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Voice-over pro. Former broadcaster. Current president of Harrisburg Senators Fan Club. My passion is "baseball" - the strategic nine-player game (without a DH) where each player must run, hit and field.
2019 Playoffs

2019 Championship Series

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Game 1-3 at Stardome by choice of the Eliminators

Game 1 Degrom VS Buehler

Top of 2nd Escobar hits a 2 run shot that is turned back to a double runner to third  two strikeouts later inning is over.

Top of third Harper says BS and hits a long ball ……One out later Freeman hits another to same location.  Degrom strikes out the side but gives up two long balls…..

Bottom of the third Stars get a bunt single from Barnes walk to Saurez and a one out Triple from Gennett to tie it all up at 2…Eliminators add one in the 5th and 6th

Stars can only get one more run  While Eliminators have a blast…. Davis that is a two run shot in the 8th  

Eliminators win Game 1 7 to 3

Game 2   Lugo VS Keller

Bader HR in third   for Stars  Eliminators tie it with a big HR of their own by Escobarin the 4th

That’s it until the 8th  Bader in the 9 hole gets a one out walk  steals second and scores on a suarez single.

Hughes closes the door in Ninth

Stars win Game 2    2 to 1

Game 3  Sanchez Vs Flaherty

Alfaro and Segura tag big time HR in 3rd inning  but that’s all the muster

Stars struggle through 6 innings  but in the 7th with two outs two walks are given up and pitcher is pulled for Rebertson to Face Bader in the NINE HOLE

BLASTS A THREE RUN SHOT  ………………DICE GO FLYING………….Visitors Dugout takes a fierce beating cards boards dice etc…..

Hughes Comes in for two innings of shut out pitching.

Stars win 3-2

Game 4

After a good Break Series moves to the SALT PALACE

Game 4   Syndagard VS Kershaw

Stars can’t score get 3 hits 

Eliminators take full advantage scoring 7 runs albeit 4 unearned  he did not need but 1

Eliminators Tie it up 2 game each by winning  7-0

Syndagard gets the shutout

Game 5

Buehler vs Degrom

Degrom gets shelled Rolling Matlocks are real 

Eliminators win 6-4  but lead all way through game.

Stupid highlight stars hit 3 hr in a row first two turned back  and gennet lost 2 hr’s in the game 

Somewhere in this game DICE WENT FLYING….still the visitors dugout just different team…..

Stars now down 2 game to 3

Game 6

Morton VS Keller

Lead off HR by Suarez  and kemp knocks in two more in the 4th   Eliminators get an unearned run in the 5th but that’s it.

Stars win Game 6  3 to 1

Game 7

SANCHEZ VS FLAHERTY

Bottom of 1st  Harper scores after walking on a freeman triple

Top of 4th Stars get a single by BADER scoring Gregorious  followed by a barnes sac Suarez hits a single scoring bader  the 3rd run of the inning

Stars add a solo HR by Gregorious in the 6th

Eliminators start to come back lead off man gets a walk and scores but they strand two runners tieing run at plate twice but Hughes says NONO

Stars add a run in the 7th on a pr stolen base by Allen who scores on a two out single by kemp.

Stars RP bullpen is awesome in series and stars hold on to win

Game 7 Stars 5 to 2

Stars win Series 4 to 3

Manager Kevin

2019 Playoffs

Stars, ‘Heads Go 7

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Games 1-3 at Stardome by choice of Lemonheads

Game 1 Degrom vs Sale

Story Leading off the series Hits a HR but its turned back to a double  no worries as he scorwes later on a jd Martinez Single but Murpht is gunned down trying to score  Gallo gets a sac and the lemonheads jump out to a 3-0 lead

Bottom of Fourth Shaw tags one over left field wall for a 4-0 lemonhead lead.

SIXTH inning Stars get 4 runs ….3 unearned on a double hbp error and a pair of singles….Magical 6th inning……..Stars go on to win 4-3

Degrom  CG 7K’s   Sale gets the loss

Game 2  Lugo Vs Foltynewicz

Gallo blast a long shot in 2nd for a 1-0 lemonhead lead 

Shaw Scores in the fifth

And in the Magical 6th Shaw blasts a 2 run bomb

Stars only Plate a run on a Gennett HR that was turned back scoring Carpenter.

Folty gets the W  8 K’s  Lugo gets the big L

Game 3

Sanchez Vs Corbin

Story Score twice in first two inning  capped with a 2 run HR to jump out to a 4 to 0 lemonhead lead

CJ Cron Blast a HR but its turned back so a 2 run shot puts runners on 2nd and 3rd…no worries Marte singles them both home…..

Lead is now 4-2 Lemonheads

After several heart pounding moments for both teams the stars in the BOTTOM of the ninth with no outs get two on  to face the mighty perez.

Pinch Hit Salsa Bot Carpenter in the 6th spot of the line up… MAGICAL 66   walk off HR

Stars take 2-1 game lead and series heads to the juice factory for a four game potential showdown….

