Archive for June, 2008
Saturday, June 21st, 2008
Season 6: Week 7
The Ponies of Death had a lot to answer for after defeating the Best on our home field last season, but the Grassies came ready to ask all the right questions. The Ponies played well, but the Best put on a flawless defensive performance to shut them out–if we played like this in the field every game, no one could beat us. Seriously, the defense was on fire this week. The offense knocked in the Grassy Ante of three runs, which was more than enough to claim victory. Ballsheviks, you’re next.
The Grassy Leaderboard after Week 7:
HITS
1. Kevin “Captain HJ” Linehan – 14
2. Ben “Always Hustle” De Ayora – 11
3. Gianni “Wild Thing” Arone – 10
4. Dave “The Cuddler” Lewis – 7
5. Cesar “The Enabler” Cervera – 6
RUNS
1. Gianni – 7
2. Ben – 5
Kevin – 5
4. Cesar – 4
5. Aaron “The Ruiner” Gershman – 3
Quinn “The Professor” Saunders – 3
RKI
1. Cesar – 9
2. Cuddler – 4
John “The Commuter” LeBlanc – 4
Meghan “FLF” Edouarde – 4
Quinn – 4
KICKING AVERAGE
1. Kevin – 1.000
2. Ben – .846
3. Cuddler – .750
4. Commuter – .714
5. Gianni – .667
Rob “Astroclyde” Clyde – .667
ON-BASE PERCENTAGE
1. Kevin – 1.000
2. Ben – .846
3. Commuter – .750
4. Aaron – .727
5. Gianni – .688
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE
1. Kevin – 1.000
2. Ben – .923
3. Rob – .833
4. Cuddler – .750
5. Commuter – .714
RUNS CREATED
1. Kevin – 8.556
2. Ben – 6.695
3. Gianni – 5.580
4. Cuddler – 3.699
5. Cesar – 3.690
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
Season 6: Week 6
After losses to Sofa King and Chuck Norris, The Grassy Best were looking to put a hurtin’ on somebody, and the Balls ‘n Dolls were the first hapless souls to wander into the Best’s path. The Grassy offense combined for 20 hits and 9 runs, a season-best effort, led by Quinn “The Professor” Saunders’s three-run double in the first inning. Gianni, Ben and Kevin proved they’re the best leadoff men in the league by each going 3-for-3, with four runs and three RKIs between them. In fact, everybody on the team got a hit (except for Cesar, who still drove in a run on a sacrifice fly). The Grassies are looking better than ever. I would not want to be the Ponies of Death next week.
Grassy Power Rankings, Week 6:
HITS
1. Kevin “Captain HJ” Linehan – 12
2. Ben “New Jack” De Ayora – 9
Gianni “Wild Thing” Arone – 9
4. Cesar “The Enabler” Cervera – 6
5. David “The Cuddler” Lewis – 5
John “The Commuter” LeBlanc – 5
RUNS
1. Gianni – 7
2. Ben – 4
Cesar – 4
Kevin – 4
5. Aaron “The Ruiner” Gershman – 3
RKI
1. Cesar – 8
2. Commuter – 4
Meghan “FLF” Edouarde – 4
Quinn “The Professor” Saunders – 4
5. Cuddler – 3
KICKING AVERAGE
1. Kevin – 1.000
2. Ben – .818
3. Rob “Astroclyde” Clyde – .750
4. Cuddler – .714
Commuter – .714
ON-BASE PERCENTAGE
1. Kevin – 1.000
2. Ben – .818
3. Commuter – .750
Rob – .750
5. Gianni – .714
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE
1. Kevin – 1.000
Rob – 1.000
3. Ben – .909
4. Cuddler – .714
Commuter – .714
RUNS CREATED
1. Kevin – 7.333
2. Ben – 5.476
3. Gianni – 5.131
4. Cesar – 3.234
5. Cuddler – 3.080
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
Season 6: Week 5
The Best suffered another tough loss in Week 5 to one of the league’s elite teams, Chuck Norris, who are apparently not elite enough to figure out how to use their own dugout, or how not to rip off their catchphrases from a played-out internet meme. The Grassies got off to an early lead, with leadoff men Gianni, Ben and Kevin all crossing the plate in the first inning, but from there the Best remained scoreless. It looked like the green team had it all sewn up until Chuck capitalized on a few Grassy defensive errors with four runs in the fourth inning. The Best loaded the bases in the top of the fifth, but a…let’s call it “mishandled” bit of umpiring contributed to a scoreless final inning and much yelling. And I for one am not sorry at all for the latter.
After five games, here’s how the Grassy Power Rankings look:
(To be included in the GPR, a player must have a number of plate appearances equal to 60% of games. Right now, that number is 3. But Rob “Astroclyde” Clyde, with two at-kicks, has a 1.000 KA and OBP, and a 1.500 slugging percentage. One more game should put him in the rankings where he belongs.)
HITS
1. Kevin “Captain HJ” Linehan – 9
2. Ben “New Jack” De Ayora – 6
Cesar “The Enabler” Cervera – 6
Gianni “Wild Thing” Arone – 6
5. Dave “The Cuddler” Lewis – 5
John “The Commuter” LeBlanc – 5
RUNS
1. Ben – 4
Cesar – 4
Gianni – 4
2. Aaron “The Ruiner” Gershman – 3
Kevin – 3
RKI
1. Cesar – 7
2. Commuter – 4
Meghan “FLF” Edouarde – 4
4. Cuddler – 3
5. Ashley “Smashley” Fontanetta – 2
Sonja “The Ringer” Baczynski – 2
KICKING AVERAGE
1. Kevin – 1.000
2. Ben – .750
3. Cuddler – .714
Commuter – .714
5. Cesar – .667
ON-BASE PERCENTAGE
1. Kevin – 1.000
2. Ben – .750
Commuter – .750
4. Gianni – .636
5. Aaron – .625
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE
1. Kevin – 1.000
2. Cesar – .778
3. Ben – .750
4. Cuddler – .714
Commuter – .714
RUNS CREATED
1. Kevin – 5.500
2. Cesar – 3.490
3. Gianni – 3.339
4. Ben – 3.300
5. Cuddler – 3.080