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.
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!
Game 2: 12 2 6 Curves VS. Risers
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 | |
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