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Goobers Home Opener 2007

May 4, 2007
Hope everyone is ready to tee up this year. We go into our 3rd season together with high hopes. Last year we won our division beating the Mud Dogs 3 games to 1, and now have been bumped up to tier 3 for 2007. Our first game is against our 1st year rival the Smokin' Bats. Last season the Goobers finished with a 8-5-1 record to finish 2nd in the standings. After sweeping the Renegades 3-0 in the 1st round, the Goobers were pumped for the finals in with they easily handled the Mud Dogs in the championship game in which we saw 3 different home run hitters. Looking on to 2007 we see everyone from 2006 returning except for Marco who reluctantley decided not to show up for the 2nd half of the season. As of now we have a 12 man roster, the bubble is still on Greg (Grandpa) Preston to see if he will make it 13. If not then we will play with 12. Going into game #1 the lineup will look as follows:

1 - Steve (3B)
2 - Ryan (OF/2B)
3 - Bobby (SS/OF)
4 - Josh (OF/SS)
5 - Fraser (1B)
6 - Bobo (P)
7 - Ploen (OF)
8 - Kevin (OF)
9 - Rob (C/OF)
10 - Spina (OF)
11 - Sturino (2B/OF)
12 - Tony (C)

Good Luck GOOBERS As We Hope To Be Repeat Champs In 07

Rain Delay Halts Goober Home Opener

May 16, 2007
Sunny Sky All Day, Then Of Course The Goober Rain Curse Of Last Year Makes It's Return!
Looks like we will have to wait for next tuesday to officially start off this season.

We will be playing against the DBI Bulldogs, no idea who they are but we should come out on top with the team we have. Good Luck Goobers!

Goobers Continue There Win One Lose One Type Of Play In 2007

May 24, 2007
Looks like the Goobers of last year have made there return!
After being ahead 11-1 at one point in the first game, (9 of those 11 runs coming in the 3rd inning) the Goobers slowed right down. Only putting up 1 more run in the last 3 innings, then carrying that over to the 2nd game in which they didnt score until the 5th when they had 2 runs cross. The Goobers scored only 3 runs in 9 innings since there huge 9 run inning in the 3rd inning of the 1st game. Game 1 ended 11-8 for the Goobers, but in game 2 the bats went silent, after going 4 scoreless innings and being down 11-0 the Goobers finally put up 2 runs to stave off mercy. But then another quick inning allowed the Bulldogs to score a run and end the game. MVP for the game i would have to say would be Joey Pileggi, a callup none the less, but he played a great game both offensively and defensively.

The Goobers next matchup is against the Houndogs Tuesday 29th, 6:30pm at Dunton 1.

Goobers Have Terrible Outing Against 0-3 Houndogs

May 30, 2007
The Goobers were in fine form last night....well atleast for the 1st inning. After giving up 4 in the top of the first, the Goobers answered back with 5 of there own. But then the Houndogs continued to score and the Goobers continued to get scored on with no reply. After dropping the first game 20-5. A meeting was arranged outside the dugout. But apparently that didnt spark them as they went on the put up only 5 runs once again and lose 15-5. Not much to say about this game as no one really brought there "A" game, or for that matter there "B" game even. MVP for game 1 goes to Bobby Chapman, he was 1-2 with a triple and 2 RBI's. Game 2 MVP goes to Bryan Ploen, he was 3-3 with 2 RBI's. The Goobers next game is against the 0-4 Mississauga Twins, the Goobers really need a sweep here if they wanna stay in contention this year.

Goobers Bring Out The Brooms As They Sweep The Twins

June 6, 2007
After being absolutely humiliated against the 0-3 Houndogs, the Goobers really needed to bounce back. Going up against the 0-4 Twins looked promising. And it payed off as the Goobers went on to win game 1 (11-5) then owned game 2 as they crushed them 17-4. This is something id like to see every game, we had hits that not even the top teams could field, and if we continue this kind of play, there may be another championship comin our way. But first we gotta get past the 1st place Sultans who before last night were 5-0. We play them next week at Brickyard. The MVP's for the 1st game was Brian Fraser. He had a good game going 3for3 with a double and 2 RBI's. In game 2 the MVP goes to Rob Ryan, he went 3for3 with 4RBI's to lead the goobers in RBI's on the night. Good luck goes out to the Goobers as they try and put up the same numbers against the Sultans.

Sultans Bump, Set, And Spike Their Way Past The Goobers

June 14, 2007
The Goobers went up against the first place Sultans on tuesday, but once again came out flat. The Goobers managed to shut down the Sultans through the first 2 innings but couldnt answer. And that was huge because in the 3rd, the Sultans put up 6 runs to silence the Goobers. But they let the bats do the talking as they answered back with 4 of there own. But in order to win you gotta keep scoring, and the Sultans did putting up another 5 runs through the last 4 innings, in return the Goobers only managed another 3 runs to see themselves losing game 1, 11-7.

Game 2 started just as game 1, 3 up 3 down for the Goobers who didnt even manage a run until the 4th where they put up 4 runs and that was all for the rest of the game. Losing game 2, 9-4 was not what the Goobers were looking for. Now sitting in the 5th spot, the Goobers still have alot of season left to get back on track and start hitting like they did last year.

the MVP for game 1 goes to Brian Robbie (He was moved from the 9 spot to the 2 spot and promised a good game. After a shaky first at bat he got focused and hit on his next 2 at bats, putting up 2 RBI's in the game).

MVP for game 2 goes to Tony Fimograni (Only had 1 at bat, but it was a clutch at bat as he started the rally in the 4th inning as the Goobers went on to put up 4 runs).

The Goobers go up against the 2nd place Underachievers next tuesday, this should be another tough matchup as they Goobers look to bring themselves back up to .500

Goobers Get Struck Down By Techaire Thunder But Manage To Survive And Take The Split

June 28, 2007
Game 1 was one of the worst games ive ever seen the Goobers play. They did not score a run until the last inning where they weasled a run cashed in by Rob Ryan. Other then that, the defence was bad, the hitting was worse and the attitude on the bench was down right terrible. Losing 14-1 is embarrasing and no one wants that ever to happen to them. I cant even begin on the plays which should have been outs and the hits that should of scored runs. So im just going to go straight to the MVP. Im giving Rob Ryan the MVP in this one. He was probably the only guy who was pumped after scoring our 1 and only run, and that showed heart, and thats something all of us need, even myself. Now enough about game 1, lets go on to game 2. Where the Goobers finally got some hits strung together and put up 4 in the 1st. But once again lack luster defence allowed the Thunder back in as they put up 5 unanswered on the board through 3 innings. The Goobers would then put up a big number in the 5th as they put 7 across the line. The adding another insurance run in the 6th. Now going in the last inning up 7, you would think you would be in great shape, but the Thunder chizzled and chipped there way to a 1 run defesit, but finally got out of the jam by making there batter pop up to the infield to end the game 12-11 Goobers! Game 2 MVP is going to go to Danny Taramino, he was 2for2 with a triple and 1 RBI. He played errorless ball in the field and kept his head up the whole game even when the team was down. And on top of everything, it was his girlfriends birthday and he decided to stay and play the 2nd game, despite the fact that he could be in major shit haha. This win also got the Goobers off of there worst 5 game losing streak in the history of the team. Lets hope that this win will carry over as we face the Smokin Bats next week in a game which should involve alot of chirping and trash talk between the 2 rival squads.

Big Bad Bulldogs Fall Asleep As Goobers Pick Up A Much Needed Sweep

July 11, 2007
The last time these two teams met it ended in a split as the Goobers did there usual win one lose one style of play. But this time it was a different story. The Goobers, really needing a sweep to have any hopes of making the playoffs put up a nice 7 runs in the first inning and didnt stop there, even though the Bulldogs answered with 5 runs in the 1st. The Goobers put up 5 of there own to take a 12-5 lead in only the 2nd inning. The rest of the game the Goobers would chip away and put up 4 more runs through the final 3 innings with the Bulldogs only getting 4 to lose 16-9. The batting order for this game was switched around a bit, putting slumping Josh Pileggi in the lead off spot in hopes that he would have the same success as Vernon Wells did. And it payed off as he went 4for4 with 2 Runs, 1 Single, 2 Doubles, 1 Triple and 2 RBI's to easily pick up Game 1 MVP. Other mentionables were Bobby Chapman who went 3for4 with an HR, a Triple and 4 RBI's.

Game 2 is usually the Goobers downfall but the silence all critics by putting up 4 in the 1st and then another 3 in the 2nd to take a nice 7-3 early lead. But the Bulldogs would chip away and inch it to a 7-5 game. But the Goobers great defence stole the show as they shut them out the rest of the game and finish with a nice 9-5 victory. Highlights of this game included Matt Sturino playing outfield and terribly misplaying 2 easy flyballs. And a Rob Ryan groundout that had him so worked up he tried to hop the fence but landed straight on his arm which caused a burst of laughter from everyone on the field. Game 2 MVP goes to Bobby Chapman as he went 3for3 with a Single, Double, Triple, 1 Run, and 2 RBI's. Other mentionables include Matt Sturino who was 3for3 with a single and 2 doubles with 2 RBI's, Kevin Robbie who was 2for3 with 2 singles and 2 RBI's.

Top hitters on the day were Bobby Chapman (6for7 with 6 RBI's), Kevin Robbie (5for7 with 4 RBI's), Bryan Ploen and Matt Sturino were both 4for6 with 3 RBI's each.

The Goobers go up against the tough Houndogs next week who easily beat us earlier on in the season 15-5, and 20-5. The Goobers need another sweep to get them into that #4 spot in the standings, let hope they can do it. GO GOOBERS!!

Goobers Player Progress Report After 20 Games

July 25, 2007
2006 -> 2007 Average Comparison

Bobby Chapman: 2006 AVG (.587) -- 2007 AVG (.672) --- Diff (+.085)
Josh Pileggi: 2006 AVG (.618) -- 2007 AVG (.397) --- Diff (-.221)
Rob Ryan: 2006 AVG (.432) -- 2007 AVG (.381) --- Diff (-.051)
Brian Fraser: 2006 AVG (.532) -- 2007 AVG (.488) --- Diff (-.044)
Bryan Ploen: 2006 AVG (.436) -- 2007 AVG (.519) --- Diff (+.083)
Brian Robbie: 2006 AVG (.409) -- 2007 AVG (.377) --- Diff (-.032)
Kevin Robbie: 2006 AVG (.414) -- 2007 AVG (.580) --- Diff (+.166)
Matt Sturino: 2006 AVG (.448) -- 2007 AVG (.442) --- Diff (-.006)
Steve Rocha: 2006 AVG (.490) -- 2007 AVG (.397) --- Diff (-.093)
Ryan Hooper: 2006 AVG (.573) -- 2007 AVG (.500) --- Diff (-.073)
Tony Fimograni: 2006 AVG (.381) -- 2007 AVG (.191) --- Diff (-.190)
Joey Pileggi: 2006 AVG (N/A) -- 2007 AVG (.535)
Danny Taramino: 2006 AVG (N/A) -- 2007 AVG (.375)

2007 Possible Team Record Breakers:

Batting Average:
All Time Team Leader: Josh Pileggi (.618)

Potention Record Breakers:
Bobby Chapman (.672) --- Projected Finish (.685)
Kevin Robbie (.580) --- Projected Finish (.600)
Joey Pileggi (.535) --- Projected Finish (.595)

Runs Scored:
All Time Team Leader: Bobby Chapman (51)

Potention Record Breakers:
None (Closest Is Bobby Chapman With 24, Projected Finish - 34)

Home Runs:
All Time Team Leader: Bobby Chapman (9)

Potention Record Breakers:
None (Closest Is Bobby Chapman With 3, Projected Finish - 6)

Runs Batted In(RBI):
All Time Team Leader: Bobby Chapman (57)

Potention Record Breakers:
Bobby Chapman (35) --- Projected Finish (51)

Most Hits:
All Time Team Leader: Bobby Chapman (54)

Potention Record Breakers:
Bobby Chapman (39) --- Projected Finish (56)

Most Singles:
All Time Team Leader: Steve Rocha (40)

Potention Record Breakers:
Bobby Chapman (27) --- Projected Finish (36)
Kevin Robbie (25) --- Projected Finish (36)
Bryan Ploen (22) --- Projected Finish (33)

Most Doubles:
All Time Team Leader: Bobby Chapman (13)

Potention Record Breakers:
Josh Pileggi (8) --- Projected Finish (12)

Most Triples:
All Time Team Leader: Bobby Chapman (7)

Potention Record Breakers:
Bobby Chapman (10*) --- Projected Finish (13)
* = Record Broken

Best On Base %(OBP):
All Time Team Leader: Josh Pileggi (.623)

Potention Record Breakers:
Bobby Chapman (.729) --- Projected Finish (.745)
Kevin Robbie (.692) --- Projected Finish (.712)
Bryan Ploen (.648) --- Projected Finish (.700)
Brian Fraser (.628) --- Projected Finish (.675)

Best Slugging %:
All Time Team Leader: Bobby Chapman (1.174)

Potention Record Breakers:
Bobby Chapman (1.207) --- Projected Finish (1.205)

Most Strikeouts:
All Time Team Leader: Rob Ryan & Tony Fimograni (3)

Potention Record Breakers:
Tony Fimograni (10*) --- Projected Finish (12)
Rob Ryan (2) --- Projected Finish (3)
Brian Robbie (2) --- Projected Finish (2)
* = Record Broken

Most Walks:
All Time Team Leader: Ryan Hooper (7)

Potention Record Breakers:
None (Closest Is Ryan Hooper (3) --- Projected Finish (5)

Most Total Bases:
All Time Team Leader: Bobby Chapman (108)

Potention Record Breakers:
Bobby Chapman (70) --- Projected Finish (102)

Longest Hitting Streak:
All Time Leader: Josh Pileggi (17 Games)

Potention Record Breakers:
Kevin Robbie (12 Games) --- Projected Finish (16 Games)
Bobby Chapman (9 Games) --- Projected Finish (15 Games)








The Rain Doesnt Stop The Goobers As They Pick Up There 5th Sweep in 6 Weeks

August 8, 2007
The Goobers are on FIRE! taking the last 21 of 24 points with a record of 10-1-1 in the last 6 weeks. This is what the Goobers needed as they are only 1 week away from playoff time! The Goobers right now sit tied for 2nd place with a record of 15-10-1. They are tied with the Underachievers with 31 points. But the Underachievers have 2 games in hand on them. It all depends on if they will make those games up. But what it looks like will happen, is the Goobers finishing in 2nd or 3rd place, which means a 1st round playoff match against rival Underachievers.

Last nights game was a sloppy one. The rain came and it wasnt much fun. Very tough conditions to play in, the Goobers really needed a sweep. The first game went great, the Goobers got out to an early 4-0 lead, then went up 5-1 after the 3rd. But it was all about the explosive 9 run 5th inning that pretty much ended the game. The final being 14-1 for the Goobers. Joey Pileggi had a good game going 2for3 with a single and an inside the park homerun. He finished the game with 2 RBI's and 3 Runs. Brian Fraser continued his hot streak going 2for3 as well. Brian Robbie made a great play at first to end the game as he almost threw out his back lunging to grab a line drive down the line.

But now game 2, you would think...lets not change a good thing while its working right? wrong! The Goobers moved to 5 man for game 2. And put in Brian Robbie on the hill. The Twins put up 5 runs in the top of the 1st while the rain poured down. Control issues for Brian Robbie was noticable as he walked 3 batters that inning and got slapped around by some key hits. The Goobers looked shaken, as they failed to answer in the bottom of the inning. Bobby Chapman took back to hill in the 2nd inning in hopes of sparking his club. And it seemed to have worked. As he shut them down 3up..3down. Josh had a clutch shot in the bottom of the 2nd running all the way with a 2RBI inside the park homerun. Tony would later cash the 3rd run with a single to right. Once again the Twins were shut down in the 3rd. And thats when the Goobers bats went to work. Putting up 8 in the bottom of the 3rd with 9 straight hits. With the game 11-5 after 3, the Twins looked shooken. And once again they were shut down, not being able to solve the Goober defence, with great plays by Joey Pileggi and Steve Rocha. The Goobers would add a couple more in the 4th and 5th inning to end this one 13-5. Josh Pileggi had a big game going 2for3 with a triple and an inside the park homerun, he cashed in 4 RBI's and scored himself 3 times. Steve Rocha went 3for3 on his birthday night which was a pleasant surprise as he has been having a tough season this year.

The Goobers now go up against the 1st place Sultans, which should be a good test to there skill as the Goobers went 0-2 last time these 2 teams met. Next game is scheduled for 8:45 Maxward 1 as the Goobers go back home in hopes that they can upset the Sultans and make a charge into the playoffs.

Goobers Wrap Up Season In Fine Style

August 17, 2007
The Goobers finished their season with a matchup against the 1st place Sultans. Goobers coming into the game were 15-10-1 and the Sultans were 20-5. The Goobers no matter what finished in 3rd, so this game was just purely for bragging rights. The Goobers started off hot putting up 6 in the bottom of the 1st. But the good hitting Sultans wouldnt go quiet as they put up 4 in the top of the 2nd. After another Goober run in the bottom of 2 put them up 7-4. But a shutout inning for the Goober bats in the 3rd, led to a 7 run Sultans 3rd inning to put them on top 11-7. The Goobers wernt fazed by this as they easily tied it the next inning with 5 straight hits to put up 4 runs. The Sultans would only manage 1 run in the top, and then shutout in the top of the last inning. The Goobers now were only down 1 with there last bats coming up. A lead off groundout really hurt them, but then a clutch single by Steve got them rolling, as Danny followed with a single of his own and advanced to 2nd on a fielding error. With runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out, The Sultans put Bobo on with a walk, which brought up leadoff batter Ryan, who made no mistake in shooting middle to cash the 2 runners and give the Goobers the 13-12 victory. MVP for game 1 will have to go to Ryan Hooper who was 4for4 with 3 runs and 2 RBI's.

Game 2 now meant a little something to the Sultans, as another loss here for them and they could find themselves bumped out of 1st. The Goobers didnt start the game off great as they went 4up3 down. But managed to hold the Sultans to only 1 run. The Goobers would then put up 2 in the 2nd started off by a big triple by Josh. The Game would not have 1 inning with more then 2 runs in an inning until the top of 5. The Goobers now down 5-4 needed a spark. The Goobers would put up 7 this inning with big hits by Bobby and Matt, The Goobers found themselves sitting pretty with an 11-5 lead. But the Sultans would cut there lead in half with 3 in the bottom of 5. But the Sultans couldnt muster more then another run to end this game 12-9 Goobers. Game 2 MVP goes to Matt Sturino who was 3for4 with 2 runs and 2 RBI's.

The Goobers ended up finishing the season with a 17-10-1 record with 35 points. This was a very big finish for the Goobers. As they started the season in the first 14 games, the Goobers record was 5-9-0 for 10 points which found themselves sitting in 7th and very frustrated. But a huge 2nd half to the season with a 12-1-1 record shot them up the standings and put them in the position there in today.

Right now going into the Playoffs, the Goobers are the hottest team running. Right now they are waiting to see who will be there 1st round victim as they Sultans have a makeup game to play. A win or tie for the Sultans means a Goobers - Underachievers 1st round matchup. A loss for the Sultans and theyll find them selves facing the Goobers once again, and im pretty sure they dont want that!

A end of season review will be posted later on today.

Playoff Preview

August 17, 2007
The Goobers finished the season with an impressive 17-10-1 record, after starting the season 5-9-0. For The Upcoming playoffs the Goobers will be up against some tough competition. Lets take a look at the potential competitors:

Record vs. Opponents

Goobers vs. Sultans
Series: (Tied 2-2-0)
Score: Sultans Win (41-35)
Game 1: Sultans (11) - Goobers (7)
Game 2: Sultans (9) - Goobers (4)
Game 3: Goobers (13) - Sultans (12)
Game 4: Goobers (12) - Sultans (9)

Season Series Batting Title: Bobby Chapman (6/10) (5 R) (8 RBI's)
Season Series Silver Slugger: Matt Sturino (6/10) (4 R) (3 RBI's)

Goobers vs. Underachievers
Series (Lost 0-3-1)
Score: Underachievers Win (43-27)
Game 1: Underachievers (8) - Goobers (6)
Game 2: Underachievers (13) - Goobers (6)
Game 3: Underachievers (15) - Goobers (8)
Game 4: Underachievers (7) - Goobers (7)

Season Series Batting Title: Ryan Hooper (5/6) (4 R) (1 RBI)
Season Series Silver Slugger: Bobby Chapman (7/11) (4 R) (9 RBI's)


Goobers vs. Houndogs
Series (Tied 2-2-0)
Score: Houndogs Win (54-32)
Game 1: Houndogs (20) - Goobers (5)
Game 2: Houndogs (15) - Goobers (5)
Game 3: Goobers (14) - Houndogs (13)
Game 4: Goobers (8) - Houndogs (6)

Season Series Batting Title: Bobby Chapman (10/12) (8 R) (6 RBI's)
Season Series Silver Slugger: Bryan Ploen (8/12) (3 R) (5 RBI's)

Playoff Time!

August 24, 2007
It's That Time Again!! Playoff Time!!
With the Goobers finishing the regular season 17-10-1 for a 3rd place spot after going on an insane 12-1-1 second half run. It looks like nothing can stop them. The Playoff series are looking like this:

(1)Underachiever vs (4)Houndogs
(2)Sultans vs (3)Goobers

The Goobers on Tuesday opened up their series with the Sultans at Dunton. Now the Goobers have a pretty good record their going 4-2 during the season. So they were hoping to continue their success.

In Game 1 the Goobers started out slow. Being down 3-1 going into the top of the 3rd they realized they needed a big inning. And that is exactly what they did. Putting up a 7 spot to leave the Sultans in shock. Sultans only answered with 1 run of their own. And of course the Goobers wouldnt let up. Putting up another 2 in the 4th and then a big 6 in the 5th to shut down the Sultans and take game 1 easily 16-4. Game 1 Stars were the Pileggi Brothers with Joey going 3/4 with 3RBI's and Josh going 2/4 with 3 RBI's. Now also Brian Robbie had a huge run producing night at the plate with 5RBI's but only managed to go 1/3. Ryan Hooper and Kevin Robbie both led the team in runs with 3 each.

Game 2 Now; the Goobers knowing that in order to win, they got to score every inning. But a first inning 3 up 3 down looked depressing. The Goobers managed to hold the Sultans to only 2 runs though, But in the 3rd the Sultans picked up 3 more runs to go up 5-0. Now the Goobers realized they needed to hit. And once again they did. Putting up 5 to even the game. Then another 4 in the 3rd which left the score 9-8 Goobers. More runs in the 4th now as the Goobers put up 5 again, but once again the Sultans wouldnt quit and kept within a couple runs. And yes of course, more runs in the 5th. The Goobers put up 6 now. BUT once again the Sultans stayed close. With the score 20-17 going into the top of the 6th, this game was far from over. And then it happened. The Sultans put up 6 in the top, and shut down the good hitting Goobers to give the Sultans a key 23-20 lead going into the 7th. The Goobers would manage to hold them to only 1 run in the top. Now, the Goobers being down by only 4, really need some key hits. And it looked like they were going to do it too. They would put up 3 runs early, then with runners on 1st and 2nd with only 1 out we were liking our odds. Matt Sturino hits a hard ground ball, but right at the shortstop who decides to take the easy out at 3rd. So once again runners on 1st and 2nd with Danny Taramino up at the plate. He hits another hard ground ball which looks like it will find the hole, but there shortstop makes a big play and throws out the runner on 2nd to end the game 24-23. This was a heart breaker for the Goobers as it looked like they were gonna tie it up. Game 2 MVP is a no brainer as Joey went 3/4 with an impressive 6RBI's and 2 runs scored. Other notibles were Bobby Chapman who was 2/2 with 3RBI's and 4 Scored and was also walked 3 times. And Brian Fraser who was 3/5 with 4 runs scored and 1RBI.

The Goobers now with the series tied 1-1 need to have the same intensity going into game 3. This will take place at the Brickyard at 8:00pm, We will be having Batting Practice at around 6:30 at the Soccer field if anyone is interested. Good luck goes out the Goobers as they hope to finish off the series next tuesday with a sweep.

The Goobers Are Headed To The Finals For A 3rd Straight Year!

August 29, 2007
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!?!?!?!

The Goobers are once again headed to the finals!
After sweeping the Sultans last night (20-5) (11-8) The Goobers ended their series 3-1 and are now awaiting the results of the Underachievers - Houndogs series.

