South Oakland Ducks of the North Side (9-3) vs. Allegheny Bombers (5-7) 8am, John Herb Field.
Bad idea
These guys love Disco.
The Allegheny Bombers dropped two close ones to the Matadors last weekend. According to my sources they can hit, or at least score runs against the Gray Bats. They have named their team after either the Yankees, or death-toting pilots.
I’m not sure which is more offensive.
All bets are off for the 8am start time. Bomberman (above)
If the Bombers named themselves as such as an ode to Kubrick, they are my heroes. More than likely they did not.
They are fighting for first place in the Campbell Conference.
Naturally after i post a “sex with ducks” youtube I get a league wide, “keep your blogs clean because other people read” them email.
If you’re that easily offended go read Larry’s Reader’s Digest-inspired Gray Bats Blog (that’s not aimed at you, commish)
Larry, shocked that the internet can breed anonymous mud-slinging, may be shutting down his blog.
I find managers betting on their own baseball team offensive and negative.
No way did Charlie “Hustle” do this ad to cover his gambling loses.
Mid Season Report on the 9-3 South Oakland Ducks of the North Side up later.
Unless there is a torrential down-pour, BP at 6:30 tonight at the Pitt Field. EDIT: the rain has been declared torrential enough to cancel bp, we’ll go friday at 5:30.
I have no opinion one way or the other on gay marriage, but I am pro-Sex with Ducks., er, wait that’s not what I mean, that’s not what i mean either, shit. I like boobs.
thanks for the link Depo. DUCKS It’s amazing that we haven’t had more rain-outs this season.
Batting Practice Wednesday 6:30 pm at the Pitt IM field.
The South Oakland Ducks of the North Side (9-3) continue the best start in team history. Mark “Captain America” Guthrie hates easy listening, and he owns the Eagles (2-7). Captain pitched 6 scoreless innings, striking out 7, walking 1, allowing only 3 hits.
The Ducks scored two in the first off a Kirk Gibson single, and an error on a ball hit by Chris Wojton.
Dr. Jones knocked in the game winning run in the bottom of the sixth.
Eagles pitcher Joe Walsh has historically given Ducks aging outfielder Ben Gwin fits. On the day Gwin went 1 for 1, with a walk, hbp, and would score two runs, on a day when the Ducks recorded only 3 hits. (Casale, Gibson)
Jesse Smith is a beast.
Strong starting pitching and defense complimented by timely hitting and unreal blogging have bouyed the Ducks to a .750 winning percentage. Despite their record start the Ducks still trail the 8-2 Black Sox (despite defeating the BSOX earlier this season), and the 7-0 Owlz in the Whales Conference.
With a first round bye awarded to the top two seeds in the Conference the play down the stretch is sure to be heated, despite the new rules which grant all teams a pass into the post-season.
The Gray Bats are 1-10.
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Arguably the only two truly American contributions to the world, are baseball and rock ‘n’ roll – blues-based rock ‘n’ roll. As someone who could not live without either baseball or such music, it should come as no surprise that I can not stand what the Eagles did to rock ‘n’ roll in the 70’s.
You’re better than that Whittaker, why the Eagles?
Why not just call your team the Electric Light Orchestra and be done with it.
Jack White quite possibly hates the Eagles.
“Can you give me number nine?”
The Ducks got off to a quack start when Tony Casale singled before Gwin was plunked for his team leading 3rd hbp of the season. one batter later… Kirk Gibson drilled a shot to right, scoring Casale and moving Gwin to third. Larry tried to censor the single but failed. Gwin would score on the mystery rbi, which should have been attributed to Chris Wojton (REMINDER: BRING YOUR UNIFORM MONEY, THIS IS RIDICULOUS)
2-0 Ducks for five innings.
South Oakland of the North Side hit into three double plays, it seemed like everything was hit right at left handed shortstop Don Henley. The Ducks can field ground balls extremely well, and the Captain kept the ball down recording ground ball out after ground ball out. “Tyler” had a great game at second base. (We aquired Fletcher via Rob Cool who hates the Black Sox so much he’s willing to help us out by pointing quality players in our direction.)
