2005 Dee-Nee RBI Qualifier today!

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2005 Dee-Nee RBI Qualifier

Today is the day of our 2005 Dee-Nee RBI Qualifier.  Three brave men will be competing for two spots in the 2005 Dee-Nee RBI Baseball Tournament on 5/7/2005.   We hope to start playing around 6pm, as Vit has to work until five. 

Since I don't have to play, I will be updating scores throughout the tourney.  I will also stay in Dee-Nee chat throughout the evening.  Expect drunken commentary throughout, by both those playing and spectating. 

The video camera will also be out, and I'm vowing to have some videos/pics up within a week.   Hopefully Lips will qualify and help me out, otherwise it may be tough...

The Competitors:

   - Lips, aka Jamie
   - Sperling, aka Mark
   - Vitb6, aka Jason

Because Potsie and myself made the finals last year, we automatically qualify for the Final Four and get to watch the others sweat it out. 

The Format:

With only three people playing, we are going to use a round-robin format with 3 games per series.  The official RBI Drinking Game rules are strictly enforced, making booze a huge factor.  Initial matchups/positions will be chosen out of a hat between 5pm and 6pm.

Schedule (9 games):
Game 1 of each series: 1v2 (#1), then 2v3 (#2), then 1v3 (#3)
Game 2 of each series: 1v2 (#4), then 2v3 (#5), then 1v3 (#6)
Game 3 of each series: 1v2 (#7), then 2v3 (#8), then 1v3 (#9)

Game 3 team/controller determination:
1. Head-to-Head record.  If someone is (2-0) in the head-to-head
series, he gets choice.  Otherwise, goto #2.
2. Total runs in the series.
3. Total homers in the series.

Qualifiers:
Top 2 records go to the Dee-Nee RBI Tourney (aka "the semis").

If there is a 2-way tie for second at (2-4):
The player who won the series between the two, will get choice of
team/controller in a 1-game playoff to determine the final qualifier.

If there is a 3-way tie for second at (3-3):
Game 4 of each series will be played.  The choice of team/controller
will alternate from the choice of Game 3.  If all teams tie again at
(4-4), then the qualifier will be completely replayed at a future
date.  Otherwise, the top two records will qualify.

Feel free to leave any questions or comments you have.  This thread will be sticky and constantly updated as soon as we are close to starting the festivities.  Dee-Nee!!!

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Update - Sperling and Lipitz are here and the 6pm starting time is a go.  Lips brought his camera...

Correction - The RBI Tournament will be on 5/21 not 5/7, my bad

[Nacho]

I wish you'd have mentioned this earlier.  Is the event sold out?  How much is admission?  Are there scalpers outside of the event?

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Stehling just pulled off a doozy, breaking the all-time run record in a warmup game against Potsie.  Stehling (Dt) wins 34-23 over Potsie (Dt).  He's ready...

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5:30 and the troops are restless, all are waiting for Vit to come from work.  Things should be underway before 6pm....

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Vit has arrived, Lipitz is bouncing around like a schmuck and I am enjoy some cold, delicious Ribbons.  Not qualifying is cool...

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Reggie Jackson just showed up on a commerical for a baseball instructional.   This means something...

[Gantry]

I wish you'd have mentioned this earlier.  Is the event sold out?  How much is admission?  Are there scalpers outside of the event?

It's invite only, we've hired extensive security to prevent party crashers.  We run a tight ship at dee-nee.com

[Nacho]

I wish you'd have mentioned this earlier.  Is the event sold out?  How much is admission?  Are there scalpers outside of the event?

It's invite only, we've hired extensive security to prevent party crashers.  We run a tight ship at dee-nee.com

Go ahead with your wine and cheese party.  Someday, the Dee-Nee proletariat will emerge victorious.  Someday.

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Here are the opening games:

Lipitz (choice) vs Jason
Jason (choice) vs Sperling
Lipitz (chioce) vs Sperling

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Game one is about to start....

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Lips (dt) vs Jason (bo) underway, quick homers for gibby and evans...