The Goobers finished their series in fine fashion as they absolutely embarassed the Sultans in Game 3. Going into the bottom of the 5th, the Goobers were leading 20-0! Yea i know!....20-0.....Thats CRAZY! The shell shocked Sultans finally took there head out of their asses and put up a 5 run inning the lessen the humiliation...but still...got mercied. The MVP's for Game 3 were once again...the Pileggi Brothers! With Joey going 2for2 with 2 Runs and 4RBI's, and Josh going 3for4 with 3 Runs and 3 RBI's. Other mentionables include Bobby Chapman who was 2for2 with 2 Runs and 3 RBI's and Ryan Hooper who was 3for4 with 4 Runs and 1 RBI.

Now the Goobers entered game 4 of the series up 2-1 and really needed this one as they didnt wanna see a game 5. The Sultans only put up 1 in the 1st. But the Goobers didnt respond. A big shutdown of the Sultans in the second led to 2 runs in the bottom to give the Goobers a 2-1 lead through 2 innings. But then the Sultans poured it on. Putting up 6 in the top of the 3rd, it was a very sloppy inning for the Goobers as they made about 3 big errors that prolonged the inning. The Goobers failed to answer in the bottom which left some of the players worried. But then a big shutdown once again gave the Goobers some hope. Even though they only put up 1 run in the bottom of the 4th, they knew if they keep shutting them down, they can chip away at the Sultans. Another big shutdown in the top of the 5th finally gave the Goobers the spark they needed. Putting up 6 of their own giving them a 9-7 lead. The Sultans would go within 1 in the top of the 6th, but the Goobers scored a couple more to give them a big 3 run lead going into the last inning. The Sultans were in the bottom of their order, but an "injury"(yea my ass he was injured!) by there last batter meant that their 2 hitter that inning would be the top of the order. A huge play by both Brian Robbie and Bobby Chapman gave the Goobers 1 out. Then a weak flyball by their lead off hitter gave them 2 outs. Their 2 and 3 hitters would get on via a walk and a single. Now this was a bit nerv racking as their 7 foot tall 4 hitter was up. In Game 2 he blasted out 2 at Dunton so we knew he had some pop. Bobby pitched him outside low for the 1st pitch and he went for it, hitting one off the end of the bat for a lazy flyball out to Josh to give the Goobers the game 4 and series win! Game 4 MVP goes to Joey Pileggi who was 4for4 with 2 Runs and 2 RBI's. Other mentionables were the Robbie brothers who were both 3for3 with 2 Runs scored. Bryan Ploen was 2for3 with 1 Run and 3 RBI's to lead his team in RBI's in game 4.

The Goobers now await the final to the series between the Underachievers and the Houndogs. I know we really want the Underachievers just because we hadnt beat them all season (0-3-1) and with the streak these Goobers have been on (15-2-1 Last 18 Games) there really insnt anyone standing in our way, except for these guys. As it looks now our next game will be September 4th at 7pm Brickyard. The Goobers will be short staffed as they are missing Ryan, Fraser, Tony, and possible Kevin. So they will have to pull something out to hope for atleast a split.

Championship Finals: Goobers (17-10-1) vs Houndogs (16-11-1)

September 6, 2007
Goobers Upset Sultans (3-1)
Houndogs Upset Underachievers (3-2)

Championship Matchup - Goobers vs Houndogs

This should be a good tilt, as both teams are rolling following their upsets vs the higher seeds. The Goobers had the week off this week and hopefully this gives them time to rest and relax before the big game. The batting order has been sent in for next tuesdays matchup. Here is what it will look like:

1. Matt Sturino
2. Josh Pileggi
3. Bobby Chapman
4. Joey Pileggi
5. Bryan Ploen
6. Kevin Robbie
7. Brian Fraser
8. Danny Taramino
9. Brian Robbie
10. Rob Ryan*
11. Steve Rocha
12. Tony Fimograni*

* = Questionable for starting lineup

We are planning on having batting practice on monday at the Brickyard at around 5:30-6pm. I am hopeing that a diamond is available, if not we will use the open field. I would like to see most of you out for this, also i would really like to see Tony and Rob out for this one, as they have not played in a while. We will also be hitting before our game tuesday. I will be at the diamond at just after 5pm so come if you need extra swings.

Thats all for now, lets go out tuesday and lay a beating on the houndogs.

BACK TO BACK BABY!!!!

October 4, 2007
The Goobers Do It!! BACK TO BACK CHAMPIONSHIPS!! Defeating the Houndogs 3-1 in best of 5 series. After the first 3 games of the series were really close the Goobers decided that it was time to put an end to this. And oh they did, routing the houndogs 17-1 in game 4 to clinch the title! It was a great season for the Goobers as they started the season horribly going 5-9 in there first 14 games. Then they gave their heads a shake and decided that it was time to start playing like the Goobers of last year. Going 12-1-1 to close out the season, then go 6-2 in the playoffs for an overall record of 23-12-1 for the year. MVP of the playoffs is going to go to Joey Pileggi with an incredible post season:
AVG: .821 (23/28)
R: 15
RBI: 25
OBP: .857
SLG: 1.143

MVP for the season will go to Bobby Chapman with some pretty impressive stats:
AVG: .687 (57/83)
R: 39
RBI: 51
OBP: .756
SLG: 1.277

GREAT SEASON YOU GOOBERS!!!! Cant wait to get hammed at the banquet!! hahah

2008 Goobers Depth Charts

March 25, 2008

Goobers Sweep Sultans On Opening Day!

Hello And Welcome To The 2008 Goobers Home Opener Live Here At Brickyard 1. It Looks Like A Great Day For Softball, And What Better Team To Face On Opening Day, Then Last Years Rivals; The Sultans.
The Goobers came out hard at them putting up 11 after 4 innings of play. The Sultans could only muster 4 runs through those innings and the Goobers easily cruised to a 12-4 victory. All Star Of Game 1 Will Have To Go To Bobby Chapman who was 3for3 with 2 doubles and 4 RBI's. An honorable mention goes out to Danny Taramino who was 2for4 with 2 doubles, 3 Runs and 3 RBI's.
Game 2 was a little more of a test for these Goobers as they found themselves trailing behind early in the game. After the 3rd the score was 6-3 Sultans. The Goobers though, had the hammer and knew they could use that to there advantage, And they did. In the 4th the Sultans put up another 2 spot to make it 8-3. But the Goobers answered right back putting up 6 to take the lead 9-8. The Sultans though wouldnt back down as the ump called last inning, The Sultans went up 1 run going into the bottom of the last inning. The Goobers felt confident though as they had the top of the order leading off. Danny opened up the inning perfectly by ripping himself a triple to leadoff. Sturino would then come up and knock a single to score Danny. Bobby would follow with a double to make it 2nd and 3rd with none out. Joey Pileggi was intentionally walked to load the bases. And the hero of the night was Kevin Robbie as he blasted a liner over the infield to score the winning run. The All Star OF The Game For Game 2 Will Have To Go To Kevin Robbie as he was 3for4 with a double, 2 runs, and 2 RBI's. Honorable mention goes out to Joey Pileggi as he was 2for2 with a run and 3 RBI's, also on top of that he was lights of defensively not giving any batter any chance at an extra base.
The Goobers Next Game Is At 6:30 Maxward 1 Against the The Wolfpack, Hope to See Everyone There. WOOO!!

Mississauga Twins (6-0) @ The Goobers (5-1) 6:30pm Maxward 2

After A 1st Inning Hit Fest, The Goobers Get Some Relief And Pull Off A Much Needed Split

It was a battle for 1st place Tuesday night. The 5-1 Goobers were facing off against the undefeated Mississauga Twins (6-0). The first inning was a little shakey as the Twins slapped around Bobby for 10 runs in the top. The Goobers obviously shell shocked from this never really managed to mount any kind of a comeback during this game. Brian Robbie (Bobo) relieved Bobby after the 1st inning and pitched the rest of the game, keeping the Twins to only 2 runs over the next 5 innings (4 Shutout Innings). The Goobers managed 9 runs over these innings but still couldnt get a big enough inning to get back in the game. They ended up losing 12-9. Both Kevin (Coco) and Bobby (Chaps) were 3for3 in this game. An honourable mention goes out to Josh for hitting his 2nd bomb of the season, a 2 run dinger to left.
Going into game 2 the Goobers realized they needed to have a much stronger start if they wanted to split this series. They didnt really fly out of the gate per say, as the score was only 2-0 for them after 2 innings of play. The Goobers then put up 3 in the 3rd which was only answered by 1 for the Twins. The Goobers though had a 6 run lead in the bottom of 6, when the Twins exploded for 7 runs to go up 1. The Goobers were a bit stunned, but managed to regain composure. They put up 4 in the 7th with a string of 5 straight hits + an intentional walk. The Twins were shutdown in the bottom of 7 and the Goobers hung on for a 13-10 victory. Bobby was 3for3 with an HR and a Bases on balls. Matt Sturino in the leadoff spot was 3for4 but reached base on all 4 at bats.
The Goobers next game is against Techaire Thunder (3-5) at 8:30 (Maxward 1)

Goobers Lay A Pounding On Techaire Thunder

6-2 Goobers Sweep The 3-5 Techaire Thunder (22-6) And (18-7)
It was nice to see the Goober bats in full swing last night. The Goobers missing Josh Pileggi And Tony Fimograni were down to just 10 guys for this set of games. But that didnt bother them as the put up 6 in the first. But that would later be answered with a 3 spot for the Thunder. But the Goobers offence proved to be just too much as the Goobers scored every inning including two other 5 run innings. This game was over fast as the Goobers took Game 1 easily 22-6. Player of the game honours go to Danny Taramino with a 5for5 game with 1 Run and 5 RBIs. An honourable mention also goes out to Bobby Chapman who was also 5for5 with 5 Runs and 4 RBIs. Bryan Ploen gets the Franny Award in the outfield, during the 1st inning; what seemed to be a routine fly ball catch, turned holarious, as Ploen who appeared to be camped right under the ball, flailed his arms in the air missing the ball terrible....then stood there and watched as Bobo had to run all the way from right field to grab the loose ball.

Game 2 started out a bit shakey. Brian Robbie (Bobo) got the call to start. He ran into trouble early as he couldnt find the zone and walked 3 of the first 4 batters he faced. After allowing a couple runs, he handed to ball back over to Bobby. The Techaire Thunder managed to get 5 runs in the 1st, leaving the Goobers to prove they can come back in games. And they did in fine fashion. The Goobers put up 4 in the 1st, thanks to a 3 Run Home Run from Bobby Chapman. Then another 4 runs in the 2nd, after a scoreless top for the Thunder. After 4 innings the score was only 10-7 and the Goobers knew that wasnt enough. After another scoreless inning for the Thunder, the Goobers put up a nice comfy 5 run inning capped off with 2 Triples and an inside the park Home Run by Brian Robbie. The game would end in style as Bobby blasted his 2nd 3 run homer to end the game in a mercy 18-7. Player of the game honours go to Bobby Chapman, as he had by far his best game of the season going 5for5 with 3 Runs a triple, 2 Home Runs and 9 RBIs. Honourable mention goes out to Kevin Robbie who was 3for3 with 3 Runs, a double, and 3 RBIs. Joey Pileggi also gets a nod as he was a brick wall at short, and another play of the game has to be the laser that was hit to Steve Rocha who made a beauty glove save no look scoop, then threw it to Fraser who made an even better no look scoop, thats by far the best play that those guys never saw hahah.

The Goobers next tilt is against the Twins at 6:30 Dunton. Good luck goes out to the Goobers in that one as they are still in the hunt to pass the first place Mississauga Twins.

Goobers Take On Last Years Rival The Houndogs

The only team yet to play the Goobers this year, is last years rival the Houndogs. The dogs have been struggling this year going just 6-5-1 to start the season. Last week they suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of the lowely Techaire Thunder (5-7). But dont call this a sure win just yet. Lets go back to last year, in which the Goobers found themselves tied 1-1 in the mmspl finals. The Goobers did go on to win the finals 3-1, but that just shows that the houndogs can muster up some offence when needed. After last weeks sorry contest against the Twins, the Goobers are looking to come out hitting against the Houndogs club. As we are coming up to the half way mark of the season, lets see how most of us are comparing to last years mid way totals.

Bobby Chapman (Last Season: .686 (13R, 22RBI's))(This Season: .878 (23R, 39RBI's)
Joey Pileggi (Last Season: .567 (10R, 9RBI's))(This Season: .474 (8R, 21RBI's)
Kevin Robbie (Last Season: .448 (8R, 8RBI's))(This Season: .636 (20R, 12RBI's)
Brian Fraser (Last Season: .593 (10R, 12RBI's))(This Season: .458 (5R, 9RBI's)
Bryan Ploen (Last Season: .500 (6R, 11RBI's))(This Season: .387 (6R, 10RBI's)
Matt Sturino (Last Season: .333 (11R, 6RBI's))(This Season: .545 (25R, 15RBI's)
Josh Pileggi (Last Season: .444 (9R, 4RBI's))(This Season: .538 (16R, 13RBI's)
Danny Taormina (Last Season: .476 (4R, 2RBI's))(This Season: .475 (8R, 12RBI's)
Steve Rocha (Last Season: .459 (10R, 6RBI's))(This Season: .447 (10R, 7RBI's)
Brian Robbie (Last Season: .394 (6R, 9RBI's))(This Season: .424 (10R, 11RBI's)
Rob Ryan (Last Season: .480 (3R, 9RBI's))(This Season: .484 (12R, 1RBI)
Tony Fimograni (Last Season: .161 (6R, 3RBI's))(This Season: .235 (6R, 2RBI's)

The batting order for tonight will look like this:

1. Matt Sturino
2. Joey Pileggi
3. Bobby Chapman
4. Josh Pileggi
5. Kevin Robbie
6. Brian Robbie
7. Brian Fraser
8. Danny Taormina
9. Steve Rocha
10. Bryan Ploen
11. Rob Ryan
Absent:
Tony Fimograni

Good Ol' Ball Game At Brickyard

The Goobers Are 9-5 At Their Close To Home Diamond. They Are Going Up Against The 4th Place Wolfpack In A Rainout Game That Should Prove To Be Big Game In Regards To Where The Goobers Will Finish In The Standings

Here is the Goobers statistics from games played at Brickyard over the past 2 seasons:

Bobby Chapman - 25/39 (.641), 9(2B), 4(3B), 1(HR), 21(R), 22(RBIs)
Josh Pileggi - 23/41 (.561), 2(2B), 2(3B), 14(R), 10(RBIs)
Joey Pileggi - 30/43 (.697), 3(2B), 15(R), 24(RBIs)
Kevin Robbie - 16/34 (.470), 4(2B), 12(R), 12(RBIs)
Brian Robbie - 20/37 (.540), 2(2B), 15(R), 13(RBIs)
Rob Ryan - 12/29 (.413), 5(R), 10(RBIs)
Matt Sturino - 22/45 (.488), 2(2B), 21(R), 13(RBIs)
Danny Taormina - 20/37 (.540), 4(2B), 3(3B), 1(HR), 17(R), 17(RBIs)
Brian Fraser - 18/39 (.461), 2(2B), 1(3B), 11(R), 14(RBIs)
Steve Rocha - 18/45 (.400), 10(R), 10(RBIs)
Tony Fimognari - 5/27 (.185), 4(R), 3(RBIs)
Bryan Ploen - 16/36 (.444), 2(3B), 11(R), 13(RBIs)

Goobers All Star Skills Competition

This Will Be The Goobers First Ever All Star Skills Competition. It Will Take Place The Tuesday After We Win The Championship :)
Ive been thinking about running this for a while and now finally decided to make it happen. The Diamond is still up in the air, i will be searching for one over the next couple of weeks. So the way the competition will work is this:

4 Teams of 3 Players
5 Competitions + The Gauntlet
Teams Will Receive Points In Every Competition, Points Will Be Totaled At The End To Determine A Winner.
No Entry Fee Required
Winnings:
1st Place Team - 26oz Bottle For Each Player - Rum/Rye/Vodka
2nd Place Team - 28 Pack Of Beer
3rd Place Team - 12 Pack Of Beer
4th Place Team - Healthy Hand Shake :)

The 5 Competitions Are As Follows:
Hitting Competition
Precision Hitting Competition
Throwing Accuracy Competition
Throwing Relay Competition
Speed Competition

I will explain them In Detail Later.

Here are the teams for the competition: (And Yes I Will Accept Team Names)

Team 1:
Bobby Chapman
Danny Taormina
Tony Fimognari

Team 2:
Josh Pileggi
Brian Fraser
Bryan Ploen

Team 3:
Kevin Robbie
Steve Rocha
Rob Ryan

Team 4:
Matt Sturino
Joey Pileggi
Brian Robbie

I think these teams are very fair so there shouldnt be any arguments. I will follow up on this in a few days. Please let me know if you cannot make it so i can make adjustments....but trust me it will be worth it.

2008 MMSPL Playoffs Semi Finals Game 1 - Wolfpack (15-12-1) @ Goobers (20-6-2)

The Goobers finished the regular season with a blast! They needed to sweep the 1st place Mississauga Twins in order to finish 1st. Game 1 was a bit rocky at first, the Goobers wernt hitting anything solid and the defense was shakey at best. Down 8 runs in the bottom of the last inning, the Goobers rallied for 9 runs to stun the Twins and take game 1; 15-14.
Game 2 was back and forth the whole game, but when you leave the game tied in the bottom of the last inning with the Goobers 2,3,4 hitters coming up your probably in a bit of trouble. A leadoff single by Kevin, then another single by Bobby which moved Kevin to 3rd. An intentional walk on Josh to load the bases, Then Joey made no mistake in blasting one through the shallow played outfielders to end this game 10-9, and give the Goobers 1st place to end the season.

Now....
Going into tonights games we see the Goobers facing the 1 team they have dominated ALL season long. Going 4-0 during the season. With a stupid run differential. 75-33 with 3 mercy's. During the 3 mercy's the Goobers outscored the Wolfpack 57-16. But anything can happen come playoff time. Here are the player stats for the Goobers during the season against the Wolfpack.

Bobby Chapman - 10/12 (.833), (3)2B, 3B, (2)HR, (6)R, (13)RBIs
Brian Fraser - 5/12 (.416), 2B, 3B, (5)R, (6)RBIs
Joey Pileggi - 7/13 (.538), 2B, 3B, HR, (8)R, (15)RBIs
Josh Pileggi - 6/13 (.461), 2B, 3B, (2)HR, (12)R, (5)RBIs
Bryan Ploen - 7/13 (.538), (4)R, (6)RBIs
Brian Robbie - 8/13 (.615), (2)2B, (2)3B, (5)R, (9)RBIs
Kevin Robbie - 9/14 (.642), (3)2B, HR, (9)R, (7)RBIs
Steve Rocha - 7/12 (.583), (8)R, (3)RBIs
Rob Ryan - 8/13 (.615), (9)R, (5)RBIs
Matt Sturino - 8/15 (.533), (2)2B, (4)R, (3)RBIs
Danny Taormina - 8/14 (.571), (4)2B, (5)R, (4)RBIs
Tony Fimognari - 2/5 (.400)

This is very impressive! with only 3 of the 12 players batting under .500 the team average is .570 (85/149). This is going to be the order for tonights game.

1. Matt Sturino
2. Kevin Robbie
3. Josh Pileggi
4. Bobby Chapman
5. Joey Pileggi
6. Steve Rocha
7. Brian Robbie
8. Bryan Ploen
9. Brian Fraser
10. Rob Ryan
11. Danny Taormina
12. Tony Fimognari

2008 MMSPL Playoffs

MMSPL Finals
1st Place - Goobers Softball
vs
2nd Place - Mississauga Twins

Game 1:

Game 2:

Game 3:

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1st Place - Goobers Softball
vs
4th Place - Wolfpack

Game 1:
Goobers Softball - 12
Wolfpack - 11

Game 2:
Wolfpack - 6
Goobers Softball - 5

Game 3:
Wolfpack - 10
Goobers Softball - 9

Game 4:
Goobers Softball - 15
Wolfpack - 2

Game 5:
Goobers Softball - 11
Wolfpack - 9

(Goobers Win 3-2 In Best Of 5 Series)
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2nd Place - Mississauga Twins
vs
3rd Place - Sultans

Game 1:
Mississauga Twins - Win
Sultans - Loss

Game 2:
Mississauga Twins - Win
Sultans - Loss

Game 3:
Mississauga Twins - Win
Sultans - Loss

(Mississauga Twins Win 3-0 In Best Of 5 Series)

Batting Order / Positions For Next Game

Hey guys, ive talked it over with Ploen and Josh about making a new order for our next game considering the last one did shit all haha. Here's what we are looking at for next game.

1. Josh Pileggi
2. Kevin Robbie
3. Bobby Chapman
4. Steve Rocha
5. Brian Fraser
6. Joey Pileggi
7. Brian Robbie
8. Matt Sturino
9. Rob Ryan
10. Danny Taormina
11. Bryan Ploen

Also i have been thinking and im going to let Bobo start at pitcher for the first game and see how that goes. I am going to play Utility and will be rotating after every inning. I am going to start in Right Field and make my way around. Lets go out and kick some ass Goobers! WOOO!!!

MMSPL CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS - Mississauga Twins (20-8-0) @ Goobers Softball (20-6-2)

This will be by far the toughest competition we have had going into the finals in the 4 years the Goobers have been a club.

After just squeeking out of the series against the Wolfpack, the Goobers look to pick it up and start swing a hot bat, the Twins blew through the Sultans with an easy 3-0 series sweep. The Goobers lately have been struggling and really need to find zone that they were in for most of the season. Now even though the Goobers beat the Twins during there series series (3-1) that doesnt mean that this team is a pushover. So far this playoffs Bobby Chapman has been very sluggish with his lazy swings which could cost the team if he doesnt step up in this next series. Also players like Matt Sturino and Bryan Ploen need to step it up as they are in key positions in the lineup. Josh Pileggi was an almost perfect 13for15 going into last night but had a cold night going 1for5 to drop his average down to a .700 But dont be worried, Josh can easily put that game behind him and get back to doing his job as leadoff batter. Kevin Robbie had a big game last night going 3for4 which was huge after he was almost on suicide watch going into last game. Steve Rocha has been swinging a very consistent bat all playoffs so far. After moving him into the cleanup spot he has been a very reliable hitter and has been a great production player. Joey Pileggi still has to have more patience in the box but he has been hitting the ball alot more solid and is finding the gaps in the field which is nice. Brian Robbie needs to just slow down his swing and not try and do to much with the ball. Not every pitch can go the opposite way, just sit back on drive the ball where its pitched, middle is always a good spot lol. Rob Ryan was on major suicide watch going into this game but snapped out of it as he was 3for4 with a reach on error which was great to see, it looked like you were seeing the ball alot better and hitting the ball more out in front of your body. Danny Taormina needs to work on his swing, you have a very loopy swing, so why not try a little opposite field or if anything just try and cut down on the ball instead of looping up at it. Tony Fimognari and Brian Fraser will both be back in the lineup next week so lets hope they can shake off the rust and chip in with a couple hits. Lets lay a beating on Lurch and the rest of the Twins next week, GOOBERS SOFTBALL!! WOOOO!!!!!

Goobers Are Back - To - Back - To Back! Champions!!

Can You Believe It?? The Goobers Have Now Won The MMSPL Championship For 3 Straight Years!
The Goobers who were looking sluggish all through the playoffs finally got there act in gear. After just getting through the semi's against the Wolfpack (Beating them 3-2 in best of 5 series) Were tied 1-1 after 2 games against the Mississauga Twins, who until the last week of the season were top spot in the division. Going into the game, the Goobers really needed to come out strong and put up some runs early to put some pressure on the Twins. The Twins had runners on 2nd and 3rd in the top of the 1st but failed to score after a pop out, ground out, fly out to end the inning. The Goobers knew they had to jump all over this chance, and they did. Putting up 8 in the bottom of the 1st the Goobers now just had to play solid defense to shut the Twins hopes down. The Goobers added a few more through the game to take game 1; 13-5.

In Game 2 The Goobers knew they had to do the exact same thing and come out strong. OH did they ever. After scoring 12 runs in the 1st it was almost all but over for the Twins who answered with 3 of their own in the bottom. But then a 9 run 2nd for the Goobers sealed the deal who cruised to a 33-10 victory. It was the first time in history that the Goobers have ever scored more than 30 runs in a game. Josh Pileggi receives game 1 MVP honours after going 3for4 and was a home run away from the cycle. Game 2 MVP honours go to Danny Taormina going 5for5 with 4 singles and a double and scoring 5 runs. And Honourable mention in this game goes to Josh Pileggi who was 5for6 and hit for the cycle plus an extra double. He did reach base everytime as well but once via a fielders choice.

