K; 1 BB)

Leningrad 2b: Marx2 (4); sb: Bukowoski (13); Williams (10);
Stratford HR: Juvenal (2); Kelley (4);

G93 Stratford 3 @ Leningrad 2

2007-09-09T12:45:00.000-07:00

Nancy Kelley, my girlfriend in college, hits a 9th-inning pinch-hit homer to win it. She comes off the bench and whacks it outta here to put the Avons a head. Leningrad has dropped some close games. Bats have gone cold.

Str 0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-1 : R3 - H10 - E0
Len 1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0 : R2 - H5 - E0

WP: Lorde (2-0) (1.2 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 0 H; 1 K; 1 BB)
LP: Liberia (1-3) (3 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 1 H; 0 K; 0 BB)

Stratford HR: Kelley (3); 2b: Gambia (7, 8);
Leningrad 2b: Tan (7); sb: Lowell (18); Bukowoski (12);

G92 Morgantown 1 @ San Narciso 2

2007-09-08T05:38:00.002-07:00

Amazing pitching duel! Gautier breaks up Levi-Strauss's no hitter with a homer in the 6th for Morgantown. It is the Gutter Dwellers' only hit of the game. They strike out 12 times at L-S's hands. Harding is the San Nar hero. He knocks in a run in the 7th off an equally dominant Eisenhower, and in the bottom of the ninth with two out, he hits a game-winning, sayonara homer off a depleted Ike to win it and put the 49ers in third place with Yok co. Mo'town slipping, and this one hurts.

Mor 0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0 : R1 - H1 - E4
San 0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-1 : R2 - H5 - E4

WP: Levi-Strauss (4-1) (9 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 1 H; 12 K; 0 BB)
LP: Eisenhower (1-4) (8.2 IP; 2 ER; 2 R; 5 H; 1 K; 0 BB)

Morgantown HR: Gautier (5);
San Narciso HR: Harding (2);

G91 New York 10 @ London 1

2007-09-08T05:38:00.001-07:00

At least London gets an extra base hit this game (2 in fact). New York humiliates the Scribes with top-notch performances by Bruce (3 for 6, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 run) and Wazoo (4 for 5, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 runs). Seneca knocks in three with a homer of his own. Camus gets a complete game and sinks his ERA lower. Move along, nothing to see here. Move along.

NYC 0-0-1-3-2-2-0-1-0 : R10 - H15 - E0
Lon 0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 : R1 - H5 - E4

WP: Camus (3-1) (9 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 5 H; 4 K; 0 BB)
LP: Bakhtin (1-4) (4 IP; 5 ER; 5 R; 9 H; 2 K; 0 BB)

New York HR: Bruce (2); Wazoo (7); Seneca (2); 2b: McKinley (8); Wazoo (5, 6);
London HR: Sappho (1); 2b: Nietzche (2);

G90 San Narciso 4 @ Yoknapatawpha 5

2007-09-08T05:36:00.000-07:00

Close game in the railyard near Oxford. Melville saves it for Clinton. Tantivy is having a great year-- move him to starting rotation? San Nar had an opportunity to make its move but they cannot pull it off.

San 0-0-0-0-3-0-1-0-0 : R4 - H8 - E1
Yok 1-0-1-1-2-0-0-0-0 : R5 - H11 - E2

WP: Clinton (3-1) (6.1 IP; 4 ER; 4 R; 7 H; 2 K; 0 BB)
SV: Melville (2) (1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 0 H; 1 K; 0 BB)
LP: Ponce de Leon (2-1) (5 IP; 5 ER; 5 R; 10 H; 6 K; 0 BB)

San Narciso 2b: Bodine (9); Lawk (1, 2); Pudding (1); sb: Clark (14);
Yoknapatawpha HR: Dryden (6); 2b: Klug (5);

League Leaders After 90 Games

2007-09-07T04:56:00.000-07:00

Avg:
Gautier (Mor), .416
Perseus (Mor), .389
Wazoo (NY), .375
Prawne (Str), .373
Bruce (NY), .367
Juvenal (Str), .365
Lapis (Yok), .359
Lowell (Len), .355
Ginsberg (Mor), .354
Wheatley (Mor), .338

HR.:
Dolphy (Len), 9
Wazoo (NY), 7
Ginsberg (Mor), 6
McKinley (NY), 6
Dryden (Yok), 6
Gautier (Mor), 5
Prawne (Str), 5
Bodine (SN), 5
Basilisk (Jap), 5

RBI:
Gautier (Mor), 24
Dolphy (Len), 17
McKinley (NY), 17
Ginsberg (Mor), 16
Gambia (Str), 15
Dryden (Yok), 15
Bodine (SN), 15
Basilisk (Jap), 15

Runs:
Prawne (Str), 19
Clark (SN), 18
Bruce (NY), 17
Lowell (Len), 15
Wazoo (NY), 15
Presley (Str), 15

Hits:
Bruce (NY), 40
Perseus (Mor), 37
Gautier (Mor), 37
Ginsberg (Mor), 34
Lowell (Len), 33
Wazoo (NY), 33
Prawne (Str), 31
Doreen (Yok), 30
Ronney (NY), 29
Brick (Yok), 29

SB:
Lowell (Len), 17
Clark (SN), 14
Bukowoski (Len), 11
Williams (Len), 9
Groo (Str), 8
Riddler (Jap), 8
Bruce (NY), 6
Wheatley (Mor), 5
Green (NY), 3
Celine (Jap), 3

Triples:
Perseus (Mor), 7
Reblochon (Jap), 4
Jason (Mor), 3
Bruce (NY), 3

Slg%:
Gautier (Mor), .708
Wazoo (NY), .693
Dolphy (Len), .677
Ginsberg (Mor), .635
Prawne (Str), .614
Seneca (NY), .595
Perseus (Mor), .579
Lapis (Yok), .577
Reblochon (Jap), .573
Brick (Yok), .535

Doubles:
Gautier (Mor), 11
Balck (Lon), 10
Ginsberg (Mor), 9
Bodine (SN), 9
Bazarov (SN), 9
McKinley (NY), 8
Brick (Yok), 8

Walks:
Marx2 (Len), 18
Bukowoski (Len), 17
Wazoo (NY), 15
Bodine (SN), 14
Williams (Len), 13
Groo (Str), 13
Brick (Yok), 11
Clark (SN), 8
Riddler (Jap), 7

OB%:
Wazoo (NY), .466
Gautier (Mor), .453
Groo (Str), .416
Perseus (Mor), .414
Brick (Yok), .412
Prawne (Str), .395
Juvenal (Str), .389
Bruce (NY), .378
Lowell (Len), .375
Bukowoski (Len), .371

Hit Streak:
Ginsberg (Mor), 16
Lowell (Len), 15
Doreen (Yok), 14
Wazoo (NY), 13
Lapis (Yok), 13
Dolphy (Len), 10
Perseus (Mor), 10
Cousteau (Len), 9
Wheatley (Mor), 9

ERA:
Yorick (Mor), 0.00
Tantivy (SN), 0.00
Griffin (Jap), 0.49
Purple (Mor), 0.71
Gashlycrumb (Len), 0.94
Liberia (Len), 1.13
The Edge (Len), 1.82
Cockatrice (Jap), 1.96
Weissman (SN), 2.13
Hamlet (Str), 2.25

Wins:
Coltrane (Len), 4
Hamlet (Str), 4
Hawthorne (Yok), 4
Levi-Strauss (SN), 4

Ks:
Levi-Strauss (SN), 64
Ponce de Leon (SN), 41
Krang (SN), 39
Joplin (SN), 31
Kraven (Lon), 29
Harrison (Lon), 24
Dweezil (NY), 21
Erasmus (Yok), 20
Diva (Str), 19
Eisenhower (Mor), 18

Innings:
Levi-Strauss (SN), 59.2
Eisenhower (Mor), 51
Hamlet (Str), 44
Hawthorne (Yok), 44
Benjamin (NY), 41
Joplin (SN), 41
Diva (Str), 39.1
Krang (SN), 39
Orc (Jap), 39
Ponce de Leon (SN), 38

Saves:
Weissman (SN), 6
Liberia (Len), 2
Melville (Yok), 2
Westerberg (Jap), 2

Walks:
Beckett (Str), 17
Jefferson (Yok), 14
Moon (Lon), 12
Cobain (Mor), 10
Kraven (Lon), 8
Dr. Doom (Mor), 7
Dweezil (NY), 7
Benjamin (NY), 7
Joplin (SN), 7
Cockatrice (Jap), 7

Comp. Games:
Eisenhower (Mor), 4
Levi-Strauss (SN), 3
Benjamin (NY), 2
Diva (Str), 2

Shutouts:
Gashlycrumb (Len), 1
Eisenhower (Mor), 1

K/9:
Ponce de Leon (SN), 9.71
Levi-Strauss (SN), 9.65
Krang (SN), 9.00
Kraven (Lon), 8.33
Melville (Yok), 7.80
Tantivy (SN), 7.07
Joplin (SN), 6.80
Harrison (Lon), 6.75
Dweezil (NY), 6.59
The Rhino (NY), 5.73

