2007 Dee-Nee RBI Championship today!

[Gantry]

5 drinks for the "Armas groundout"

I dropped another game, worst two games of my life:

Rack (Dt) - 19, 13 HRs
Gantry (Ca) - 17, 11 HRs

I literally won 23 of 25 games in the last three weeks prepping for this tourney, including a good 15 straight.  Nobody has ever dominated RBI in that fashion, yet I am fucking 1-2. 

I said it on camera and I'll say it again - if Lips wins this next game I will guarantee myself in the finals.  Mark that shit down...

[Lips]

BOOYAH!!!!

Details to follow...

[Sperling]

We'll see if I can post this before Lips.

I pulled off a 10-spot in the 9th and lost.  The fact that I was able to put up 10 runs in the 9th with all the lefties on DET against Bruce Hurst is amazing.  I was feeling pretty confident, but Lips had a good comeback in the bottom of the 9th and I was stuck with Guillermo against all of Boston's righties.  I will say that was about the best anybody can play the 9th inning.  I pulled off a lot of hits with the lefties and Guillermo had a Pettis between the 3B and SS to set up a 3-Run HR with KG.

Props to Lips for winning the game, but he should've finished me off when he had the chance.  I shouldn't have been in that game, but I had a chance to win with a 21-17 lead going to the bottom of the 9th.

RBI Baseball BABY!

[Lips]

Alright...

I played a very good 7-1/2 innings.  And then it went to the bottom of the 8th inning and I was batting.  I kept Hurst in with men on the corners (with Sully on the bench).  Hurst popped up and I really thought there were two outs.  So I was running.  The next thing I know everyone is ridiculing me.  There was one fkn out.  FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!  I was up by 6, but still.

Next thing you know, Hurst against the Detroit lefties was getting fkn schlacked.  When the half-inning finally ended, I look up and see the 0.  10 RUNS by Sperling.  12 for the first 8 innings.  AWESOME!

Well, he had to pitch to me with Hernandez.  Armas single, Burks single, Boggs single.  RBI GRANNY!!!!!!!!  YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Tied game.  Baylor single.  DEWEY HOMER with the walkoff HOMER!!!!!!!!

WOO.  I am in good position, but we are only halfway through the semis.  A win against Mark in our next game and I will be assured a championship berth.

Rack and Gantry are just beginning their game right now.

The current standings.

Lips (3-0)
Mark (1-2)
Gantry (1-2)
Rack (1-2)

[Lips]

Knock on wood!!

[moses]

way to kick ass Lips!!!

[JoeDirt]

I just beat Gantry.

Sperling, DET 12 (6 HRs)
Gantry, CAL 10 (8 HRs)

I'm freezing my ass off.  It's probably a combination of nerves and the Dago T that I'm wearing.  You would think I'd be happy with a victory, but when you get outhomered and you win a game because you sucked less than the last guy it's very disappointing.  It took until the 9th inning before Gantry had a righty hit.  I think he grounded into 3 DPs, two with righties and one with Wally Joyner which was great for me.    I had 6 innings of doughnuts.  SICK!

Gantry versus Rack right now and I have predicted a 5 inning slaughter.  Gantry will take out his frustration.  It sucks to be the champ right now.

What's a dago T?

[ultimate7]

You really don't know Joe?

[JoeDirt]

I suddenly feel a bit of seriousness coming on because you used my first name.  Weird.

[Gantry]

HUGE!!!!!!

Gantry (Det) - 17, 11 HRs
Rack (Bo) - 15, 11 HRs

I outscored Rack 6-1 in the final 5 innings, got just about every break.  With a runner on in the bottom of the 9th and Armas up, I brought in Willie Hernandez with two strikes.  Threw and inside fastball that ended up being the game-ending double play...

We were on the brink of controversy when Rack struck me out on a slowball with one out and two runners on base in the 8th.  Luckily (and very luckily, as Rack caught a foulout that was called foul at the last second) I got a 3 run dinger with Heath on the next at bat, but that could have been a shitstorm. 

The "rule" is that I get to strike out any batter the next inning, but given the potential of ruining an inning, it clearly needs to be a rule where you get to strike out two batters the next inning.  It was an accident and thank god it didn't decide the game. 

Standings:

Lips 3-0
Gantry 2-2
Sperling 1-2
Rack 1-3

Lips/Sperling with a HUGE game now...

[Gantry]

WOW!

Sperling (Ca) - 15, 8 HRs
Lips (Det) - 14, 11 HRs

Back and forth the game the whole time, Sperling comes through clutch in the end.  Anyone can qualify for the finals after two series.  The standings:

Lips 3-1
Gantry 2-2
Sperling 2-2
Jason 1-3

[Lips]

Dah-Nah...

Mark (Ca) beat me (Det) 15-14 with 8 homers to 11.

[Lips]

Team Lips needs to regroup.

I will be Detroit against Gantry in our first game of the series.  I need to win it.  PERIOD.

[Lips]

Gantry and I are both cheering for Rack here...

[Lips]

A champion will be crowned tonight.  There is no way to have a 4-way tie at (3-3).

Four games to go in the semis.

[Lips]

Who wants it most...

Rack is currently up 8-0 in the bottom of the 2nd with 1 out.

[Lips]

Make it 9-0

[Lips]

It's over....

Rack wins 10-0 in 2 innings.

7 homers to 0.

Lips (3-1)
Gantry (2-2)
Rack (2-3)
Mark (2-3)

[TβG]

let's go mark!  eat an mre for more power... soak up some of that alcohol and put some runs on the board!!

[Lips]

Team Lips is going backwards...

Quick recap.

Gantry and I just played a game for the ages.  I was down 5 going into the bottom of the 9th.  Gantry was left with one Cali pitcher (Witt maybe?).  I ended up getting 8 runs with a bunch of homers, to take a lead of 3.  Gantry came back strong in the bottom of the 9th with big hits and a walk-off homer...by who, I can't remember right now.

Alright, the standings and where we are at...

Gantry (3-2)
Lips (3-2)
Rack (2-3)
Mark (2-3)

Rack and Mark are playing right now....  The winner goes to a tie-breaker to the loser of me/Gantry.

The winner of Gantry/I gets the #1 seed for the best 2-of-3 finals.

Two huge games ahead of us.

Currently, Mark is up 7-0 in the top of the 2nd.