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Wednesday June 17………11:54 p.m……..in the GAME OF WEEK……the two undefeated teams went at it and when the dust cleared TEAM WERNICK, behind stellar pitching, near perfect defense and timely hitting, defeated TEAM SCHWARTZ in a 1o run rule…….stars were aplenty for the victors, but pitcher JOHN BERG and catcher GARY ASKIN combined on a gem and JB outpitched his good buddy HOWIE SCHWARTZ……..JOHN SILVERMAN set the tone in the top of the first inning with an A+ web gem with a diving catch down the left field line……WILLIE WAXLER came up big with a few huge hits and the game ended on a A- web gem by DAVE WERNICK on another diving catch in right-centerfield…..all wasn’t great for TEAM WERNICK as ROGER ROSENTHAL made a STUPID base running blunder late, but fortunately for him and his team, the game was well in hand……kudos must also go out to STEVE OSTROW, who delivered a pre-game motivational speech (aired live on ESPN2)……….late kudos go out to MARC TESSEL, who two weeks ago hit a long homerun vs. TEAM WERNICK……..other games NOT reported at press time…………any comments, etc. can be sent to me at r.rosenthal@fuse.net……..

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Satureday June 13……..5:04 p.m…….we’ve had sooooooo much rain this year and not a lot to report on so I’m throwing some thoughts out to you……How BAD are the Chicago Cubs and could the J.C.C. softball league come up with a team that could beat them?…….in case you missed it…….Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals last night was a classic……2-1 victory for the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins over the defending champion Detroit Red Wings……..Game 5 of the N.B.A. Finals is tomorrow night in Orlando with the Los Angeles Lakers leading 3 games to 1 after the Magic “choked” in Game 4……..any thoughts on any sports stories are always welcome to the BLOG……..e-mail them to me at r.rosenthal@fuse.net……….

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Friday June 5……4:09 p.m……..TEAM GREFER defeated TEAM FRANKLIN, 16-12, and winning captain GARY GREFER described the game as “ugly”…..wonder what GREG “GIG” FRANKLIN described it as?………the victors came from behind sparked by BEN HELDMAN’S leadoff double (he doesn’t get that from his old man)……..DAVID FOX hit a three-run homerun for the losers ……r.rosenthal@fuse.net