BB/9:
Haley (Len), 0.00
The Edge (Len), 0.00
Harrison (Lon), 0.00
Marquette (Mor), 0.00
Camus (NY), 0.00
Melville (Yok), 0.00
Levi-Strauss (SN), 0.00
Ponce de Leon (SN), 0.00
Weissman (SN), 0.00
Hamlet (Str), 0.20

H/9:
Tantivy (SN), 3.21
Yorick (Mor), 3.71
Levi-Strauss (SN), 4.07
Purple (Mor), 4.26
Liberia (Len), 4.50
Benjamin (NY), 5.49
Diva (Str), 5.49
Eisenhower (Mor), 5.65
Maupassant (SN), 5.84
Joplin (SN), 5.93

Bats/9:
Liberia (Len), 30.38
Tantivy (SN), 31.50
Melville (Yok), 32.40
Levi-Strauss (SN), 32.88
The Edge (Len), 32.97
Yorick (Mor), 33.35
Maupassant (SN), 33.57
Haley (Len), 33.75
Gashlycrumb (Len), 33.91
Coltrane (Len), 34.05

G89 San Narciso 4 @ Japan 0

2007-09-07T04:54:00.002-07:00

Weissman finishes off Joplin's shutout with a 1-2-3 ninth. Japan hit-poor in a world that needs runs. San Nar doing well behind their excellent starters and good-enough hitters.

San 0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0-0 : R4 - H10 - E0
Jpn 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 : R0 - H3 - E2

WP: Joplin (2-3) (8 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 3 H; 2 K; 1 BB)
LP: Kristeva (1-4) (6 IP; 3 ER; 3 R; 8 H; 4 K; 0 BB)

San Narciso HR: Bodine (5); 3b: Bazarov (1); 2b: Zhlubb (1); sb: Clark (13);
Japan 2b: Basilisk (5);

G88 New York 3 @ Japan 2

2007-09-07T04:54:00.001-07:00

Mingus earns his 8th save in another 1-inning performance for New York. Bruce gets back his hot bat. Mould has cooled since he set into the #2 spot in the lineup. Japan drops. Fairy-- how could he have gone 22 games without an at bat? He is 3 for 4 as DH when he should be catching every day. Lavender looks god. NYC may go to a 4-man rotation with Rhino dropping out of the starters.

NYC 1-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0 : R3 - H11 - E1
Jpn 1-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0 : R2 - H9 - E0

WP: Lavender (3-2) (6.2 IP; 2 ER; 2 R; 8 H; 3 K; 0 BB)
SV: Mingus (8) (1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 1 H; 0 K; 0 BB)
LP: Cockatrice (2-3) (5 IP; 3 ER; 3 R; 9 H; 1 K; 1 BB)

New York HR: Wazoo (6); Ronney (4); 3b: Bruce (3); 2b: Seneca (3);
Japan 3b: Reblochon (4); 2b: Pauli (3);

G87 Leningrad 7 @ New York 3

2007-09-07T04:53:00.000-07:00

Two excellent pitchers match up in a game pitting #1 versus #2. The clean-up hitters have huge games. Wazoo is 2 for 3 with a homer and 2 runs scored. Dolphy hits a homer of his own and knocks in two. The difference? The benches-- Leningrad is deep in relief, and in the 9th Morrison hits a pinch-hit homer for extra insurance. New York is weak in their bullpen and bench.

Len 0-0-0-2-3-1-0-0-1 : R7 - H9 - E0
NYC 0-2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0 : R3 - H11 - E2

WP: Coltrane (4-1) (6.1 IP; 3 ER; 3 R; 9 H; 1 K; 1 BB)
SV: Liberia (2) (1.2 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 0 H; 2 K; 0 BB)
LP: Benjamin (2-2) (9 IP; 7 ER; 7 R; 9 H; 4 K; 3 BB)

Leningrad HR: Dolphy (9); Morrison (1); 3b: Williams (1); 2b: Marx2 (3);
New York HR: Wazoo (5); Limburger (3); sb: Green (3);

All-time and Single-season Strikeout Leaders

2007-09-06T05:42:00.000-07:00

All-time Strikeout Leaders (500+)

1 1144, Myshkin
2 947, Killian
3 902, Dweezil
4 806, Lear
5 718, Melville
6 624, Ahmet
7 598, Bunker
8 591, Hawthorne
9 585, Krang
585, Moon
11 548, Diva
12 517, Levi-Strauss
13 515, Fitzgerald
14 510, Miller
15 509, Pechorin

Single-season Strikeout Leaders

1 173, Krang, (SN) 1914
2 160, Levi-Strauss, (SN) 1915
3 156, Levi-Strauss, (SN) 1914
4 148, Krang, (SN) 1915
5 137, Levi-Strauss, (SN) 1913
6 132, Kraven, (Lon) 1915
7 127, Myshkin, (Len) 1914
127, Prentice, (SN) 1910
9 120, Krang, (SN) 1913
10 116, Joplin, (SN) 1914
116, Myshkin, (Len) 1909
12 115, Prentice, (Len) 1912
13 114, Dweezil, (NY) 1910
14 112, Joplin, (SN) 1915
15 110, Myshkin, (Len) 1913
110, Prentice, (Len) 1911
17 106, Myshkin, (Len) 1910
106, Myshkin, (Len) 1905
19 105, Krang, (SN) 1912
20 102, Kraven, (Lon) 1912
102, Melville, (Yok) 1905
102, Lear, (Str) 1905
23 101, Melville, (Yok) 1911
24 100, Myshkin, (Len) 1912
100, Ahmet, (Str) 1909

G86 Yoknapatawpha 5 @ San Narciso 10

2007-09-06T05:38:00.002-07:00

The Scriveners are the ones who should pound out 13 hits and score ten runs. But the 49ers turn the tables. The first two innings are an odd game for Yok Co-- 9 batters, 3 solo homers (Lapis, Klug, and Lennon) and 5 ks. Kang notches 11 strikeouts total in 6.1 innings pitched-- more than half his outs by k. Both teams tied for third at 12-10.

Yok 1-2-0-0-0-0-2-0-0 : R5 - H7 - E2
San 0-2-2-1-2-0-3-0-0 : R10 - H13 - E3

WP: Krang (3-3) (6.1 IP; 4 ER; 5 R; 6 H; 11 K; 0 BB)
SV: Tantivy (1) (2.2 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 1 H; 2 K; 0 BB)
LP: Erasmus (0-4) (4 IP; 5 ER; 5 R; 5 H; 2 K; 0 BB)

Yoknapatawpha HR: Lapis (2); Klug (3); Lennon (1); 2b: Lennon (6);
San Narciso HR: 00000 (2); Dove (3); 3b: Clark (2); Atalanta (1); 2b: Bodine (8); Bazarov (9);

G85 Japan 3 @ Stratford 4

2007-09-06T05:38:00.001-07:00

Hamlet-Polonius combine for yet another win-save tandem accomplishment. Another feather in their collective cap. Avons trying to push ahead over .500 and into the top teams. Oblomov-- Oblomov of all people!-- leads the way with a 3 for 4 night. Hoover- Hoover!-- contributes with three hits of his own.

Jpn 1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-1 : R3 - H7 - E0
Str 0-2-0-0-1-0-1-0-0 : R4 - H13 - E0

WP: Hamlet (4-1) (8 IP; 3 ER; 3 R; 7 H; 0 K; 0 BB)
SV: Polonius (3) (1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 0 H; 0 K; 0 BB)
LP: Triton (0-4) (5 IP; 3 ER; 3 R; 9 H; 0 K; 1 BB)

Japan 2b: Colette (2); Celine (2); Basilisk (4);
Stratford HR: Oblomov (3); 2b: Hoover (1); Juvenal (3);

G84 Japan 3 @ Leningrad 0

2007-09-06T05:36:00.000-07:00

Bears shut down by an excellent 7+-inning performance by Orc. Riddler out-steals Lowell, Bukowski, and Williams, the super-fast Leningrad trio: all 10-speeds. The Edge has another fine outing, but no run support.

Jpn 1-0-0-0-0-1-1-0-0 : R3 - H11 - E1
Len 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 : R0 - H3 - E0

WP: Orc (3-2) (7.1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 3 H; 1 K; 1 BB)
LP: The Edge (1-1) (7 IP; 3 ER; 3 R; 10 H; 1 K; 0 BB)

Japan 2b: Celine (1); Pauli (2); sb: Riddler (6, 7);
Leningrad sb: Lowell (17);

All-time and Single Season Save Leaders

2007-09-05T04:59:00.000-07:00

All-time Save Leaders (30+)

1 109, Iago
2 104, Polonius
3 97, Mingus
4 84, Fitzgerald
5 66, Vai
6 63, Melville
7 42, Amaya
42, Parmar
9 39, Joker
39, Weissman
11 33, Coover
33, Steinam
13 32, Liberia
14 30, Shelley
30, Stavrogin

Single Season (10+)*
1 22, Polonius, (Str) 1914
2 18, Iago, (Mor) 1915
3 17, Mingus, (NY) 1915
17, Fitzgerald, (Len) 1915
5 15, Joker, (Jap) 1915
15, Weissman, (SN) 1914
15, Mingus, (NY) 1914
8 14, Joker, (Jap) 1914
14, Iago, (Mor) 1909
10 13, Weissman, (SN) 1915
13, Melville, (Yok) 1915
13, Melville, (Yok) 1914
13 11, Fitzgerald, (Len) 1914
11, Iago, (Mor) 1911
11, Vai, (Lon) 1905
11, Amaya, (Str) 1905
11, Polonius, (Str) 1905
11, Mingus, (NY) 1908

In 1914, I modified the rules governing pitching rotations and relief appearances. This resulted in specialized pitching roles, more appearances per season for pitchers, and more saves.

