There is no joy in Brookline. Fightin’ Rafalskis win Pittsburgh NABA title

The McKees Rocks Hurricanes,who finished dead last in the Allegheney Division a year ago, defeated the Brookline Black Sox 5-4 to earn their first League title.

For a much more thorough recap go to the best blog in the pgh naba

Rafalski pitched the last 3 innings for the Canes relieving possibly Chris Rekker but i’m not sure.
Chalfin did the same for Brookline, Slavicek pitched early and was pulled after allowing a few unearned runs. The Sox kicked it around a bit apparently.

I got there in the top of the sixth, it was 5-2 Canes.

In the top of the seventh, the Black Sox rallied.
The Sox nearly had a lead-off double but a shot down the line by their nine hitter was just foul, and he ended up striking out.
Florian reached on a 2 base error by the Canes then Klayko singled him in, then Goldie hit one to the wall in left center to score Klayko.

after a strike out of a pinch hitter, Kenny Powers stepped into the box.
He walked, and the next batter flew out to center.

Game over.

Only the Black Sox (’04, ’06) have won two league titles.

Owlz (’08), Rebels (1861), Warriors (’05), Ducks (’03), and now the Hurricanes have won one apiece.
No team has won back to back titles.
Bad News for the Canes next season.

Rafalski is the hands down league MVP in my opinion.
No one player meant more to their team.

If any disgruntled Owlz want to increase their chances at 2010 MVP, we might be able to make room on the Ducks next season.
10-12 open roster spots, inexpensive uniforms, seven years of beautiful tradition from Dickman to Casale…
quackquackquack.

Good season, everyone, congrats to the Fightins on a great turnaround from ’08.

Everyone get your money in for the Labor Day tourney by Friday the 14th.
Sorosky has RobCooled himself a team full of ringers and he thinks he is going to run over everyone – no way that could back fire… if his Pirates team wins the tourney he will have to eclipse the number of wins the Gray Bats had in 24 regular season games in one weekend.

Season recap soon.

See you at the all-star game on the 11th if I don’t have to work.

quack.

Game 3 Thursday Night 8:30 Moore Park.

Championship series tied 1-1
Hurricanes win 11-4. Rafalski pitched.
RECAP

Can he go on 0 days rest?
Will Kenny Powers finally pitch to help out the depleted Sox staff?

Bulldogs Blog still barking.

Gray Bats Blog remains un-updated and unlinked.

robots.

Quack

Game 3 Thursday Night 8:30 Moore Park.

Championship series tied 1-1
Hurricanes win 11-4. Rafalski pitched.
RECAP

Can he go on 0 days rest?
Will Kenny Powers finally pitch to help out the depleted Sox staff?

Bulldogs Blog still barking.

Gray Bats Blog remains un-updated and unlinked.

robots.

Quack

Wednesday

Who won last night?
Someone post a recap in the comments.

Bulldogs blog recaps our comments, and has pics of awesome party.

Keg Stand City.

BP today and Thursday at 6:45

quack

Batting Practice.

Ducks.

BP Tuesday and Wednsday at 6:45pm at Pitt.

Bad News for the Eagles, from the Onion

Monday.

The League Finals start tomorrow.
Black Sox vs. Hurricanes.
8:30pm John Herb Field

The All Star Game will be Tuesday August 11th
8:30pm at John Herb.

Ducks batting practice today at 6:30pm

We will probably hit twice more this week.

The Steel City Classic is still accepting teams.
Pittsburgh NABA teams receive a discount on their entry fee.

The will play a 3 game series against TESCO of the Erie Adult Baseball League.

We will play at Ainsworth Field where they have been filming Signs of the Time a documentary about, William Klem, the umpire who invented the arm signals for “out”, “safe”, “foul”, “fair”, etc..

without Klem’s arm signals we wouldn’t have this…

Quack

Playoff Update: No Bunting – Black Sox Sweep Owlz, Advance to Finals

Ducks Batting Practice Monday 6:30pm – Pitt IM field.

About the time the Owlz were 11-0 they became the black cloud looming over the season.
How could any other team beat them in a three game series?
Realistically, it would take a miracle.

But Kenny f-ing Powers and the Brookline Black Sox, who, after being swept during the regular season (almost as badly as the Ducks were) by the Owlz, who found their Achilles heal.
Unbelievable.

Rumor has it Rafalski tore his hamstring.
The Fightin’s may be without their captain or the rest of the post-season.

