South Oakland has won two straight and looks to remain undefeated in the season’s early going.
The Senators didn’t do very well last year. Better than the House, but still bad. Allowing 186 runs in 24 games, stalling bills with filibusters, and taking kickbacks from lobbyists.
I prefer Radek Bonk
Bad News for the Senators.
South Oakland opens at home tonight against the North American Lions. After a 9-4 win over the Wolfpack, the Ducks look to start a winning streak in what will probably be wet conditions.
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The Lions finished 14-9 last year. I have no idea what to expect, but I love how they claim a whole continent. It’s North America’s first game so we’ll probably face their ace.
Dr. Jones will get some innings on the mound tonight.
Bad News for the Lions
The South Oakland Ducks of the North Side take on Elliott in a series that once again has the top two teams from the Monongahela division represented. We were 0-3 this season against these guys and could have won all 3. Our bats need to heat up again to keep this going and we have practice tomorrow 7pm at Springview to do it.
quack
In a battle of formidable foes, two of the premier pitchers in the NABA faced off at Joe Graff a.k.a. Volunteer Field. I have been playing baseball for a long time and this is one of the best games I have ever been apart of. The Ducks of old would be proud as we committed 0, that’s right 0 errors. Not even Berdine could Faff it up. Tish was a master on the mound against a great Hurricane lineup and our offense picked up where it left off and gave him a huge early cushion against a very good pitcher.
The top of the first went smoothly, Tish didn’t allow a baserunner until the 5th. The Ducks faced off against Rafalski throwing from the top of Mt. Everest and kept up the hot bats, scoring 4 of the first 5 to come to the plate and 6 overall in the bottom of the first. Lipp lined a ball in the hole to lead it off, advancing to second on T.J.’s single up the middle, and ending up at third after a botched ball by the Hurricane’s third baseman. I guessed right and started early to send a fastball to the left centerfield fence to score two and end up on second.
After watching this video I sent Gwin the following text…
July 25, 2011 12:46 PM I think we we win 2-0 berdine hits a bomb with flip on
With Flip on third, Berdine demolished a 1-0 slider over the high right centerfield at Volunteer into the trees, I got a chub. The feathered ones of South Oakland didn’t stop there. With two outs Ben “Benedict” Gwin rifled a single into right followed by Kenny Cool and then Tim Lipp’s second single of the inning, finally scoring on a Raflaski walk to Zarewicz.
Ducks 6 Hurricanes 0
The second inning only saw three batters a side, but in the third the Ducks broke through for our 7th and final run. I hit the ball harder for an out to start off this inning than I did for my double in the first so I can’t be too upset, and only Fletch saw that the throw was offline and my lack of hustle cost us a baserunner… I owe him laps. Baumgartel and Berdine stayed hot with singles and Gwin wore a 90 mph fastball on the right shoulder to load the bases with 2 outs. Kenny Cool worked a fast ball count and swung early, sending a spinner out in front of the mound, Rafalski bobbled, fondled, and juggled the ball for a hustle E-1 and another Duck run.
Ducks 7 Hurricanes 0
The rest of the game was dominated by pitching and Duck defense. The only runner to reach second was Rafalski after a two out double, and one of the Hurricane’s 4 baserunners was thrown out at second on a strike em’ out, throw em’ out double play in the 6th. The last out was recorded as Holloway grounded out to Tish and the Ducks shutout the Hurricanes for the third time this season.
Some important facts about the Ducks this season.
-We shutout teams 12 times this season
-Elliot is second with 7
-We have outscored our opponents 22-0 in our two playoff games
-With 45 posts last time I checked, the last post was the most popular I have ever seen and it was a blurry playoff bracket and large Duck penis reference.
The Bulldogs beat us 14-1 and tore Whalen’s leg open in the first game of the year, they have outscored us 14-2. Pitching will be key, defense will be imperative, offense will be crucial. If South Oakland plays the way they have in the last two games, we won’t need a game 3. The bark of the Bulldogs vs. the quack of the Ducks this Saturday, venue and time TBA. Rob Cool is still gay.