G83 Yoknapatawpha 4 @ Japan 2

2007-09-05T04:58:00.000-07:00

Dryden hits two homers in little Mothra Dome-- low humidity helps the ball carry tofay. Yok Co back into things while Japan drifting backwards in the standings. Hawthorne a mainstay. The Scrivener bullpen is good, very good.

Yok 0-1-3-0-0-0-0-0-0 : R4 - H6 - E1
Jpn 0-0-0-0-0-1-0-1-0 : R2 - H8 - E2

WP: Hawthorne (4-2) (7.1 IP; 2 ER; 2 R; 7 H; 1 K; 1 BB)
SV: Prometheus (1) (1.2 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 1 H; 0 K; 0 BB)
LP: Kristeva (1-3) (6 IP; 4 ER; 4 R; 4 H; 3 K; 1 BB)

Yoknapatawpha HR: Dryden (3, 4); 2b: Lapis (7);
Japan HR: Reblochon (3); 2b: Riddler (6); Pauli (1);

G82 London 0 @ Japan 6

2007-09-05T04:57:00.002-07:00

London again has no extra base hits and only two hits total to speak of. They drop to 6-17, a low point in their history. Rumors suggest that they may move to Boston or, worse yet, Paris. Almost the whole Japanese lineup gets a hit.

Lon 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 : R0 - H2 - E2
Jpn 0-0-2-0-0-0-2-2-0 : R6 - H8 - E3

WP: Cockatrice (2-2) (6.2 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 2 H; 4 K; 2 BB)
LP: Kraven (1-4) (7 IP; 4 ER; 4 R; 4 H; 5 K; 1 BB)

Japan HR: Basilisk (5); Colette (3); 2b: Riddler (5); Leningrad 13-6

G81 Yoknapatawpha 1 @ Stratford 7

2007-09-05T04:57:00.001-07:00

New Avons lineup pays off with a big win. Groo walks four times and hits a single. Prawne is 3 for 4 with a homer. Yok Co cannot bust through toward Bears.

Yok 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1 : R1 - H7 - E2
Str 0-0-0-4-0-0-0-3-0 : R7 - H11 - E1

WP: Beckett (2-1) (6.2 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 6 H; 1 K; 2 BB)
SV: Wordsworth (1) (2.1 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 1 H; 0 K; 1 BB)
LP: Jefferson (3-1) (4 IP; 4 ER; 4 R; 4 H; 1 K; 5 BB)

Yoknapatawpha HR: Dunbar (2);
Stratford HR: Prawne (5); 2b: Gambia (7); Marley (3); sb: Groo (8);

G80 Stratford 3 @ London 4

2007-09-04T04:20:00.002-07:00

London breaks the 11-game loss streak with a phat victory at home to 3 dozen folks in the crowd, die-hard regulars. It takes 5 pitchers, and it takes homer by their new clean-up hitter philosopher Friederich Nietzche! He is 3 for 4 and is one triple short of the cycle.

Str 0-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-1 : R3 - H13 - E2
Lon 3-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0 : R4 - H7 - E1

WP: Moon (2-2) (5 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 6 H; 1 K; 2 BB);
SV: Joker (3) (0.2 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 2 H; 0 K; 0 BB)
LP: Diva (1-4) (8 IP; 4 ER; 4 R; 7 H; 2 K; 0 BB)

Stratford HR: Somalia (1); 2b: Gambia (6); Marley (2);
London HR: Nietzche (1); 2b: Nietzche (1); Gruyere (1);

G79 London 3 @ Stratford 11

2007-09-04T04:20:00.001-07:00

London loses for the 11th time in a row, one short of the record which they own. Gambia's grand slam breaks it open in the 4th, and it is downhill from there.

Lon 1-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-0- : R3 - H9 - E5
Str 4-0-0-5-0-0-2-0-0- : R11 - H12 - E2

WP: Gray (3-2) (6 IP; 3 ER; 3 R; 8 H; 0 K; 2 BB); SV: Richards (1) (3 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 1 H; 3 K; 1 BB)
LP: Harrison (1-3) (4 IP; 9 ER; 9 R; 7 H; 4 K; 0 BB)

London HR: Blakey (2); 2b: Balck (10);
Stratford HR: Prawne (4); Gambia (3); Presley (2); 2b: Groo (4); Cortez (1); sb: Groo (7);

G78 Japan 4 @ New York 5

2007-09-04T04:19:00.001-07:00

New York barely wins. A run in the ninth with the bases juiced and one out does it. Mould grounds out to The Vulture at third. He immediately steps on third base for the out and throws to home. Pauli is late with the tag on Green and New York wins it. Japan uses five pitchers. Bruce is on fire. Mould cooling off with his average but he is very productive. Wazoo raising his HR numbers to their expected level.

Jpn 2-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-1- : R4 - H10 - E1
NYC 2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-1- : R5 - H13 - E2

WP: Euripedes (1-1) (0.2 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 0 H; 0 K; 0 BB)
LP: Giant (0-1) (1 IP; 3 ER; 3 R; 4 H; 0 K; 0 BB)

Japan HR: The Vulture (3); 3b: Riddler (1); Pauli (1);
New York HR: Wazoo (4); 2b: Bruce (5);

Batters and Their Abilities

2007-09-03T17:54:00.000-07:00

How well a player performs is based on his/her/its abilities. Each batter possesses 6 basic skills measured on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the best and 1 being the worst.

Finesse: basic hitting ability
Power: hitting home runs and doubles
Speed: stealing bases, hitting triples
Control: Walks
Adaptability: How well they perform in pressure situations (late innings, extra innings, men in scoring position, etc.)
Fielding: Basic fielding expertise (on a scale of 1 to 7)

Batters are also assigned a basic position and a left/right/switch batting preference. The age of a player also influences how well they perform.

Here is an example of a batter’s basic abilities:

[Dorothy] Parker is an original member of the 1901 New York Curmudgeons.

Finesse: 10 (.341)
Power: 5
Speed: 8
Control: 8
Adaptability: 4
Fielding: 3

Parker’s first year was 1901 and her natural position is a catcher. These ratings were randomly generated by a program I wrote to create a whole team from scratch.

With a finesse of 10, Parker is a very good hitter. Players with a finesse of 10 will have a basic batting average of between .341 and .400. The range for players with a 10 finesse is a larger range of possible averages: players with a 9 finesse range from .331 to .340; players with an 8 finesse range from .321 to .330, etc. Mitra (Wheeling Friends, 1902) is the only player to have an average of .400. I made the range larger for players with the highest possible finesse to create possible eilte batters with very high natural averages.

With an average of .341, Parker walks to the plate with a 34.1% basic chance of getting a hit. Pitcher statistics offset batting abilities. Any pitcher at the beginning of a game will offset the batter’s average to some degree. A pitcher with great control and great power will offset it dramatically. As the pitcher gets tired, this offsetting number will decrease and the batter will gain the advantage. Depending on a number of circumstances, this percentage can go up or down. If it is a very good pitcher, the number will go down. In a pressure situation, the number will more likely go down because of her relatively low adaptability rating (4). In a large ballpark, the batter will have better chance of getting a basehit.

She has moderate power (5), very good speed (8), and an ability to get on base pretty frequently by walks (8). She is not great in important situations (4) and she is an average fielder. With a speed of 8, she is not fast enough to attempt a lot of steals, but she is fast enough to take an extra base while running the bases and occasionally steal when she is up against a team with a weak catcher and a pitcher who has trouble keeping runners held at first. Parker's adaptability also indicates that she has a better chance of hitting into double plays.

The age of a player is very important. Rookies tend to perform poorly though it is not impossible or unheard of for a young player to do well. Players in their prime (years 4 to 12) will have a better chance of performing well. Players past their prime (12+ years) will begin to see their skills decline with a greater probability of playing poorly each year that they age.

These basic skills are an indicator of how well a player should do in an at bat, but the ultimate outcome is based on a randomly generated number for each at bat. Of course, a batter with a .350 average has a better chance of getting on base than a batter with a .230 average. What happens all comes down to a complex series of formulae that roughly replicates what usually happens on a baseball field, boiled down to percentages.

