All posts by Brian

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.

Elims outlast Speakers

GM 1 – ELI 3  SP 2 (10 INN) –  In the 2nd, Elims get 3 hits but Acuna is gunned down trying to score by Merrifield.    Elims would breakthrough in the 3rd with Hairpin scoring on a 2 out double by Freeman.  The Elims would stretch that lead to two in the 6th.   Segura would score as the Speakers turned a DP on Acuna.  Elim starter Buehler cruised through the 1st 6 only allowing 3 hits.  Speakers come to life in the 7th.  Rendon led off with a single and scored on a Narvaez double.   Simmons followed with a single but Narvaez was thrown out trying to score by Rosario.   The Speakers started strong in the 8th as Merrifield led off with a double and chased Buehler.   Yates relieved and got Soto to ground out to short with Merrifield moving to third.  The inning then ended on a 4-4-5 double play by Betts.   Smith was called on to close the 9th but Rendon’s solo blast sent the game to extra innings.   The Eliminators were able to score one in the top of the 10th.   A one out walk to Escobar, Gomes double, and Panik SF scored the winning run.  Smith and McHugh combined to get the Speakers to go 1-2-3 in the 10th for the win.

Freeman 3 for 4 with a Double in the win     Rendon and Simmons each had two hits in the loss.

GM 2 – SP 2  ELI 1 – Elims jumped out quickly on Martinez with a 1st inning run on a Rosario RBI single.  In the bottom of the 2nd, each pitcher was downgraded due to a rain delay.  The Speakers would tie it in the 2nd on a two out RBI single by Soto.   Hairpin leads off the 3rd with a walk and proceeds to 3rd on two wild pitches.  Segura would then hit into the 4-4-5 double play.   Freeman followed with a double but the inning would end on an Acuna K.  Dahl led off the 3rd with a walk and moved to 3rd on a Profar error.  Narvaez would score Dahl on a SF.    The Speakers BP would make that lead hold up by allowing only one hit over the final 5 innings.  However, that one hit was a one out homer in the 9th by Escobar, but that was turned to a double by Osuna.  Diaz came on to get the final two outs for the Speaker win.     

Baez, Rendon, and Soto with 2 hits apiece.

GM 3 – ELI 6  SP 3 (14 INN) – Each team would start slow but a 5 hit 3rd inning by the Speakers would plate 3 runs.   Simmons would hit his 1st HR of the season.  Soto and Rizzo would each drive in runs as well.  The scoreless streak for the Elims would reach 12 innings before they began their comeback.   Gomes led off the 5th with a double and would score on a Hairpin double.   Hairpin would then get picked off 2nd for the 2nd time in the game and end the threat.  A Segura solo blast to lead off the 8th would cut the lead to 3-2.  EROD would relieve THOR and keep the Speakers in check until there were two outs in the 8th.   Machado would single off EROD bringing McHugh into the game.   Simmons would double but Machado would be thrown out at home when a 66 was dropped.  Acuna would led off the 9th with a walk followed by a steal of 2nd.  Gomes one out single plated Acuna and tied the game at 3.   Rogers was pulled and Osuna ended the threat by getting Profar to hit into an inning-ending double play.   The bullpens would be the story moving forward.  After the Profar double play, the Speaker bullpen would retire the next 14 batters.    Then in the 14th the Eliminator bats would come alive.  4 out of 5 batters would double to score 3 runs.   The Eliminator bullpen would 18 of the last 19 Speaker batters to earn the win.

Gomes with 4 hits and Rosario 3 doubles in the win.      Posey 3 hits in the loss.

Manager Brandon

Speakers-ABs

In the night cap with the Speakers the TURDS win game one 3-1 despite two more home runs being turned back with odds in their favor.  It all evens out though.

Game two goes to the good guys as the Speakers win 9-1…I think that was the score.  Who knows.

And in game 3 two unbelievable hustle plays by CF’er Stephen Piscotty and catcher Joe Mauer prevent further damage in two key spots to minimize the damage.  However the Speakers manage to get 22 hits helping to plate 15 runs in a 15-2 series clinching win.

