2016 Second Period

Shartlesville Browns at Lymebees

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Game 1; Wacha vs Hendricks; Browns get on the board in the 2nd with Duda delivering a 2-out single to score K. Seager from 2nd base. Browns get 2 more runs in the 4th. In the 6th Bees get an Upton double to score one and leave runners on 2nd and 3rd. The Browns walk Cano to load the bases. Beltre gets an RBI fly out and Reddick makes the 3rd out. Browns add one run in the 8th and go on to win 4-2.
Game 2; A. J. Burnett vs Gray; Browns get a 1st inning solo HR by Wright. Bees come back and get 2 runs in the bottom of the 1st. Bees get bases loaded in the 6th. Braun clears the bases with a double and Yelich singles in Braun as Bees win 6-1.
Game 3; Gallardo vs Arrieta; Bees get a 2-run HR by Upton in the bottom of the 1st. Browns get a 2-out double by Harper to score Dozier who had led off the inning with a double. Arrieta gives up 3 runs in the 6th inning with the only hit being a single by Morales early in the inning (3 walks, error and sac). Browns would add one more run off Arrieta in the 9th (single, Arrieta pulled, then 2 walks and sac fly) as Browns win 5-2.
Arrieta has lost his last 3 games and is at 6-5.
Lymebees record at 25-20.
John Ingiosi
2016 First Period

Unhinged Wahoos vs. Speakers

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Game 1 – Jesse Hahn outduels Gerrit Cole, 6-0, as the Speakers get 2 in the 1st and never look back. Anthony Rizzo slugs the game’s only long ball in the 7th, his 7th of the season. Both Carlos Gonzalez and Mookie Betts go 2-4 with an extra-base hit and RBI.

W – Hahn (CG 3-hitter, 2-2); L – Cole

Game 2 – Buster Posey’s 1st-inning solo shot (4) is matched by James McCann’s 3rd-inning RBI single, which followed Brandon Crawford’s leadoff triple. The Speakers regain the lead with single runs in the 5th, 7th and 8th while the Wahoos offense sputters after McCann’s hit. From that point Chris Archer allows just 2 base runners: Leonys Martin’s single in the 5th and Nolan Arenado’s 2-out solo HR in the 9th. Speakers win 4-2.

W – Archer (5 H, 12 Ks, 3-1); L – Cory Kluber

Game 3 – Posey drives in another 1st-inning run following Kike Hernandez’s double off Daniel Norris. Roughned Odor (2) takes Norris deep to lead off the bottom of the 5th for a 2-0 lead.

Adam Eaton finally singles in the 6th to break up Joe Blanton’s no-hitter, but “Spanky” never advances past 1st base.  Norris gifts Odor in the 7th for his 2nd of the game and 3rd home run of the season.

Eaton singles again to lead off the 9th, becomes the second Wahoo to reach 2nd, but is stranded as Blanton K’s Edwin Encarnacion and Arenado to complete the 3-0 victory.

W – Blanton (1-0); L – Norris

Game 4 – With little combined offense to this point (and hardly any from the Wahoos), this Trevor Bauer/Carlos Martinez matchup provides some much needed fireworks. Rajai Davis doubles home 2 with 2 outs in the 2nd. The Wahoos start the 3rd with back-to-back doubles (McCann and Eaton) and an RBI single from Ben Zobrist for a 2-2 tie.

The Speakers regain the lead, 3-2, in the bottom half as Kyle Schwarber walks with the bases loaded. Starling Marte re-knots the score at 3-3 in the 4th with a solo HR.

The Wahoos hang tough, but Bauer’s throwing error in the 5th leads to the Speakers batting around. Antonio Bastardo adds fuel by walking 2, including Davis with the bases loaded, followed by a Rizzo (8) grand slam. The Speakers plate 6 to lead 9-3. Odor homers off Francisco Rodriguez (4) in the 7th to get to double-digit runs.

The Wahoos continue to battle as Abreu singles home Arenado in the 8th. Odor’s 9th inning miscue leads to 3 unearned runs as Marte doubles home 2, giving him 3 RBIs in the game that ends 10-7.

In their final 1st period series, the Speakers record their second sweep (Lemonheads) and finish the period 22-14.

