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COSTANZA COULD BE IN FOR A BREAK OUT YEAR!
June 5, 2006 --
CONGRATS TO MIKE COSTANZA WHO WAS VOTED BY WIFFLEBALL.COM AND PIGEON PARK AS "THE IMPACT PLAYER FOR THE 2006 SEASON". AFTER FINISHING BELOW .500 LAST SEASON, MANY SPECULATE THAT COSTANZA IS READY FOR A BREAK-OUT YEAR. HIS STATS WERE LOW IN 05, BUT A NEW WORKOUT PROGRAM AND TRAINER HAVE SOME THINKING A RUN AT THE 2006 CHAMPIONSHIP ISN'T TOO FAR OFF. "I REALLY DEDICATED MYSELF THIS OFF-SEASON," SAID COSTANZA IN AN INTERVIEWER EARLIER THIS WEEK,"I FELT LAST YEAR MY PITCHING WAS WEAK, AND I GAVE UP A LOT OF BOMB SHOTS...SOME THAT HAVEN'T EVEN LANDED YET. BUT THIS IS MY YEAR, I'M GOING FOR THE TITLE!"
HERE ARE THE REST OF THE RESULTS FROM THE "AFTER FINISHING BELOW .500 LAST SEASON, WHAT PLAYER WILL MAKE THE BIGGEST IMPACT?" POLL.
COSTANZA= 26
SOMMA= 22
FERLISE= 17
PETE SR.= 9
DUERR= BETTER GET TO WORK
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GATORADE GAME OF THE WEEK
June 16, 2006 --
THIS YEAR'S IMPACT PLAYER STARTED THE SEASON OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT, TAKING THIS FIRST WIN OVER ROOKIE SENSATION TYLER JONES. COSTANZA LOOKED GREAT ON THE MOUND, STRIKING OUT JONES NUMEROUS TIMES. JONES WHO LOOKED IMPRESSIVE THIS PRESEASON, STRUGGLED IN HIS PIGEON PARK DEBUTE. AFTER THE GAME COSTANZA HAD THIS TO SAY ABOUT THE ROOKIE.
HOW DO YOU THINK JONES PLAYED TODAY.
"JONES PLAYED A NICE GAME, HE JUST ISN'T AT MY LEVEL YET... THE KID'S A ROOKIE, HE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR EVEN BEING ON THE SAME FIELD AS ME."
DO YOU THINK YOU'RE READY TO TAKE THE AMERICAN DIVISION, WHICH IS LOADED WITH TALENT LIKE DEHART AND MAZZOLA?
WHO THE **** ARE THEY...HAHAHAAHA DEHART'S A BUM, THE KID PLAYS SCRUBS AND MAZZOLA IS A DRUNK... WHAT MORE DO I HAVE TO SAY! THE DIVISION IS MINE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR THE ROOKIE TYLER JONES?
YEAH... IF YOU KEEP PLAYIN LIKE YOU DID TODAY, YOU'LL BE LUCKY IF YOU MAKE IT TO THE 4TH OF JULY BEFORE THE FANS RUN YOU OUT OF TOWN!!!!!
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DUERR SHOCKS LEAGUE WITH FIRST CAREER VICTORY
June 16, 2006 --
PIGEON PARK WAS CRAZY LAST NIGHT, AS STEVE DUERR HAD THE UPSET OF THE YEAR. AFTER GETTING BEAT IN HIS FIRST TWO GAMES OF THE YEAR, DUERR REBOUNDED AGAINST PETE DACENKO JR, FOR HIS FIRST PIGEON PARK VICTORY. DACENKO SCORED 2 IN THE TOP OF THE INNING, BUT DUERR RESPONDED WITH 2 FOR HIMSELF TO TIE THE GAME GOING INTO THE 2ND. AS DACENKO PLATED ANOTHER 2 RUNS, SO DID DUERR. THE GAME BEGAN TO HEAT UP WHEN THE BASES WERE LOADED DUERR GOT OUT OF THE JAM WITH NO RUNS GIVEN UP. IN THE BOTTOM OF THE INNING, AFTER DACENKO WALKED THE BASESLOADED DUERR CAME THROUGH WITH THE BIGGEST HIT OF HIS CAREER. HE ROPED A 2-1 SINGLE OFF THE SPA TO BRING IN THE WINNING RUN. DUERR LOOKS LIKE HE MIGHT BE A CONTENDER THIS YEAR, WHILE DACENKO MIGHT AS WELL JUST HANG UP HIMSLF OR THE CLEATS, EITHER WAY HE WILL BE DOING HIMSELF A BIG FAVOR. DUERR HAD THIS TO SAY IN THE POST GAME INTERVIEW WITH HAROLD REYNOLDS.