Game 4

Kershaw vs Manea

Top of First Harrison Bader hits a 3 run blast giving the Stars a 3 run lead early…but that’s it no more noice it this game from the Stars

Lemonheads on the other hand take advantage  Zimmerman solo shot in first  gallo scores in second   and the Lemon heads take the lead in the Magical sixth with a 2 run blast by Shaw

They add another in the 7th  and lemonheads  go on to win 5-3

Tieing the series 2-2

Game 5

Degrom vs Sale

Degrom throws 11 innings 1 run ball until he is pulled and first batter for floro knocks in a run.

Lemonheads win it in bottom of 11 albies scoring on Blackmon single

Lemonheads are now up 3-2 in series

Game 6

Stars come alive hit the leather off the ball

17 hits 3 HRs  and a total of 9 runs

Beating the lemonheads 9-3 in Game 6  yes  by 6 runs  Magical I know

Series now tied 3-3

GAME 7

Sanchez VS Corbin

First inning story first ab called out on strikes and ejected for arguing

Blackmon score for the lemonheads in the 4th for a 1-0 lead

6th inning  MAGICAL

Single and error puts suarez on 2nd ..PR  allen

Cron HBP  PR  Sanchez

Passed Ball Runners to 2nd and 3rd

NEW PITCHER TREINEN   New Batter   KEMP    MAGICAL 66 rolled for a 3 run blast 

Bader HBP   Scores later on a gennett Single 

Stars retire 12 of next 13 batters to secure the win

Manager Kevin

2019 Fourth Period

Another Brick in the Juggs Wall

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Juggernauts continue to hit a wall they can’t punch through. Needing only one win per their last four series to almost certainly secure a playoff spot Juggs lose 6 straight. And play off hopes pretty well dashed . A depleted bullpen is the biggest reason we can’t contend anymore. Game 1 Ace Degrom for stars (20) . Lowly Gonzales for Juggs (11).  Bottom of first the stars start their hitting streak . Suarez +5 single, Marte +8 homer turned to a double by Gonzales (+21) , Cron +5 rbi single, Ramos  +1rbi sac fly to CF , Gurriel +5 double, Bader +4 3 run homer , Gennett single, Kemp single, zobrist walk against +35 , back to Suarez rbi single, marte and Cron both flyout to end inning. Stars up 6-0 and Gonzales is a base 6 now . Top of second judge solo shot . Bottom 3rd stars score two more . Up 8-1 . Top 4th Votto lead off solo homer , judge follows him with second solo shot of night . Stars up 8-3 . Bottom 5th Suarez gets his 4th straight hit a solo shot and his 3rd rbi of the game . Bottom of 7th stars score 3 more and Suarez will get his 4th rbi by walk . Stars up 12-3 . Top 8 Ahmed walk , Barnhart on by Gennett error , Hicks rbi single. Peralta k , Votto DP . Juggs lose 12-4 . Degrom CG won only 4 hits 3 ER 3 HR 2 BB 11k. Gonzales CG loss. Juggs 4/4/0. Stars 12/18/1. Game 2 Juggs throw Chacin. Stars Kershaw. Bottom of 2nd stars score first gregarious one out double Zobrist two out rbi single, inciarte HBP, Suarez walk, Pederson two rbi single . Stars up 3-0. Top 4th Donaldson solo shot lowrie walk with one out , Anderson PR steals second, Villar PO to RF Anderson tags goes to 3rd , kershaw was pulled after lowrie walked only goes 3.1 ip. Barnhart walk , 3rd pitching change of inning, Peralta will PH for Ahmed with 2 outs runners on corners , oberg in will be a 17 vs Peralta only takes 7 away, Peralta has 10 good hit numbers only one bad . Roll , 44 =7 only 7 on Peralta card out number 3 . Bottom of 4th stars score one up 4-1 . Stars plate one in bottom of 5th and 6th go up 6-1 . Top 9th Barnhart lead off double, stars bring in their 5th reliever of game Chapman lefty to face -10 Peralta. Hicks PH rolls 11=5 homer turned back , double scores Barnhart, Cruz PH for Iglesias, stars think hard then make a crucial pitching change with a 6-2 lead pull -63/+51 chapman for dyson. Great move because Cruz rolls a 65 result and springer, judge results 12 all three potentially walks with Chapman, a run would have scored and bases would have been loaded with no outs, good move by stars they win 6-2 . Oberg got the win . Juggs 2/5/2 stars 6/14/3. Game 3 . Things only get worse for Juggs . Trevor Williams a righty 14 1y +16/+23 throws a shutout, no hitter . Juggs rolled 10 hit numbers all 8 and all taken away manage only 4 base runners all walks and no one made it to second base . Stars win 4-0.  Minor gets the loss hits 3 batters in 5.1 ip. Bottom of second stars hit 3 doubles and get a HBP score two runs . Score again in 3rd and 5th. Juggs 0/0/0 stars 4/9/0 . Juggs now 46-47