The Goobers will now be entering into there 5th consecutive season as a ball club together. But this time they will but seeded into the top division so there will be alot better competition. Lets see if the Goobers can do the impossible again and go for a 4th straight championship! WOOOO!!! THIS IS GOOBER SOFTBALL!!!! WOOOOOO!!!!!

MMSPL Opening Team Meetings

So last night was the first meeting for the MMSPL 2009 season. Ploen and myself took part in the meeting. Nothing serious was discussed, some people complained about the ball colour, but i dont see it changing anytime soon. They talked about the ability to play for 2 teams in different divisions; which i was talking to ploen would be cool if we had 2 teams, a tuesday "D" division team, and a wednesday "C" division team. But im not sure how much interest we would have considering a lot of the Goobers changed there schedules now that we are on a different night.
I would like to set up a meeting with the team, maybe in late february early march just to discuss random stuff about the team or just an excuse to get everyone together for some drinks at the bar. Also a note, anyone know any sponsors that are looking to sponser a 3 peat championship team, i would think our market value is pretty high. I will post more info as the winter continues, but i cant wait to get out their and be playing with the big boys of the mississauga league. THIS IS GOOBERS SOFTBALL!!! WOOOOO!!!!!!!

2009 Goober Player Stat Projections

Goobers 2009 Stat Projections
1st Page Is Last Years Stats
2nd Page Is The Projected Stats For 2009

Goobers All Time Stats Plus Avg. Stats

Goobers All Time Stats + Avg.
Does not include 2006 season as it has disappeared

Goobers / Devils Split Opening Series

Devils Players To Be Tested For Performance Enhancing Drugs After Only Scoring 6 The First Game, Put Up 14 Big Swing Runs In Game 2

Alright, so i dunno if some of these guys were listed on the "Mitchell Report" but this team had some juiced up ball players. Starting with Booker T at first base (Nicknamed "BP" or "Flex") And Chicken Legged Right Fielder who could smash a ball with just his forarm. The rest of the team looked pretty normal minus the few chubbahs, and the basket weaving 3rd baseman whos wickets werent tied tight enough. These guys were pretty bad defensively; making 5 errors in game 1 and another 3 in game 2.

Game 1 started out like a typical Goober game. With the Devils already up 2, a couple errors for the Devils led to 4 runs for the Goobers, the Devils would answer back with 3 of there own in the 2nd, and the Goobers would proceed to tie the ball game at 5 a piece; thanks to Steve's monster triple that burned the center fielders. The Goobers would shut the door for the the next 3 innings and put up a few of there own. The Devils would only muster another 1 run in the 6th to end this game at 8-6 Goobers. Player of Game 1 goes to Steve Rocha who was 2fo2 with a single, triple, walk and also had 2 rbis.

Game 2 started great, after a 2 run inside the park homer by Josh Pileggi, Bobby would smack a double, but would find himself stranded there after 2 straight outs. The Devils would answer with 6 of there own on a few errors by the Goobers. We would answer back with another 2 in the 2nd, but a 5 run bottom for the Devils almost had them running away with it. The Goobers bats though would go quiet for the rest of the game, and so did the Devils as they only put up 3 over the next 3 innings. But the Goobers looked pretty exhausted and didnt look to into it towards the end. The Goobers would end up getting mercied 14-4. Player of game 2 goes to Brian Robbie who was 2for2 with a run and 2 singles. Another note about this game - Both Rob Ryan and Tony Fimognari had strikeouts, this was actually Tony's 2nd of the night so he now the leader to start the season.

The Goobers go up against the so far 2-0 Drillers next week at Maxward 2. The game time is 6:30pm, so lots of time for beers and burgers after the game. Lets see if we can put this loss behind us and show these Drillers what Goober Ball is all about! WOOOOO!!!!

Goobers Blow 10 Run Lead In Last Inning Versus Moose Knuckles

The Goobers Led By 10 Runs Going Into The Bottom Of The Last Inning Wednesday, The Moose Knuckles Managed To Keep Hitting, And A Couple Goober Flubs Kept The Inning Going Which Finally Led To The Worst Defeat The Goobers Have Ever Suffered As A Ball Club

The Goobers (3-1) came into this game against the Moose Knuckles (3-2-1) needing to prove they belong in this top division. And they did just that smacking around the Moose Knuckles for 14 runs, Alot of chirping went on about shooting the middle, but both teams didnt decide to stop hitting there, so nothing really came out of it. The Goobers though had a huge advantage after getting inside the Moose Knuckles heads. The Moose Knuckles couldnt get anything going as they only put up 5 runs in the 1st game. Player of game 1 goes to Josh Pileggi who was 3of3 with 3 Runs and an RBI including 2 doubles.

Going into Game 2 the Goobers had to keep there mind games going, which they did as they held the lead the entire game and after putting up 5 in the top of the last inning, they found themselves with a nice comfy 10 run lead. But the Slopitch Gods were angry with us on that night, as the Moose Knucks put up hit after hit after error after hit. The Goobers gave the Moose Knuckles about 2 or 3 outs and thats all they would need. After tying the game, with 2 outs, and intentional walk made it 1st and 2nd with there 3 hitter up, who made no mistake in going deep to the gap for the easy RBI. The Goobers should be really disappointed with themselves as they let this game slip away from them. The player of game 2 was Bobby Chapman who was 3for3 with 3 Runs and 5 RBI, which included a double and 2 triples.

The Goobers(4-2) next game is against the top seeded Rebels who are now 7-1 after there sweep of the Slippery Clams last week. Lets hope the Goobers can go out and get a much needed couple of wins against the top team.

Goobers Battle For Split Against 1st Place Rebels

The Goobers Bats Were Pretty Quiet All Night Except For A Big 6th Inning In Game 1 Which Leads To The Split

Game 1

Brian Robbie got the call to take the hill in game 1, and it didn't go as planned, after walking the first 2 batters, he managed a pop out by the 3 hitter. But then 4 straight balls to the 4 hitter ended his day. Bobby Chapman came in for some early relief, but the Rebels still managed to smack him around for 4 runs in the 1st. The Goobers managed just 1 run in the bottom of the inning after 2 straight outs, Josh Pileggi Ripped a double to left, then Chapman almost killed the pitcher with a laser up the middle that squeeked its way into center, Josh Pileggi scored on the play and Chapman ended up on 2nd, but was left stranded to end the inning.
The Rebels put up another 2 in the 2nd when there last batter rocked a Chapman knuckler 310 feet for a 2 run shot. The Goobers would go quiet in the next inning, and it didnt seem like there was much life on the bench. The Rebels would get shut down in the 3rd, and the Goobers would answer with 2 in the bottom when Tony Fimognari got the rally started with a base hit over the 3rd baseman. Matt Sturino would follow with a basehit to right and Danny Taormina would drive both in to put the Goobers within 3. The Rebels would get another in the 4th, but the Goobers wouldnt answer for 2 innings. After a great defensive inning in the 6th, the Goobers knew they had to get a rally started. And did they ever. Matt Sturino led off the inning with a base knock, followed by Taormina, then Kevin Robbie would rip a double and score Sturino. Josh Pileggi and Chapman would also double to keep the rally going. Joey Pileggi would single after and reach second on the throw home. Steve Rocha after coming off a 0for7 night last week couldnt get the runners home as he grounded out to the shortstop. But Brian Fraser would smash a single to left to score Chapman; and Rob Ryan would follow up with an RBI single of his own. Brian Robbie would end up cashing both on his at bat with a very clutch base hit. Bryan Ploen and Fimognari would both single to cash a runner a piece before Sturino and Taormina would lineout to end the inning. The Goobers would end up hanging on in the top of the 7th, as the Rebels were able to put across 3, but eventually end this game at a score of 12-10 Goobers

Additional Notes For This Game
Bobby Chapman kept his consecutive outless streak alive as he went 3for3 with 3 doubles and 3 RBIs. Coming into this game Tony Fimognari was batting a pathetic .083avg but managed to boost that up after going 2for3 with 1 run and 1 RBI. Steve Rocha is on a current 0for10 skid after going 0for3 in game 1. Danny Taormina went 2for4 after being moved to the leadoff spot in replace of Rocha

Game 2

The Goobers had to start out hot in game 2, and they did just that, after Taormina popped out to start the inning, K. Robbie and Josh Pileggi both smashed singles to get runners on 1st and 2nd. Chapman would rip a base hit to score K. Robbie. Joey would then ground into a fielders choice but would score Josh Pileggi on the play. That is all the Goobers would put up in the 1st. The Rebels visably upset by there 1st game defeat got the hot sticks going as they put up 5 runs in the bottom with 2 big flies. The Goobers couldnt manage to push anything across in the 2nd even though they had 1st and 2nd with 1 out. The Goobers would shut the Rebels down in the bottom, and would proceed to put up another 2 in the top of the 3rd. Taormina and K. Robbie would lead off the inning with singles and Josh Pileggi would make no mistake in cashing home Taormina. Chapman would finally get out for the first time this season when he grounded into a fielders choice at first base. Chapman ended up running into Pileggi at first and knocked the wind out of himself, but he appeared to be fine. Joey Pileggi would end up picking Chapman up with an RBI base knock to center. The Goobers would do another nice job of shutting down the Rebels, but couldnt manage to put up an answer of there own. Moving forward to the 6th inning, the Goobers would tie up the ball game when Chapman led off the inning with a triple to the right center field gap. Joey Pileggi would end up hitting a sac fly to left to cash Chapman. The Rebels would put up 1 of there own in the bottom of the 6th to take the lead back. After a Rob Ryan leadoff infield single, Brian Robbie would fly out to left, but would advance Ryan to 2nd on the out. Bryan Ploen would then smash a single to right center, Ryan was being sent the whole way, but a great throw by the fielder would get Ryan at home by a couple steps. Fimognari with 2 outs would come up clutch as he lined a basehit into left to put runners on 1st and 2nd. But a Sturino groundout would put an end to any hopes of a comeback as the Goobers would fall to the Rebels 6-5 in game 2.

Additional Notes For This Game
Steve Rocha finally snapped out of an 0for10 skid with a base hit in the 1st inning. Kevin Robbie was a perfect 3for3 with 2 runs in game 2. Joey Pileggi picked up an RBI in each of his 3 at bats in this game. Matt Sturino and Brian Fraser both went 0fer in this game, even though they were both robbed on multiple occasions by some great plays in the field.

Next Game
The Goobers go up against Comba F.B.I. next week and hope to take both wins. They are at the Brickyard for this one in hopes they can get out of the middle of the pack in the standings. Lets Go You GOOBERS!!!!! WOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

Who Let The Dawgs Out!?!? No One. Goobers Sweep.

After The Tsunami The Goobers Went Through Last Week, A Great Sunny Day Of Ball Was A Nice Change Of Pace. The Goobers Swept The 5th Place Dawg Pound (5-7).

Game 1 (Win 9-7)

After a 3 up 3 down inning in the first for the Goobers, the Dawg Pound put up 2 after a home run from there 4 hitter. Chapman led off the next inning with a single, Big Joe moved Chapman to second on a fly out. B. Robbie drove in Chapman with a single to right center. Fraser would later cash B. Robbie with a single of his own to tie the game at 2's. The Dawg Pound was held scoreless after the next 2 innings, and the Goobers jumped all over them as they put up 5 in the top of the 4th. After Chapman flew out to lead off the inning. The Next 4 Goobers reached base. With runners on 2nd and 3rd. Ploen would single home both of them, and Rocha would triple home Ploen right after. The Dawg Pound could only answer with 1 of there own. The Goobers would put up another 2 in the next inning when Chapman and Big Joe would both drive in runs. The Dawg Pound did get within 2 runs when they put up 4 in the 6th, but that would be all for them as they fall 9-7 in game 1.

Game 2 (Win 11-9)

The Dawg Pound would put up 1 in the top of the 1st. And the Goobers would keep the hits going as they put up 5 in the 1st. Taormina via error, K. Robbie would single, J. Pileggi would knock in Taormina and Chapman would knock in K. Robbie. Big Joe would sac home J. Pileggi and B. Robbie would drive in Chapman. The Goobers though would go quiet for the next 3 innings, but the Dawg Pound could only manage another 1 run. The Goobers then would make them pay and put up 6 runs in the 5th. Chapman and B. Robbie both drove in 2 runs and K. Robbie and Ryan would drive in the other 2. The Goobers took an 11-3 lead going into the 7th, and the Dawg Pound would give the Goobers a scare as they put up 6 runs, and had runners on 1st and 2nd with only 1 out. But 2 straight outs would end any hopes of a Moose Knuckles reappearance. The Goobers would prevail 11-9 victors and take a much needed sweep.
Bryan Ploen was ejected from the game in the 6th after he popped out to complete his 0fer the game. He then whipped his bat very recklessly down the 1st base line, in an attempt to injure an innocent bystander. No word on if he has been suspended by the league, but he will surely receive a fine and less playing time when he suits up next for the Goobers.

The Goober Burger MVP goes to Matt Sturino who was 5 for 6 with 1 Run and 1 RBI.

The Goobers next game is July 1, 2009 at Dunton. We are playing the 8th place Slippery Clams. A sweep is needed here to give the Goobers a nice boost in the standing.

Goobers Complete Season Sweep Of Slippery Clams With 2 Mercy's And 41 Hits On Wednesday

The Goobers Completed There Season Series Sweep Of The Last Place Slippery Clams, While Racking Up 41 Hits In The Two Games, The Goobers Outscored The Clams 63-21 During There Season Series.

Scrathes From The Game: 1B - Brian Fraser
Game 1:

Goobers Clinch Playoff Spot For 5th Straight Year

The Goobers Have Won The MMSPL Playoff Championship 3 Years In A Row Now, But This Year Seems To Be Their Toughest Yet.

With The Goobers Locking Up 3rd Place Last Week, They Now Wait To See Who Their 1st Round Matchup Will Be Against. The Moose Knuckles Who Are Currently In 2nd Place, But Just 2.5 Games Back Of 1st. The Goobers Play The 1st Place Rebels In Their Final Regular Season Game, If The Goobers Win 1 Of Those Games, The Likelyhood Of A Goobers/Rebels 1st Round Matchup Is Very Possible. If We Take Both, Then It's Pretty Much A Gaurantee. But As We Stand Right Now, The Goobers Will Probably Be Facing The Moose Knuckles, Who Handed It To Them Wednesday.

Last Year The Goobers Had A Great 2nd Half To Take The League Championship, And A Great Playoffs To Wrap It All Up. The Goobers Though Really Need To Get A Spark Going As This Has Not Been The Greatest Year For Them. They Are Currently Sitting At 16-10 And If They Lose Both Against The Rebels Next Week This Will Be There Worst Season Record Wise.
So Far This Season The Goobers Have Not Been Able To Find A Leadoff Hitter Who Can Hit Consistent Enough To Keep That Spot. Players Who Have Leadoff This Year Include - Bryan Ploen (13/31 .419), Steve Rocha (7/18 .389), Matt Sturino (1/7 .143), Danny Taormina (4/14 .286), Rob Ryan (2/6 .333), and Kevin Robbie (8/15 .533). Kevin Robbie Is The Teams Usual 2 Batter, And The Coach Plans To Keep It That Way. Joey Pileggi Will Get The Odd Start In The Leadoff Hole Next Week Against The Rebels, In Hopes That Maybe He Can Find A Groove There, Not The Fastest Runnner, But He Does Have Power To All Fields Which Could Make Him Hard To Defend. And With Arguably The Best 2,3,4 Hitters In The League (Combined 146/229 .638avg)
The Leadoff Man Just Needs To Get To First. Another Spot In The Order Where It Has Been Hard To Find A Spark Has Been The 11th Hitter. We Need A Player Here Who Can: Hit For Good Average, Hit For Doubles, And Be Pretty Quick To Break Up Double Plays. But Nothing Has Worked Here, Players Who Have Graced This Spot Include: Bryan Ploen (6/12 .500, 2B), Matt Sturino (5/10 .500, 2(2B), HR), Brian Fraser (4/11 .364, 2B), Rob Ryan (5/14 .357, 2B), Steve Rocha (6/12 .500, 2(2B), 2(3B)), Danny Taormina (8/12 .667, HR).
Other Than Danny, This Spot Is A Coin Flip. Based On These Stats Though, You Know Where Danny Will Be Hitting Come Next Game.

The Goobers (16-10-0) Are At Dunton 1 Against The Rebels (21-5-0) Next Wednesday At 8:45pm. This Game Will Determine Their Matchup In The 1st Round Of The Playoffs, Lets Hope They Can Continue Their Strong Playoff Run.

Goobers Softball 2010

The Goobers Open Their Season At Home May 12th. After A Dissapointing 1st Round Exit Last Year, The Club Looks To Bounce Back And Build Off Their Mistakes.

We play our first game Wednesday May 12th @ 6:30pm at Maxward 2. The Goobers lost Joey Pileggi this year due to commitment issues with this team and his Hardball team. But in return we have picked up a power bat in Ryan Mcneil which should add some much needed pop to this lineup that has really only been owned by Bobby Chapman & Josh Pileggi.

Last Year was our first year in the top division (C Division, Kevin) and we expected it would be tough, but still the first round knockout was dissapointing. I would like to put a little competition into this years season. So im going to institute a bonus for everyone for this year. For now it will be mostly based on everyones average, but i will add home runs as a category for our 3 power hitters.

Here is what our lineup will be looking like for game 1, given that everyone shows up that is.

1. Matt Sturino - RCF
2. Josh Pileggi - LCF
3. Ryan Mcneil - 3B
4. Bobby Chapman - SS
5. Kevin Robbie - LF
6. Steve Rocha - P
7. Brian Fraser - BN
8. Rob Ryan - C
9. Brian Robbie - 1B
10. Bryan Ploen - RF
11. Danny Taormina - 2B
12. Tony Fimognari - BN

Everyone knows what everyone plays, so i dont want to have to be a coach and set a fielding lineup. So please spread out the playing time in the field, of course i would like some of you to play more than others, but that will be on you to decide that.

Ok now on to the Bonuses: If you complete your bonus by seasons end, you will receive either a 24 of beer, a bottle of booze, or something of equal value that is to your likeing.

1. Matt Sturino (.500avg or 35+ Runs)
2. Josh Pileggi (.650avg or 40 Runs or 40 RBI or 8HR)
3. Ryan Mcneil (.650avg or 40 Runs or 40 RBI or 10HR)
4. Bobby Chapman (.700avg or 50 Runs or 60 RBI or 10HR)
5. Kevin Robbie (.550avg or 40 RBI)
6. Steve Rocha (.500avg or 35 RBI or 10 Doubles)
7. Brian Fraser (.500avg or 35 RBI)
8. Rob Ryan (.475avg or 35 Hits or 0 K's)
9. Brian Robbie (.450avg or 8 Doubles or 30 RBI)
10. Bryan Ploen (.450avg or 35 Hits or 25 RBI)
11. Danny Taormina (.425avg or 20 Runs or 20 RBI)
12. Tony Fimognari (.300avg or 15 Runs or 20 Hits or 0 K's)

So there are your goals for the season, i would love to see everyone surpass them, but at the same time, my wallet doesnt want you too LOL Either way i want everyone to give their all, and lets see this underdog team take out some of the big boys. Good Luck this year boys!

Josh Pileggi Goes Deep 4 Times, But Goobers Let 2nd Game Slip As They Start The Season 1-1

Pileggi Cranks 3 In The 1st Game And Adds A Slam In The 2nd Game Picking Up 11 RBI On The Night.

Opening day for Goobers Softball, and what a night it was. Pretty mild for the most part, but not Pileggi's bat. After smashing his 1st home run which im pretty sure went through the clouds. He would follow that up with an identical shot in his 2nd at bat. Then again in his 3rd at bat, this one landing in the next diamond. Bobby Chapman finally had to chime in with one of his own to straight away center. The Bats were hot all around as newly acquired Ryan McNeil went 3for3 and Coach Ploen also went 3for3. The Goobers 11 run 4th inning would be all they would need to wrap up this one 17-6.

The Goobers knew they had to come out swinging again in game 2. After only putting up 1 run in the 1st, the Dawg Pound jumped all over the Goobers putting up 8 runs in the bottom of the inning. The Goobers though would only respond with another 1 run in the 2nd, but a key shutdown led to a 3 run 3rd to put them within 3. In the bottom of the 3rd the Goobers got out of a jam and managed to shut down the Dawg Pound offence for atleast another inning. Now was the time for Goobers to get back their lead. The Bottom of the order came up huge in this inning, with 4 of the bottom 5 batters reaching base safely. The top would do a good job in cashing those runs and taking the lead by 2. The Dawg Pound would even the score in the bottom half of the inning. But giving the Goobers a fresh start was costly for the DP. Once again the bottom of the order was huge in manufacturing hit and hit and raking in 7 runs to put all the pressure on the opposing team. Well they took that pressure and gave it a swift kick to the groin as they were able to put up 5 runs, then with 2 runners on a 3 run walk off home run would seal this game up for the Dawg Pound. The game was called on time limit after that inning so no response could be made by the Goobers, losing this game 18-17.

Now when you put up 34 runs in 2 games you would think your walking away with 2 wins. But unfortunately it didnt go that way this time for the Goobers.

Player Of The Game,/B>
#34 Josh Pileggi - 5for5 / 7R / 11RBI / 4HR / 2BB

Other Key Players
#7 Bryan Ploen was a perfect 6for6 at the plate tonight with 4 Runs and 3 RBI.
#13 Bobby Chapman had 2 big flys, even thought the 2nd one was controversial.
#3 Tony Fimognari picked up 3 hits on the night and scored on all 3 of those hits.
#2 Matt Sturino had a great day at the plate going 5for7 with 5 Runs and 4 RBI.

Goobers Softball next game is May 19th @ 8:30pm at Dunton. We are playing againt the Devils who didnt fair to well against the Goobers last season. Hopefully they can keep hitting like they did last night and pick up 2 big wins.

Goobers Have Now Split 4 Straight Weeks Since The 2010 Season Has Begun, Anyone Concerned? Nope

The Goobers Softball Club Is 4-4 To Start The Season. They Have Won The 1st Game Twice, And Lost The 1st Game Twice. During Those Wins The Gooobers Have A Nice 62-34 Run Differential, And Even For The Loses Its Not Terrible With A 33-50 Run Differential. But The Problem Is The Run Production During The Loses, Only Once In Those 4 Losses Did The Goobers Have Atleast More Then Half The Runs They Got In The Win That Night. So It Looks Like We Shoot Our Load Early And Dont Have The Endurance To Carry It Over Into Another Great Performance.

Bench Coach Bobby Chapman is not concerned. He believes that this years team is the best he's ever seen. New Addition Ryan Mcneil has fit in just fine, and he adds good depth in the field and a good bat at the plate. Also Tony Fimognari has really stepped up his play, after having a career average of (.220) coming into this year, not only has he brought it up a lot but his current season see's him only being hitless in 1 game. And currently is on a 3 game hit streak where he is batting (.625).

Josh Pileggi has also found his power swing already having 4 home runs on the season, he looks to now be a threat to go deep at anytime which really gives the Goobers lineup alot more flexibility with Josh, Ryan, and Bobby in the lineup. Bryan Ploen has been also another surprise player, he was givin the 2 spot in the order on a week where we were missing Josh, but he has been hitting so well that he may have just locked up his new spot in the order. Currently batting 4th on the team in average(.615) He currently leads the team in hits and runs, and his current 5 game hit streak in which he's batting (.625) shows that he isnt slowing down anytime soon.

Now for the unfortunate surprises of the season. Brian Robbie up until last game was batting (.188) which was the lowest average seen on a player in a long time. But he seemed to turn something around last game going a solid 3for6 to bring his average up to a (.217) He still needs to work on his swing, but from what ive seen he is just getting some bad breaks hitting the ball right to fielders.

Joey Pileggi has come back as a part time player this year, but i was hoping that he wouldnt just bring his part time of his game. His defence has always been stellar to say the least, but his bat has been the really head scratcher this year. Currently sporting a .200 average his average has dropped a lot of points since the start of last season. If you remember 2 years ago during the 08 playoff when Joey led the team in pretty much every category and was a huge reason the Goobers took the championship that year. But since then his average has plummeted to just above the .500 mark. Pitch selection could be a big reason for the drop.

