Issue #5 - Part I, August 2013
**
PureStrat Skype Tournament - My
Experiences -Part II
**
(article by Wolfman Shapiro about
his participation in the Pure Strat June Draft Tournament,
in this part he discusses the results of
his first Skype Tournament.)
(Notes from the Wolfman:
It is my hope that this article
will be helpful for of our members who are seriously considering to join us for
the on-line convention we are hosting on September 20th through
the 22nd. I hope this article provides suggestions and ideas how to prepare for the tournaments we
will offer utilizing the software program called Skype. This
part of the report shares how our team did in the tournament by
providing a summary of the
28 games played in regular tournament play versus six different
opponents with the regular team statistics (hitting and
pitching) for our boys who we called the Skokie Wolfmen.)
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Hello dear members of the Ultimate Strat Baseball
Newsletter. I hope you enjoyed Part I of this
article as I shared the background about the key aspects
of how the Pure Strat
Skype Tournaments works. It really is like playing your
opponent live without having to leave your home!
Now,
In this second part of the article, I wanted to include
the results of my first time to participate in the Pure
Strat Skype Tournament. I had a chance to play against
some of the best players who have competed in various
Star Touraments, including several individuals who have won
a number of tournaments over the year including Willy
Dominquez (the World's Champion, if you recall, we
interviewed him a few months ago).
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As
I indicated in Part I, I had played two times before in
a Star Tournament, when I visited Chicago, oh about six
or seven years ago. When I played, I was concerned how well I would
do as I don't play the game live much using the Super
Advance rules (normally I play my games and in my
league, the CBA via the computer game). But I want to
compliment all of my opponents I played for their kindness and
helpfulness as when questions came up for me on
rules or how to read the charts, they politely helped me out. Ok lets dig in to the
final results ..
All the games
I played, I recorded on a scoresheet which is how I was able to
keep the stats for my team, the Wolfmen and summarize each game
in this report.
To remind you about the team we drafted and the makeup of our
team, here again is our roster (based on the 2012 card set):
Starting Pitchers:
Jarrod Parker (Oak) / Yu Darvish (Tex) / Alex Cobb (TB) /
Ryan Vogelsong (SF) / Wade Miley (AZ)**
(**
- Miley was a
spot starter used against teams with better LH hitting, who also
could reveive)
Relief Pitchers:
Craig Kimbrell (ATL - closer); Jake McGee (TB -reverse
lefty); Vinnie Pestano (CLEV - right ace);
Robbie Ross (TEX, reverse left); Joe Smith (CLEV, reverse
right); Jose Valverde (DET, righty ace)
Catchers:
Salvador Perez (KC, RH); A. J. Pierzynski (CHA, LH)
Infielders:
Adrian Beltre (TEX, 3B); Billy Butler (KC, 1B, RH); Brandon
Crawford (SF, SS, LH);
Brandon Phillips (CINN, 2B, RH); Jose Reyes (MIAMI, SS, S);
Marcos Scuatro (SF, 2B, SS, 3B, R);
Joey Votto (CINN, 1B, LH)
Outfielders:
Carlos Gonzalez (CO, LF, LH); Jason Heyward (ATL, RF, LH);
Adam Jones (BALT, CF, RH);
Cody Ross (BOS, OF, RH); Shane Victorino (LAD, LF, CF, S)
Stadium: Chicago AL -
Ball Park Singles 7 / Ball Park Homers 19
Notes from the Wolfman:
So I was in a division
with 7 teams and I played each of my six opponents a four game
series, alternating between each game who was the home and away
team. At the end of the tournament I was tied with best record in my division
with another team, so we had to play a second four game series
(called a Power Matchup) to
determine for the playoffs (which I qualified for) whether I
came in first or second place in the division. There were 14 managers in total
for both divisions (7 each) and the top three teams qualified to
move into the playoffs.
Below
you will find a summary of each series, a little background on
the Pure Strat Manager I was playing against and box scores of
each game. After I share all the games played for the tournament is a summary of
how my players performed. By far, Beltre was our hitting star
and Cobb - Kimbrell - McGee were our pitching stars.
YOU HAVE ENTERED THE PURE STRAT ZONE
(June 2013, series shown in order played)
Series #1
(Wayne Cannon is from
Oklahoma City, OK and has won 8 Star Tournaments. In 2013, he
is ranked 14th for total points in the year's tournaments he has
competed in. His team features
such stars as Miguel Cabrera, Joe Mauer, Giancarlo Stanton and
Matt Cain, here is how my
first series in the Pure Strat tournament went ... )
Game #1
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TEAMS |
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3 |
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7 |
8 |
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Skokie
Wolfmen |
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0 |
1 |
1 |
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Wayne
Cannon |
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1 |
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2 |
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3 |
7 |
1 |
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W:
Matt Cain / L: Jarrod Parker
(No Homeruns) |
| In the
Wolfmen's first official game in the Pure Strat Skype
tournament, the mighty Wolfmen were completely shutdown
by Mr. Cannon pitching staff as Matt Cain (went five
innings and allowed the only hit a single Jose Reyes)
and Burton, Stults and Oliver kept the Wolfmen hittless.
