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TOPIC: WHOS THE BEST PLAYER IN COVENTRY ? |
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| JOE MOMMA
March 4, 2008
10:18:10 AM
Entry #: 2636604
| Whos the best all around player in Coventry ? Not just hitter or glove the best allaround ?
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| RyMan
March 4, 2008
12:11:53 PM
Entry #: 2636862
| I've been tryin to get him some recognition for a while now, but I still say Chip LaFazia from Baxter's/Patriot Oil is the best all around player in the league. I challenge anyone to find a faster runner that's also as smart on the basepaths. He's a vaccum over the the middle and I've also seen him play 2nd, 3rd, SS, and outfield all at starter levels. He could pitch if you needed, but itd be like batting practice. He can hit for average, and for power. Outfielders have to always be on their toes because he can and will take an extra base at a moments notice. He's gonna be a great manager for our team this year, and a very underrated aspect of a great player, no one I've ever seen has better sportsmanship and respect for players whether on his team or the other team. Yes there are guys that hit the ball a mile consistently, but no one brings every tool to a game like Chip.
I don't know many people by name in the league, but I'll give Smitty a close second.
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| Lags
March 4, 2008
1:18:43 PM
Entry #: 2637017
| I would say Eric Weimar from Eaton. It was only his first year and he hit .685, not to mention he was hurt all year. He has a cannon for an arm and can play any position on the field. Watch out for that guy.
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| hodde
March 4, 2008
3:47:58 PM
Entry #: 2637341
| everything you said about chip is true but personally id have to say ernie wright
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| hodde
March 4, 2008
3:53:23 PM
Entry #: 2637361
| everything you said about chip is true but personally id have to say ernie wright
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| mike
March 4, 2008
5:20:44 PM
Entry #: 2637566
| Hands down without question, absolutely certain no doubt about it... JOSH DIONNE
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| Ry
March 4, 2008
5:40:21 PM
Entry #: 2637609
| I sense some brown nosing ryman, are you looking to play more innings?
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| mike
March 4, 2008
6:01:10 PM
Entry #: 2637668
| Nope, tried that already it didn't work, I suppose batting .142 and committing an average of 7.5 eras per 7 innings doesn't help> I'm just declaring my infinite infatuation of my hero
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| Lags
March 4, 2008
6:05:34 PM
Entry #: 2637680
| Ernie wright does rip it ... needs to learn to bring his own damn gum though... but other then that I would run around in the outfield with Ernie anyday
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| Dutilly
March 4, 2008
6:11:22 PM
Entry #: 2637693
| Ernie? are you kidding me why do you think artie picked me up this so i can take his spot.....Actually i think hes looking for a spot.. he couldnt replace puddin
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| RyMan
March 4, 2008
6:45:08 PM
Entry #: 2637787
| Nope not looking for playing. I'll play when they need me. I've just always been high on chip as a player, and I'd like to see some recognition go his way. Who is this anyways?
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| paulyh
March 4, 2008
7:01:20 PM
Entry #: 2637824
| ianelli lemdawg keenan wright smitty lesniak
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| Ry
March 4, 2008
7:08:18 PM
Entry #: 2637840
| Dont worry, im with you that chip definately plays with alot of heart! And doubles as the coach! Im just razzing you! Anyway, well meet at the first practice im the other Ryan on our team! Ive been getting a kick out of your posts , you sound excited to play!
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| RyMan
March 4, 2008
7:49:07 PM
Entry #: 2637948
| Glad someone enjoys my posts. I like talking on here. Im psyched to play. I'll see ya soon. We're gonna be going out for the same position I think.
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| Ry
March 4, 2008
7:56:44 PM
Entry #: 2637965
| my position is always subject to change, Ill play anywhere im needed but 3rd was always where i played, you can take rockets off the head from pull hitters if you want!