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Game one - Lips (Dt) vs Jason (Bo)

Gibson (1st), Da. Evans (1st)
Armas (1st), Burks (1st)
Hendu (2nd)
Gibson (3rd), Da. Evans (3rd)

4-4 after 3 innings

4-4 after 4 innings, two 1-2-3 innings

Armas (5th), Burks (5th), Boggs (5th)

7-4 after 5 innings

Sheridan (6th)
BOP by Burks

7-5 after 6 innings

Jack Morris single, Jason brings in Hurst, Gibson (7th)
Burks (7th), Rice (7th), Dw. Evans (7th)

12-7 Boston after 7 innings

Whitaker (8th)
Lips forced to used Hernandez - Armas (8th), Burks (8th), Baylor (8th)

17-9 Boston after 8 innings

Gibson (9th)

Jason (Bo) 17, Lipitz (Dt) 10
12 homers Jason, 8 homers Lipitz

Player of the Game - Ellis Burks

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Game Two - Sperling (Ca) vs Jason (Dt)

Top 1 - (Morris Pitching), Wilfong single, DeCinces DP, Joyner foulout
Bot 1 - Witt pitching, Trammell double BOP to left, 2-run HR Gibson, HR Evans, Nokes groundout, Sheridan flyout, Lemon lineout

Detroit 3-0 after 1

Top 2 - Jackson go, Downing go, Ruppert single + cheap BOP, Schofield single, 3-run HR Hendrick, Witt go
Bot 2 - Whitaker double, Brookens fo, Morris go, Trammel fo

Tie 3-3 after 2

Top 3 - HR Wilfong, DeCinces go, HR Joyner, Jackson single, 2-run HR Downing, Ruppert go, Schofield go
Bot 3 - Gibson single, 2-run HR Evans (sixer), HR Nokes, Sheridan double, Lemon go, Whitaker fo, 2-run HR Brookens, Morris go

Detroit 8-7 after 3

Top 4 - Hendrick single, Witt single, Wilfong single, DeCines foul/fair glitch grand slam inside the park homer!!!  (Jason protests), HR Joyner, Jackson BOP single, Downing po, Jones single, Schofield fo, Hendrick single LF BOP to score a run, Witt go
Bot 4 - Trammel fo, Gibson HR, Evans HR, Nokes HR, Sheridan fo, Lemon HR, Whitaker fo

California 13-12 after 4

Top5 - Wilfong two-base BOP, DeCines 2-run HR, Joyner go, Jackson superBOP single, Downing double-play
Bot 5 - Brookens fo, Alexander go, Trammel go

California 15-12 after 5

Top 6 - Jones HR, Schofield go, Hendrick lo, Corbet single, Wilfong 2-run HR, DeCinces HR, Joyner HR, Jackson HR, Downing lo
Bot 6 - Gibson single, Evans HR, Nokes HR, Sheridan go, Madlock (sub) fo, Whitaker HR, Brookens go

California 21, Detroit 16 after 6

Top 7 - Jones HR, Schofield go , Hendrick go, Corbet (sub) go
Bot 7 - Sutton pitching, Heath (sub) fo, Trammel fo, Gibson HR, Evans HR, Nokes go

California 22, Detroit 18 after 7

Top 8 - Hernandez pitching, Wilfong fo, DeCinces single, Joyner single, Jackson double-play
Bot 8 - Sheridan HR, Madlock fo, Whitaker go, Brookens single, Bergman (sub) fo

California 22, Detroit 19 after 8

Top 9 - King pitching, Downing HR, Jones HR, Schofield go, Hendrick go, Sutton po
Bot 9 - Trammel po, Gibson triple, Evans 2-run HR, Nokes po, Sheridan HR, Madlock fo

Mark (Ca) 24, Jason (Dt) 22
Forty-four RBI minutes
17 homers for Jason, 15 homers for Mark

What a fucking game!

[Baines]

Fuck DeCinces.  Fuck him all to hell.  He will always be my RBI nemesis.  I thought Dougie only produced that kind of stuff when he played against me.