Meanwhile… Don Henley was everywhere. snaring a hard hit line drive by Mike “Tyler” Fletcher, and doubling off Keeper of the Helmets after another great play on a hard hit by Murphy. A left-handed shortstop, that’s about as cool as the song “End of the Innocence”.
Captain America had his good stuff on this day, a peacefull easy feeling enveloped Pie Traynor Field as Guthmanzadeh didn’t allow a hit for 3 and 2/3 innings. that hit in the fourth was Heartache Tonight, so it only counted with frat boys from the south and old women.
In the bottom of the sixth with South Oakland leading 2-0 Walsh loaded the bases with Ducks.
Jones drives in the third run, but the Ducks fail to capitalize further on the bases loaded no outs situation.
The Eagles make a comeback in the top of the seventh. Thanks to an error and a single the Eagles had runners on second and third with no outs. Some guy hit one to left and Chris Carter tries to score from second. As performed by the Black Crowes
Chris Carter is immediately traded to the Vikings. Mixed Metaphor City. Ducks lead 2-1, with a runner on second and one out. next guy singles to center, Wojton throws to Smith at the plate, Jesse ruins the batters life as he tries to take second. That’s the type of throw an MVP makes. Depo catches a pop-up and the game is over.
9-3.
After twelve games you are what you are, the picture is becoming clear in the Whales Conference. Owlz, Black Sox, Ducks and then everyone else, with the Gray Batz and the Eagles battling it out for last place.
You can not win without good defense up the middle, the defense this season has taken so much pressure of the starting pitching.
We still haven’t played our best baseball.
Jones is still just as concerned with getting everyone at bats than he is with winning. Our depth allows him to do this and continue to win, everyone is contributing.
Will the Eagles lose their playoff spot if they forfeit another game?
It looks like the Black Crowes are playing Mighty Eskimo regularly this tour.
Haven’t heard from Kenny Powers in a while.
The Eagles now play the BSox and Owlz back to back. how about taking one of those two, Don?
Kirk, what did you write on Larry’s blog he felt so threatened by he had to censor?
The response to the Ducks blog has been phenominal this season, thank you all, seriously.
Go Sabres.
Where are you Darren Daulton and Mars Volta? – the games not even close if Daulton is there to go 5 for 5 with 3hrs. (projected stat line)
Dr. Jones for coach of the year, do it.
Commish, we need a coach of the year award to award.
The Bulldogs blog is phenominal check it out oif you haven’t already.
Now that Larry has his college kids back why is he losing, it’s so unfair, isn’t it?
Sorosky deserves better.
The Eagles appear to have regressed, I think Glenn Frey is back on the H-train. – yes, I will say that after a 1 run victory.
Realignment.
Bombers this Saturday in a Hair of the Dog 8am match at John Herb.
Dr. Jones hit in the game winning run with a blistering shot to Joe Walsh in the bottom of the sixth. Mark Guthrie pitched 6 scoreless innings, allowing only one hit. Nick Homa recorded the save. Kirk Gibson, 1-3 RBI who had the other rbi?
The South Oakland Ducks of the North Side are 9-3 at the halfway mark.
Ducks vs. Eagles 3pm Pie Traynor Field Batting Practice 12:30-1:30pm Pitt IM field
Don Henley is no joke
The Eagles have surrendered to the Confederacy twice already this season, unbelievable. The Rebels were probably able to sweep the Gray Bats in a double header yesterday based entirely on the Eagles not forcing them to use pitching earlier in the week or last week or whenever. “Ladies and Gentlemen, your 1-10 Gray Bats.”
Don Henley and company played the Black Sox yesterday, South Oakland today, and the Owlz tomorrow, before playing the Black Sox again on Wednesday.
What a stretch. Even if they wind up losing all four of those games they will still have a better record than the Gray Bats who are seven games behind the Ducks.
