Evans for the Win

On a day wherein Andy Evans pitched two shutout innings and belted two Grand Slams (the real over the fence with the bases loaded kind), it was pretty much a done day for the home team of Pete, Matt and new guy Chris.

For the fans of the stats and rules of this league, the Visitors had a very rare 13 run inning.  With 9 runs in, 2 out and the bases loaded, Andy launched one of his two Grand Salamis for the 13 run total. As it happened, 13 was the margin of victory.

When you lose 21-8, there's nothing more to do but break into song...

Pete, Matt, and Chris for the Tony!

Hansoo could also sing this song, if he'd like.  He probably had the roughest game you can have while your team is winning by double digits.  He had not one but two dingers caught for outs well past the homer line.

Andy, Eric, Hansoo, Kevin - 21 runs, 27 hits

Chris, Matt, Pete - 8 runs, 14 hits

HR: Evans - 2, Berwald

So Close

Sometimes a game turns on a single play, a single moment, a single act that makes the difference in the score and wins the game for one team, and leaves the other team shaking their heads. Such was the case at the Wiffle Yard today. As much as I'd like to tell you who made the difference today, and as much as Hansoo would like to thank that person, we can't.  Because we don't know. We don't know who, but we do know WHAT...

The perpetrator of this crime, changed the course of the October 26, 2014 wiffle game, because Adrian's perfectly placed foul ball did not go through the broken hoop and did not result in a Grand Salami. Hansoo Ha was the pitcher who did not give up the Grander.

With a final score of 12-8, that vandalized grand slam was the difference in the game. And we have three angles on that bloop off Z-Gon's bat.  WE KNOW IT WAS GONNA BE IN.

Anyway, beautiful Autumn temps and sunshine made for an enjoyable morning of bat-and-ball play. Photos to prove it:

Hansoo Dazzles Batters From the Sun

Bug. Baker.

The Lovely Totals

Ducks (Hansoo, Peter) - 12 runs, 27 hits

Triangles (Adrian, Matt, Tim) 8 runs, 19 hits

HR: None, but there shoulda.

Fall Ball

So it was cool to cold and the ball just wasn't gonna carry - especially with the morning wind blowing in.  So it was decided that all batters could use "Esther Holmes" (Norse name: Mjolnir) - the fat black bat that just murders wiffle balls. The yellow bat was unloved today:

 Also the Grand Slam rule was suspended due to..

VANDALS!!

Anyway, the juiced bat delivered 14 runs for the game, not a bad output.  The visitors took an early 5-0 lead, but the homeboys stormed back with a 7 run inning, and then added ticky-tack on runs with homers and "two-out triples" and such. Stupid Royals.

Adrian, Hansoo, Matt - 5 runs on 23 hits
Andy, Peter - 9 runs on 17 hits.

HR: Berwald

Final note: The League Statistician is undertaking a complete review of Tim Baker's season stats. Tim's stats did not change today as he didn't play.

Playoff Wiffle

Since the Dayton Bourbon and Kite-flying squad never meets on Sundays, today's players did the next best thing, the Oakwood Whiffle & Ale Club. 8 sluggers assembled on this breezy day and proceeded to play for two and a half hours. Tim, Matt, Hansoo and Adrian put a beat-down on the home team of Andy, Jeremy, Fred and Peter, 9 - 3. Several players had multiple hits but many runners on the home team were stranded including two ground-out double plays by Da Commish. Andy had 6 hits in a row and Hansoo was smacking the ball all over the field. And Adrian hit a bases-loaded triple over a drawn in outfield to crush the home boys' spirits.

Stats are up to date; Keep a look-out for info on next week's match.

Adrian, Hansoo, Matt, Tim - 9 runs on 25 hits
Andy, Fred, Jeremy, Pete - 3 runs on 15 hits

HR: None.

Playing out the String

Much like a meaningless Red Sox -Yankees game in late September, when the clubs don't play their regulars, Wifflers were not to be found this final Saturday of the regular season.

No game - on account of too few players.

I did however, take the time to catch up the stats.  Welcome to the spreadsheet, Mike Haverland! Click the link to the right to see the cold hard facts.

_________, ___________ - 0
________, ________ - 0

HR: none.

Ipecac-ki-yay!

Adrian takes not one for the team, but two, in this brutal 17-0 loss.

The visitors stranded three runners in the first and the home boys never looked back scoring ten runs in the bottom of the first.  No one knew, but one was all they would ever need in this lopsided game, served with a side of nutty enigma sauce.

Adrian, Eric, Matt - 0
Peter, Hansoo - 17

HR: none.

The New Sam Gibbs Field

Heeding the sage advice of this blogger, the Oakwood School District repaved the blacktop at E.D. Smith Elementary School.  And today 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, TEN wifflers showed up for the first ever game at Sam Gibbs Field. I took a video, but apparently the high Quality of my new phone makes it too big to upload to Blogger. Sigh.

[Grrrr]

It was a morning of historic firsts, of course.  That murderers row of batters you see lined up waiting would have seen in the video waiting for the first pitch won the game 22-10.  SABRmetric analysis: There was a lot of hitting.

Here's your rundown of historic moments from today's action:

First Pitch: Peter Berwald to First Batter Fred Kirchner

First Strikeout: Kirchner (Berwald Pitching)

First Ball in Play: Glen Cebulash (also first flyout)

First Hit: Jeremy Long (also first single)

First Double: Fred Kirchner

First Triple: Hansoo Ha

First HR: Peter Berwald

First Goundout: Hansoo Ha

First Hit Batter: Don Terpstra

First 10-run ruled pitcher: Don Terpstra

First BB: Fred Kirchner (Elias Zammaron pitching)

First Double Play turned: Peter Berwald