It wasn't pretty to watch from the sidelines, and it was even uglier to witness from the field, as the Empty Pitchers fell to the Gorillas 21-1, and 12-0.
The Pitchers fell behind by 11 runs after the top of the first, though they took what little comfort was to be found in holding the Gorillas to only an additional 10 runs over the course of the next three innings. The sole player to manage multiple hits in the first game was Felix, who went 2-for-2 in addition to valiantly chasing down a number of deep drives to left field. The game's other hits came in the third, when Alex V. hit a triple (the only multiple-base hit of the day for the team) and was able to make it home on a single from Jason.
The Pitchers mustered another five hits in Game 2 (all singles, from Matt J., Alicia, Alex B., Danny and the superhuman Felix), but the most excitement for the lifeless and forlorn team had to be watching that brat (and that brat's dad) circle closer and closerandcloser on their mini-dirtbike to outfielders Damian and Tara.
At a point presumably close to the halfway mark of the season, the losses dropped the Pitchers to 2-8. Koach K can't speak for her players, but she drowned her sorrows in a Memorial Day hamburger later that same evening. Hopefully the tide will turn next week against the 2-8 Salute All Stars, another team whose only wins of the season came against the hapless Mavericks.
Sorry, kids, no luck finding a dirtbike-riding Gorilla on YouTube.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Week 5 - Empty Pitchers vs. The Gorillas
Game 10 Box Score (5 innings)
5/23/2009
Game 9 Box Score (4 innings)
5/23/2009
5/23/2009
TEAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 FINAL
EP 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0
G 3 1 5 1 2 X X 12
PLAYER AB R H RBI BB AVG 'On the Day'
1B Matt J. 2 0 1 0 0 .500 (1-2)
LF Alex V. 2 0 0 0 0 .333 (1-3)
2B Alicia 2 0 1 0 0 .313 (1-2)
Julie - - - - - .000 (0-1, walk)
LF Felix 2 0 1 0 0 .500 (3-4)
3B Alex B. 1 0 1 0 0 .478 (1-3)
Raul 1 0 0 0 0 .500 (0-3)
1B Danny 1 0 1 0 0 .333 (1-2)
C Rachel 1 0 0 0 0 .000 (0-1)
P David 1 0 0 0 0 .421 (0-3)
SS Jason 1 0 0 0 0 .476 (1-3)
CF Damian 1 0 0 0 0 .167 (0-3)
2B Tara 1 0 0 0 0 .000 (0-2)
Lisa - - - - - .143 (0-1)
Game 9 Box Score (4 innings)
5/23/2009
TEAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 FINAL
G 11 5 4 1 X X X 21
EP 0 0 1 0 X X X 1
PLAYER AB R H RBI BB AVG
SS Jason 2 0 1 1 0 .500
C Julie 1 0 0 0 1 .000
LF Felix 2 0 2 0 0 .500
3B Alex B. 2 0 0 0 0 .455
P David 2 0 0 0 0 .444
EH Raul 2 0 0 0 0 .529
SF Lisa 1 0 0 0 0 .143
CF Damian 1 0 0 0 0 .200
1B Danny 1 0 0 0 0 .300
RCF Alex V. 1 1 1 0 0 .500
2B Tara 1 0 0 0 0 .000
3B - Alex V. (1)
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Glass Half Empty in Twin Losses
After jumping out to a huge lead in the first inning of Game 1, a sudden downpour cooled off the Empty Pitchers' hot bats, with the team going on to drop two games to the Designated Drinkers, 19-9 and 12-6.
In Game 1, the Pitchers batted around in the order to start off the game, and collected 7 runs before the scorebook started getting soggy. Jason and Raul got the job done at the heart of the order, both going 3-for-4. Jason also hit a solo homer in the third and Eric's Quest to Bat 1.000 lived on, with him contributing a perfect 2-for-2 (with a walk) game. But shaky defense and leaving the bases loaded in the fifth inning spelled doom for the Pitchers, who soon enough found themselves damp and defeated by the Mercy Rule.
In Game 2, the Pitchers showed signs life in the first inning, before succumbing to their painfully slow softball death. An anemic offense couldn't put a runner on base for the second, third or fourth innings, until Matt F. thankfully hit a single while leading off the fifth. Even Eric proved mortal (going 2-for-4 -- the sole player with multiple hits), and saw his average drop to a piddly .857.
It was a cruel return to softball reality after last week's fattening of the stat lines. Fingers crossed that a similar harsh reality doesn't await over Memorial Day Weekend.
