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Keeks137 · 12-09-2022, 11:26 AM

(Links go to the videos that contain the highlights of the game)

Group A Game 3s

(1-1) Six Outta Fives @ (2-0) Pittsburgh Crawfords

It’s the second coming of Fernandomania as he takes the bump for the Six Outta Fives for the first time. He makes it through six only surrendering a single run which is good enough to stake the Sixes to a two run lead late and then the Crawfords bullpen let this one slip away in the seventh. Bertrum Hunter walked in three runs and then the Sixes’ Harold Baines put the icing on the cake in the ninth with a two run homer to secure a dominant win.

FINAL: SIX 11 - PIT 2

(0-2) 1981 Cincinnati Reds @ (1-1) Diamonds in the Rough

In the video we go over why Tom Brady isn’t allowed to touch the nickname Tom Terrific. Long story short, it’s because the nickname is so tied to the Reds starter Tom Seaver, and so we’re left referring to Tom as Floppy Balls Brady on the Dugs Sports Network. Well Seaver might be feeling his grasp slip from the terrific moniker as he didn’t quite live up to it today. The Reds get out to an early lead, but Seaver commits an E1 in the bottom of the inning that would have ended it with 0 runs scored. Like a turtle with a hurdle, it seems that he couldn’t quite get over it as he goes on to allow Tony Gwynn to tie the game and then he loses the lead when he starts walking people on the regular. He stops walking people a bit later but begins giving out singles quicker than a reformed Scrooge at a strip bar. He exits the game having given up 5 runs in 3 innings and it just gets worse from there. Ernie Banks records his first home run of the tourney for the Diamonds in a lopsided win.

FINAL: DIA 15 - CIN 3

Group B Game 3s

(0-2) 1994 Montreal Expos @ (0-2) Black Sox

One of these teams will be forced to get into the win column today. The Expos would like it to be them. A Sean Berry home run and Cliff Floyd double stake the Expos to an early lead, but the Black Sox’s Lefty Williams (one of the banned Sox) straightens the ship… until he doesn’t, once again making me wonder if the OOTP guys wrote the Sox’s game throwing tendencies into the game. He walks and hits a couple of batters to load up the bases and seemingly invites the next two hitters to go nuts with the ball. They do not oblige, so he decides to take matters into his own hands and hits another batter to give the Expos a third run. Swede Risberg (another banned Sox), makes yet another crucial error at short, allowing the Expos a fourth run. The Sox rally back to make it a one run game, but that is as close as they get.

FINAL: MON 4 - SOX 3

(2-0) Tucson Too Soons @ (2-0) Club Snub

Indian Guardian Bob Johnson gets the Snubs out to an early lead with a bases clearing 3 run double. The way Tommy John was pitching for Club Snub, it was looking like that’s all they would need to take this one down. Nomar Garciaparra homers for the Too Soons, but it’s not enough as Tommy John was just too good, going 7.2 IP, striking out 8, and only surrendering two runs.

FINAL: SNUB 6 - TUC 2

Group A Game 4s

(2-1) Pittsburgh Crawfords @ (0-3) Cincinnati Reds

The Reds are going to need to get their asses in gear as they have yet to see a win and were dominated in the previous game, which looms large when run differential plays into to final standings. Both the Reds Frank Pastore and the Crawfords Spoon Carter pitched well, combining for 12.2 IP and 5 ER, but those 5 runs shook out in favor of the Reds. Dan Driessen hit well for the Reds, going 3-3 with a double and a run scored. I spend most of the game overview trying to combat my Scottish co-host’s obsession with the World Cup.

FINAL: CIN 3 - PIT 2

(2-1) Six Outta Fives @ (2-1) Diamonds in the Rough

David Price is going for the Six Outta Fives and he’s beginning to wish he pulled a 2020 and sat out for the tournament. Goldschmidt, Trout, and Ernie Banks took him deep and to make things worse, he made an error followed by several walks that culminated in a Nap Jajoie grand slam. Catfish Hunter and Barry Zito were zero relief for the Sixes as the score sat at 14-0 at the end of four. Mike Trout actually picked up a second home run when it was all said and done which prompted us to tell stories about his affiliation with spaying and neutering pit bulls. Neat! This massive loss by the Six Outta Fives allow the Crawfords to remain in their #2 position, and thus the playoff picture, in the standings.