WAS THAT YOUR BIGGEST WIN OF YOUR CAREER?
O YEAH, THAT WAS GREAT BEATING THAT BUM. I DIDN'T THINK I HAD A CHANCE, BUT THE WAY HE WAS SWINGING, IT REMINDED ME OF HOW MY SISTER SWINGS IN SOFTBALL.... SO I KNEW I HAD A SHOT.
DO YOU THINK YOU'LL GET MORE RESPECT NOW THAT YOU GOT A WIN UNDER YOUR BELT?
I DONT KNOW AND I DONT CARE... PETE HAD NO RESPECT FOR ME AND LOOK WHAT I DID TO THAT CHUMP. ALL I GOT TO SAY IS SEE ME ANYDAY ANYTIME.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE PETE JR?
WOW...... I DONT KNOW......... IF I WAS HIM I WOULD PROBABLY FIND THE TALLEST BUILDING AND JUMP, BUT I GUESS WE NEED SOMEONE TO RUN THE LEAGUE SO HE SHOULD PROBABLY JUST RETIRE. CANT WIN'EM ALL.... ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU PLAY THE WAY HE DID TONIGHT LOL!
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MAZZOLA HANGS UP THE CLEATS FOR CLOWN SHOES!
July 27, 2006 --
Here we go….. again. For the 4th straight time in his eight-year career Mike Mazzola has decided to hang up his cleats. His early retirement was announced early last week in an interview with Jim Rome on ESPN. Although Mazzola has left the game numerous times, such as in 2002 when he walked away from Pigeon Park to start his own worm farm, this time Mazzola is going for his life time dream. Once the word was out about him getting beaten in back to back games, rumors began circulating about a retirement from the 2006 season. Unlike first thought, a close source has reported that Mazzola will indeed be trying out for a spot in the Barnum and Bailey Circus come this September, which is the main reason for the retirement.
“I just thought he didn’t have the balls to see me on the field,” said Mike Costanza when he heard the news, “The kid should join the circus, he’s a joke on the field, maybe he could be a juggling clown or some shit…. We don’t need anymore characters that can’t play the game……… we already have Jones and Fishetti.”
Although the fans will miss his trash talk and frequent whining, we all would like to wish Mazzola the best and good luck in the future.
If you are interested in purchasing tickets, Pigeon Park will be raffling off 2 front row seats to see Mazzola in action when he performs in late September, for more information please contact 732-270-6911. ps see more pictures of Mazzola at bottom of page .
THANK YOU
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WILL SURE MISS THE OLD MAZZ
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WILL MIKE D FOLLOW HIS FRIEND AND BECOME A CLOWN ? WE THINK SO AS YOU CAN SEE
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WE LOVE YOU MIKE GOOD LUCK FROM YOUR FRIENDS AT PIGEON PARK
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EVAN DOLAN WINS BEST ROOKIE POLL AND SELECTED TO THE 2006 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR GAME IN ARIZONA!
June 28, 2006 --
BEFORE THE 2006 SEASON, EVAN DOLAN WAS A NOBODY, PLAYING IN SMALL LEAGUES ACROSS THE COUNRTY, AND MAKING JUST ENOUGH CASH TO GET BY. SINCE SIGNING A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT WITH PIGEON PARK, DOLAN HAS TAKEN HIS PLAY AND THE LEAGUE TO THE NEXT LEVEL! ATTENDANCE AT THE PARK HAS GONE UP 15% SINCE LAST SEASON AND HE IS ON PACE TO SET THE STRIKE OUT RECORD OF 196 SET BY LEGENDARY WIFFLER PETE SR. IN 1994 (IN HIS PRIME). TO ADD TO HIS EVER INCREASING POPULARITY, DOLAN HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE IMPACT ROOKIE OF THE YEAR BY WIFFLEBALL.COM AND WILL BE RECEIVING THE BRAND NEW 2007 MODEL XT34 WIFFLEBALL BAT TO USE IN THE NATIONAL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR GAME COME JULY. ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE AT PIGEON PARK WE WOULD LIKE TO SEND OUR BEST WISHES TO DOLAN AND HIS FAMILY.