Justin Ruggiano was the hitting star going 2 for 3 with
two doubles and two RBIs for Mr. Cannon |
| SKOKIE
WOLFMEN'S RECORD: 0 -1 |
Game #2
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TEAMS |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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Wayne
Cannon |
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1 |
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1 |
6 |
1 |
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Skokie
Wolfmen |
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1 |
1 |
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2 |
1 |
1 |
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6 |
8 |
0 |
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W:
Yu Darvish / L: Adam Waingright
Homeruns: Desmond (WC); Reyes (SW); Victorino (SW) |
| Darvish
for the Wolfmen with Relief help from R. Ross, J. Smith
and Kimbell held Cannon's boy down to one run, a homer
by Desmond. For Skokie six different players had RBIs as
it was a team effort as Jose Reyes went 3 for 4 with a
home run, two runs scored and a stolen base. |
| SKOKIE
WOLFMEN'S RECORD: 1 -1 |
Game #3
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TEAMS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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H |
E |
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Skokie
Wolfmen |
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3 |
1 |
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1 |
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10 |
18 |
0 |
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Wayne
Cannon |
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2 |
1 |
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2 |
2 |
1 |
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8 |
10 |
1 |
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W:
Alex Cobb / L: Marco Estrada
Homeruns: Mauer (WC); Staunton (WC); Desmond (WC);
Pierzynski (SW); Beltre (SW) |
| No
Pitching to speak off in this game, as Skokie came out
on a House on Fire scoring 8 runs in the first two
innings as everyone went crazy against Estrada including
Beltre with 4 RBIs including a double and homer (5 RBIs)
on the day and Pierzynski hitting a two run shot. Wayne
came back slowly but surely with three homers of his own
and Kimbrell had a hard time getting the save as he gave
up a run in the 9th and had the bases loaded with two
outs before he struck out Desmond to end the game.
Hitter starts was Beltre, C. Gonzalez (4 for 5, 2 RBIs)
and Phillips (3 for 5). |
| SKOKIE
WOLFMEN'S RECORD: 2 -1 |
Game #4
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TEAMS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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Wayne
Cannon |
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2 |
3 |
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1 |
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6 |
7 |
0 |
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Skokie
Wolfmen |
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1 |
2 |
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3 |
2 |
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8 |
11 |
1 |
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W:
Robbie Ross / L: Chad Billingsley
Homeruns: Stanton - 2 (WC); Rizzo (WC); Butler (SW);
Pierzynski (SW); Beltre (SW) |
|
Skokie's ball park is a home run fested place and in
this game, all the runs for Wayne came on two homers by
Stanton and a three run shot by Rizzo. For Skokie their
first run came in on a WP by Billingsley, then Butler
hit a pinch hit homer, Pierzynski hit a 3 run shot in
the fifth and Beltre won it with his 2 run shot in the
6th. Kimbrell came in to get the save in the 9th. |
| SKOKIE
WOLFMEN'S RECORD: 3 -1 |
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Series #2
(Peter Waterstreet is from
San Jose, California and has won 4 Star Tournaments. In 2013, he
is ranked 17th for total points in the year's tournaments he has
competed in. His team features
such stars as Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, Carlos Ruiz, Dustin
Pedroia, with Ardolis Chapman,
Jerred Weaver and Gio Gonzalez. This is how series #2 went for
the Skokie Wolfmen)
Game #1
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TEAMS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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Skokie
Wolfmen |
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3 |
2 |
1 |
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2 |
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8 |
13 |
0 |
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Peter
Waterstreet |
1 |
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1 |
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2 |
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4 |
10 |
1 |
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W:
Jarrod Parker / L: Gio Gonzalez
Homeruns: Butler (SW) |
| Well
Skokie did well in its first round, was it a fluke and
did the Wolfmen have a good team. Peter took a 2-0
lead as they were hitting Parker hard until the 4th when
3 hits and a walk brought in 3 runs, in the 5th Butler
hit a two run shot and Scutaro squeezed home a run in
the 6th. Peter was able to pick two more runs in the 7th
helped by a Wild pitch, Skokie was able to pick 2 more
in the 9th also helped by a WP and McGee & Kimbrell shut
Peter down to preserve an 8-4 win. Many players on
Skokie had RBIs, Perez was 3 for 5 with 2 doubles. |
| SKOKIE
WOLFMEN'S RECORD: 4 -1 |
Game #2
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TEAMS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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Peter
Waterstreet |
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2 |
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3 |
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2 |
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6 |
9 |
1 |
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Skokie
Wolfmen |
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2 |
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2 |
10 |
1 |
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W:
Johnny Cueto / L: Yu Darvish
Homeruns: Jones (PW); Ruiz (PW); Colvin (PW) |
| This
game was all Waterstreet as his six runs all came via
home runs off Darvish. C. Jones hit a homer for Peeter
in the 1st and Ruiz hit a 2 run homer in the 3rd with
Colvin capping Peter's scoring with a 3 run shot in the
fifth. Other than a moment in the 3rd
when C. Gonzales doubled in two runs for Skokie, this
game was all Cueto. Ruiz was the hitting star going 3
for 4 with a home run. |
| SKOKIE
WOLFMEN'S RECORD: 4 -2 |
Game #3
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TEAMS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
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R |
H |
E |
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Skokie
Wolfmen |
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2 |
2 |
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2 |
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1 |
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7 |
13 |
0 |
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Peter
Waterstreet |
1 |
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2 |
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3 |
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6 |
9 |
1 |
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W:
Craig Kimbrell / L: Mitchell Boggs
Homeruns: Gonzalez (SW); Perez (SW); A. Jones (SW); C.