G77 London 3 @ New York 4

2007-09-03T07:29:00.001-07:00

London finally has an inning where it pulls it all together and gets some runs, enough runs to tie it late. But, McKinley hits a homer in the bottom frame for New York, and Mingus proceeds to nail the rest of the coffin lid in place. Not pretty. London cruising into the worst season in their history possibly and maybe one of the worst ever if it keeps up. For New York, McKinley and Mould emerging as stars. Hesiod coming out for London and I don't mean gay.

Lon 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0- : R3 - H10 - E0
NYC 0-0-2-0-1-0-0-1-0- : R4 - H10 - E0

WP: Angola (1-0) (0.2 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 2 H; 0 K; 0 BB);
SV: Mingus (7) (1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 0 H; 1 K; 0 BB)
LP: Grant (0-1) (2 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 3 H; 1 K; 0 BB)

London HR: Hesiod (2);
New York HR: McKinley (6); Limburger (2); 2b: Juggernaut (2);

G76 New York 5 @ San Narciso 0

2007-09-03T07:28:00.001-07:00

New York gets to Levi-Strauss. Wazoo, Mould, and Rooney get homers. L-S gets his 9 Ks which the sellout crowd came to see, but New York goes back to Manhattan victorious. 49ers manage only four hits.

NYC 2-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0- : R5 - H6 - E0
San 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- : R0 - H4 - E2

WP: The Rhino (3-1) (6 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 4 H; 6 K; 0 BB); SV: Crockett (1) (3 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 0 H; 1 K; 0 BB)
LP: Levi-Strauss (3-1) (9 IP; 5 ER; 5 R; 6 H; 9 K; 0 BB)

New York HR: Mould (2); Wazoo (3); Ronney (3);
San Narciso sb: Clark (12);

G75 Yoknapatawpha 1 @ New York 2

2007-09-03T07:27:00.000-07:00

More great pitching in a game that should have had more hitting. Mingus saves another in a third consecutive scoreless appearance. Lavender is good-- New York pitching starting to come together. Mould a disappointing 0 for 3. Bruce still at the tippy top of his game, 16 years into his career, Rickey Henderson-like.

Yok 0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0- : R1 - H5 - E1
NYC 1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0- : R2 - H7 - E1

WP: Lavender (2-2) (8 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 5 H; 3 K; 0 BB);
SV: Mingus (6) (1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 0 H; 2 K; 0 BB)
LP: Clinton (2-1) (5.1 IP; 2 ER; 2 R; 7 H; 1 K; 2 BB)

Yoknapatawpha HR: Doreen (1);
New York 3b: Bruce (2); sb: Bruce (6);

G74 New York 3 @ Yoknapatawpha 1

2007-09-02T08:10:00.002-07:00

Thucydides hurts himself in BP, a knock in the skull that takes him out for 56 games-- almost the whole season. No big loss, really but they are short a man. Mingus is back on track with a New York save behind Benjamin's excellent pitching. And Erasmus impresses with his 7 innings. This was supposed to be a slugfest with gaudy averages on both sides. Mould is in the lineup permanently now with an average over .500.

NYC 1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0- : R3 - H10 - E0
Yok 0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0- : R1 - H5 - E0

WP: Benjamin (2-1) (8 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 5 H; 1 K; 0 BB);
SV: Mingus (5) (1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 0 H; 2 K; 0 BB)
LP: Erasmus (0-3) (7 IP; 3 ER; 3 R; 8 H; 8 K; 1 BB)

New York 2b: McKinley (7); Wazoo (5); Seneca (0, 1); sb: Bruce (5);
Yoknapatawpha HR: Dryden (3); 3b: Lapis (2);

G73 Stratford 5 @ Japan 1

2007-09-02T08:10:00.001-07:00

Avons come back and win it with a big 6th inning-- 4 runs. Both teams stuck in the middle at .500, not sure which way to go. Hamlet brilliant, adding to his illustruous career.

Str 0-0-0-0-0-4-0-1-0- : R5 - H11 - E2
Jpn 1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- : R1 - H8 - E2

WP: Hamlet (3-1) (7 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 7 H; 2 K; 1 BB)
LP: Orc (2-2) (5.1 IP; 4 ER; 4 R; 6 H; 3 K; 0 BB)

Stratford 2b: Prawne (3); Clapton (2); Somalia (1); Juvenal (2);
Japan HR: Riddler (3);

G72 Morgantown 10 @ London 2

2007-09-02T08:09:00.000-07:00

London cannot catch a break. Morgantown-- previously slumping-- lands in London and scorches the earth in a ten-run game. Gautier gets 6 RBIs on 4 hits. Cobain heals his ERA. London a wreck all around. Again, no extra-base hits for the Scribes.

Mor 0-0-0-4-3-0-3-0-0- : R10 - H14 - E3
Lon 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1- : R2 - H8 - E3

WP: Cobain (2-2) (7 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 4 H; 2 K; 0 BB)
LP: Bakhtin (1-3) (4.2 IP; 6 ER; 7 R; 8 H; 5 K; 1 BB)

Morgantown HR: Pindar (2); 2b: Ginsberg (9); Gautier (9, 10); sb: Wheatley (5);

G71 Stratford 6 @ Morgantown 3

2007-09-01T05:33:00.001-07:00

Morgantown gives up too many runs. Bad pitching, and they slip more behind the top three teams, an unexpected turn early in the season.

Str 0-0-0-3-0-2-1-0-0- : R6 - H11 - E4
Mor 0-2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0- : R3 - H6 - E2

WP: Beckett (1-1) (7.2 IP; 3 ER; 3 R; 5 H; 2 K; 6 BB);
SV: Lorde (1) (1.1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 1 H; 1 K; 0 BB)
LP: Rabelais (0-1) (4 IP; 3 ER; 3 R; 4 H; 1 K; 0 BB)

Stratford 3b: Prawne (1); Groo (1); 2b: Presley (2); Prawne (2); Gambia (3, 4); sb: Groo (6);
Morgantown HR: Gautier (4); 3b: Perseus (7); sb: Perseus (2); Wheatley (4);

G70 San Narciso 2 @ Stratford 1

2007-09-01T05:32:00.000-07:00

Weissman gets another save. Ponce de Leon gets 9 Ks. San Nar is coming up the standings with a solid lineup that works when it has to work out. Diva pitches well, but her batters are not behind her.

San 0-0-0-1-0-1-0-0-0- : R2 - H4 - E1
Str 0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0- : R1 - H6 - E3

WP: Ponce de Leon (2-0) (8 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 4 H; 9 K; 0 BB);
SV: Weissman (6) (1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 2 H; 0 K; 0 BB)
LP: Diva (1-3) (9 IP; 2 ER; 2 R; 4 H; 6 K; 1 BB)

San Narciso sb: Clark (9, 10);
Stratford HR: Prawne (3); 2b: Juvenal (1);

G69 San Narciso 8 @ Leningrad 3

2007-09-01T05:31:00.000-07:00

Da Bears drop their second in a row, this time to a surging San Nar team that overall does not hit well but you would not know it from his game. Gide, after recently tossing a complete game, looks awful and uncomfortable, maybe has a cold. Bazarov clobbers his old team with three doubles. No stolen bases for Leningrad against a tough 10-7 battery.

San 0-1-3-0-0-0-0-3-1- : R8 - H14 - E0
Len 0-0-0-0-0-0-1-2-0- : R3 - H6 - E1

WP: Joplin (1-3) (7.1 IP; 3 ER; 3 R; 5 H; 5 K; 1 BB)
LP: Gide (1-1) (3 IP; 4 ER; 4 R; 8 H; 1 K; 1 BB)

San Narciso HR: Harding (1); 2b: Bazarov (5, 6, 7); 00000 (4); Dove (2); sb: Clark (7, 8);
Leningrad HR: Dolphy (8); 3b: Lowell (2);

Draft Teams

2007-08-31T16:26:00.001-07:00

I create a new team every year to supplement the players lost to retirement.

