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Humminbirds 6,7 Orioles 5,2
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The Humminbirds swept a doubleheader from the Orioles last night at Gruner Field in Kingston. The Humminbirds scored 6 unearned runs in the bottom of the sixth to wipe out a 4-0 Orioles lead. Jerry Hawkins had the big blow with a three run double.
In the nitecap Ron Coons scattered five hits and str...
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Blue Thunder 7, Hornets 3
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With the skies threatening, the heat soaring and the infield dusty, the game must go on. Behind the six hit pitching of Rich Garbarino, the timely hitting of Pete Gennellis and Kevin McDonald and with the fielding of Jim Brearton, the Thunder walked off into the darkness with a 7-3 victory. The Hornet...
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Pirates 6, Highlanders 0
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The Pirates defeated the Highlanders 6 to at Bethlehem Field on Tuesday night. Kane was certainly the Citizen on the mound as he tossed the complete two hit shutout. Calhoun, Jordan, and Agresta led the Pirates attack with two hits each. Scorsone and Friedman had hits for the Highlanders.
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Orioles 10 A's 7
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The Orioles wrapped up the regular season title and # 1 seed for the playoffs with a 10-7 win last night at the Knick.
Jim Maloney improved to 4-0 on the year by pitching 5.2 innings. The Orioles were leading 10-3 after five and the call was made to try and give the A's their last at bat. The A's scored fo...
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HIDDEN BALL TRICK
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We had the "hidden ball" trick surface again. By way of clarifying: in Higfh School, the rule most of the CD-MSBL Umpires are familiar with, the ball must be in play and the pitcher must be completely off the dirt surface. Ny MLB rule, which we play, the following applies: Using Rule 8.05
If there is...
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WhizKids 8, Veterans 1
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The WhizKids scored 7 runs in the 3rd inning to erase a 1-0 deficit and beat the previously undefeated Veterans. Darrell Duncan scattered 6 hits, struck out 10, and hit a bases loaded double in the decisive 3rd inning. Jeff Teats also doubled as the WhizKids collected 5 of their 6 hits in that inning. Wa...
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Marlins 17, DaBums 7
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In a game that was much closer that the score indicates, The Marlins came from behind to beat Da Bums. With Da Bums leading 7-6 after 3 1/2, the Marlins dropped an 11 spot on Da Bums to put us away.
With the exception of the bottom of the 4th, Da Bums played their best game of the year, both offensively an...
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Rockets 6 - Highlanders 5
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The Rockets defeated the Highlanders 6 to 5 on Friday night, August 5th, at Albany Academy. The Rockets were successful in preventing the tying run from scoring from third base in the last inning. Bo, Rick K., and John Clapper led the Rockets hitting attack with two hits each. John Kalinski and David R...
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Orioles 7 Pirates 1
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Steve Lounello was the star last night for the Orioles shutting out the Pirates on three hits over 5 innings while striking out 6. Steve is now 4-0 on the year and has struck out 32 in 27 innings of work.
Offensively Tony Nardacci had a double and two singles to lead a 12 hit Oriole attack. Dick Stark ha...
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playoff math
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Here it is in a nutshell:
Silver Marlins have played 16 games and are 10-6. The Rockets have played 16 games and are 9-5-2. Each game is worth 2 points. If you win you get the two, if you lose you get zero and if you tie you get one.
Silver Marlins have 20 points. 10 wins x 2. Divide 20 by 32(total numbe...
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Playoff Math
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Could someone please clarify for me how the standings are resolved. How do you figure out that, say, a 10-6 team is ahead of a 9-5-2 team. I'm sure there's a logical way -- I just don't understand it and I'm guessing that others might similarly be in the dark. I remember Dick Stark jotting down the simple f...
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blue jays 6, peppers 2
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albany academy takes some getting used to - it's has a grass infield with openings around the bases - but it's pretty and charming, especially with the green leafy maples behind home, shading the benches, the pines in the far outfield and the brick and stone school beyond that, with its bright white ge...
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Pirates 2, Hummingbirds 1
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A typical Pirates/Hummingbirds contest (we tied 2-2 earlier in the season), with the Pirates coming away with a narrow victory. After five scoreless innings, the Pirates scored twice in the top of the sixth. The Hummingbirds (chiefly tropical New World birds of the family Trochilidae, but of cour...
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Orioles 4 Rockets 3
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Exciting final inning last night in Bethlehem. Orioles ahead 4-3 in the top of the seventh. The leadoff hitter walks and is sacrificed to second. The next batter hits a hard ground ball to short that hits the runner for the second out. Runner on first, two outs.The next hitter drills one into the gap in l...
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Vets defeat DaBums
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Under overcast skies the Vets and DaBums took to the New Scotland Field Sunday afternoon. Da Bums came roaring out and put together 4 hits and a walk to score 2 in the first. The Vets responded by scoring 4 in their half of the inning. Bill Kervan settled in on the mound and held DaBums scoreless over the ne...
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