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| RyMan
March 4, 2008
8:37:55 PM
Entry #: 2638061
| I played a lot of third for baxter's 2 seasons ago. Also middle, second, catcher, and some first. Its unfortunate that my 2 strong positions (1st and 3rd) are tied up by 2 top notch players in eric galloway and joe houle. So im just gonna have to go out, show my progress, and hope chip notices. Let the games begin RyGuy (there, now you have a forum name)
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| Dutilly
March 4, 2008
10:12:34 PM
Entry #: 2638277
| and smitty couldnt carry my bat bag
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| Smitty
March 4, 2008
10:15:32 PM
Entry #: 2638284
| you have one? the way you play i thought you just showed up borrowed other peoples equipment.
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| EW33
March 5, 2008
2:22:04 AM
Entry #: 2638520
| hodde i love you too. I would say neil is a top if not the top player. Neil can play infield outfield and hit the ball. Just needs to mature a little just like any of us when we were in our early 20s. My boy playa is the tops when he wants to bring his A game but that depends on many factors and if his heart is in it.
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| Mac
March 5, 2008
10:48:02 AM
Entry #: 2638926
| id have to say ianelli when playa playa is playing his hardest its like he just coasts thru so easily ernie is charlie hustle and brings wine/shine. lemdawg is one of the best 3b in the league just gets overlooked cuz he hits so well. coming from experience theres no easy hits coming thru 3b into left when hes playin there.
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| ARTIEKARATE
March 5, 2008
11:51:55 AM
Entry #: 2639078
| Bunch of great choices but id have to throw GT in the mix with those guys . What i define as the best player is a guy who can dominate and beat your team from both sides of the ball. When the Dub won the ship kid had 7 double plays in two games three were unassisted thats dominating the game and he was 9 for 12 with 9 runs scored. Hasnt learned to spread the feild yet but hes only twenty three . Hard to believe hes been playing for 5 years. Big Ern Mcracken has his moments like that also , when the bats on hes one of the best no doubt he is the best OF hands down on a big feild or open feild and the best Rf against the PNA . Two years ago against the NNNAAAAAHHH totally gave them a couple cunt punts with three amazing catches . Some of these guys we are talking about dont dominate . Thats the best player the ones who wins games by himself .
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| ARTIEKARATE
March 5, 2008
11:53:49 AM
Entry #: 2639086
| Just to protect myself there are a bunch of other guys on the DUB who i could throw in too , JC , CR ,PLAYA , SPO and so on
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| Dutilly
March 5, 2008
4:21:03 PM
Entry #: 2639710
| hey artie my initials are BD thanks
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| Lemdawg316
March 5, 2008
4:21:13 PM
Entry #: 2639711
| no such thing, team sport. you should ask, and im gonna start it right now. WHO IS THE BEST TEAM? espically with all the free agents settling in with their new teams, gonna be intresting. from what i hear good teams are gettiong better
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| Mac
March 5, 2008
5:37:50 PM
Entry #: 2639878
| id say VDUB, CM, And PNA top teams in order
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| injuredagain
March 5, 2008
8:29:32 PM
Entry #: 2640210
| CM is back. 5-2 favorites. VDub 3-1, PNA 4-1. All others 10-1.
Max bets will be established at a later date.
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| EW33
March 5, 2008
9:18:16 PM
Entry #: 2640309
| Vdub, CM, PNA, Mertog's squad in that order from what i can see. Who exactly is on the CM roster?I know you added Lem Mac and Knight. Who returned? Any other additions?
I heard PNA picked up Broz, Manwhore/Manseur? Lose anyone or pick anyone else up?
Smitty you been awfully quiet. What did your team do?
Dionne you lose anyone or you still got the same squad?
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| Smitty
March 5, 2008
10:31:12 PM
Entry #: 2640481
| the cm roster is posted (anyone else with rosters send them in so i can get started on typing every single name into the site)
i have the same team.
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| Uncle Mertog
March 5, 2008
11:53:59 PM
Entry #: 2640639
| I definately see a major log jam coming up this year for the coveted playoff positions. I definately see the VFW as the team to beat, Moulton right there in a close race, PNA will round out the top three.
