*TEAM SCHWARTZ, 4-2, notched another win as they defeated the slump ridden TEAM LEFTON, 9-6, (is this the right score ALEX LEFTON?)….hitting star for the victors was the ageless wonder RON ROSE as he connected on two key base knocks with a ball hit over the left fielder’s head and then followed that up with a line drive to left field and beat the throw to first base by a step…….after building a lead, TEAM LEFTON showed some character by coming back thanks to a BEN “WEEZIE” LEFTON double and a JIMMY LEFTON homerun……ON A SIDE NOTE……MAZEL TOV to JIMMY LEFTON and family on the Bat Mitzvah of his daughter this past weekend which produced a throng of families and friends to the game…..
**ADD ON from ace cub reporter ALEX LEFTON, celebrating his birthday tomorrow……ALEX had a single, triple and a walk and A FYI…….the LEFTON family hit for the cycle……NOT THAT HARD WITH HOW MANY LEFTONS ON THE TEAM??????????…..afterwards, ALEX warned the rest of the league that TEAM LEFTON is the team to beat in the second half as he said, “We are going to come together. Watch out 2nd half!!!!!”…….strong words from a rookie, eh?
***TEAM GUTTMAN clinched the first half championship with a 10-1 victory over TEAM CRONSTEIN as JASON ‘BIG HAUS” FAUST dazzled once again on the mound……hitting stars included……DANNY “DOC” GLASSMAN, 2 for 2 with a double, walk, stolen base, one run scored and one RBI, RON “THE ROCKET” NASSIF, 2 for 3 with a run, RBI and two stolen bases, BRANDON Bkgutt31″ GUTTMAN, 3 for 4 with two doubles, three runs scored and two stolen bases and BRANDON “B Le B” LEBEAU, 2 for 2 with one run scored, two RBI’s and one stolen base…..GUTTMAN is now 31-12 as a captain in his third year as a captain, however this is his first title………..
After the game, the captain said, “Winning a JCC Men’s Modified Fastpitch League title is an honor and a privilege. No matter how good you look on paper, you never know when you’ll have a chance to bring home the hardware.” He added, “To emerge as a champion among so may spectacular athletes and Men’s Modified Fastpitch minds is truly humbling.”
Guffman went onto praise his team, “This group of guys we have assembled really know what it takes to win ballgames. They play hard. They play selflessly. They are gentlemen on and off the field and we should be poised for another run this summer.”
****TEAM WAGNER defeated TEAM WEISBROT, 8-6, as MATT STEINBERG played one of his better games so far in his young career…..not only did he play a flawless shortstop making tough plays seem routine, but he belted a homerun over the centerfield fence on field #4…..the former Walnut Hills standout was also issued two intentional walks….TEAM WAGNER behind three double plays (WAGNER-STEINBERG-WAXLER), STEINBERG-WAGNER-WAXLER and BERG-WAGNER-WAXLER) won the game on defense and timely pitching from MARK WEISSER….also getting key hits were BRAD WAGNER, WILLY WAXLER, JOHNNY BERG, DAN STEINBERG and JORDAN “HOOSIER” COHEN……as for TEAM WEISBROT, they’re a banged up team with a few injuries that need to heal to make a run in the second half……next up for TEAM WAGNER is a date with first half champions TEAM GUTTMAN in a game to be televised on the MSG NETWORK, while TEAM WEISBROT faces TEAM LEFTON in a game on CBS SPORTS following 60 Minutes (except on the West coast)…….
STAR SIGHTINGS……STEVE ‘DONUT MAN” EPPSTEIN was spotted yesterday doing lawn work. If you need a hedge trimmer…….give him a call!
EDITOR’S NOTE…….THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BRANDON GUTTMAN BOOK WILL BE COMING TO YOUR FAVORITE BOOKSTORE SOON WITH AUTOGRAPH SESSIONS TO BE ARRANGED……
****Captain MICHAEL ROTHSTEIN reported in about his team’s tough loss to TEAM LEADER as they lost their third game of the year by a combined four runs….they were missing several players and encountered some additional issues upon arrival to the park…..MIKE CREEMER came out of retirement to play and contributed on both sides of the field……
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