Month: July 2019

TEAM LEFTON WINS FIRST HALF IN THRILLING FASHION OVER TEAM KAMRASS……….

lefton    11
kamrass  7………..first half game completion……

by roger rosenthal

In a game that they had to win to capture first place in the first half, TEAM LEFTON was given a real test by TEAM KAMRASS……

Upon resuming the game with a one run lead and runners on first and second and no outs in the top of the 4th inning, ROGER ROSENTHAL attempted to bunt on a 2-2 pitch that was five feet over his head and fouled it off for the out…..two outs followed and TEAM LEFTON came up with nothing…..

ROSENTHAL said after his at bat, “I suck. What the hell was I doing. I believe the bunt was the right call, but not five feet over my head. That was just terrible.”

The game continued to be tight the rest of the way and TEAM KAMRASS had a great shot of winning it in the bottom of the 7th inning in a tie game with the 2-3-4 hitters coming up, but somehow LEFTON got the game to the 8th inning and exploded for five runs to provide the victory….

ROSENTHAL was heard saying prior to the bottom of the 7th inning, “It doesn’t look good for us.”

lefton      7
kamrass  6

by roger rosenthal

After a thrilling first game, both teams came out in the nightcap and the pitching and defense took over……

JIMMY LEFTON and JASON FAUST both pitched well until an uprising by TEAM KAMRASS as they turned a 2-1 deficit into a 6-2 lead…..

LEFTON came back to tie it in the bottom of the 6th inning and went to the bottom of the 7th tied at 6-6, when LEFTON mounted a rally to produce the winning walk off rally….. a GARY FISHER one out single followed by ROGER ROSENTHAL’S two out single and EDDIE GALLUP’S walk to set the stage for JOEL FOGEL’S two out single to win the game and complete the sweep……..

KUDOS go out to…….JEREMY FOGEL who made a web gem catch to rob RAFI GOLDFARB of extra bases…….JEFF FINKELSTEIN made all the plays at SS (except one…..he’s human)……RICK LEFTON had four hits in the completed game……COREY NORRIS had a surprise bunt single to spur an inning……ROBERT PELBERG caught a great game(s) as he sprawled all over the backstop blocking pitches……..BRAD GALLUP played a solid RF……MIKE KAHAN had a couple of key base knocks……..and finally, JOEL FOGEL  had six hits total and plated the aforementioned game winning RBI in the night cap and JIMMY LEFTON, who perhaps pitched his best ball of the year……..

After the double wins, JIMMY LEFTON told the media, “This was a complete team effort and that’s how it’s been all year. We’re not pretty at times, but we stick together and get the job done.”

“I’m so proud of this team the way we battled. Things didn’t look good at times and listening to Roger yelling all game at me is a pain in the butt, but it all turned out for the best.”

KUDOS also go out to BEN BARNETT, as he made two nice grabs in RF to prevent runs from
scoring…….

leader 8
grefer 4

by greg leader………

TEAM LEADER won their 6th consecutive game as JAMEY KURTZER had another brilliant pitching performance……he has NOT walked a batter in six straight games…..the historians of the JCC league are scouring across decades of scorebooks to see if this is a league record…..stay tuned!!!!!!!

EDITOR’S NOTE…..ROGER ROSENTHAL has promised that he will do everything in his power to draw a walk this week vs the veteran right-hander………..lol

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GAMES CANCELLED…….

SCHEDULE FOR THIS SUNDAY JULY 21…….9:30 a.m.

PLEASE NOTE……FIRST HALF GAME WILL BE RESUMED BEFORE THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED GAME IS PLAYED……..

home team listed first…..

field #1…..schwartz, t./solomon……tbs
field #2…..schwartz,h,/brafman……espn2
field #3…..leader/grefer……………….tnt
field #4…..lefton/kamrass…………….espn

bye………..groh

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We are sad to report that DAVE COHEN’S wife, CINDY, passed away on Friday night…..our thoughts are with DAVE and his family….

For funeral information, please go to the Weil Funeral Home website……..

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winners/losers……GAME REPORTS AS THEY COME INTO THE NEWSROOM…….

field #1……grefer/brafman
field #2……kamrass/solomon
field #3……lefton/schwartz, t.
field #4……schwartz, h./groh

bye…………leader

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GAME RECAPS…..PART 1……

lefton         15
schwartz, t. 3

by roger rosenthal……..

In a game that all 12 players contributed at the plate and in the field, TEAM LEFTON continued their winning ways……

After falling behind 2-0 in the opening frame, they stormed back with three runs and never looked back….

Every player had at least one hit, however the big hit came off the bat of BRAD GALLOP, as he hit a gapper that found its’ way to the fence for a grand slam…..the soon to be University of Cincinnati freshman came up with the bases loaded again, however his line drive was caught…..

The game ball was presented to JEFF “LITTLE FINK” FINKELSTEIN, but he flipped it to GALLOP in a nice tribute saying, “I’ve got enough game balls in my great career and don’t need anymore. I thought Brad deserved it. I think he’ll get quite a few more game balls before he calls it a career.”

Also of note, MICHAEL KAHAN broke out of his batting slump with three hits and later explained, “All the great ones have slumps. I was expecting to get some hits this evening. I felt it in the air.”

One strange play of note happened after the game was out of reach…..the bases were loaded with two outs and BOB PELBERG was the runner on third base when a grounder was hit foul down the third base line, he fielded it before it went past the base and was called for interference……third out……

JIMMY LEFTON pitched another stellar game, but was in a mess in one inning, however the wily veteran reached back for some magic and got out of a bases loaded situation……

“I couldn’t find the strike zone and lost it for a bit, but was able to get my act together. I didn’t want ROGER (ROSENTHAL) yelling at me so I had to get the out to shut him up,” LEFTON said afterwards…….

kamrass   17
solomon  13

by micah kamrass……..

In a game that had a lot of offense, but little defense, TEAM KAMRASS got back in the winning column……

Every player contributed with timely hitting, but the highlight of the game was DAVID “DANCING WITH THE STARS” SOLOMON hitting a monster home run that went at least ten feet beyond the fence…..it was the first of his illustrious career……..

EDITOR’S NOTE…..at press time, SOLOMON was to be drug tested……….

ADAM “VOTTOMATIC” CRONSTEIN added an inside the park park home run when he successfully jumped over the catcher to tag home plate……

BEN “BB” BARNETT fueled a five run two out rally with a key hit as well……

JASON “THE MAD HUNGARIAN” FAUST kept the team in the game through some early defensive struggles with strong pitching, before the bats woke up just in time…..

The captains placed a “friendly” dinner wager prior to the start of the game…..”I’m pleased to report that STUART (SOLOMON) was a man of his word, ” winning captain MICAH KAMRASS said later that night. “I love winning and I love eating. When winning leads to a free meal, there’s just nothing better.”

EDITOR’S NOTE…..NO word on what eatery, KAMRASS was treated to and how much he ordered…..

Of note, in each of the last two games, TEAM KAMRASS has had a player hit his first home run over the fence…..”My fearless prediction is that streak will continue next week against TEAM TAYLOR SCHWARTZ,” KAMRASS stated afterwards……..

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS CAN BE DIRECTED TO ME AT…..r.rosenthal1955@yahoo.com