Steve Rocha has been held back with a leg injury and now reports of a wrist injury are floating around, he was seen wearing a brace last game and didnt look comfortable at the plate. No news on how long he will be playing injured, but his current (.292) batting average is well below what this man can do.

Matt Sturino(.556) and Kevin Robbie(.542) are both playing well as expected. Sturino's (.667 OBP%) ranks him 3rd on the team which is more than you can ask for from your leadoff. Brian Fraser was moved into the 6 spot in the lineup in hopes he could up his RBI production, he picked up 2 RBI on the night but was a dismal 1for5 to lower his average to (.318). He has been hitting the ball well lately so i dont expect this average to stay in the .300s for much longer.

I will be doing a comparison after our monday night makeup game which regards to the goals i gave everyone at the start of the season, so please check back either Tuesday or Wednesday of next week to get the details.

Player Progression Through First 10 Games Of The Season

Now That We Are 1/3 Of The Way Through The Season, I Thought Id Take A Look At How Everyone Is Doing, In Comparison To The Goals I Put Before You At Seasons Start

1. Matt Sturino:
Pre Season Goals:
.500avg or 35 Runs

Season Stats:
.515avg - 12 Runs

Projected Finish:
.530avg - 38 Runs

2. Bryan Ploen:
Pre Season Goals:
.450avg or 35 Hits or 25RBI

Season Stats:
.625avg - 20 Hits - 10RBI

Projected Finish:
.560avg - 45 Hits - 27RBI

3. Bobby Chapman:
Pre Season Goals:
.700avg or 50 Runs or 60RBI or 10HR

Season Stats:
.760avg - 12 Runs - 18RBI - 2HR

Projected Finish:
.720avg - 45 Runs - 59RBI - 6HR

4. Josh Pileggi:
Pre Season Goals:
.650avg or 40 Runs or 40RBI or 8HR

Season Stats:
.682avg - 12 Runs - 23RBI - 4HR

Projected Finish:
.690avg - 40 Runs - 60RBI - 8HR

5. Kevin Robbie:
Pre Season Goals:
.550avg or 40RBI

Season Stats:
.448avg - 11RBI

Projected Finish:
.530avg - 42RBI

6. Ryan McNeil:
Pre Season Goals:
.650avg or 40 Runs or 40RBI or 10HR

Season Stats:
.600avg - 10 Runs - 11RBI - 1HR

Projected Finish:
.650avg - 30 Runs - 40RBI - 5HR

7. Brian Fraser:
Pre Season Goals:
.500avg or 35RBI

Season Stats:
.333avg - 2RBI

Projected Finish:
.450avg - 28RBI

8. Danny Taormina:
Pre Season Goals:
.425avg or 20 Runs or 20RBI

Season Stats:
.421avg - 6 Runs - 4RBI

Projected Finish:
.440avg - 22 Runs - 15 RBI

9. Steve Rocha:
Pre Season Goals:
.500avg or 35RBI or 10 Doubles

Season Stats:
.241avg - 5RBI - 1 Double

Projected Finish:
.430avg - 25RBI - 4 Doubles

10. Rob Ryan:
Pre Season Goals:
.475avg or 35 Hits or 0 K's

Season Stats:
.474avg - 9 Hits - 1 K

Projected Finish:
.460avg - 30 Hits - 2 K's

11. Brian Robbie:
Pre Season Goals:
.450avg or 8 Doubles or 30RBI

Season Stats:
.259avg - 1 Double - 7RBI

Projected Finish:
.400avg - 4 Doubles - 25 RBI

12. Tony Fimognari:
Pre Season Goals:
.300avg or 15 Runs or 20 Hits or 0 K's

Season Stats:
.519avg - 11 Runs - 14 Hits - 0 K's

Projected Finish:
.400avg - 22 Runs - 28 Hits - 2 K's

Goobers Players Goal Percentages

We Just Passed The Half Way Part Of The Season, Im Going To Look At The Chances Of Our Goober Players Reaching Their Goals

I Will List In In Order Of Who Has The Best Chance Of Completing Their Goals:

Bryan Ploen
Goals: .450avg - 35Hits - 25RBI
Season: .558avg - 29Hits - 16RBI
Chance Of Completing Goal: 92%

Matt Sturino
Goals: .500avg - 35R
Season: .538avg - 22R
Chance Of Completing Goal: 88%

Josh Pileggi
Goals: .650avg - 40R - 40RBI - 8HR
Season: .706avg - 19R - 31RBI - 4HR
Chance Of Completing Goal: 88%

Bobby Chapman
Goals: .700avg - 50R - 60RBI - 10HR
Season: .778avg - 28R - 36RBI - 5HR
Chance Of Completing Goal: 85%

Danny Taormina
Goals: .425avg - 20R - 20RBI
Season: .514avg - 14R - 6RBI
Chance Of Completing Goal: 85%

Tony Fimognari
Goals: .300avg - 15R - 20Hits - 0K's
Season: .472avg - 12R - 17Hits - 0K's
Chance Of Completing Goal: 85%

Kevin Robbie
Goals: .550avg - 40RBI
Season: .388avg - 19RBI
Chance Of Completing Goal: 75%

Ryan McNeil
Goals: .650avg - 40R - 40RBI - 10HR
Season: .531avg - 17R - 22RBI - 2HR
Chance Of Completing Goal: 71%

Brian Fraser
Goals: .500avg - 35RBI
Season: .383avg - 8RBI
Chance Of Completing Goal: 55%

Brian Robbie
Goals: .450avg - 8Doubles - 35RBI
Season: .405avg - 1Double - 13RBI
Chance Of Completing Goal: 47%

Steve Rocha
Goals: .500avg - 35RBI - 10Doubles
Season: .333avg - 10RBI - 1Double
Chance Of Completing Goal: 43%

Rob Ryan
Goals: .475avg - 35Hits - 0K's
Season: .400avg - 14Hits - 2K's
Chance Of Completing Goal: Fail

Goobers Players Who Are Looking To Break Personal / Team Records This Year

The Goobers Have Been Scoring Like They Used To This Year. Out Of The 5 Years Of Recorded Stats, The Goobers Have Been A Run Scoring Machine, Averaging Atleast 10 Runs A Game, In 2007 We Just Missed The Mark, But Still Went On To Win The Playoff Championship. And Then The Explosion Of Offence In 2008 Which Found The Goobers Winning Both The League And Playoff Titles. A Drop In 2009 Was Expected Because Of The Jump In Divisions.
But It Looks Like The Goobers Are Starting To Get Back Into Their Groove, Currently Averaging 12.3 Runs Per Game And Still Having 12 Games Remain. Could The 2008 Record Be Broken? If The Pace Continues The Total Runs This Year For The Goobers Should Reaach 368, Beating The Previous Record By 17. Here Is A Look Back On The Runs Scored For The Goobers In The Past:

2006 - 222 Runs Scored (10.6 Runs Per Game)
2007 - 273 Runs Scored (9.8 Runs Per Game)
2008 - 351 Runs Scored (13.5 Runs Per Game)
2009 - 287 Runs Scored (10.3 Runs Per Game)
2010 - 221 Runs Scored (12.3 Runs Per Game)

Team Records Are'nt The Only Records Looking To Be Broken This Year, Many Players Have Elevated Their Play This Year And Are On The Verge Of Breaking Their Own Personal Records, As Well As Milestones That Could Be Surpasssed. Here Is A Look At The Players Who Are Seeking To Break Some Records:

At Bats Record
Both Bryan Ploen & Matt Sturino Look To Break The Record Set By Sturino Back In 2008 Of 95 Season At Bats. Currently Both Are Sitting At 60 and If They Continue Their Pace They Should Finish Somewhere Around The 100 Mark.

Games Played Record
As Long As Everyone Continues To Show Up This Record Will Be Broken By 7 Different Goobers (Bobby, Matt, Ploen, Ryan, Kevin, Bobo & Steve)

Runs Scored Record
Both Bobby Chapman & Bryan Ploen Have A Chance To Break The Runs Scored Record This Year, If There Pace Keeps Up Bobby Will Finish With 56 Runs and Ploen Will Finish With 53. Sturino Isnt Far Behind As He Could Finish With 48.

Hits Record
It Looks Like Bobby May Be The Only Player With A Chance Of Breaking His Own Record Of 65 Back In 2008. If He Keeps Up His Pace He Can Finish With 71.

Singles Record
TBA

Doubles Record
Record: 20
If Bobby Keeps Up His Pace He Can Tie The Record

Triples Record
Record: 15
Unbeatable

Home Run Record
Record: 8
Bobby Chapman & Josh Pileggi Both Have A Chance Of Beating It. Josh Currently Sits At 4 Right Now And Bobby At 6.

RBI Record
Record: 61
Bobby Sits At 46, All He Will Need Is To Average 1.2 RBIs Per Game And He Will Beat It.

SAC Record
Record: 5
Ryan Has Already Tied The Record, He Should Easily Beat It.

ROE Record
Record: 8
Kevin Robbie Currently Sits With 7, The Way He Hits Im Sure He Can Tack On 2 More.

Batting Average Record
Record: 0.756
Bobby Is Hitting 0.811 As Of Right Now, Baring A Huge Set Back In Hits, He Should Beat The Record. And Dont Count Out Josh Who Is Batting 0.706 If He Heats It Up He Could Jump Up Into The Top 2.

I know i didnt mark anyones individual records on here, just went for the team records players have set. I will work on the personal records soon

Bobby Chapman Named Player Of The Month Of July - 0.808avg - 2HR - 19RBI - 15R

Bobby Chapman Struggling With Just 3 RBI In His Last 4 Games

Matt Sturino Eyes 50+ Hit Season For The 1st Time In His Career

Matt Sturino Is The Front Runner For The 1st Player To Reach 200 Singles

Ryan McNeil Joins The 40 Hit Club In His First Season - On Pace For 51

Bobby Chapman Has The Best Chance Of Breaking The Runs (52), Hits (65) & RBI (61) Records

If He Keeps Up His Pace, His Finishing Line Will Look Something Like This - 52R - 68Hits - 69RBI

Bryan Ploen Reaches 40 Runs For The First Time In His Career

If He Picks Up His Pace In The Remaing 4 Games And Reaches 50 Runs, He Will Be The First 50 Hit/Run Player Since Bobby Chapman

Josh Pileggi Passes Personal Career RBI Record With His 42nd Of The Season Last Game

The Funny Thing Is - If Josh Played A Full 26 Games This Season He Would Currently Have 60 RBI Which Would Rank Him 1st And Give Him The Best Chance Of Breaking The Team Record For Runs Batted In.

Ryan McNeil, Matt Sturino & Bryan Ploen All Eye Their First 50 Hit Seasons

Ryan & Sturino Need Just 5 Hits, Ploen Needs Just 7. All 3 Should Be Able To Reach This Milestone, Lets Root Them On As They Try And Set Personal Records In The Hits Category.

Goobers 2011 Opening Day Roster

The Goobers Will Lineup Like This Tonight:
 
1 - Matt Sturino - 2B
2 - Josh Pileggi - LCF
3 - Bryan Ploen - RCF
4 - Bobby Chapman - P
5 - Ryan Mcneil - 3B/LF/RCF/RF
6 - Kevin Robbie - LF
7 - Joey Pileggi - SS
8 - Brian Fraser - 1B/2B
9 - Danny Taormina - RF
10 - Brian Robbie - 1B
11 - Rob Ryan - C
12 - Steve Rocha - 3B
13 - Tony Fimognari - C
 
Everyone will play just the one position this year (Unless we are short players) Ryan Mcneil will be the only rotating player on the field (Fraser will play 1 inning at 2B - unless he chooses otherwise) . I just want everyone to get more comfortable on the defense this year, it is our weakest link. Defensive lineups will be done for every game, so please follow the chart. At anytime though the Goobers will go with a defensive "A" line, this will look as follows:
 
P - Bobby Chapman
C - Brian Robbie
1B - Brian Fraser
2B - Matt Sturino
3B - Ryan Mcneil
SS - Joey Pileggi
LF - Kevin Robbie
LCF - Josh Pileggi
RCF - Bryan Ploen
RF - Danny Taormina
 
BN - Steve Rocha
BN - Rob Ryan
BN - Tony Fimognari
 
This is set now for the start of the year, but of course can be changed if someone is struggling.
 
The Goobers face off against there Rival the Devils tonight @ 8:45pm at the Brickyard. Please come out and enjoy a great couple games of softball, featuring the 4 time winners - Goobers Softball.

Goobers Player Projections

The following are my projections for the Goobers this year:
 
Record: 18-9-1 (1st Place)
 
Player Projections
 
Bobby Chapman
28GP / 0.710avg / 50R / 62H / 60RBI / 0.770OBP%
 
Josh Pileggi
24GP / 0.630avg / 35R / 42H / 45RBI / 0.700OBP%
 
Ryan Mcneil
28GP / 0.620avg / 40R / 50H / 50RBI / 0.700OBP%
 
Matt Sturino
28GP / 0.500avg / 40R / 45H / 20RBI / 0.610OBP%
 
Bryan Ploen
26GP / 0.480avg / 35R / 45H / 30RBI / 0.620OBP%
 
Brian Fraser
26GP / 0.450avg / 20R / 30H / 30RBI / 0.520OBP%
 
Joey Pileggi
22GP / 0.460avg / 20R / 35H / 35RBI / 0.560OBP%
 
Danny Taormina
26GP / 0.440avg / 20R / 29H / 20RBI / 0.500OBP%
 
Kevin Robbie
26GP / 0.470avg / 25R / 35H / 20RBI / 0.540OBP%
 
Brian Robbie
28GP / 0.450avg / 15R / 30H / 25RBI / 0.500OBP%
 
Tony Fimognari
24GP / 0.280avg / 12R / 20H / 10RBI / 0.350OBP%
 
Steve Rocha
26GP / 0.390avg / 20R / 28H / 15RBI / 0.450OBP%
 
Rob Ryan
28GP / 0.370avg / 15R / 28H / 10RBI / 0.460OBP%
 
 

Goobers Sweep Season Opener Against Devils

The Goobers Kicked Off There 2011 Season Against Last Years Rival The Devils.
 
Game 1 started out great for the Goobers. After surrendering 2 Runs in the top half of the 1st, the Goobers would put up 4 runs, looking like they had been playing all offseason. The Devils though would match that number in the next inning to go back on top, but the Goobers looked to be in mid season form right off the hop posting another 3 runs in the 2nd to go up 6-4. The Devils wouldnt go away putting up another 3 runs in the 3rd to regain the lead. The Goobers would then go to sleep for a couple innings, allowing the Devils to put up a couple more runs to go up 11-7 going into the bottom of the 5th. Thats when the Goobers decided to step it up. Putting up 3 runs to get within 1, then shutting the door down on defence. Going into the bottom of the 6th, which was the last chance for the Goobers. Danny Taormina would lead off the inning with his 3rd hit of the game. Brian Robbie would also single but on an overthrow would advance to 2nd. Rob Ryan would then come up with runners on 2nd and 3rd. He would make no mistake in ripping his 2nd hit of the game between 3rd and Short, the ball would skip by the left fielder allowing the winning run to cross the plate.
 
Honourable Mentions:
Danny Taormina - 3for3 - 1R - 1RBI
Rob Ryan - 2for3 - 1R - 2RBI
Bobby Chapman - 2for3 - 2R - 3RBI
Steve Rocha - 2for2 - 1R - 1RBI
 
Game 2 would not have the same start as game 1. The Goobers would only have 3 hits after batting through the lineup, which subsequently meant 3 runless innings. The Devils though wouldnt get too far ahead only being up 6-0 going into the 4th the Goobers knew this game was still theres to win. After Josh Pileggi finally broke the deadlock with a 2 run inside the park homerun to get within 4. The Goobers would hold the Devils off the score sheet then post up a whopping 6 runs in the 5th. With a 2 run lead the Goobers knew they were looking good especially since the 4,5,6 hitters were coming up next for them. The Devils would get within 1 going into the last inning, but Bobby Chapman on the first at bat of the inning would revert that back to a 2 run lead with his own inside the park homerun. The Goobers would be able to get 3 up 3 down in the bottom of the 6th to end this game and give the Goobers a nice 9-7 win.
 
Honourable Mentions:
Josh Pileggi - 3for3 - 1R - 1RBI - 1HR
Bobby Chapman - 2for3 - 1R - 1RBI - 1HR
Brian Robbie - 2for2 - 1R - 1RBI
 
Player of the Night:
Steve Rocha - 3for5 - 2R - 3RBI - (2B)
 
Close Candidates:
Rob Ryan - 3for5 - 2R - 3RBI
Danny Taormina - 4for5 - 2R - 1RBI
Josh Pileggi - 4for6 - 4R - 2RBI - 1HR
Bobby Chapman - 4for6 - 3R - 4RBI - 1HR

Goobers Win Big Before The Rain Becomes Too Much Of A Problem

The Goobers Defeated The Drillers 15-1 In A Rain Soaked Game. This Came As A Surprise Considering The Goobers Are Downright Awful In Bad Weather Games
 
The rain had started just before the Goobers game was about to get underway. No one really seemed in the mood to play, no one was warming up, everyone was just staying dry. But when it came to game time the Goobers were ready to go!
 
Putting up 4 runs in the 1st inning, you could tell the Goobers Softball Club was ready to smash it. Shutting down the Drillers the next 2 innings the Goobers put up a whopping 11 runs in the 3rd to go up 15-0. At 2 points in that 3rd inning the Goobers would have back to back 5 hits in a row. The Drillers would muster only 1 run in the bottom of the 3rd, then both teams pretty much got through the game as quick as they could. The final score would stay at 15-1 and give the Goobers a nice 3-0 start to the season.
 
Player Of The Game:
Ryan Mcneil - 3 for 3 - 3B - 2B - 4RBI - 1R
 
Honourable Mentions:
Brian Robbie - 3 for 3 - 1R
Bryan Ploen - 3 for 3 - 2B - 2R - 2RBI
Steve Rocha - 2 for 2 - 1R - BB
 
The Goobers next game is June 1st, 2011 @ 8:45pm (Dunton) vs Nux

Player Of The Month - May

Each Month, The Goobers Will Have An Award For 'Player of the Month'. Unfortunately This Month Only Contained 3 Games. But This Months Top Player Award Goes To:
 
#21 - Steve Rocha (3B)
 
Steve had one of his best starts to the season this year after finishing last on the team in average a year ago. Steve led the team in OBP% (0.875) and was 2nd on the team in batting average (0.714).
 
Lets hope that Steve can continue his solid play into June, and hopefully the rest of the season.
 
Other Notable Mentions Were:
 
#27 - Brian Robbie (1B) (Led team in Average - 0.750)
#13 - Bobby Chapman (P) (Led team in RBI and 2nd in Runs)
#25 - Ryan McNeil (Util) (Led team in RBI)
#34 - Josh Pileggi (CF) (Led team in Runs)

Goobers Fall To Nux In Ugly 2 Game Sweep

Dispite The Opposing Team Making 9 Errors On The Night, The Goobers Could Only Muster 13 Total Runs. The Nux Really Didnt Light It Up Either Scoring 27 Runs Over 2 Games. But Either Way It Was Lots To Defeat The Lowely Looking Goobers.
 
The night didnt start off great at all, The Nux jumped out to an 8 run lead in the top of the 1st, thanks in part to a couple brain farts in the field. The Goobers though would answer back with 6 in the 2nd inning (thanks to 5 straight hits) to close the gap. The Goobers though just wouldnt jump on their opportunities and allowed the Nux to further extend their lead. The Goobers could only plate 2 more runs over the next 4 innings en route to a 14-8 Loss.
 
Game 2 was even worse though, after holding the Nux to just 1 run through 3 innings, the Goobers could only pull out to a 4-1 lead. The Nux would answer with 6 in the bottom of the 4th to jump on top. The Goobers though wouldnt back down and picked up 2 in the next top half to get within 1. But then the bats died. Picking up only 1 more run in the next 3 innings and allowing the Nux another 6 to take game 2: 13-5.
 
The Nux had made 6 errors in game 2 alone, but the Goobers just didnt want to take advantage.
 
Player of the Night (Yes, there was one)
 
#27 Brian Robbie - 3for6 - 2R
 
Notable Mentions:
None
 
Dissapointments all around, Bobby Chapman was a dismal 2for6 dispite picking up 3 RBI. Ryan Mcneil was 1for5, Kevin Robbie was 2for7, Brian Fraser was 1for5, Joey Pileggi was 2for8 with 3 RBI.
 
Brian Robbie was the only Goober to have a 0.500+avg on the night, but surprisingly no 0fers.
 
The Goobers next game is June 8, 2011 @ 8:45pm (Brickyard) vs Rebels (3-1-2).
Beer - Kevin Robbie, Bobby Chapman
Food - Kevin Robbie, Rob Ryan 

Goobers Continue To Dominate Against The Rebels - Sweeping Both Games (20-19) & (21-10)

The Goobers Came Into This Game 6-3-1 In Their Last 10 Games vs The Rebels. And They Continued To Dominate, Scoring Over 20 Runs In Both Games To Up There Record To 5-2-0 On The Season.
 
It started off great for the Goobers as they were able to answer the Rebels 2 - 1st inning runs with 12 of their own! The Rebels though wouldnt go away, continuing to score round numbers every inning forcing the Goobers to do much of the same. The Goobers would take a break only scoring 8 runs over the next 4 innings compared to the Rebels 17. So thank god for that big 1st inning or this would have been a totally different game. The Rebels would score 7 runs in the top of the 5th (last inning) to tie the game at 19-19. Tony Fimognari would fly out to lead off the inning, but Ryan, Josh and Ploen would all single to bring up Bobby Chapman with bases loaded only needing a SAC fly to win the game. Chapman would dink a shallow fly ball to left center, but thanks to a short throw, and the speed of Danny Taormina (pinch running for Ryan) would lucky escape with the win in game 1.
 
In game 2 the Goobers would be the ones to put up 2 runs in the top of the 1st, But thankfully the Rebels would only answer with 2 instead of 12. That would allow the Goobers to turn on the throttle putting up 16 runs over the next 2 innings with the Rebels only picking up 3 runs during this time. With the score 18-5 after 3 innings the Goobers could put this one on cruise control. The Goobers would tack on another 3 runs over the next 2 innings compared to the Rebels 5 runs en route to an easy 21-10 victory. So no need for a clutch SAC fly from Chapman again LOL
 
Sounds of the Game:
- Brian Robbie missing a low throw from Steve Rocha, only to run and grab the ball and throw a dart to nab the guy at 3rd trying to get greedy, kudos to Joey Pileggi for making a great tag on the play.
- Rob Ryan beating out a single then wiping out and skidding both his knees along the dirt - Sour Patch kids for sale on Robs knee caps.
- Bobby Chapman blasting his 2nd home run of the season, just to keep up with Josh Pileggi's inside the park homer earlier
- Brian Robbie leading off the 3rd inning in game 2 was the 1st and last out of the inning.
- Brian Robbie was also the only Goobers not to have a hit in game 2, he was also the only Goober not to have a multi hit game in game 2, nice work everyone else!
- Joey Pileggi had 6 RBI in game 1 alone, when did that happen??
- The bottom 3 of the order in game 1 were a combined 1for8. In game 2 they were a combined 7for8, way to turn it around.
- Matt Sturino injures hamstring sliding into 3rd base, no word on the seriousness of the injury.
- Brian Robbie making another one of his great desperation diving stops at 1st base
 
Player of the Night:
#7 (RCF) Bryan Ploen - 7for8 - 2R, 9RBI, 2B
 
Other Notables:
#34 (LCF) Josh Pileggi - 6for7 - 6R, 4RBI, 2B, (2)3B, HR, BB
#9 (C) Rob Ryan - 4for5 - 3R, 3RBI
#84 (SS) Joey Pileggi - 5for6 - 3R, 7RBI, 2B
#4 (RF) Danny Taormina - 5for7 - 4R
#25 (Util) Ryan Mcneil - 4for6 - 4R, 4RBI
#2 (2B) Matt Sturino - 3for3 - 3R, 1RBI
 
 
The Goobers next game is June 15, 2011 (6:30pm) vs Dawg Pound @ Brickyard 1
Beers - Steve Rocha - Ryan Mcneil
Food (Burgers / Sausages) - Bryan Ploen - Danny Taormina

Goobers Sweep Dawg Pound, But Was It Ever A Boring Game

The Goobers Came Into This Game At 5-2-0, Looking To Further Extend There Winning Ways. And The Dawg Pound Who Was 2-6-0 On The Season Were Off To A Bad Start Looking To Get A Boost Against A Team They Usually Fair Half Decent Against. It Looked Like On This Night That Both Teams Really Just Wanted To Watch The Stanley Cup Finals. The Dawg Pound Should Have Just Gone Straight To The Bar Given How Much They Couldnt Hit Or Really Do Anything Else For That Matter.
 
