The Kelly Goobers Are Starting To Prepare For The Upcoming Season Which Looks To Get Underway On Thursday May 10th. After Switching From Thursdays To Tuesdays, And Then Back To Thursdays Again The Team Was Struggling To Get Enough Players. But It Looks Like We Will Have A Full Squad For Opening Night.

The Kelly Goobers Are Considered To Be The Minor League Affiliate To The Goobers. The Goobers Are Entering Into Their 8th Season Together This Year In The C Division. The Kelly Goobers Look To Continue The Strong Legacy That The Goobers Have Left In Their Path.

The Kelly Goobers Have A Few Familiar Faces From The Goobers Franchise. Captain And Team Leader In Hits Bobby Chapman Will Take Over As Co-Owner Of The Team. Brian Fraser Who Has 5 Straight 30+ Hit Seasons Will Also Be Joining Us. Perennial Speed Demon Rob Ryan Will Tear Up The Base Paths On 2 Nights This Year. And Possible Gold Glove First Baseman Brian Robbie Will Also Join The Team. So This Leaves Room For A Lot Of New Faces This Season.

Practice Has Been Scheduled For This Wednesday The 18th At 6pm In Mississauga. Hope To See A Bunch Of You Out There.

The Kelly Goobers Began There Much Anticipated Franchise Last Night At The Brickyard. After Game 1's 21-10 Victory It Was Obvious This Team Had Some Great Potential. But Follow That With A 30-5 Defeat And Its True What They Say, Once A Goober Always A Goober.

The Kelly Goobers Came Into Game 1 With A Lot Of Anticipation Of What Could Be A Great Season With A Great Bunch Of Guys. And Any Team That Can Lose 30-5 And Still Laugh About It And Drink Beers After; Thats A Team I Want To Play For!

And What Better Way To Start Off This Franchise Than A Swinging Strikeout Courtesy Of #9 Rob Ryan. Rob Would Pick Up For Himself Finishing Game 1 With A 2for3 Effort Including His First Career Home Run. Every Kelly Goober Would Record A Hit In This Game So Hitting Wasnt The Issue For This Club. 4 Different KG's Would Launch Home Runs In This Game Incuding 2 To Opposite Field, Sincerely Yours - Brian Robbie. Bobby Chapman Would Finish The Game Leading The Team With 5 Runs Batted In (RBI). Brian Robbie aka Bobo Picked Up 4, And JP Anderson Finished The Game 2for3 With 3RBI. Mike Vierno, Brian Fraser & Jon Boodhoo Would All Finish Game 1 With Perfection, Going 3for3, 3for3, 2for2 Respectively.

Game 2 Would Not Be The Cake Walk Game 1 Was Though. Going Down 11-1 After 2 Innings, The Koobers Knew They Were In Trouble. Going Into The 4th Inning The Score Was 13-2. And Then Mayhem Ensued. Along With A Lot Of Hits, The Goobers Allowed 17 Runs In The 4th Inning. Errors Ruled The Inning And The Kelly Goobers Surrendered One Of The Worst Run Totals In An Inning In Probably MMSPL History. But It Was Still All Smiles On The Kelly Goober Bench Which Was Great To See. JP Anderson Would Go Deep Again For His 2nd Home Run Of The Night Driving In A Team Leading 6 RBI On The Night. Jon Boodhoo Would Be The Only Player From The Game Before To Continue His Perfect Season. 7 Koobers Would Actually Go Hitless In This Game. Bobby Chapman & Adam Sawoszcuk Would Be The Only Ones To Bat 1.000 In This Game. The Final Score Read 30-5 But You Couldnt Tell By The Way Everyone Was Just Happy To Actually Be There.

This Season Should Have Its Fair Share Of Up And Downs. But As Long As Everyone Is Having Fun And There Are Cold Beers After The Game This Should Be A Great Season. The Kelly Goobers Go Again Next Thursday @ 6:30pm At The Brickyard Again vs The Mooseknuckles.

