On September 8, 1998 at 8:18 p.m. CDT, McGwire hit a pitch by the Cubs’ Steve Trachsel over the left field wall for his record-breaking 62nd home run…
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Fago started writing this, no clue where the McGwire reference goes at the time i posted this.
6pm weekday start times blow.
quack.
James Fago pitched a complete game, allowing 0 earned runs for the win over the Black Sox on Saturday night, and on Sunday, Mike Fletcher allowed 3 runs over four strong innings of work against The Express, as the Ducks swept the season series’ against both Brookline and Carrick.
It got a little hectic at the end of the Express game, but we kept our composure.
Good thing we raked, collectively. Lots of doubles.
We play the Fightin’s Monday night at 9pm, and finish with Elliot on Wednesday, 6pm at Herschal
No word on the sharks game being rescheduled. If I don’t hear from their coach its a forfeit win for us.
There could be some scenario that allows the Bulldogs to fall to second in their division, while holding a better overall record than us, but that would mean a team with a worse overall winning percentage than the Bulldogs would win the Allegheny, get the two seed, and then the Bulldogs would beat us out for the 3rd seed because of a better overall won-loss. So technically we haven’t clinched, but I have faith in those guys to beat the Oilers.
The flaw in the current playoff system is that the division standings are based only on division record, and the rest of the playoff seeding is determined by conference record.
I think it should just be overall won-loss for everything.
Give the division winners the #1  seeds based on overall record and rank teams from there. I think it’s the way it is now to compensate for the A teams or something, but eventually there won’t be any inter-conference games.
The Militia split a double header with Elliot today.
I’m ready for the playoffs to start.
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We’ve never finished the regular season with a better record than Kenny Powers and the Sox.
A win Saturday will assure that and all but clinch us the 3 seed in the end of season tournament.
Now some extended East Bound and Down highlights.
Quack.
Mike Cinefra – done
Rob Cool – needs to be registered, but done
James Fago – done
Jared Littler – needs to be registered, but done
Matt Higgins – no registration records exist
Rob Baumgartel – needs to be registered, but done
Jesse Smith- needs to be registered, but done
TJ Zarewicz – needs statdepot, but done
Paul Emig – needs to be registered, but done
Mark Guthrie – no statdepot, nor registered, but done
TC Jones- no statdepot, nor registered, but done
This is the list for people who either didn’t register or were missed in the initial sweep of the league. If anything but “done” is next to your name then you need to do what it says. To be able to put in stats and keep everyone eligible for the playoffs, it is necessary to complete your registration. Also, there will be mandatory steroid testing for anyone in the league with 2 or more HR. Not pointing fingers, but we know who you are and I just want to say… I am proud of you. You finally realized what you have to do to play on our level and even though it is not God given, I almost respect you.
Batting in the ninth spot in the order, Rob Cool went 2 for 3 with 2HR and 7RBI, including a walk off grand slam, in one of the most impressive single game offensive performance in the wood bat era for South Oakland.
James Teyssier pitched a 2-hit shutout as the South Oakland Ducks of the North Side played an error-free game and beat the Brookline Black Sox 11-0 at Springview last night.
Baumgartel, Berdine, Fago and Gwin also drove in runs for the Ducks.
This marks the first time South Oakland has won the season series with the Black Sox, the first time the Ducks have ten-runned the Sox, and the first time South Oakland has shutout Brookline in consecutive games, both by Teyssier.
The Ducks wrap up the season series against the Black Sox again, Saturday July 16th at Moore Park.
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Over the weekend, the Ducks defeated the Devils 3-0 at Pie Traynor.
Brendan Scioscia was 3 for 3 and James Fago drove in the winning run with a 2-run triple.
The Devils have the pitching to play in AA, and probably shouldn’t be playing down.
the Ducks have posted three straight shutouts and have allowed 2 runs in the last five games.
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South Oakland of the North Side shutout the South Side Eagles 3-0, Wednesday night at SpringView Field.
Mike Fletcher pitched six scoreless innings allowing 1 hit, and striking out 11.
James Fago pitched a perfect seventh for the save.
Nick Berdine and Brendan Scioscia combined to play an error-free game at second base.
The Eagles recorded their only hit in the top of the first with a lead off single.
The Ducks improve to 13-4, and resume division play Saturday morning against the Express.
Duffy, Smith and Gwin had RBI for the Ducks.
quack.
Elliot 2, Ducks 0
Ducks starter James Tessyier allowed one earned run through six, but South Oakland couldn’t score.
I’m pretty sure Elliot’s magic number is 1 to clinch the division.
If the Ducks can’t over take Elliot in the last 2 weeks of the season, locking up the three seed and keeping ahead of the Black Sox going into the playoffs is important
The Ducks won the title as the five seed last season.
shit.
South Oakland Ducks of the North Side (12-3)
at
Elliot (15-1)
6pm
Herschel Park
Elliot beat the Sox 4-3 on Wed.
It’ll be interesting to see how the Kenny Chesney concert and the Fourth of July weekend impact attendance today.
We’ll have 9
We need to have this one to win the division
Bad News for the Elliot
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