Week 10 Marquee & Picks

Alex Shore (.509 OBP, 18 RBI)


Thomas DeMaria (.928 OPS, 13.45 K/6)


Sam Hatt (0.78 ERA, 13.83 K/6)
RJ Fisher (0.85 ERA, 1.17 WHIP)


Austin Bischoff (0.33 ERA, 16.03 K/6)


Evan Bischoff (.418 SLG%, 5 HR) There were plenty of games to pick from to highlight in this week’s marquee matchup, but the most intriguing of them all goes to the Westside Warriors against the Whiteford Wicked Aces. Whiteford looks to reclaim first place as the Warriors look to weather the storm with their star player Evan Bortmas not in the line up.

Home sweet home, the Aces have nothing but home games from here on out as we progress on in this 2014 season. We all know that the Aces can pitch, but the big issue for them as of late has been the inability to hit, and the loss of Joel Crozier for the remainder of the year doesn’t help their cause. Look for the Bischoff bros to pick up the slack against the Warriors as the Aces search for answers at the plate. Coming down the home stretch of the season, the Aces need to at the very least split against the Warriors this week so they don’t fall too far behind from first place in the standings.

The Warriors look to travel to the deep south without their all-star Evan Bortmas and maintain the slim lead they hold on the Ringler division. Not so fast though, Shore has a secret weapon that he’s bringing along with him for this pivotal two game series: Jeremy Ratajczyk, the commissioner of Griffle Ball, and word on the street is that he swings a hot stick. Maybe he will shoulder some of the load with Bortmas not in attendance. A split here is much needed at the very least for the Warriors as well, so they can maintain their first place status in Ringler.

This match up has potential playoff implications. Look for low scoring, very competitive games with this series. If you don’t have anything going on this weekend, go down to Whiteford and check out some high quality wiffle action.

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Poolside Park

Pervis Memorial

'Gian Joint

King's Castle

The Island

6/28

6/29

6/29

6/29

6/29

6/29

6/29

HB

1|0

WW

0|0

WO

16|0

WW

1|0

FS

0|0

ON

0|1

ON

14|1

WA

3|1

WA

1|3

EL

1|10

BW

2|1

KF

1|1

KF

4|3

IS

0|2

Unavailable Pitchers:    1 Game:   Strojny (BW),  Skinner (EL),  Murtha (IS),  Lollio (KF),  Jardine (ON),  Shore (WW),  Fisher (WA),  M. Brannan (WO)    2 Games:  C. Paquin (HB)

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	David (25 - 29,  .463)	Jason (23 - 30,  .434)	Chris (32 - 22,  .593)	Kyle (22 - 32,  .407)
[ Week 8 hangover ] @ O/U 5.5 2B	Over Way over!	Under There will be a lot of hits but that solid Islander defense will limit the number of 2 baggers	Over Warriors are too quick for that not to happen	Over I just flipped a coin
@ O/U 1.5 HB hits	Over 2 hits, one from Dennis, one from Corbett.	Over They get 3 hits that are cheaper than seats to a John Wilks Booth play (too soon?)	Over	Under Again trying to gain ground
@ Series spread: WA -2.5	Westside +2.5	Westside +2.5 Westside is bringing the cast of Jersey Shore for this series so it should be a rout	Aces -2.5	Aces -2.5 Aces bat come to life despite Crozier being gone
@ Series result	Belgian Sweep Farkas throws another perfecto.	1-1 Split Story of Belgian all year. Win the game Farquat pitches and then hope they can scratch out the other	1-1 Split	1-1 Split Could be a BW sweep, but I imagine Shore won't bother to throw his #1 against Farkas
@ Series result	Friday Sweep	Squirrels Sweep The 1-2 punch of those one guys is really good	Squirrels Sweep	1-1 Split This ones tough, but the F'n Squirrels are coming off a huge win. KF's playoff hopes are ended here. (Sorry Dave :/)
@ Series result	Friday Sweep	Onanism Sweep Another good 1-2 punch. King Friday gets unlucky this week facing 4 good pitchers	Onanism Sweep	1-1 Split If the Onanism take one they are in good shape
@ O/U 4.5 ON HR	Over The wind will be blowing out that day	Under Even against a lowly team such as the Islanders, that's a tough number of #dads to hit	Under	Over
@ O/U 1.5 WO RS	Under They'll drop a bagel	Over Lock. #Heather is gone this weekend so my focus is solely on Wiffleball	Under	Over El Diablos are so overrated. Mark Brannan has will have like 69 home runs
Jeremy Ratacjzyk O/U .300 AVG	Under Welcome to a real wiffleball league ratatouille	Over .500 and Carl convinces him to move to Michigan to compete for the championship this year	Over	Under Hits a gapper and forgets he has to actually run the bases

Week 9 Marquee & Picks

David Castle (1.125 OPS, 19 RBI)


Nicco Lollio (.928 OPS, 7 RBI)


Stephen Werner (1.250 OPS, 5 HR)
Dylan Braden (1.062 OPS, 22 RBI)


Dennis Pearson (1.166 OPS, 10 HR)


Brandon Corbett (1.003 OPS, 20 RS) Week 9 isn’t the most exciting week this season. Only one matchup features two teams with winning records, Aces @ Squirrels, but we didn’t want to give the Aces back to back marquees. The only other intriguing matchup of the week is King Friday @ Holy Balls. It will be the first time these Garcia Division rivals have met this season, and they will also play Week 12 in Lincoln Park. A lot is riding on this matchup, as both teams need a sweep to stay relevant in the playoff race.