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JONES KNOCKS OFF SO CALLED "WIFFLE LEGEND" FRANK DEHART!
July 11, 2006 --
PIGEON PARK HASN'T SEEN A HOMER HIT OFF DEHART IN 22 GAMES, DATING BACK TO 2004, BUT WITH ONE SWING JONES SHATTERED A PERFECT SEASON AND AN UNTOUCHABLE RECORD. WHEN DEHART STARTED THE SEASON MANY, INCLUDING FELLOW PLAYERS WONDERED WHO WOULD STEP UP AND DEFEAT THE SELF-PROCLAIMED "WIFFLEBALL LEGEND". HIS PERFECT SEASON WAS PUT TO AN ABRUPT END LATE MONDAY NIGHT, AS HE FACED OFF AGAINST ROOKIE TYLER JONES.
"I KNEW PLAYING DEHART WOULD BE A BIG GAME FOR ME AND I HAD TO BRING 110% OR ELSE I WOULD BE SHOWN UP LIKE PETE SR. AND FISHETTI."
THE FIRST WAS SCORELESS, BUT IN THE TOP OF THE SECOND DEHART SMASHED A FASTBALL OFF THE ROOF IN CENTER TO TAKE THE LEAD 1-0. JONES WHO HAS BEEN UP AND DOWN ALL SEASON LONG, LOOKED AS THOUGH HE WOULD BE ANOTHER HELPLESS VICTIM ON DEHART'S PATH TO A PERFECT SEASON. AS THE FANS BEGAN TO LEAVE THE STADIUM, JONES BELTED A SLIDER DEEP TO CENTER SHATTERING DEHART'S 22 GAME NO HOMER STREAK! JONES TOOK THE LEAD 3-1 AND NEVER LOOKED BACK STRIKING OUT DEHART TWICE IN THE TOP OF THE 3RD TO SEAL THE VICTORY.
"TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, THE KID'S REALLY NOT THAT GOOD," SAID JONES AFTER THE GAME. HE'S GOT SOME NICE PITCHES, BUT HE AINT NO LEGEND I'LL TELL YOU THAT. HE'S A LEGEND IN THIS OWN MIND, BUT OUT ON THE FIELD HE'S JUST ANOTHER PLAYER.
SO WHAT DO U HAVE TO SAY ABOUT BREAKING THE 22 GAME NO HOMER STREAK?
"22 GAMES THAT'S IT... THE ONLY REASON WHY HE HAD THAT WAS BECAUSE I WASN'T IN THE LEAGUE LAST TWO YEARS. MY BATTING PRACTICE COACH CAN THROW BETTER THEN HIM. THE BOTTOM LINE IS I GOT THE W AND DEHART AINT NO PLAYA, HE'S A BUM. NO MORE QUESTIONS I'M OUT."
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******MOONSHOOT NOT ENOUGH FOR PETE SR!******
August 6, 2006 --
EVEN WITH THE TITANIUM CORE, ULTRA LIGHT DESIGN, AND UNIMAGINABLE POWER, THE MOONSHOT MIGHT NOT BE ENOUGH FOR FUTURE HALL OF FAMER PETE SR. SINCE RECIEVING THE BAT EARLY LAST WEEK, THERE HAS BEEN A POLL OUT REGARDING THE NEW BAT AND IF IT WILL GET THE .136 HITTER INTO THE PLAYOFFS FOR THE 3 STRAIGHT SEASON.
"I THINK THIS BAT WILL PUSH ME OVER THE EDGE," SAID PETE SR. "AFTER TAKING A COUPLE OF BATTING PRACTICE SWINGS. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS BAT ALL YEAR...IT'S MY TIME TO MAKE A STATEMENT IN THIS LEAGUE."