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That was one fucked up play.  Vit didn't notice the glitch until Decines was just past 2B and gave up a bit early.  probably would have held him to a triple, but it was close...

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Lipitz (Dt) vs Sperling (Ca) Game One

Top 1 - Witt pitching, Trammel single, Gibson fo, Evans 2-run HR, Nokes fo, Sheridan HR, Lemon single (meaningless BOP), Whitaker single, Brookens go
Bot 1 - Alexander pitching, Wilfong HR, DeCinces go, Joyner HR, Jackson go to RF, Downing go

Detroit 3, California 2 after one

Top 2 - Alexander po, Trammel go, Gibson HR, Evans HR, Nokes go
Bot 2 - Jones HR, Schofield po, Hendrick single, Witt BOP single, Wilfong po, DeCinces fo

Detroit 5, California 3 after two

Top 3 - Sheridan fo, Lemon HR, Whitaker HR, Brooken go, Alexander lo
Bot 3 - Joyner HR, Jackson single, Downing fo, Jones fo, Schofield lo

Detroit 7, California 3 after three

Top 4 - Trammel HR, Gibson fo, Evans single, Nokes 2-run HR, Sheridan HR, Lemon HR, Corbet Pitching, Whitaker single, Brookens 2-run HR, Alexander single, Trammel po, Gibson single, Evans SUPERBOP single, SHeridan flyout at the warning track
Bot 4 - Hendrick single, Burleson (sub) lo, Wilfong fo, DeCinces lo

Lipitz (Dt) 14, Sperling (Ca) 4 - in four innings
Lipitz 11 HRs, Sperling 4 HRs

[ultimate7]

What exactly is the fair/foul glitch?  The ball just went foul and was never called foul?  Grand Slam just because no one ever fielded?

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Jason (Dt) vs. Lips (Ca), Game Two

Top 1 - Witt pitching, Trammel single, Gibson po, Evans po, Nokes single, Sheridan grounder to 2nd Lipitz throws to the wrong base run scores, Bergman 3-run HR, Whitaker HR, Brookens lo
Bot 1 - Alexander pitching, Jones SUPERBOP to 1B single, DeCinces 2-run HR, Joyner HR, Jackson HR, Downing fo, Wilfong fo, Schofield HR, Burleson fo

Detroit 5, California 5 after 1

Top 2 - Alexander po, Trammel HR, Gibson HR, Evans HR, Nokes HR, Sheridan HR, Bergman fo, Whitaker HR, Brookens HR, Alexander po.  7 solo homers this inning
Bot 2 - Witt po, Wilfong single, DeCinces single, Joyner 3-run HR, Jackson HR, Downing HR, Wilfong fo, Schofield HR, Burleson, Witt go

Detroit 12, California 12 after 2

Top 3 - Trammel HR, Gibson HR, Evans fo, Nokes fo, Sheridan po
Bot 3 - Jones HR, DeCinces po, Joyner HR, Jackson fo, Downing double, Wilfong 2-run HR, Schofield go

California 16, Detroit 14 after 3 - 23 HRs combined after 3 innings!

Top 4 - Bergman fo, Whitaker HR, Brooken out,  Madlock (sub) HR, Trammell go
Bot 4 - Burleson out, Sutton single, Jones fo, DeCinces fo

California 16, Detroit 16 after 4 - 23 HRs combined after 3 innings!

Top 5 - Gibson HR, Evans fo, Nokes HR, Sheridan triple, Bergman RBI single, Whitaker 2-run HR, Brookens HR, Alexander single, Trammel HR, Gibson po, Evans single, Nokes 2-run HR, Sheridan go
Bot 5 - Joyner single, Jackson double play, Downing fo

Jason (Dt) 26, Lips (Ca) 16 - 5 innings
Jason breaks the record with 19 HRs through 5 innings

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What exactly is the fair/foul glitch?  The ball just went foul and was never called foul?  Grand Slam just because no one ever fielded?

Exactly, vit didn't notice it was called fair until Decinces was around second, with beer in hand.  So he let it go, thinking he couldn't have the play... .