Player Of The Night:
JP Anderson (3for5, 4R, 6RBI, 2HR)

Honourable Mentions:
Jon Boodhoo (3for3, 2R, 3RBI, 2B)
Bobby Chapman (4for5, 4R, 5RBI, HR)
Brian Robbie (3for5, 2R, 4RBI, 2HR)

The Kelly Goobers Havent Gotten Off To The Hot Start Everyone Thought They Would. Despite 6 Players Batting .600 Or Better, The Defense Has Been The Main Reason For The Teams Struggles. Errorless Innings Are Hard To Come By It Seems, But Then It Doesnt Help Following Up Those Innings With A Hitless Inning On Offense. The Kelly Goobers Are All Still Fairly New, So I Know Some Sort Of A Learning Curve Is In Effect. Especially When You Lose To A Team With Names On The Back Of Their Jerseys, Not To Mention There Team Is Named "Clarkson" Like Really Guys? Clarkson? Couldnt Be Like Clarkson Canucks, Or Clarkson Crackheads. I Would Have Gone With Either Of Those Over Just Clarkson, Seems A Little Tee Ball Ish To Me. But Enough About The Teams Name, We Did Get Swept By Them So They Currently Are The Better Team.

The Koobers Look Forward To The Rest Of This Season, The First Games Against All The Teams Will Be Tough Because Everyone Is Still Trying To Get The Swing Down And Positions Havent Been Set In Stone Yet. The Kelly Goobers Next Game Is May 24 @ 8:45pm (Dunton) vs The Mooseknuckles.

Player Of The Night:

#26 Bobby Chapman - (4for5, 4R, 8RBI, 3B, (3)HR, BB)

Honourable Mentions:
#3 Brian Fraser - (4for6, 3R, 1RBI, 2B)
#19 Adam Sawoszcuk (4for6, 1R, 3RBI, 2B)
#42 JP Anderson (4for6, 1R)

Game 1 Score:
Kelly Goobers - 5
Moose Knuckles - 18

Game 2 Score:
Kelly Goobers - 11
Moose Knuckles - 10

Player Of The Night:
#19 Adam Sawoszcuk - 6for6, 4R, 2RBI, HR

Honourable Mentions:
#26 Bobby Chapman - 6for6, 2R, 2RBI, 4(2B)
#29 Mike Vierno - 3for4, 1R, 4RBI, 3B
#42 JP Anderson - 4for6, 4R, 2RBI, HR

Game 1 Score:
Kelly Goobers - 15
Kekembas - 8

Game 2 Score:
Kelly Goobers - 10
Kekembas - 6

Player Of The Night:
#11 Ryan Swire - (4for6, 2R, 4RBI, 2B)

Honourable Mentions:
#19 Adam Sawoszcuk - (6for7, 2R, 3RBI)
#26 Bobby Chapman - (5for7, 4R, 6RBI, 2(2B))
#27 Franny Pisani - (3for6, 4R, 2B)
#42 JP Anderson - (4for7, 2R, 4RBI, 3B)

Game 1
Kelly Goobers - Traffic
El Diablos - 1

Game 2
Kelly Goobers - 12
El Diablos - 5

Player of the Night
#39 - Andy Bradvica (4for5, 1R, 3RBI)

Honourable Mentions
#26 - Bobby Chapman (4for5, 2R, 3RBI, 2B, 3B)
#19 - Adam Sawoszcuk (4for5, 3R, 2RBI, 2(2B))
#22 - Brian Robbie (4for5, 2R, 1RBI, 2(2B))

The missed games and late showings have got to stop! Almost forfeiting again last week the team had to make a last minute call up to field 8! Now i know its tough to make it to the 6:15 games but this was a 6:30 game! The team did manage to put up 6 runs in the 1st inning so it wasnt all bad. But they should be lucky Piggott came out and allowed us to play. Regardless the KG's lost both games 17-16 and 13-10

Player of the Night

#9 Rob Ryan - (4for6, 1R)

Honourable Mentions

#19 Adam Sawoszcuk - (5for7, 3R, 6RBI, 2(2B), HR)
#26 Bobby Chapman - (4for6, 4R, 4RBI, 3(2B), HR)
#84 Jon Boodhoo - (4for7, 4R, 3RBI, ROE)
#13 Tyler Morrison - (4for7, 3R, 2RBI, 2B, 3B)

