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Friday, June 14th
Reseda Free Fallers at Northern Shores Gales of November
Target Field
Minneapolis, MN
Partly Cloudy, 65 Degrees, wind blowing out to left at 11 mph

Looking to move their way back up the standings, Northen Shores Gales of November opened a three-game series at home against Reseda Free Fallers, sending Bob Gibson against Hyun-Jin Ryu, a pitcher they traded to Reseda earlier this season.

Gibson was a little shaky to start the game, giving up a seeing-eye single to Kirk Gibson on the first pitch of the game. After he retired Joy Votto, Kirk Gibson stole second, and Bob Gibson walked Tony Lazzeri. Gibson struck out Babe Ruth for the second out, but Mike PIazza doubled, scoring Kirk Gibson, and sending Lazzeri to third. But, Gibson struck out Alan Trammell to end the inning, and limit the damage to just that one run.

And, boy, The Free Fallers probably wished they'd cashed in on that inning, as Gibson settled in from there. He ended up pitching five-and-a-third innings on the night, giving up just that one run, scattering six hits, walking three, and striking out seven.

In the bottom of the second, the Gales of November would get to the task of giving Bob Gibson some run support ... and it would get started thanks to Josh Gibson. Josh Gibson lead off the bottom of the second with a double. Jeff Kent grounded out to short, and Gibson was held at second, and Brooks Robinson flew out to center, giving the inning its second out. But Richie Ashburn delivered, hitting a two-run homer to put the Gales ahead 2-1. ROy Smalley would single, and Bob Gibson would double, but a Rod Carew groundout would end the inning with that 2-1 scoreline still in tact.

And, despite the pop that both of these lineups have, we'd keep that 2-1 scoreline as we entered the sixth inning. Gibson retired Piazza to start the inning, but after two walks - to Trammell and Adrian Beltre - Tom Kelly took no chances, calling on Doug Jones to come on in relief. And, Jones needed just four pitches to provide that relief. A three pitch strikeout of Dusty Baker, and a ground out to the shortstop for Ryu, and that was the inning.

Jones gave up a two-out single to Lazzeri in the seventh, and Kelly brought in Frank Viola. Viola walked Babe Ruth, but got Piazza to ground out, keeping the Gales ahead by that narrowest of margins.

And, it the bottom of the seventh, those margins would expand. Fernando Valenzuela hooked Ryi, calling on Max Scherzer, who gave up a home run to Brooks Robinson with the first pitch he threw, making it 3-1 to the Gales. Richie Ashburn singled, but Viola got a double play off the bat of Smalley, and struck out the pinch hitting Al Kaline to send us to the eighth inning.

Rob Nen worked the eighth, erasing a leadoff single with a double play, before striking out Baker. and, a two-out, solo homer from Jim Rice made it 4-1 as we headed to the top of the ninth.

It looked great for the Gales, as Rob Nen stayed on and retired the pinch hitting Dante Bichette on a fly out, and struck out Kirk Gibson. With just one out left to get, Kelly turned to the normally unshakably reliable Mariano Rivera. And Rivera needed just three pitches to get Joey Votto to hit a flyball to left to end the game ... except Jim Rice dropped the ball, and Votto was on base! In a classic case of over-managing the situation, that was the only batter Rivera faced, as Kelly called upon Joe Nathan, also normally reliable. Nathan walked Lazzeri, and then served up a game-tying, three-run homer to Babe Ruth, making it 4-4, with a Piazza fly out ending the inning.

In the bottom of the ninth, Valenzuela turned to Mike Marshall, who ... walked Jeff Kent to open the inning. He then got Brooks Robinson to hit into a double play on the first he pitch he saw. But, a single from Ashburn put new life into the inning, only to have it snuffed out by a ground out from Smalley, sending us to extra innings!

Larry Anderson was the choice for the Gales in the tenth, and he worked a quick 1-2-3 inning. Anderson was then let to bat for himself in the bottom of the inning, and Marshall struck him out, before Cam Bedrosian relieved him, and he retired Rod Carew and Ben Zobrist, sending us to the eleventh inning.

Valenzuela sent up Justin Turner as a pinch hitter to open the eleventh, and he singled, then moved to second as Anderson hit Kirk Gibson with a pitch. A walk to Joey Votto loaded the bases, and made you question further the decision to have Anderson bat for himself in the top of the inning.

The next batter up was Tony Lazzeri, who delivered a single to shallow left, scoring Turner, and keeping the bases loaded. Anderson, though, got Ruth to hit into a 3-2-3 double play, and retired PIazza, sending us to the bottom of the eleventh, with the Free Fallers leading for the first time all game.

With the lead, Valenzuela went to noted relief specialist ... *checks notes* ... Al Leiter, and put in Gary Cater at catcher, completing a double switch. Leiter, though, had no issues in this one, getting ground outs to short from Rice and Josh Gibson, and a shallow fly out from Jeff Kent to earn the save, and give his team a wild win in the opening game of the series.

Final Score: Reseda Free Fallers 5, Northern Shores Gales of November 4 (11 Innings)
Win: Bedrosian (3-0)
Loss: Anderson (0-1)
Save: Leiter (2)
Player of the Game: Babe Ruth

 

All is ashes.

