Fans everywhere enjoy a good friendly, everyone enjoys giving into a good fantasy, and everyone loves the Fall - just too bad there isn't much Wiffle going on. Ah-ha! (Take on Me) That's where the the friendly and fantasy can come across even stronger. Four teams of five have been arbitrarily selected to compete and entertain us over the slow months. To determine the outcome of each at-bat a random number generator from 1 to 1000 is used. Each player's number ranges are different: their AVG and OBP are multiplied by the opposing pitcher's WHIP to set the ranges for hits and walks; from there a player's percentage of singles, doubles, triples, and home runs are spread over their "hit range": singles start at 1, home runs end at the highest number in the hit range. Walks follow above hits, and a pitcher's number of strikeouts in the 2012 season set the strikeout range after walks. Every number above that is an out made in the field: numbers closer to 1000 are fly outs, while lower numbers are ground outs. Depending on the situation sacrifice flies, advancing runners, peg outs, and double plays also come into play. You'll see that strikeouts and walks are disproportional to a real game, and that just adds to the entertainment! Let's just say everyone agreed to play these friendlies mid-pitch.

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Game 5: Risers (0-2)  VS.  Cheese (1-1)

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- The Risers got the offense started last game (to the tune of 15 runs), but still couldn't get the win. They again choose to change things up, this time going with a "feel" thing in addition to just going by the numbers. Tomlinson says he hits best at fourth in the order, and he is .300 with 3 R but no RBI or HR, so he is moving down to the four slot. Constanti, Seto, and Mushinski are all coming off big games (4-6, HR, 4 RBI ; 2-4, HR, 5 RBI; 3-5, 2 HR, 5 RBI - respectively) and will move up to the one through three slots. Franzen, struggling in the fall (.143 AVG), bats fifth. Constanti (0-1, 5.00 ERA) takes the mound for his second start.

- Confident in their lineup's performance, the Cheese make just one switch with Cosby (0-1, 7.00 ERA) taking the mound for the second time. Cosby, hitting .444 and coming off a 2-4 game with a HR, will switch to the third slot with Lewis (.333 AVG) taking over the fifth. They have put up 15 runs in 2 games. Led by Crozier (.636 AVG, 5 R) at the top of the order with Pfefferle bringing them home (.444 AVG, 6 RBI).

Top 1st -
Cosby starts out strong getting two easy groundouts and a lazy pop fly to Crozier in center.

Bot 1st -
Constanti matches with a sound start of his own: a slow-roller and soft line drive to Franzen in right, and a pop up to Seto in left. Pitchers on their game, no baserunners after one.

Top 2nd -
Cosby starts out the second looking to continue dominance. He strikes out Tomlinson, then gets Franzen to roll over on a pitch for an easy out by Shore in left. Constanti then gets to him with a sharp single to center, and Seto follows by pushing a ball behind Pfefferle down the right field line for an RBI triple. Mushinski then flies out to left to end the inning. One run in.

Bot 2nd -
Constanti runs with his team's 1-0 lead, three-up/three-down in similar fashion to the first: two pop outs, and a roller back to the mound. Risers take a 1-0 lead to the third.

Top 3rd -
Tomlinson leads off with a single to left; Franzen hits into a fielder's choice and trades places with him. Constanti steps to the plate and helps out his cause, blasting a 3-0 inside slider over the left field fence. Cosby responds by striking out Seto on three pitches. Mushinski slaps a seeing eye single into right, then Cosby Ks up Tomlinson for the second time to end the inning. 3 strike outs on the day, but 3 runs also for the Risers.

Bot 3rd -
Constanti keeps pitching to contact, and keeps getting outs. Shore and Cosby both fly out to Tomlinson in center to start the inning. Back-to-back walks to Pfefferle and Lewis follow, before Crozier gets underneath yet another ball for a pop fly to Seto in left. Out. 3-0 lead for the Risers heading to the fourth.

Top 4th -
Cosby comes through for his team with a blank inning. Soft line out and a grounder back to the mound start the inning; Seto then ropes a two-out single to left, but gets stranded as Mushinski grounds out to Pfefferle right.

Bot 4th -
Cheese need runs, and Shore answers the bell by leading off with a triple that runs along the wall in right-center. He scores immediately on a ground ball out by Cosby. They add a walk later in the inning, but are unable to get anymore going with two lazy fly outs. Cheese close the gap to 3-1 with three outs left.

Top 5th -
Cosby starts finishing off the game strong with two ground outs. Constanti then draws a walk and Seto singles to right, before Mushinski lines out to Tomlinson in center. Cheese need 2 runs, last call!

Bot 5th -
Shore fouls off a few pitches leading off, then turns on a strike, but hits it right at Franzen in right. One down. Cosby fights off a close, tight first pitch, but squibs it right back to the mound for out number two. Constanti stays with the inside pitch against Pfefferle and gets him to roll over one to Seto in left, relayed quickly to the circle for the final out. Risers end their Fall season with their first win, 3-1 over the Cheese!