1902 Wheeling Friends (friends from college and high school)

Batters: Klug, Monick, George, Mitra, Kelley, Hazlett, Dickerson, Mellon, Samons, Trishler, Pollack, Pandit, Matthews, Johnson, Metzgar

Pitchers: Rasti, Amaya, Dodd, Dingo, Parmar,

1903 Milwaukee Brewers

Batters: Equis, Foster, Busch, Schlitz, Anhesier, Pabst, Moosehead, Pauli, Beck

Pitchers: Miller, Hyacinth, Bass, Michelob, Coors, Killian, Sol

1904 Athens Gods

Batters: Perseus, Jason, Ulysses, Atalanta, Agamemnon, Endymion, Hercules, Paris,

Pitchers: Adonis, Artemis, Narcissus, Hyacinth , Icarus, Prometheus,

1906 Wisconsin Curds

Batters: Mozzarela, Stilton, Gruyere, American, Parmesan, Feta, Reblochon, Limburger, Sapsago, Tilsit, Bleu, Brick, Cheddar, Munster, MontereyJack

Pitchers: Gouda, Cottage, Gorgonzola, Romano, Roquefort, Vacherin, Provolone, Colby, Swiss, Brie

1907 Harlem Improvisation

Batters: Bird, Coleman, Giraldi, Blakey, Correa, Gillespie, Jellyroll, Arnstrong, Ellington, Monk, Metheny, Sun Ra, Basie, Hancock, Shepp

Pitchers: Evans, Coltrane, Tatum, Getz, Waller, Mingus, Davis, Zorn, Brubeck, Jordan

1908 Africa Brotherhood

Batters: Ethiopia, Tanzania, Gambia, Zaire, Nigeria, Kenya, Sudan, Cameroon, Senegal, Burundi, Zambia, Algeria, Somalia, Libya, Gabon

Pitchers: Angola, Niger, Rawanda, Mali, Ghana, Morocco, Egypt, Botswana, Liberia, Congo

1909 San Diego Spectrum

Batters: Blue , Green, Magenta, Forest, Lapis, Tan, Violet, Balck, White, Periwinkle, Plum, Orange, Scarlet, Crimson, Yellow

Pitchers: Gray, Lavender, Olive, Pink, Purple, Red, Mauve, Cyan, Off-white, Ivory

1910 Gorey Edwardians

Batters: Groo, Prawne, Penwiper, Wuggly Ump, Weary, Frastley, Sophia, Lawk, Scuffle, Zenobia, Ladderback, Skrim-Pshaw, Hammerclaw, Glassglue, Drusilla

Pitchers: Crague, Zillah, Yorick, Gashlycrumb, Dustcough, Legbail, Blotter, Sangwidge, Udgeon, Throbblefoot

1911 Paris Fleur di Lies

Batters: Verlaine, Moliere, Gautier, Verne, Celine, Voltaire, Montesque, Colette, Proust, Sand, Balzac, Rousseau, Dumas, Montaigne, Rimbaud

Pitchers: Camus, Gide, Hugo, Beckett, Rabelais, Maupassant, Flaubert, Merimee, Apollinaire, Zola

1912 Arkham Villains

Batters: Riddler, Venom, Juggernaut, The Vulture, Cat Woman, Braniac, Dr. Octopus, Green Goblin, Electro, Magneto, Kingpin, Moleman, Bizarro, Lizard Man, Myxzlplyx

Pitchers: Krang, The Rhino, Kraven, Dr. Doom, Molecule Man, Joker, The Toad, Ultron, Lex Luthor, Swamp Thing

1913 Brimingham Theorists

Batters: Marx2, Nietzche, Baudillard, Bataille, Bhabha, Foucault, Lacan, Fiske, Said, Greenblatt, Heidegger, Gramsci, Jakobson, Adorno, Zizek

Pitchers: Levi-Strauss, Bakhtin, Althusser, Benjamin, Kristeva, Hegel, Guattari, Deleuze, Derrida, Freud

1914 Memphis Rockers

Batters: Jagger, Dylan, Clapton, Allman, Lennon, Marley, Mould, Bono, Presley, Ringo, Garcia, Hendrix, Jerry Lee, Berry , Mccartney

Pitchers: Joplin, Harrison, The Edge, Richards, Diamond, Westerberg, Young, Mitchell, Parsons, Cobain

1915 Washington Presidents

Batters: Roosevelt, McKinley, Harding, Reagen, Ford, Hoover, Truman, Lincoln, Wilson, Polk, Jackson, Van Buren, Washington, Cleveland, Adams

Pitchers: Eisenhower, Kennedy, Clinton, Coolidge, Jefferson, Monroe, Grant, Taft, Carter, Nixon

1915 Greece/Rome Classics

Batters: Juvenal, Tacitus, Pindar, Sophocles, Lucian, Homer, Thucydides, Meander, Plautus, Seneca, Aristotle, Sappho, Phaedrus, Hesiod, Horace

Pitchers: Euripedes, Martial, Erasmus, Plutarch, Pliny, Plato, Cicero, Virgil, Aeschylus, Ovid

1916 Africa-America Writers

Batters: Dove, Dunbar, Wheatley, Wells Brown, Morrison, Baldwin, Naylor, Chestnut, Reed, Baraka, Hughes, Dellany, Angelou, X, Wideman

Pitchers: Haley, Do Bois, Welden Johnson, Gates, Lorde, hooks, Hurston, Tolson, Walker, King

1916 Dutch E. India Co Explorers

Batters: Clark, Hudson, Lewis, de Soto, Coronado, Balboa, Pizarro, de Gamma, Magellan, Columbus, Baedeker, Cortez, Boone, Cousteau, Cook

Pitchers: Ponce de Leon, Marquette, Raleigh, Crockett, Hillary, La Salle, Erikson, Joliet, Champlain, Drake

G71 Stratford 6 @ Morgantown 3

2007-08-31T16:24:00.000-07:00

G70 San Narciso 2 @ Stratford 1

2007-08-31T16:23:00.000-07:00

G70 San Narciso 2 @ Stratford 1

Weissman gets another save. Ponce de Leon gets 9 Ks. San Nar is coming up the standings with a solid lineup that works when it has to work out. Diva pitches well, but her batters are not behind her.

San 0-0-0-1-0-1-0-0-0- : R2 - H4 - E1
Str 0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0- : R1 - H6 - E3

WP: Ponce de Leon (2-0) (8 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 4 H; 9 K; 0 BB);
SV: Weissman (6) (1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 2 H; 0 K; 0 BB)
LP: Diva (1-3) (9 IP; 2 ER; 2 R; 4 H; 6 K; 1 BB)

San Narciso sb: Clark (9, 10);
Stratford HR: Prawne (3); 2b: Juvenal (1);

G69 San Narciso 8 @ Leningrad 3

2007-08-31T16:22:00.000-07:00

All-time and Single Season RBI Leaders

2007-08-30T21:50:00.001-07:00

All-time RBI Leaders (350+)
1 780, Wazoo
2 742, Mitra
3 715, Klug
4 577, Dryden
5 571, Joe
6 495, George
7 489, Doreen
8 449, Kelley
9 443, Parker
10 440, Ginsberg
11 428, Bodine
12 425, Gambia
13 423, Schlitz
14 416, Sexton
15 406, Dolphy
16 390, Lowell
17 385, Bruce
18 384, Monick
19 362, Shakespeare
20 350, Blakey

Single Season RBI Leaders (75+)
1 98, Wazoo, (NY) 1906
2 94, Wazoo, (NY) 1905
3 93, Joe, (Mor) 1910
4 90, Dryden, (Yok) 1912
90, Klug, (Len) 1906
6 89, Bodine, (SN) 1914
7 88, Bodine, (SN) 1912
88, Gambia, (Str) 1912
88, Mitra, (Len) 1911
10 87, Dryden, (Yok) 1913
87, Klug, (Len) 1908
12 86, Mitra, (Len) 1913
13 82, Mitra, (Len) 1908
14 81, Mitra, (Len) 1906
15 78, Wazoo, (NY) 1910
16 77, Bodine, (SN) 1913
77, Joe, (Str) 1905
77, Pollack, (Lon) 1905
19 76, Basilisk, (Jap) 1914
76, Schlitz, (Jap) 1913
21 75, George, (Lon) 1908
75, Wazoo, (NY) 1912

G68 New York 3 @ Leningrad 2

2007-08-30T21:48:00.000-07:00

Mingus snags a save for New York. Mould keeps his gaudy average high for the Curs. A good night for New York on the road. Wazoo's homer is key. Good pitching on both sides, but the Curs win this game, a game of inches and decimal points.

NYC 1-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0- : R3 - H7 - E2
Len 0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0- : R2 - H6 - E0

WP: Dweezil (1-1) (5.2 IP; 1 ER; 2 R; 5 H; 5 K; 0 BB);
SV: Mingus (4) (1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 0 H; 0 K; 0 BB)
LP: Haley (3-1) (8 IP; 3 ER; 3 R; 7 H; 0 K; 0 BB)

New York HR: Wazoo (2); Seneca (1); 2b: Mould (1, 2);
Leningrad 2b: Dolphy (6); Tan (6); sb: Bukowoski (11); Marx2 (1);

G67 San Narciso 7 @ London 1

2007-08-30T21:47:00.000-07:00

London’s poor play continues. It is bad really bad. One extra base hit in the whole game and lots of runners thrown out. The loss of big name players hurts and it is felt now—Miller, Shakespeare, etc.

San 2-0-0-0-2-0-1-0-2- : R7 - H9 - E4
Lon 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1- : R1 - H8 - E4

WP: Krang (2-3) (7 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 3 H; 4 K; 0 BB)
LP: Kraven (1-3) (7 IP; 5 ER; 5 R; 4 H; 11 K; 2 BB)

San Narciso HR: Atalanta (3); Lawk (2); 2b: Bodine (7); sb: Clark (7);
London 2b: Ford (5);

G66 London 1 @ Leningrad 5

2007-08-30T21:46:00.000-07:00

Bears dominate a poor-hitting Scribes squad. No hope for London, such bad performance at the plate. Leningrad now 2 up on Yok Co.