Game 1 Score:
Kelly Goobers - 11
Moose Knuckles - 19

Game 2 Score:
Kelly Goobers - 21
Moose Knuckles - 4

Goober Of The Night
#26 Bobby Chapman - (7for8, 5R, 12RBI, 2B, (2)HR)

Honourable Mentions
#7 Ryan Gordon - (5for8, 4R, 3RBI, (3)2B, 3B, BB)
#39 Andy Bradvica - (3for6, 4R, 4RBI, 2B, (3)BB)
#11 Ryan Swire - (4for6, 3R, 6RBI, BB)

Mid Season Performance Write-Up Will Be Posted Today, Check Back In Later Goobers

Here Is A Player Status Report Of How Things Are Going So Far This Season. We Are Currently 15 Games In To A 30 Game Season So I Thought I Would Do A Breakdown Of How Each Of You Has Played So Far And My Prediction Of How The Rest Of The Season Will Pan Out.

#3 - Brian Fraser (10GP, 0.613avg, 19H, 16R, 8RBI)
Brian Fraser brings to the table the ability to get on base, and also the ability to drive runs in. He hasnt been able to make it out to as many games as he would want, but he is making the most of every game he shows up. Fraser also has a very slick glove in the infield and can play almost every position on the dirt. Look for Fraser to finish the season playing with the same consistency thats made him a great hitter on 2 nights this year.
Fantasy Forecast: (12GP, 0.650avg, 23H, 20R, 10RBI)

#7 - Ryan Gordon (14GP, 0.390avg, 16H, 10R, 13RBI)
Ryan Gordon started the season off on the wrong foot, having only 3 hits after his teams first 6 games, Gordon just wasnt seeing the ball right. He only had 2 multi-hit games 10 games in. But recently has been seeing the ball better, and making better contact (3 multi-hit games in his last 5) Gordon looks to make the second half of his season one to talk about.
Fantasy Forecast: (16GP, 0.480avg, 24H, 12R, 14RBI

#9 - Rob Ryan (14GP, 0.564avg, 22H, 14R, 8RBI)
Rob Ryan has actually made it out to more game than i thought he would this season. And he is hitting with a lot more confidence on this team. His swing seems to get better every thursday, (he is still trying to transition this to wednesday) more recently he has been working on an inside-out swing, hitting slicing linedrives over the pitcher/2nd baseman which has worked quite well. Rob has never had the power but has the speed to beat out any groundball. Lets see if Rob can keep up his great pace he has been on this season.
Fantasy Forecast: (12GP, 0.510avg, 18H, 14R, 10RBI)

#11 - Ryan Swire (15GP, 0.500avg, 22H, 10R, 14RBI)
Ryan Swire has been on fire lately, only recording 2 outs in his last 4 games, Swire has put to bed any rumours that said he wasnt that great a hitter. This big man can hit the ball when he gets his pitch but usually gets to anxious and swings at a bad pitch. But lately ive noticed him hitting his pitch and it seems to be working out. Also he has picked up most of his stats in these last 4 games, just look at this line: (0.833avg, 10H, 7R, 8RBI) and then look at his season stats, this guy has been on fire!
Fantasy Forecast: (14GP, 0.550avg, 29H, 15R, 18RBI)

#13 - Tyler Morrison (13GP, 0.421avg, 16H, 9R, 6RBI)
Tyler Morrison started the season a little slow just like Gordon. But recently has been hitting the ball more square and is actually putting a hurt on the ball. Tyler has 10 Hits in his last 5 games showing that his swing has come along way since the start of the season (First 8 games = 6 hits) Lets see if Ty can keep up with his latest hot streak and really add a surge to the bottom of the order.
Fantasy Forecast: (14GP, 0.440avg, 19H, 10R, 10RBI)

