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16 July, 2026

FINE WINES	9	RUSTY ROYALS	4
RUSTY ROYALS	10	FINE WINES	6
WHITE HAIRS	15	RED FACES	7
WHITE HAIRS	10	RED FACES	6

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GAME REPORTS - JULY 23

Fine Wines vs Rust Royals

Fine Wines Report – Dan Sanscartier

Some say that defense wins games. Some also say that defense is boring. Well in this week's games the former held true and the latter proved to be false. In game one, it was the Fine Wines’ defense, led by Bill (not John) King invoking his inner Ron Swoboda (oh c'mon, look him up) making not one, not two, but three great catches in left center field. Those catches, coupled with some fine infield play led by Jonathan Kamin who plays first base like Vladdy (but hits much better) helped lead the Sublime Sauvignons to a 9-5 win.

Game two was a back and forth affair and this time it was the Rusty Royals who flashed the gloves with some solid defense throughout the game. The turning point in this game was in the top of the 4^th. With our team down 7-6 and two men on base the aforementioned Kamin launched a drive to right which surely was going to score at least two if not three runs. Except Royals’ right fielder Doug Hyland evoked memories of Willie Mays' "The Catch" with a spectacular soul crushing over the shoulder catch. Twas a thing of beauty. Unfortunately...for us. After that the Wines’ bats lost their sparkle and were held off the scoresheet the rest of the way and the Royals took the second game 10-6.

Not a ton of offensive highlights to report although Rob (Dr. Evil) Bentley and Jonathan Kamin led the way with 5 hits each over the twinbill, while Rick (Forkball Murray) Halik banged out 4 hits including a standup double and Dave Morton also contributed 4 hits while doing his best Tony Oliva (oh c'mon, look him up too) impersonation by playing nearly every position over two games.

Rusty Royals Report – John Koopman

On Thursday the Rusty Royals battled the Fine Wines for second place. Unfortunately in game one, despite some fine pitching by Mike Canham, the bats were not there and the Rusty Royals fell 9-4. Dario Pretto was 3-3, and Randy Heinbecker, Darrell Northcott and John Koopman all had two hits in the losing effort. The Rusty Royals have a fine defensive squad, but they did have a messy third inning in which the always hard-hitting Fine Wines were allowed to score five. That inning was the difference.

Game Two was a different story. Their pride hurt, the Rusty Royals responded with vengeance. Darrell Northcott, Don Brown and Geoff Coluson each had three hits and most other Royals had two. Tony Lima scored three times to lead the Royals to a 10-6 victory. The play of the day was made by Doug Hyland who initially looked "burned" by a towering Fine Wine hit to RF. Doug turned on the backwards after-burner and made a great catch over his left shoulder to stop a potential Fine Wine rally. His teammates were awed, but not wanting this to go to his head, we limited our praise. Robert Cookish led us on the mound and Mike Canham, in his first game at 3B since midget baseball in the 50s, played flawless defensive baseball (and happily he had no plays to make there).

The Royals are clearly rounding into fine form as the regular season end approaches, and have their eyes set on the Fine Wines in the playoffs.

Red Faces vs White Hairs

Red Faces Report – Tom Hunter

Finally the weather was just right for the delicate Red Faces. Not too cold, not too hot. No rain or smoke. Unfortunately, the Red Faces didn’t show up – figuratively, and also to a significant extent, literally. Good teams don’t make excuses. We do. Five of our regulars were missing, including some of our best hitters. Not saying we would have won a game with a full team, but it might have been within the realm of possibility.

There was some hope early in game one. With men on second and third and two outs Tony Foscarin hit a towering shot to right field over the head of the White Hair’s Rudy Gauer. Except Rudy did a 180, sprinted like a gazelle toward Glenashton East and made an astonishing over-the-shoulder catch. TSN Turning Point?

Bruce Best pitched well in the two losses, as did Denis Bosc for a few innings making his season debut on the mound. We were fortunate to have the services of shortstop Bill Craig on loan from the Grey Beards, who did what Bill Craig does – sucking up grounders like a vacuum cleaner and hitting balls hard or long, or both. Bill finished the day 4-5 with a walk. Denis and Andy Kozai were each 5-7. Everyone else was around the Mendoza Line.

Most of the conversation at the pub was about curling.

White Hairs Report – Jeff Morton

"Rudy Finds a Way - Chapter 124"

The Hairs’ full 14-man roster and the best coach in the league Al King assembled for some ball in very pleasant conditions. After reintroducing each other, Roadrunner approached the plate with a puzzled look. Perhaps his 3-week layoff created his uncertainty. It's likely Frank couldn't remember Mac, who arrived at game time after missing several weeks due to injuries. Regardless, it was standing room only in the dugout. The banter from the boys was unprecedented led by Mus Stang.

The Hairs managed to score 2 in the first and 5 more in the 2nd despite 2 K’s. In total we had 4 K’s and the lads were salivating as they anticipated free post-game beverages.

Frank sat the 3rd inning and was replaced in right center by fan favorite Rudy Gauer. The Faces had scored two and had two on base with 2 out. Foscarin or some other nameless Face connected with a line shot over Rudy's head. Rudy calmly scampered back several lengthy steps and stuck his glove up for an outstanding over the shoulder 3rd out catch. Roadrunner Frank muttered he wouldn't have made that catch (and no one disagreed). The Hairs coasted after that and won by 8.

The Winers and Rust Buckets finished their first game well before the West diamond. Playing with a 0-0 count in game 2, it seemed the Hairs wouldn't be first to the Pump. However, after getting out to a 5-0 lead after one the Hairs played good D. We stopped hitting in bunches and won game 2 quickly enough to get the best table at the Pump.

Hairs’ Hitting Heroes were Principal O'Neill, Executive Ed Lincz, Morton, Mac, Guinness Fratia, Scott Sinclair and Gord hopalong Shields.

A pretty good day with 2 wins and first to the Pump and last to leave.