Jones (PW) |
| Skokie
was leading this game 6-3 in the bottom of the 8th when
Chipper Jones hit his second homer of the series and
Willie Bloomquest singled in two runs with two outs
against Kimbrell to tie the game at 6 apiece. Skokie
scored 2 runs in the third on a 2 run shot by C.
Gonzalez, and Cobb hit a SCFL with Reyes squeezing in a
run in the 4th. A two run shot by Perez gave Skokie a
6-3 lead in the 7th. The games hero's was Adam
Jones who hit a homer against Boggs in the 10th to give
Skokie a 7-6 win. This was a very close and tense game
for both teams. A.Jones was the hitting star going 3 for 5
in the game. |
| SKOKIE
WOLFMEN'S RECORD: 5 -2 |
Game #4
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TEAMS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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R |
H |
E |
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Peter
Waterstreet |
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3 |
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1 |
1 |
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7 |
11 |
0 |
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Skokie
Wolfmen |
6 |
1 |
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1 |
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8 |
10 |
0 |
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W:
Jake McGee / L: Craig Breslow
Homeruns: Jones (PW); Trout (PW); |
| In the
final of the series Waterstreet showed his resilience
again as after taking a 2-0 lead on a 2 run shot by C.
Jones, Skokie went crazy in the bottom of the 1st against
Lucas Harrell, scoring six runs on 3 hits, 3 walks and a
WP. In the top of the third Trout led off with a homer
and Colvin knocked in two more with a triple to make it
7-5 Skokie. Doumit singled in another run for Peter in
the 5th with two outs and a double by Trout tied the
game at 7 all in the 6th. In the bottom of the 7th
Scutaro singles in Heyward in for a 8-7 Skokie lead and
McGee and Krimbrell hold Waterstreet down for the final
3-1/3 innings. So after two rounds Skokie has
surprised the veterans in the tournament. |
| SKOKIE
WOLFMEN'S RECORD: 6 -2 |
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Series #3
(Mike Breithaupt is from
Fulleton, CA and has won only 1 Star Tournament. In 2013, he
is ranked 6th for total points in the year's tournaments he has
competed in. His team features
such stars as Kris Medlin, Justin Verlander, Chris Sales and
Melky Cabrera. Here is how my
third series in the Pure Strat tournament went as we struggled
for the 1st time ... )
Game #1
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TEAMS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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R |
H |
E |
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Skokie
Wolfmen |
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1 |
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1 |
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2 |
4 |
0 |
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Mike
Breithaupt |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
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3 |
6 |
0 |
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W:
Casey Jennson / L: Craig Kimbrell
Homerun: Perez (SW) |
| This
was a pitcher's battle all the way as Skokie took a 1-0
lead on Perez's homer but Mike came back in the 4th and
fifth with his trade mark of small ball rallies to take
a 2-1 lead. Votto tied the game in the 6th knocking in
Reyes and the relievers held each team down till the
bottom of the night when Jay left off with a double,
advanced to third by Carroll on a ground out and Escobar
the SS, squeeze the winning run home. Mike's
superior starting pitching and ability to score on small
ball killed Skokie in this series. |
| SKOKIE
WOLFMEN'S RECORD: 6 -3 |
Game #2
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TEAMS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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R |
H |
E |
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Mike
Breithaupt |
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1 |
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1 |
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3 |
2 |
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7 |
11 |
0 |
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Skokie
Wolfmen |
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1 |
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1 |
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2 |
7 |
0 |
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W:
Kris Medlin / L: Joe Smith
Homeruns: Carpenter (MB); Cabrera (MB); Beltre (SW) |
| Kris
Medlin, who some feel has the best starter's card for
2012 was masterful pitching a complete game - Skokie got
runners on base but couldn't score them - in the
meantime Mike's crew would get men on base each inning,
using stolen bases and sacrifices - the big hitting star
was David Wright who went 3 for 5 with 2 RBIs and
contributions for many different players on Mike's team.