	1	2	3	4	5	R	H
	0	1	2	0	0	3	7
	0	0	0	1	0	1	1

Risers  (1-2)			Cheese  (1-2)
OFFENSE			OFFENSE
Constanti	2-4, HR, BB, 2 RBI, 2 R		Crozier	0-4
Seto	3-5, 3B, RBI		Shore	1-3, 3B, R
Mushinski	1-5		Cosby	0-4, RBI
Tomlinson	1-4		Pfefferle	0-3, BB
Franzen	0-4, R		Lewis	0-1, 2 BB
PITCHING			PITCHING
Constanti	1 R, 1 H, 3 BB		Cosby	3 R, 7 H, 1 HR, 1 BB, 3 K

Standings
	W	L	+/-
	2	0	+3
	1	1	-2
	1	2	-1
	1	2	0

The MVP of this game is an easy pick. Mike Constanti went 2-4 with a HR and had a hand in each run scored for the Risers in their first win of the Fall. He also nearly shut down the Cheese offense completely. The Risers' lineup moves paid off, with Joe Seto and Constanti providing a great one-two punch at the top of the order. It seems like nothing the Cheese could have done would have affect the result; Constanti was straight dealing on the mound. Shore gets a big nod for coming through late with a hustling triple in a huge spot to spark a run and late life for the Cheese. This was a vintage Wiffle game (without the Ks): low scoring with timely hitting deciding the day.

The Risers' win locks them into a third place finish. A 12 2 6 Curves (1-1) win over the Sinkers (2-0) has them both finish 2-1 to claim the first and second spots, respectively. The Risers would claim third over the Cheese with the head-to-head victory. A Sinkers win over the Curves grants them a perfect 3-0 first-place finish, while three teams finish 1-2, which would cause the head-to-head tiebreaker to be thrown out. Run differential would then decide the final placing. In such a scenario the Cheese are in top position at an even 0, the Risers again place third with a -1, and the Curves finish fourth going into their final game with a -2.

The finer points going into the final game: Whoever wins, Sinkers or Curves, is the Fall Champion. If Sinkers win: 2nd place is Cheese, 3rd is Risers, and 4th is Curves. If Curves win: 2nd place is Sinkers, 3rd is Risers, and 4th is Cheese.

Fans everywhere enjoy a good friendly, everyone enjoys giving into a good fantasy, and everyone loves the Fall - just too bad there isn't much Wiffle going on. Ah-ha! (Take on Me) That's where the the friendly and fantasy can come across even stronger. Four teams of five have been arbitrarily selected to compete and entertain us over the slow months. To determine the outcome of each at-bat a random number generator from 1 to 1000 is used. Each player's number ranges are different: their AVG and OBP are multiplied by the opposing pitcher's WHIP to set the ranges for hits and walks; from there a player's percentage of singles, doubles, triples, and home runs are spread over their "hit range": singles start at 1, home runs end at the highest number in the hit range. Walks follow above hits, and a pitcher's number of strikeouts in the 2012 season set the strikeout range after walks. Every number above that is an out made in the field: numbers closer to 1000 are fly outs, while lower numbers are ground outs. Depending on the situation sacrifice flies, advancing runners, peg outs, and double plays also come into play. You'll see that strikeouts and walks are disproportional to a real game, and that just adds to the entertainment! Let's just say everyone agreed to play these friendlies mid-pitch.

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Game 4: Cheese (0-1)  VS.  12 2 6 Curves (1-0)

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- Following their 7-6 defeat in Game 1, the Cheese make a few lineup shifts to get the most out of their offense. Crozier (2-4, BB) bumps up to the lead off spot, followed by Shore (1-5) who brings a lot of extra base power. Lewis (2-4) takes over the three-hole, with Pfefferle (2-4, HR) backing him up, and Cosby rounding out the order. Lewis gets the start.

- The 12 2 6 Curves make only one change in their lineup: bumping Buhr (2-3, 2 BB) up to the two spot. Evan Bischoff (3-6, 2 2B) stays at lead off, and Nagorski (3-6, HR) moves down to third in the order to put him in position to best do damage with another home run. Hewlett and Coffman remain in the four and five slots. Hewlett is on the mound.

Top 1st -
Crozier leads off the game with a shot into left-center for a single. Shore just misses on a 3-1 pitch, flying out to Buhr in right. Lewis puts a ball on the ground to Bischoff in left, who gets the ball to the circle for the out at first; Crozier safe at second, two outs. Pfefferle draws a walk, then Cosby rolls over a pitch and grounds out to left.