Both squads enter Week 9 with a Wild Card elimination # of 9.

King Friday has been on a rollercoaster ride this season. From losing their entire roster, to acquiring the reigning rookie of the year, to losing to the Islanders, to sweeping the Aces, and now a four game losing streak. You can make a case for the Holy Balls that a split this week isn’t earth shattering, but a split for King Friday would be. At 6-10, and with six teams currently over the .500 mark, Castle and Company can’t afford to lose many more games. They caught a huge break this week as Chris Paquin is ineligible to pitch in either game. Castle has a tough decision as he has to decide which two pitchers to throw. It is a safe bet Nicco Lollio will get one of the starts, as he has moved into the ace role for the team. The other pitcher will be either Castle, who has battled some injuries lately, or Stephen Werner, their rookie midseason acquisition. Whoever it is, they will face a tough test as the Holy Balls have some of the most dangerous power hitters in the league.

The Holy Balls took note from what happened Week 1 when they pulled Paquin after the 8th inning against the Wolfpack, and it ultimately cost them the game. They stuck with him vs. El Diablos last week and it paid off as they won the game 5-1 to improve to 8-10. Before the season started it was clear it would be the Pearson/Paquin show on the hill, and now they go into a series and it is a safe bet it will be the D. Braden/Corbett show. With Paquin ineligible and Pearson’s accuracy struggles, it won’t be easy for the Balls. Dylan has had a decent year as the fill-in #2, but Corbett has never fully adjusted to the 48’ distance, and will need a lot of help on defense and run support to win the game. It isn’t set in stone that Pearson won’t pitch, he has been given a lot of chances this year, and his leash is getting shorter and shorter. So I wouldn’t be completely shocked to see him start a game and get pulled early if he is looking wild.

We’ve had a lot of boring pitcher’s duels this year, so if you like hitting and defense and close high scoring games, come to Wyandotte Saturday morning to watch this series. Both teams will be very intensely into these games, and every inning will be fun to watch. This may also be the last week you see these two teams with their current rosters, as both have them have been rumored to make some trades before the Tuesday, 6/24 deadline.

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Holy Grounds		J. Matt Memorial		The Island		Chesnut Field
6/21		6/22		6/22		6/22		6/22
KF	2|18	BW	2|6	WA	15|15	WA	1|0	IS	0|0
HB	1|4	WO	0|8	IS	0|4	FS	0|1	FS	3|3

Unavailable Pitchers:    1 Game:   Strojny (BW),  Skinner (EL),  Murtha (IS),  Lollio (KF),  Jardine (ON),  Shore (WW),  Fisher (WA),  M. Brannan (WO)    2 Games:  C. Paquin (HB)

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	David (22 - 27,  .449)	Jason (20 - 28,  .417)	Chris (30 - 20,  .600)	Kyle (20 - 29,  .408)
@ Series Result	King Friday Sweep You guys realize Paquin can't pitch this series, right?	Holy Balls Sweep They need this series very badly, while KF is already well ahead of their pace to finish 8-20. That spells for a sweep in my books	Holy Balls Sweep I'm thinking split, but we need a sweep. The RF monster of doom will shut Lollio down.	1-1 Split Both teams need a sweep, not going to happen
@ Series Result	Belgian Sweep#LMFAO	1-1 Split We don't come close to getting a hit off of Sir Farksalot but we beat up on Lewis like Ausmus beats his wife.	Belgian Sweep Are you kidding me? This is a pick? WO are worse than the Islanders!	Belgian Sweep
@ Yea or Nay: A Perfect Game?	Nay I agree with kyle. Not enough innings played	No chance Even though they'll both be no hitters, there will for sure be a walk in both games.	Negative Belle Isle's wind gods will grant walks.	No Not enough innings will be played
@ O/U 58.5 Ks	Under 58.5? Why so precise?	Under This involved way too much math so I just decided to say under	Over Sessions, bring extra bats, just in case. This is gonna be ugly.	Under
@ Series Spread: FS -26.5	F'ing Squirrels -26.5 Just a random guess	Belle Isle Boys +26.5 This is the craziest line I've seen since I did a coke line off of Farkas' mother last Monday	Islanders +26.5 I'm putting the spread in the hands of Villarreal showing.	F'ing Squirrels -26.5 Just trying to gain some ground with this pick