TURDS are 41-49

I believe this unofficially officially ends the longest current playoff streak in the league at 6 consecutive years.  One title in that run in 2014. 

#NATITUDE

#HAIRPIN

#JOSEREYES

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

Manager Steve

Juggs/ABs

Juggs steal the sweep broom wahoos used against Juggs and sweep the Bastards. All 4 series with Bastards ended in a sweep . 3 for Juggs one for Bastards. Juggs roll well Bastards don’t in this final series . Game one . Juggs throw Chacin . Scherzer for Bastards. Chacin will go 7 innings for the win allowing 3 runs only one earned . No homers , 1 walk 8 k. Chacin +21 turned back two solo shots to help himself those base runners never scored . Juggs strikes first top of 4th Peralta solo shot , Votto double, Votto will score from third on a double tag up with Muncy thrown out at second for a double play . Juggs up 2-0. Top 6th , Peralta lead of walk , Tim Anderson first game for Juggs up from minors , will PR . Steals second . Votto no out rbi double, judge one out walk , lowrie two out 2 rbi double. Juggs up 5-0 . Bottom of 8th Bastards try to come back trout lead off double, turner gets on by lowrie error with one out , Stanton single scores trout , Hoskins single, Chacin pulled , oh in gets grandal to fly out to right field sac fly scores turner, two outs Bradley in now for Juggs face piscotty, rbi single scores Stanton, Juggs still up 5-3 . Will win by that score Bradley gets a save . Juggs 5/8/2. Bastards 3/9/1.  Game 2 Juggs minor faced fellow lefty Hamels for Bastards. Top of first Iglesias one out double, Cruz two out rbi double, Donaldson walk, judge walk, Springer rbi walk, lowrie rolls an 11=6 with bases loaded triple , Barnhart second column 6 hamels-12 gifts a two run homer . Juggs score 7 with two outs in first inning. Bastards get two back bottom of 3rd trout gets on by Iglesias error , Astudillo hits a triple . Juggs up 7-2. Top 5 Juggs score one up 8-2 . Bottom of 5th Bastards leave bases loaded Sanchez grounds out for third out . Minor will get a complete game win for Juggs 8-2 . Juggs8/8/1. Bastards 2/8/0. Game 3 Sabathia for Juggs . Nola for Bastards. Sabathia complete game shutout win 5-0, 3hits 4 walks 12 k . Nola complete game loss 6 hits 5 ER one HR 5 walks 11k. Juggs score one top of first . Juggs score 4 top of 3rd , with one out , Hicks walk , Peralta single, Votto rbi single, Muncy 3 run homer . Juggs 5/6/0. Bastards 0/3/0. Juggs now 44-37.