As you can see in this series Skokie struggled to score
runs whereas Mike was able to score just what was
needed. |
| SKOKIE
WOLFMEN'S RECORD: 6 -4 |
Game #3
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TEAMS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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H |
E |
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Skokie
Wolfmen |
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1 |
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1 |
6 |
0 |
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Mike
Breithaupt |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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2 |
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6 |
10 |
1 |
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W:
Kyle Lohse / L:
Alex Cobb
Homeruns: Beltre (SW); Escobar (MB) |
| This
game was the same story as the prior games, all
Breithaupt and his crusaders as Skokie was once again
helpless at the plate and Mike was able to get serval
rallies going. Melky Cabrera was the hitting star
going our 4 for 4 with two runs scored and an RBI. Lohse
with Patton and Kontos held Skokie to 1 run.
Skokie now had lost three straight and needed a victory
in the next game. |
| SKOKIE
WOLFMEN'S RECORD: 6 -5 |
Game #4
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TEAMS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
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R |
H |
E |
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Mike
Breithaupt |
1 |
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1 |
5 |
3 |
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Skokie
Wolfmen |
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1 |
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1 |
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2 |
10 |
0 |
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W:
Wade Miley / L: Jonathan Papelbon
Homeruns: (none) |
| This
was an amazing game that went on and on. When Mike
scored a run in the first off Vogelsong which was run
walked in, it seems like the Breithaupt express was on
its way again. But somehow Skokie limited Mike to only
four more hits over the next 13 innings (but 7 walks)
and Wade Miley had runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out
in the top of the 14th before getting out the side.
Skokie's first run came on a Double by Beltre, a
sacrifice by Vogelsong and a Sacrifice Fly by Victorino.
Then in the bottom of the 14th, C. Gonzalez walked,
Votto was intentially walked, Pierzynski walked to load
the bases and Heyward was HBP to bring in the winning
run in this marathon. No hitting stars to mention, it
was all pitchers this game. |
| SKOKIE
WOLFMEN'S RECORD: 7 -5 |
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Series #4
(Dave Bengert is from
Bloomington, IN and has won only 2 Star Tournaments. In 2013, he
is ranked 21st for total points in the year's tournaments he has
competed in. His team features
such stars as Chase Headley, Andrew McCutchen, Josh Hamilton,
David Price, R.A. Dickey &
Stephen Strausburg. Here is how my fourth series in the Pure Strat tournament went!)
Game #1
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TEAMS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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R |
H |
E |
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Dave
Bengert |
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1 |
3 |
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1 |
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5 |
8 |
0 |
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Skokie Wolfmen |
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1 |
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2 |
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3 |
7 |
1 |
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W:
R.A. Dickey / L: Jarrod Parker
Homerun: Utley (DB); Ellis (DB) |
| Skokie
was hoping to get back on winning ways but we had
trouble scoring on Dickey and Mott - Dave scored early
with a homer by Utley in the 2nd and Headley two run
double in the third and an error Pierzynski. We came
back in the 6th to make it 4-3 but had a runner throw
out at the plate and Ellis' homer in the 9th made it
5-3. The hitting star was Ellis, 2 for 4, two runs, 1
RBI with his homer. Skokie needed to find out how to get
back on the winning ways! |
| SKOKIE
WOLFMEN'S RECORD: 7 -6 |
Game #2
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TEAMS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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R |
H |
E |
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Skokie
Wolfmen |
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2 |
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1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
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10 |
11 |
0 |
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Dave
Bengert |
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0 |
4 |
1 |
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W:
Yu Darvish / L: Stephen Strausburg
Homeruns: Heyward -2 (SW); Phillips (SW); |
| Finally
the Skokie bats awoke, after 5 games of struggling to
score runs. Heyward was the hitting star, 2 for 4 with
two home runs and 4 RBIs. Beltre also went 3 for 4.
Darvish pitched a complete game shutout for the win. In
this tournament if you go ahead by 10 runs or more, the
game ends so the game finished in the 7th. |
| SKOKIE
WOLFMEN'S RECORD: 8 -6 |
Game #3
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TEAMS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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R |
H |
E |
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Dave
Bengert |
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1 |
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1 |
7 |
1 |
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Skokie
Wolfmen |
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2 |
1 |
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2 |
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5 |
5 |
0 |
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W:
Alex Cobb / L: Brandon Morrow
Homeruns: none |
| Cobb
was able to keep Dave's hitters at bay allowing one run
in the 2nd, Skokie threw out McCutchen trying to score
in the 4th and Kimbrell stopped another rally in the 8th
to get the save and preserve the win for Cobb.