SINCE PLAYING WITH THE MOONSHOT, PETE SR. HAS IMPROVED AT THE PLATE, BUT IS 1-1 WITH MORE IMPROVEMENT NEEDED. "I DONT CARE WHAT BAT THAT OLD BUM HAS," SAID HIS SON MIKE DACENKO, "HE COULDN'T HIT SAND IF HE FELL OFF A CAMEL. I MEAN COME ON... THE OTHER DAY I SAW HIM MISSING THE WIFFLEBALL HE HAD ON A STRING HANGING FROM THE DECK. THE GUY IS WASHED UP, LIKE I'VE BEEN SAYING FOR YEARS... HE SHOULD BE CUTTING THE GRASS THATS ABOUT IT."
THANK-YOU FOR ALL THOSE WHO VOTED AND HERE ARE THE FINAL RESULTS FROM
"WITH PETE SR. NEW WIFFLEBALL BAT, WILL HE MAKE THE 2006 PLAYOFFS?"
Response Pct Votes
YES 43.1% 25
NO 56.9% 33
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2006 SEASON COMES TO A CLOSE
September 1, 2006 --
AS SUMMER DWINDLES DOWN AND A NEW SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS, THE 2006 WIFFLEBALL REGULAR SEASON HAS SADLY COME TO AN END. SINCE THE SEASON OPENER IN MID-JUNE, SOME PLAYERS HAVE HAD GREAT YEAR SUCH AS CHIRS FISHETTI WHO BROKE NUMEROUS RECORDS AND FRANK DEHART WHO HAS PLACED HIMSELF AMONG THE ELITE IN PIGEON PARK HISTORY. ALL IN ALL THIS 2006 SEASON WAS A HUGE SUCCESS AND A LOT OF FUN. THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER PIGEON PARK WAS HOST TO OVER 70 WIFFLEBALL GAMES, A FIRST IN IT'S HISTORY! WE HAVE WITNESSED GREAT GAMES AND EVENTS SUCH AS JONES UPSETTING DEHART 5-2, FISHETTI THROWING 7 STRAIGHT SHUTOUTS, DOLAN BREAKING LANDSPEED RECORDS ON THE MOUND, DUERR SHOCKING PETE JR. 5-4, AND OF COURSE PETE SR.'S MOONSHOT BAT. FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS CONGRATS AND GOOD LUCK IN THE UP COMING GAMES. IN CLOSING I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE PLAYERS AND FANS FOR A GREAT SEASON AND BEST OF LUCK IN THE FUTURE.
THANKS,
THE COMMISH
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PIGEON PARK PLAYOFF "WHERE LEGENDS ARE MADE"
August 15, 2006 --
AS THE 2006 SEASON COMES TO A CLOSE, MANY PLAYERS ARE LOOKING TOWARDS THE PLAYOFFS AND A CHANCE TO PLAY IN THE PIGEON PARK WORLD SERIES COME EARLY SEPTEMBER. SO YOU THINK YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO BRING HOME THE CHAMPIONSHIP? WELL, HERE IS HOW THE PLAYOFF PICTURE IS SHAPING UP AND WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOW!
HOW TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS?
MAKING THE PLAYOFFS IS SIMPLE, JUST BE IN THE TOP 4 IN YOUR DIVISION AND YOU'RE IN.
HOW WILL RECORDS BE DETERMINED?
YOUR FINAL RECORD IS ALL THAT WILL MATTER WHEN MAKING THE PLAYOFFS! WE OBTAIN THIS RECORD FROM YOUR GAMES PLAYED. ANY UNPLAYED GAMES WILL BE DECIDED BY WHO HAS THE MOST GAMES PLAYED. FOR INSTANCE IF ONE PLAYER HAS PLAYED 8 GAMES AND THE OTHER HAS PLAYED 14 THEN THE MAN WHO PLAYED 14 WILL GET THE WIN AND THE OTHER WILL RECEIVE A LOSS. IF BOTH PLAYERS HAVE PLAYED WITHIN 1 OR 2 GAMES OF THE SAME NUMBER THESE PLAYERS MUST PLAY... IF NOT THEY WILL BOTH RECEIVE LOSSES.
WHAT WILL THE PLAYOFFS CONSIST OF?