After that it will be a mess. I see the following teams duking it out for supremacy and will all bunch up behind the top three for positions 4 through 8. Nobody mentioned Crowe and I think they will definately be a team to be reckoned with. Bothelo's (DA CHAMPS YA'LL) don't overlook them. Team Mertog should be in the mix if all goes well, and Harris is definately someone to keep an eye on, always tough.Joques and Patriot and A+ will be in the mix as well.
I see Delpadre just falling short, along with Shamrock, Eaton, Pub, Stallyns, Coventry Fire.
Might look something like this
1 VFW
2 Moulton
3 PNA
4 Crowe
5 Harris
6 Bothelo's
7 Team Mertog
8 Patriot
9. A+
10 Joques
11 Shamrock
12 DelPadre
13 Pub
14 Eaton
15 Stallyns
16 Central Coventry
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| Mac
March 6, 2008
8:56:58 AM
Entry #: 2640930
| i went to harris not cm i think cm got alot better this year. just not enuf room already got 20 on the roster. gonna be a very interesting year. and like yup said whoever that is. i know the crowe will b alot better but that feild is gonna haunt ur dreams short lefty porch with no lefties and open feild not good. home runs turn into long fly ball outs if you know where to play a guy and ur outfeilders better beware of the drops and holes in the outfield ( played there for the first 4 years of coventry sunday morning) watch out for the benches in right center. your gonna see some monster shots hit a ton into the girls softball feild and guys possibly running under those sky balls and turning a homerun at foster into a pop up and double tag from second base just like i did to dutilly in johnston
best player (oh i mean cheater) in the league BD hahah those are the initials right or should we just call u meng for short bobby haha
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| Lags
March 6, 2008
11:55:30 AM
Entry #: 2641283
| Yea Tmac joining Harris... gotta love that... the best defense in the league just got a little bit better... if only we could hit the ball ... dammit someone give us some hgh or something...
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| Lemdawg316
March 6, 2008
4:19:47 PM
Entry #: 2641878
| HGH wayyyyyy to expensive
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| Lags
March 7, 2008
12:09:14 AM
Entry #: 2642746
| Oh man !!!! and I just spent all my loot a month ago on some good ASA bats.... I got burned
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| Uncle Mertog
March 7, 2008
12:23:34 AM
Entry #: 2642762
| HGH way too expensive and in addition it's fucking nuts to do. It makes you grow thats for sure but then you walk around with a big bulbus Barry Bonds Head. You'll look like a living bobble head doll.
In addition it makes everything grow, bones, skull, muscles and oh yes any cancerous cells you might have.
Grab yourself some Test and D-bol and stack it with clenbuterol. You'll be a monster.
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| EW33
March 7, 2008
2:21:38 AM
Entry #: 2642826
| or drink beer and eat alot ... get fat hit it a bit further.... its worked for lessard and myself. Lemme has more muscles in his left bicep than i do in my whole body.
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| Guapo
March 7, 2008
2:43:43 AM
Entry #: 2642836
| Ernie, we are getting no respect and it's my duty to point some things out. Botehlos won last year because we were a TEAM...willing to take a walk or go opposite field...plus some flat out luck. HR's are mostly a factor of where you play and are a "look at me" category. RBI are kind of who gets on base around you. Honestly, it was my first year last year but we had no selfishness whatsoever. We are adding a great guy who plays on Team Envious at Clegg and a non exempt who played with Millers Crossing in Warwick Twilight last year. Will we repeat??? Maybe, maybe not. But I know we have added two guys that will love playing and will be assets to the league.
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| Mac
March 7, 2008
10:51:30 AM
Entry #: 2643237
| who needs hgh i been workin all off season no one is even gonna recognize me i also injectd myself with some of the good stuff i was told only the pros take and well this is what happened to me
i also ran into artie the other day and bust his balls all u want and say this or that but whatever u do dont let him take off his shirt hes a monster
now i see why dutilly left jrs for VFW artie has nice pecks hahaha
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| EW33
March 7, 2008
2:40:08 PM
Entry #: 2643679
| i cant find an image anywhere on the web of it but artie party is arties GPK card and god damn if it isn't the perfect description of him.
Deano, sorry you're getting no respect, but I think you guys got hot at the right time period. Just my thoughts and I'm sure that pisses you off but I'm being honest.