Skokie used two walks in the 4th and two more in the 5th
to score runs and Perez's two run double in the 8th gave
Skokie a 5-1 win. Skokie only had 5 hits but 3 men
scored who walked. Skokie was back on a winning streak. |
| SKOKIE
WOLFMEN'S RECORD: 9 -6 |
Game #4
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TEAMS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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R |
H |
E |
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Skokie
Wolfmen |
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1 |
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2 |
1 |
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4 |
14 |
1 |
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Dave
Bengert |
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1 |
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1 |
3 |
0 |
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W:
Vinnie Pestano / L: Junichi Tazawa
Homeruns: Pierzynski (SW); Vicedo (DB) |
| Once
again the Skokie pitching came up to the task as Miley
held Bengert to only one run in the 5th, a home run by
Viciedo and Pestano and McGee closed the door. The
hitting star was Pierzysnki who homered in the 6th to
tie the game, Reyes and Heyward had RBIs in the 8th for
a 3-1 Skokie lead and Pierzysnki double in the 9th
scored another run for a 4-1 Skokie win. At this point
Skokie was now in 1st or 2nd of our division. Next up
was our chance to play the Star Tournaments World
Champion (won their big tournament in January of this
year, see our April interview) with Willy Dominguez and
produced a surprising result. |
| SKOKIE
WOLFMEN'S RECORD: 10-6 |
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Series #5
(Willie Dominguez is from
Coral Springs, FL and has won only 8 Star Tournaments including
was
crown the Worlds Champion in January of 2013. In 2013, he is ranked
5th for total points
in the year's collective tournaments he has competed in. His
team features
such stars as Yoenis Cepedes, Bruce Harper, Evan Longoria, David
Ortiz and Buster Posey.
Here is how my fifth series in the Pure Strat tournament went
with the champ!)
Game #1
|
TEAMS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
|
Skokie Wolfmen |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
2 |
|
7 |
10 |
0 |
|
Willie
Dominquez |
|
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
10 |
1 |
|
|
W:
Jose Valverde / L: Jason Grilli
Homerun: Victornio (SW); Phillips (SW); Walker (WD) |
| This
game started out like most games for Skokie where our
opponents scored first. Walker hit a homer in the 2nd
and then singles by Ortiz and Cepedes scored two more
for a 3-0 lead. Through the 7th Skokie only had 3 hits
and two innings wiped out by double plays as Jake Peavy
was masterful. But then Skokie came to life in the 8th
and after one out, a double by Jones, a walk to Philips
and Scutaro pinch hitting, had the bases loaded. Reyes
singled in one run to make it 3-1 but the key blow was
Victorino pinch hitting for Gonzalez, hits a Grand Slam
to put Skokie up (he was the hitting star of the game)
5-3 and Phillips two run shot in the 9th made it 7-3.
Kimbrell and McGee closed it out for the Skokie win. |
| SKOKIE
WOLFMEN'S RECORD: 11 -6 |
Game #2
|
TEAMS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
|
Willie Dominquez |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
Skokie
Wolfmen |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
9 |
0 |
|
|
W:
Yu Darvish / L: Hiroki Kuroda
Homeruns: Reyes (SW) |
| This
game was a pitcher's game but this was the first of
three games of frustration for Willie as his team was
unable to score any runs for the remainder of this
series unbelievably. Darvish pitched great to shut
Willie down and received help from Ross, Pestano and
McGee to preserve the shutout. Skokie's only runs came
in the 5th when Reyes hit a two run homer. Skokie had
base loaded in the first with one out but Perez flied
out into a DP and again had a chance to score Heyward
from 1st on Phillip's double in the 2nd but he was
thrown out at theplate. Reyes was the hitting star going
3 for 4 as well as C. Gonzales went 3 for 4. A nail
bitter of a game. |
| SKOKIE
WOLFMEN'S RECORD: 12 -6 |
Game #3
|
TEAMS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
|
Skokie
Wolfmen |
|
2 |
1
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
9 |
13 |
2 |
|
Willie Dominquez |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
5 |
3 |
|
|
W:
Alex Cobb / L: Zack Greinke
Homeruns: Votto (SW); Pierzynski (SW); A. Jones (SW) |
| Alex
Cobb was masterful giving up 5 hits with 12 strikeouts
in this complete game shutout while his teammates
pounded Dominquez and Grienke. The scoring was a
team effort as seven players had RBIs with Beltre going
4 for 5. |
| SKOKIE
WOLFMEN'S RECORD: 13 -6 |
Game #4
|
TEAMS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
|
Willie Dominquez |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
3 |
2 |
|
Skokie
Wolfmen |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
W:
Joe Smith / L: Doug Fister
Homeruns: Beltre (SW); Gonzalez (SW) |
| Willie
was very excited to get out of Skokie and finish this
series as again he was totally unable to score any runs,
finishing with 3 runs total for the four games.
Vogelsong with help from Smith, McGee and Kimbrell
preserved this shutout while Beltre one run homer in the
6th and Gonzalez's two run shot in the 7th gave Skokie
all the runs it needed to sweep the series and win 3-0.
We would have to say the result of this series was
totally unexpected but Willie said he didn't like the
team he drafted. Ok, one more series for the
normal regulation play before the power series to decide
which teams make the playofffs. |
| SKOKIE
WOLFMEN'S RECORD: 14-6 |
-------------------------------
Series #6
(Dave Hegg is from
Geneva, IL and has won only 2 Star Tournaments. His team
features
such stars as Alex Gordon, Robinson Cano, Andre Ethier, Clayton
Kershaw and Prince Fielder.