Bot 1st -
Bischoff starts things off for the Curves with a line drive directly at Shore in left for out number one. Buhr then puts a ball on the ground the other way, but Cosby charges and flips to the pitcher in time for the second out. A routine ground ball out off the bat of Nagorski ends the inning. 0-0 after one.


Cheese scoresheet Top 2nd -
Hewlett makes quick work of the Cheese in the second, throwing just 8 pitches. Crozier grounds out to Bischoff in left on the second pitch he sees, Shore sees three pitches and drives a single to right, Lewis then pops up the first pitch back to the mound, and Pfefferle fouls off a good first pitch then hits a high fly to Nagorski in center to end the inning.

Bot 2nd -
Hewlett draws a walk to start the inning, then Coffman pops out behind the pitcher's circle. Bischoff hits another ball hard to left, this time for a single; runners on first and second. Buhr puts a ball on the ground to left-center, Crozier charges to his right and makes the throw to the circle for the out at third. Nagorski puts a ball down the left-field line, Shore gets to it in time to hold him to a single and Buhr at second. However, Bischoff scores from second. Hewlett then walks for the second time in the inning, loading the bases. Coffman puts the ball in play, and Cosby makes the catch in right to retire the side. Curves take a 1-0 lead after two.

Top 3rd -
The Curves run wakes up the Cheese offense, and fiercely! After a Cosby ground out, Crozier singles to center, Shore and Lewis draw walks to load the bases, then Pfefferle ropes a single into right-center that scores Crozier and Shore from second. Cosby walks to load the bases for the top of the order, and Crozier drops a single between Nagorski and Buhr to score Lewis; bases remain loaded. Shore works the count, fouls off four tough pitches, and eventually draws his second walk of the inning; this one pushing Pfefferle across the plate. Lewis follows slapping the ball into right field, Bischoff whips his throw to the circle in time to get Cosby at home; two out. Pfefferle connects on a high pitch, and hits it deep to right field; Buhr camps under it and shudders the flood gates. 4 runs cross the plate, Cheese take a 4-1 lead.


12 2 6 Curves scoresheet Bot 3rd -
Bischoff leads off the third with a long battle, drawing a walk, and Buhr follows with an infield single; a charging Shore holds the ball at third to not throw it away. The play looks smart as Nagorski trickles a ball just past the 20' dead-ball line for another infield single, but cannot push across a run. With the bases loaded Hewlett hits a single to right, Bischoff scores, Buhr rounds third and tries to score; Cosby throws a relay to Lewis in front of the plate, but they miss the peg; two runs score and Nagorski moves up to third on the throw. On the first pitch Coffman hits a ball on the ground to left; Shore throws to Crozier at second and he attempts to turn the double play in the circle, but the throw is just late. RBI for Coffman on the fielder's choice at second. Bischoff then knocks a ball over Lewis' head into short center; Crozier charges, tags the bag, and whips the ball to Lewis for the double play to end the inning. Curves add 3 to bring things back even at 4 heading into the fourth.

Top 4th -
Just as in the third, the Cheese offense responds furiously. Cosby leads off by crushing a 2-0 fastball over the fence in left. Three consecutive singles by the top of the order push across a second run, with Shore advancing to third on Lewis' flare to right. The Curves catch a break turning a double play (left-second-circle) on Pfefferle; Shore scores from third on the play for the third run of the innings, bases empty. Cosby keeps things going with a single to center, and Crozier belts a deep drive over the wall in right-center; the second home run of the inning and fourth and fifth runs. Swinging on the first pitch Shore nearly adds to both those numbers, but has a home run taken away by Buhr in right. Big inning for the Cheese puts them up 9-4 just six outs away from a win.

Bot 4th -
It took until the fourth inning, but this is what the Curves' lineup shift was meant to do. Buhr gets on with a single, then Nagorski knocks the ball over the fence in left-center. Lewis rebounds with his first strike out and a ground out, before Bischoff knocks a ball into right for a single. Lewis tidies up quickly getting Buhr to fly out to Shore in left. Curves chip away at the lead with 2 runs, still trail 9-6 as we go to the fifth.

Top 5th -
Hewlett has his best inning since the second. He opens up dealing his first strike out of the day against his counterpart, Lewis. Pfefferle dribbles an infield single, followed by a seeing eye variety off the bat of Cosby. Hewlett then gets Crozier to weekly fly out to Nagorski in center, runners hold, and bookends the inning with a swinging strikeout by Shore. Last call for the Curves needing 3 runs.

Bot 5th -
Lewis looks locked in to close the game down. He gets Nagorski out on a weak pop up to Pfefferle, and Hewlett on a slow roller to Shore. Coffman then gets to him with a single down the left field line, and Bischoff follows with a walk to bring the tying run to the plate. Buhr puts a nice swing on Lewis' patented riser, but drives it to the deep part of the park in center. Crozier gets underneath of it and records the final out. 9-6 Cheese win!

