Thursday September 3……..11:21 a.m………upsets were in the air in the first round of the tournament as three of the top four seeds were sent packing…….top seeded TEAM WERNICK fell to the surging TEAM FOGEL……..#2 seeded TEAM LOOOOOOON was knocked off by TEAM NEWMAN and finally, TEAM GREFER, the # 4 seed lost to TEAM KIRZNER…….only #3 seed TEAM SCHWARTZ narrowly escaped with an extra inning game victory over TEAM EPPSTEIN…….in the only game reported at press time……..TEAM FOGEL trailed 3-2 in the bottom of the fourth inning when TEAM WERNICK loaded the bases with no outs and could NOT score…….in the top of the fifth inning, the victors plated 12 runs to basically put the game away…….JOEL ”SPARKY” FOGEL, still out with an injury, commented after the game, “The team is finally peaking and there is no reason why we can’t win the whole thing.”……kudos go to DAVID “IT’S MY FAULT” WEIL who caught a strong game and collected four hits in the process……overall, it was a total team effort on offense…….next up is TEAM KIRZNER in the semi-finals and in the other semis…….TEAM SCHWARTZ vs. TEAM NEWMAN……..afterwards many players congregated at their favorite hangouts, however a few including STEVE OSTROW, STEVE EPPSTEIN, WILLIE WAXLER, BEN LEFTON and ROGER ROSENTHAL went well into the wee hours of the morning hunting down donuts…….what an experience…….. r.rosenthal@fuse.net …………..
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS – TEAM WAGNER