Manager Tim

2019 Fourth Period

Juggs Bees

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Game one .minor for Juggs complete game loss. Bumgarner complete game win . Bees score two in bottom of 2nd  up 2-0. Top 3rd lowrie solo shot , Barnhart walk , smith DP , bees up 2-1 . Bottom of third  bees 4 singles and a double score 3, bees up 5-1 . Top 6th smith one out single, Iglesias HBP, Voit walk bases full , judge roll =37 bees get fld 1 LDP no runs . Bottom of 6th Bees score 6 unearned runs led by Hernandez 3 rbi double. Bees up 11-1. Bottom 7th Olson 2 run homer . Bees up 13-1. Top 8th Barnhart one out single ,smith single , Iglesias single to right Barnhart out going for home and Iglesias out going for second on throw home ( 3rd DP of game unreal thanks RP ) top 9th judge solo shot Juggs lose 13-2 . Juggs 2/7/1. Bees 13/14/0.  Game 2 . Juggs Sabathia. Bees Freeland. Juggs top 1st Springer two out solo shot up 1-0. Bottom 1st Bees Andujar one out two run dinger . Bees up 2-1 . Top 3rd lowrie double, Smith one out rbi double, Voit rbi single Juggs up 3-2 . Bottom 4th Contreras solo shot game tied 3-3 . Bottom 5th Cano two out solo shot . Bees up 4-3 . Bottom 7th torres solo shot bees up 5-3 and win by that score . Juggs 3/6/0. Bees 5/8/1. Game 3 Gonzales for Juggs. Hendricks for Bees both pitchers go a complete game . Top first Peralta one out double, Muncy 22=5 , but 11 Hendricks changes 5 homer to a 7 single Peralta scores . Juggs up 1-0 . Bottom of 1st bees answer with no outs Yelich two run homer . Bees up 2-1 . Top 2nd lowrie one out walk Ahmed double lowrie holds at 3rd, Barnhart rolls a 24 with runners on 2nd and 3rd one out Bees playing deep and Torres a (6 fielder at SS ) fielding 3 will score runner on third  roll of 22 or higher is F3 , bees roll a 12 fielding 1 DP WTH.  Bottom of second bees Andujar lead off solo shot bees up 3-1 . Juggs call time out what am I doing wrong this series I’m getting killed . Juggs finally figure it out . The game board is to my left I always put it to my right . Juggs move play book to their right side . And boom the Fire works start . Top 3rd Peralta one out solo shot , Votto double, Muncy single, judge rbi single, lowrie 2 out walk , Ahmed 3 rbi double, Barnhart rbi double, Juggs up 7-3. Top 4th Peralta single, Muncy one out single, judge two rbi double, lowrie rbi double, Juggs up 10-3. Bottom 5th Chapman on Gonzales error no outs , Olson HBP , cano rbi single ,Yelich LDP. Juggs up 10-4. Top 6th Juggs add 1 up 11-4 . Bottom 8th Yelich solo shot and bottom of 9th chapman solo shot Juggs win 11-6 . Juggs 11/17/1. Bees 6/7/0. In this series Juggs had 30 hits and Bees 29. Bees had 9 homers Juggs had 4. Juggs hit into 6 DP. Bees hit into 2.

Manager Tim

2019 Fourth Period

Juggs Plague

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Game 1 Rodriguez for plague . Carasco for Juggs . Carasco will throw a complete game win 5-2 . Bottom of 1st , smith lead off walk Peralta 2run  homerun, Votto single judge one out homer turned back +26 , Votto stops at 3rd , runners left on base Juggs up 2-0. Bottom of 4th Ahmed two out rbi double, Juggs up 3-0 . Top 5th Lindor lead of walk , steals second, goldschmidt one homer turned back by Carasco +15, Lindor scores , kiermeir hits into LDP . Juggs up 3-1 . Top 6th wendle HBP with two outs Brantley rbi double. Juggs lead 3-2 . Bottom 7th Juggs will score two more off Rodriguez who goes complete game loss. Plague 2/3/0 Juggs 5/8/0

Game 2  D Castillo for plague . Gonzales for Juggs . Top 1st plague score 1, top 2nd plague score again up 2-0. Bottom of 3rd Juggs have a chance to tie it Peralta one out two run shot stopped by Castillo +15 double now only one scores . Juggs down 2-1. Bottom of 9th Juggs tie game with one out judge double, Grichuk rbi double. 2-2 . Top 10th Cain lead off single steals second then sac to 3rd then bregman rbi sac fly to center . Plague wins 3-2 . Plague 3/10/1 Juggs 2/6/0. Game 3 Plague Gibson. Juggs Chacin. Top of second bregman solo shot plague 1-0 . Bottom 4th Peralta single, Votto walk, Muncy wall, bases loaded no outs judge k , Hicks rolls =12 not a 25 but a 29 but fielding one is still a DP no runs . Top 6th Brantley solo shot plague up 2-0 . Top 7th plague (9) me to death . Goldschmidt single,kiermier single then steals second, pina sac fly to right both runners advance, wendle sac fly to right , nimmo single, Brantley single, moustakas rbi single Lindor rbi single Plague score 4 up 6-0. Top 8th goldschmidt lead off error by Ahmed, kiemerier two run shot plague up 8-0 . Juggs score one in bottom of 8th and two bottom of 9th lose 8-3 . Plague 8/12/2 Juggs 3/6/1

Manager Tim