2005 Dee-Nee RBI Qualifier today!

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Sperling (Dt) vs Jason (Bo) Game Two

Top 1 - Trammel single, Gibson fo, Evans lo, Nokes 2-run HR, Sheridan single, Lemon go
Bot 1 - Armas go, Burks fo, Boggs BOP single, Rice 2-run HR, Baylor fo

Detroit 2, Boston 2 after 1 inning

Detroit 4, Boston 4 after 2 innings

Boston 5, Detroit 4 after 3 innings

Top 4 - Lemon out, Whitaker HR, Brooken HR, Morris go, Trammel single, Gibson single, Evans 3-run HR, Nokes single, Sheridan 2-run HR, Lemon lo
Bot 4 - Gedman fo, Hendu HR, Clemens po, Armas fo

Detroit 11, Boston 6 after 4 innings

Top 5 - Whitaker fo, Brookens single, Madlock (sub) double-play
Bot 5 - Burks single, Boggs double-play, Rice go

Detroit 11, Boston 6 after 5 innings

Top 6 - Trammel go, Hurst pitching, Gibson fo, Evans go
Bot 6 - Baylor HR, Evans fo, Gedman HR, Hendu HR, Hurst single with meaningless BOP, Armas 2-run HR, Burks go, Boggs HR, Rice go

Boston 12, Detroit 11,6 innings

Top 7 - Nokes go, Sheridan HR, Lemon single, Whitaker single, Brookens RBI groundout to first, Jason touched the wrong base, Alexander go
Bot 7 - Baylor po, Evans go, Gedman po

Detroit 13, Boston 12 after 7 innings

Top 8 - Trammel fo, Gibson fo, Evans fo
Bot 8 - Hendu HR, Hurst go, Armas HR, Burks fo, Boggs fo

Boston 14, Detroit 13, 8 innings

Top 9 - Nokes go, Sheridan po, Lemon HR, Whitaker go
Bot 9 - Rice HR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jason (Bo) 15, Stehling (Dt) 14
Jason 12 HRs, Sperling 8 HRs

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Records going into game 6

Jason 3-1
Stehling 1-2
Lips 1-2

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Stehling (Dt) vs. Lipitz (Ca), Game Two

Top 1 - Trammel go, Gibson fo, Evans go to RF
Bot 1 - Jones po, DeCinces single, Joyner 2-run HR, Jackson HR, Downing single, Wilfong fo, Schofield single, Hendrick fo

California 3, Detroit 0 after 1 inning

Top 2 - Nokes HR, Sheridan fo, Lemon HR, Whitaker fo, Brookens HR, Alexander go
Bot 2 - Witt go, Jones BOP single, DeCinces double-play

California 3, Detroit 3 after 2 innings

Top 3 - Trammel fo, Gibson SUPERBOP single, Evans go to RF, Nokes 2-run HR, Sheridan HR, Lemon fo
Bot 3 - Joyner fo, Jackson HR, Downing fo, Wilfong fo

Detroit 6, California 4 after 3 innings

Top 4  - Whitaker HR, Brookens HR, Alexander po, Trammel HR, Gibson single, Evans 2-run HR, Nokes go, Sheridan single, Bergman 2-run HR, Whitaker go
Bot 4 - Schofield HR, Hendrick out, pitcher  out, Jones out

Detroit 13, California 5 after 4 innings

Top 5 - Brookens go, Alexander fo, Trammel go
Bot 5 - DeCinces HR, Hernandez pitching, Joyner fo, Jackson singler, Downing fo, Wilfong fo

Detroit 13, California 6 after 5 innings

Top 6 - Gibson single, Evans double-play, Nokes single with meaningless BOP, Sheridan po
Bot 6 - Schofield HR, Hendrick HR, Sutton go, Jones fo, Decinces go

Detroit 13, California 8 after 6 innings

Top 7 - Bergman go, Whitaker triple, Brookens lo, Hernandez go
Bot 7 - Joyner HR, Jackson po, Downing fo, Wilfong fo

Detroit 13, California 9 after 7 innings

Top 8 - Trammel lo, Gibson go, Evans HR, Nokes single, Sheridan 2-run HR, Bergman fo
Bot 8 - Schofield go, Hendrick po, Burleson HR, Jones go