THE PLAYOFFS WILL BE 4 PLAYERS FROM EACH DIVISION SQUARING OFF IN A FINAL WORLD SERIES GAME. THE NUMBER ONE SEED FROM BOTH DIVISIONS WILL HAVE HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE THROUGHOUT THE PLAYOFFS. #1 WILL PLAY #4, #2 WILL PLAY #3. THE FIRST AND SECOND ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS WILL BE A THREE GAME SERIES. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXACT DATES AND WHEN GAMES MUST BE PLAYED WILL BE POSTED AT A LATER TIME. THE WORLD SERIES WILL BE BETWEEN THE WINNER OF THE AMERICAN DIVISION AND WINNER OF THE NATIONAL DIVISION. THIS WILL BE A 5 GAMES SERIES FEATURING THE BEST OF THE BEST THAT PIGEON PARK HAS TO OFFER.
THIS IS HOW THE PLAYOFF PICTURE IS LOOKING AS OF TODAY.
AMERICAN DIVISION
#1 DEHART
#2 COSTANZA
#3 FAZZINI
#4 MIKE DACENKO
NATIONAL DIVISION
#1 FISHETTI
#2 PETE JR.
#3 FITZSIMMONS
#4 SOMMA
THE ROAD TO BECOMING A WIFFLEBALL LEGEND HAS BEGUN... GOOD LUCK TO ALL
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PETE SR. MISSES POSTSEASON, BUT NOT THE PLAYOFF PICKS!
September 22, 2006 --
DEHART VS. MIKE DACENKO
I SEE DEHART WINNING THIS ONE IN 3 GAMES. DACENKO WILL GIVE HIM A GAME AND PROBABLY TAKE DEHART THE DISTANCE. CAN'T UNDER ESTIMATE DACENKO'S DEEP BALL CAPABLITIES AND PITCHING POTENTIAL. THIS WINNER WILL BE THE AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPION!
HITTING= DEHART (MODERATE EDGE)
PITCHING= DEHART (SLIGHT EDGE)
WINNER= DEHART
FAZZINI VS. COSTANZA
3 GAMES NO DOUBT IN THIS CONTEST. BOTH PLAYERS ARE EVENLY MATCHED AND SHOULD MAKE FOR A GREAT SERIES. COSTANZA PLAYS WITH THE MOST HEART AND FAZZINI LOOKS LIKE HE'S IN THIS 3RD SEASON. BOTH PLAYERS ARE GOOD ENOUGHT TO MAKE A RUN, BUT EITHER WAY THE WINNER WILL BE AN UNDERDOG IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
HITTING= FAZZINI (SLIGHT EDGE)
PITCHING= COSTANZA (SLIGHT EDGE)
WINNER= FAZZINI
PETE JR. VS PETE FITZSIMMONS
PROBABLY THE MOST CLOSELY MATCHED SERIES OF THEM ALL. BOTH PLAYERS HAVE CHAMPIONSHIP POTENTIAL. PETE JR. BRINGS IN A RECORD OF 7-0 IN THE PAST 7 GAMES AND HASN'T BEEN BEATEN SINCE SWITCHING TO RIGHTY. FITZSIMMONS IS UP FOR PITCHER OF THE YEAR AND IS HANDS DOWN ROOKIE OF THE YEAR. THIS SERIES WILL GO THE DISTANCE.
HITTING= PETE JR. (SLIGHT EDGE)
PITCHING= FITZSIMMONS (SLIGHT EDGE)
WINNER= PETE FITZSIMMONS
FISHETTI VS. DOLAN
FISHETTI IS THE HEAVY FAVORITE IN THIS SERIES. DOLAN HAS POTENTIAL TO BE A FORCE IN THIS LEAGUE, BUT FISHETTI IS JUST PLAYING GREAT WIFFLEBALL. HE EATS UP RIGHTY PITCHERS, AND HAS BEEN KNOWN TO GO DEEP OFTEN. DOLAN WILL HAVE TO PLAY THIS BEST GAMES IF HE WANTS TO HAVE A CHANCE AT KNOCKING OFF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE FAVORITE.
HITTING= FISHETTI (MAJOR EDGE)
PITCHING= FISHETTI (SLIGHT EDGE)
WINNER= FISHETTI
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