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Thursday September 10……….10:55 a.m………….the finals are set……TEAM SCHWARTZ vs. TEAM KIRZNER………TEAM SCHWARTZ defeated TEAM NEWMAN and TEAM KIRZNER knocked off TEAM FOGEL……..the only reported action at presstime is the TEAM KIRZNER victory……JOEL “SPARKY” FOGEL reported that his team jumped to a 4-0 lead in the opening frame thanks in a large part to a two-run two out triple by DAN “MR. PHILLY” GREEN……TEAM KIRZNER came back and took a 10-4 only to have TEAM FOGEL fall short in their comeback. losing 10-6……..FOGEL commented afterwards, “Injuries and a lack of a consistent line-up made for a tough season, but we ended the season playing our best softball.”……..afterwards, members of TEAMS NEWMAN, FOGEL and WERNICK gathered for one last time at a local eatery to BS thanks to GREG “GIG” FRANKLIN, who hosted the gathering……the real questions were……. did FOGEL stop off at the candy shop and where was STEVE “DONUT MAN” EPPSTEIN……..ROGER ROSENTHAL showed up wearing USC cap and shirt and was rudely welcomed by the mostly pro-Ohio State crowd……… r.rosenthal@fuse.net…………

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 …………..

Sunday August 30……….6:11 p.m……..play-in game final……..TEAM FOGEL 19 TEAM FRANKLIN 9……..more info to follow……..this sets up TEAM FOGEL vs #1 seeded TEAM WERNICK in one of the four games on Wednesday…….. r.rosenthal@fuse.net ………

Orange equals pink when your team loses more games than any other team. Orange equals pink when your team loses 5 games by the “10 run rule”. Orange equals pink when your team loses in the play-in game by 10 runs to the team you beat twice during the regular season.. Team Franklin is the winner of the pink shirt award for 2009. We had fun!

Gig

Friday August 28……….5:49 p.m…….STEVE EPPSTEIN reported in a little late, but he did report in only because his team had a HUGE victory over the slumping TEAM WERNICK, 17-16,……….game balls were given to MATT STEINBERG, who hit a big three run homerun in the top of the seventh inning and to SCOTT “SHORTY” ADAMS, who contributed offensively……..kudos also go to BRAD WAGNER (four hits) NORM FRANKEL, JORDAN GUTTMAN and BRANDON GUTTMAN for their offensive and defensive efforts……..as for TEAM WERNICK………JOHNNY BERG had a big day offensively, but the league is starting to catch onto his pitching….rumor has it that captain DAVID WERNICK was going to fly TOM SEAVER into town to give some pointers before Wednesday’s game……….also, WERNICK has told his team NOT to talk to the media about the team or they’ll be fined heavily……….ODDS FOR THE TOURNAMENT TO COME SOON……. r.rosenthal@fuse.net …………..