Detroit 16, California 10 after 8 innings

Top 9 - Whitaker HR, Brookens triple, Morris go, Trammel RBI double Lips throws to an empty base in a rundown, Gibson po, Evans po
Bot 9 - DeCinces HR, Joyner go, Jackson HR, Downing HR, Wilfong go, Schofield single, Hendrick go

Sperling (Dt) 18, Lips (Ca) 13
Sperling 13 HRs, Lips 12HRs

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Jason (Dt) vs Lipitz (Ca), Game 3

Top 1 - Witt pitching, Trammel HR, Gibson go, Evans HR, Nokes fo, Sheridan HR, Lemon HR, Whitaker go
Bot 1 - Alexander pitching, Jones single, DeCinces po, Joyer po, Jackson go

Detroit 4, California 0 after 1

Top 2 - Brookens go, Alexander fo, Trammel HR, Gibson single, Evans single, Nokes fo
Bot 2 - Downing HR, Grich (corn) single**, Schofield po, Boone automatic strikeout, Witt single, Jones 3-run HR, DeCinces single (meaningless BOP), Joyner 2-run HR, Jackson HR, Downing lo

California 7, Detroit 5 after 2

Top 3 - Sheridan fo, Lemon HR, Whitaker single, Brookens po, Alexander BOP single, Trammel fo
Bot 3 - Wilfong go, Schofield, Burleson double, Smutton go

California 7, Detroit 6 after 3

Top 4 - Gibson single, Evans po, Nokes fo, Sheridan fo
Bot 4 - Jones HR, DeCinces po, Joyner po, Jackson po

California 8, Detroit 6 after 5

Top 5 - Lemon Party, Whitaker HR, Brookens single w/meaningless BOP, Alexander takes strikeout, Trammel double-play
Top 5 - Downing HR, Wilfong go, Schofield po, Burleson fo

California 9, Detroit 8 after 5

Top 6 - Gibson po, Evans po, Nokes fo
Bot 6 - Sutton fo, Jones go, DeCinces fo

California 9, Detroit 8 after 6

Top 7 - Sheridan BOP single, Lemon po, Whitaker fo, Brookens 2-run HR, Morris po
Bot 7 - Joyner double-BOP, Jackson single, Downing 3-run HR,  Wilfong double, Schofield HR, Burleson HR, Sutton fo, Jones po, DeCinces single meaningless BOP, Joyner single, Jackson 3-run HR, Downing po

California 18, Detroit 10 after 7

Top 8 - Trammel go, Gibson HR, Evans HR, Corbet pitching, Nokes po, Sheridan foulout
Bot 8 - Wilfong fo, Schofield po, Burleson go

California 18, Detroit 12 after 8

Top 9 - Lemon HR, Whitaker HR, Brookens go, Madlock HR, Trammel HR, Gibson HR, Evans go, Nokes go

Lipitz (Ca) 18, Jason (Dt) 17
Jason 16 HRs, Lipitz 10 HRs

[Lips]

Going into the final two games of regulation...

Jason (3-2)
Mark (2-2)
Lipitz (2-3)

[Lips]

I think it's time to go pray to Hashem (aka GOD).

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Sperling (Dt) vs Jason (Bo) Game 3

Top 1 - Clemens pitching, Trammel single, Gibson single, Evans 3-run HR, Nokes single, Sheridan 2-run HR, Lemon HR, Whitaker HR, Brookens lo, Morris po, Trammel go
Bot 1 - Armas HR, Burks HR, Boggs HR, Rice 2b foul/fair glich, JBaylor BOP single,Evans 3-run HR, Gedman HR, Hendu po, Clemens go, Armas go

Detroit 7, Boston 7 after one inning

Top 2 - Gibson single, Evans go glitch, Nokes go, Sheridan RBI single, Lemon RBI BOP double, Whitaker po
Bot 2 - Burks fo, Boggs single, Rice po, Baylor po

Detroit 9, Boston 7 after two innings

Top 3 - Brookens HR, Morris go, Trammel HR, Gibson HR, Evans fo, Nokes double, Sheridan 2-run HR, Lemon HR, Whitaker single, Brookens  single, Morris go
Bot 3 - Evans single, Gedman po, Hendu po, Sullivan (sub) go

Detroit 15, Boston 7 after two innings

Top 4 - Trammel fo, Gibson HR, Evans single, Nokes 2-run HR, Sheridan go, Lemon go
Bot 4 - Armas go, Burks HR, Boggs fo, Rice go

