The Warriors have defeated the Fightin’s 10-6 in Game 1 of the Campbell Conference Finals.
The reigning intercontinental champs (who are in the unfamiliar role of underdog this series) can wrap up a second consecutive trip to the Finals with a win Saturday, 9pm at More Park. They want Hulk Hogan.
The Warriors O Doyle out-dueled former Black Sock Chris Recker for the win, Brent Heintzleman (sp.)had a 2-inning save, Rafalski and Joyner each pitched one inning in relief.
The Craig Boley went 2 for 3 with 2BB, and scored 3 times.
Don Stetzer had two hits, and dedicated them to Chris Wojton.
Heintzleman (sp.) hit a ball off the fence in the seventh against Rafalski that cleared the bases plating 3 runs. Updates in the comment section are welcome. Where will the Owlz and Sox play if not Moore Park?
The Ducks are still planning our invasion of Erie, and setting our roster for the Steel City Classic.
Robot Duck is looking forward to South Oakland of the North Side’s trip to Erie.
The Warriors will play the Fightin’ Rafalski’s in Game 2 Saturday, 9pm at Moore Park.
Game 2 of the Owlz Sox series has been pushed back to the weekend.
Our number one priority this off season will be to acquire more fields.
In the series dubbed “The Battle of the Air Horn vs. The Loud Lady Owlz Fan,” The Black Sox took game 1, 3-1, over the Owlz.
Since 2004 the team that has won game one of the 3 game series has gone on to win 78.3% of the time, according to Pete Chalfin.
The ’04 Ducks lost in the Conference finals to the Sox after taking game 1.
Game 2 will pit pitcher of the year candidate Scott Dunn against potentially J.T. Slavicek or whomever else the Sox have. The Sox have got to be thin on pitching, mayeb we’ll get an appearance from the greatest pitcher in the history of organized baseball.
The Sox’s lefty pitched well.
neither of these team names can be made into possessive plurals.
the conclusion to this game was not forgone, apparently.
Words were exchanged after the game between two of the best players in the series.
Feel the hatred.
Winner of tomorrow’s game and of the series can email me a recap for posting if they want. Updates from the western conference are welcome also.
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I’m still sick to my stomach about Sunday’s loss. Just fucking gut-wrenching.
Ill have a season recap after the finals.
Jones will have some team awards.
My picks for Ducks Awards: MVP: Castle Offensive player of the year: Captain America Co-Pitchers of the year: Fletch/Invisible Hand Defensive Player of the Year: Jesse Smith
Coby is probably hard at work right now on his recap.
The Ducks are in the process of getting our roster set for our trip to Erie for 3 free baseball games at the former home of the Erie Sailors, who when I saw them as a kid were the minor league affiliate of the Marlins, and seeking sponsors for our labor day tournament team.
Matt Slavonic hit a game winning RBI single in the bottom of the tenth, scoring Jason Goldie from second, and ending the Ducks season.
South Oakland led 3-2 going into the bottom of the 5th, the Sox scored two to take a 4-3 lead. the Sox would add another run in the bottom of the sixth.
South Oakland tied the game at 5-5 with 2 runs in the top of the seventh. Dutch drove in the tying run with an RBI fielder’s choice. We needed to take the lead there and we didn’t. Wojton drilled a ball to the gap, and the Sox left fielder was shaded that way, and was able to make the catch.
The Ducks didn’t really threaten in extra frames.
We almost turned a triple play.
There’s no shame in losing a 10 inning game. Much better than last year’s playoff loss. It is a whole different kind of pain.
Good season, everyone.
This game will go down in the annals of the Ducks Sox rivalry as by far the best baseball game of the storied series.
I can’t believe its over.
Good luck to the Sox and whomever they face in the Conference Finals.
Kenny played so well he was offered a contract with Tampa.
Note: the foul ball call was correct. we looked it up.
here’s the rule:
the highlighted part says, “is touched by a player “on” foul territory, it is a foul ball.”
there was some uproar over that.
the call was correct.
Its a footnote in the story of a great game, and a bitter sweet season.
If someone wants to go into more detail on this recap that would be great, but I don’t have the mental capacity right now.
