THE COMMISH CORNER 10/16/15 The Commish Corner IT S NEVER TOO LATE TO BECOME A LEGEND! Issue 2/Week 5 FALL 2015 FAN CAM!
THE COMMISH CORNER Issue 10/16/15 2 Thunder South Prevails in Last Three Games by Robert Schwier The Thunder South hung on for an 11-9 win against the Expos on September 20 th at Leitch Park. Chris Coletti Jr. and Dave Harmon hit back-to-back home runs in the ninth inning which ultimately proved the difference in the game as the Expos rallied in the bottom of the ninth with three runs. Coletti Jr. had an exceptional day both at the plate and in the field. He demonstrated skills like Mike, MLB Angels centerfielder Mike Trout, that is. In addition to his ninth-inning bomb, he hit an earlier tater and recorded nine putouts in center field in a dominant performance. In pitching, Nick Colletti provided two shutout innings in relief. Brett Lyons came on for the final out to pick up his first save. On September 27 th, at Vets Park, the Thunder South bats secured a 15-11 win over the Pirates. The Thunder South recorded 16 hits for the game. Offensive stars for the Thunder were Brett Lyons (four hits), Chris Colleti Jr. (three hits), Dave Harmon (two hits), BASEBALL QUOTES Bill Veeck There are only two seasons winter and baseball. and Tyler Childress (two hits). Defensively, Chris Colletti, Sr. threw five strong innings and Nick Colletti threw two shutout innings in relief. This past Sunday, October 11 th, at Vets Park, the Thunder South banged out another 16 hits to defeat the Padres, 13-10, in a ninth inning, come-from-behind victory. Tyler Childress knocked a three-run shot in the ninth to tie the game. He also picked up the win on the bump. Other offensive stars for the Thunder included Bobby Schwier III, Brian Zinda, and Paul Colletti, each with multiple hits.
THE COMMISH CORNER Issue 10/16/15 3 Nats Remain Undefeated by Roger Laing and Carmen Jacobs On Sunday, October 11 th, under a cloudless sky at Veterans Park in Woodbridge, the Nationals faced off against the Black Sox. The first pitch of the game was a strike delivered at 12:20 p.m. by Black Sox pitcher, Ken Petro. George Marino, veteran umpire, called the balls and strikes, and was assisted in the field by his son, Brody Marino, home for fall break from the College of William and Mary. The game started slowly for the Nats, who posted three up, three down for the first three innings of the ball game. The Black Sox jumped out to an early lead scoring three runs in the bottom of the third inning. The Nats responded in the top of the fourth and with one out, Chris Vail smashed a double to deep left for two RBIs, scoring Brandon Ward and Chris Herald. The Nats momentum continued into the top of the fifth with five more hits to score the maximum allowable four runs. The Black Sox added an additional run in the bottom of the fifth after Parker Lytle popped a sacrifice fly to left center to score Tim Howell, who had gotten on base with a gapper to right center. The outstanding Nats offense continued into the sixth inning scoring three more runs. The Nats posted a remarkable seventh inning, sending 12 hitters to the plate and scoring seven runs to jump in front of the Black Sox, 16-4. The bottom of the seventh inning brought some unwanted excitement regarding a runner s interference call. With two outs and runners on first and second, Black Sox s Parker Lytle hit a well struck grounder directly at Nats shortstop, Al Torres. According to home plate umpire George Marino s judgment, the runner on second (Tim Howell) slowed his stride on his way to third base, blocking the shortstop s view of the approaching ball subsequently interfering with Torres ability to field the ball properly. The Black Sox s T. Howell was called out for interference, ending the inning.
THE COMMISH CORNER Issue 10/16/15 4 (Nats vs Black Sox, continued) Much discussion ensued regarding the call, but the issue was quickly settled and the game continued without incident. The Nationals added more fire power with four additional runs in the top of the eighth inning and the Black Sox were demonstrating some offensive strength of their own by getting three runs across the plate before the game was called due to the three-hour time limit. After reverting back to the last completed inning of the game, the final score was 16-4, in favor of the Nationals. Even with the controversial runner s interference call, both teams shook hands willingly and demonstrated good sportsmanship. Nationals Legends Stars of the Game were Chris Vail who was four for five at the plate, with one run and three RBIs; Mike DeMarr who also was four for five, with three runs, and an RBI; and Brandon Ward, also four for five, with three runs, and two RBIs. BASEBALL QUOTES John McSherry: Don't park in the spaces marked, "Reserved for Umpires." Baseball Bits Dummy Hoy was a deaf-anddumb outfielder for seven teams around the turn of the Twentieth Centrury. He had a.288 lifetime batting average for 14 major league seasons, and he stole 597 career bases. He was also responsible for the umpires raising their arms on ball-and-strike calls. Hoy couldn t hear the call [when he was batting], so he would turn around and look at the plate umpire. In time, the umpires started flashing him arm signals. It caught on. reprinted from Big League Baseball Puzzlers, by Dom Forker, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 1991 Eagles Fly High with First Win of the Season by Codi Dudley MLB Official Rules, 2015 Rule 7.08(b): Any runner is out when he intentionally interferes with a thrown ball; or hinders a fielder attempting to make a play on a batted ball. (Comment: A runner who is adjudged to have hindered a fielder who is attempting to make a play on a batted ball is out whether it was intentional or not.) The Eagles scored early and often the first two innings, and held on for a 13-11 win over the Generals Sunday at South County Field. Pitching, defense and hitting all came together for the team, and given the late comeback by the Generals, it was all needed for the Eagles to get their first win of the year. Led by Jason Wells, who was four for five with one RBI, and John Moore, who went three for five with a double and two RBIs, the Eagles were consistent throughout the line-up. The defense played almost error free, and the pitching staff was able to hold off the furiously mad bats of the Generals in the later innings. As predicted, we are hoping this is a sign that the Eagles will be making some noise in the playoffs.
THE COMMISH CORNER Issue 10/16/15 5 Redlegs Right the Ship! Earn First Win! by Ron Cortese and BobbyK deep into the playoffs, stated an elated BobbyK, manager of the Legs. Yeah, the new guy can certainly play, and that s the spark we needed. We owe our scouts a bonus for finding him, added Coach Richman Oliver. The Redlegs finally put it all together with solid pitching, and a great offensive attack, to take it to the Isotopes in a 12-4 win at beautiful Madison High School! The bats were on fire, with the following multi-hit attack: Steve Foster, nominated for Legend of the Week (two for three, with one run) kept his bat hot, and added four outstanding innings on the mound with four strikeouts, and no runs to close out the victory. And, just to solidify his Legend of the Week status, he threw out a player at home from left field. Aaron Tooke was two for three at the plate with one walk and one RBI. Ron Cortese went two for four, with one RBI, and also pitched three shutout innings. Casey Ray dominated at the plate going three for four, with four RBI, including a sparkling defensive catch ranging into center field from his short stop position! Lastly, newest Redleg, Pete Greenwood, who was two for three with two runs, was a force as he dusted off his cleats after 10 years and joined the fun. He demonstrated that he still had game by bashing a hit off the right field wall, just missing the four-bagger in his first Legends game ever! We finally put it all together, and we hope we take this energy (Who took those awesome pics?!) Is it a catch? Nope!
THE COMMISH CORNER Issue 10/16/15 6 LEGEND OF THE WEEK! Steve Foster Remember these two things: play hard and have fun. - Tony Gwynn