JCC Softball Cincinnati

Monday June 1……4:07 p.m……Two games to report on from Sunday morning action….interestingly enough one game was reported by the “losing” captain…..TEAM FOGEL lost a tough one to TEAM NEWMAN, 14-10, with the turning point coming in the 6th inning of a tie game….TEAM FOGEL loaded the bases with no outs and COULD NOT score….kudos to JIMMY LEFTON for getting out of the jam…..hitting stars for TEAM FOGEL were KOREY HOOD and BRIAN (NOT GRIFFEY) GOLDBERG who each hit homeruns……also reports from the TEAM FOGEL camp is that stars ANDY “THE COWBOY” IGNATOW AND DAN “PHILLY” GREEN, both violated the league’s substance abuse policy by testing positive for an excess level of kosher hot dogs in their systems…….both are expected back within a week or two……all of this according to captain/general manager JOEL FOGEL……more info as it becomes available…….in the other reported game…….TEAM KIRZNER defeated TEAM EPPSTEIN, 19-12, in an offensive slugfest…..MIKE GRAY shut out the losers the last four innings to spark the victory…..the team ball was presented to the entire team for contributing on both offense and defense……NO REPORTS ON THE OTHER TWO GAMES (CAPTAINS……ARE YOU LISTENING?……CONGRATULATIONS to the XAVIER baseball team for playing in and winning their first NCAA baseball game over the weekend…….and SORRY AND WAIT UNTIL NEXT SEASON GO OUT TO ALL THE CLEVELAND CAVS FANS……NOTE TO READERS………ANYONE INTERESTED IN VOTING FOR AN ALL-TIME NICE GUYS JCC TEAM?……… any other comments and/or ideas can be sent to me at …………r.rosenthal@fuse.net ………….

Wednesday May 27………10:57 p.m………TEAM WERNICK stayed undefeated with a victory over TEAM EPPSTEIN…….the tone was set in the top of the first inning as the victors plated nine runs and JOHN BERG pitched another gem of a game…….it was a total team effort on offense, but Rookie of the Year candidate, NICK RUEZSER, led the way…..did I mention he is my favorite player in the league (he’s a Cub fan, (Ryne Sandberg was is all-time favorite……he was my favorite too), but more importantly he is a XAVIER fan……….other game results as they become available (HINT…….captains/non-captains report the games to me)…………r.rosenthal@fuse.net……..

Thursday May 28………..10:31 a.m……..JOEL ”SPARKY” FOGEL reports that after his team got knocked silly at the hands of undefeated TEAM SCHWARTZ, he is giving them today off to lick their massive wounds, but has ordered a mandatory workout Friday and Saturday to ready themselves for TEAM NEWMAN on Sunday morning………in other reported action……..TEAM LOON defeated TEAM FRANKLIN, 12-5, as captain ANTON ”LOONEY” LOON was a NO SHOW and veteran softballer BILLY KAHN took over the interim reins in fine fashion……..JOSH LISMAN, GREG LEADER (THE BLOG Fan Club President) and AARON COMPTON led the offensive attack…..tidbits from the game included BARRY KAPLAN celebrating his 53rd birthday with a solid performance on the mound and ALAN LESSURE showing up on time…….the question is…….will the team want LOON back after such a strong showing……..stay tuned………….r.rosenthal@fuse.net…………….

Friday May 22……..7:46 p.m……..it has been brought to my attention that CHILI’S is a BIG sponsor to the JCC SOFTBALL LEAGUE…….if you get a chance, take the family there and ask for LENNY LOEB……and bring your coupons with you…….. r.rosenthal@fuse.net …………

Wednesday May 20………..11:39 p.m……..beautiful weather for a change greeted the softballers this evening……first final to report in of course is our game as TEAM WERNICK stayed unbeaten with a victory over TEAM LOON…….the whole team contributed with hits, but was led by “WEE” WILLIE WAXLER and ”rookie NICK RUEZSER……..JOHN BERG pitched another fine game…….kudos go out to veteran ss BILL KAHN who made a diving stop of a shot and to TEAM LOON who fought back to make a game of it after trailing by nine runs late in the game………. r.rosenthal@fuse.net………….