Lon 0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0- : R1 - H5 - E1
Len 0-0-2-0-2-0-0-1-0- : R5 - H9 - E1

WP: Gashlycrumb (3-1) (6 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 4 H; 0 K; 1 BB);
SV: Liberia (1) (3 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 1 H; 0 K; 0 BB)
LP: Moon (1-2) (7.1 IP; 5 ER; 5 R; 9 H; 2 K; 4 BB)

London 2b: Cook (3);
Leningrad HR: Tan (3); 2b: Dolphy (5); Tan (5); sb: Lowell (16); Bukowoski (8, 9);

All-time and Single Season Wins

2007-08-29T20:56:00.001-07:00

All-time Wins (50+)
1 99, Miller
2 89, Hamlet
3 79, Hawthorne
4 78, Myshkin
78, Page
6 69, Evans
7 68, Coltrane
8 65, Diva
65, Killian
10 63, Dweezil
11 56, Moon
12 55, Wordsworth
13 53, Ahmet
53, Pechorin
53, Bunker
16 52, Liberia
17 50, Gray

Single Season Wins Leaders (10+)

1 15, Hawthorne, (Yok) 1915
2 13, Miller, (Lon) 1915
13, Gray, (Str) 1914
13, Ahmet, (Str) 1910
5 12, Levi-Strauss, (SN) 1915
12, Liberia, (Len) 1910
12, Miller, (Lon) 1908
8 11, Orc, (Jap) 1915
11, Evans, (Yok) 1915
11, Dweezil, (NY) 1915
11, Orc, (Jap) 1914
11, Beckett, (Str) 1914
11, Killian, (Mor) 1911
11, Olive, (Len) 1911
11, Miller, (Lon) 1905
16 10, Eisenhower, (Mor) 1915
10, Triton, (Jap) 1914
10, Levi-Strauss, (SN) 1914
10, Hamlet, (Str) 1914
10, Orc, (Jap) 1913
10, Camus, (NY) 1913
10, Page, (Mor) 1913
10, Hamlet, (Str) 1912
10, Coltrane, (Len) 1911
10, Evans, (Yok) 1910
10, Dweezil, (NY) 1910
10, Bunker, (Mor) 1910
10, Wordsworth, (Lon) 1910
10, Coors, (Len) 1908
10, Hamlet, (Str) 1905
10, Ahmet, (Str) 1905
10, Rasti, (Len) 1906
10, Miller, (Lon) 1909
10, Page, (Mor) 1908

G65 Leningrad 1 @ Morgantown 0

2007-08-29T20:54:00.000-07:00

Bears squeak by the Dwellers, 1-0. Pitching is great in this game. Coltrane goes long into the game. Fitzy saves his fifth. Mo’town only gets five scattered singles total. On the Morgantown side, Yorick continues his unearned-run streak with 2 2/3 more innings of scoreless ball. The Bears steal 4 for 5 bases. Morgantown doubles up two runners on a single in the sixth in a rare double play at third and second.

Len 0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0- : R1 - H11 - E0
Mor 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- : R0 - H5 - E2

WP: Coltrane (3-1) (8.1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 5 H; 4 K; 1 BB);
SV: Fitzgerald (5) (0.2 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 0 H; 1 K; 0 BB)
LP: Dr. Doom (1-2) (6.1 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 11 H; 2 K; 2 BB)

Leningrad 2b: Cousteau (4); sb: Bukowoski (8); Lowell (15); Williams (7, 8);

G64 London 2 @ San Narciso 7

2007-08-29T20:53:00.000-07:00

Levi-Strauss pitches a no-hitter for 8 1/3 innings, but gives up a single then a homer to Reed and Hesiod respectively. L-S strikes out 12 batters in his bid for a no-hitter. So close. San Nar is hitting better-- 8 London errors helps, 5 by the lesbian playing third base and batting ninth. Nietzche strikes out 3 times.

Lon 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2- : R2 - H2 - E8
San 2-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-0- : R7 - H10 - E3

WP: Levi-Strauss (3-0) (9 IP; 2 ER; 2 R; 2 H; 12 K; 0 BB)
LP: Harrison (1-2) (6 IP; 1 ER; 2 R; 5 H; 4 K; 0 BB)

London HR: Hesiod (1);
San Narciso HR: Clark (2); Lawk (1); Dove (2); 2b: Clark (7); Bodine (4, 5);

G63 Morgantown 1 @ Japan 5

2007-08-29T20:52:00.000-07:00

Japan wins with solid pitching and excellent defense. The Vult hits a homer. Eisenhower gets smoked early and he cannot recover. He gets 9 ground outs in a row, middle of the game, a remarkable feat.

Mor 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1- : R1 - H11 - E1
Jpn 1-2-0-0-0-0-1-1-0- : R5 - H7 - E1

WP: Kristeva (1-2) (6.2 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 7 H; 1 K; 0 BB);
SV: Westerberg (2) (2.1 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 4 H; 1 K; 0 BB)
LP: Eisenhower (1-3) (8 IP; 5 ER; 5 R; 7 H; 3 K; 2 BB)

Morgantown 2b: Gibbie (3);
Japan HR: The Vulture (2); 2b: Riddler (4);

All-time and Single Season Home Run Leaders

2007-08-28T17:05:00.000-07:00

All-time Home Run Leaders (100+)
1 297, Wazoo
2 259, Mitra
3 215, Joe
4 194, Klug
5 173, Dolphy
6 164, Bodine
7 160, Gambia
8 158, Dryden
9 156, Schlitz
10 153, Kelley
11 135, Basilisk
12 119, Sexton
13 113, Doreen
14 106, Blakey

Single Season Home Run Records (30+)
1 39, Mitra, (Len) 1911
2 38, Bodine, (SN) 1912
3 35, Bodine, (SN) 1914
4 34, Joe, (Mor) 1910
34, Joe, (Str) 1905
34, Wazoo, (NY) 1914
7 33, Basilisk, (Jap) 1914
33, Mitra, (Len) 1913
9 32, Wazoo, (NY) 1912
10 31, Oberon, (Str) 1905
11 30, Dolphy, (Len) 1912
30, Wazoo, (NY) 1911
30, Wazoo, (NY) 1905
30, Klug, (Len) 1912

G62 London 2 @ Yoknapatawpha 4

2007-08-27T17:37:00.001-07:00

Coover gets a rare save with Melville on the shelf after a rough outing last time. London's bats are no good. Send them back to Louisville, that no-good town. Black protests that his works-- three doubles that lead nowhere. Yok co within a game of Leningrad. Good hittin'. Strong pitchin'.

Lon 0-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- : R2 - H9 - E5
Yok 1-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0- : R4 - H6 - E0

WP: Hawthorne (3-2) (8 IP; 2 ER; 2 R; 8 H; 4 K; 0 BB);
SV: Coover (1) (1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 1 H; 0 K; 0 BB)
LP: Derrida (1-1) (5 IP; 3 ER; 4 R; 6 H; 0 K; 5 BB)

London HR: Ford (2); 2b: Reed (3); Balck (6, 7, 8); Crimson (2);
Yoknapatawpha 2b: Lapis (6); Dunbar (3); sb: Doreen (2);

G61 Yoknapatawpha 2 @ Leningrad 1, 11 innings

2007-08-27T17:36:00.002-07:00

Yok Co wins in extra innings to move to 1.5 games behind the Bears. Klug hits well against his old team. Scriveners let Hegel in the game too long into the 9th, and he allows the homer to Dolphy that ties it in the last of the 9th with one out. This game ends Leningrad's big win streak and shows they are human.

Yok 0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0- : R2 - H8 - E1
Len 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1- : R1 - H8 - E0

WP: Melville (2-1) (2.1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 0 H; 3 K; 0 BB)
LP: Liberia (1-2) (3 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 2 H; 0 K; 1 BB)

Yoknapatawpha HR: Klug (2); 2b: Dryden (5);
Leningrad HR: Dolphy (7); 2b: Marx2 (2); sb: Lowell (14); Williams (7);

G60 Yoknapatawpha 5 @ Morgantown 1

2007-08-27T17:36:00.001-07:00

Yok County wins in a battle of second place teams. Scriveners are in sole possession of second place. Clinton is 2-0.

Yok 0-0-0-0-4-0-1-0-0- : R5 - H7 - E0
Mor 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0- : R1 - H8 - E6

WP: Clinton (2-0) (6.1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 6 H; 2 K; 0 BB)
LP: Cobain (1-2) (4.1 IP; 4 ER; 4 R; 6 H; 1 K; 1 BB)

Yoknapatawpha 3b: Lapis (1);
Morgantown 3b: Jason (3); 2b: Pindar (1); Gautier (9);

G59 Morgantown 7 @ New York 1

2007-08-27T17:35:00.001-07:00

Camus and the rest of the NY staff get hammered. Gautier hits two out of the park. Perseus gets on base four times. Morgantown inches closer to Leningrad. New York cannot get it all together at once.

