winners/losers…..
field #1………grefer/schwartz
field #2………solomon/hiudt
field #3………leader/weisser
field #4………lefton/brafman
bye……………groh
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Game Results: May 31, 2018
GAME RECAPS……FAMILY NIGHT….
REPORTED BY KYLE GREFER…..
GREFER……..15…………..SCHWARTZ………..6
Captain KYLE GREFER summed it up after the game simply saying, “We had timely hitting and
excellent defense.”
Key contributors were DAN GREFER, both on offense and defense, MARK “WILDER”
FRANKLIN and GARY FISHER with two hits each and JEFF “LITTLE FINK” FINKELSTEIN with
three hits.
SAM CASTELLINI had two home runs for the losing squad.
OF NOTE……KEN GROH filled in to umpire…….”He filled in admirably behind the plate,” GREFER
added afterwards……..
REPORTED JOINTLY BY MARC BRAFMAN and ROGER ROSENTHAL……..
LEFTON 16……………BRAFMAN………….6
BRAFMAN VERSION……
Simply put, “It was not a good night for us. Boy did they hit the ball. Sometimes you just have to
shake your head and say, we’ll get them next time and that was the case tonight. We tried our best to
stay in the game, but it wasn’t our night, “MARC BRAFMAN stated after the game.
On the offensive side for the losing squad, BRAFMAN, MIKE CREEMER, DAVE “THE
MINISTER OF FUN”, BEN “B-ROD” RODRIGUEZ and JASON “THE MAD HUNGARIAN”
FAUST (triple and home run) led the offense.
“My theory on hitting is to hit it where they ain’t, said a winded FAUST afterwards.
On defense, they were paced by JEREMY “BILLY HAMILTON” FOGEL who continued his gold
glove play in the outfield and LEON ”THE BULL” SESERMAN turned a nifty 5-3 double play with
JOEL “THE WRATH OF” KAHN.
“I know at the start of the year I struggled a little with my fielding so for the last couple of weeks
instead of reading me a bed time story, my roommate TAYLOR SCHWARTZ and I have been
watching the TOM EMANSKI fielding videos. You don’t win back to back AAU national titles unless
you know what you’re talking about. With Taylor and Tom’s help, I know I can win the gold glove one
day” SESERMAN said afterwards.
ROSENTHAL VERSION……….
In what might have been their best game of the season, LEFTON played well on both sides of the
field……
At the top of the highlight reel were three home runs…….ALEX LEFTON, playing in front of his
girlfriend, smoked a pitch over the centerfield fence and was mobbed by his teammates after he raced
around the bases )photo on the league Facebook page……MICHAEL ROTHSTEIN homered as well
with a monster shot that split the outfielders as he used his “speed” to circle the bases and finally,
rookie BRAD GALLOP, son of EDDIE, drove a walk off three run shot over the outfield in right field
to put an exclamation mark on the ten run victory……
SCOTT BERGE, playing his last game (he’s headed to Ireland for work) had a monster day at the
plate as did DAVID WERTHEIM (again)…….also getting in on the fun were MICHAEL KAHAN,
JIMMY LEFTON, RICK LEFTON, ROGER ROSENTHAL, DAVID “D-SOL” SOLOMON, and
finally EDDIE GALLOP, who got a key hit prior to his son’s poke.
“My motivation for getting to home was for Brad not catching me, ” the father said afterwards.
OF NOTE…….ROTHSTEIN did not have one play hit to him at shortstop…..FAUST came in from his
home in Columbus to miss the first pitch by one batter, but was out of the car and to the mound in
20 seconds ready to go……typical Jason!!!!!!
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Game Results: May 28, 2018
FAMILY NIGHT MAY 30…….
Bring the family and friends out for this always fun event…..tickets/cards will be given to each player
to “treat” your “guests”……
SCHEDULE………
field #1……grefer at schwartz…….tnt
field #2……solomon at hiudt………espn
field #3……weisser at leader………tbs
field #4……brafman at lefton……..espn2
bye………….groh
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Game Results: May 24, 2018
winners/losers……
field #1…….groh/hiudt
field #2…….brafman/schwartz
field #3…….grefer/weisser
field #4…….leader/lefton
bye………….solomon
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Game Results: May 24, 2018
GAME RECAPS……..
*GROH………..15…………HIUDT………..9………
The winners had eight players with multiple hits to lead a 22 hit attack against a shorthanded HIUDT
team……ADAM CRONSTEIN RYAN BAUM, DAVID WEIL, PAT FELDMAN and sub STU
WEINSTEIN all had three hits each and FELDMAN, playing in his first game of the season,
contributed with four RBI’s……
TYLER STANSBURY added three RBI’s and WEIL drove in two and ANDY HELDMAN added
another…..
After jumping to a 9-0 lead, the deficit was cut to 10-6, but the defense held on for the victory….
ON PERSONAL NOTES FROM TEAM GROH……
*The team is pulling for RYAN SMALL and his .800 batting average to recover from his
injury and hope to have him back in the second half……Also, ADAM CRONSTEIN and wife are
expecting a second child any day now…..
TEAM GROH is off next week, but have a huge date with TEAM LEADER and a possible first half
title at stake in two weeks…..
**KEN GROH is looking for someone to watch his two kids (really well behaved?) for the Sunday
games in the second half…..
**BRAFMAN………11………….SCHWARTZ…………….8
The victors clawed out a come from behind win after falling behind early 2-0…..
RILEY ABLE got them on the board in the second inning and a big two out four run rally led by hits
from AARON COMPTON and MARC BRAFMAN helped put them in the lead….
“Anytime you can jump on Howie, it’s big for a confidence standpoint,” COMPTON said after the
game. “I’m glad we were able to get some runs out of that inning.”
JOEL “THE WRATH OF” KAHN, MIKE CREEMER, BEN R-ROD RODRIGUEZ, LEON “THE
BULL” SESERMAN and sub RABBI YITZ also had some big hits……
“I’d like to credit my roommate TAYLOR SCHWARTZ for his continued support and encouragement
during my rookie season,” said SESERMAN in his post game comments.
“Every night before we go to sleep, we stand in front of the mirror and he gives me pointers on my
hitting and fielding. Without him, I’d be lost out there, “he added.
Not to be lost in the game, JEREMY “HAMILTON” FOGEL continues to flash the leather in LCF
making another diving catch and also being the vocal leader in the outfield.
JASON “THE MAD HUNGARIAN” FAUST, while battling slight illness had this to say about his
third win of the young season, “You know you’re pitching well if you make the other team look as
bad at the plate as I do at the plate.”
***NOTE………A glove was found by RANDY BROYLES on field #4 last night……..anyone missing
one?
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