	1	2	3	4	5	R	H
	0	0	4	5	0	9	13
	0	1	3	2	0	6	9

Cheese  (1-1)			12 2 6 Curves  (1-1)
OFFENSE			OFFENSE
Crozier	5-7, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R		E. Bischoff	2-4, 2 BB, 2 R
Shore	2-5, 2 BB, RBI, 2 R		Buhr	2-6, 2 R
Lewis	1-5, BB, RBI, R		Nagorski	3-5, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
Pfefferle	2-5, BB, 2 RBI, R		Hewlett	1-3, 2 BB, 2 RBI
Cosby	2-4, HR, BB, RBI, 2 R		Coffman	1-5, RBI
PITCHING			PITCHING
Lewis	6 R, 9 H, 1 HR, 4 BB, 1 K		Hewlett	9 R, 13 H, 2 HR, 5 BB, 2 K

Standings
	W	L	+/-
	2	0	+3
	1	1	+2
	1	1	-2
	0	2	-3

The lineup changes for both teams were successful at boosting offensive production to the tune of three more runs for the Cheese and one more for the Curves. Though, obviously, those results are more apparent for the Cheese. Crozier thrived in the move to the lead-off spot: going 5-7 (now hitting .637 this Fall), getting his first HR and first 3 RBI, as well as scoring 3 more runs for 5 on the Fall. Pfefferle had his second two-hit game and added his fifth and sixth RBI of the Fall. Cosby also had his second two-hit game, getting his first HR and RBI, expertly fitting into the five slot. Nagorski had another great game for the Curves: his second three-hit game of the Fall (hitting .545), second HR and third, fourth, and fifth RBIs.

At 1-1 both teams are still in the hunt for the Fall Championship with just two games left to play. The Cheese close out their season against the 0-2 Risers, and the Curves go head-to-head with the 2-0 Sinkers. Both games have implications on crowning the champion. The cleanest way to decide the champion is A) a Sinkers victory; at 3-0 they would stand alone with no need for any tie-breakers. A 1-2 Curves team would finish third with a loss to the Cheese and win over the Risers. However, a Curves victory in that game makes things much more interesting. B) A Curves win and a Cheese win makes three teams 2-1, each with a head-to-head win over one of the others: Cheese over Curves, Curves over Sinkers, Sinkers over Cheese. Therefore the champion - as well as second and third place - would be crowned by run differential.* C) A Curves win and a Cheese loss makes the Curves the outright champion with their victory over the only other 2-1 team, Sinkers - Sinkers would be second, Risers third, and Cheese fourth.

Bottom line on what's at stake in these final two games: Sinkers and Curves can finish anywhere from first to third; Risers can still place as high as second; and Cheese can finish anywhere on the board - first to last! #MeaningfulGamesInOctober

* On the other end of the spectrum, a loss by both the Cheese and Curves puts three teams at 1-2 and will see second through fourth place decided by run differential.

Fans everywhere enjoy a good friendly, everyone enjoys giving into a good fantasy, and everyone loves the Fall - just too bad there isn't much Wiffle going on. Ah-ha! (Take on Me) That's where the the friendly and fantasy can come across even stronger. Four teams of five have been arbitrarily selected to compete and entertain us over the slow months. To determine the outcome of each at-bat a random number generator from 1 to 1000 is used. Each player's number ranges are different: their AVG and OBP are multiplied by the opposing pitcher's WHIP to set the ranges for hits and walks; from there a player's percentage of singles, doubles, triples, and home runs are spread over their "hit range": singles start at 1, home runs end at the highest number in the hit range. Walks follow above hits, and a pitcher's number of strikeouts in the 2012 season set the strikeout range after walks. Every number above that is an out made in the field: numbers closer to 1000 are fly outs, while lower numbers are ground outs. Depending on the situation sacrifice flies, advancing runners, peg outs, and double plays also come into play. You'll see that strikeouts and walks are disproportional to a real game, and that just adds to the entertainment! Let's just say everyone agreed to play these friendlies mid-pitch.

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Game 3: Sinkers (1-0)  VS.  Risers (0-1)

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-  Sinkers run out the same lineup after winning their first game, citing "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." Joe Seto takes the mound in their second game.

-  Risers change things up at the top of the order, switching Franzen and Tomlinson, an attempt to spur their offense to more than three hits - and perhaps timely hits. Justin Hughes toes the rubber.

Top 1st -
Huge inning for the Sinkers, who continue to roll after their win. Justin Hughes and Dylan Braden start off with back-to-back singles. Alexia then hit a grounder into left, but Kyle Tomlinson gunned it back into Joe Seto in the circle erasing Hughes; fielders choice, 1 out. Chandler Phillips again rips a ball into play, this one to left-center and deep enough to score Braden from second. Runners on first and second. Chris Roszell hits a deep fly off the wall in right-field over the head of Mike Constanti. Both Alexia and Phillips, charging hard realizing Constanti was playing in, come around to score; 2-rbi 2B. Batting for the second time in the inning, Hughes hits a slow bouncer into left for a single, advancing Roszell to third. Braden then steps up and blasts a hanging 2-0 pitch down the left-field line; 3-run HR. Alexia then grounds out for the second time, followed by a Phillips walk. Roszell again hits a fly ball to right, but this time Constanti's in position to make the catch. 6-0 Sinkers to start the game.