The Goobers started out with a couple runs in the 1st inning, thanks to Bryan Ploen picking up another one of his team leading RBI. But Joey Pileggi who has sneakely tied Ploen in the RBI count also picked up one in the inning. The Dawg Pound would only muster 2 runs throughout this game so we wont talk about them at all. Back to the Goobers. After id say the 3rd inning, boy was it ever slow last night. The Goobers were up 5-2. The Dawg Pound really didnt hit very well to get those 2 runs, and neither did the Goobers, so it was safe to say that this wasnt going to be high scoring. And it wasnt, the Goobers would only scratch across 1 more run, ending this exciting game 1, 6-2. Kevin Robbie was a perfect 2for2, Danny Taormina was a solid 2for3 with 2 runs, as was Ryan Mcneil. But yes Bryan Ploen once again had a stellar game going 2for2 with 1 run and 2 RBI.
 
In Game 2, it looked to be much of the same performances from both clubs. The Goobers would get off to an early lead, and the Dawg Pound this time wouldnt even try and answer. They would take all the way until the 7th inning to finally plate there 1st runner, and that was all for them. The Goobers tried many times to put the mercy into effect, but just couldnt get that 10th run. Bryan Ploen changed his ways and instead had 3 Runs as opposed to RBIs. Brian Robbie would do most of the raking in this game going 2for3 with a double and 3 RBI. Joey Pileggi would tie Ploen in RBI on the season by picking up another 2 in this game (Boy if he could only get on base more often, he would be stellar). Kevin Robbie picked up his 1st home run of the season, blasting a shot over the left fielders head and then uncharacteristically hussling all the way around the bases to score easily without a throw. Rob Ryan and Bryan Ploen both passed there own milestones in this game, they are both now on a 16 game hitting streak, which beat both of there previous records. The Goobers would end up winning game 2, 9-1 and are now 7-2-0 on the season.
 
Player of the Night:
(LF) #11 -  Kevin Robbie (3for5, 2R, 1RBI, HR)
 
Other Notables:
(Util) #25 - Ryan Mcneil (4for7, 3R, 1RBI, 2(3B))
(C) #9 - Rob Ryan (3for5, 1R, 1RBI)
(1B/2B) #1 - Brian Fraser (3for5)
 
Sounds of the Game:
Steve Rocha making countless great plays at 3rd base to shut the Dawg Pound Down
Brian Robbie having a busy day at 1st with errant throws coming from all over, but still being able to make the majority of the plays
Brian Fraser made some great stops at 2nd base
Its official - Joey Pileggi only catches pop flys over his head, hes an all-star like that
Danny Taormina making some great running catches in Right Field
Bryan Ploen actually making catches in Right Field
Ryan Mcneil smashing 2 triples in this game, i knew he had some pop in him
Rob Ryan continuing to hit great this year, even with the pressure of his lady friend in the stands
Bobby Chapman getting into an argument with Kevin Robbie and Brian Fraser on the bench, you should know not to yell at Bobby when he has a shit game, no one wins.
 
The Goobers next game is June 22, 2011 @6:30pm (Brickyard) vs Team IRBE (7-1-0)
Check the Beer/Food Schedule
 
This next game is going to be for 1st place, so lets go show these new comers what Goober ball is all about! WOOO!!!

The Goobers Take Over 1st Place With Sweep Against Team IRBE

The Goobers Finally Played The Team Who Had Defeated All There Toughest Opponents, They Had Swept The Devils, Rebels, and Nux (3 of the 4 top teams last year) And Just Left Us In Their Path. To Bad The Goobers Had Other Ideas And Took The Brooms Out For Their 5th Sweep Of The Season.
 
The Goobers started off great with a nice 4 run 1st inning, Ryan Mcneil had 2 RBI with a double down the line. Bobby Chapman and Danny Taormina picked up the other 2. But this Team IRBE team had some pop in them as well fighting back with 3 of their own in the bottom half. The Goobers though wouldnt stop, scoring runs in every inning of this game, Ryan Mcneil blasted his 1st homerun of the season, a solo shot to left field. The Goobers would put up 5 runs in the final 2 innings to ensure they had a big enough cusion for the final inning. The Goobers would hold IRBE to only 2 runs and would take game 1, 12-6. Bobby Chapman and Brian Robbie both went 3for3. Josh Pileggi and Kevin Robbie both chipped in with 2 RBI performances. Bryan Ploen stopped his hit streak at 16 games after going 0for3.
 
In game 2 the Goobers would shutdown the opposition then put up 3 runs in the bottom to continue there leading ways. Ryan, Bobby and Danny once again provided the RBI production. The Goobers would go quiet in the 2nd then allow team IRBE to go ahead with a 5 spot in the 3rd. The Goobers though would answer back to tie it in the bottom, Ploen would pick up his 1st hit of the night to begin drive across the 1st run, Ryan would cash Josh on the very next hit. The Goobers would shut down team IRBE in the 4th and then put up 2 more in the bottom, thanks in part to a big 1 out, 2 RBI smoker down the line by Kevin Robbie. The Goobers wouldnt allow team IRBE another run in this game, tacking on 2 more in the 6th thanks to Brian Robbie's nice opposite field liner.  Game 2 would end, 9-5.
 
Player Of The Night
Ryan Mcneil - 4for6, 4R, 5RBI, HR, 2B(2)
 
Honourable Mentions
Bobby Chapman - 4for6, 2R, 2RBI, 2B(2) 3B
Kevin Robbie - 2for5, 4RBI, 2B
Brian Robbie - 4for6, 2R, 2RBI
Josh Pileggi - 3for6, 3R, 2RBI
 
Sounds Of The Game
Rob Ryan continues his hit streak - now extended to 18 games
Joey Pileggi not wanting to make plays with his glove, he'd rather take them off the chest, leg, arm, etc.
Josh Pileggi dropped a fly ball...........
Kevin Robbie's SNOWCONE!!!! - We all know he didnt tag at 2nd
You'd think i was talking about ice cream when i said how many scoops were made at 1st, nice work Bobo & Fraser
Danny Taormina not getting one fly ball, until Ryan Mcneil took his place and got one!
Bryan Ploen spinning the wrong way on a fly ball, oh Ploen
Matt Sturino going 1st to 3rd, hussling all the way, what a faker! lol
Tony Fimognari picking up a clutch RBI to continue his big season, also made a big catch on a pop fly
Steve continuing to be solid at 3rd base, has been a black hole all season.
 
The Goobers next game is June 29, 2011 @ 6:30pm - Dunton. vs The Devils (4-5-1)
Beers - Josh Pileggi, Brian Robbie
Food - Tony Fimognari, Matt Sturino
 

Goobers Month Of June

The Goobers Were 7-3 During The Month Of June, Which Included A 6 Game Winning Streak From June 8th till June 29th
 
Id Like To Present The Player Of The Month Of June Award To:
#25 (Util) Ryan Mcneil - 17/30 (0.567 - 15R, 15RBI, 2B(6), 3B(3), HR)
 
Some Honourable Mentions Go Out To:
#11 (LF) Kevin Robbie - 14/27 (8R, 9RBI, 2B(2), HR(2))
#34 (LCF) Josh Pileggi - 12/20 (12R, 8RBI, 2B(2), HR)
#7 (RCF) Bryan Ploen - 18/33 (12R, 14RBI, 2B)
 
And Now For Some Stat Totals For The Month Of June:
 
Most Hits
1. Bryan Ploen - 18
2. Ryan Mcneil - 17
3. Bobby Chapman - 16
 
Best Batting Average
1. Josh Pileggi - 0.600
2. Ryan Mcneil - 0.567
3. Bryan Ploen - 0.545
 
Worst Batting Average
1. Tony Fimognari - 0.267
2. Steve Rocha - 0.321
3. Brian Fraser - 0.370
 
Most Runs Scored
1. Ryan Mcneil - 15
2. Bryan Ploen - 12
3. Josh Pileggi - 12
 
Least Runs Scored
1. Tony Fimognari - 3
2. Joey Pileggi - 4
3. Brian Fraser & Steve Rocha - 6
 
Most Runs Batted In (RBI)
1. Ryan Mcneil - 15
2. Joey Pileggi - 14
3. Bryan Ploen - 14
 
Least Runs Batted In (RBI)
1. Matt Sturino - 1
2. Danny Taormina - 3
3. Tony Fimognari, Rob Ryan & Steve Rocha - 5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Goobers Split Against Devils - 1st Split Of Season For Goobers

Game 1 Didnt Happen, Lets All Agree On This One. Game 2 Was When The Goobers Finally Showed Up To The Field And Let The Devils Know The Are The Inferior Team.
 
Goobers Lose Game 1 (22-3)
Goobers Win Game 2 (16-8)
 
Player Of The Night:
#11 (LF) Kevin Robbie - 4for5 - 2R, 3RBI, HR, 2B
 
Honourable Mentions:
Rob Ryan - 2for3 - 2R
Bobby Chapman - 4for6 - 3R, 1RBI, 2B
Ryan Mcneil - 4for6 - 2R, 4RBI, 2B
 
Sorry About The Lack Of Write Up, Im More Excited To Do The Player Of The Month LOL

Dont Throw At David Ortiz!! He Is One Scary Man When Hes Angry!

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Website Not Going To Be Updated Till Monday

Sorry guys, forgot the book at home for a seconds straight day. So i wont get around to updating the site until Monday. Until then you can check out the updated Standings with every game except for the Devils/Dawg Pound game updated. So as it stands we are still looking great and with a sweep next week could jump back on top.

Things To Look Forward To For The Rest Of The Season

The Goobers Have Had A Great Season So Far, Currently 14-5-1 On The Season And Sitting In 1st Place, A Half Game Up From The 2nd Place IRBE. Some Goobers Players Are On Pace For Their Best Career Years, While Others Are Struggling To Find There Groove. So Lets Take A Look At How Everyone Is Doing This Year, And Then Check Out Some Possible Milestones/Achievements They Could Reach In The Next Few Weeks:
 
#1 - Brian Fraser - 0.353avg / 11R / 18H / 12RBI / 0.389OBP% / 0.451SLG%
Brian Fraser Unfortunatly Doesnt Have Any Milestones That He Is Approaching, Nor Will He Beat Any Of His Previous Season Records. He Is Currently On Pace To Have The Worst Season Of His Career If He Keeps Up His Pace, His Record Of 5 Straight Seasons With 30+ Hits Is Also In Major Jeopardy. His Only Chance Would Be To Collect 2 Hits In Each Of His Next 6 Games, But The Way He Has Been Hitting I Find It Highly Unlikely.
Fearless Forecast - 0.381avg / 14R / 26H / 16 RBI / 0.400OBP% / 0.475SLG%
 
#2 - Matt Sturino - 0.317avg / 11R / 13H / 4RBI / 0.390OBP% / 0.317SLG%
- Sturino Currently Needs Only 3 More Runs To Become The 3rd Goober To Reach 200 In His Career
- He Is Currently In 2nd In Singles, 4 Back Of Ploen For 1st Place, Can He Pass Him?
- Sturino Is On Pace For His Worst Year Of His Career - The Last Time He Had Stats This Low Was 2006, And He Was Still Better Then.
Fearless Forecast - 0.350avg / 15R / 20H / 7RBI / 0.410OBP% / 0.360SLG%
 
#3 - Tony Fimognari - 0.200avg / 6R / 7H / 8RBI / 0.351OBP% / 0.200SLG%
- He Is Currently Sporting His Lowest Average Of His Career
- But Is Currently Tied With His 2nd Best RBI Count
- In 2006 He Had 9 Hits In A 13 Game Season, He Currently Has 7 Hits In 15 Games This Season
- He Hasnt Struck Out Now In 2 Seasons, So Its Great To See Him Making Contact More Often
- He Needs To Generate More Power Or Trying And Pick His Spots Better
- Could Be Very Out Of Reach But There Is A Possibility - Needs 7 More Hits To Reach 100 Hits In His Career
- Needs 3 More RBI For 50 In His Career
Fearless Forecast - 0.220avg / 7R / 10H / 9RBI / 0.365OBP% / 0.220SLG%
 
#4 - Danny Taormina - 0.542avg / 19R / 26H / 5RBI / 0.592OBP% / 0.583SLG%
- Currently On Pace To Break His Single Season Runs Record (21) (2010)
- Currently On Pace For His Lowest RBI Year - Needs 6 More RBI To Tie Career Low (11) (2007 & 2009)
- Will Be Tough To Reach, But Needs 12 Hits To Break His Single Season Hits Record (37) (2008)
- On Pace For His Best Batting Average Year Of His Career - 0.474avg In 2008 Was His Previous High
- Despite Only 2 Doubles, His OPS Is Currently His Best Ever (1.167 Was His Previous Best In 2008) (Currenlty Has A 1.175OPS%)
- Needs Just 5 Hits To Reach The 200 Hit Milestone
Fearless Forecast - 0.540avg / 25R / 33H / 10RBI / 0.590OBP% / 0.590SLG%
 
#7 - Bryan Ploen - 0.521avg / 16R / 25H / 18RBI / 0.560OBP% / 0.562SLG%
- Had A Chance To Smash His Single Season RBI Record But Now Even Thats A Question Mark - Needs 8RBI To Beat 2007 Record
- Needs Just 5 Hits To Be The 3rd Goober To Have 5 Straight Seasons Of 30+ Hits
- Now Is Currently On Back To Back Seasons With A Strikeout
- After Picking Up 6 Triples Last Year, Has Yet To Register One
- Needs 7 Singles To Become The 4th Goober To Have 3 - 30+ Single Seasons
Fearless Forecast - 0.540avg / 22R / 33H / 25RBI / 0.570OBP% / 0.570SLG%
 
#9 - Rob Ryan - 0.457avg / 11R / 21H / 13RBI / 0.510OBP% / 0.478SLG%
- After A Great Start Has Began To Slow Down - Season Was Looking Out Of This World Before Slump
- Currently Needs A Big Jump If He Wants To Get Close To The 21RBI He Had Back In 2006
- Wont Be Breaking His Runs Record Any Time Soon - 28 Runs in 2008
- Has Really Bounced Back Though After A Rough Year Last Year In Which He Had His Worst Season Batting Average (0.342)
- Currently Is Less Then 0.010avg Back Of His 2nd Best Batting Average In His Career, Lets Hope He Can Finish Strong
Fearless Forecast - 0.462avg / 14R / 28H / 17RBI / 0.520OPB% / 0.470SLG%
 
#11 - Kevin Robbie - 0.426avg / 15R / 23H / 15RBI / 0.475OBP% / 0.611SLG%
- Currently Needs Just 1 More Single To Become The 3rd Goober To Reach 200 In His Career
- Can He Pick Up His 40th Double Of His Career? - Needs Just 1 More
- Needs 7 Runs For 200 In His Career, Possibly Becoming The 3rd Goober To Do So If He Can Beat Sturino To It - Sturino Only Needs 3
- Needs 7 Hits To Become The 3rd Goober To Have 5 Straight 30+ Hit Seasons
- Needs 5 More RBI To Have 5 Straight 20+ RBI Seasons
- Has The Best SAC Flys In His Career This Season
- Has The Most HR In His Career This Season
- Has His Worst Batting Average Of His Career This Season (0.468avg Was His Previous Worst In 2006)
Fearless Forecast - 0.461avg / 22R / 32H / 22RBI / 0.500OBP% / 0.630SLG%
 
#13 - Bobby Chapman - 0.534avg / 24R / 31H / 27RBI / 0.571OBP% / 0.931SLG%
- Needs 8 Hits To Reach 400 In His Career
- Needs 9 Singles To Reach 200 In His Career
- Is Currently On Pace For His Worst Year In - Avg, Runs, RBI, HR, OBP%, SLG%
- Currently Is The Only Goober With 6 Straight 30+ Hit Seasons
- Needs 6 Runs and 3 RBI To Become The Only Goober With 6 Straight 30+ RBI/R Seasons
- Currently Has The 3rd Best Hit-RBI Ratio On The Team With An RBI Every 1.09 Hits
- Hopefully A Shit Season Means A Great Playoffs!
Fearless Forecast - 0.560avg / 31R / 40H / 35RBI / 0.600OBP% / 1.020SLG%
 
#21 - Steve Rocha - 0.377avg / 15R / 20H / 10RBI / 0.436OBP% / 0.396SLG%
- Needs 1 More RBI For 150 In His Career
- Needs 5 More Runs For 150 In His Career
- Since His Best RBI Season In 2009, He Has Had His 2 Worst RBI Seasons Back To Back Seasons (14 In 2010, 10 In 2011)
- Looks To Be On Pace For Another Under 30 Hit Campaign After Going 4 Straight Seasons Of 30+ Hits From 2006-2009
- Needs 5 Runs For 20 On The Season, Which He Hasnt Done Since 2008
- Needs To Starting Hitting Better If He Wants To Avoid Another Under 0.400avg Season
Fearless Forecast - 0.395avg / 20R / 27H / 15RBI / 0.460OBP% / 0.440SLG%
 
#25 - Ryan Mcneil - 0.618avg / 27R / 34H / 30RBI / 0.672OBP% / 1.000SLG%
- Needs Just 1 More RBI For 100 In His Career
- Needs Just 3 More Points On His Career Average To Become The 2nd Goober To Have A Career Average Above 0.600
- Due To Limited At Bats - He Wont Have A Chance To Break Some Of His Single Season Records
- Needs Only 7 Runs To Beat His 2010 Mark Of 33R
- Has Currently Tied His Triples Record From A Year Ago (4)
- Needs 10RBI To Become The 2nd Goober To Have Back To Back 40+RBI Seasons
- Currently Has 18 Singles, And 16 Extra Base Hits, If He Can Pick Up More Extra Base Hits Than Singles He Will Become The 3rd Goober To Have Multiple Seasons Of This Stat - Josh Holds The Record With 4 Seasons
- Currently Has The Best Hit-RBI Ratio On The Team, Scoring An RBI Every 1.06 At Bats
Fearless Forecast - 0.630avg / 35R / 45H / 42RBI / 0.685OBP% / 1.100SLG%
 
#27 - Brian Robbie - 0.561avg / 16R / 32H / 24RBI / 0.576OBP% / 0.614SLG%
- Needs 10 More Singles To Reach 200 In His Career
- Needs 5 More Runs For 150 In His Career
- Needs 1 More RBI For 175 In His Career
- Has Currently Tied His Most Singles In A Season From 2009 - 29
- Needs 5 More Hits To Break His Previous Season High Of 36 Hits In 2008
- Has Now Had 30+ Hits In 4 Straight Seasons
- Needs 9 RBI To Break His Single Season Record From 2008 - 32
- Is Currently 0.047 Points Above His Previous Best Average From 2008 (0.514avg)
- Needs 7 More Runs To Break His Previous Season Record Of 22 In 2008
- Fun Fact - His Best Season Prior To This One Was 2008, But He Had Only Played 23 Games That Year - Great Production
Fearless Forecast - 0.560avg / 22R / 42H / 32RBI / 0.580OBP% / 0.620SLG%
 
#34 - Josh Pileggi - 0.595avg / 24R / 25H / 14RBI / 0.705OBP% / 1.024SLG%
- Will Be A Tough Task To Get It In The Season, But Josh Should Reach 300 Hits In His Career This Year - Needs 15 Hits
- Needs 9 Runs To Pick Up His 250th In His Career
- Had His Best Career RBI Season Last Year (46) But Looks On Pace For His Worst Career RBI Year This Year - Needs 6 To Tie Worst Of 20 Runs Set In 2006
- Needs 5 More Hits For 5 Straight 30+ Hit Seasons
- Currently Leads The Team With 4 Seasons Of More Extra Base Hits Than Singles
- Needs To Bump His Average Up 5 Points In The Next 6 Games To Pick Up His 3rd - 0.600avg+ Season Of His Career
- Fun Fact , Josh Has Never Played More Than 22 Games In A Season, Except For 2007 Where He Played All 28. That Was His Worst Statistical Season By Far
- Has A Chance Of Making It 5 Straight Seasons Of 1.000SLG%+
Fearless Forecast - 0.605avg / 32R / 34H / 20RBI / 0.715OBP% / 1.080SLG%
 
#84 - Joey Pileggi - 0.500avg / 13R / 25H / 29RBI / 0.528OBP% / 0.820SLG%
- Needs 8 More RBI For 200 In His Career
- Has A Chance To Have His 2nd - 0.500avg+ Season In His Career Since 2007
- Has A Chance To Be The Only Goober With 2 Seasons Of More RBI Than Hits (Bobby, Fraser, Josh - Have 1 Each)
- Currently Has The 2nd Best Hit-RBI Ratio On The Team Scoring An RBI Every 1.08 Hits
- In The 25 Games He Played In 2008 Where He Had 44RBI, In His Next 2 Seasons Totaling 40 Games Played He Had Just 47RBI
- This Season With Just 17 Games Played He Has 29RBI So It Looks Like Hes Back On Track
- Joey Now Has 5 Straight Seasons With A HR
- Is Currently Sporting His Best Slugging % This Year, But Not His Best OPS Season (This Year - 1.348) (2007 - 1.394)
Fearless Forecast - 0.530avg / 20R / 34H / 40RBI / 0.540OBP% / 0.840SLG%
 
I Hope You Enjoyed Your Reviews/Comments
Coach Chapman
 
 
 

Player of The Month - July

Congratulations To Joey Pileggi On Being July's Player Of The Month!!!!
 
Joey really jumped back up in the stats during this month. He was starting to filter into the bottom of the stats again for a 2nd straight year but really jumped off the page for the Goobers.
 
Here was Joey's Stat Line:
 
AB: 21
AVG: 0.714
R: 8
H: 15
2B: 1
3B: 2
HR: 2
RBI: 14
BB: 0
 
Other notable mentions include:
Ryan Mcneil (0.579avg, 11R, 10RBI)
Bobby Chapman (0.500avg, 9R, 11RBI)
Brian Robbie (0.522avg, 6R, 12RBI)
 

Stats Recap - Month Of July

Most At Bats
1. Bobby Chapman - 24
2. Brian Robbie - 23
2. Kevin Robbie - 23
4. Steve Rocha - 22
5. Matt Sturino - 21
5. Joey Pileggi - 21
 
Least At Bats
1. Bryan Ploen - 10
2. Rob Ryan - 18
2. Tony Fimognari - 18
4. Ryan Mcneil - 19
4. Josh Pileggi - 19
 
Most Runs
1. Ryan Mcneil - 11
2. Bobby Chapman - 9
3. Joey Pileggi - 8
4. Steve Rocha - 7
5. Josh Pileggi - 6
5. Brian Robbie - 6
5. Danny Taormina - 6
 
Least Runs
1. Rob Ryan - 1
2. Bryan Ploen - 3
2. Tony Fimognari - 3
2. Matt Sturino - 3
5. Kevin Robbie - 5
 
Most Hits
1. Joey Pileggi - 15
2. Bobby Chapman - 12
2. Brian Robbie - 12
4. Ryan Mcneil - 11
5. Josh Pileggi - 9
5. Brian Fraser - 9
 
Least Hits
1. Bryan Ploen - 3
2. Matt Sturino - 4
2. Tony Fimognari - 4
4. Rob Ryan - 5
5. Kevin Robbie - 7
 
Most Doubles
1. Ryan Mcneil - 3
1. Josh Pileggi - 3
3. Bobby Chapman - 2
3. Brian Robbie - 2
5. Joey Pileggi - 1
5. Danny Taormina - 1
5. Kevin Robbie - 1
 
Most Triples
1. Bobby Chapman - 2
1. Joey Pileggi - 2
 
Most Home Runs
1. Joey Pileggi - 2
2. Ryan Mcneil - 1
2. Josh Pileggi - 1
2. Brian Fraser - 1
 
Most Runs Batted In (RBI)
1. Joey Pileggi - 14
2. Brian Robbie - 12
3. Bobby Chapman - 11
4. Ryan Mcneil - 10
5. Brian Fraser - 9
 
Least Runs Batted In (RBI)
1. Danny Taormina - 0
2. Bryan Ploen - 1
2. Kevin Robbie - 1
4. Matt Sturino - 2
4. Tony Fimognari - 2
 
Most Walks
1. Ryan Mcneil - 5
2. Rob Ryan - 2
3. Danny Taormina - 1
3. Kevin Robbie - 1
3. Steve Rocha - 1
3. Brian Fraser - 1
3. Tony Fimognari - 1

Goobers Prepare For Upcoming 2012 Season

A Message From Coach Ploen:
GOOBERS, 

 

Alright boys, after a poor playoff run stopped short by a dropped pop fly from an unnamed player (see attached), its time to rebuild our powerhouse team from the early 2000's. 