2016 Second Period

Shartlesville Browns at Arrogant Bastards

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Reeling from a tough 3 game plowing from The Plague the AB’s decided to get back on the bike w/ some changes as they hosted the Browns on Tuesday evening.  Tony was gracious enough to pick up delicious Mother’s Subs from their new location on 2nd & Maclay – if you haven’t tried them…your loss.  On to the rolling….

Game 1
Gallardo v Scherzer.  The AB’s would enjoy one of their ‘easiest’ games of the year as the SB’s only mustered about 3 hit numbers in a 6-1 dominant Max outing.  Max went the distance yielding only a Salvy solo HR in the 8th cruising to a 6-1 two hit, 14 K, no BB’s CG performance.  The AB’s pushed 3 across in the 2nd sending 8 men to the plate.  Gardner drove in Piscotty on a single, Russell had an RBI groundout plating Turner who had doubled; and then, Trout knocked in Gardner on a rare 2-out RBI single.  AB’s got two more in the 6th as Gardner, who BB’s, scored on a double by Russell and a butcher job by Odubel in LF.  Panik then had another 2-out RBI single to plate Russell.  The AB’s ended their scoring in the 8th on doubles by Trout and Stanton.

Game 2
Cueto v Miller.  Trout led the bottom of the first off w/ a solo HR.  The SB’s would tie it in the 4th on a 2-out RBI single by Danny plating Hairpin.  In the 5th the SB’s would take the lead on a 2 RBI single by Odubel that plated Salvy and Burns to go up 3-1.   Then in the middle of the 5th (night)….the sun came oat.  Russell reached on a F3 roll on a F2 fielding pitcher Cueto. Trout then BB’d.  Panik popped to 3rd and Stanton K’d for the 2nd out.  Then Agone hit an RP pop up that was lost in this mysterious sun in the middle of the night that fell in for an RBI single which plated Russell as Trout stopped at 3rd.  Piscotty then delivered a ringing double that scored both Trout and Agone and put the AB’s up to stay 4-3.  The Browns would threaten in the 7th getting their first two men on but Salvy was mysteriously picked off of 1st and Melancon & Thornton were able to get out of the jam.  Miller collected the win while Cueto went the distance in a tough loss.  Wade Davis notched a Save.  4-3 final.

Between games the Mothers Subs were consumed to the delight of Tony and Steve….rumors that they crossed arms are totally unfounded.

Game 3
Shields v Salazar.  The SB’s opened the scoring in the 2nd on another 2-out RBI single from Iglesias that plated Danny.  Addy Russell jacked a solo HR in the 3rd to tie the game at 1-1.  David Wright led off the 6th w/ a single, but Gardner (who has earned more playing time due to his ability to get on base) butchered the single allowing Captain America to circle the bases with a Little League HR.  (Just to note in the previous series w/ The Plague the AB’s scored a run on the EXACT same RP board result….you just can’t make this stuff up).  The AB’s would get a 6th inning 2-out double by Trout, a 7th inning 2-out double by Piscotty and a 9th inning 2-out triple by Stanton…..but not score another run and drop game three 2-1 as the Browns finally got their first franchise win vs. the AB’s.  Shields went 8 innings w/ 10 K’s and yielded only 4 hits to pick up the W.  Salazar took a tough loss and Albers pitched the 9th for the save.

SB’s went 3 for 12 with RISP….the least amount of opps for an AB’s opponent this year.  Tony dropped a ton of double numbers…just not for his batters.
AB’s went 7 for 32 with RISP…..5 for 17 in game one but 2 for 15 over the last two games.

AB’s are now 22-20 and may look to play next week sometime.

2016 Second Period

The Plague at Lymebees

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Game 1; Kazmir vs Gray; Bees get a 1-out double by Travis. With 2 outs, Braun singles in the first run in the 1st inning. The Plague get a leadoff HR by Brantley in the 2nd. Bees get a leadoff double by Hosmer in the 6th. With Hosmer going to 3rd on a wild pitch with the infield in, Braun hits a grounder that goes to Fielding 3, so the run scores and the batter is safe. With 2 outs, Beltre hits a 2-run HR. The Plague would get runners thrown out at the plate twice and one caught stealing as Bees win 4-1.
Game 2; Fernandez vs Arrieta; scoreless until the top of the 5th when Brantley leads off with a walk. With 2 outs, Kiermaier triples him in. The Plague get another run in the 7th. With 1 out, they get back-to-back doubles. Both pitchers pitch complete games and The Plague win 2-0.
Game 3; Ramirez vs Bumgarner; Bumgarner goes 6.2 innings of 1 hit ball and gets pulled with a runner on second, but the Bees bullpen holds The Plague thru 9 innings. In the bottom of the 9th, Lind leads off with a single (his only hit in series). Braun runs for him and steals second. With 2 outs, Beltre hits a single that scores Braun from second for a 1-0 Bees win.
Bees record at 24-18.
Bees hit under .200 for series with no HR.
John Ingiosi
2016 Second Period