 

FOEDUSS "Weekly" Recap - April 7th through 12th

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Injury Log

June 11th: Kirby Pucket of Northern Shores Gales of November suffered a strained hamstring. This injury is expected to have him out for three weeks.
June 12th: Hideo Nomo of Reseda Free Fallers was injured while pitching. He has shoulder inflammation, and is expected to miss about four weeks.
June 13th:Turkey Stearnes of Amazings suffered a bruised finger after being hit by a pitch. He was day-to-day for about two days, but is showing no further or lingering signs of injury now.
June 13th: Cecil Fielder of Every City Bandwagoners was injured while setting off fireworks in his backyard. While the injury remains undiscolosed, he will be out for eight months.
June 14th: Henry Aaron of Let's Play Two was injured while running the bases. He has a torn abdominal muscle, and will miss about six weeks.
June 16th: Walter Johnson of Planescape Tormentors was injured while pitching. It turns out it was just a bad case of indigestion, and he will not miss any additional time.
June 17th: Mike Yastrzemski of Game of Throws was diagnosed with a viral infection, and will be day-to-day for about three days.

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note: box scores and logs have been updated (including Shoeless Joe's cycle game going in the noteworthy folder), and the stats spreadsheet is updated.

 

@DarthTunick @cubman987

You don't normally make changes, but you've got injuries to look at

 

How many/to whom?

 

@DarthIntegral
Take Kelley off the IL
Cut Greg Holland from the 40 Man
Send Kenley Jansen to the 40 Man
Send Babe Herman to the 40 Man
Add Nick Anderson rp 2019 to the 25

 

Walter Johnson, 45 seconds after being taken out of the game, all like:



90 minutes earlier, Garth Brooks (under Judy's orders from inside the can) sneaking into the Tormentors clubhouse all like:



Also, good job this last week, boys! Pizza party for all!

 

Garth Brooks dressed up like me?!

Honored tbh

 

The plot had many layers.

 

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Upcoming Games and Probable Starters

June 17th

Off Day - No Games

June 18th through 20th

Performance Enhancers at Every City Bandwagoners
Alexander (R) (3-4, 4.83) vs. Feller (R) (8-5, 1.97)
Gooden (R) (4-3, 3.33) vs. Clemens (R) ((5-5, 5.58)
Blue (L) (2-1, 3.48) vs. Glavine (L) (3-2, 2.98)

stone temple seattle pilots at Amazings
Hunter (R) (0-0, 1.17) vs Marichal (R) (6-3, 3.09)
deGrom (R) (5-3, 2.46) vs. Grove (L) (2-6, 3.43)
Strasburg (R) (3-5, 6.39) vs. Greinke (R) (1-4, 5.03)

A Shaq of Their Own at Game of Throws
Phillippe (R) (6-1, 3.49) vs. Arrieta (R) (5-3, 3.34)
Tannehill (L) (7-2, 2.32) vs. Keefe (R) (2-2, 2.66)
Driscoll (L) (6-3, 3.02) vs. Buffinton (R) (1-2, 3.80)

Planescape Tormentors at Let's Play Two
Johnson (5-4, 3.28) vs. Spahn (L) (3-6, 3.89)
Mathewson (R) (8-4, 2.59) vs. Verlander (R) (4-7, 5.62)
Kershaw (L) (4-3, 3.14) vs. Brown (R) (4-7, 4.77)

Northern Shores Gales of November at San Francisco Six Demon Bags of Chinatown
Santana (L) (3-6, 5.86) vs. Kluber (R) 5-2, 1.72)
Blyleven (R) (7-4, 3.13) vs. King (R) (1-1, 4.50)
Gibson (R) (6-4, 2.44) vs. Bumgarner (L) (2-2, 2.21)

Newport Beach Motherboys at Reseda Free Fallers
Seaver (R) (7-3, 2.52) vs. TBD
Ramsey (L) (5-3, 1.41) vs. Valenzuela (L) (1-8, 4.14)
Wood (R) (8-5, 3-14) vs. Ryu (L) (1-4, 5.93)

June 21st

NO GAMES - ALL STAR BREAK AT SLIM JIM PARK

Just Nomo - see above

 

@DarthIntegral Replace Nomo with Ramon Martinez.

 

FA Signing:
Bobby Mathews 1885
Will White 1880
Al Spalding 1875


@DarthIntegral

 

Roster Changes
Retire Pretzels Geitzen, Ron Howard, Bob Uecker from the 40 Man
Demote Al Hrabosky, JR Richard, and Sean Doolittle to Inactive
Promote Bobby Mathews 1885 Will White 1880 Al Spalding 1875 to Active

@DarthIntegral

 

ANNOUNCEMENT

@tom and @a star war have agreed to a trade

Newport Beach Motherboys receive literally the only positive locker room influence that tom had who also happens to be my favorite active baseball player
stone temple seattle pilots receive a member of the 1997 Marlins

 

I had to get something to go with the beer

 

With this new cash infusion The Motherboys are going to sign John Clarkson SP 1885 and insert him into the starting rotation at #5.

To do so Demote Jose Oquendo to inactive.

 

i'm not sure what year brown is at this point, but if it's not '98 switch him to that please.

 

nm

@DarthIntegral

 

Sorry that should be

Demoting Bill Dahlen SS
Promoting Monte Irvin

@DarthIntegral my apologies

 

Same teams, new trade

@tom gets Smoky Joe wood
@a star war gets Luke Appling, 2 Intybucks, and a 20th round pick next year

And, I forgot to mention that tom also sent 5 Intybucks in the previous transaction, which means he literally paid to have someone take Jose Ramirez off his hands, and I can't be held accountable if he's now a cursed franchise forever.

 

Signing the curveless wonder, Al Orth P 1901.
Demote/retire Eddie Stanky 2B