Labor Day BBQ at my place. Same deal as last time.
My place is actually on Milligan Way, but it is called Buzzard Way on Google maps. When you turn onto Milligan Way, bear to the right and go to the bottom of the hill. You will come out into a clearing with three buildings, mine is the one on the right. From the front of the building you can buzz the door or just yell at me on my patio.
the Hurricanes lost 4-0 yesterday.
The Ducks play at 12:30 and have to win to play at 3:30 and win again to play tomorrow.
Captain’s on the hill
bad news for butler.
the Ducks scored their lone run in the top of the 5th on Darren Daulton’s bases loaded walk,.
that was the Ducks best chance to rally, as they had the bases loaded with one out, and chased Saxonburg’s starter.
their relief pitcher retired two consecutive batters to end the threat.
the Ducks had runners on 1st and 3rd in the top of the seventh, but had a runner picked off, and the next batter grounded out.
Adam Oliver was 1 for 1 with a walk.
Necheff pitched 7 strong innings, and we wasted a good outing.
I think we out-hit them 5 to 4.
Three Ducks starters were delayed by rush hour traffic and an accident on 79 and didn’t arrive until the top of the 2nd.
6pm games are a joke.
We need to play much better tomorrow, we made that guy look like Sandy Koufax.
The Ducks play the losers bracket game tomorrow at 12:30pm Saturday at highfield one.
directions are linked on the previous post.
If we win we play again at 3:30.
if we lose the season is over.
we have to run the table
Bad news for opponent tbd.
In truely Capitalist fashion the Steel City Classic, an entity run by Joe, Vinny, and Sorosky, with minor help from myself and TC, Kenny Powers, and Tremel (sp.), was absorbed by the bigger cheaper Butler Tournament, a tournament that may not provide the same quality as the one we’ve been working since spring, but it will be less expensive. Does the consumer really benefit?
We’ve been bought out, basically.
Once we paid them they changed formats twice.
The number of guaranteed games has dropped to 4 to 2.
Let’s win and it won’t matter.
They are charging $15 per spectator to watch games at Pullman.
i doubt we see much of a cut from the door.
Maybe that’s what we should have done, charged admission to amateur games in order to subsidize some of our cost.
Today the Ducks take the field at the same time as the legaue champ Hurricane’s, Halloway hates the blogosphere, and especially this blog, but we are pulling for him, and the Fightin’s today.
The backdrop here is one of our entire league being disrespected, and disregarded as fodder for the Fed and BEC teams to beat up on, while we hand over our money to subsidize their methlabs.
Normally I don’t believe in playing for respect. But this is different. There is more on the line for our league in this tourney than there was when the Blues romped in the AC tourney.
As much as our league has grown and as far as it has come, – and it has come a very long way – it is clear that we still are not respected locally.
With all this bullshit dominating the week leading up to the start of the tournament, there is still baseball to be played.
If the Ducks, and the Pittsburgh NABA want the respect of these teams we have the opportunity to earn it.
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We were put in this bracket specifically to be door mats to the Saxonburgs, (that name sounds like something out of Monty Python and the Holy Grail.)
We are South Oakland of the North Side.
We will face either a former pro or a DI pitcher, nothing we haven’t seen in over the summer I’m sure.
We have an opportunity today.
This evening, the creepy, backwoods Butler County countryside will resonate with the sound of
quack.
Abe Lincoln is back with a vengeance.
Bad news for Saxonburg.
Gentleman,
prepare for an actually gameday post tomorrow.
quack.
Ducks,
if you aren’t playing this weekend we need to borrow your jersey for the players we have recruited to fill your vacancy.
please get in touch with one of the following ducks from this summer who are playing, and make arrangements to get your jersey, it will be returned asap.
TC, McCray, Guthrie, Wojton, Casale, (aside from friday and saturday 10-3)
Depo, J.Smith, Homa, and maybe Dowling and i think that’s it.
we need 4 or 5 more jerseys total.
i ordered some t-shirts and hats for the weekend.
BWP bats will be for sale on site: $40 for maple and $30 for ash.
Squints, you know your mission…
there will probably be one final schedule change. (above)
quack.
this couldn’t have worked out any worse for us.
here is the schedule.
i have no idea how to even try to get our game friday moved. but that would be great.
As of now, we need a shortstop for the first two games.
none of this is joe’s fault he’s been working hard with little help to make this a worthwhile endeavor.
who is this saxonburg team?