Here is how my sixth series in the Pure Strat tournament went as
the regular tournament ends!)
Game #1
|
TEAMS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
Dave
Hegg |
|
|
3 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
5 |
9 |
0 |
|
Skokie Wolfmen |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
W:
Clayton Kershaw / L: Jarrod Parker
Homeruns: (none) |
| Skokie
went back to their old pattern as we struggled to get
any hitting against Clayton Kershaw who some people
consider the best starting pitcher there is. Ethier
Dave's CFer was 2 for 2 with two doubles and 2 runs
scored before he was defensively replaced by Fowler.
This game was all Mr. Hegg. |
| SKOKIE
WOLFMEN'S RECORD: 14 -7 |
Game #2
|
TEAMS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
|
Skokie Wolfmen |
3 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
6 |
8 |
1 |
Dave
Hegg |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
W:
Yu Darvish / L: Felix Hernandez
Homeruns: Beltre (SW) |
| Yu
Darvish had a no hitter going into the 7th but he did
walk 4 batters. McGee and Valverde helped Darvish
complete the shutout. Hitting wise Betltre was the star
going 2 for 5 with a 3 run homer in the first as Skokie
got back on the winner track with another shutout. |
| SKOKIE
WOLFMEN'S RECORD: 15 -7 |
Game #3
|
TEAMS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
Dave
Hegg |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
Skokie Wolfmen |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
4 |
9 |
0 |
|
|
W:
Alex Cobb / L: Mike Fiers
Homeruns: Heyward (SW); Jones (SW) |
| Alex
Cobb for the second time in a row throws a complete game
shutout only allowing 4 hits. Beltre was 3 for 3 with an
RBI and Hewyard 2 for 3 with 2 RBI's including a solo
homer for the hitting stars. If Skokie won the last
game, Skokie would clinch best record in our division. |
| SKOKIE
WOLFMEN'S RECORD: 16 -7 |
Game #4
|
TEAMS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
|
Skokie Wolfmen |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
Dave
Hegg |
1 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
8 |
12 |
1 |
|
|
W:
Ryan Dempster / L: Wade Miley
Homeruns: Beltre (SW); Montero (DH) |
| This
game was all Mr. Hegg as he scored early and then
knocked out Miley in the 5th. Skokie was unable to score
at all on Dempster and when he was pulled in the 8th
finally with Beltre's homer came up with 3 runs in the
8th to avoid a shutout. The hitting stars for Dave were
Weiters 2 or 3 with 2 RBIs, Fielder 2 for 2 with an RBI.
So Skokie in its first tournament finished 16-8 tied for
first with Mike Breithaupt. The final series was to
determine our place within the top three teams of our
division, either winning it with a first round bye or
have to play the 3rd place finisher of the other
division in the first round of the playoffs. |
| SKOKIE
WOLFMEN'S RECORD: 16-8 (completion of regular
tournament games) |
-------------------------------
YOU HAVE ENTERED THE
PURE STRAT SKYPE JUNE POWER MATCHUP
(June 2013, to determine ranking in the playoffs)
(Mike Breithaupt was our
opponent and as you recall, he was the only other manager in
this
tournament that we were unable to win or tie our series. I
reviewed our previous serious to see
if there was some different strategies we could beat Mike to win
outright our division. Since
we were tied in records, if we split the four game series we
would need to play a 5th game.
Since Mike used small ball to win, including stealing a lot of
bases we used Perez as our
catcher for all four games. We thought we had a chance here as
we came back in Game 1. )
Game #1
|
TEAMS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
|
Skokie
Wolfmen |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
2 |
1 |
|
5 |
7 |
0 |
|
Mike
Breithaupt |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
4 |
9 |
1 |
|
|
W:
Jake McGee / L: Casey Janssen
Homerun: Beltre -2 (SW); Victorino (SW); Prado (MB) |
| As
happened in the prior series Mike got his first two
hitters on base via a walk against Parker and Carpenter
singled in the first run. But homers by Beltre in the
2nd and Victorino in the 5th gave Skokie a 2-1 lead.
However in the 7th against Smith, Prado hit a 3 run
homer to give Breithaupt a 4-2 lead. In the top of
the 8th Reyes singled and went to third on a steal and
Scutaro squeezed him home for a 4-3 score. Then Beltre
hits his second homer of the game to tie it at 4 each.
In the bottom of the 8th against McGee, Mike had first
and third with one out but couldn't score. A triple by
Reyes in the top of the 9th scores A. Jones and Kimbrell
gets the save as Skokie won this close game 5-4. |
| SKOKIE
WOLFMEN'S RECORD: 17 -8 |
Game #2
|
TEAMS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
|
Mike
Breithaupt |
1 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
11 |
0 |
|
Skokie
Wolfmen |
2 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
7 |
0 |
|
|
W:
Kris Medlin / L: Yu Darvish
Homeruns: Swisher (MB); A. Jones (SW) |
| Skokie
was hopeful to take game #2, after Swisher hit a homer
in the top of the first or Mike, a Past Ball and basehit
by Heyward put Skokie up 2-1 in the bottom of the 1st.