The Ducks will field a team in the Labor Day Tournament, and will travel to Erie to play a 3 game series against the Erie Adult Baseball League team or team(s) McCray knows the weekend of August 22nd.
I’m looking forward to another solid season recap from Coby.
Nick Homa CG, 5 hits 8 K’s 1ER Kirk Gibson: 2-3, BB, 1B, HR, 3RBI, Castle 2-3, SB, 3runs Depo 1-3, 2B, 2RBI – three ladies after the game.
The Ducks (1-0) advance to the Wales Conference semifinals thanks to a 10-1 win over the Gray Bats (0-1), setting up a rematch with Kenny Powers and the rival Black Sox.
Nick Homa doesn’t lose to Ben Sorosky.
The game was scoreless going into the top of the 3rd when Sorosky singled home some dude who hates his coach.
The Gray Bats led 1-0. They had runners on first and second with nobody out. Ducks’ reliever Adam Smith was warming up in the pen, the Bats had their best hitter at the plate, and he infield-flied out. Homa K’d the next guy, then a ground-out ended the threat.
In the bottom of the 3rd, the Ducks scored five runs with two outs.
Gwin singled and stole second, then Captain doubled to center. 1-1
with the score tied Kirk stepped to the plate… Gibson drove in what would be the game winning run
2-1 Ducks
Gibson advanced on a passed ball. J.Smith walked. Wojton singled in Kirk.
3-1 Ducks
Depo hit a bases clearing double to right-center and the Ducks led 5-1 after 3.
The Gray Bats hit out of order, but weren’t called out. I think it was a typo in the lineup card, but this is the playoffs.
Casale led off the 4th with a walk. Gwin bunted down the thirdbase line, beat the throw to first, which got away from J.Rocker, and Casale scored.
Gwin marked it as an RBI double in the book.
Ducks 6, Gray Bats 1 after 5.
In the bottom of the sixth, Sorosky was relieved trailing 6-1. Casale walked to start the inning, then a perfectly executed hit and run by Gwin and Casale turned into another RBI double to right for Gwin.
McCray is now tied with Gwin and Wojton for the Ducks all-time post season HR record. (1) He hit one off the dirt mound well past the wall in right field.
The Commish and Strom retrieved the ball they can attest – it was a shot.
10-1 Ducks.
Homa retired the side in order in the top of the 7th.
i think i missed an inning in the recap.
After all that talk about sportsmanship, the Gray Bats’ coach didn’t shake hands after the game.
This was the Ducks’ day, Homa was better than Lombaradi this afternoon, and the Ducks hit when we had to. We didn’t stop after one inning of offense. Both teams played hard and with class.
it could have been a different game if that guy makes the diving catch on Captain and if maybe the Bats more guys contributing on offense, but when the dust settled, and South Oakland won by nine [9] runs.
The gin bucket will flow again.
The South Oakland Ducks of the North Side are now 6-4 all time in post season play.
This is the game we’ve been waiting for since we were eliminated last season.
We knew it was coming all year.
Another shot at Kenny Powers and the Sox for the right to advance to the Conference Finals. I bet the Sox would have rather played the Rebels or whatever, but they knew they’d get us again, and deep down i know Kenny, and Goldie, BSOX 40, and Chalfin are pumped its us.
The Rebels play the Owlz in the Forgone Conclusion Game tomorrow. The Bombers crushed the Oilers 10-1, and take on the Fightin’s’ tomorrow. The Bulldogs play the Warriors in the other Campbell Conference semi.
Ducks (0-0) vs, Gray Bats (0-0) Projected Starters: Depo vs. Sorosky “When we got to the ballpark, we knew we were going to win. That’s all there was to it. we weren’t cocky. I wouldn’t call it confidence either. We just knew. Like when you go to sleep you know the sun is going to come up in the morning.”
The name of the game is Thunder Dome
two men enter one man leaves
Rumors that LaRoche College has been traded for field prospects for the 2012 season are unsubstantiated.
The regular season may have been “meaningless” but the playoffs aren’t.
Guys, we can leave no trace of tobacco products at the field. Since we don’t condone the use of such products it shouldn’t be too difficult. Gameday by skip in the AM.
Monongahela First Round Saturay 3pm LaRoche Field Directions
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