Friday, September 4th, 2009
6PM @ Pullman Park – Debos vs. Portage 6PM@ Highfield ( Lower Field) – Ducks vs. Saxonburg 6PM@ Highfield ( Upper Field) – Sto Rocks vs. PittsburghSaturday, September 5th, 2009
10AM@ Pullman Park – Butler vs. Freeport 10AM@ Highfield (Lower Field) – Clancy’s vs. winner of Debos vs. Portage 10AM@ Highfield (Upper Field) – Rochester vs. winner of the Pgh. Vs. Hurricanes 10AM@ BCCC – Pirates vs. winner of the Saxonburg vs. DucksI recieved an “unoficial” bracket and it is rediculous – i won’t post it until it is final – it is set up in a manner that would potentially have teams playing 3 or 4 games in one day and the HR Derby interfering with some games, which doesn’t make much since as we have field times spanning 4 days but whatever, this is what we have now.
if we beat saxonburg we play saturday at 10am on Saturday against the Dunnless Pirates, if we lose game 1 we play at 12pm on Saturday and will have to win that game to force a double header and a 3pm game.
if we go win-lose
we play saturday at 3pm and have to win to force a 6pm game. which would be 3 games in one day.
unbelievable.
if we go win-win
we play saturday night at 7pm
let’s hope this get tweaked a bit.
Sunday, September 6th
Continuation of Tournament – Times and Location TBD
Monday, September 7th
Continuation of Tournament – Times and Location TBD
The Ducks open the ‘classic against sorosky’s team of ringers on friday at 6pm.
field tbd.
we play a double header on saturday starting with the bulldogs at 10am on then the hurricanes afterward.
if we finish in the top 2 in our 4 team poll, we will advance to the double elimination round on sunday.
full schedule
Friday, September 4th, 2009
Ducks vs. Pirates; 6pm; Lower Highfield
Hurricanes vs. Bulldogs; 6pm; Upper Highfield
Saturday, September 5th, 2009
Bulldogs vs. Ducks; 10:30am; Lower Highfield
Pirates vs. Hurricanes; 10:35am; Upper Highfield
Ducks vs. Hurricanes; 12:45pm; Lower Highfield
Bulldogs vs. Pirates; 12:50pm; Upper Highfield
HR Derby – Pullman Park – 4pm Qualifying Round (Each team 2 hitters) – 6pm Championship Round (Top 3 hitters overall)
Sunday, September 6th
Doubleheaders for each time starting at 10am – Exact times and locations TBA
Monday, September 7th
Championship Series (Best of 3) – 11am Pullman Park
Teams Committed to Play (12 teams total)
Pool A (BEC Tourney)
Debo’s Movers
Allegheny Valley Baseball
Butler City
Pittsburgh
Pool B (BEC Tourney)
Clancy’s Grill
Freeport River Pirates
Saxonburg
Portage B Squirrels
Pool C (Steel City Classic)
Allegheny Pirates
South Oakland Ducks
Sto-Rocks Hurricanes
Rochester Inn Bulldogs
quack.
Via Commish’s email…
The Steel City Tournament has merged with the Butler Eagle County Tournament…
The new fee is $650 (down from $750), and we are now guaranteed 5 7-inning games (35 innings, up from 27 – details below). Individual teams will be getting more for less than what the SCC could have offered.
Please set aside 30 minutes on 9/3 at 6pm for a quick, but important meeting.
Here are the details of the tournament (lengthy, but important…. please read in its entirety):
Saturday, August 29, 2009 – Manager’s Meeting – 2PM – Pullman Park
I will submit the entry fee ($400) on behalf of each team. I would recommend you send a representative from your team as pools will be draw at this time. 3 Pools of 4 teams. Top 2 teams from each Pool make playoffs.
Friday, September 4, 2009 – First Day of Tournament
Games begin at 6PM and will be held at Pullman Park, Highfield, and Butler County Community College.
Saturday, September 5, 2009 – Second Day of Tournament
Games TBA – Played all Day
HR Derby at 3PM at Pullman Park – Teams must send two (2) representatives. Championship round of HR Derby will begin at 4:30PM.
Sunday, September 6, 2009 – Third Day of Tournament
Top-6 teams will make the finals and will enter into a double elimination tournament and the championship game will be on Monday at 1PM.
Prizes: RLC Bats, BWP Bats (Provided by PIttsburgh NABA); Championship T-shirts (Provided by Pittsburgh NABA)
Bad News for Butler.
::EDIT::
Ducks, this is your manager speaking. I will be up north in beautiful meadville this weekend. I need someone to represent the Ducks at this meeting. I also have some cash and checks at my house that need to get to Joe. It would be nice if someone who will be at the scrimmage tomorrow can take them to him. I can leave them in an envolope in my mailbox if that helps.
South Oakland Ducks Baseball 