Then the top of the 5th was a big inning or Mike as his
pitcher had two base hits and between 4 walks and hits,
Mike scored six which Skokie couldn't recover.
Once again Skokie was having trouble scoring runs on
Breithaupt. A. Jones 2 run shot in the sixth made it 7-4
but then we couldn't do anything vs. Medlin. No
specific hitting star for Mike but pretty much each of
his hitters got on base via a walk or hit. So as we went
into Game 3 of this Power Match, we remained tied. |
| SKOKIE
WOLFMEN'S RECORD: 17 -9 |
Game #3
|
TEAMS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
|
Skokie
Wolfmen |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
Mike
Breithaupt |
3 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
|
8 |
14 |
0 |
|
|
W:
Kyle Lohse / L: Alex Cobb
Homeruns: Wright (MB) |
| Skokie
was hopeful with Cobb throwing two shutouts in our prior
two series he could hold the Breithaupt express but this
was not meant to be. Wright hits a 3 run homer in the
first and Mike continued scoring runs at will between,
walks, hits and stolen bases. We were pretty much
helpless this game to do anything to stop him. Lohse
pitched greater supported by Patton, Jenssen, Kontos and
Norberto to shut Skokie down as again Skokie struggled
to get runs. The hitting star for Mike was Jon Jay
who was 5 for 5 with a run scored, 3 rbis, and two
stolen bases. If Skokie wanted a shot at keeping
1st place in the division now, they had to win Game #4,
but so far we were 2-5 vs. Mike. |
| SKOKIE
WOLFMEN'S RECORD: 17 -10 |
Game #4
|
TEAMS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
|
Mike
Breithaupt |
|
|
3 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
5 |
10 |
0 |
|
Skokie
Wolfmen |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
4 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
W:
Chris Sales / L: Ryan Vogelsong
Homeruns: A. Jones (SW); Reyes (SW); Heyward (SW) |
| This
was another amazing game between Breithaupt and Skokie -
as it followed the old pattern of Mike scoring first and
Skokie had to play catch up - Mike use 4 singles, a wild
pitch and a sacrifice to score three in the third.
Skokie playing in their hitter's park with a strong
lineup against lefties vs. Mike's starter Chris Sales
held Skokie to only one run a homer by A. Jones. However
there was a key play in the 4th when Perez doubled with
Scuatro on 1st who tried to score and was shut down.
We have to keep our starters in till the 5th so Mike
quickly took out Sales and brought in K. Jenssen who
shut Skokie out for 2 innings. Again another key
play in the 6th, with two outs and Men on 1st and third,
Melky Cabrera hits a pinch hit double and two runs score
as Mike takes a commanding 5-1 lead. However,
finally in the bottom of the 8th against Patton, Skokie
comes through with 3 runs, on a single homer by reyes
and a two run shot by Heyward to make it 5-4 but
Pappelbon closes Skokie out 1-2-3 in the 9th as Mike
claims the division championship with a record of 19-9
and Skokie comes in second at 17-11. So close.
If Scutaro had scored in the 4th or we had gotten
Cabrera out in the 6th we might have gone to a Game 5.
No hitter star for Mike as the victory was a team
effort. |
| SKOKIE
WOLFMEN'S RECORD: 17 -11 |
-------------------------------
Notes from the Wolfman:
So unfortunately, we
were unable to do any better against Mike B., the second time
around although the first and last games of this series could
have gone either way. So with Mike winning the division,
he received a 1st round bye in the playoffs. As stated for this
tournament there were two - 7 team divisions. I was in Division
B. So for the next round, I would play the 3rd ranked team
from Division A in a 7 game series. The winner of this
series would advance to the second round of the playoffs to play
the Division A champion in a 7 game series. Our opponent
for this first round of the playoffs was Mick van Valkenburg
(who at the time of this writing is the leader in points for
the collective tournaments offered by Star Tournaments in 2013). A chance to
face another Pure Strat / Star Tournament champion. We
will report on the Skokie's Wolfmen escapades in the Pure Strat
Skype Playoffs in the next issue (which we hope is in the second
issue of August).