In Game 1, the Pitchers batted around in the order to start off the game, and collected 7 runs before the scorebook started getting soggy. Jason and Raul got the job done at the heart of the order, both going 3-for-4. Jason also hit a solo homer in the third and Eric's Quest to Bat 1.000 lived on, with him contributing a perfect 2-for-2 (with a walk) game. But shaky defense and leaving the bases loaded in the fifth inning spelled doom for the Pitchers, who soon enough found themselves damp and defeated by the Mercy Rule.
In Game 2, the Pitchers showed signs life in the first inning, before succumbing to their painfully slow softball death. An anemic offense couldn't put a runner on base for the second, third or fourth innings, until Matt F. thankfully hit a single while leading off the fifth. Even Eric proved mortal (going 2-for-4 -- the sole player with multiple hits), and saw his average drop to a piddly .857.
It was a cruel return to softball reality after last week's fattening of the stat lines. Fingers crossed that a similar harsh reality doesn't await over Memorial Day Weekend.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Week 4 - Empty Pitchers vs. Designated Drinkers
Game 8 Box Score
5/16/2009
Game 7 Box Score (6 innings)
5/16/2009
5/16/2009
TEAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 FINAL
EP 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 6
DD 1 4 0 5 2 0 X 12
PLAYER AB R H RBI BB AVG 'On the Day'
CF Eric 4 1 2 0 0 .857 (4-6, walk)
P David 3 1 1 0 0 .500 (2-6)
3B Alex B. 3 0 1 1 0 .500 (3-6)
SF Alicia 2 0 1 0 0 .286 (1-4)
Lisa 1 0 0 0 0 .167 (0-1, walk)
RF Felix 3 1 1 1 0 .438 (2-5, walk)
LF Matt F. 2 2 1 0 1 .500 (2-5, walk)
2B Debbie 2 1 0 0 1 .111 (0-3, 2 walks)
EH Raul 2 0 1 2 1 .600 (4-6, walk)
SS Jason 3 0 1 1 0 .500 (4-7)
C Julie 2 0 0 0 0 .000 (0-4)
Lauren 1 0 1 1 0 .286 (2-4, walk)
1B Danny 3 0 0 0 0 .316 (2-7)
2B - Felix (4)
Game 7 Box Score (6 innings)
5/16/2009
TEAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 FINAL
DD 1 0 5 3 3 7 X 19
EP 7 0 1 0 1 0 X 9
PLAYER AB R H RBI BB AVG
P Matt F. 3 1 1 0 1 .500
2B Lauren 3 1 1 0 1 .167
SS Jason 4 2 3 3 0 .553
1B Raul 4 1 3 1 0 .615
RCF Danny 4 1 2 0 0 .375
C Alicia 2 0 0 0 0 .250
Julie 2 0 0 0 0 .000
3B Felix 2 2 1 0 1 .462
CF Eric 2 1 2 3 1 1.000
RF Debbie 1 0 0 0 1 .125
Lisa 0 0 0 0 1 .200
LF David 3 0 1 1 0 .538
EH Alex B. 3 0 2 1 0 .529
2B - Matt F. (1), Jason (1), Eric (1);
HR - Jason (1)
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Pitchers Take Two for First Wins of the Season
It may have taken playing a young, untested Mavericks team unaccustomed to playing in the rough-and-tumble moats and mudslides of 145th and Lenox -- but the Empty Pitchers were happy to pick up their first wins of the season, by the scores of 14-2 and 15-5.
Matt F. pitched a gem in the early game, stymieing the Mavs in the early innings as the Pitchers jumped out to a 12-0 lead. He also helped his own cause by scoring 3 runs and hitting a home run to put the game out of reach in the third inning. Felix had a stellar game in the field and at the plate, picking up a pair of doubles and three ribbies. But, not surprisingly, it was Raul who again found himself in the offensive spotlight, going 2-for-2 with a walk. In fact, the only way to get Raul out in the early going was on an appeal by the Mavericks, who called foul when it came to Raul's shortcut across the diamond following a double-guy-girl-walk.
The second game's highlights were captured by a roving news team from CBS12, on the prowl for a story ... albeit about teenagers looking for summer work. Fueled by the slight, the Pitchers came out ... walking, a total of 11 times throughout the second game. Any hope of a Mavericks' comeback was squashed by a 4-RBI day from Eric (still batting a perfect 1.000 on the season!), a bases-clearing double by Alicia in the fourth, and Jason, who capped with a 3-for-4 game at the top of the order with a 2-run fifth-inning single that pushed the Pitchers over the Mercy Rule threshold.
Matt F. pitched a gem in the early game, stymieing the Mavs in the early innings as the Pitchers jumped out to a 12-0 lead. He also helped his own cause by scoring 3 runs and hitting a home run to put the game out of reach in the third inning. Felix had a stellar game in the field and at the plate, picking up a pair of doubles and three ribbies. But, not surprisingly, it was Raul who again found himself in the offensive spotlight, going 2-for-2 with a walk. In fact, the only way to get Raul out in the early going was on an appeal by the Mavericks, who called foul when it came to Raul's shortcut across the diamond following a double-guy-girl-walk.