#19 - Adam Sawoszcuk (13GP, 0.750avg, 30H, 18R, 18RBI)
Adam Sawoszcuk has been on a tear since starting the season. Prodominently a singles hitter (2 extra base hits in his first 8 games) Adam has started to show his power recently with 5 extra base hits in his last 5 games. Surprisingly for the amount of hits he has he is tied for 3rd in runs and 4th in RBI. Seems everytime he comes up the bases have just been cleared. Regardless this man has been smashing the ball and should continue this for the remainder of the season.
Fantasy Forecast: (12GP, 0.700avg, 28H, 26R, 28RBI)

#22 - Brian Robbie (10GP, 0.500avg, 16H, 12R, 8RBI)
Brian Robbie was supposed to be a temporary player, but with the absence of injured starter Matt Spina, Bobo has been asked to play more. And he doesnt seem to mind the extra at bats. Bobo has been batting around the top of the order all season and has been doing quite well until recently. After putting up 7 hits in back to back games, Bobo has only 1 hit in his last 10 at bats. He also has slowed his RBI numbers, after picking up 4RBI in his 1st game of the season, he only has 4 more RBI in his last 9 games. Brian will be moved down in the order when Franny returns to add a little more punch to the middle of the lineup, in no way is this a reflection of his play, the coach just feels he is best used in a transition spot in the order, rather than a leadoff or power hitter.
Fantasy Forecast: (12GP, 0.560avg, 20H, 14R, 15RBI)

#26 - Bobby Chapman (15GP, 0.796avg, 39H, 27R, 46RBI)
Bobby Chapman has more RBI than anyone could even imagine, even himself! But its just a lot of luck that every time he has come up there are atleast a couple runners on. I cant see his RBI totals continue at this pace, but his hitting should keep par. Bobby is going to be moving into the 4 slot from his traditional 3 hole to see if he can keep the RBI totals going.
Fantasy Forecast: (14GP, 0.800avg, 35H, 25R, 38RBI)

#27 - Franny Pisani (6GP, 0.437avg, 7H, 7R, 3RBI)
Franny Pisani recently got married, and that was all he needed to do to lock up the leadoff spot for when he returns this week. (Well that and his 0.750 OBP% ranks 3rd on the team) Franny has been a pretty consistent linedrive hitter, mostly picking on the 3rd baseman. Franny has made a couple celebrity appearances on the Goobers Wednesday team and fared quite well, so its no suprise that he keeps it rolling this year with the Kelly Goobers. Lets hope his defense catches up with his offense and we could have ourselves a complete player.
Fantasy Forecast: (12GP, 0.520avg, 22H, 20R, 7RBI)

#29 - Mike Vierno (15GP, 0.467avg, 21H, 18R, 19RBI)
Mike Vierno has had the fortune of being the coach's little project. He has bounced from top of the order to middle of the order, to bottom of the order. But its not based on his playing ability why he is batting near the bottom. The coach just knows that Vierno can hit regardless of where he is batting, and he knows that Mike can start up a rally or keep one going whether it be starting off an inning at leadoff, or driving in a couple runs with guys on. He has only once this season not reached base via a hit and he hadnt even recorded an RBI until his 5th game. Look for Vierno to be a key part in the teams batting lineup going forward.
Fantasy Forecast: (14GP, 0.510avg, 26H, 20R, 20RBI)

#39 - Andrew Bradvica (13GP, 0.553avg, 21H, 12R, 14RBI)
Andrew Bradvica or Bobandy as he likes to be called :P has been turning a lot of heads this year with his play. Andy currently is ranked 6th on the team in Batting Average, Tied for 5th in RBI, and 5th in On Base Percentage (OBP%). I can say no one saw this from Andy at the beggining of the season. Lately he has played his best ball, raking in 8R, 11RBI in his last 6 games. Also picking up his first 2 extra base hits of the season during this run. Andy also showed some patience with 3 walks in his last 2 games. Lets see if Andy can keep up this great first season.
Fantasy Forecast: (12GP, 0.540avg, 18H, 10R, 12RBI)

#42 - JP Anderson (15GP, 0.562avg, 27H, 21R, 20RBI)
JP Anderson had the perfect swing for softball before he even played a single game of softball. His looping swing and powerful bat have worked out pretty good for the center fielder this year. JP sits 2nd in Runs Scored, RBI and Homeruns. JP has recently been moved into the 3 spot in the order to see if he can boost up his average closing to that 0.600 mark. His defense has been stellar as well, but you already knew that.
Fantasy Forecast: (14GP, 0.600avg, 30H, 28R, 21RBI)

