TEAM SCHWARTZ DEFEATS TEAM WEISSER, 5-4, IN THRILLER FINALS……
In one of the more dramatic finishes in recent history in the tournament finals, #1 seeded TEAM
SCHWARTZ defeated #7 seeded TEAM WEISSER, 5-4…..
The victors had to come from behind for the fifth consecutive game as they trailed 4-1 going into the
bottom of the 7th inning only to score four runs to win the tournament…..
The rally started with one out after “GRIFF” HARRIS made a spectacular catch in LCF…..six straight
batters got on base climaxed by the game winning hit with the bases loaded off the bat of DAVID
SOLOMON….
Again, it was a total team effort as once again, TEAM SCHWARTZ never quit even though it looked
bleak in the latter innings as MARK WEISSER and CO. had things seemingly under control……
There were many highlights on both sides, but maybe the two most important defensive plays were
made by 3B PETE SPOERL, who caught a vicious line drive off the bat of TAYLOR SCHWARTZ
with one out and the bases loaded and turned it into a double play and ROGER ROSENTHAL made
the play of the year possibly when he snared a ground ball behind the second base bag, tagged the
base with the ball and while on the ground threw to 1B to complete a double play to end a threat…..
After wards, ROSENTHAL said, “That is the best defensive play I’ve ever made in my years in the
league.”
Added DAVE “THE MINISTER OF FUN” COHEN, who was one of the many fans in attendance, “If
I wasn’t there to see it, I wouldn’t have believed it.”
DAVID WEIL, also in attendance, said after wards while drinking beer (what else is new?), “I think
someone abducted the real ROGER ROSENTHAL because that was not him.”
CONGRATS go out to both teams on what was a mostly a hard fought well played
game……….
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