South Oakland Ducks of the North Side (12-3)
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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
#17’s coming down from the rafters tonight
We have ten games left. Realistically, to win the division we have to win the rest of our games and have Elliot lose at least once. It’s possible they’ll drop one in their last nine or so. They have Brookline twice and two against the Militia and I think either of those teams could steal one from Elliot if they get good pitching and defense.
I think Kenny Powers and Brookline win tomorrow.
We have to win out. One game at a time starting tonight with another division opponent in the confusingly-named Express.
I have no idea what this picture is
Let’s quack tonight. Bounce Back City.
Abe Lincoln ends losing streaks before they start
Bad News for the Express
I have no clue about the West View expansion team. Hopefully they wear teal.
or multi-colored poly-cotton blend reminiscent of their name shake, the West Side Sharks, a Puerto Rican gang from the most famous musical adaptation of a Shakespeare play in history.
It takes balls to name your team after a tragedy about unrequited love.
Next year’s expansion team: The Murrysville Montagues.
I think there may be former Matadors on the squad.
The Matadors are famous for trying to bribe both, former Ducks Manager TC Jones and current Ducks center fielder Rob Cool into throwing an adult league baseball game because they were pissed at the Commissioner for something ridiculous.
The Sharks appear to be solid, judging by their record in the not-as-good-top-to-bottom Allegheny Division, and a couple wins over good teams.
South Oakland of the North Side takes an 8-game winning streak into tonights game, coming of back to back shutouts of the Black Sox and Bulldogs respectively.
We can’t take this one lightly.
Sharks are at the top of the food chain, but also can be hunted, skinned and made into wallets and sweet pants (see above).
Bad News for the Sharks.
A rematch of last season’s championship series. and I’m 99% sure it will be Teyssier vs. Chalfin.
Tonight’s game will be the first time the Ducks come into More Park as the team who ended the Sox season the previous year.
Until South Oakland defeated the Black Sox in the Championship last year, the Ducks had never beaten the Sox in a post season series.
We still haven’t finished the regular season with a better record than the Sox, but you can ask the Bulldogs how much regular season success means (sorry guys).
This is the best rivalry in the brief history of our league.
Since the days when Randy coached third, occasionally umpired, and would yell, “I got it,” at the Ducks infielders going for pop-ups, no two teams have played more games against each other or played harder.
The rivalry intensified when we absorbed the Owlz players (and more Black SOx hate) last season and then again when Guthrie beat Chalfin in game two of the Championship.
We beat them when it counted, and absolved seven years of futility.
But they’ve been waiting for this chance since they watched us drench Guth in beer while Joe brought down our trophy.
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A Ducks win will give the Sox something to think about till mid July when we finish the season with a two-game series against Brookline.
Moore Park is a tough place to play; tonight, it will be filled with crew cuts and beer cans and profanity.
But this season they have to knock off the Ducks to win the title.
We are the defending champs, and we will play like it tonight.
Ty Cobb never threw a Series.
Bad News for the Black Sox.
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.
Bad News for the Militia
Quack.
South Oakland Ducks at Michigan Militia
The 5-12 seeds are set for the playoffs.
The Hurricanes won their division, and the Bulldogs clinched the five seed with a win over the Warriors Thursday.
The Ducks are the sixth seed, and the Militia are the seventh seed.
This could be a semi-final preview today.
The Ducks won’t face an AA opponent till the semis should we get past the Titans in round 1 and the Maulers/Oilers in round 2.
A win today will set a new Ducks record for regular season victories, eclipsing last year’s total of 16.
The Bulldogs are ranked fifth and will potentially play the Hurricanes again should the Canes beat the Black Sox two of three, which, given Alex Warren’s injury, i may happen.
Kenny Powers deserves MVP consideration.
For South Oakland Rob Cool has put up unreal offensive numbers after a slow start and has solidified the outfield.
Good coaching is responsible, clearly.
Rob Cool and Jimmy Fago, just chillin'
Tessyier is my pick for pitcher of the year, he only pitched against our toughest opponents down the stretch and shut down everyone.
He allowed one earned run in eleven innings vs. the Black Sox this season.
Obviously, Ken Cool for coach of the year.
Bad News for the Militia.
Quack.
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