Sinkers scoresheet Bot 1st -
Needing to claw back, the Risers come out swinging. Greg Franzen hits a hard shot to left, but Roszell goes to the ground and takes away a hit with a nice grab. Kyle Tomlinson steps up and hits another bullet, this one finds the ground in center and he reaches with a single. For the third batter in a row, Seto hits a ball hard to left, but gets underneath of it for out number two. Constanti steps up and swings on the first pitch, the fourth hard hit in a row, a long drive over the fence in center; 2-run HR. Brandon Mushinski gets frozen on a full-count slider to end the inning. 6-2 Sinkers after one.

Top 2nd -
Seto gets Hughes out with an easy fly ball to Franzen in center, but Braden counters with his second home run of the game three pitches later. Seto then gets another fly out to Franzen before Phillips steps to the plate and - starting a dangerous trend - hits the second pitch he sees over the fence in left. Roszell then grounds out to Tomlinson in left to end the inning. Two solo home runs make it 8-2 Sinkers.

Bot 2nd -
Top of the order for the Risers, and Franzen leads things off with a walk. Tomlinson hits another ball into the outfield, but this one is tracked down by Braden for out number one. Seto then helps out his cause catching up to a full-count fastball and putting it over the right field wall for a two-run home run. Constanti, already with a home run in his first at-bat, follows and takes a huge cut at a similar fastball, but cannot connect and strikes out. Mushinski determined now to be caught looking again swings at a hard inside-slider on the first pitch, which jams him and is caught by Alexia at second for the third out. Five batters to the plate for the second inning in a row, and again the Risers get two back. 8-4 Sinkers after two.

Top 3rd -
Leading off for the third time, Hughes reaches base also for the third time on a walk. Braden steps in 3-for-3 with two home runs, but Seto doesn't back down: getting him out in front of a slow curve popped up back to the mound; 1 out. Alexia then steps in and gets his first hit down the left field line; advance Hughes to second. Phillips follows suit with a drive into the left field corner for a double, bringing Hughes around to score; Alexia holds at third. The safe base-running pays off as Roszell turns on a curve and hooks it inside the left field foul pole for a 3-run home run; his third, fourth and fifth RBIs of the game. Seto rebound striking out Hughes, but then gives up a single and two walks to load the based for Roszell. Chris comes through again with a single, scoring Braden; bases remain loaded for the top of the order. Seto gets Hughes to strike out for the second consecutive time, ending the long inning. Sinkers add 5, go up 13-4


Risers scoresheet Bot 3rd -
Franzen draws a walk to lead off the third, just as he did in the second. Tomlinson follows with a single to right; Franzen tests Braden's arm and gets to third safely, Tomlinson stays at first. Seto pulls his team one closer with a sac fly to center. Constanti then singles to center, and Tomlinson takes advantage of a bobble by Braden and advances to third. Mushinski draws a walk to load the bases, keeping the Risers' charge alive. Franzen gets hold of a pitch, driving it to left, caught by Roszell, but deep enough to score Tomlinson from third. Tomlinson then walks to load the bases for Seto, already 1-2 with a HR. He bloops a single into right-center, which brings in Constanti and Mushinski, and pushes Tomlinson to third. Constanti then goes right back to right-center hitting a double past Braden that rolls along the wall; Tomlinson and Seto come around to score. Mushinski then comes through with his first hit in a big way, a line-drive 2-run home run scraping over the left field fence to bring the Risers back within three. Hughes regains his composure and gets Franzen to roll over an offspeed pitch to end the inning. Risers get eight, and we have ourselves a game! Sinkers lead cut to 13-12 after three.

Top 4th -
Sinkers seem over-anxious to get runs back as Braden and Alexia swing early and weakly fly out. Phillips and Roszell slow things down with back to back walks, but then Hughes gets caught looking on a first-pitch K. Seto has his first scoreless inning of the day. Score remains 13-12 Sinkers.

Bot 4th -
The Risers continue rolling from the last inning. After a lead-off flyout, Seto walks, Constanti singles, and Mushinski hits his second home run to left in as many at-bats to give the Risers their first lead! Hughes responds angrily: striking out Franzen on two pitches, and getting Tomlinson to pop out to Alexia at short. All of a sudden it's last call for the Sinkers. Risers lead 15-13.

