*TEAM GUTTMAN continued their winning ways with a 13-3 win over a banged up TEAM WEISBROT…….hitting stars were……RON “THE ROCKET” NASSIF, who went 3 for 4 and was a double shy of the cycle with two runs scored and three RBI’s……..JOEL “LIL E” ELLISON, 3 for 4 with a double and run scored……JEFF “BRICK HAUS” NASH, 4 for 4 with a triple, three runs scored and two RBI’s…….BRANDON “B LE B” LEBEAU, 2 FOR 3 with a run scord, three RBI and a triple…….BRIAN “BT” GOLDBERG, 3 for 3 and a run scored and finally, TODD “THE MACHINE” WASSERMAN, 3 for 3 with an RBI……JASON “BIG HAUS” FAUST gave up two runs in the first inning, but settled down to stymy the opposition bats…..next up for TEAM GUTTMAN is TEAM WAGNER, while TEAM WEISBROT will battle TEAM LEFTON……
FYI…… ROGER “ROGZILLA” ROSENTHAL, had to leave the game and is out indefinitely with a dislocated left pinky and stiches…….finger is in a splint (might help his hitting?)….SPECIAL THANKS to teammate JACK “CAJUN” RUBIN for taking him to the hospital…….
**TEAM WAGNER captain BRAD WAGNER reports in that his team suffered a 11-9 loss to TEAM LEADER……key hits were provided by ANTON LOOOOOOOOOOOON with a homerun, JOHNNY BUBLICK and RYAN SILVERMAN…….veteran pitcher BARRY KAPLAN pitched well and got help from a solid defense…..WILLY WAXLER was called up from AAA DAYTON JCC to pitch in the absence of MARK WEISSER and did an admirable job…..the struggling WAGNERIFICS offense had some bright spots as BRAD WAGNER, JOHNNY BERG DAN STEINBERG and JORDAN COHEN all contributed…….TEAM LEADER plays TEAM GREFER next week and the game can be heard on 700 WLW with CHUCK and DAN handling the broadcast, while TEAM WAGNER will be “heavy” underdogs against TEAM GUTTMAN…….the game to be on tape delay following the 11:00 p.m. news with NORMAN and JERRY…….
***GARY ASKIN of TEAM CRONSTEIN reports in that TEAM LEFTON was victorious in their hard fought entertaining game, 11-9……starting with only nine players for the first three innings, TEAM CRONSTEIN was able to recruit/bribe? MR. BILLY KAHN, a former all-star in the league, to play, with the promise to pay him in chicken wings…….kudos go to out to a well pitched game by STU WEINSTEIN and nice defense from MIKE SMALL, MICHAEL ASKIN and RICK SILVERMAN……hitting star was GARY “THE GOPHER” ASKIN, going a perfect 4 for 4 with three RBI’s……afterwards, acting captain JOEL KAHN commented, “Never have I seen so many hard hit balls directly to the fielder.”…………
***ALEX LEFTON of TEAM LEFTON reported in and added that key hits came off the bats of father JIMMY LEFTON and DAVID SNYDER, however everyone on the team contributed on the offensive end…..great defensive performances came from RYAN KIRZNER and UNCLE BEN “WEEZE” LEFTON……BEREL COHEN had a nice game as well……
FYI……..JIMMY LEFTON sprained his wrist, but is expected back for next week’s game…….
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