The Canes won a 17-11 barn burner against the Warriors to force a game 3 in the Western Conference Final.

***

The Brookline Bullies eliminated the Imperial Owlz with a 5-2, series-clinching victory in Moore Park.
It was everything you could hope for in an Owlz Black Sox game, player ejections, a near brawl in the stands, and amongst the madness some good baseball.

The Owlz were flat.
Top to bottom they have more talent than any team in the league.
I heard they have a kid on their team who pitches for LaRoche College, who didn’t even see the mound this season.

That’s the kind of guy who could be the Ducks ace, and he doesn’t even play on that team.

The game was tied 2-2 going into the bottom of the sixth.
two consecutive walks to start the inning put runners on first and second for Kenny Powers.

Powers laid a bunt down the third-base line, the bunt was fielded and thrown into the outfield, and then the throw in went out of play.

A 3-run bunt to go ahead 5-2.

Slavicek retired the side in order in the top of the 7th.
An Owl got tossed for arguing balls and strikes.

The Owlz had a chance to break it open early when the led 2-1 in the 4th but hit into a 1-2-3 double play.

BSox40 pitched 4 scoreless innings in relief for the win.

The Owlz fanz were complaining about having to play the game at Moore Park, there was some controversy over this.

It’s too bad we didn’t re-seed for the playoffs so the Ducks could have been a 4 seed in an 11 (matador-less) team race instead of a 3 seed in a six team conference playoff.

Broccolo is thrilled to no longer be a Phantom.

The future of the Owlz is in doubt.

“The Ducks were the toughest team we played all season, you guys play with heart…”
– Kenny Powers

All this writing about the Sox and Owlz makes me want to vomit, but nothing else is going on.

August 22-23

Bad News for Erie.

Quack.

All Star Game Scheduled for August 11th

Campbell vs. Wales

Teusday 8/11/09
8:30pm John Herb Field.

League Meeting at 7pm open to anyone with ideas on how to improve our league.

League semi’s tonight Sox/Owlz at Moore Park, and Warriors/Canes at John Herb Field.

Who is He?

The Steel City Classic will take place over Labor Day Weekend.
the cost has decreased to $750 for outside teams.
PGH NABA teams will receive a discount.

Email the Commish if you want to enter your team, or combination of teams for the chance to beat Yoda’s team f it actually exists.

Rumor has it the Black Sox might not enter because they are scared to face South Oakland again, with Swanger back in center field.

Quack.

Bulldogs Blog Updated After Week long Bender.

Solid work as always by Dr. Radical & Co. – Calling out Yoda for his indiscretions and giving a grim recap of the Warriors Bulldogs wild card game.

Click on the above link.

If you want the circle jerk of the century check out the Gray Bats Team Awards post on their now fully functional blog.

Sox-Owlz at Moore Park tomorrow night.
winning coach can post a recap if they want, same with the series winning coach.
Canes Warriors play tomorrow as well don’t know when or where but its not Moore apparently.

Quack.

Playoff Update [UPDATED 7-31-09] Warriors 10 – Canes 6

The Warriors have defeated the Fightin’s 10-6 in Game 1 of the Campbell Conference Finals.

The reigning intercontinental champs (who are in the unfamiliar role of underdog this series) can wrap up a second consecutive trip to the Finals with a win Saturday, 9pm at More Park.
They want Hulk Hogan.

The Warriors O Doyle out-dueled former Black Sock Chris Recker for the win, Brent Heintzleman (sp.)had a 2-inning save, Rafalski and Joyner each pitched one inning in relief.

The Craig Boley went 2 for 3 with 2BB, and scored 3 times.

Don Stetzer had two hits, and dedicated them to Chris Wojton.

Heintzleman (sp.) hit a ball off the fence in the seventh against Rafalski that cleared the bases plating 3 runs.
Updates in the comment section are welcome.
Where will the Owlz and Sox play if not Moore Park?

The Ducks are still planning our invasion of Erie, and setting our roster for the Steel City Classic.

Robot Duck is looking forward to South Oakland of the North Side’s trip to Erie.

• The Warriors will play the Fightin’ Rafalski’s in Game 2 Saturday, 9pm at Moore Park.
• Game 2 of the Owlz Sox series has been pushed back to the weekend.

Our number one priority this off season will be to acquire more fields.

hilarious.

YODA has made an appearance in this comment thread.

Quack.