The second game's highlights were captured by a roving news team from CBS12, on the prowl for a story ... albeit about teenagers looking for summer work. Fueled by the slight, the Pitchers came out ... walking, a total of 11 times throughout the second game. Any hope of a Mavericks' comeback was squashed by a 4-RBI day from Eric (still batting a perfect 1.000 on the season!), a bases-clearing double by Alicia in the fourth, and Jason, who capped with a 3-for-4 game at the top of the order with a 2-run fifth-inning single that pushed the Pitchers over the Mercy Rule threshold.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Week 3 - Empty Pitchers vs. The Mavericks
Game 6 Box Score (5 innings)
5/9/2009
Game 5 Box Score (4 innings)
5/9/2009
5/9/2009
TEAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 FINAL
EP 6 0 3 2 4 X X 15
M 1 0 4 0 0 X X 5
PLAYER AB R H RBI BB AVG 'On the Day'
SS Jason 4 1 3 3 0 .455 (3-4)
2B Alicia 2 1 1 3 1 .300 (1-4, walk)
P David 2 1 1 2 1 .600 (1-2, 2 walks)
3B Alex B. 2 0 1 0 0 .500 (1-3)
Alex V. 1 0 0 0 0 .333 (1-3)
EH Danny 3 1 2 1 0 .333 (2-5)
CF Matt J. 2 1 1 0 1 .500 (2-3, 2 walks)
RF Felix 2 0 0 1 0 .455 (3-5)
Matt F. 0 1 0 1 1 .600 (1-1, 3 walks)
SF Lisa 2 2 1 0 1 .200 (1-3, 3 walks)
1B Raul 2 2 1 0 1 .556 (3-4, 2 walks)
LF Eric 1 3 1 4 2 1.000 (2-2, 3 walks)
C Julie 0 2 0 0 3 .000 (0-1, 5 walks)
2B - Alicia (1); 3B - Eric (1);
Home Run - David (1), Eric (3)
Game 5 Box Score (4 innings)
5/9/2009
TEAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 FINAL
M 0 0 1 1 X X X 2
EP 6 6 2 X X X X 15
PLAYER AB R H RBI BB AVG
P Matt F. 1 3 1 2 2 .429
SF Lisa 1 2 0 0 2 .000
CF Eric 1 2 1 2 1 1.000
David 0 0 0 0 1 .625
EH Raul 2 1 2 1 1 .571
1B Matt J. 1 2 1 4 1 .500
Alex B. 1 0 0 0 0 .500
C Julie 1 0 0 0 2 .000
3B Alex V. 2 2 1 1 0 .500
RF Danny 2 1 0 2 0 .222
SS Felix 2 0 2 3 0 .556
2B Alicia 2 0 0 0 0 .250
LF Brian 2 2 2 0 0 .500
2B - Felix (2,3); 3B - Brian (1);
Home Run - Matt F. (1)
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Week 2 Mudbath - Empty Pitchers vs. La Familia
Koach Korney was too sad to write a proper blog entry after the Empty Pitchers suffered tough back-to-back losses against La Familia the first weekend of May.
Slipping and sliding in the mud, the Pitchers dropped the first game 15-10, but came out swinging strong in the second game, at one point taking their first lead of the season, making a spirited comeback to tie the game in the fifth, and threatening to make things interesting in the sixth, before succumbing to the The Family 14-10.
With the pitching rotation now set, and Eric and Alex B. showing off their big bats with another couple of homers, the future looks bright for Week 3 of play.
Game 4 Box Score (6 innings)
5/2/2009
5/2/2009
Slipping and sliding in the mud, the Pitchers dropped the first game 15-10, but came out swinging strong in the second game, at one point taking their first lead of the season, making a spirited comeback to tie the game in the fifth, and threatening to make things interesting in the sixth, before succumbing to the The Family 14-10.
With the pitching rotation now set, and Eric and Alex B. showing off their big bats with another couple of homers, the future looks bright for Week 3 of play.