Mor 3-0-0-1-2-0-1-0-0- : R7 - H14 - E2
NYC 0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- : R1 - H6 - E0

WP: Marquette (2-1) (6 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 4 H; 5 K; 0 BB);
SV: Yorick (1) (3 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 2 H; 1 K; 0 BB)
LP: Camus (2-1) (6.1 IP; 6 ER; 6 R; 10 H; 1 K; 0 BB)

Morgantown HR: Gautier (1, 2); Ginsberg (6); 3b: Violet (1); b2b: Perseus (4); Wheatley (6); sb: Wheatley (3);
New York 3b: Seneca (1); 2b: Mould (1);

G58 San Narciso 6 @ Morgantown 4

2007-08-27T17:33:00.000-07:00

Morgantown again threatens in the 9th, but it does not happen. Weissman earns the save and Tantivy the win in relief. Morgantown tied it in the 5th, but a few runs here and a few runs there put San Nar ahead.

San 0-2-0-0-2-0-0-1-1- : R6 - H9 - E4
Mor 0-1-0-0-3-0-0-0-0- : R4 - H6 - E4

WP: Tantivy (2-0) (3.1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 1 H; 1 K; 1 BB);
SV: Weissman (5) (0.1 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 0 H; 0 K; 0 BB)
LP: Purple (1-1) (2.2 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 1 H; 0 K; 0 BB)

San Narciso 2b: Atalanta (4);
Morgantown HR: Gibbie (4); 2b: Ginsberg (8);

G57 Japan 4 @ San Narciso 2, 10 innings

2007-08-26T07:51:00.001-07:00

Weissman gives up a 10th inning homer with a man on to Colette. Basilisk hits two out. Japan's four pitchers and fine defense keep San Nar off the scoreboard when necessary.

Jpn 0-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0- : R4 - H8 - E1
San 0-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0- : R2 - H8 - E2

WP: Do Bois (1-0) (2 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 0 H; 0 K; 1 BB)
LP: Maupassant (0-1) (3 IP; 2 ER; 2 R; 2 H; 0 K; 1 BB)

Japan HR: Colette (2); Basilisk (2, 3);
San Narciso HR: Clark (1); Dove (1); 2b: Voltaire (2);

G56 Stratford 2 @ Yoknapatawpha 0

2007-08-26T07:50:00.002-07:00

Gray and Polonius combine for the shutout. Yok Co bats are quiet. They cannot handle Gray's selection of pitchesand mastery of the strike zone. Going into the end of the first cycle of games, Yok Co is tied with Morgantown, three games back of the unstoppable Bears.

Str 0-0-0-1-0-1-0-0-0- : R2 - H9 - E3
Yok 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- : R0 - H5 - E2

WP: Gray (2-2) (7 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 4 H; 5 K; 1 BB);
SV: Polonius (2) (2 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 1 H; 1 K; 0 BB)
LP: Erasmus (0-2) (3.2 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 5 H; 3 K; 1 BB)

Stratford 2b: Marley (1); sb: Groo (5);
Yoknapatawpha 3b: Lennon (1); 2b: Dryden (4);

G55 New York 2 @ Yoknapatawpha 7

2007-08-26T07:50:00.001-07:00

Hawthorne notches the CG victory at home. Lapis has a great game, 3 for 4 with 3 RBIs. He homers and doubles. Bruce for New York is as good a hitter as ever. Rhino and Angola get shelled in the 6th.

NYC 0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-1- : R2 - H7 - E2
Yok 1-0-0-0-0-5-1-0-0- : R7 - H10 - E0

WP: Hawthorne (2-2) (9 IP; 2 ER; 2 R; 7 H; 3 K; 0 BB)
LP: The Rhino (2-1) (5 IP; 4 ER; 4 R; 5 H; 2 K; 0 BB)

New York 2b: Bruce (4);
Yoknapatawpha HR: Lapis (1); 2b: Lapis (5); Pabst (2); Dunbar (2);

G54 Stratford 5 @ Morgantown 4

2007-08-26T07:49:00.001-07:00

Several Morgantown rallies fall short, stifled by either good ptching or good fielding. In the ninth, as Morgantown has done all season, the purples storm back against the relievers. Three runs in the 9th cross, but it is not enough to get back in the game. Oblomov—ancient Oblomov in his 16th season and with only 400 at bats lifetime with two teams; he even sat out three seasons—gets a homer and is three for four with four RBIs. Avons improve and crawl out of the cellar. Morgantown squanders an opportunity to gain ground on Leningrad.

Str 0-0-0-4-0-0-0-0-1- : R5 - H9 - E4
Mor 0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-3- : R4 - H12 - E0

WP: Hamlet (2-1) (7 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 11 H; 0 K; 0 BB);
SV: Polonius (1) (1.1 IP; 3 ER; 3 R; 1 H; 0 K; 0 BB)
LP: Eisenhower (1-2) (8.1 IP; 5 ER; 5 R; 8 H; 3 K; 2 BB)

Stratford HR: Oblomov (2); 2b: Gambia (3);
Morgantown 3b: Perseus (6); 2b: Ginsberg (7); Violet (1); Gibbie (2);

G53 Stratford 2 @ Leningrad 7

2007-08-26T07:48:00.000-07:00

Gide majorly overachieves for Leningrad, tossing a complete game. Dolphy hits his third homer in two games, and he moves into the top spot on the year with 6 total. Tan also contributes with a homer of his own. Bears move well out into first place with ten wins and only three losses. Jam on it.

Str 0-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- : R2 - H5 - E0
Len 2-1-1-0-2-1-0-0-0- : R7 - H10 - E1

WP: Gide (1-0) (9 IP; 2 ER; 2 R; 5 H; 1 K; 0 BB)
LP: Beckett (0-1) (5 IP; 6 ER; 6 R; 8 H; 2 K; 3 BB)

Stratford 2b: Gambia (2); Clapton (1);
Leningrad HR: Dolphy (6); Tan (2); 2b: Dolphy (4); sb: Lowell (11, 12);

G52 San Narciso 1 @ Leningrad 6

2007-08-26T07:47:00.000-07:00

Leningrad uses a whole big bag of tricks to keep ahead of San Narciso. Three homers-- two by Dolphy-- do good things on the scoreboard. Haley looks great. Only Clark can get on base for San Nar. He scores after singling by way of stolen bases, fielder's choice, and a passed ball.

San 0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0- : R1 - H1 - E3
Len 0-0-0-1-0-0-2-3-0- : R6 - H10 - E0

WP: Haley (3-0) (8 IP; 0 ER; 1 R; 1 H; 0 K; 0 BB)
LP: Krang (1-3) (7 IP; 5 ER; 5 R; 8 H; 3 K; 0 BB)

San Narciso sb: Clark (6);
Leningrad HR: Bukowoski (2); Dolphy (3, 4); 3b: Marx2 (1); 2b: Cousteau (3); sb: Williams (6);

G51 San Narciso 5 @ Morgantown 6, 10 innings

2007-08-26T07:46:00.000-07:00

Morgantown's brinksmanship ballplaying happens again. Levi-Strauss dominates the GDers with his stuff, ugly stuff, through 8 innings. In teh 9th, he gives up back-to-back homers to let the Motowners to within one run. Weisman comes in, but he allows the GDers to tie it in th e9th, and then Gibbie (again!) gets the game winner with Ginsberg on base. San Narciso wastes L-S's 8 Ks and Clark's three stolen bases.

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Best Single Season Batting Averages

2007-08-25T11:12:00.000-07:00

1 .427, George, (Lon) 1908
2 .417, Bruce, (NY) 1911
3 .416, Klug, (Len) 1913
4 .410, Mitra, (Len) 1911
5 .402, Klug, (Len) 1908
6 .401, Bruce, (NY) 1905
7 .397, Wazoo, (NY) 1912
8 .397, Lapis, (Yok) 1913
9 .395, Mitra, (Len) 1907
10 .393, Ginsberg, (Mor) 1911
11 .391, Bodine, (SN) 1912
12 .390, Klug, (Mor) 1905
13 .385, Mitra, (Len) 1913
14 .384, Klug, (Len) 1911
15 .381, Balck, (Mor) 1914
16 .380, Klug, (Len) 1910
17 .378, Lowell, (NY) 1910
18 .378, Mitra, (Len) 1906
19 .377, Dickerson, (Lon) 1910
20 .377, Mitra, (Len) 1908
21 .376, Atalanta, (Yok) 1912
22 .374, Doreen, (Yok) 1913
23 .372, Marvey, (SN) 1913
24 .370, Perseus, (Mor) 1912
25 .370, Mitra, (Len) 1910
26 .370, Klug, (Len) 1906
27 .369, Lapis, (Yok) 1912
28 .365, Parker, (NY) 1906
29 .363, Limburger, (NY) 1913
30 .363, Mitra, (Len) 1909
31 .363, Wazoo, (NY) 1905
32 .361, Celine, (Jap) 1913
33 .360, Wazoo, (NY) 1906
34 .354, Shakespeare, (Lon) 1905
35 .354, Lapis, (Yok) 1915
36 .353, Shakespeare, (Lon) 1913
37 .352, Kraken, (Jap) 1911
38 .351, Dogbreath, (Mor) 1905
39 .349, Balck, (Mor) 1912
40 .349, Dogbreath, (Mor) 1915