#84 - Jon Boodhoo (12GP, 0.444avg, 16H, 13R, 11RBI)
Jon Boodhoo aka the Brown Bomber! is the only other Kelly Goober other than Chapman to take one over the fence. Well apparently that got to his head a bit because the following week he put up a stinker 1for8 performance. But after talking with Jon he is realizing its not all about the longball (well chicks sure do dig it) but linedrives is the lifeblood of a good hitter. Jon also has a very looping swing much like JP but must learn to drive the ball rather than lift it. Im sure Jon will have a few rough games during the season, but ive seen him mash the ball before and opposing defenses should be warned. Lets see how this roller coaster season ends for the bomber.
Fantasy Forecast: (12GP, 0.500avg, 20H, 15R, 16RBI)

The Kelly Goobers Next Game Is This Thursday @ 6:15pm vs El Diablos (Maxward 1) Lets see if they can take both games this time and start the 2nd half of the season with a bang. Also dont forget about the rainout game this sunday @ 6:30pm (Brickyard).

Thursday July 12, 2012

Game 1 Score:
Kelly Goobers - 20
El Diablos - 9

Game 2 Score:
Kelly Goobers - 18
El Diablos - 10

Goober Of The Night
#9 Rob Ryan - (4for5, 4R, 6RBI)

Honourable Mentions
#26 Bobby Chapman - (7for7, 5R, 8RBI, (2)2B, (2)3B, HR)
#29 Mike Vierno - (6for8, 4R, 3RBI, 2B, 3B)
#11 Ryan Swire - (5for6, 2R, 5RBI, (2)2B
#7 Ryan Gordon - (5for6, 3R, 2RBI, BB)

Sunday July 15, 2012

Game 1 Score:
Kelly Goobers - 14
Slippery Clams - 11

Game 2 Score:
Kelly Goobers - 15
Slippery Clams - 4

Goober Of The Night
#13 Tyler Morrison - (5for6, 4R, 5RBI, (2)2B)

Honourable Mentions
#7 Ryan Gordon - (5for6, 5R, 3RBI, (2)2B)
#19 Adam Sawoszcuk - (4for6, 1R, 3RBI, (4)2B)
#9 Rob Ryan - (3for6, 3R, 3RBI, 2B)

Game 1 Score:
Kelly Goobers - 14
Clarkson - 12

Game 2 Score:
Kelly Goobers - 16
Clarkson - 11

Goober Of The Night
#19 Adam Sawoszcuk - (6for7, 6R, 5RBI, (2)2B, 3B, (2)HR)

Honourable Mentions
#13 Tyler Morrison - (5for5, 5R, 1RBI, (2)2B, HR)
#26 Bobby Chapman - (5for6, 3R, 4RBI, (3)2B, HR)
#42 JP Anderson - (5for6, 4R, 4RBI, (2)2B)

Game 1 Score:
Kelly Goobers - 20
Mooseknuckles - 12

Game 2 Score:
Kelly Goobers - 20
Mooseknuckles - 5

Goobers Of The Night
#13 Tyler Morrison - (6for7, 5R, 3RBI, 2B)

Honourable Mentions
#26 Bobby Chapman - (6for7, 6R, 6RBI, (3)2B, HR)
#19 Adam Sawoszcuk - (5for7, 4R, 6RBI, (2)2B, (2)3B)
#27 Brian Robbie - (5for7, 3R, 5RBI, 3B, HR)

Game 1 Score:
Kelly Goobers - 18
El Diablos - 4

Game 2 Score:
Kelly Goobers - 20
El Diablos - 12

Goober Of The Night
#19 Adam Sawoszcuk - (6for7, 7R, 12RBI, 2B, (4)HR)

Honourable Mentions
#42 JP Anderson - (8for9, 7R, 5RBI, 3B, HR)
#13 Tyler Morrison - (7for7, 2R, 3RBI, 2B, HR)
#11 Ryan Swire - (5for7, 2R, 3RBI)
#29 Mike Vierno - (6for8, 5R, 6RBI, 2B, 3B)

