James Fago is our manager this season, and he’s in the best shape of his life.
Get in touch with him (or me, if you must) if you plan on playing this season. As always, roster spots go to returning Ducks before we fill in the gaps with Dominican League players Rob Cool knows through some ex-AAU coach, who used to play DII ball in Eastern Ohio, and sells sneakers out of the back of a truck at Waynesburg away games.
We owe the league our first $500 in the next few weeks, and Nike is sending people to my home trying to shake me down for the money we didn’t raise to cover our unis last year.
South Oakland looks to overcome and early season defeat at the hands of the Bulldogs who couldn’t even do us the courtesy of beating the Black Sox last Saturday.
Thanks guys. Way to be even more hungover at 8:30 am on saturday morning than the Black Sox.
Ducks’ utility player and third base coach, Rick Whalen was hospitalized during the first matchup between the Ducks and Bulldogs, but figures to factor in to tonight’s game in some manner.
Coming in to tonight’s matchup, South Oakland is riding a six-game win streak while the Bulldogs have won nine of ten.
The biggest difference between these two teams over the past four seasons has been playoff success. Since TC took over and then relinquished the manager’s position for South Oakland, the Ducks have won a title and advanced to the conference semi’s for a 6-1-1 playoff record. The Bulldogs can’t make it out of the first round.
Maybe we’ll get our championship t-shirts tonight from the commish?
and where’s my trophy?
I wonder if Flip’s buddy still catches for them?
This blog has turned to crap. However, the Bulldogs blog has proven to be even more racially insensitive and hedonistic than Fred Phelps reading from a public high school history book in a battered women’s shelter, wearing a bathrobe made out of Hustler back issues.
(I’m going the clothes made out of magazines route, it’s getting bad over here. Go read the bulldogs blog.)
The 2009 and 2010 league champions square off at a neutral site this evening, in the first of three games in five days.
We’re looking to get back into the swing of things here with a victory over a tough opponent.
South Oakland lost the last two meetings to the Hurricanes by a combined 75 runs or something.
Judging by the standings, both teams are limping out of the gate a bit.
Finally some sunshine. Hopefully monsoon season is over.
I’ll miss this one due to graduation. After tonight, I’ll be a master, so says my degree. This means I’ll be one of the most educated food service workers in the city.
The Ducks look to rebound form an opening day beating at the sweaty hands of the bulldogs as the college kids come home to do laundry, get a free meal and hit doubles.
So far this season, the Militia robbed the pony express and, naturally, took out the senators who, allegedly continue to misrepresent the populous and take away our civil liberties, right? well shit. This is America. The Senators appear to be the league whipping boy this year, the royal whipping boy, which is the origin of the term I think, a royal one. Anyway, Monroeville looks to continue the hostile takeover, but will be without their best player tonight, and face a rejuvenated Ducks team looking to make history as the first repeat champs this season.
One game at a time.
Baconator vs. the Militia’s new recruit who replaced NABA legend Jeremy Barchie in the rotation.
Jeremy Barchie is coming out of retirement again
South Oakland will be without Guthrie and Nick Berdine who is still looking for the bat he threw in the woods behind Moore Park last season, so it looks like I’ll get to play tonight.
The battle for the Patrick Division starts tonight for South Oakland.
We’re using our September call-ups in May to fill out our lineup while we wait for the college kids to show up.
The Bulldogs are gonna be tough to beat this year and will give the Fightin’s all they can handle in the Norris Division.
They’re my sleeper pick to win it all in a league exactly like ours but without Ducks.
With three games in three days, the Ducks look to get in shape and discover hidden pitching talent before Patrick Division play starts on May 7th with a game against the Pony Express.
We’re returning all our starters from our championship team, and have a couple new guys I haven’t met or seen play.
That’s about as good of a preview as I can offer right now.
Rain is dominating the Pittsburgh NABA through two weeks of play, but it looks like we might actually play tomorrow.
Bullet Points.
YODA will show up at a bulldogs game and get into a fight with Trojan and/or Trojan’s “partner.”
The Militia will finish the regular season ahead of the Black Sox for the first time since they were the Rebels.
Clearly, the Sharks based their team name off West Side Story
The Bulldogs will finally win a playoff game/series…
in the 28+ league.
Elliot will lose to the Black Sox in the playoffs when that guy who yells ‘Kenny Powers’ climbs the fence at Moore Park and knee-drops Elliot’s Ace in the 3rd inning, sparking a rally and a controversial win for Brookline when, after a two hour delay for the paramedics to cart the guy off the field and half the lights go out and the game is decided in a beer shot-gunning contest in the parking lot.
Then the Sox lose to the Ducks in the semis.
Anthony DeFilippo for MVP – believe it.
I don’t think there were league awards awarded last season. And where’s our trophy. It belongs in Guthrie’s living room until someone dethrones us.
We should move to a title belt.
Militia vs. the Fightin’s wil be heated. The Canes have more heated intra-division rivalries than anyone.
Rumor has it the Militia made a run at Rafalski in the off season.
Halloway is not pleased.
The big question is will the Ducks repeat.
We’re taking applications for Ducks Manager for the 2012 Season.
Pitching for the first time since he lost to Guthrie and the Ducks in the 2010 Championship, Pete Chalfin tossed a perfect game against the Express Thursday night at Moore Park.
Brookline wins 6-0, and move to 1-0 in the Patrick Division.
Kenny Powers is pumped.
The Express did not reach first base Thursday.
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The Defending Champion South Oakland Ducks hare set to open the season against the Eagles on Wed, April 27, 9pm at Springview Field.