League Leaders After 50 Games

2007-08-25T10:36:00.000-07:00

PITCHERS

ERA:
Yorick (Mor), 0.00
Griffin (Jap), 0.00
Gashlycrumb (Len), 0.79
Ponce de Leon (SN), 0.92
Liberia (Len), 1.08
Liebowitz (Lon), 1.13
The Edge (Len), 1.37
Cockatrice (Jap), 1.37
Eisenhower (Mor), 1.38
Angola (NY), 1.54

Wins:
Jefferson (Yok), 3
Coltrane (Len), 2
Gashlycrumb (Len), 2
Haley (Len), 2
Yorick (Mor), 2
The Rhino (NY), 2
Camus (NY), 2
Levi-Strauss (SN), 2
Orc (Jap), 2

Ks:
Levi-Strauss (SN), 31
Krang (SN), 21
Joplin (SN), 21
Ponce de Leon (SN), 21
Harrison (Lon), 16
Kraven (Lon), 13
Dweezil (NY), 12
Eisenhower (Mor), 11
Diva (Str), 11
Gray (Str), 10

Innings:
Levi-Strauss (SN), 32.2
Orc (Jap), 26.1
Eisenhower (Mor), 26
Benjamin (NY), 24
Gashlycrumb (Len), 22.2
Coltrane (Len), 22.1
Gray (Str), 22.1
Diva (Str), 22.1
Harrison (Lon), 22
Hamlet (Str), 22

Saves:
Weissman (SN), 4
Liebowitz (Lon), 1
Rabelais (Mor), 1
Angola (NY), 1
Melville (Yok), 1
Hegel (Yok), 1
Westerberg (Jap), 1
Griffin (Jap), 1

Walks:
Cobain (Mor), 9
Jefferson (Yok), 7
Moon (Lon), 6
Beckett (Str), 6
Kraven (Lon), 5
Bakhtin (Lon), 5
Dweezil (NY), 5
Taft (NY), 5

Comp. Games:
Eisenhower (Mor), 2
Gashlycrumb (Len), 1
The Edge (Len), 1
Benjamin (NY), 1
Hamlet (Str), 1
Gray (Str), 1

Shutouts:
Gashlycrumb (Len), 1
Eisenhower (Mor), 1

K/9:
Krang (SN), 10.13
Joplin (SN), 9.61
Ponce de Leon (SN), 9.61
Levi-Strauss (SN), 8.54
Melville (Yok), 7.59
Kraven (Lon), 6.75
Harrison (Lon), 6.55
Dweezil (NY), 6.48
Weissman (SN), 6.48

H/9:
Liebowitz (Lon), 2.81
Yorick (Mor), 3.72
Benjamin (NY), 4.13
Eisenhower (Mor), 4.15
Ponce de Leon (SN), 4.58
Levi-Strauss (SN), 4.96
Hegel (Yok), 5.23
Diva (Str), 5.24
Liberia (Len), 5.40
Maupassant (SN), 5.87

Bats/9:
Liebowitz (Lon), 29.81
Yorick (Mor), 30.72
Liberia (Len), 31.32
Hegel (Yok), 31.35
The Edge (Len), 32.49
Levi-Strauss (SN), 33.06
Benjamin (NY), 33.38
Cockatrice (Jap), 33.41
Camus (NY), 33.60

BATTERS

Avg:
Brick (Yok), .490
Wheatley (Mor), .476
Groo (Str), .429
Gautier (Mor), .426
00000 (SN), .421
Perseus (Mor), .407
Ginsberg (Mor), .407
Oblomov (Str), .370
Ronney (NY), .364
Lowell (Len), .357

HR.:
Ginsberg (Mor), 5
McKinley (NY), 5
Verne (Lon), 4
Bodine (SN), 4
Dolphy (Len), 3
Balck (Lon), 3
Gibbie (Mor), 3
Green (NY), 3
Brick (Yok), 3

RBI:
Ginsberg (Mor), 14
Brick (Yok), 12
Lowell (Len), 11
McKinley (NY), 11
Groo (Str), 11

Runs:
Bukowoski (Len), 12
Ginsberg (Mor), 12
Lowell (Len), 11
Prawne (Str), 11
Brick (Yok), 11
Perseus (Mor), 10
Presley (Str), 10
Monick (Yok), 10
Bruce (NY), 9
McKinley (NY), 9

Hits:
Ginsberg (Mor), 24
Brick (Yok), 24
Gautier (Mor), 23
Perseus (Mor), 22
Lowell (Len), 20
Wheatley (Mor), 20
Bruce (NY), 19
Balck (Lon), 18
Doreen (Yok), 18
McKinley (NY), 17

SB:
Lowell (Len), 11
Bukowoski (Len), 7
Riddler (Jap), 6
Williams (Len), 5
Clark (SN), 5
Bruce (NY), 4
Groo (Str), 4
Celine (Jap), 3

Triples:
Perseus (Mor), 5
Reblochon (Jap), 3
Reed (Lon), 2
Balck (Lon), 2
Ulysses (Lon), 2
Jason (Mor), 2
Wheatley (Mor), 2
Dunbar (Yok), 2

Slg%:
Brick (Yok), .837
Ginsberg (Mor), .763
Wheatley (Mor), .762
Groo (Str), .750
00000 (SN), .737
Reblochon (Jap), .707
McKinley (NY), .702
Perseus (Mor), .648
Gautier (Mor), .630
Balck (Lon), .627

Doubles:
Gautier (Mor), 8
Brick (Yok), 8
Balck (Lon), 6
Joe (Mor), 6
Ginsberg (Mor), 6
McKinley (NY), 6
Clark (SN), 6

Walks:
Wazoo (NY), 12
Bukowoski (Len), 11
Marx2 (Len), 11
Bodine (SN), 8
Williams (Len), 7
Presley (Str), 5
Pabst (Yok), 5
Gambia (Str), 4
Groo (Str), 4
Celine (Jap), 4

OB%:
Brick (Yok), .519
Wheatley (Mor), .500
Groo (Str), .500
Wazoo (NY), .466
Gautier (Mor), .456
Perseus (Mor), .439
Bukowoski (Len), .431
00000 (SN), .421
Ginsberg (Mor), .407
Ronney (NY), .391

Hit Streak:
Ginsberg (Mor), 12
Dolphy (Len), 10
Perseus (Mor), 9
Doreen (Yok), 9
Wheatley (Mor), 8
Riddler (Jap), 8
Baraka (Len), 7
Gautier (Mor), 7
Wazoo (NY), 7
Ronney (NY), 7

G50 Yoknapatawpha County 11 @ New York 4

2007-08-25T10:33:00.000-07:00

Yok County hammers the Curs. Brick walks three times and gets two hits. Monick gets three RBIs. Jefferson puts in a solid performance and gets his third save. Hegel earns a save by virtue of his innings pitched.

Yok 2-3-1-0-0-0-2-0-3- : R11 - H16 - E0
NYC 0-1-0-0-0-0-3-0-0- : R4 - H9 - E1

WP: Jefferson (3-0) (6 IP; 3 ER; 3 R; 7 H; 1 K; 1 BB);
SV: Hegel (1) (3 IP; 1 ER; 1 R; 2 H; 2 K; 0 BB)
LP: Lavender (1-2) (4.1 IP; 6 ER; 6 R; 8 H; 4 K; 1 BB)

Yoknapatawpha HR: Dryden (2); Brick (3); 2b: Lennon (5); sb: Monick (2);
New York 2b: Wazoo (4); Green (2); Limburger (2);

G49 Leningrad 10 @ London 1

2007-08-24T16:11:00.000-07:00

Homers galore for Leningrad, a new part of their game. ALl that speed, and they hit 6 homers, two by Periwinkle, including a grand slam. Gashlycrumb has a great game starting. Bears look unstoppable. Amaya gets that ERA down a bit.

Len 0-0-2-0-1-3-0-4-0- : R10 - H9 - E0
Lon 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1- : R1 - H4 - E2

WP: Gashlycrumb (2-1) (7 IP; 0 ER; 0 R; 2 H; 0 K; 1 BB)
LP: Bakhtin (1-2) (5.2 IP; 6 ER; 6 R; 6 H; 3 K; 1 BB)

Leningrad HR: Lowell (2); Baraka (1); Marx2 (2); Periwinkle (0, 1); Tan (1); sb: Lowell (11);
London 3b: Ulysses (2); 2b: Reed (2);

Leningrad Bears

2007-08-24T16:05:00.002-07:00

Leningrad Bears
First Year: 1901
Home Field: Proletarian Field
Championships (8): 1902 (11-5); 1903 (11-5); 1904 (11-5); 1906 (52-28); 1909 (49-31); 1910 (51-29); 1911 (54-26); 1912 (49-31)

Original Roster:

Batters: Akaky, Herzenstube, Mitya, Stolz, Bazarov, Zosima, Smerdyakov, Paisii, Turgenev, Alyosha, Grushenka, Oblomov, Lermontov

Pitchers: Myshkin, Karamazov, Pechorin, Kirilov, Raskolnikov, Stavrogin, Verhovensky, Onegin