 

This year's fee is $180, lower this year because I sold all my gear and donated the money to our team....my original goober grey draw string pants went for a whopping $75 on ebay, collectors item.

 

But seriously, fee is $180 a person and we should have all 13 guys back in action.  Deadline to pay me is April 18th.  Everyone has my cell # or email and knows where I live so arrange it.  You are all adults so make sure you get me the $ by this date...I'm not Bobby so I don't have piles of laundered cash lying around my house from unpaid fantasy pools to front for you.  So if you don't pay we wont play. 


Should be a good year, here are some rumours that have been circulating: 

 

Big Joe - Took a winter assignment in Alberta where the 'roobs' roam free, so he should be back, ready and quicker than ever, with a smaller than ever glove.

 

Robbie - Has grown his beard into a Brian Wilsonesque mess, will be interesting to see what's been hiding in it all winter.  However, Robbie "roob" Ryan is now recently on the single train, which may lead to a cleaner look and cleaner play on the field.

 

Tony - Now a married man...has anyone seen or talked to this guy?  Let's hope he's been down in Mexico playing for the Charro's.

 

Josh - Single since last playoffs, Josh has been a loose cannon on the bachelor scene, most recently witnessed riding a tricycle with no shirt on around a gymnasium in oakville, during a local stag and doe.  Will he have more control on the field than he has on his life right now? 

 

Fraser - Take what was said about Josh and times it by at least 10.  Fraser has been on a wild bender since last playoffs...we may have to implement beers on the bench to keep this guy going.  Here's to hoping his gas tank gives him enough momentum to bring the bat off his shoulder.

 

Chicky - Tony...I mean Chicky needs to revisit his lead off days after a dismal season last year, Tony-like at best, minus the tan, he'll have much to prove this year.  Leading candidate for early season SW. 

 

Krob - Has lost all his skill at slo-pitch and now is actually pretty good at ice hockey.  Coin flip whether or not he will be ready to play this year...also he's due for another faceball, the over under is 8 games in, any takers?

 

Danny - Spent all summer in the Mediterranean, perfecting his olive skin.  Hopefully we can recognize him at the first game. 

 

Chapman - Bobby "I love my dad" Chapman, has been quiet in the off season...but not on the xbox.  Walking in his new house unexpected, we recently caught him setting up a fantasy MMSPL slow pitch league on MLB 2012.  Prediction:  Goobers vs. Nux in the final, are you surprised.  With no time to practice at the Bloor Facility this winter, chapman has been juggling fantasy teams along with trying to find kelly green paint for his spare bedroom already named the "Goobers hall of fame"...seems logical, why would you ever want to use a spare bedroom for anything else.  

 

MacNeil - His skills in slo-pitch far outweigh his NHL fantasy pool management skills.  Also, can someone get him a real jersey this year, please...imagine that rocket of an arm if it had a jersey that fit.

 

Bobo - Has recently become a full time stag and doe host and is questionable to play this season.  If he got half as many RBI's as he did prizes for Krob's stag and doe we'd be winning every game!  Hopefully he's been taking notes from Brian Elliot this winter to perfect his glove save scoops at first base.  

 

Steve - Please bring pizza to every game.  Food situation solved. 

 

 

That is all.  I will see you all before April 18th to collect your money.
 
Now A Message From Coach Chapman:
 
Make it $200 A Person To Cover For Trophies And End Of Year BBQ. Anyone looking for new bats this year, new shoes, new hats, or new batting gloves come see me and we can do a group purchase to save on the shipping/handling. I'm really pumped for the upcoming season, i hope everyone is ready to smash some Nux!

Goobers 2012 Player Preview

The Goobers Are 1 Day Away From The 2012 Season Being Underway. Everyone Is Pumped To Lace Back Up There Cleats And Smash Some Gold Dots! So In Wake Of This I Have Prepared The Goobers 2012 Player Preview:
 
The Stats Are Broken Down As Follows (Batting Avg / Runs / Hits / RBI / OBP% / SLG%)
 
#1 Brian Fraser
Last Season (0.373 / 12R / 25H / 21RBI / 0.429 / 0.463)
Season Average (0.459 / 18R / 31H / 23RBI / 0.506 / 0.561)
2012 Prediction (0.475 / 25R / 34H / 27RBI / 0.530 / 0.595)
 
#2 Matt Sturino
Last Season (0.259 / 14R / 14H / 6RBI / 0.327 / 0.259)
Season Average (0.456 / 27R / 34H / 18RBI / 0.529 / 0.537)
2012 Prediction (0.444 / 23R / 30H / 20RBI / 0.485 / 0.466)
 
#3 Tony Fimognari
Last Season (0.279 / 7R / 12H / 9RBI / 0.422 / 0.279)
Season Average (0.260 / 11R / 14H / 7RBI / 0.342 / 0.266)
2012 Prediction (0.285 / 7R / 15H / 9RBI / 0.380 / 0.285)
 
#4 Danny Taormina
Last Season (0.470 / 22R / 31H / 7RBI / 0.537 / 0.515)
Season Average (0.449 / 19R / 31H / 12RBI / 0.511 / 0.546)
2012 Prediction (0.482 / 21R / 33H / 15RBI / 0.529 / 0.510)
 
#7 Bryan Ploen
Last Season (0.483 / 20R / 29H / 20RBI / 0.532 / 0.533)
Season Average (0.455 / 23R / 35H / 20RBI / 0.516 / 0.554)
2012 Prediction (0.480 / 20R / 30H / 20RBI / 0.515 / 0.520)
 
#9 Rob Ryan
Last Season (0.393 / 13R / 24H / 14RBI / 0.431 / 0.410)
Season Average (0.422 / 15R / 28H / 16RBI / 0.493 / 0.445)
2012 Prediction (0.435 / 14R / 30H / 15RBI / 0.470 / 0.440)
 
#11 Kevin Robbie
Last Season (0.391 / 18R / 27H / 16RBI / 0.461 / 0.536)
Season Average (0.500 / 26R / 36H / 23RBI / 0.562 / 0.661)
2012 Prediction (0.515 / 29R / 35H / 27RBI / 0.560 / 0.600)
 
#13 Bobby Chapman
Last Season (0.513 / 29R / 39H / 31RBI / 0.568 / 0.882)
Season Average (0.684 / 43R / 55H / 50RBI / 0.730 / 1.254)
2012 Prediction (0.650 / 40R / 50H / 50RBI / 0.720 / 1.150)
 
#21 Steve Rocha
Last Season (0.375 / 17R / 24H / 12RBI / 0.424 / 0.406)
Season Average (0.419 / 19R / 31H / 19RBI / 0.483 / 0.510)
2012 Prediction (0.440 / 22R / 32H / 20RBI / 0.480 / 0.470)
 
#25 Ryan Mcneil
Last Season (0.549 / 30R / 39H / 34RBI / 0.620 / 0.930)
Season Average (0.569 / 32R / 48H / 44RBI / 0.598 / 0.940)
2012 Prediction (0.600 / 38R / 50H / 55RBI / 0.670 / 1.000)
 
#27 Brian Robbie
Last Season (0.507 / 17R / 34H / 24RBI / 0.536 / 0.552)
Season Average (0.441 / 19R / 31H / 23RBI / 0.472 / 0.550)
2012 Prediction (0.490 / 30R / 33H / 22RBI / 0.525 / 0.540)
 
#34 Josh Pileggi
Last Season (0.547 / 25R / 29H / 15RBI / 0.636 / 0.887)
Season Average (0.563 / 30R / 36H / 30RBI / 0.622 / 1.026)
2012 Prediction (0.615 / 40R / 40H / 25RBI / 0.700 / 0.950)
 
#84 Joey Pileggi
Last Season (0.545 / 17R / 36H / 33RBI / 0.580 / 0.818)
Season Average (0.497 / 20R / 33H / 29RBI / 0.552 / 0.741)
2012 Prediction (0.600 / 30R / 40H / 35RBI / 0.640 / 0.800)
 
 
 
Also Looking Back On Last Year At The Start Of The Season When I Predicted Everyones End Of Year Stats, Here Are The 3 People Who Finished Closest To There Projection, And Then I Will Show The 3 Players Who Were Either Way Above Or Way Below Expectation:
 
Players Who Came Close To Projection
 
#3 Tony Fimognari
Projected Stats (0.280avg / 12R / 20H / 10RBI)
2011 Stats (0.279avg / 7R / 12H / 9RBI)
 
#21 Steve Rocha
Projected Stats (0.390avg / 20R / 28H / 15RBI)
2011 Stats (0.375 / 17R / 24H / 12RBI)
 
#9 Rob Ryan
Projected Stats (0.370avg / 15R / 28H / 10RBI)
2011 Stats (0.393avg / 13R / 24H / 14RBI)
 
Players Who Went Above Expectation
 
#27 Brian Robbie
Projected Stats (0.450avg / 15R / 30H / 25RBI)
2011 Stats (0.507avg / 17R / 34H / 24RBI)
 
#84 Joey Pileggi
Projected Stats (0.460avg / 20R / 35H / 35RBI)
2011 Stats (0.545avg / 17R / 36H / 33RBI)
 
Players Who Were Below Expectation
 
#13 Bobby Chapman
Projected Stats (0.710avg / 50R / 62H / 60RBI)
2011 Stats (0.513avg / 29R / 39H / 31RBI)
 
#2 Matt Sturino
Projected Stats (0.500avg / 40R / 45H / 20RBI)
2011 Stats (0.259avg / 14R / 14H / 6RBI)
 
#11 Kevin Robbie
Projected Stats (0.470avg / 25R / 35H / 20RBI)
2011 Stats (0.391avg / 18R / 27H / 16RBI)
 
#1 Brian Fraser
Projected Stats (0.450avg / 20R / 30H / 30RBI)
2011 Stats (0.373avg / 12R / 25H / 21RBI)
 
 
 

Goobers Start Of Season With A Fizzle, Dropping 2 Straight To Promoted D Team Markland Apparel

The Goobers Did Not Have All The Kinks Worked Out On Wednesday Night. Going Scoreless In 3 of 6 Innings Doesnt Really Make For A Productive Night. Especially When No Goober Innings Were To Be Had. The Goobers Could Only Muster 3 Runs Through The First 5 Innings, And Finally Picked Up 4 Runs In The 6th To Save Themselves From Looking Terrible On The Score Sheet.
 
Joey Pileggi Continued His Hot Hitting From Half Way Through Last Season. Going 3for3 With A Triple And A Home Run Driving In 2. Ryan Mcneil Would Hit An Absolute Bomb Opposite Field For A 3 Run Home Run In The 6th. Matt Sturino, Brian Robbie & Brian Fraser Would All Finish 2for3. The 8,9,10,11 Hitters Would All Go Hitless In This Game Which Obviously Was A Big Reason For The Lack Of Rally's The Goobers Could Get Going. Bobby Chapman Continued His Struggles From Last Season Going 0for3 With A ROE. The Goobers Need Him To Get Back On Track And Fast.
 
Game 2 Wouldnt Be Any Easier. Going Down 9-0 After 2 Innings Wasnt What The Goobers Were Looking For In A Bounce Back Game. But The Goobers Would Be Able To Hold Them To Only 1 More Run Over The Next 4 Innings, But Could Only Get As Close As Down 1 Run In The 6th And See The Tying Run Stranded On 3rd To End The Game.
 
Every Goober In The Lineup Would Record A Hit In This Game So It Was A Nice Turnaround For The Club. Brian Fraser Would Finish Game Two 3for3 With 2 Runs Scored. Brian Robbie And Matt Sturino Would Once Again Go 2for3 And Look To Be On Track This Season. Steve Rocha Finally Showed Some Life Going 2for3 In This Game Including A Clutch Triple In The Last Inning. Josh Pileggi, Bobby Chapman & Ryan Mcneil Would Combine For A 5for18 On The Night. Not What The Team Was Looking For When It Came To There 1,3,4 Hitters. But Its Only Week 1. These Goobers Will Turn It Around.
 
Next Week The Goobers Will Face Off Against There Rival Devils @ 6:30pm At Dunton.
 
Player Of The Night:
Joey Pileggi (4for6, 5R, 3RBI, 3B, HR)
 
Honourable Mentions:
Brian Fraser (5for6, 2R, 1RBI, 2B)
Matt Sturino (4for6, 2R, 2RBI, 3B)
Brian Robbie (4for6, 1R, 2RBI)
Tony Fimognari (2for4)
 
Dishonourable Mention:
Rob Ryan - 3 Straight Swings, 3 Straight Misses. Lots Of Season To Go Buddy!

Goobers Split Against Devils

Goobers Once Again Cant Get It Going For 2 Straight Games, After Smashing The Ball For 19 Runs In Game 1, Could Only Answer With 9 In Game 2. Ryan Mcneil Launched His 2nd Home Run, Once Again An Oppo BOMB! This Guy Is Surely Dialed In At The Plate. He Was Also Robbed Of Extra Bases When The Ump Couldnt See If The Ball Which Hit The Fence About 5 Feet In Play Was Fair Or Foul, Unfortunately The Old Man Won This Battle. Ryan Would Fly Out On The Next Pitch, Stunting An Already Great Game From Mcneil. Joey Pileggi Would Record Outs In His First 2 At Bats, But Would Respond Finishing The Night 5for5 In His Next 5 Plate Appearances. Brian Robbie Would Continue His Hot Start Once Again Going 4for6, He Seems To Really Be Locked On That Opposite Fielder Line Drive. Steve Rocha Would Have A Breakout Game Going 4for4 Out Of The 3 Hole. He Was Moved Down To The 8 Hole For Game 2 And Went 0for2 With A Walk. So It Seems He Thrives In Key Spots In The Order. Brian Robbie Would Also Be The Lone Strikeout Victim Of The Night Fouling A Ball Off For Strike 3, Join The Club Buddy! Bobby Chapman Is Still Trying To Get The Monkey Off His Bat, After Going 4for4 In Game 1, He Would Go Hitless In Game 2 And The Struggles Continue. Tony Fimgonari Would Lace His 1st Double Of The Season And 3rd In His Career As Tony Looks To Be Channeling Last Seasons Hot Start, Look For Him To Keep Things Rolling This Year Though. The Goobers Next Game Is Against The New Team Nationals @ 6:30pm At The Brickyard. The Goobers Need A Sweep Against The Nats To Build Up The Confidence In A Team That Has Its Ups And Downs.
 
Player Of The Night:
Ryan Mcneil (5for7, 2R, 4RBI, (2)2B, 3B, HR)
 
Honourable Mentions:
Joey Pileggi (5for7, 1R, 5RBI, 3B)
Brian Robbie (4for6, 4R, 4RBI)
Steve Rocha (4for6, 4R, 5RBI, BB)

Goobers Cant Capitalize On Game 1 Mercy Win, Lose Game 2 By 7.




Game 1 Score:
Goobers - 14
Nationals - 3
 
Game 2 Score:
Goobers - 11
Nationals - 18
 
Player Of The Night:
#1 Brian Fraser - 5for6, 4R, 3RBI
 
Honourable Mentions:
#2 Matt Sturino - 4for7, 5R, 5RBI, 3(2B)
#13 Bobby Chapman - 4for6, 4R, 2RBI, 3B, HR
#7 Bryan Ploen - 4for5, 3R, 1RBI

The Goober Split Curse Is In Full Effect This Year, Completing 3rd Split In 4 Weeks

Game 1 Score:
Goobers - 13
Nux - 11
 
Game 2 Score:
Goobers - 5
Nux - 16
 
Player Of The Night:
#2 Matt Sturino - (4for4, 2R, 1RBI, SAC)
 
Honourable Mentions:
#84 Joey Pileggi - (3for4, 3R, 3RBI, 3H, HR)
#25 Ryan Mcneil - (3for5, 2R, 4RBI, 2(3B))
#1 Brian Fraser - (3for5, 3R, 3RBI, 2B)
#9 Rob Ryan - (2for3, 2R)

Goobers Split Against Devils - Devils Apparently Can Only Beat Us

Game 1
Goobers Softball - 6
Devils - 7
 
Game 2
Goobers Softball - 16
Devils - 5
 
Player of the Night
#84 Joey Pileggi - (4for5, 2R, 7RBI, 2B, HR, SAC)
 
Honourable Mentions
#25 Ryan Mcneil - (5for6, 5R, 2RBI, 3(2B), 3B)
#21 Steve Rocha - (4for6, 1R, 1RBI)
 

Goobers Win Game 1, But Run Out Of Gas Picking Up 4th Split Of Season

The Goobers once again couldnt get it going for two games in a row. After putting up 8 runs in the last inning of game 1 and starting game 2 with 4 runs, things looked to be rolling. But in the end the Goobers couldnt continue to score dropping game 2 (9-8). Josh Pileggi picked up Goobers of the Night honours in his first game back in 3 weeks.
 
Game 1 Score:
Goobers Softball - 12
Markland Apparel - 7
 
Game 2 Score:
Goobers Softball - 8
Markland Apparel - 9
 
Goober of the Night:
#34 Josh Pileggi - (4for5, 3R, 4RBI, 2(2B), 3B)
 
Honourable Mentions:
#25 Ryan Mcneil - (3for5, 3R, 2RBI, 2B, HR)
#4 Danny Taormina - (3for4, 1R, 1RBI)
#7 Bryan Ploen - (3for4, 1R, 1RBI, 2B)
 

Goobers Order Up A Banana Split, Their 5th Of The Season

Game 1 Score:
Goobers Softball - 11
Nux - 6
 
Game 2 Score:
Goobers Softball - 6
Nux - 20
 
Goober Of The Night:
#11 Kevin Robbie - (4for5, 1R, 4RBI, 2B, 3B)
 
Honourable Mentions:
#13 Bobby Chapman - (5for7, 4R, 4RBI, (3)2B, HR)
#1 Brian Fraser - (3for4, 2B)
#25 Ryan Mcneil - (4for7, 3R, 4RBI, (2)2B, (2)HR)

Goobers Softball Mid Season Player Progress Report

The Goobers Enter Tonights Game With A Record Of 6-8. At This Point Last Season The Goobers Were 10-4. So Its A Big Dissapointment To See The Club This Far Off Last Years Pace. Some Of The Goobers Players Have Had A Much Better Season In 2012, While Others Have Regressed A Bit, And Some More Than Others. Below Is A Breakdown Of How Each Player Has Played This Season, And Matched That With How They Were Doing Last Season After Playing The Same Amount Of Games.
 
#1 - Brian Fraser (14 Games)
2011 Season: 13/37 (0.351avg) / 8R, 8RBI
2012 Season: 23/38 (0.605avg) / 13R, 9RBI
 
Analysis: Brian has really found his stroke this season. Apparently becoming single has turned Fraser into a laser machine, currently the top hitter on the Goobers being the only player batting over 0.600 this season, Fraser has moved into the 2 slot in the lineup and doesnt look to be moving anytime soon. Fraser only has 1 hitless game this season which proves he can suck it up and swing for a single rather than look for the deep fly. Lets hope this continues the rest of the way.
 
Fantasy Forecast: (16 Games) - 0.595avg, 18R, 10RBI
 
#2 - Matt Sturino (14 Games)
2011 Season: 13/41 (0.317avg) / 11R, 4RBI
2012 Season: 24/45 (0.533avg) / 21R, 12RBI
 
Analysis: Sturino hit the biggest speed bump in his career last season and couldnt seem to recover finishing with a 0.259avg. But has got back his old way in 2012. Currently with the 4th best average on the team, Sturino has found his opposite field swing again. His pull swing is coming along just fine as well. Locking back up the leadoff spot on this club was top priority for Sturino in the off season, and it didnt take him long to cement himself in his old familiar spot.
 
Fantasy Forecast: (16 Games) - 0.545avg / 22R, 10RBI
 
#3 - Tony Fimognari (10 Games)
2011 Season: 6/23 (0.261avg) / 4R, 7RBI
2012 Season: 8/22 (0.364avg) / 6R, 1RBI
 
Analysis: Tony is off to a much better start this year than last, a whole 100+ points higher in average. The only concern with this years stats is hes actually only picked up 2 hits in his last 5 games. Not this could just be a slump with Tony, or this could be the usual drop off we have seen with Tony the last few years since his hitting has improved. Also Tony's attendance probably has something to do with this, already missing 4 games so far this season and possibly missing 2 more tonight. Tony needs to get back and keep working on his game as he has improved greatly from year 1. But if he wants to be something better than a 0.300avg hitter he needs to dedicate himself more.
 
Fantasy Forecast: (10 Games) - 0.320avg / 5R / 3RBI
 
#4 - Danny Taormina (12 Games)
2011 Season: 18/37 (0.486avg) / 13R, 5RBI
2012 Season: 13/28 (0.464avg) / 12R, 8RBI
 
Analysis: Danny has been one of the most consistent hitters, His career 0.456avg is pretty spot on with the way this guy finishes most years. He is always in the middle of the pack at the end of the year, but his glove in the outfield puts him up a little higher in the rankings system as a whole. Never one to put up a lot of RBI considering he does usually bat near the the 2nd meat of the order. His power has never really been an issue considering he uses his speed and looping swing to drop singles in on a game by game basis. His run numbers and RBI numbers could give him his first 20/20 season since 2008. Lets hope he can keep it up for the remainder of the 2012 season.
 
Fantasy Forecast: (16 Games) - 0.470avg / 10R, 12RBI
 
#7 - Bryan Ploen (12 Games)
2011 Season: 23/40 (0.575avg) / 13R, 18RBI
2012 Season: 13/29 (0.448avg) / 7R, 7RBI
 
Analysis: Ploen hasnt had the start to the season that he was hoping for. Losing his spot atop the lineup to Sturino and Fraser who are both having bounce back seasons. Ploen has plummeted down the order and his stats seem to reflect this. Ploen still has the same swing as last season, but his confidence seems to be down because he just isnt hitting the spots that he used to. His defense has also come into play this season, but not in a good way. Still reeling off his championship blowing error  unfortunate weather mishap from last season, Ploen just doesnt have the same cockiness and swagger he had last season when he was hitting atop the team. Lets hope he can turn things around in the 2nd half and get back to that man we used to love.
 
Fantasy Forecast: (14 Games) - 0.480avg / 14R / 9RBI
 
#9 - Rob Ryan (11 Games)
2011 Season: 15/29 (0.517avg) / 8R, 8RBI
2012 Season: 7/24 (0.292avg) / 4R, 6RBI
 
Analysis: Double R hasnt been playing with much confidence, his swing isnt nearly as strong as last year and his games played are dropping every year. Rob has the potential to be a softball force with his speed and ground ball ability. He has been trying to loop the ball of the infield as of late, but only taking half swings those line drives have turned into easy loopers to the shortstop. Rob needs to get back to finding a spot on that left side the infield that he knows will take the fielder into the hole, then use his speed to beat out groundballs for fun! I know he has it in him to get back to the man he was, but until then he is on suicide watch.
 
Fantasy Forecast: (14 Games) - 0.350avg / 7R / 4RBI
 
#11 - Kevin Robbie (12 Games)
2011 Season: 14/32 (0.438avg) / 10R, 12RBI
2012 Season: 9/29 (0.310avg) / 7R, 8RBI
 
Analysis: Kevin Robbie was on Level 3 SW and that so far this season has been the highest any Goober has reached on the Suicide Watch Scale. But Kevin finally broke out last week picking up 4 hits (Only had 5 hits in the 10 games before this). Kevins swing last week looked like the Kevin of old. The Kevin that sits 6th all time in batting average, and 3rd all time in doubles. It was a pleasant suprise to see Kevin hitting that way, for the team, but mostly for himself. Kevin hasnt had a 0.500avg+ season since 2009, its going to be pretty tough to get his average up to .500 by seasons end but a strong finish will give him the confidence going into the playoffs and next season.
 
Fantasy Forecast: (16 Games) - 0.520avg / 14R, 15RBI
 
#13 - Bobby Chapman (14 Games)
2011 Season: 24/42 (0.571avg) / 17R, 20RBI
2012 Season: 21/40 (0.525avg) / 16R, 18RBI
 
Analysis: Bobby just hasnt been his old self, after a dissapointing 2011 in which he finished with a 0.513avg (His lowest by far in his career) He just hasnt been playing much better this season. An obvious observer would say that he is trying to do too much with the ball and should just stick to his pull swing, but you ask him and he just isnt connecting with the ball the way he used to, His pitch selection has worsened and his power numbers have even decreased. He has been on a bit of a roll lately going 10/15 (0.667avg) in his last 5 games. So lets hope this continues the remainder of the season.
 
