JCC Softball Cincinnati

Thursday……June 4……….12:59 p.m………First off, here’s to a successful Adams Golf Outing/Dinner today…….it’s a worthy cause and this evening our own SCOTT WOLF will be honored/roasted as well……..now to softball action from last night…….TEAM WERNICK continued their winning ways as they jumped out to a 18-2 lead and won 18-9…………the whole team contributed on offense especially NICK RUEZSER, MIKE SMALL and ROGER ROSENTHAL (NO typo)…….one note from the game…..ROSENTHAL made his season debut behind the plate late in the game and lasted one inning before JOHN BERG begged for his “personal” catcher, GARY ASKIN, to get back behind the plate…….in other action…….TEAM FOGEL defeated TEAM EPPSTEIN, 16-10……captain FOGEL reports that JAN BECKER pitched a solid game walking just one batter, while rookies ANDY COHEN and SETH GUTTMAN were key in the offensive attack…..a key play in the game according to the winning captain was in the first inning when veteran catcher DAVID “THE WILEY VETERAN” WEIL backed up an errant throw to first base and when the runner tried for second base, he was “gunned” down…….ANDY “THE COWBOY” IGNATOW played in his first game and was solid on defense and was a presence in the four hole…….quotes after the game…..FOGEL said, “I like the way this team competes. Tonight was the first game of the season with a full squad and no subs. We were looking forward to getting Dan Green back next week which will add more pop in the line-up and speed in the outfield.”……..NO other games to report as the other captains must still be on vacation………r.rosenthal@fuse.net ………………..

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 …………