Manager Tim

Wahoos Bring Brooms

Juggs at wahoos. Juggs lose all 3 . Game 1 Kluber goes 7.1 for the win 2ER, 2H,3BB, 8k, one homer, Sabathia loss , 6 ip, 12 H,5 ER 2HR,2bb 2k, . Wahoos Marte 2 run homer in 4th , Aguilar 2run homer in 6th . Juggs Muncy 2 run homer top 7th . Votto broke up Kluber no hitter in top of 7th with lead off double. Juggs 3/3/1. Wahoos 7/16/0. Game two wahoos cruise to a 9-1 victory. Cole goes a complete game 2 hit 1 run 3 bb 8 k . Juggs don’t get a hit till 5th . Markakis went 3/3 single, double, 3run homer , scored 3 runs and a walk . Aguilar solo shot in 7th . Juggs 1/2/0. Wahoos 9/11/0 . Game 3 Juggs try everything they can to win this one but still come up short . The 9th inning was one of the craziest I ever played. Wood pitching for Juggs , Bauer for wahoos. Top 1st peralta gets on by altuve error with one out , then Bauer begins his lack of control. Votto walk, Muncy walk, judge rbi walk, Winker rbi walk . Juggs up 2-0 . Top 2nd Hicks one out walk left on base , top of 3rd Muncy lead off walk , judge HBP no outs , stranded , bottom of 4th wahoos Arenado single, Reyes single , Markakis rbi 2b, Benintendi one out 2 rbi double. Wahoos up 3-2 . Top 6th Winker lead off walk , Lowrie rbi double, Juggs first hit of the game , Ahmed single , Bauer pulled for Doolittle. Smith had PR for Winker . With runners on the corners no outs Juggs try sac bunt with Barnhart ( I thought Smith was on 3rd but he had already scored and lowerie was on 3rd , so had I known this I wouldn’t have attempted squeeze play) but Barnhart rolls a 13 strike lowrie out at home . I get no more runs that inning but score is tied 3-3 . Bottom of 8th Aguilar lead off walk , Arenado homer turned back by Hirano +16, runner on 2nd and 3rd no outs , Ohtani up sac attempt 13 runner out at home other to 3rd , one strike. Attempts again rolls 11=1 successfully sacs run in and lead 4-3 . Top of 9th Jeffress in relief Voit PH BB , Iglesias in to PR , Hicks up does hit and run rolls 65, wahoos fielding one Iglesias caught stealing , one out , Hicks 66=1 Braiser in now stops homer+35 , with one out Hicks steals 3rd to gain 8 on springer hitting card . Springer rolls 8 single rbi ties game , Votto rare play in outfield wahoos roll fielding 2 , Votto single second on error but Peralta is out going for home on error . Donaldson k for third out game tied 4-4 . Bottom of 9th , eaton one out walk marte two out walk, altuve single rbi wahoos win 5-4 . Juggs 4/6/0. Wahoos 5/8/2. Juggs now 41-37 . Braiser win for Wahoos 

On a side note from wahoos Juggs  series I think I forgot to mention that malix smith most likely hit his only homer of the season . Top of 8 th game 3 one out go ahead homer 66=0 he only has one 1 in second column at 66 , we roll a consecutive 66 yes we can take the lead . But NO Doolittle a +26 rolls a 26 , double left on second 😡

Manager Tim

Juggs – Heads

Game 1 sale for heads , carasco for Juggs . Top 6th Iglesias one out single, Voit hit and run result a 1 double runners scores Juggs up 1-0 . Bottom of 7th kinsler one out single steals second, realmuto rbi double. Game tied 1-1 . Top 9th Muncy gets a one out PH two run homer off Perez Juggs hold on to win 3-1 Hernandez goes 2.2 in relief for the win. Game 2 chacin for Juggs , Folty for Heads . Bottom first story lead off walk , JD Martinez two out rbi single. Heads up 1-0 , top 3rd Juggs get 4 ,Ahmed lead off double, Barnhart sac Ahmed to third , smith rbi double, Votto rbi double, Muncy two run homer . Juggs up 4-1 . Bottom of 3rd heads answer back Gallo 3 run homer ties game 4-4 , top 6th lowrie rbi double Juggs 5-4. Juggs top off 7th get free run with a rare play 4 base error by CF JD Martinez Juggs up 6-4 . Bottom of 7th heads get an unearned run because of chacin error . Juggs still up 6-5 and win by that score . Game 3 . Heads go ballistic on Juggs starter Minor and reliever Bradley, for 19 hits and 14 runs with 6 homers . 3 by Gallo , a solo a two run bang and a three run bomb . He hit into a DP with runners on first and third no outs in first , but went 4-4 3 homers 6 rbi and 4 runs scored after . Juggs lose 14-4 . Top of first Juggs go up 3-0 Iglesias single Voit another hit and run result =1 double runner scores then judge two run homer . Heads get 2 bottom of first , 4 bottom of 3rd , one in 5th , 4 in 6th , one in 7th , Juggs one top of 8th , heads two more bottom of 8th . Juggs had 8 hits in the loss . Juggs now 41-34 . Lemonheads 44-37