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*In the IT’S BETTER LATE THAN NEVER DEPT., cub reporter ALEX LEFTON reports in from his TEAM LEFTON’S 4-3 victory over the slump-ridden TEAM WEISBROT……a pitching dual or lack of hitting or both?……JIMMY LEFTON had three hits and knocked in a couple of runs…..STEVE “Z” ZAWATSKY had a key hit and RYAN “THE COMMISH” KIRZNER had a fine game in the outfield……on the losing side…..MIKE GRAY pitched a fine game, but again the lack of offense bit the team in the you know what….rumor has it that captain JEFF WEISBROT is thinking about calling up some young players from the minors in an attempt to shake things up…….BONEHEAD PLAY OF THE GAME was by ALEX LEFTON for coming off the base at third and getting tagged out, however other than that the youngest of the LEFTONS played a nice game coming up with some nice defensive gems along with a hit or two……….WAY TO GO ALEX!!!!!……don’t let your father and uncles intimidate you!!!!!!

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*”CHANGES WILL BE MADE AND YOU CAN QUOTE ME ON THAT”
Which captain said this after last night’s games?????????
BRAD WAGNER!!!!!!!!!!!
The captain of TEAM WAGNER was NOT a happy camper after getting blown out vs. TEAM GUTTMAN.
THE BLOG is trying to get further comments on the changes……STAY TUNED!!!!!!!

In the victory, TEAM GUTTMAN, (9-1) (2-0) was led by the pitching of Cy Young Award candidate JAS “BIG HAUS” FAUST with three strikeouts……the offense was led by RON ‘THE ROCKET” NASSIF with a grand slam and TODD “THE MACHINE” WASSERMAN who went 4 for 4 including a triple to the fence in left centerfield…..rumor has it that he needed oxygen by the time he got to third base and after the game joked with captain BRANDON “BK” GUTTMAN that one day if he’s strong enough to hit the ball that far, he “might” be able to stretch it into a homerun……

**Meanwhile, TEAM SCHWARTZ continuted their winning ways with a 12-2 victory over TEAM ROTHSTEIN……defensive stars were AARON COMPTON and ALAN LESSURE…….COMPTON made numerous good plays in the field, but the highlight of the game was the defensive gem turned in by LESSURE in the outfield……that’s right in the outfield…..he took a sure hit away on a diving and rolling catch in short center field……a definite Sportscenter highlight in which the JCC is trying to get permission to show on our end of the year banquet highligh video…..the offense was led by the “wild” baserunning of SCOTT WOLF……what else is new? and the clutch hitting by ZACK SWADNER and JEFF ”DUFFY” WOLF with the game winning hit (it was a 10 run win) off the bat of MARK NEWMAN…..

***THE SPECIAL ESPN SUNDAY MORNING GAME OF THE WEEK matches two 2-0 teams when TEAM SCHWARTZ and TEAM LEADER square off with the early line………..SCHWARTZ (-7)……the game will start with the pre-game show starting at 9:00 a.m. with special guest MARK “GORDY” GORDON, coach of the JCC BLUE JAYS……

****TIDBITS…….JASON “BIG HAUS” FAUST is subbing Sunday for TEAM WEISBROT and as an added bonus will be signing autographs afterwards……FREE WITH A PURCHASE OF A JASON FAUST BOBBLEHEAD………WHILE SUPPLIES LAST……

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*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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TEAM WEISBROT resembles a MASH televison series cast at this time……captain JEFF WEISBROT, DANNY “BOBCAT” SCHAAFF and JOSH FRANKEL are all injury ridden and hope to be ready for  the second half opener……BEN RODRIGUEZ and CO. are trying to hold the fort down, but it hasn’t been easy as the bats have been quiet the last few games……MIKE GRAY and DAVID WEIL have been  solid as battery mates…..ZAC HIUDT has been golden in the outfield…..ROGER ROSENTHAL has been his usual self…….yelling up a storm to try to ignite the team……NORM FRANKEL is trying to use his senior leadership….newcomers JACK RUBIN and MITCH BALSAM are trying to make a first year impression and finally the wily veteran TED KANTOR is trying to show the youngsters the ropes…..STAY TUNED!!!!!

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*First to report in on the games last night was losing captain BRAD WAGNER, as he reports in that TEAM WAGNER fell to first half champion, TEAM GUTTMAN, 11-8,……falling behind early, 2-0, the victors came storming back and took command before holding off a late comeback……key hits for the victorious team came off the bats of BRANDON GUTTMAN, TODD WASSERMAN and BRANDON LEBEAU……JASON FAUST battled control problems early, but settled down to get the victory……key hits for the losers were provided by MATT STEINBERG, “little” brother DAN STEINBERG and JOHNNY BERG…..next week, the start of the second half, TEAM GUTTMAN plays the slumping and banged up TEAM WEISBROT, in a game to be aired on TBS, while TEAM WAGNER tries to get back on the winning track with a contest against TEAM LEADER, to be televised on TNT……

*TEAM GUTTMAN captain BRANDON GUTTMAN reports that DANNY “DOC” GLASSMAN did a fantastic job behind home plate with the bright sun shining into his eyes all game long on field #1…….hitting stars and stats for the victors…..FAUST……2 FOR 3, two doubles, one run scored……GUTTMAN….4 for 4, homerun, triple, three runs scored and three RBI’s…..LEBEAU….3 for 4, one run scored and one RBI……JEFF “BRICK HAUS” NASH……3 for 4, one run scored and two RBI’s……..BG also wanted to thank DAN CRONSTEIN for subbing…..he WILL get a share of the winners take come the post-season banquet……

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