Top 5th -
Seto pitches around Braden, putting the tying run on first to start the inning. Alexia responds with an infield single down the first-base line; runners on 1st and 2nd. Phillips then drives a one-hop shot at normally-teammate Tomlinson; Kyle knocks it down and keeps a run from scoring, but is unable to make an out. Bases loaded. Roszell steps in and just misses his second home run of the game; Franzen robs him in left-center, but Braden scores easily and Alexia moves up to third with one out. Hughes hits a sharp drive to Tomlinson in left for out number two, and Tomlinson relays the ball to Hughes to try to get Alexia at home; the throw is late, and Phillips takes second. No other player who you'd want up, Braden is already 4-6 and has two home runs on the day, and he delivers again: a two-run bomb to straight away center! Seto then gets Alexia to ground out, but the Sinkers retake the lead 17-15. Pressure is back on the Risers.

Bot 5th -
Seto seems shaken leading off the innging after the rough top-half, and strikes out chasing a slider off the plate. Constanti then gets underneath a ball, popping out to Alexia in foul territoty. Risers down to their last out. Mushinksi keeps things alive with a single into right, bringing up the top of the order. Franzen fights off a hard inside fastball, but is only able to ground it right back to Hughes on the mound - who picks the perfect time to pickup his first blank frame. Sinkers blow a big lead, but come back and hang on to win 17-15!

	1	2	3	4	5	R	H
	6	2	5	0	4	17	16
	2	2	8	3	0	15	11

Sinkers  (2-0)			Risers  (0-2)
OFFENSE			OFFENSE
Hughes	2-5, BB, Sac, RBI, 2 R		Franzen	0-4, 2 BB, Sac, RBI, 2 R
D. Braden	5-7, 3 HR, BB, 6 RBI, 6 R		Tomlinson	2-5, BB, 3 R
Alexia	2-7, BB, 3 R		Seto	2-4, HR, BB, Sac, 5 RBI, 3 R
Phillips	4-4, HR, 2 BB, 3 RBI, 4 R		Constanti	4-6, HR, 4 RBI, 4 R
Roszell	3-5, HR, Sac, BB, 7 RBI, 2 R		Mushinski	3-5, 2 HR, BB, 5 RBI, 3 R
PITCHING			PITCHING
Hughes	15 R, 11 H, 4 HR, 5 BB, 4 K		Seto	17 R, 16 H, 5 HR, 6 BB, 3 K

Standings
	W	L
	2	0
	1	0
	0	1
	0	2

It looks like the Sinkers and Risers got together and decided to play a football game. 32 runs, 9 home runs. Chandler Phillips went 4-4, yet still is likely not the player of the game for the Sinkers: Dylan Braden's 5-7, 3 HR, 6 RBI and 6 R performance, as well as Chris Roszell's 3-5, with a sac fly and 7 RBI performance trump even perfect set of plate appearances. This was a slugfest, no, a firefight. Both teams hit, and hit... and hit. The bottom of the order threw most of the punches for the Risers. Constanti went 4-6 with a HR, 4 RBI, and 4 R, while Mushinski dug into the five-spot well going 3-5 with 2 HR, 5 RBI and 3 R. The difference in the game was at the top of the Risers order, which again after the change still could not produce: getting only 1 RBI from the 2 top spots.

This Sinkers win guarantees their shot to play for the fall championship against the 12 2 6 Curves. Their win over the Cheese in game one gives them the tie-breaker if both teams end up 2-1, so only the 12 2 6 Curves can win over the Sinkers. The Risers fall out of contention with the loss today, but have one game yet to play against the Cheese for third place. No matter the result of next week's Cheese vs. Curves game, the head-to-head tiebreaker means both game five (Cheese vs. Risers) and six (Curves vs. Sinkers) will decide third and first place, respectively.

Fans everywhere enjoy a good friendly, everyone enjoys giving into a good fantasy, and everyone loves the Fall - just too bad there isn't much Wiffle going on. Ah-ha! (Take on Me) That's where the the friendly and fantasy can come across even stronger. Four teams of five have been arbitrarily selected to compete and entertain us over the slow months. To determine the outcome of each at-bat a random number generator from 1 to 1000 is used. Each player's number ranges are different: their AVG and OBP are multiplied by the opposing pitcher's WHIP to set the ranges for hits and walks; from there a player's percentage of singles, doubles, triples, and home runs are spread over their "hit range": singles start at 1, home runs end at the highest number in the hit range. Walks follow above hits, and a pitcher's number of strikeouts in the 2012 season set the strikeout range after walks. Every number above that is an out made in the field: numbers closer to 1000 are fly outs, while lower numbers are ground outs. Depending on the situation sacrifice flies, advancing runners, peg outs, and double plays also come into play. You'll see that strikeouts and walks are disproportional to a real game, and that just adds to the entertainment! Let's just say everyone agreed to play these friendlies mid-pitch.

