Author: The Commissioner

TEAM LEADER got back in the winning column with a 14-6 or 14-7 victory over TEAM WAGNER (which score is right gentlemen????……after a rough start, a 6-0 defecit, BARRY KAPLAN shut down a “potent” offense, thanks to some good defense and his team’s bats got going as BRIAN MONK, JOHNNY BUBLICK, MARK LEVINE, JOEY GOLDBERG and of course, ANTON LOOOOOOOOOON got key base knocks……the game ball went to rookie sensation BUBLICK who had a huge day at first base in the field as well……next up for TEAM LEADER is TEAM ROTHSTEIN, a game that will be televised on the Atlantic 10 network, while TEAM WAGNER plays TEAM WEISBROT on ESPN 2 following the Sports Reporters…..the main topic on that show will be if women should be allowed to play in the all men’s JCC Softball League…….STAY TUNED…….

Other games were NOT reported……..SORRY!

TIDBITS………Rookie Night was Wednesday night and a shoutout goes to GREG “GIGGY” FRANKLIN…a.k.a. “CFL”, BRAD “WAGS” WAGNER” and RYAN KIRZNER for organizing it…….

A REMINDER……THERE WILL BE GAMES THIS SUNDAY AT 9:30 A.M………WEATHER PERMITTING…….

ANY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS CAN BE DIRECTED TO ME AT r.rosenthal@fuse.net or r.rosenthal1955@yahoo.com……..

In a battle for first place, TEAM GUTTMAN, now 5-1, behind the pitching of JASON “BIG HAUS” FAUST, and some stellar defense including a nice catch in the outfield by captain BRANDON “BG” GUTTMAN, defeated TEAM WEISBROT, now 3-2, 10-5……..hitting stars for the victors were………RON “THE ROCKET” NASSIF, 3 for 4 with two runs and two RBI’s, BRIAN “THE VERSATILE” GOLDBERG, 2 for 4 with two runs, BRANDON “BE LB” LEBEAU, 2 for 4 with a 2B, 3B, one run and two RBI’s…… the defensive play of the game was turned in by JOSH FRANKEL, when he gunned down “THE ROCKET” at the plate on a perfect strike to DAVID WEIL…… the BIG key to the game in the eyes of this blogger, was when TEAM WEISBROT was mounting a comeback and couldn’t score any more runs with NO outs and the bases loaded……TEAM GUTTMAN seems to be in the driver’s seat, but remember this is the JCC softball league……..STAY TUNED!!!!!!

TEAM WEISBROT, 3-1, continued their winning ways with their third consecutive victory setting up next week’s clash vs. TEAM GUTTMAN, 4-1, by beating TEAM ROTHSTEIN, 6-4, in a well pitched and defensive game……STEVE “DONUT MAN” EPPSTEIN and COREY NORRIS combined to pitch well for the losing squad, while winning pitcher MIKE GRAY pitched perhaps one of his better games ever and played his position well…..hitting stars for the winners were captain JEFF WEISBROT and DANNY “BOBCAT” SCHAAFF…….defensively, NORMAN FRANKEL, playing 2B, was solid……Afterwards, MICHAEL ROTHSTEIN, 3 for 3 at the plate, commented, “We just couldn’t string enough hits together to get a big inning going. While everyone played good defense, kudos to MIKE GRAY and NORM FRANKEL who were outstanding.”……Game time next week for the WEISBROT/GUTTMAN clash is 6:16 p.m. with ESPN coverage beginning with a special at 5:30 p.m……..JEFF NASH of TEAM GUTTMAN and ROGER “ROGZILLA” ROSENTHAL were spotted at a local establishment last night already talking trash to one another…….STAY TUNED!!!!!!

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS……PLEASE DIRECT THEM TO r.rosenthal@fuse.net or r.rosenthal1955@yahoo.com……

In results from last night’s games that have been reported in at press time…….

TEAM SCHWARTZ had their best game of the year in defeating TEAM LEADER as JOSH LISMAN went 3 for 3 and JEFF “DUFFY” WOLF had a big clutch hit……AARON COMPTON and RON ROSE contributed as well as ROSE “legged” out a hit……the defensive play of the game was made by rookie JACK COHEN, who gunned out a runner at home with a laser throw……speed also was evident as SCOTT WOLF (WHO ELSE?) and COHEN led the way………

TEAM WAGNER has now won two games in a row as they defeated TEAM LEFTON, 10-1, thanks to the pitching of MARK WEISSER and the fine defense from STEVE OSTROW, MICHAEL KAHAN and JORDAN COHEN, who also hit his first homerun of the season and was seen being interviewed afterwards by an ESPN crew…..JOHNNY BERG was welcomed back and came back with a two hit night…..other key hits came off the bats of DAN STEINBERG, MATT STEINBERG, MARK BLOOM and WILLY WAXLER…….for the losers, captain RICK LEFTON didn’t have much to say about his teams’ performance afterwards, but it was reported by opposing captain BRAD “WAGS” WAGNER that DEE HARRIS, forced to play SS, JERRY KIRZNER and STEVE “Z” ZAWATZKY played some solid defense….next up for TEAM WAGNER will be TEAM LEADER, a game to be aired on FOX SPORTS WEST with the play by play provided by the one and only GUS JOHNSON……TEAM LEFTON battles the slumping TEAM CRONSTEIN in a game that will be aired on the YES NETWORK………

TIDBITS…….BRAD “WAGS” WAGNER and ADAM CRONSTEIN were spotted after the games talking to one another……….hmmmmmmm…….possible trade??????……….kudos go to STEVE “DONUT MAN” EPPSTEIN who played last night with one NASTY bruise on his thigh…….and from the HOW ABOUT THIS DEPT……..DAVID WEIL drank a record low ONE beer last night……he said he had jet leg from coming home from Germany the night before……

ANY COMMENTS/QUESTIONS CAN BE DIRECTED TO ME AT r.rosenthal@fuse.net or r.rosenthal1955@yahoo.com………

ATTENTION JCC SOFTBALL PLAYERS………