FINAL: DIA 14 - SIX 4

Group B Game 4s

(2-1) Tucson Too Soons @ (1-2) Montreal Expos

The Too Soons' Josh Hamilton is going buck nuts this tourney as he belts home runs number four and five to propel him to the tourney lead in that department. These home runs and additional dingers from Nomar Garciaparra and Tony Conigliaro give the Too Soons a 6-1 lead late. Not over yet though. JR Richard loses control in the 8th and walks help bring the score back to 6-3. Darren Fletcher adds a single. 6-4. Bases are loaded no one out. However, the next two hitters ground into a fielder's choice at the plate thanks to some Johnny on the spot defense by Freddy Sanchez to keep the score at 6-4. Lenny Webster takes a bean ball for team and country to make it 6-5 but that's where the rally ends as Rick Ankiel seems to have gotten over his yips as he records his second save of the tourney.

FINAL: TUC 6 - MON 5

(0-3) Black Sox @ (3-0) Club Snub

Black Sox are looking for a big upset here to get on the board but are going to have to topple David Cone to get it done. They do not get it, helped along by Eddie Murphy (not that Eddie Murphy) getting thrown out twice attempting to steal second base, making it three caught stealings on the tourney. He uh.. maybe should take a hint. The waffles in the morning are simply not worth it.

FINAL: SNUB 7 - SOX 1

So let's see what this does to the standings:

Team | Wins | Losses | Run Differential

Group A:
Diamonds in the Rough | 3 | 1 | +20
Pittsburgh Crawfords | 2 | 2 | -2
Six Outta Fives | 2 | 2 | -4
1981 Reds | 1 | 3 | -14

Group B:
Club Snub | 4 | 0 | +19
Tucson Too Soons | 3 | 1 | +3
'94 Expos | 1 | 3 | -9
Black Sox | 0 | 4 | -13

I'll be back next Friday with part 3!