Game 1 Score
Kelly Goobers - 10
Kekambas - 8

Game 2 Score
Kelly Goobers - 18
Kekambas - 12

Goober Of The Night
#84 Jon Boodhoo - (4for5, 3R, 6RBI, 3B, HR)

Honourable Mentions
#11 Ryan Swire - (5for6, 2R, 1RBI, (2)2B)
#22 Brian Robbie - (4for5, 4R, 3RBI, 2B, BB)
#27 Franny Pisani - (4for6, 1R, 4RBI)

Game 1 Score
Kelly Goobers - 22
Kekambas - 26

Goober of the Night
#3 Brian Fraser - 3for3, BB, 3R

Honourable Mentions
#26 Bobby Chapman - 3for4, 2B, 3B, HR, 2R, 6RBI
#29 Mike Vierno - 3for3, BB, 2R, 1RBI
#84 Jon Boodhoo - 3for4, 2B, 1R, 1RBI

Not sure if you guys have ever seen this but this needs to be watched by all softball players.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsxD8qRsIXI

Enjoy it boys

Kelly Goobers Look Sharp All Around In Sweep Against Kekambas, Series Now At 2-1 For The Kelly Goobers

Game 1 Score
Kelly Goobers - 13
Kekambas - 0

Game 2 Score
Kelly Goobers - 16
Kekambas - 6

Goober of the Night
#19 Adam Sawoszcuk - 5for6, 5R, 4RBI, 2B, (2)3B

Honourable Mentions
#3 Brian Fraser - 4for6, 4R, 4RBI, 2B, 3B
#39 Andrew Bradvica - 4for6, 3R, 3RBI
#27 Franny Pisani - 4for6, 3R, 2RBI

The Kelly Goobers Made Short Work Of The Kekembas. After Losing Game 1 In A Shootout (26-22) The Goobers Went On A Cleaning Run, Sweeping Up 3 Games In A Row, Capped Off By A 22-10 Win Last Night. The Kelly Goobers Now Await The Results From The Slippery Clams And Clarkson Matchup. Regardless Of Who The KGs Play, Its Obvious They Have Been Swinging Some Hot Bats. Let Hope This Continues And The Kelly Goobers Can Claim There First Title In Their Inaugural Year.

Game 1 Score:
Kelly Goobers - 22
Kekembas - 10

Goober Of The Night
#11 Ryan Swire - 4for4, 1R, 3RBI, 2B

Honourable Mentions
#26 Bobby Chapman - 3for4, 3R, 9RBI, (2)HR
#42 JP Anderson - 3for4, 4R, 1RBI, 2B, BB
#29 Mike Vierno - 3for5, 4R, 2RBI, 2B
#7 Ryan Gordon - 3for4, 1R, 1RBI, 2B

Game 1: Kelly Goobers Def. Red Rubble (19-3)
Game 2: Red Rubble Def. Kelly Goobers (8-6)

The Kelly Goobers Took A Monumental Leap Forward This Season. After Losing Out In The Finals 3 Games to 1 Against The Slippery Clams In The E2 Division. The KG's Were Looking To Move To Another Night And Tuesday's Is Where They Hoped To End Up. They Got There Wish, But Not In The Division They Hoped. The KG's Bumped Up 3 Divisions Into D1, And Had To Go Up Against A Tough Team In The Red Rubble (The President Of The MMSPL Runs This Team), So You Knew This Wasnt Going To Be A Cake Walk.

Starting Out The Game The Kelly Goobers Got On A Roll, Posting 7 Runs In The Top Of The 1st Inning. Brian Robbie Took To The Hill In This Game, Hoping To Get Some More Innings A Pitcher This Season Bobo Struggled. He Walked The First 4 Batters Throwing A Total Of 1 Strike Through The 4. Bobby Chapman Had To Take Over In Relief And Would Go On To Pitch Both Games.