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Game 2: 12 2 6 Curves  VS.  Risers

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Top 1st -
Easy first inning for Evan Bischoff and the Curves. Routine fly outs to center and left field, followed by a ground out to left.


Bot 1st -
Nagorski is able to reach on a single, but Constanti keeps the rest of the Curves off the basepaths with two ground outs and a fly out. 0-0 after 1 inning.

Top 2nd -
Bischoff continues rolling for the Curves with two ground outs and his first strike out of the day.

Bot 2nd -
Constanti responds strongly to start with a quick ground out and his first strike out for the Risers. Nagorski then tags him for a long solo home run to left center, which seems to shake him for the next couple batters: a double to right field by Buhr and a walk to Hewlett. Constanti regains his composure and gets Coffman to pop out to short to end the inning. 1-0 Curves after 2.

Top 3rd -
Greg Franzen draws a walk to lead off the inning, giving the Risers their first base runner of the day. Bischoff quickly rebounded, though, striking out Seto and getting Contanti and Mushinski to ground into outs. Perfect game lost, but Curves lead remains 1-0.

Bot 3rd -
A slightly scary inning for the Risers, but ultimately harmless. Deep flies off the bats of Bischoff and Nagorski both came up short of the fence in left-center, before a walk to Buhr. Hewlett again put the ball in the air, easily caught in short center to end the inning. Curves still lead 1-0.

Top 4th -
Bischoff continues cutting down the Risers hitters by allowing his defense to make the outs. Two fly outs to Nagorski in center field, and a routine ground out to Hewlett at short make for an easy inning.

Bot 4th -
Coffman draws a walk to lead off, followed by a first-pitch single by Bischoff. Nagorski's able to get the ball in play, but a short fly ball to left: unable to advance the runners. Buhr then walks to load the bases. Hewlett steps up and grounds a ball straight to the pitcher; out made at home, bases remian loaded. Coffman strikes out on a slider low and away to end the threat. Score remains 1-0 Curves, last call for the Risers.

Top 5th -
Bischoff starts out strong, striking out Constanti. He then walks Mushinski, putting the tying run on for Tomlinson who singles to left field: runners on first and second with Franzen stepping up the plate. 0-2 with a BB on the day, Franzen turned on a high and tight fastball and put it ten feet over the left field wall to awaken the Risers' bench. Seto followed with a seven-pitch walk, before Constanti delivered a dribbling single to right - advancing Seto to third. Mushinski then hit a fly ball to center that scored Seto from third. Tomlinson followed with another deep drive, but came up just short to end the inning. However, Risers claim the lead, 4-1, with the top of the Curves order due up.

Bot 5th -
Evan Bischoff leads off with a double to the right-center gap. Nagorski then flies out to right, advancing Bischoff to third on the tag. Buhr lines a single into left to score the run and keep the Curves hopes alive. Hewlett then fouls off a few good pitches, puts together a good at bat and draws a walk, putting the tying run on base. Coffman comes through, driving a single up the middle; Hewlett comes around to score, runners on first and second. Lead cut to 4-3. Bischoff then a rips a double to left-center; Hewlett scores easily from second to tie the game, and with one out the Curves hold Coffman at third. The safe play pays off as Nagorski rips a single back up the middle to score the fourth run of the inning and the game winner. Curves win 5-4 in walk-off fashion!

	1	2	3	4	5	R	H
	0	0	0	0	4	4	3
	0	1	0	0	4	5	9

Risers  (0-1)			12 2 6 Curves  (1-0)
OFFENSE			OFFENSE
Tomlinson	1-5, R		E. Bischoff	3-6, 2 2B, RBI, R
Franzen	1-3, BB, HR, 3 RBI, R		Nagorski	3-6, HR, 2 RBI, R
Seto	0-3, BB, R		Buhr	2-3, 2 BB, 2B, RBI, R
Constanti	1-4		Hewlett	0-3, 2 BB, R
Mushinski	0-2, BB, RBI, R		Coffman	1-4, BB, RBI, R
PITCHING			PITCHING
Constanti	5 R, 9 H, HR, 5 BB, 2 K		E. Bischoff	4 R, 3 H, HR, 3 BB, 3 K

Fans everywhere enjoy a good friendly, everyone enjoys giving into a good fantasy, and everyone loves the Fall - just too bad there isn't much Wiffle going on. Ah-ha! (Take on Me) That's where the the friendly and fantasy can come across even stronger. Four teams of five have been arbitrarily selected to compete and entertain us over the slow months. To determine the outcome of each at-bat a random number generator from 1 to 1000 is used. Each player's number ranges are different: their AVG and OBP are multiplied by the opposing pitcher's WHIP to set the ranges for hits and walks; from there a player's percentage of singles, doubles, triples, and home runs are spread over their "hit range": singles start at 1, home runs end at the highest number in the hit range. Walks follow above hits, and a pitcher's number of strikeouts in the 2012 season set the strikeout range after walks. Every number above that is an out made in the field: numbers closer to 1000 are fly outs, while lower numbers are ground outs. Depending on the situation sacrifice flies, advancing runners, peg outs, and double plays also come into play. You'll see that strikeouts and walks are disproportional to a real game, and that just adds to the entertainment! Let's just say everyone agreed to play these friendlies mid-pitch.