Game 4 Box Score (6 innings)
5/2/2009
TEAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 FINAL
LF 5 0 6 1 0 2 X 14
EP 4 2 0 4 2 0 X 12
PLAYER AB R H RBI BB AVG 'On the Day'
CF Eric 1 2 1 0 1 1.000 (2-2, walk)
Matt F. 2 1 2 1 0 .600 (4-4)
3B David 3 3 3 1 1 .625 (3-4, walk)
P Alicia 3 1 1 2 1 .333 (1-3, walk)
EH Alex B. 3 1 3 4 0 .545 (5-7)
Danny 1 0 0 0 0 .286
1B Raul 3 1 1 0 0 .400 (1-3)
RF Matt J. 1 1 0 0 1 .333 (2-4, walk)
2B Lauren 1 0 0 0 1 .000 (0-3, walk)
Tara 0 1 0 0 1 .000 (0-2, walk)
LF Brian 3 0 1 1 0 .333 (2-6)
RF Lisa 1 0 0 0 0 .000 (0-2, walk)
Debbie 2 0 1 1 0 .143 (1-3)
3B Felix 1 0 0 0 0 .429 (0-4)
Jason 1 0 0 0 1 .286 (1-4, walk)
C Julie 1 0 0 0 0 .000 (0-1,2 walks)
Rachel 1 1 0 0 1 .000 (0-1,3 walks)
2B - Alex B. (2), David (1, 2),Game 3 Box Score
Matt F. (1), Raul (1)
5/2/2009
TEAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 FINAL
EP 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 10
LF 5 5 3 0 2 0 X 15
PLAYER AB R H RBI BB AVG
CF Brian 3 1 1 0 0 .333
Eric 1 1 2 2 0 1.000
3B Alex B. 4 1 2 4 0 .500
2B Tara 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Lauren 2 0 0 0 0 .000
1B Matt J. 3 1 2 0 0 .400
David 1 0 0 0 0 .400
P Matt F. 2 1 2 0 2 .500
RF Rachel 0 1 0 0 2 .000
Lisa 1 0 0 0 1 .000
LF Felix 3 1 0 1 0 .333
SS Jason 3 0 1 2 0 .200
C Julie 0 1 0 0 2 .000
Debbie 1 0 0 0 0 .200
RF Danny 3 2 2 1 0 .333
Home Run - Alex B. (2); Eric (2)
Friday, May 1, 2009
2009 Empty Pitchers Summer Schedule
Weekend games are all Saturday doubleheaders, with each game lasting about an hour, give or take. Click here for directions to the summer field, located at 145th and Lenox.
REGULAR SEASON (see the league Web site for updates):
April 25 @ 11 a.m. (L, 13-2, L, 17-6, vs. The Titans)
May 2 @ 9 a.m. (L, 15-10, L, 14-12, vs. La Familia)
May 9 @ 9 a.m. (W, 15-2, W, 15-5, vs. The Mavericks)
May 16 @ 9 a.m. (L, 19-9, L, 12-6, vs. Designated Drinkers)
May 23 @ 3 p.m. (L, 21-1, L, 12-0, vs. The Gorillas)
May 30 @ 5 p.m. (W, W, via forfeit, vs. Salute All Stars)
June 6 @ 11 a.m. (L, 7-1, L, 17-1, vs. No Fear)
June 13 @ 9 a.m. (W, 21-4, W, 10-7, vs. Keko Jones)
June 20 @ 9 a.m. (L, 15-6, W, 11-9, vs. Da Firm)
June 27 @ 3 p.m. (CANCELED vs. La Familia, automatic W, L)
July 11 @ 3 p.m. (W, 21-4, W, 10-7, vs. The Mavericks)
July 18 @ 3 p.m. (L, 15-6, W, 11-9, vs. Salute All Stars
PLAYOFFS:
August 1 @ 9:30 a.m. (W, W)
August 8 @ 10:30 a.m. (L, L)
REGULAR SEASON (see the league Web site for updates):
April 25 @ 11 a.m. (L, 13-2, L, 17-6, vs. The Titans)
May 2 @ 9 a.m. (L, 15-10, L, 14-12, vs. La Familia)
May 9 @ 9 a.m. (W, 15-2, W, 15-5, vs. The Mavericks)
May 16 @ 9 a.m. (L, 19-9, L, 12-6, vs. Designated Drinkers)
May 23 @ 3 p.m. (L, 21-1, L, 12-0, vs. The Gorillas)
May 30 @ 5 p.m. (W, W, via forfeit, vs. Salute All Stars)
June 6 @ 11 a.m. (L, 7-1, L, 17-1, vs. No Fear)
June 13 @ 9 a.m. (W, 21-4, W, 10-7, vs. Keko Jones)
June 20 @ 9 a.m. (L, 15-6, W, 11-9, vs. Da Firm)
June 27 @ 3 p.m. (CANCELED vs. La Familia, automatic W, L)
July 11 @ 3 p.m. (W, 21-4, W, 10-7, vs. The Mavericks)
July 18 @ 3 p.m. (L, 15-6, W, 11-9, vs. Salute All Stars
PLAYOFFS:
August 1 @ 9:30 a.m. (W, W)
August 8 @ 10:30 a.m. (L, L)
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