Brian Fraser Took Over At Shortstop And Made Some Great Plays, Including A First Inning Rocket That Fraser Was Able To Reach And Snag. The Normal Outfield Alignment Took The Field Gordon-JP-Adam-Ty Rounded Out The Outfield. With The Loss Of Ryan Swire and Rob Ryan for This Game, Jon Boodhoo And Andrew Bradvica Saw More Time In The Infield, Andy Had A Couple Tough Plays Early, But Seemed To Settle Down Come Game 2.

Game 1 Would Finish As A Blowout Victory For The KG's Routing The Red Rubble 19-3, Capped Off With Brian Robbies 5 RBI Game and A Couple Home Runs From Jon Boodhoo and JP Anderson.

Game 2 Didnt Go The Same Way As Game 1, The Hitting Wasnt The Same, The Defense Was Getting Good Bounces. This One Actually Ended Up In An 8-6 Loss For The KG's But Not Without Some Highlights.

Highlight #1 - A Linedrive Is Sent Out Into Left Field, Ryan Gordon Is Charging Hard Trying To Make The Grab. A Patch Of Mud Comes Out Of No Where, Gordon Slips - Lowers His Head, and GOOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! Oh Wait Wrong Sport. The Ball Would Ricoche Off Gordon's Head A Fly A Good 20 Feet, One Hopping Into The Fence. The Greatest Thing About This Was The Fact Gordon Got Straight Up, Hussled To The Ball And Got In Back In to Save A Run, Now Thats Dedication. But Dont Worry - Hes Alright Folks.

Highlight #2 - Runner On First - A Groundball Gets Through The Right Side, Ty Morrison Is Charging. The Runner Is Trying To Go 1st to 3rd. Ty Comes Up Throwing - The Throw Seems To Be Slicing Away From The Bag (Or So Brian Fraser Would Have Me Think), After Fraser Calls For It To Be Cut, Bobby Chapman Tries To Cut It Down But It Bounces Under His Glove, And Thank Goodness, The Throw Was A Perfect 1 Hop Strike To 3rd Base Gunning The Runner Down By A Few Steps.

Hope You Enjoyed The Write Up Boys - Next Weeks Game Is 8:45pm Brickyard 1 vs Miller Twins.

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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.

 

Kelly Goobers Pull Off Amazing Comeback To Beat Red Rubble 24-22.

With the score tied at 20 in the fifth inning, Adam Sawoszczuk came to the plate and singled, bringing home Brian Fraser.

Kelly Goobers was led by Adam's hitting. Adam went 3-4, drove in two and scored three runs.

Each team blasted the other's pitching, and there were 46 total runs and 51 hits during the game.

Kelly Goobers staved off Red Rubble as Red Rubble was unable to match Kelly Goobers down the stretch.

Red Rubble scored two runs in the fifth on an RBI double and an RBI single but Red Rubble still couldn't draw even.

Kelly Goobers hammered Red Rubble pitching as nine hitters had a field day, combining for 24 hits, 20 RBIs and 20 runs scored.

In the bottom of the first, Red Rubble grabbed the early lead, 7-1. Leadoff hitter kicked things off for Red Rubble with a single. An error then moved him from first to second. 3 hitter singled, plating the Leadoff batter. The scoreboard lit up again for Red Rubble when 2 runs scored on a two-run triple by the left handed 4 stick. He would then score on an RBI double.  Red Rubble would then score more on a two-run double and finish off the inning with another RBI single.

The Kelly Goobers would answer with a whopping 1 run in the 2nd after a double by Mike Vierno he would be batted home by a Ty Morrison RBI single.

Red Rubble answered Kelly Goobers' top inning with eight runs of its own in the second. Red Rubble scored on a three-run double, a sacrifice fly, an RBI single, an RBI double, an RBI triple, and an error.

A key fifth-inning rally gave Kelly Goobers the lead for good. Kelly Goobers tacked on a total of 17 runs on five doubles, an error, a two-run home run byBobby Chapman, a sacrifice fly by Rob Ryan, three singles, and two triples.

 

The Kelly Goobers drop game two 11-6 despite efforts of Ryan Gordon.