Sperling (Dt) 18, Jason (Bo) 8
Sperling 11 HRs, Vit 6 HRs

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Sperling (Ca) vs Lips (Dt) Game 3

Top 1 - Wilfong HR, DeCinces single, Joyner po, Jackson single, Downing double-play
Bot 1 - Trammel po, Gibson lo, Evans HR, Nokes fo

California 1, Detroit 1 after one inning

Top 2 - Ruppert HR, Schofield HR, Hendrick HR, Witt fo, Wilfong single, DeCinces 2-run HR , Joyner fo, Jackson HR, Downing go
Bot 2 - Sheridan fo, Lemon fo, Whitaker go

California 7, Detroit 1 after two inning

Top 3 - Jones go, Schofield go, Hendrick double, Witt RBI single,Wilfong single, DeCinces go
Bot 3 - Brookens go, Alexander go, Trammel HR, Gibson go

California 8, Detroit 2 after three innings

Top4 - Joyner go, jackson go, Downing go
Bot 4 - Evans HR, Nokes go, Sheridan HR, Lemon single, Whitaker single, Brookens 3-run HR, Alexander go, Trammel fo

California 8, Detroit 7 after four innings

Top 5 - Jones HR, Schofield single, Hendrick double-play, Witt go
Bot 5 - Gibson HR, Evans HR, Nokes HR, Sheridan go, Lemon HR, Whitaker HR, Brookens go, Morris go

Detroit 12, California 9 after 5 innings

Top 6 - Wilfong fo, DeCinces go, Joyner go 1-2-3
Bot 6 - Trammel HR, Gibson fo, Evans HR, Nokes go, Sheridan fo

Detroit 14, California 9 after 6 innings

Top 7 - jackson HR, Downing po, Jones po, Schofield lo
Bot 7 - Lemon fo, Whitaker go, Brookens go

Detroit 14, California 10 after 7 innings

Top 8 - Hendrick go, Burleson (sub) HR, Wilfong po, DeCines fo
Bot 8 - King lo, Trammel lo, Gibson lo

Detroit 14, California 11 after 8 innings

Top 9 - Joyner HR, Jackson fo, Downing single, Jones 2-run HR, Schofield  go, Hendrick HR, Sutton fo

Bot 9 - Evans go, Nokes single, Sheridan fo, Bergman (sub) 2 run game winning  homer

Lipitz 16, Sperling 15
Sperling 12 HRs, Lipitz 13 HRs

WE GO TO A TIEBREAKER

[Hashem]

This is Hashem.  Lips will NOT qualify.  And that is final!

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Playoff Game One

Lipitz (Dt) vs Jason (Bo)

Top 1 - Trammel po, Gibson po, Evans HR, Nokes po
Bot 1 - Armas DOUBLE off the BOP, Burks fo, Boggs fo, Rice fo

Detroit 1, Boston 0 after one inning

Top 2 - Sheridan lo, Lemon HR, Whitaker go, Brookens HR, Alexander lo
Bot 2 - Baylor fo, Evans HR, Gedman single, Hendu 2-run HR, Stanely single, Armas fo, Burks 2-run HR, Boggs single, Rice single, Baylor go

Boston 5, Detroit 3 after two innings

Top 3 - Trammel single, Gibson po, Evans 2-run HR, Nokes HR, Sheridan po, Lemon foulout
Bot 3 - Evans fo, Gedman HR, Hendu go, Clemens po

Boston 6, Detroit 6 after three innings

Top 4 - Whitaker HR, Brookens go, Alexander lo, Trammel fo
Bot 4 - Armas po, Burks single, Boggs fo, Rice go

Detroit 7, California 6 after four innings

Top 5 - Gibson single, Evans HR, Nokes go, Sheridan single, Bergman (sub) go, Whitaker HR, Brookens go
Bot 5 - Baylor triple, Evans Sacrifice, Gedman go, Hendu go

Detroit 11, California 7 after five innings

Top 6 - Alexander go, Trammel go, Gibson fo
Bot 6 - Clemens po, Armas HR, Burks fo, Boggs go

Detroit 11, California 8 after six innings

Top 7 - Evans po, Nokes triple, Sheridan go, Bergman triple, Whitaker po
Bot 7 - Rice go, Baylor go, Evans HR, Gedman foul out

Detroit 12, California 9 after seven innings

Top 8 - Brookens single, pitcher double-play, Trammel single, Gibson fo
Bot 8 - Hendu HR, Hurst go, Armas HR, Burks go, Boggs HR, Rice HR, Baylor HR, Evans fo

Top 9 - Evans, Nokes out.  Sheridan single.  Bergman out

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Mark (ca) vs Jason (dt)

Sperling up big 5-0 in the first..

