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Ducks Notch Fourth Straight Victory

2011 Ducks Baseball

South Oakland of the North Side (4-2, 1,1) beat Cranberry 13-6 in Springview last night in front of an offended crowd of 3.

The hilights of the game were Rick Whalen’s sweet double off the wall in left, and Duffy’s blistering single down the 3rd baseline.

Mike Fletcher recorded the win, allowing 1ER over 3 innings.

Fago was a double and a homerun short of the cycle.

Cinefra hit a triple, I don’t think I’ve seen 2 legit triples in the same game at Spring Hill ever.

DeFilippo had infinity RBI

More doubles were hit by Ken Cool, DeFilippo,  Cinefra, and Gwin, marking the first time Whalen and Gwin recorded extra base hits in the same game for the Ducks since Ken Cool was in elementary school.

Rob Cool reached base four times.

The game ended on a fantastic catch by 1b Nick Berdine

Big double header against the Militiaon Sunday.

We can almost knock them out of the division race if we sweep, thanks to Monroeville losing twice to Elliot last week.

I don’t think Elliot has lost yet.

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The blog has been garbage lately and we don’t even have our stats up, the latter is certainly uncharacteristic for us and management is on it.

Acknowledging the problem is the first step.

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Gameday [5] Ducks vs. Express

2011 Ducks Baseball

South Oakland Ducks of the North Side

vs

Carrick Express

9pm

Springview Field

The Express have played some good teams tough despite a poor overall record.

They beat us last year as the Maulers.

Another singular noun team name. The train that goes from point a to point b without stopping. OK. That works I guess.

Also a pants company for women.

South Oakland looks to win three straight tonight and even our record in the division.

This is a huge early season game, we can’t fall 2 back of Elliot and the Militia.

Bad News for the Express

Gameday [2] Ducks vs. Militia

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South Oakland Ducks of the North Side (0-1)

vs.

Monroeville Militia (2-1)

Springview Field

9pm

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.

Ducks Set to Open Season Saturday

2011 Ducks Baseball

South Oakland (0-0) will face the Bulldogs (0-1)

Saturday at 8:30am at John Herb Field.

We’re using our September call-ups in May to fill out our lineup while we wait for the college kids to show up.

The Bulldogs are gonna be tough to beat this year and will give the Fightin’s all they can handle in the Norris Division.

They’re my sleeper pick to win it all in a league exactly like ours but without Ducks.

With three games in three days, the Ducks look to get in shape and discover hidden pitching talent before Patrick Division play starts on May 7th with a game against the Pony Express.

We’re returning all our starters from our championship team, and have a couple new guys I haven’t met or seen play.

That’s about as good of a preview as I can offer right now.

Jesse Smith is a beast.

Quack.

Oilers Set Rotation to Stun

2011 Ducks Baseball

Amidst a flurry of shit talking via email correspondence, Big Oil boasted of their ability to receive government subsidies and enjoy tax-free status, while the middle class, as represented by the blue collar Brookline Black Sox and manager, Kenny Powers, continues to shrink and pay $4.00 a gallon.

South Oakland has a healthy respect and disdain for our long time rivals in Brookline who have been busy collecting seasonal unemployment and tossing beer kegs and cinder blocks at one another as part of an intense off-season conditioning program.

I imagine words insinuating milkshake drinking were thrown about while Oil management sauntered about Brooks Brothers buying polo shirts during lunch hour, and unwittingly hit ‘reply all’ on on of their team iPhones.

Big Oil plans to throw their ace tonight against Brookline with a game against the defending champion Ducks on Wednesday.

Clearly they think we’re a bunch of pussies. I don’t know what other conclusion can be logically drawn.

 In other news, I finally saw There Will Be Blood, and the Oilers homepage finally makes sense. Solid flick.

Well played there for sure.

Ironically, the Black Sox picked  their new team slogan, “Use a fucking piano leg with a nail in it if you have to,” from another Daniel Day Lewis movie, Gangs of New York.

If it doesn’t get rained out it should be a good one tonight at Spring View, as the revamped Big Oil squad takes on the always dangerous, Black Sox in a 2010 semifinal rematch.

Quack.

Season Opener vs. Cranberry: April 16th at Pie Traynor Field

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The title defense is upon us.

The first three weeks of the schedule are up on the league site Pittsburghnaba.com

Go there and register online, Immediately.

Then send  money to the PO box listed in the post below this one if you still owe league dues.

make checks out to: Ben Gwin

Still waiting on news of the final amount of the contribution from Fago’s benefactor.

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I have no clue about Cranberry except it’s full of yuppies and strip malls and I fucking hate it there.

Guthrie will start the opener.

We’ll will start the season short handed, as Mike’s Duffy and Fletcher won’t return until late May, and the Waynesburgh, Thiel  and Gannon University/College players won’t finish their seasons until mid-May.

I guarantee at least tree rainouts before then.

We’re built for post-season success and concede nothing.

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