Author: The Commissioner

SECOND HALF GETS UNDERWAY……

FIELD #1……..SOLOMON at LEADER……TNT

FIELD #2……..GREFER at GROH……………TBS

FIELD #3……..SCHWARTZ at WEISSER….ESPN2

FIELD #4……..LEFTON at BRAFMAN…….ESPN

BYE…….HIUDT…..

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TEAM BRAFMAN PLAYS SPOILER……

TEAM BRAAFMAN pulled off an upset by defeating TEAM SCHWARTZ, 6-2,…..the loss cost them

the first half title…..

The offense was led by an unlikely source, DAVE “THE MINISTER OF FUN” COHEN, who had a

key two run double and by PAT “BUN BUN” FELDMAN who broke the game open with a two run

triple…..

The defense also was a big key in the victory as WES WOLF turned a double play, DAVID

SNYDER, GREGG HARRIS and TYLER WOLF all made key contributions in the infield…..

The real star was, veteran pitcher, STEVE “AQUAMAN” EPPSTIN who turned in a masterful game

with the help of veteran DAVID WEIL behind the dish……after giving up two runs in the

opening frame, “EPPY”, as he is known by the SILVER SPRING HOUSE “BABES”, shut the door

on the offense……

QUOTES FROM THE GAME…..

Captain MARK BRAFMAN……”This was a 100% team win. To hold that team to only two runs

shows the heart and grit of this team.”

The rookie captain added, “We didn’t have much to play for and to spoil their first half was a great

way to finish up. I expect big things from our team moving forward.”

SCOTT WOLF………..”We (SCOTT and DUFF) seem to always be in the shadows of WES, TYLER

and “FAST  FREDDIE” (WOLF) and with Howie who we’ve both faced plenty over the years, it was

nice to show the younger guys a thing or two.

The outspoken WOLF added, “That was old school JCC softball tonight.”

DAVID WEIL………”I credit my catching coach DICK NICKELSON in preparing me for this game.

Catching such a hard thrower like “EPPY” keeps me on my toes.”

WORDS OF WAR AFTERWARDS……

MARK BRAFMAN……”We look forward to getting a little revenge next week vs. TEAM

LEFTON.”……..hmmmmmmmmmm………

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TEAM GROH WINS FIRST HALF TITLE………CONGRATS!!!!!

winners/losers………groh/hiudt…..grefer/leader….weisser/solomon…..brafman/schwartz……

GAME REPORTS TO FOLLOW IF THEY ARE REPORTED IN………

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WINNERS/LOSERS……THIS WEEK…..

weisser/lefton…..solomon/hiudt……schwartz/groh…..leader/brafman…..

Game reports will follow if provided…….

In the stands……veteran pitcher JASON FAUST was seen signing autographs before and during the

games……he’s expecting his second child in July…..CONGRATS JASON!!!!!!!…..veteran DAN

CRONSTEIN was spotted in the stands playing with his grandkid…….

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GAME REPORTS FROM LAST NIGHT’S ACTION……

WERTHEIM, GUTTMAN COMBINE FOR EIGHT HITS AND SCHWARTZ PITCHES A GEM IN

VICTORY…….

TEAM SCHWARTZ defeated TEAM GROH, 12-1, in a must win game…..TEAM GROH was trying

to wrap up the first half title, while TEAM SCHWARTZ was trying to stay in the title race….

The victors jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as they played their best game of the

season as everyone chipped in either on offense or defense or in some cases, both…..

HOWARD SCHWARTZ pitched as close to perfect as possible in giving up only two hits and

walking none, while PETE SPOERL, a Xavier University Hall of Famer, played a flawless 3B and

had a few base knocks, however the “big” star was DAVID WERTHEIM, who was battling a slump

earlier in the year, came up with a perfect 4 for 4 at the plate…..JERRY KIRZNER played a solid

1B…..ROGER ROSENTHAL was solid at 2B…..ZAC SWADNER played a nice SS in place of the

vacationing MIKE  ROTHSTEIN….COREY NORRIS and RYAN SMALL played well in the outfield

and came thru with some timely hits and finally, DAVID SOLOMON “called” a great game behind

the plate……Super Sub BRANDON GUTTMAN was 4 for 4 and used his superman speed to run the

bases…..ALAN LESSURE was out with an injury, but still was part of the win as he coached third

base……

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