Bottom of the 1st - Trammel single, Gibson out, sombody out, out out out

Top 2 - Wilfong lo, DeCinces go, Joyner fo
Bot 2 - Sheridan HR , Lemon fo, Whitaker HR, Brookens HR, Alexander fo, Trammel single, Gibson foulout...

Top 3 - jackson go, Downing go, Jones HR, Schofield
Bot 3 - Evans HR, Nokes go, Sheridan go, Lemon single, Whitaker po

Top 4 - Hendrick go, Witt go, Wilfong out
Bot 4 - Brookens single, Bergman (sub) po, Trammel DP

Top 5 - deCinces fo, Joyner single, potatoes out, downing out
Bot 5 - Gibson double, Evans double, Nokes fo, Sheridan out, Lemon 3-run HR, Whitaker

Top 6 - Rupperto homer, Schofield go, Hendrick go, Corbet double, Wilfong single, DeCinces 2-run HR, Joyner single, Potatoes go
Bot 6 - Brookens po, Morris fo, Trammel go

Top 7 - Downing HR, Jones fo, Schofield fo, Hendrick single, Burleson lo
Bot 7 - Gibson single, Evans 2-run HR, Nokes double, Sheridan go, Lemon RBI go, Whitaker HR, Brookens go

Top 8 -  Wilfong lo, DeCinces fo, Joyner fo
Bot 8 - Hernandez single, Trammel po, Gibson  single,Evans 3-run HR, Nokes fo, Sheridan ITP HR, Lemon HR, Whitaker go

Top 9 - jackson go, Downing po, Jones pop out!!!

JASON QUALIFIES FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP

Top 9

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Lips (cali) vs Mark (Det):

Top 1 - Trammel lo,Gibson HR, Evans single, Nokes single, Sheridan single, Bergman single, Whitaker single, Brookens popout, Morris go

Bot 1 - Jones go, DeCinces single, Joyner single, Jackson 3-run HR, Downing fo, Wilfong fo

Detroit 3, california 3 after one inning

Top 2 - Trammel fo, Gibson HR, Nokes Home run, Sheridan pol, Bergman HR, Whitaker single, Brookens go
Bot 2 - Schofield go, Burleson go, Witt lo

Detroit 7, california 3 after two innings

Top 3 - Morris po, Trammel single, Gibson HR, Evans HR, Nokes single, Sheridan po, Bergman fo
Bot 3 - Jones fo, DeCinces fo, joyner single, Jackson 2-run HR, Downing HR, Wilfong fo

Detroit 10, california 6 after three innings

Top 4 - Whitaker out, Brookens fo, Morris fo
Bot 4 - Schofield go, Burleson double, Sutton go, Jones fo

Detroit 10, california 6 after four innings

Top 5 - Trammel single, Gibson single, Evans 3-run HR, Nokes HR, Sheridan, Whitaker single, Brookens fo, Morris go
Bot 5 - DeCinces fo, Joyner double, Jackson go, Downing 2-run HR, Wilfong double, Schofield go

Detroit 15, california 8 after five innings

Top 6 - Trammel HR, Gibson foulout, Evans single, Nokes po, Sheridan single, Whitaker go
Bot 6 - Burleson fo, Corbet single, Jones 2-run HR, DeCinces go, Joyner HR, Jackson HR, Downing fo

Detroit 16, california 12 after six innings

Top 7 - Whitaker HR, Brookens HR, pitcher go, Trammel HR, Gibson HR, Evans HR, Nokes out, Sheridan HR, Bergman go
Bot 7 - Wilfong go BOP, Schofield double-play, Burleson fo

MARK STEHLING QUALIFIES!!!![/B

[Vitb6]

I'M IN!!!!!!!!!!!

First of all I would like to thank God.  He has been my savior through all of this and without him/her this would not be possible.  I would also like to thank my parents for supporting me throughout all my limited training.  My brothers for being there to pick me up when I was down.  Laura for giving my back rubs when I had sore muscles after training.  I would also like to thank  Rawlings and Easton for their caring donations of products and support.  And to all those that I don't have the time to thank I say a heartfelt..THANK YOU!