We’ve got to keep winning to keep pace with Kenny Powers and the Owlz. All of the sudden Jefferson Davis has led his troops to four straight wins. A loss by the Ducks would put us even in the loss column with the Rebels
Ducks Blog Staff, thanks for picking up the slack while I ran around the East Coast like a moron. The Blues win in Atlantic City is a very significant milestone for our league. We were helped emensly by a few of the Owlz playaz.
Will Kenny Powers be able to put his hatred of the Owlz aside and rejoin the Blues along with his arch-nemesis Rob Cool? The Owlz players played hard, played hurt, and were great teammates. It was always about Pittsburgh and not about the Owlz. I did hear a strange noise coming from their hotel room…
Joe Graff had a .700 obp, and was the sparkplug for the team. Vinny played on one leg and still raked in the semi’s. Brian Strom and Jeremy Barchie had two of the gutsiest pitching performances i’ve seen outside of Nick Homa, and Adam Smith this season.
Rob Swanger went yard in the semifinals, and had an acrobatic day in the outfield in a must win pool play game. I got on base 6 of 8 times in the semi’s and the finals and only hit the ball hard twice, that’s not easy. Thankfully I didn’t boot any routine plays in right, or kick them like Brett Hull kicked the puck past Hasek a few years back.
I had a conversation with Rob Cool last year, and he was complaining about not having a catcher…So he went out and got Mike Scoscia’s second cousin.
Scott Dunn allowed 2 runs over 14 innings, recorded a win and two saves, hit .490 with 3 home runs, and banged the Metros shortstop’s mom during the seventh inning stretch.
Anyone who says they wouldn’t stack their team like Rob does if they had the means to do so is delusional. I don’t believe it but I can’t fuck with these guyz any more, at least I still have the Confederacy, and two other Bloggers on the staff who probably think I’m lying.
The Owlz haven’t seen the best South Oakland has to offer. That will be the game of the year at the Duck Pond. – not to look ahead or anything – We can beat that team. It would be so boring if the Owlz just blew everyoen out of the water, and went undefeated. Someone has to stop them. I believe in Dr. Jones
*** Kenny Powers spent his Memorial Day at a cookout. (profanity)
I got ride the coattails of a great Blues team to a championship in A.C. then watch the Pens win the Prince of Whales trophy. As a Welshman this makes me proud beyond belief.
A Labor Day tournament to be held in Pittsburgh is in the works, and will most likely feature teams from our league and not the Blues, which means the Ducks would a chance to enter a team in the event. If you’d like to help out with this email the commish at: Conspiracytof_cktheGrayBats@LarryZwhines.com if that address doesn’t work try: pittnaba@yahoo.com We might have to un-retire a few numbers, and call up Barchie, clearly our roster isn’t big enough as it is.
There will be a full, narrative recap of last weekend’s events written by South Oakland Duck, and fellow Pitt English Department product, Rob Swanger. ***
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Batting Practice at the Pitt IM field: Saturday at 1pm, and Sunday from 12:30-1:30.
To the rest of the Ducks blog staff, don’t stop jobbing the Gray Bats, while I keep the Blues posts updated. ***
This weekend we put aside our petty differences.
Memorial Day, 4th of July, whatever. Either way the Confederacy does not recognize these holidays…
In my search for a score book I cam across a game from a couple years back, a Ducks game featuring Rob Swanger, Jeremy Barchie and mysefl.
Swanger was 3-4 with 2 doubles and a triple, 5 rbi. Barchie was 2-3 with 2 rbi, pitched 5 innings allowing o earned and beaning two batters I probably kept score and padded my stats with a 3-4 performance. (all singles to right field – no doubt) the game was a 15-4 Ducks victory, and was the last time Barchie, Swanger and Gwin played for the same team.
This weekend we don the powder blues along with the latest installment of the Pittsburgh Blues.
Bad idea
Bad News for the Bombers.
Quack.
South Oakland Ducks Baseball 