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30 July, 2026

GREYBEARDS	9	RUSTY ROYALS	8
GREYBEARDS	11	RUSTY ROYALS	6
WHITE HAIRS	19	FINE WINES	11
WHITE HAIRS	8	FINE WINES	8

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GAME REPORTS - JULY 30

Fine Wines vs White Hairs

Fine Wines Report – Dan Sanscartier

Ever since I moved to the GTA, as a lifelong Habs fan I have tried to imagine what it's like being a Leafs fan. Where each season opens with a mixture of Charlie Brownesque optimism and fear which eventually turns into dread and pain as once again Lucy pulls the ball away. The 7th inning of the nightcap against the White Hairs nearly (but not quite) led to me feeling a tinge of empathy for Leaf fans (not really). After giving up 19 runs in the opener on the way to a 19-11 loss the Fine Wines defense came through in game two (or the White Hairs were simply tired out from running the bases in game one) to hold them to 4 runs through six innings. Alas, it was not to be, as it took everything we had to hold them to an 8-8 tie as their bats woke up long enough to rally for 4 runs. Morty proposed going to a shootout to break the tie before I gently reminded him that the world cup is over. This didn't really happen but I wanted to fit 4 different sports into this week's recap.

Notable offensive performances from Jonathan Kamin Islands and Jeff² (Palmer & Francis) as they combined for 16 hits and 7 RBI over the two games. Ben Roczniak, fresh off his month-long contract holdout, contributed 4 more hits and 4 RBI. Drew Gandalf Leblanc made a couple of fine plays as did Bill (not John) King once again in the outfield. The true highlight of the day was Steve Isaacs Asimov discussing investment strategies with our third base coach whilst completely ignoring the stop sign on the way to scoring a run.

White Hairs Report – Jeff Morton

The Hairs’ ‘26 season is highlighted by solid defense. Roadrunner Sturm made a couple of outstanding running catches and each of the infielders - Prancer Byj, Morton, Principal O'Neill, Executive Ed Lincz, and Guiness Fratia contributed at least one darn fine play.

Offensively the Hairs started game one by putting up 15 runs in the first 3 innings. The Wines didn't fold and chipped away narrowing the lead to 4 going into the 7th.

In the 7th, Roadrunner lined out, Prancer got a hit and Roadrunner ran, Morton got a hit and Sturm somehow scored from first while Morton ended on 3rd, Principal followed with a HR and the Hairs restored an 8-run lead.

As the manager, I'm kind of focused on the game and not really paying attention to the bench chatter. This year's squad is without doubt the loosest Hairs group yet. Prancer, Mus Stang, Teach Schell, Guiness, Detective Dan and Gord hopalong Shields keep our group relaxed with their banter - some of which is related to the game.

Game 2 ended 8-8 with the Hairs putting up a 4-spot in the bottom of the 7th. Wines "slugger" Habnot King made an ok catch to end the sister kisser.

Scott Sinclair pitched great in game 2, racking up strikeouts and dribblers. Mac and Scott opened for each other in an attempt to confuse everyone including their teammates.

Offensively Sinclair hit for the cycle on the day, Executive and Mac had 6 hits each.

And finally, the Hairs’ ultimate goal of being first to the Pump, was once again achieved!

Rusty Royals vs Grey Beards

Rusty Royals Report – John Koopman

There is no crying in baseball. Maybe that is a good thing. Grown men should not be in tears over a game anyway. Rusty Royal bats and gloves failed to make an appearance at this week's game against the Grey Beards.

In game one the Royals fought stoutly (without bats and gloves) but lost in the bottom of the seventh when Randy Nunn drove in a run that gave the Grey Beards a walk-off win. In five of the seven innings the Royals batted no more than four players. No Royal scored more than one run. There were brief glimmers of hope: Mike Way is coming back from an injury, Dario Pretto is rounding into form, Barny Henderson remains ageless, Randy Heinbecker continues to get on base from the lead-off position and Mike Canham continues to throw strikes. A nameless player coach, who will remain nameless, was caught anticipating a hit and led the field in a "walk of shame".

In game two we failed to even come close. Geoff Coulson went 3-3 and Richard Grudsinki 2-3. Every other Royal got one hit, which also means they got out twice. It was an egalitarian effort.

What goes up does come down. Every team can have an off day. The Royals had an off day. We are confident though that we will be a force in the play-offs.

On the bright side we excelled at the pub afterwards, with a good representation and lots of good cheer, as long as we avoided baseball talk, which we did…

Grey Beards Report – Bill Manson

The boys of summer were in action again today. Due to smoke and timing of our last off week, it seemed like we have not been together for some time. The guys were a little rusty but after the first few pitches and hits we found our stride.

Speaking of pitching, John Kemp was outstanding in both games. He kept the Rusty Royals in check for both. Only 2 or 3 balls reached grass in both games. The remainder of hits stayed on the dirt. Fantastic job Johnny!

Game One

The Beards took a early 2 - 1 lead but then the bats went quiet for a few innings before the Royals went ahead 8 - 7 in the 5th inning. The Beards were down by 2 runs going into the bottom of the 7th with 2 out and bases loaded when Wrecking Ball Randy Nunn stepped up to the plate and hit a walk off single to score the two runs to win the game. Other contributors were Chris Barrett who went 3 for 4, Randy Nunn, Don (buy a vowel) Yaschyshyn, John Kemp, Dave Kozai, Steve Moses and spare Will Thurner all went 2 for 3. Solid defense by all of the Beards propelled them to victory.

Game Two

The Royals were a little bit ticked off that the Beards grabbed a hard-fought victory in the last inning of game one so they came out ready to play. However, the bats and defense that helped the Beards to win game one carried over to game two. The Grey guys took a early one run lead after the first inning but found themselves tied at 5 - 5 after the 5th inning. The 6th inning was all Beards, 5 runs to one run by the Royals. The final score ended up 11 to 6 for the Grey Beards. Solid defense and timely hitting by the Grey guys showed in game two with Don Yaschyshyn going 4 for 5, Will Thurner went 4 for 4, and Dave (tomahawk) Kozai, Chris Barrett, Dave Brinton, Randy Nunn and John Kemp each went 3 for 4.

Honourable mentions go to: Jimmy Fenner, who in game two made a huge catch off a foul tip while playing catcher. Not forgotten is Brock Paterson who flashed leather in right field on a number of occasions. Oh yes, this correspondent made a few errors but made up for them too. All in all, a solid effort by the Grey Beards.