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| Brian Stevens
March 7, 2008
3:51:08 PM
Entry #: 2643829
| David Laudon- Bothelo's
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| Guapo
March 7, 2008
3:52:22 PM
Entry #: 2643833
| It doesn't piss me off at all. Maybe we can sneak up on people again. I think we were picked to lose in every round of the playoffs and I don't blame anyone for doing so. Every team we played had better talent from top to bottom.
By the way, our asterisk player this year is Tim LaRose. He will be playing for the new team at Clegg this year. He is a decent outfielder, good arm and good speed. Has some nice pop in his bat and knocks it out of Clegg with room to spare. Tends to pop up a little more than you'd like at times. Also, competes in triathalons?!? We'll see what we can do about ending that shit. The other guy is Mike Blanchette. He played for Millers Crossing in Warwick Twilight last year. Big guy, like 6'4"-6'5", but mostly a line drive type hitter. Good first baseman. Both will be regulars on the Sunday afternoon bar scene in Coventry I would bet. I'm also hopeful that our sponsor and my new insurance guy Bob Botelho will make many more games this year. I'm not sure if you are aware of this, but pound for pound that guy hits it as hard as anyone:)
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| ARTIEKARATE
March 7, 2008
6:57:10 PM
Entry #: 2644217
| dean tell me the blanchette guy isn't the copcaller . oh no I just got scissor kicked in the head .tims ok your making him out to be bo Jackson . your team gets respect I circled you guys on the calender only three other teams got that . week six which would be June 1st . no tourneys that weekend it is however the day after the PRATA BAT GOLF TOURNAMENT. the reason your not getting any street cred . is because you didnt add any big names . moulton got knight back and added diablo , crow got demonti and Jackson . who knows where fisk ended up he was pimping three teams but I think it was one of teams above . guess we weren't good enough for him .we added craig , duttilly , kid named jeremy moses and duffy . that's all it is the names people know . last year u might have played under the radar , this year your circled on everyones calender . we did it last year everyone wants to beat your squad for the street cred. our squad depends on our success on the weekends . BY THE WAY IM THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN CALL BOB POUND FOR POUND . WE SPELL IT LIKE THIS LB4LB I GAVE HIM DA NAME . remember June 1st
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| lb4lb
March 7, 2008
10:20:51 PM
Entry #: 2644519
| Best Player? You guys are leaning towards best hitter..and you could choose between 12 guys or so for that...for me, its Costello and Keenan. But, really, you also have Riley, Lemme, Wright,Lesniak, Pete I, Howard, Deano, Demonti, ..plenty of hitters. Keep Wright out of the infield and you have a player. But come on...best player has to be the top player at the toughest position..short stop. Ians shortstop Turbitt catches EVERYTHING..the reason we won the championship was because of superior defense..and its the reason Ian will win again this year. That, and we low priced auto insurance. You cannot win the Championship in Coventry Sunday Softball without a top flight short stop. Turbitt is a solid hitter..but take a top level hitter and give him Turbitts glove..what do you have? GT of VFW. Or , Mike Mans, or Anthony Mans. I forget if Lesniak plays short..if he does..then he is in the running. The best player in the league convo begins with those 4 guys. Great infielders who also smack the ball. And lb4lb we all know who the best first base coach in the league is..or was.
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| Uncle Mertog
March 7, 2008
11:01:17 PM
Entry #: 2644627
| Howard and Costello absolutely are two of the top players in the league, no question about it. Thanks for reminding me that I'm losing both.
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| cjk1977
March 8, 2008
7:50:45 AM
Entry #: 2644795
| Just wanted to throw my 2 cents in. I think the best shortstop in the league for years has been Eddie Mac. I know people will disagree but I also think he is one of the premier players and team guys around also. Also little Goodwin plays a solid 2nd base and and before I left I am pretty sure he was top 3 in walks and runs. Also all the other names mentioned above I wouldn't mind playing with!! GT has always been one of my favorite players since I played with him in Atwood night with Artie.