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Game 1: Sinkers @ Cheese

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Top 1st -
Sinkers start out hot with a single off the bat of Justin Hughes, followed immediately by a Dylan Braden double. Adam Cosby settled in to retire the next two batters before a walk to Chris Roszell. With the bases loaded he got Hughes out in front for a lazy fly ball to end the inning.

Bot 1st -
Chandler Phillips got outs every way possible: on the ground, in the air, and with the K. However, between those he gave up singles to Joel Crozier and Chris Lewis, and then hung a ball right in Pfefferle's sweet spot - resulting in a deep fly over the left field wall that put the Cheese up 3-0 early.


Sinkers scorecard Top 2nd -
Sinkers respond quickly with six runs scored on four 2-out hits. A single by Hughes brought Alexia in from second; then a double to the wall by Braden scored both Phillips and Hughes; Alexia kept it alive with an infield single, and finally Phillips hit a 3-run blast to straight away center before Cosby got Roszell to ground out to end the inning. Sinkers on top 6-3.

Bot 2nd -
The Cheese get two runs back. Pfefferle delivers again in his second at-bat with a sac-fly to left, scoring Cosby; Sinkers tried to make the out at home, advancing Lewis to third. Alex Shore then got his first hit of the day to push Lewis across the plate. Cheese pull back within one. 6-5 Sinkers lead after two.

Top 3rd -
Sinkers put the ball in play, but the Cheese didn't give them any breaks. A single, fielder's choice on the lead runner (at second), single, and another fielder's choice on the lead runner (at third) set up a Chris Roszell single with runners on first and second. Sinkers tried scoring Alexia from second, but he was cut down by a peg from the pitcher on a good relay from the outfield. Sinkers remain up 6-5.

Bot 3rd -
Easy inning for Phillips and the Sinkers, surrendering only a Pfefferle single between two Cheese fly outs and Phillips' second strike out. Score remains 6-5 Sinkers after three.


Cheese scorecard Top 4th -
Sinkers threaten, but are unable to score - in almost identical fashion to the first inning. A lead-off single, a double that wasn't deep enough to score the lead runner, two weak outs right at the pitcher, a Roszell walk, and a high fly-out to end the inning. Cheese keep it close, down one going into the home half of the fourth.

Bot 4th -
Phillips has settled in, now: getting the first 1-2-3 inning of the day, and retiring the last 5 batters. Cheese are running out of chances. 6-5 Sinkers going to the 5th.

Top 5th -
Cosby got routine ground balls from the first two batters for easy outs, and looked poised to take his team to the plate needing only one run. However, Phillips helped out his own cause - and gave his team their first run since the six-run second - with a home run that snuck over the right field wall on the first pitch; his second of the game. Roszell then drew his third walk of the game off a seemingly shaken Cosby. Adam settled down quickly, though, getting a third easy ground ball out off the bat of Hughes to end the inning. 7-5 Sinkers; final call for the Cheese.

Bot 5th -
Phillips started off the 5th confidently by retiring his six consecutive batter. He then got into a lengthy battle with Crozier, who fouled off multiple close strikes before coaxing a walk and bringing the tying run to the plate. Cosby stepped up and drove a first-pitch single into right field that pushed Crozier to third. Lewis then hit a drive to the wall in left-center, but watched it get robbed by a great Roszell grab. Crozier scored from third on the sacrifice, but the ball came in quickly to hold Cosby at first. Two outs and Pfefferle, already 2-3 with 4 RBI, coming to the plate. After a hard hit line-drive foul, Pfefferle got jammed and hit a lazy pop fly to Alexia at short to end the game. Sinkers hold off the cheese to win 7-6.

	1	2	3	4	5	R	H
	0	6	0	0	1	7	13
	3	2	0	0	1	6	9

SINKERS  (1-0)			CHEESE  (0-1)
OFFENSE			OFFENSE
Hughes	4-6, RBI, R		Shore	1-5, RBI
D. Braden	3-5, 3 2B, BB, 2 RBI, R		Crozier	2-4, BB, 2 R
Alexia	2-6, 2 R		Cosby	2-5, R
Phillips	3-6, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R		Lewis	2-4, RBI, 2 R
Roszell	1-3, 3 BB		Pfefferle	2-4, HR, 4 RBI, R
PITCHING			PITCHING
Phillips	6 R, 9 H, HR, BB, 3 K		Cosby	7 R, 13 H, 2 HR, 4 BB, 1 K