Fantasy Forecast: (16 Games) - 0.660avg / 23R / 25RBI
 
#21 - Steve Rocha (14 Games)
2011 Season: 14/37 (0.378avg) / 9R. 8RBI
2012 Season: 14/36 (0.389avg) / 9R, 10RBI
 
Analysis: Steve hasnt changed much since last season, one less at bat, 2 more RBI. His seasons are almost mirror images of each self. But Steve i feel has so much more to offer than a high .300 average. Even though he only has 1 - .500avg+ season in his career, i feel he should be able to flirt with those numbers every season. Steve also has a very looping swing, one that if used effectively is probably one of the best singles swing used by the best hitters. But Steves power also causes those loopers to reach the outfielders for easy fly outs. If he can just learn to slow his swing speed he could really be effective, because if the outfielders start to cheat him in, he has the power to blast it over there heads. Lets hope he can work on this in the future.
 
Fantasy Forecast: (14 Games) - 0.440avg / 10R, 12RBI
 
#25 - Ryan Mcneil (14 Games)
2011 Season: 25/42 (0.595avg) / 19R, 21RBI
2012 Season: 24/40 (0.600avg) / 17R, 23RBI
 
Analysis: Ryan has also been very consistent starting back to back years now with silimar numbers. His extra base hits are up this year (18) after only putting up 17 during all of last season. The Big Mac is absolutely melting gold dots (probably for the gold inside) teams now know about this guys power and what he can do that they have tried to pitch him more outside, well chalk up 2 opposite field home runs to his credit. Also he's been really nice and hasnt gone middle yet, other teams thank him for this. If Ryan keeps up his power numbers, a 0.600 average would be greatly appreciated. But Ryan knows himself he can hit for a better average, lets see if he can keep up his great power numbers, but also boost his average in the process.
 
Fantasy Forecast: (16 Games) - 0.620avg / 20R, 30RBI 
 
#27 - Brian Robbie (14 Games)
2011 Season: 21/41 (0.512avg) / 11R, 14RBI
2012 Season: 20/40 (0.500avg) / 13R, 15RBI
 
Analysis: Bobo has been very consistent hitter the last couple of years. His career started off slow, being a high 0.300avg hitter he busted out in 2008 with a 0.514avg year. But since then has dropped back to a 0.430avg hitter. But has kept his average about .500 the last 37 games it seems Bobo has turned a leaf in his slopitch career. He uses his opposite field swing to his advantage, his pull swing much like Sturino's still needs some work, but he is getting better every game. Pitch selection is crucial when dealing with an opposite field swing like Bobo's, he cant turn every pitch into a hit, he needs to wait for the ball to drift to the outer part of the plate, but stay in the strikezone. That is where Bobo will get the best contact. He had started the year in the #2 slot, but since then has been a staple in the #5 spot making for a great bridge from the teams 3/4 hitters to the teams secondary power in the 6/7 spots.
 
Fantasy Forecast: (14 Games) - 0.530avg / 15R, 15RBI
 
#34 - Josh Pileggi (8 Games)
2011 Season: 16/26 (0.615avg) / 17R, 11RBI
2012 Season: 11/22 (0.500avg) 6R, 6RBI
 
Analysis: Josh just hasnt had the commitment to the Goobers that he was hoping for this season. He has played the least amount of games for the Goobers the last 3 seasons, and doesnt seem to be gaining any ground. His average has dropped over 100 points compared to last years stats. His swing remains the same, a very quick pull hitter who feasts on 3rd basemans. The only problem i have noticed this year is his pitch selection. He knows exactly where his favorite pitch his, he just seems to get ancy waiting for it to come. So he tries to turn bad pitches into good ones, but thats almost impossible. Josh has the ability to hit with the best in this league, he just needs to stay focused at the plate and patience is the key. I have faith he will turn things around for the remainder of the season.
 
Fantasy Forecast: (10 Games) - 0.600avg / 13R, 15RBI
 
#84 - Joey Pileggi (14 Games)
2011 Season: 18/41 (0.439avg) / 8R, 21RBI
2012 Season: 22/38 (0.579avg / 15R, 23RBI
 
Analysis: Big Joe has been smashing the ball since the 2nd half of last season. Since his numbers taken above in 2011, he has gone on a tear. In his last 24 games, he has gone 44/69 (0.638avg) / 29R, 37RBI. Now those are great numbers to have for a full season, let alone only 24 games. Joey has changed his swing, electing to use a looping swing on low pitches and a tomahawk swing on high pitches. His technique has worked quite well if you ask his teammates. Look for Big Joe to continue his strong play for the remainder of the season.
 
Fantasy Forecast: (16 Games) - 0.610avg / 20R, 30RBI

Goobers Sweep Nationals, Get Back To 0.500 For The First Time This Season

Game 1 Score:
Goobers Softball - 11
Nationals - 8
 
Game 2 Score:
Goobers Softball - 16
Nationals - 6
 
Goober Of The Night:
#13 Bobby Chapman (5for6, 4R, 7RBI, 2B, HR)
 
Honourable Mentions:
#2 Matt Sturino (5for7, 3R, 1RBI, 2B, 3B)
#25 Ryan Mcneil (4for6, 4R, 2RBI, 3B, HR)
#34 Josh Pileggi (5for6, 5R, 1RBI)

Josh Pileggi's Homerun Helps Goobers Take 8 Points Against Drillers

Game 1 Score:
Goobers Softball - 12
Driller - 11
 
Game 2 Score:
Goobers Softball - 15
Drillers - 7
 
Goober Of The Night:
#34 Josh Pileggi - (3for5, (2)2B, HR, 3R, 4RBI, SAC)
 
Honourable Mentions:
#25 Ryan Mcneil - (4for5, (2)2B, 3B, 3R, 4RBI, SAC)
#27 Brian Robbie - (4for5, 4R, 2RBI, BB)
#21 Steve Rocha - (1for2, 2R, 4RBI, (2)BB, SAC)

Devils Win Again Against The Goobers, 3 Wins On The Season, All 3 Against The Goobers

Game 1 Score:
Goobers Softball - 13
Devils - 3
 
Game 2 Score:
Goobers Softball - 7
Devils - 12
 
Goober Of The Night:
#21 Steve Rocha (4for6, 3RBI, (3)2B)
 
Honourable Mentions:
#13 Bobby Chapman (4for6, 4R, 6RBI, (2)2B, HR)
#25 Ryan Mcneil (4for6, 3R, 2RBI, (2)2B, 3B)
#34 Josh Pileggi (4for6, 4R, 2RBI, (2)2B, 3B, HR)

Goobers Sweep Markland, Lock Up Playoff Spot

Game 1 Score:
Goobers Softball - 16
Markland Apparal - 5
 
Game 2 Score:
Goobers Softball - 13
Markland Apparal - 10
 
Goober Of The Night:
#34 Josh Pileggi - (5for7, 3R, 5RBI, (2)2B, HR)
 
Honourable Mentions:
#25 Ryan Mcneil - (5for7, 5R, 5RBI, (3)2B, HR)
#13 Bobby Chapman - (5for7, 5R, 6RBI, (2)2B, 3B, HR)
#4 Danny Taormina - (4for6, 3R, 3RBI, 2B, 3B)

Goobers Get Rocked Around The Diamond But Salvage 1 Point vs Nationals

Game 1 Score:
Goobers Softball - 5
Nationals - 18
 
Game 2 Score:
Goobers Softball - 10
Nationals - 10
 
Goober Of The Night:
#25 Ryan Mcneil - (4for5, 3R, 3RBI, (3)3B, HR)
 
Honourable Mentions:
#13 Bobby Chapman - (4for4, 3R, 2RBI, 2B, 3B, BB)
#7 Bryan Ploen - (3for3, 3RBI)
#27 Brian Robbie - (4for5, 3R, 3RBI, 3B)

Goobers Score 14 Runs Combined In 2 Games, Somehow Manage A Split Against Drillers

Game 1 Score:
Goobers Softball - 9
Drillers - 6
 
Game 2 Score:
Goobers Softball - 5
Drillers - 9
 
Goober Of The Night:
#84 Joey Pileggi - (4for6, 3R, 4RBI, 2B, 3B, HR)
 
Honourable Mentions:
#13 Bobby Chapman - (4for6, 3R, 1RBI, (2)2B, 3B)
#25 Ryan Mcneil - (3for5, 1R, 2RBI, 3B, SAC)
#7 Bryan Ploen - (3for7, 1R, 1RBI, (2)2B)

EA Sports Mens Softball '09

Not sure if any of you guys have ever seen this, but this needs to be watched by all softball players.
 
 
Enjoy it boys!

Goobers Take 2-1 Lead In Series vs Nationals

Game 1 Score
Goobers - 21
Nationals - 12
 
Goober of the Night:
#13 Bobby Chapman - 4for4, 3R, 2RBI, (2)2B)
 
Honourable Mentions:
#34 Josh Pileggi - 3for4, 3R, 2RBI, 3B)
#25 Ryan Mcneil - 1for1, 2R, 5RBI, HR, BB, (2)SAC)
#27 Brian Robbie - 3for4, 1R, 3RBI, 3B)
#84 Joey Pileggi - 2for4, 2R, 2RBI, 3B, HR)

Goobers Look Awful In Game 1 But Smash The Ball In Game 2 En Route To Their 2nd C Division Final

Game 1 Score:
Goobers Softball - Was In Pennsylvania (1)
Nationals - 20
 
Game 2 Score:
Goobers Softball - Forget Those Guys From Pennsylvania (21)
Nationals - 5
 
Goober Of The Night:
#25 Ryan Mcneil - 4for5, 3R, 6RBI, 2B, (2)3B, HR, BB)
 
Honourable Mentions:
#4 Danny Taormina - 3for5, 2R, 4RBI, 2B, 3B, HR
#2 Matt Sturino - 3for6, 3R, 1RBI, 2B
#13 Bobby Chapman - 3for6, 4R, 2RBI, 2B, 3B

The Goobers Open Up The Best Of 5 Finals With A Split Vs The Drillers

Game 1 Score:
Goobers Softball - 11
Driller - 20
 
Game 2 Score:
Goobers - 17
Drillers - 9
 
Goober Of The Night:
#34 Josh Pileggi - 5for7, 4R, 5RBI, 2B, 3B, HR
 
Honourable Mentions:
#13 Bobby Chapman - 3for6, 3R, 6RBI, 3HR, BB
#25 Ryan Mcneil - 5for7, 2R, 2RBI, HR
#1 Brian Fraser - 4for7, 4R, 1RBI, 3B

Goobers Are Going To Game 5! It All Comes Down To 1 Game Now

Game 1 Score:
Goobers Softball - 13
Drillers - 12
 
Game 2 Score:
Goobers Softball - 17
Drillers - 16
 
Goober Of The Night:
#34 Josh Pileggi - 6for7, 5R, 7RBI, (2)2B, (2)HR, BB
 
Honourable Mentions:
#25 Ryan Mcneil - 4for6, 5R, 3RBI, 3B, (2)HR, (2)BB
#1 Brian Fraser - 4for7, 5R, 1RBI, BB
#21 Steve Rocha - 4for7, 1R, 1RBI, ROE
#3 Tony Fimognari - 3for6, 1R, 1RBI

Goobers 2013 Preview

The Goobers go into the 2013 season realing off of their 5th MMSPL Playoff Championship. It doesnt look like much has changed for this season. Everyone is returning, and standards are once again set high for this Goober ball club.

Things to look for in the 2013 season

#1 Brian Fraser 

- Will get more playing time at first base this season with the switch of Brian Robbie to pitcher
- Needs 23 runs for 200 career runs
- Needs 19 hits for 300 career hits
- Needs 12 RBI for 200 career RBI
- Starts out the season in the #2 slot in the batting order

#2 Matt Sturino

- Needs 13 more at bats for 700 career AB
- Needs 3 more runs for 250 career runs
- Needs 13 more total bases for 400 career TB
- Will mostly play the Second Baseman position this season
- Starts out the season in the #9 slot in the batting order

#3 Tony Fimognari

- Needs 6 more at bats for 450 career AB
- Needs 11 more runs for 100 career runs
- Needs 28 games played for 200 career GP
- Will be behind the dish as Catcher this season
- Starts out the season in the #12 slot in the batting order

#4 Dan Taormina

- Needs 17 more games played for 200 career GP
- Needs 3 more at bats for 550 career AB
- Needs 2 more hits for 250 career hits
- Will play Right Center Field this season
- Starts out the season in the #10 slot in the batting order

#7 Bryan Ploen

- Needs 13 more plate appearances for 700 career PA
- Needs 19 more RBI for 200 career RBI
- Needs 26 more total bases for 400 career TB
- Should start the season in Right Field if all goes as planned
- Starts out the season in the #8 slot in the batting order

#9 Rob Ryan

- Needs 11 more plate appearances for 600 career PA
- Needs 32 more at bats for 600 career AB
- Needs 26 more hits for 250 career hits
- Will mostly play Catcher this season, but may have a few stints in the Outfield
- Starts out the season in the #13 slot in the batting order

#11 Kevin Robbie

- Needs 2 more at bats for 650 career AB
- Needs 20 more plate appearances for 700career PA
- Needs 15 more singles for 250 career singles
- Needs 1 more double for 50 career doubles
- Left Field is where this man calls home
- Starts out the season in the #7 slot in the batting order

#13 Bobby Chapman

- Needs 18 more games played for 250 career GP
- Needs 26 more plate appearances for 800 career PA
- Needs 7 more runs for 400 career runs
- Needs 23 more hits for 500 career hits
- Needs 10 more doubles for 150 career doubles
- Needs 19 career RBI for 450 career RBI
- Needs 4 more walks for 50 career BB
- Needs 64 more total bases for 1000 career TB
- Moved off of the pitchers mound this season, Chapman should split his time between the infield and outfield this season
- Starts off the season in the #4 slot in the batting order

#21 Steve Rocha

- Needs 1 more plate appearance for 700 career PA
- Needs 29 more at bats for 700 career AB
- Needs 14 more hits for 300 career hits
- Needs 8 more singles for 250 career singles
- Needs 7 more RBI for 200 career RBI
- Needs 10 more left of base for 150 career LOB
- Will split duties on the pitchers mound with Brian Robbie this season
- Starts out the season in the #11 slot in the batting order

#25 Ryan Mcneil

- Needs 4 more plate appearances for 350 career PA
- Needs 17 more runs for 150 career runs
- Needs 14 more hits for 200 career hits
- Needs 8 more singles for 100 career singles
- Needs 18 more RBI for 200 career RBI
- Will be used all over the diamond this season
- Starts out the season in the #3 slot in the batting order

#27 Brian Robbie

- Needs 16 more plate appearances for 700 career PA
- Needs 16 more runs for 200 career runs
- Needs 17 more hits for 300 career hits
- Needs 7 more left on base for 100 career LOB
- Will split duties on the pitchers mound with Steve Rocha this season
- Starts out the season in the #6 slot in the batting order

#34 Josh Pileggi

- Needs 16 more games played for 200 career GP
- Needs 9 more runs for 300 career runs
- Needs 11 more singles for 200 career singles
- Needs 5 more doubles for 100 career doubles
- Needs 19 more RBI for 300 career RBI
- Needs 4 more home runs for 40 career HR
- Will man the Left Center Field Position all year
- Starts out the season as the teams new leadoff hitter

#84 Joey Pileggi

- Needs 27 more hits for 300 career hits
- Needs 4 more RBI for 250 career RBI
- Needs 4 more home runs for 20 career HR
- Needs 1 more walk for 10 career BB
- Will man the Shortstop Position all year
- Starts out the season in the #5 slot in the batting order

2013 Opening Day Roster 

1. Josh Pileggi (LCF)
2. Brian Fraser (1B/2B/3B)
3. Ryan Mcneil (RF/3B)
4. Bobby Chapman (3B/LF/RF)
5. Joey Pileggi (SS)
6. Brian Robbie (P/1B)
7. Kevin Robbie (LF)
8. Bryan Ploen (RF/LF/C)
9. Matt Sturino (2B)
10. Dan Taormina (RCF)
11. Steve Rocha (3B/P)
12. Tony Fimognari (C)
13. Rob Ryan (C/RF)

Goobers Open Up 2013 Season With Split

Game 1: Markland Apparel Def. Goobers (13-9)
Game 2: Goobers Def. Markland Apparel (16-13)

The Goobers are reeling off another season in which they were crowned the MMSPL Champions. Going up against a tough team in the Markland Apparel, a team that just missed out on the playoffs last year. The Goobers though did not seem ready, going 4 up 3 down in the first inning. The Goobers could have easily taken game 1 but they couldnt string many hits together. They never brought more than 7 batters to the plate in an inning, scoring no more than 3 runs in a single inning. Markland Apparel had some hot sticks in this game, going yard 4 times on the night.

The Night would start out on a funny note - During pre-game warmups while everyone was throwing, Kevin Robbie decided he needed some batting practice. So he took his bat and ball onto the other side of the fence and proceeded to hit balls against the fence. Well.....the first pitch he threw himself he launches a towering shot over second base, not the hit he was hoping for. So lets reset and try again shall we. Attempt #2 is a good one, making solid contact on the bat, the ball ricochets off the middle pole on the fence and goes straight up in the air. Kevin now, after hitting the ball so hard that he took his eye off of it. Looking around for the ball, Kevin has no clue that it is coming down right on top of him. BONK. And Kevin goes down. Mostly everyone was unaware of what happened, but a few people caught the hilarious act. Kevin would get back up and be just fine, actually he was too fine, going 4for5 on the night with multiple runs scored and RBIs.

So now this is back to back nights with a Goober taking one off the head, maybe we should invest in helmets and not hats? LOL

Game 1 wouldnt go the Goobers way as they could never close the lead that Markland started in the 1st inning, eventually losing this one 13-9.

Now Game 2 the Goobers still were struggling. Scoring only 3 runs over the first 3 innings. Luckily the Goobers were playing great defence and kept Markland Apparel close enough that a comeback was possible. The Goobers would finally break out in innings 4 and 5. Scoring 5 in the 4th and 6 in the 5th, surpassing Markland and taking their first lead of the night. The Goobers would then shutdown Markland Apparel in the 6th to close out the game with the score 16-13 Goobers.

A lot of good things to take from the first week. The team was without their best hitter Ryan Mcneil, and also missed a key outfielder in Danny Taormina. Team Motivator Rob Ryan was also out of commission due to work reasons. The Goobers were forced to find a call up and Mike Vierno from the Kelly Goobers answered that call batting 2for6 with 2 runs and 2 RBI.

Goober of The Night:
#27 Brian Robbie - 5for7, HR, 3R, 4RBI

Defensive Player of the Game:
#84 Joey Pileggi

Honourable Mentions:
#11 Kevin Robbie - 4for5, 2B. 3R, 3RBI
#21 Steve Rocha - 3for5, BB, 5R, 2RBI
#3 Tony Fimognari - 3for6, 2R, 3RBI

Goobers Softball 2014 Preview

Out with the old and in with the new! I'm sorry we really are going to miss Bobo and Joey this season and possibly beyond. But we need to stay positive and welcome our new teammates getting there first call up to the big leagues:

Adam Sawoszczuk

Kelly Goobers Career Stats

GP - 61 (1st)

R - 98 (2nd)

H - 124 (2nd)

HR - 12 (2nd)

RBI - 102 (2nd)

AVG - 0.656 (2nd)

 

Ryan Swire

Kelly Goobers Career Stats

GP - 61 (1st)

R - 82 (3rd)

H - 109 (3rd)

1B - 93 (1st)

RBI - 68 (4th)

AVG - 0.586 (3rd)

 

Adam will help us out in the outfield with his good range and strong arm. He will aslo be a nice replacement at the plate for Joey as Adam brings in power bat and good left field hitting ability. He needs to be a bit more patient in the box this year as pitchers arent as willing to just throw you a strike every pitch.

Swire is a good replacement for Bobo because we needed a pitcher to allow Bobby to play more infield. Swire also brings a good singles stick to the plate as much like Bobo has a great opposite field swing.

 

Here is our projected lineup for 2014:

 

1. Josh Pileggi (LCF/SS)

2. Brian Fraser (2B/1B/3B)

3. Bobby Chapman (UTIL/P3)

4. Ryan Mcneil (UTIL/P4)

5. Steve Rocha (P1/3B/1B)

6. Danny Taormina (RCF/LCF/RF)

7. Adam Sawoszczuk (RF/LCF/RCF)

8. Kevin Robbie (LF)

9. Matt Sturino (RF/LF/2B/C)

10. Ryan Swire (P2/1B/C)

11. Bryan Ploen (RF/LF/C)

12. Tony Fimognari (C)

13. Rob Ryan (C)

 

I feel this lineup could do damage from top to bottom.

- Last season Josh took over as the best leadoff hitter in the league. Batting close to .700 on the year is amazing, and when a guy can get on base to lead off an inning there is no better rally starter than this guy.

- Brian Fraser has told me his power is pretty much gone, thats fine because he is still a great linedrive hitter than can still hit lasers through the infield. He is a streaky hitter but lets hope he starts 2014 on a hot streak.

 - Bobby Chapman seems to be getting his swing back, finishing out 2013 hitting much better than he has in recent years. Lets hope he can keep up this pace up into next season.

 - Ryan Mcneil is this teams powerhouse. He has great deep ball ability to both fields but can also rip you a single when needed. He is a teams perfect 4 hitter because of his stature when he steps into the box, i know i wouldnt pitch to him.

 - Steve Rocha had a great 2013 campaign. He seems to be getting his swing back and he has great middle gap hitting ability. I like him in the 5spot because he is a singles machine who can keep the inning going after a Mcneil blast.

 - Danny Taormina has the perfect singles swing, he knows just where to hit it to put the ball through a gap. He has great speed as well in case the fielder makes a play on the ball.

 - Adam Sawoszczuk brings another big bat to this team. He has great pull ability and should be able to move Danny around the bases with most of his hits. i see him fitting in this spot quite easily but is an easy replacement at the top of the order if needed.

 - Kevin Robbie had a terrible season last year but picked it up in the playoffs. That was the swing we had been missing and lets hope he can take last years playoffs and ride it into 2014.

 - Matt Sturino proves that he loves to win awards no matter what it is, he had another rough season last year but did show signs of his oldself in the playoffs. I put him in a grinder spot in the order as he needs to get on for the guy behind him to make sense.

 - Ryan Swire is a great singles hitter and mostly puts the ball into right field, which is the perfect first to third for anyone on first base (Sturino) and Swire's size will have fielders taking a few steps back only to have to run in on the hit.

 - Bryan Ploen is another slap hitter, 3 slap hitters in a row, thats dangerous. But Ploen has good linedrive ability to all fields so he is a great batter for this spot in the order.

 - Tony Fimognari had his best year last season. He was getting much more solid contact and was dropping hits in on a game by game basis.

 - Rob Ryan brings up the rear of the order, his ability to get on at the bottom of the order allowed the Goobers to have many big innings, he finished 5th in batting average and no one not even Rob saw that happening at the start of last season. Lets hope he can continue his grinder mentality of "Get on at all costs" attitude. 

 

Well there you go, the Goobers 2014 preview. Lets hope 2014 is a year in which we finally beat those Nux!!