With that out of the way, it is finally over.  After 8 grueling games with a lot of ups (18 HR's in 5 innings) and downs (Stehling hitting a foul ball grand salami) I have prevailed.  I came in to the tourney a 15-1 underdog.  With limited practice (5 straight pitch games in the last 6 months), working 7 hours immediately prior to the tourney, not being the beer drinker in the least and all the while during Passover in which I can't eat anything with flour I have overcome the odds and surpassed all expectations.  Personally I knew I could do it.  Beating 2 RBI veterans to gain entry into the all encompassing RBI Championship Tournament is a milestone that I will charish for the rest of my life.  Only an RBI Championship can top the level of satisfaction that I now feel.

I will, again, be a superunderdog in the finals to no matter who I play.  But one thing is for certain...I will come to play and it is never over until it is over.  

I wish good luck to both Lips and Stehling who are playing one final game for the last remaining open spot in the finals.  

Until the finals I bid a grand farewell.

VitB6

[ultimate7]

This is Hashem. Lips will NOT qualify. And that is final!

POW, who's 2nd account is this?  Funny

[ultimate7]

The quality of recaps really dropped in those playoff games, all of a sudden the games where over and someone won, no final scores the bolding was working.  I think the alcohol was beginning to set in.

[Vitb6]

POW, who's 2nd account is this?  Funny

What kind of question is that?  It is quite obvious that it is Hashem's account. 

The quality of recaps really dropped in those playoff games, all of a sudden the games where over and someone won, no final scores the bolding was working.  I think the alcohol was beginning to set in.

Yeah Gantry was getting pretty tired towards the end, especially that last game.  But after Stehling beat Lips in that final game, we all got a second wind as we were all dancing around aimlessly all the while we were making fun of Lips for not qualifying.  Funny stuff.  Got some good camera action as well.  Since it is Lips' camcorder we'll have to wait and see how much of it makes the final cut.  Personally I think that we should 'Mission Impossible' it(the camcorder) from his house one night while he is sleeping.  But in order to do that we would have to drug Bailey (his dog) as she is most out of control.

I'm sure Gantry and the rest of the bunch will have more to say when they wake up this am.  I'm not too happy that I was up at 930 this morning as Laura woke me up when she had to go to work.  Getting home at 330 and waking up at 930, on your 1 day off, blows!



I'M IN THE TOURNEY!!!  DEE-NEE!!!

[Lips]

Dah-Nah.  That is all, for now.

[Gantry]

I was quite tired, and I just woke up...    Dee-Nee to Jason and Sperling, it was a heck of a tourney....

[Gantry]

The quality of recaps really dropped in those playoff games, all of a sudden the games where over and someone won, no final scores the bolding was working.  I think the alcohol was beginning to set in.

Yeah, I was definitely over my beer quota and just wanted to go to sleep at the end of the night.  Keeping all those stats was getting VERY old by the end, definitely not my bag of wax.  I drink two bottles of water before I passed out and thanks to that I am hangover free this am.  Can't believe I slept until 2:30, haven't done that in quite some time...

It was a great tourney, that's for sure.  I was rooting against Vit (I always like the original 4 in the finals) but he simply outplayed everyone all night.  Kudos to him, but we'll be bringing out our "A" game for the finals.  He certainly won't be the "superunderdog" as he claims, he's already proven to be a tougher opponent than Sperling and played more games last night than Potsie has probably played all year.  He's a solid #2 seed right now behind me for the finals.  Gonna be a rip-roaring time, and I don't have to do camera/stats/postings, Dee-Nee!

As for Lipitz, I am truly disappointed in his performance.  From champ to eliminated in the semis to not qualifying in two years, was the 03 tourney a fluke?  He just played like ass all night, could never get his Lipitz big innings.  Even when he got his yearly "stars fall into alignment" scenario to force a tiebreaker he laid down and got spanked.  Truly a letdown from this once formidable opponent - I feel worst for Skutter, she has to marry this guy in a month.  I can't begin to imagine what she is feeling at this point...

All-in-all a great time and stay tuned for the finals this year.  Not much of a dee-nee turnout, I expect more people to turn in for the finals - kudos to JerryD, nightwulf and Baines for coming into chat...

[fknmclane]

Shit, can't believe I missed the tourney.   

Gantry will take the cheese for sure.