FIRST PIECE OF BUSINESS……..THIS BLOGGER WANTS TO APOLOGIZE FOR NOT REPORTING FOR THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS…….I GET PAID “GOOD” MONEY FOR THIS GIG (NOT YOUR MR. FRANKLIN) AND NEED TO KEEP UP WITH THE GOING ONS IN THE JCC SOFTBALL LEAGUE……
*First team to report in was TEAM LEADER captain GREG “SPIDERMAN” LEADER as his team won a thrilling game, 11-9, in eight innings over TEAM WEISBROT……trailing by two runs in the bottom of the 7th inning, TEAM WEISBROT got the bottom three in the line-up, ROGER “ROGZILLA” ROSENTHAL, DAVID “I LOVE DUSTY BAKER” WEIL and TEDDY “BALLGAME” KANTER, on base with the top of the order coming up. They plated just two runs and TEAM LEADER took advantage of that by scoring twice in the top of the 8th inning when MICHAEL “BUCKY” MARGOLIS “stole” home on a botched play and later BRIAN MONK scored an insurance run a base knock from LEADER…..MONK was 4 for 5 as was LEADER, but the game ball went to MARGOLIS, going 2 for 4 plus making a nice catch in rightfield that prevented the winning run to score…..
ZAC HIUDT injured his hamstring and had to leave the game and is doubtful for next week…….here’s to a BIG GET WELL FAST!!!!!!
And while speaking of HIUDT, CONGRATS on the news that he’ll become a father……aren’t there enough HIUDT’S already?????……..just kidding!!!!!!
The BIG stink came after the game when each player from TEAM LEADER came over to the TEAM WEISBROT bench to confront a certain blogger, with a BIG mouth, with the initials RNR and is a huge XAVIER fan, refused to shake hands with the winners out on the field……words were said and the Turtle Creek security had to be called in to break up a possible riot……the JCC COMMISION is looking into video that was taken by MIKE CREEMER to review the situation to see if fines and/or suspensions will be dished out……
**TEAM WAGNER came out with vengeance as they routed TEAM CRONSTEIN, 18-8. Captain BRAD WAGNER gave the politically correct response afterwards saying it was a total team effort…..extra kudos to MARK BLOOM, who played well in right field….kudos also to MIKE SMALL, who played a solid defense for TEAM CRONSTEIN…..WAGNER noted that a round of applause is in order for the pitchers and catchers, which included STU WEINSTEIN, MARK WEISSER, DAN CRONSTEIN, GARY ASKIN and DAN STEINBERG, who braved the hot tempatures….TEAM WAGNER battles TEAM ROTHSTEIN next week in a game that can be heard on WEBN with WILDMAN WALKER making a surprise visit to do play by play, while TEAM CRONSTEIN takes on the hottest team in the league, TEAM SCHWARTZ on KMOX with MIKE SHANNON providing the color……it should be noted that it’ll be RON ROSE BOBBLEHEAD NIGHT……first 50 fans will receive a bobblehead and as an added bonus…….a 8 x 10 color photo of HOWARD SCHWARTZ, who has agreed to stay after the game to sign autographs at NO charge……
***TEAM SCHWARTZ continued their HOT ways in destroying TEAM GUTTMAN, 13-3, in a shortened game…..the battle for first place for the second half and best overall seed, was decided early when the victors jumped out with five runs in the first inning…..the victory was fueled by the WOLF BROTHERS, DUFFY and SCOTT…..DUFFY had a great catch in the outfield and hit a homerun, while SCOTT had timely hitting and as usual fearless baserunning…….BOB BONNER came thru with some web gems as well as some big hits as did ZACK SWADNER….ALAN LESSURE had a key hit and finally JOSH LISMAN was solid in the field……
****TEAM ROTHSTEIN defeated TEAM GREFER, 14-7, as STU SOLOMON and MICHAEL ROTHSTEIN combined for nine of the 14 runs, while DOUG SANDOR had his usual key hits and JORDAN EVANS was a key to the offense in the top spot in the batting order….LEV “THE RUSSIAN” ORLOV played well in right field and COREY NORRIS did a nice job behind the plate in his first career start as a catcher…..captain ROTHSTEIN pointed out that TEAM GREFER never gave up and mounted a nice comeback in the bottom of the 7th inning only to come up short…..MARK “TEXAS” WEINGARTEN had a homerun in the inning……
Speaking of the Indiana graduate, WEINGARTEN reportedly hurt himself in a basketball game and may miss a few games……..GET WELL HOOSIER!!!!
*****UPDATED OVERALL STANDINGS (PROVIDED BY ZAC HIUDT)….THANKS ZAC!!!!
1. SCHWARTZ 10-2
2. GUTTMAN 10-3
3. LEFTON 6-6
3. ROTHSTEIN 6-6
5. GREFER 6-8
5. LEADER 6-8
7. WEISBROT 5-7
8. WAGNER 5-9
9. CRONSTEIN 4-9
FIRST AND SECOND HALF STANDINGS ARE ALREADY ON THE BLOG………
KUDOS GO OUT TO JEFF NASH AND RON ROSE FOR BEING “AVID” READERS OF THE BLOG…..OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED THEY READ IT RELIGIOUSLY AND THIS BLOGGER THANKS YOU ALL…….
******NEWS FROM THE COMMISONERS OFFICE…….
TO ALL PLAYERS…….
1. Next week is the last week on the schedule……
2. August 8 is the makeup week for week # 5 on the schedule, which was July 8……also the week to complete the first half for those games still unfinished…..
3. August 15 is the make-up for week # 7, which was July 18……
4. Play in game between the #8 and #9 seeds is scheduled Sunday August 19……..
5. Post Season Tournament is scheduled to start Wednesday August 22…….
NOTE………If there is another rainout it’s scheduled to be played Sunday August 12
NOTE……..ALL STAR GAME is scheduled on Sunday September 9……voting will take place on August 8 and 15.
ANY QUESTONS/COMMENTS CAN BE SENT TO ME AT r.rosenthal@fuse.net or r.rosenthal1955@yahoo.com