And here is a stat i figured the rookies would like to see. Here are the top performances by Goobers in their Rookie Seasons:

1st - Ryan Mcneil (2010) 0.598avg, 33R, 55H, 52RBI, 30GP
2nd - Bobby Chapman (2006) 0.600avg, 34R, 36H, 39RBI, 21GP
3rd - Joey Pileggi (2007) 0.556avg, 22R, 35H, 21RBI, 22GP
4th - Ryan Hooper (2006) 0.554avg, 26R, 31H, 19RBI, 18GP
5th - Brian Fraser (2006) 0.545avg, 23R, 30H, 18RBI, 18GP
6th - Josh Pileggi (2006) 0.541avg, 19R, 20H, 20RBI, 12GP

 

Goobers Batting Predictions

Hey Guys,

Here are my predictions for Goobers Hitting Stats (Using Last 3 Years + My Predictions to figure out Value):

Hits:
1. Bobby Chapman - 46
2. Ryan Mcneil - 44
3. Adam Sawoszczuk - 43
4. Ryan Swire - 40
5. Josh Pileggi - 35

Runs:
1. Bobby Chapman - 36
2. Ryan Mcneil - 35
3. Adam Sawoszczuk - 33
4. Josh Pileggi - 30
5. Brian Fraser - 25

RBI:
1. Bobby Chapman - 41
2. Ryan Mcneil - 40
3. Adam Sawoszczuk - 37
4. Ryan Swire - 29
5. Kevin Robbie - 24

Singles:
1. Ryan Swire - 34
2. Brian Fraser - 31
3. Danny Taormina - 28
4. Steve Rocha - 27
5. Kevin Robbie - 24

Doubles:
1. Bobby Chapman - 16
2. Ryan Mcneil - 14
3. Adam Sawoszczuk - 12
4. Josh Pileggi - 10
5. Kevin Robbie - 7

Triples:
1. Ryan Mcneil - 6
2. Bobby Chapman - 5
3. Adam Sawoszczuk - 3
4. Josh Pileggi - 3
5. 6 Others - 1

Home Runs:
1. Ryan Mcneil - 6
2. Bobby Chapman - 4
3. Adam Sawoszczuk - 4
4. Josh Pileggi - 3
5. Kevin Robbie - 1

Batting Average Predictions:
1. Josh Pileggi - .574
2. Ryan Mcneil - .564
3. Bobby Chapman - .561
4. Adam Sawoszczuk - .551
5. Ryan Swire - .533
6. Brian Fraser - .507
7. Danny Taormina - .500
8. Steve Rocha - .471
9. Bryan Ploen - .450
10. Kevin Robbie - .440
11. Matt Sturino - .409
12. Rob Ryan - .404
13. Tony Fimognari - .352

Possible Goobers/Kelly Goobers All Star Game???

 

Who would be up for an All Star Game before the season begins?? Here is my team selections: (UPDATED: Forgot that Joey and Bobo are gone.)

 

Team Green

 

Bobby Chapman - SS/UTIL
Adam Sawoszczuk - RCF/OF/3B
Danny Taormina - LCF/OF
Kyle Gerrard - 1B/OF
Matt Sturino - 2B/1B/OF
Kevin Robbie - LF/2B
Mike Vierno - 3B/INF/OF
Ryan Swire - P
Ryan Gordon - RF/LF
Tony Fimognari - C
Andrew Bradvica - C/3B/RF

 

Team White

 

Josh Pileggi - SS/UTIL
Ryan Mcneil - 3B/UTIL
JP Anderson - LCF/OF/1B
Brian Fraser - 2B/INF
Bryan Ploen - RF/LF
Ty Morrison - RCF/OF/3B
Steve Rocha - P
Rob Ryan - C/OF
Jon Boodhoo - 1B/2B
Franny Pisani - LF/RF/C
Matt Spina - 1B/OF

 

Please vote on the home page for what date you want for the All Star Game.

 

An Ode to Brian "Bobo" Robbie & Joey "Big Joe" Pileggi

We are going to miss you guys thats for sure, you left a mark with the Goobers Organization and here is where we will display your achievements:

#27 Brian Robbie - 1B

Career Stats
Batting Avg - 0.445 (10th)
Games Played - 251 (3rd)
Plate Appearances - 786 (3rd) 
At Bats - 751 (5th)
Runs - 211 (7th) 
Hits - 334 (6th) 
Singles - 280 (4th) 
Doubles - 34 (8th)
Triples - 18 (7th) 
Home Runs - 3 (7th) 
Runs Batted In(RBI) - 258 (4th)
Walks - 16 (5th)
Strikeouts - 6 (6th)
SAC Fly Balls - 19 (3rd)
Reach on Errors - 37 (6th)
Total Bases - 422 (7th)
Left on Base - 110 (7th)
On Base % (OBP) - 0.492 (11th)
Slugging % (SLG) - 0.551 (8th)
On Base % + Slugging % (OPS) - 1.044 (10th)

2011 Gold Glove Infielder Award Winner
2012 Goobers Pride Award Winner
2013 Try Hard Award Winner

Longest Games Played Streak - 64 Games
Longest Hitting Streak - 11 Games



#84 Joey Pileggi - SS

Career Stats
Batting Average - 0.526 (4th)
Games Played - 201 (11th)
Plate Appearances - 652 (10th)
At Bats - 618 (11th)
Runs - 216 (6th)
Hits - 325 (8th)
Singles - 221 (11th)
Doubles - 46 (5th)
Triples - 37 (2nd)
Home Runs - 21 (4th)
Runs Batted In (RBI) - 292 (3rd)
Walks - 14 (8th)
Strikeouts - 1 (13th)
SAC Fly Balls - 20 (2nd)
Reach on Errors - 37 (5th)
Total Bases - 515 (3rd)
Left on Base - 88 (11th)
On Base % (OBP) - 0.577 (4th)
Slugging % (SLG) - 0.822 (4th)
On Base % + Slugging % (OPS) - 1.399 (4th)

3 x Gold Glove Infield Award Winner (2011, 2012, 2013)
2011 Comeback Player of the Year Award

Longest Games Played Streak - 36 Games
Recorded 5 Hits In A Single Game - September 11, 2013
Longest Hitting Streak - 33 Games
Ranks 8th On The Team With 1.76 RBI/Game Season In 2008

Goobers Award Weekend

Goobers Open Up Season With Sweep Of Blue Sox

Hot bat leads Goobers Softball past Blue Sox 23-2

An outstanding effort by Ryan Mcneil led Goobers Softball to a 23-2 win in five innings over Blue Sox on Wednesday at Brickyard.

Ryan Mcneil racked up five RBIs on four hits for Goobers Softball. He doubled in the first inning, homered in the third inning, singled in the fourth inning, and tripled in the fourth inning. Yes Ladies and Gentleman, that is a Cycle. The 1st for Ryan Mcneil and he becomes the 3rd Goober to ever hit for the cycle.

Six runs in the opening three innings allowed Goobers Softball to easily put away Blue Sox. An RBI double by Ryan Mcneil, an RBI double by Bobby Chapman, and an RBI double by Steve Rocha in the first inning supplied the early offense for Goobers Softball.

Goobers Softball easily handled Blue Sox pitching as eight hitters combined for 22 hits, 17 RBIs and 18 runs scored.

Goobers Softball built upon its lead with three runs in the third. The inning looked promising, as Ryan Mcneil homered, scoring Brian Fraser to kick things off.

Goobers Softball increased its lead with a whopping 16 runs in the fourth. Rob Ryan's single got things going, bringing home Ryan Swire. That was followed up by Josh Pileggi's single, plating Matt Sturino. The Goobers would bat around the order and then some in this inning.

The Goobers would cruise to the easy victory in this one winning it 23-2.

 

 

Goobers Softball best Blue Sox in shootout, 12-10

 

Fans were treated to a high-scoring affair Wednesday as Goobers Softball outscored Blue Sox 12-10 in six innings.

The teams combined for 32 hits, including 11 extra base hits.

The teams traded runs for most of the contest, leading to six lead changes in the game.

Goobers Softball staved off Blue Sox as Blue Sox was unable to match Goobers Softball down the stretch.

Blue Sox scored 2 runs on back to back RBI singles from the Bluesox in the fifth inning and a two-run home run in the sixth inning. Still, Blue Sox couldn't draw even.

Bobby Chapman, Josh Pileggi, Ryan Mcneil and Tony Fimognari helped lead Goobers Softball. They combined for nine hits and seven RBIs.

The bottom of the first saw Goobers Softball take an early lead, 2-0. Goobers Softball's threat began with a single by Josh. Then Ryan Mcneil moved Josh from first to second. Bobby doubled, scoring Josh. The scoreboard lit up again for Goobers Softball when Chapman scored on an RBI double by Steve Rocha.

The game's last lead went to Goobers Softball thanks to a third inning rally that saw four runs cross the plate on an RBI double by Brian Fraser, a two-run home run by Bobby, and an RBI triple by Ryan Mcneil.

Goobers Softball increased its lead with four runs in the fourth. Josh kicked things off with a double, bringing home Tony.

The Goobers would hold on to a 4 run lead in the 6th, only allowing 2 runs to plate the Goobers would hold on for a 12-10 win to complete the sweep.

The Goobers next game is May 28, 2014 @ 8:45pm Brickyard vs Bricksoxes.

Goober Softball 2015 Preview

The Goobers Softball Club is entering it's 11th season as a team.  The team is coming off a 2014 in which they lost in a tight game 5 against new rivals The Hitmen. This season however 3 new teams have been added (Canadian Grounds, ODB, Stubby Clappers) and we lose Markland Apparel as well as the Blue Sox. 

 

From the new teams, Canadian Grounds and ODB came over from a tough Etobicoke division so look for them to be battling near the top of the standings. Stubby Clappers came from the Tier 3 division and look to challenge the best in Mississauga. 

 

The Nux and the Hitmen are both still here and it should be interesting this season to predict the standings with all these good teams.....but let's do it anyways!!

 

1st - Canadian Grounds (18-8-2)

2nd - Goobers Softball (16-9-3)

3rd - ODB (16-11-1)

4th - Nux (16-12-0)

5th - Hitmen (13-14-1)

6th - Stubby Clappers (6-21-1)

 

I will be surprised if Stubby Clappers get out of the basement considering the beef in this division now. 

 

Looking at at the squad this year, Ryan Swire's interim job with the club was just a 1 year trial. He was a great fit but unfortunately when a veteran comes back to the club he is pretty much guaranteed a spot. That veteran is Brian Robbie who looks to get back into form playing full time again.

Here are some predictions I have for the players:

#1 Brian Fraser (Bats above .550, reaches 40 hit club)

#2 Matt Sturino (Picks up 10 doubles, bats above .500)

#3 Tony Fimognari (Finishes season above .300, has 10-10 season)

#4 Danny Taormina (Finishes above 20-20 season, bats above .450)

#7 Bryan Ploen (Picks up 25 RBI, bats above .400)

#9 Rob Ryan (Bats above .350, reaches 25 runs)

#11 Kevin Robbie (Bats above .550, scores 40 runs)

#13 Bobby Chapman (Bats above .600, has OBP above .700)

#19 Adam Sawoszczuk (Bats above .550, picks up 40 RBI)

#21 Steve Rocha (Bats above .500, picks up 30-30 season)

#25 Ryan Mcneil (Picks up 40-40 season, bats above .600)

#27 Brian Robbie (Bats above .500, picks up 30 RBI)

#34 Josh Pileggi (Bats above .600, scores 40-40 season)

 

Looking forward to our first game of the season tonight. 6:30pm Dunton vs Nux. Spring Classic against our oldest rivals. See everyone tonight!

 

Goobers Softball 2017 Preview

Goobers Softball 2017 Opening Day Lineup:

1. Dan Taormina - RCF
2. Josh Pileggi - SS
3. Ryan Mcneil - 3B
4. Bobby Chapman - 2B
5. Adam Sawoszczuk - LCF
6. Brian Robbie - 1B
7. Steve Rocha - P
8. Matt Sturino
9. Brian Fraser
10. Kevin Robbie - LF
11. Bryan Ploen - RF
12. Tony Fimognari - C
13. Rob Ryan

 

Goobers 2017 Player Projections (Based on Season Averages):

#1 Brian Fraser
GP - 23
BAA - 0.463
1B - 25
2B - 4
3B - 1
HR - 0
R - 20
RBI - 20

#2 Matt Sturino
GP - 22
BAA - 0.464
1B - 25
2B - 5
3B - 1
HR - 0
R - 22
RBI - 16

#3 Tony Fimognari
GP - 20
BAA - 0.292
1B - 14
2B - 0
3B - 0
HR - 0
R - 10
RBI - 7

#4 Dan Taormina
GP - 23
BAA - 0.446
1B - 25
2B - 3
3B - 1
HR - 0
R - 18
RBI - 13

#7 Bryan Ploen
GP - 23
BAA - 0.445
1B - 25
2B - 2
3B - 2
HR - 0
R - 18
RBI - 16

#9 Rob Ryan
GP - 23
BAA - 0.419
1B - 23
2B - 1
3B - 0
HR - 0
R - 13
RBI - 13

#11 Kevin Robbie
GP - 25
BAA - 0.485
1B - 26
2B - 7
3B - 1
HR - 0
R - 24
RBI - 22

#13 Bobby Chapman
GP - 26
BAA - 0.670
1B - 23
2B - 16
3B - 6
HR - 5
R - 40
RBI - 47

#19 Adam Sawoszczuk
GP - 28
BAA - 0.538
1B - 27
2B - 11
3B - 1
HR - 2
R - 28
RBI - 35

#21 Steve Rocha
GP - 24
BAA - 0.447
1B - 25
2B - 3
3B - 2
HR - 0
R - 19
RBI - 19

#25 Ryan Mcneil
GP - 26
BAA - 0.636
1B - 22
2B - 14
3B - 7
HR - 5
R - 35
RBI - 44

#27 Brian Robbie
GP - 23
BAA - 0.456
1B - 25
2B - 3
3B - 1
HR - 0
R - 19
RBI - 21

#34 Josh Pileggi
GP - 20
BAA - 0.583
1B - 19
2B - 10
3B - 3
HR - 3
R - 30
RBI - 26

Goobers Softball Player Preview

The Goobers are entering their 13th season together…..Lucky #13 never thought it would last this long and now that we have made it here I hope it never ends!  The Goobers franchise started right out of high school for most of us.  I remember sitting on the bleachers at the Valleys baseball diamond and overhearing Ploen talk about starting up a slo-pitch team. I asked if there were any available spots left on the team and Ploen said “yea I think we got room for one more”.  I would be the 15th member of the Goobers that year.  A packed squad full of talent and comedians, this was going to be a fun year….little did I know 13 years later I’d still be having just as much fun as I did year 1.

I remember showing up to Rob’s place the week before the season started.  Putting on that original Goobers jersey with Fraser’s face and a pencil moustache drawn on for a logo, there was no turning back now. I was about to begin something that few people get to experience.  Hanging out with Fraser on a weekly basis.   Playing ball for the Goobers surrounded by very close friends who won’t hesitate to castrate you if you mess up.

Now on to the current season at hand; The Goobers come into their 13th season having 6 playoff championships and 2 season championships under their belt.   Ryan Mcneil is coming off his 2nd Triple Crown Award.  The first triple crown awarded in 5 years since Mcneil last won it in 2011.  Josh Pileggi and Adam Sawoszczuk carry 20+ game hit streaks coming into the season.  Adam is also sporting a 113 games played streak which currently sits 5th all time.  Bobby Chapman set a bases on balls record last year with 16 during the season and apparently is already trying to best that with 2 walks in week 1.

Joey Pileggi is making his triumphant return this year after a 3 year hiatus down under.  The man formally known as Joey the Hat has now grown out his long Goldie Locks and will now be known as Joey the Hair.  And Big Joe hasn’t missed a step, looking in peak defensive form during week 1, it is great to have him back!

Tony Fimognari is coming into 2017 looking to get himself back to the man he was a few years ago when he posted a .473avg in 22 games.  Since then he has only been able to get above the .300 mark once.  Tony had a tough start in week 1 but there are a lot of games left to turn things around.

Brian Fraser won the Goober of the Night in week 1 tying his mark from last year….so already off to a good start!  Fraser has lowered his season average in each of the past 4 years.  After last season’s .364 I think even Fraser was debating if all those years playing ball growing up were just a dream.  Looking to get back to his true form Fraser went 3 for 4 in week 1 so let’s hope he can ride this hot streak all season long.

Big Daddy Mac as he will now be known, Ryan Mcneil is coming off his best season as a Goober posting career highs in AVG, Doubles and OPS.  The big man finished 2016 hot slugging 5 home runs during his 7 playoff games.  Ryan has never had double digit home runs in a season but can easily pull it off.  Let’s see if he can continue his dual threat of power and average.

Josh Pileggi is coming off a playoffs he would like to forget. He posted a .485 during the 2016 playoffs after having 5 straight playoffs batting over .725.  Josh also had his first ever year without a home run after never having a season without multiple home runs.  Let’s hope last year was just a small stain on his great career.  After going 3 for 5 in week 1 I feel he will be back to his old self this year.

Bryan Ploen had a good season last year batting .452 after struggling the 2 years prior.  The playoffs however he posted his worst average in his career.  Ploen has always been a very streaky player.  Looking at his yearly averages you can see the roller coaster that is his batting career.  Once a player who would routinely hit near the .500 mark has dropped to around a .400 avg hitter in a matter of 3 years.  There is the potential to break out of this spell as seen in the past but let’s hope he can get it going quickly this year.

Brian Robbie has been on a mission lately. Having posted his best season average last year with a .564 he finished it off batting a solid .524 during the playoffs.  Let’s hope the new Bobo can keep this roll going. A shaky week 1 in which he was 1 for 5 won’t deter him as he was back to his old self when playing with the Kelly Goobers the next night.  I feel Bobo is .500+ hitter going forward in his career.

Kevin Robbie was once a top 5 player on this team…..and up until Joey showing up still was according to career batting average.  Kevin though has not done much to hold onto that spot as the last 2 years he has failed to even bat .450.  This year he is starting out hot….new bats and with that Kevin can find his swing again.  He looked good in week 1 hitting the ball hard and I feel a turnaround year is upcoming.  Let’s hope this is the year Kevin gets back into the .500+ territory.

Steve Rocha or Ace whatever you want to call him.  Coming off his best year as a pitcher posting a 6.73 ERA in 79 IP. Steve also hit a respectable .457 during the year.  Steve is another player who has had a roller coaster career at the plate.  Posting .500+ seasons 3 times in his career but twice dropping almost .100 points the season after. Steve has been a much better hitter the last 5 years compared to the start of his career, his career average of .452 is not him and he knows he is a closer to .500 player if not better.

Rob Ryan seems to struggle under the pressure.  His last 4 seasons he has posted a .459avg but during those last 4 years of playoffs posted a .309avg.  Now if we can just get Rob into non pressure situations he will be a solid player.  Unfortunately the game doesn’t work that way and Rob will be up in key spots where we need a big hit.  I know Rob will get over this fear eventually but until then we can enjoy his .514OBP% over his last 4 years.

Adam Sawoszczuk started out 2017 with a bang! Just ripping the ball to left which included one over the fence.  Adam has never hit more than 3 home runs during a season and only had 1 last year.  This year Adam seems to have adjusted something with his swing because he is mashing.  His career season average is .544 which is good, but by all accounts is lower than expected for this guy.  I feel a breakout season is in order for Adam who has stayed pretty consistent in the 3 years he has played with the club.

Matt Sturino is coming off a year in which he played a career low 12 games during the season.  Unable to play late games was the key factor in this.  2017 however should be a much better year for him as we only have 4 weeks of late games.  Sturino needs to have a bounce back year after dropping his average in each of the past 4 seasons. His career season average is .463 which has only been reached twice in his last 5 seasons.  With Matt playing twice a week he really should be on the upward spiral and not sliding down the pole. He also started week 1 off on a rough patch leaving 6 runners on base after having a combined 10 runners LOB the 2 seasons prior.  I feel Sturino will bounce back and be that player who would regularly flirt with .500.

Danny Taormina is coming off a caeer playoffs in which he racked up 17 hits in 9 games for a .567avg and .625OBP%.  Dan has also been great at not leaving runners on (16 runners LOB in the last 2 years) ranking him at the top of the team in that category. Dan was put in the leadoff spot to start the year in hopes he can continue his success from the playoffs.  He was a respectable 2 for 5 but knows he can do better and all he has to do is get on for the big guys behind him.  I could see Dan having a career year in Runs if he can keep himself at the top of this lineup.

 

The Goobers are looking forward to the nice weather next week as they take on the Kekumbas at 8:45pm (Dunton) on Tuesday May 16.  Bring out the whole family as its sure to be a great night!

The Goobers are entering their 14th season together this year.  Just a small update here as i have below the 2017 predictions along with the actuals as well as everyones 2018 predictions.  More posts to come as the season approaches in April 2018.

 

#1 Brian Fraser
  2017 Prediction 2017 Actual Difference 2018 Prediction
GP 23 22 -1 22
BAA 0.463 0.466 0.003 0.465
1B 25 21 -4 22
2B 4 5 1 3
3B 1 1 0 1
HR 0 0 0 0
RUNS 20 17 -3 18
RBI 20 14 -6 19
         
#2 Matt Sturino
  2017 Prediction 2017 Actual Difference 2018 Prediction
GP 22 20 -2 22
BAA 0.464 0.574 0.11 0.544
1B 25 32 7 30
2B 5 3 -2 4
3B 1 0 -1 0
HR 0 0 0 0
RUNS 22 22 0 28
RBI 16 15 -1 15
         
#3 Tony Fimognari
  2017 Prediction 2017 Actual Difference 2018 Prediction
GP 20 17 -3 20
BAA 0.292 0.243 -0.049 0.285
1B 14 9 -5 13
2B 0 0 0 0
3B 0 0 0 0
HR 0 0 0 0
RUNS 10 9 -1 10
RBI 7 0 -7 5
         
#4 Dan Taormina
  2017 Prediction 2017 Actual Difference 2018 Prediction
GP 23 24 1 24
BAA 0.446 0.476 0.03 0.471
1B 25 28 3 27
2B 3 1 -2 2
3B 1 1 0 0
HR 0 0 0 0
RUNS 18 18 0 20
RBI 13 14 1 14
         
#7 Bryan Ploen
  2017 Prediction 2017 Actual Difference 2018 Prediction
GP 23 18 -5 20
BAA 0.445 0.364 -0.081 0.424
1B 25 15 -10 20
2B 2 1 -1 1
3B 2 0 -2 0
HR 0 0 0 0
RUNS 18 7 -11 15
RBI 16 9 -7 14
         
#9 Rob Ryan
  2017 Prediction 2017 Actual Difference 2018 Prediction
GP 23 24 1 24
BAA 0.419 0.464 0.045 0.455
1B 23 21 -2 22
2B 1 4 3 2
3B 0 1 1 0
HR 0 0 0 0
RUNS 13 14 1 14
RBI 13 8 -5 10
         
#11 Kevin Robbie
  2017 Prediction 2017 Actual Difference 2018 Prediction
GP 25 22 -3 24
BAA 0.485 0.525 0.04 0.515
1B 26 23 -3 24
2B 7 8 1 7
3B 1 1 0 1
HR 0 0 0 0
RUNS 24 11 -13 20
RBI 22 34 12 30
         
#13 Bobby Chapman
  2017 Prediction 2017 Actual Difference 2018 Prediction
GP 26 28 2 28
BAA 0.670 0.654 -0.016 0.667
1B 23 32 9 30
2B 16 12 -4 14
3B 6 6 0 4
HR 5 3 -2 4
RUNS 40 38 -2 40
RBI 47 42 -5 45
         
#19 Adam Sawoszczuk
  2017 Prediction 2017 Actual Difference 2018 Prediction
GP 28 28 0 28
BAA 0.538 0.549 0.011 0.558
1B 27 31 4 28
2B 11 6 -5 10
3B 1 0 -1 1
HR 2 8 6 5
RUNS 28 34 6 35
RBI 35 45 10 40
         
#21 Steve Rocha
  2017 Prediction 2017 Actual Difference 2018 Prediction
GP 24 14 -10 18
BAA 0.447 0.433 -0.014 0.444
1B 25 7 -18 14
2B 3 5 2 4
3B 2 1 -1 1
HR 0 0 0 0
RUNS 19 7 -12 14
RBI 19 8 -11 15
         
#25 Ryan Mcneil
  2017 Prediction 2017 Actual Difference 2018 Prediction
GP 26 28 2 28
BAA 0.636 0.651 0.015 0.657
1B 22 27 5 24
2B 14 22 8 21
3B 7 1 -6 4
HR 5 6 1 6
RUNS 35 44 9 42
RBI 44 47 3 45
         
#27 Brian Robbie
  2017 Prediction 2017 Actual Difference 2018 Prediction
GP 23 18 -5 24
BAA 0.465 0.708 0.243 0.551
1B 25 27 2 32
2B 3 6 3 4
3B 1 1 0 0
HR 0 0 0 0
RUNS 19 14 -5 24
RBI 21 17 -4 25
         
#34 Josh Pileggi
  2017 Prediction 2017 Actual Difference 2018 Prediction
GP 20 18 -2 20
BAA 0.583 0.685 0.102 0.665
1B 19 30 11 28
2B 10 5 -5 7
3B 3 1 -2 2
HR 3 1 -2 2
RUNS 30 25 -5 30
RBI 26 16 -10 30