The Plague at Arrogant Bastards

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Well it has taken me a while to put this series to words. I must admit, since my return to the league this one may have been the most frustrating one yet. Not much if anything went my way in this series and the frustrating thing is I didn’t roll all that bad in comparison to the previous 9 series. Anyway…

Game 1
Ramirez v Miller….The Plague jump out early in the 1st w/ back to back RBI doubles by Goldschmidt and Brantley for a 2-0 lead. They add a run in the 2nd on an Sac Fly by Span. The AB’s load the bases in the bottom of the 3rd w/ NO ONE out but only come away w/ a bases loaded BB by Gardner to plate Martin and cut the lead to 3-1. Agone hits a solo shot in the 6th to trim it to 3-2 but in the top of the 7th Goldschmidt gets a 2 out RBI single to plate Span to take a 4-2 lead. Trout leads off the bottom of the 7th w/ another solo HR to make it 4-3. A Plague sac fly RBI from Lawrie ends the scoring at 5-3 as Ramirez gets the win and Miller suffers the loss, Paps gets the save.
AB’s go 0 for 12 w/ RISP while the Plague go 4 for 9.
Game 2
Gibson v Hamels…Once again the Plague plate 2 first inning runs on a LeMahieu single and Goldschmidt single. Parra belts a 2 run HR in the 2nd to tie the score at 2-2. Gardner belts a solo HR in the 3rd to put the AB’s up 3-2. In the 4th the AB’s once again load the bases w/ NO ONE out as Gardner works yet another BB to make the score 4-2 and then Panik grounds a ball to 3rd for a force out and an RBI to make it 5-2. The AB’s would get no more that inning as they just can’t muster hits w/ RISP. The Plague get two back in the 5th on another LeMahieu RBI and a run scoring DP from Cain. In the 7th TP take the lead on a 2 out RBI double from Cain. In the bottom of the 7th Panik hits a solo HR to tie the score at 6-6. In the bottom of the 10th the AB’s get a lead off double from Big Papi as he is lifted for PR Pillar. The AB’s decide to SAC Bunt w/ Longo who drops a 13 for two strikes….the AB’s think for a second about taking the SAC Bunt off but decide to go w/ another attempt and Longo rolls a 66-1 for a bunt single rather than a walk off win. Up steps Agone but Longo gets picked off for out number one. Then Agone flys out to RF where Hunter rolls F2 (the best numbers for the defense on that board) giving Pillar a 50/50 shot to score….Hunter drops a 44 to complete the DP at the dish. The Plague get 3 in the top of the 10th on a Wieters RBI double followed by a TWO out double by Escobar and a TWO out single by Hamilton, and a TWO out single by LeMahieu. Manship wins, Davis loses and Sanchez saves it.
AB’s go 2 for 13 w/ RISP while the Plague go 6 for 14
Game 3
Estrada v Karns…Plague score on an RBI groundout by Goldschmidt in the 1st…AGAIN. In the 3rd the AB’s tie it on a Parra little league HR on a single and error to CF. The AB’s take the lead 2-1 on a Panik solo HR in the 6th. In the 9th the Plague’s Cain rolls an error number for C9 Martin and have 3 chances for it to be an error….Martin rolls a 64 of course for the E. One out later Lawrie hits a double to tie the game. A two out double by Brantley plates Goldschmidt in the 10th to complete the sweep. Smith wins, Jansen loses and Paps gets the save.
AB’s go 1 for 10 w/ RISP to finish the series 3 for 35 while the Plague cool off in game 3 going 1 for 12 w/ RISP but finish the series at 11 for 35 w/ RISP.

No luck for the AB’s – just no other way to put this kind of series. AB’s now 20-19 and reeling….may look to play next week – maybe Tuesday or Wednesday.

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