Ryan Gordon did all he could to give Kelly Goobers a boost, but it wasn't enough to get past Red Rubble, as Kelly Goobers lost 11-6 in three innings at Dunton on Tuesday.

Ryan Gordon racked up two RBIs on one hit for Kelly Goobers. He homered in the second inning.

The top of the first saw Red Rubble take an early lead, 4-0. Red Rubble got things going with a Leadoff double. back to back doubles then moved made it 2nd and 3rd. The scoreboard lit up again for Red Rubble when two singles and a triple plates 4 runs in the inning.

After a quick strike from Red Rubble, Kelly Goobers responded with five runs in the second. Kelly Goobers scored on a two-run home run by Ryan Gordon, an RBI triple by Kyle Gerrard, an RBI single by Jon Boodhoo, and a single by Franny Pisani.

Red Rubble never trailed after scoring five runs in the third on a two-run double, a sacrifice fly and two singles.

 

Goober of the Night

#29 Mike Vierno (5for5 - 4R, 3RBI, (3)2B)

Honourable Mentions

#7 Ryan Gordon (3for4 - 3R, 3RBI, HR)

#42 JP Anderson (4for6 - 4R, 3RBI, (2)2B, 3B, HR)

#24 Kyle Gerrard (3for4 - 2R, 3RBI, 3B)

Defensive Player Of The Game

#39 Andrew Bradvica

Kelly Goobers 2017 Opening Day Lineup:

1. Adam Sawoszczuk - LCF
2. Simon Lahay - RCF
3. Kyle Gerrard - RF
4. Brian Robbie - 1B
5. Ty Morrison - LF
6. Ariah Tell - SS
7. Ryan Swire - P
8. Mike Vierno - 3B
9. JP Anderson - 2B
10. Jon Boodhoo - C
11. Franny Pisani
12. Rob Ryan
13. Brian Fraser
14. Bobby Chapman

 

Kelly Goobers 2017 Predictions (Based On Season Averages):

 

#3 Brian Fraser
GP - 16
BAA - 0.519
1B - 18
2B - 5
3B - 1
HR - 0
R - 19
RBI - 12

#7 Simon Lahay
GP - 22
BAA - 0.535
1B - 20
2B - 11
3B - 2
HR - 1
R - 34
RBI - 16

#9 Rob Ryan
GP - 23
BAA - 0.467
1B - 25
2B - 1
3B - 0
HR - 0
R - 16
RBI - 16

#11 Ryan Swire
GP - 25
BAA - 0.555
1B - 35
2B - 4
3B - 2
HR - 0
R - 29
RBI - 25

#13 Ty Morrison
GP - 21
BAA - 0.537
1B - 22
2B - 6
3B - 1
HR - 2
R - 19
RBI - 18

#19 Adam Sawoszczuk
GP - 26
BAA - 0.608
1B - 27
2B - 15
3B - 2
HR - 2
R - 40
RBI - 38

#24 Kyle Gerrard
GP - 25
BAA - 0.538
1B - 22
2B - 9
3B - 5
HR - 4
R - 32
RBI - 32

#26 Bobby Chapman
GP - 26
BAA - 0.696
1B - 17
2B - 23
3B - 6
HR - 10
R - 46
RBI - 56

#27 Brian Robbie
GP - 20
BAA - 0.511
1B - 21
2B - 5
3B - 2
HR - 1
R - 18
RBI - 22

#29 Mike Vierno
GP - 25
BAA - 0.541
1B - 30
2B - 7
3B - 2
HR - 1
R - 29
RBI - 23

#39 Ariah Tell
GP - 18
BAA - 0.455
1B - 12
2B - 8
3B - 1
HR - 3
R - 15
RBI - 21

#42 JP Anderson
GP - 20
BAA - 0.580
1B - 22
2B - 7
3B - 3
HR - 3
R - 26
RBI - 27

#54 Franny Pisani
GP - 16
BAA - 0.414
1B - 16
2B - 1
3B - 0
HR - 0
R - 13
RBI - 9

#84 Jon Boodhoo
GP - 23
BAA - 0.413
1B - 18
2B - 3
3B - 2
HR - 1
R - 18
RBI - 20