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| Smitty
March 8, 2008
11:06:13 AM
Entry #: 2644950
| ernie i found the info you want...
This is the back of that card....
After 14 series of GARBAGE PAIL KIDS the creators have earned a well deserved rest!!
Robert Greenberg of New York City, after a lunch consisting of cream of celery soup, 232 cheese blintzes, and 197 egg creams did not burp . . . HE EXPLODED!!! Leaving a 65 foot crater in mid Manhattan
Comments Tombstones dedicated to Arthur, Jay, Stan, John, Tom, Art, Len, and Mark; JAY DECAY, HEAVIN' STEVEN, and GREASER GREG appear in drawing
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| lb4lb
March 8, 2008
12:10:05 PM
Entry #: 2645058
| Eddie Mac...forgot that one and I completely agree. The last 3 starting SS for the Champion Teams are : Eddie Mac 2005 CM. GT 2006 VFW and Turbitt 2008 Botelho's . My point proven I think. Lets have another vote...worst first baseman in the league..I vote for Ernie Wright. He cost me a turkey in 2005..with a little help from that Dougie Fresh dude.
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| EW33
March 8, 2008
10:03:19 PM
Entry #: 2645735
| Bob, you crack me up. I will never live that day down but i did get some pointers from Fernandez.. When there is a guy on at first you have to play real deep or infront of the guy so he cant screen you. If you remember all 3 balls that got by me were when a runner was on first and i let them screen me.
I agree that shortstop is the hardest position on the field to play but all around players means defense and offense. If you are a top player at your position defensively then it's not your fault you were not born with a right handed throwing arm.... how do you know ianelli, destefano, or any other lefty (of course yes this includes me also) would not have had just as much skill at the infield but since they started ball were stuck in the outfield because they were left handed and quick. You are also leaving out other aspects when looking down this list. Speed, heart, hustle, desire to win, and leadership. Those are the keys to a great player not just plain offense and defense.
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| Ryno
March 8, 2008
11:30:25 PM
Entry #: 2645847
| Ernie you still da man in my book. But I don't think that really counts for much.
Eddie Mac has been underrated for years. I don't think he even cares. He just likes to drink and play ball.
Otherwise it's the usual suspects when this post comes up twice per year. Petey Playa (when he wants to), Costello, Keenan, GT, Riley. I am probably missing a couple but you get the point. You can make a valid arguement for any of these guys.
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| lb4lb
March 9, 2008
11:18:59 AM
Entry #: 2646090
| EW..just remember the glove on your hand was bought for you by Botelho Insurance Sports. So , when in doubt, blame the glove. I will take this opportunity to thank those league members who have patronized my business in the last year..Dean Amoroso, Nate Grinnell, Charcie, Ian, Matt Walker, Ernie Wright, Jeff Considine, Pendola, ArtieKarate,Teddy Rounds,Greg Bates Aaron ( red )...among others...and we happen to be the agent for Cafe Romanzo, Cafe Gianna, R.I.B.C.O., The Prata Bar...blah blah blah..somebody post that picture of the Bobby/GEICO lizard..................
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| EW33
March 10, 2008
7:15:14 AM
Entry #: 2647195
| I dont mind giving you a bit of a plug bob. True story : i went into bob's office looking for a certain type of insurance that was more expensive than what i needed and Bob talked me into a better coverage for my situation and it was actually a lesser plan. The guy gives honest advice and doesnt steer you towards what you don't need just to make a buck. If you don't at least get a quote from a quality character person like Bob then you are just not doing yourself any favors. The man is top notch and that is a hard quality to find in an insurance salesmen.
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| EW33
March 10, 2008
7:15:21 AM
Entry #: 2647196
| I dont mind giving you a bit of a plug bob. True story : i went into bob's office looking for a certain type of insurance that was more expensive than what i needed and Bob talked me into a better coverage for my situation and it was actually a lesser plan. The guy gives honest advice and doesnt steer you towards what you don't need just to make a buck. If you don't at least get a quote from a quality character person like Bob then you are just not doing yourself any favors. The man is top notch and that is a hard quality to find in an insurance salesmen.
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