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12-09-2022, 11:26 AM	#4
Keeks137 Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 17	Part 2 (See Part 1 at top of post) (Links go to the videos that contain the highlights of the game) Group A Game 3s (1-1) Six Outta Fives @ (2-0) Pittsburgh Crawfords It’s the second coming of Fernandomania as he takes the bump for the Six Outta Fives for the first time. He makes it through six only surrendering a single run which is good enough to stake the Sixes to a two run lead late and then the Crawfords bullpen let this one slip away in the seventh. Bertrum Hunter walked in three runs and then the Sixes’ Harold Baines put the icing on the cake in the ninth with a two run homer to secure a dominant win. FINAL: SIX 11 - PIT 2 (0-2) 1981 Cincinnati Reds @ (1-1) Diamonds in the Rough In the video we go over why Tom Brady isn’t allowed to touch the nickname Tom Terrific. Long story short, it’s because the nickname is so tied to the Reds starter Tom Seaver, and so we’re left referring to Tom as Floppy Balls Brady on the Dugs Sports Network. Well Seaver might be feeling his grasp slip from the terrific moniker as he didn’t quite live up to it today. The Reds get out to an early lead, but Seaver commits an E1 in the bottom of the inning that would have ended it with 0 runs scored. Like a turtle with a hurdle, it seems that he couldn’t quite get over it as he goes on to allow Tony Gwynn to tie the game and then he loses the lead when he starts walking people on the regular. He stops walking people a bit later but begins giving out singles quicker than a reformed Scrooge at a strip bar. He exits the game having given up 5 runs in 3 innings and it just gets worse from there. Ernie Banks records his first home run of the tourney for the Diamonds in a lopsided win. FINAL: DIA 15 - CIN 3 Group B Game 3s (0-2) 1994 Montreal Expos @ (0-2) Black Sox One of these teams will be forced to get into the win column today. The Expos would like it to be them. A Sean Berry home run and Cliff Floyd double stake the Expos to an early lead, but the Black Sox’s Lefty Williams (one of the banned Sox) straightens the ship… until he doesn’t, once again making me wonder if the OOTP guys wrote the Sox’s game throwing tendencies into the game. He walks and hits a couple of batters to load up the bases and seemingly invites the next two hitters to go nuts with the ball. They do not oblige, so he decides to take matters into his own hands and hits another batter to give the Expos a third run. Swede Risberg (another banned Sox), makes yet another crucial error at short, allowing the Expos a fourth run. The Sox rally back to make it a one run game, but that is as close as they get. FINAL: MON 4 - SOX 3 (2-0) Tucson Too Soons @ (2-0) Club Snub Indian Guardian Bob Johnson gets the Snubs out to an early lead with a bases clearing 3 run double. The way Tommy John was pitching for Club Snub, it was looking like that’s all they would need to take this one down. Nomar Garciaparra homers for the Too Soons, but it’s not enough as Tommy John was just too good, going 7.2 IP, striking out 8, and only surrendering two runs. FINAL: SNUB 6 - TUC 2 Group A Game 4s (2-1) Pittsburgh Crawfords @ (0-3) Cincinnati Reds The Reds are going to need to get their asses in gear as they have yet to see a win and were dominated in the previous game, which looms large when run differential plays into to final standings. Both the Reds Frank Pastore and the Crawfords Spoon Carter pitched well, combining for 12.2 IP and 5 ER, but those 5 runs shook out in favor of the Reds. Dan Driessen hit well for the Reds, going 3-3 with a double and a run scored. I spend most of the game overview trying to combat my Scottish co-host’s obsession with the World Cup. FINAL: CIN 3 - PIT 2 (2-1) Six Outta Fives @ (2-1) Diamonds in the Rough David Price is going for the Six Outta Fives and he’s beginning to wish he pulled a 2020 and sat out for the tournament. Goldschmidt, Trout, and Ernie Banks took him deep and to make things worse, he made an error followed by several walks that culminated in a Nap Jajoie grand slam. Catfish Hunter and Barry Zito were zero relief for the Sixes as the score sat at 14-0 at the end of four. Mike Trout actually picked up a second home run when it was all said and done which prompted us to tell stories about his affiliation with spaying and neutering pit bulls. Neat! This massive loss by the Six Outta Fives allow the Crawfords to remain in their #2 position, and thus the playoff picture, in the standings. FINAL: DIA 14 - SIX 4 Group B Game 4s (2-1) Tucson Too Soons @ (1-2) Montreal Expos The Too Soons' Josh Hamilton is going buck nuts this tourney as he belts home runs number four and five to propel him to the tourney lead in that department. These home runs and additional dingers from Nomar Garciaparra and Tony Conigliaro give the Too Soons a 6-1 lead late. Not over yet though. JR Richard loses control in the 8th and walks help bring the score back to 6-3. Darren Fletcher adds a single. 6-4. Bases are loaded no one out. However, the next two hitters ground into a fielder's choice at the plate thanks to some Johnny on the spot defense by Freddy Sanchez to keep the score at 6-4. Lenny Webster takes a bean ball for team and country to make it 6-5 but that's where the rally ends as Rick Ankiel seems to have gotten over his yips as he records his second save of the tourney. FINAL: TUC 6 - MON 5 (0-3) Black Sox @ (3-0) Club Snub Black Sox are looking for a big upset here to get on the board but are going to have to topple David Cone to get it done. They do not get it, helped along by Eddie Murphy (not that Eddie Murphy) getting thrown out twice attempting to steal second base, making it three caught stealings on the tourney. He uh.. maybe should take a hint. The waffles in the morning are simply not worth it. FINAL: SNUB 7 - SOX 1 So let's see what this does to the standings: Team \| Wins \| Losses \| Run Differential Group A: Diamonds in the Rough \| 3 \| 1 \| +20 Pittsburgh Crawfords \| 2 \| 2 \| -2 Six Outta Fives \| 2 \| 2 \| -4 1981 Reds \| 1 \| 3 \| -14 Group B: Club Snub \| 4 \| 0 \| +19 Tucson Too Soons \| 3 \| 1 \| +3 '94 Expos \| 1 \| 3 \| -9 Black Sox \| 0 \| 4 \| -13 I'll be back next Friday with part 3! If you check out the videos, subscriptions to the channel, likes on the video, and leaving comments is the quickest way to make The Dugs a thing and we need your help to make that happen. Thanks again, and have a good weekend!