7/8 7/12 7/13 7/13 7/13 7/13 7/13 7/27 7/27 7/27 7/27 7/27 8/2 8/3 8/3 8/9 8/9 8/16 8/23
FS 3|3 FS 0|0 HB 0|2 BW 0|4 EL 1|1 ON 0|0 IS 0|13 EL 1|1 IS 0|0 WW 0|0 ON 3|0 KF 6|3 KF 0|1|0 FS 0 BW 1|2 EL 1|2 R★ 2 BW 0 The
WW 0|0 WA 1|1 KF 1|3 KF 1|10 HB 0|0 WA 3|3 WO 11|8 WA 0|2 WA 3|3 ON 3|3 WW 1|1 WO 0|0 EL 4|0|1 BW 2 WA 0|1 BW 0|0 G★ 0 EL 2 Thrill

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
KF2|18 BW2|6 WA15|15 WA1|0 IS0|0
HB1|4 WO0|8 IS0|4 FS0|1 FS3|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)

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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

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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

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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

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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


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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