Please
find below a summary of the team statistics for all of the
Skokie Wolfmen, our hitting and pitching performance:
Skokie Wolfmen Hitting (28 games)
|
Name |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
2B |
3B |
HR |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
HBP |
DP |
SB |
CS |
SAC |
SCFL |
E |
Avg. |
|
Beltre |
28 |
110 |
22 |
41 |
23 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
7 |
2 |
18 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.373 |
|
Butler |
22 |
37 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.216 |
|
Cobb |
7 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0.083 |
|
Crawford |
13 |
11 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.455 |
|
Darvish |
7 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.083 |
|
Gonzalez |
28 |
107 |
14 |
29 |
10 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
31 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.271 |
|
Heyward |
28 |
90 |
11 |
23 |
14 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
0 |
18 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.256 |
|
Jones |
26 |
83 |
10 |
22 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
29 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0.265 |
|
Kimbrell |
14 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.000 |
|
McGee |
18 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
|
Miley |
8 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.000 |
|
Parker |
7 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
|
Perez |
26 |
66 |
4 |
15 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0.227 |
|
Pestano |
14 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
|
Phillips |
21 |
46 |
9 |
15 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.326 |
|
Pierzynski |
21 |
49 |
10 |
11 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.224 |
|
Reyes |
28 |
117 |
15 |
31 |
10 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0.265 |
|
Ross |
14 |
11 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.182 |
|
Scutaro |
21 |
67 |
3 |
13 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0.194 |
|
Smith |
13 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
|
Victorino |
21 |
32 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0.125 |
|
Vogelsong |
5 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.500 |
|
Votto |
28 |
61 |
14 |
14 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
28 |
2 |
21 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.230 |
|
Total |
28 |
938 |
125 |
237 |
120 |
46 |
6 |
34 |
82 |
9 |
214 |
10 |
17 |
13 |
7 |
24 |
10 |
8 |
0.253 |
Skokie Wolfmen Pitching (28 games)
|
Name |
G |
W |
L |
GS |
CG |
Sh |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
SO |
ERA |
|
Cobb |
7 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
45 |
38 |
17 |
17 |
4 |
16 |
40 |
3.40 |
|
Darvish |
7 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
40.33 |
27 |
13 |
13 |
6 |
22 |
44 |
2.90 |
|
Kimrell |
14 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
15.67 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
21 |
1.72 |
|
McGee |
18 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
20.67 |
13 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
23 |
0.44 |
|
Miley |
8 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21.33 |
15 |
9 |
9 |
2 |
9 |
14 |
3.80 |
|
Parker |
7 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
40 |
19 |
18 |
2 |
16 |
29 |
4.63 |
|
Pestano |
14 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
15 |
8 |
8 |
2 |
8 |
12 |
6.55 |
|
Ross |
14 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1+ |
0 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
6 |
4.00 |
|
Smith |
13 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1+ |
0 |
15 |
15 |
8 |
8 |
2 |
7 |
10 |
4.80 |
|
Valverdee |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1+ |
1 |
16.33 |
16 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
6 |
12 |
4.96 |
|
Vogelsong |
5 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
1+ |
0 |
22.33 |
23 |
14 |
14 |
4 |
12 |
27 |
5.64 |
|
Total |
28 |
17 |
11 |
28 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
251.66 |
215 |
105 |
104 |
24 |
118 |
238 |
3.72 |
Final Notes from the Wolfman:
Well
as you can see this was a full months of games against some very
good SOM Baseball managers. I think we picked a pretty
balanced team - we did outscore our opponents 125 - 105 and had
more homers 34-24. We only committed 8 errors and McGee
was lights out in relief. I would say Cobb was our best starter
with 2 shutouts. Beltre was the best hitter with 9 homers and 23
RBIs.
I hope
that this article so far (via the two parts) has provided for
our readers an excellent feel and idea what it is like to play
in a tournament using Skype, the actual cards and an on-line
dice roller as is
offered by Pure Strat (the western division of the Star
Tournaments). Two of the three tournaments we will be offering
for the On-line SOM Baseball Convention in September will
utilize this process to play the games. Additionally, you may
need a little preparation to draft a team you will compete with
at the convention, (again two of the 3 tournaments use this
process to build your team) so hopefully part I o this article
helped in this regard. Now I would recommend
that you might wish to return to our June issue and find Part I of this
article that discusses this tournament and the rules, so you
will have a complete picture and remember what I shared before. You can find this earlier article
by going to this page:
http://www.ultimatestratbaseball.com/USBN-6-2013/Wolfman-does-Purestrat-P1-June2013.htm
Lastly, as a quick reminder,
a lot more information is given about the September On-line SOM
Baseball Convention at the main website. Why not head over for a
quick visit and check it out. Only $10 to join us for a full
weekend of on-line tournaments. This has never been done
before, be part of history as a version of the original National
SOM convention returns. Go to:
http://www.stratalliance.info
(The convention is brought to you through the joint
efforts of
Purestrat, the Star Tournaments & the Ultimate Strat Baseball
Newsletter)
Contained inside this exciting issue of Ultimate Strat
Baseball Newsletter:
(to view the various interviews, articles, columns and special sections click on
the links {underlined}
and this will take you to the appropriate
webpage)
♦
RETURN TO NEWSLETTER MAIN PAGE
♦
INTERVIEW with JOHN DEWAN,
President of Baseball Info Solutions
♦
INTERVIEW with JOE
HAMRAHI,
CEO of
Baseball Prospectus
♦
STRAT THOUGHTS with
BRUCE BUNDY,
SOM Gamer, Creator of
Baseball Card Formulas, Baseball Strategy Advisor, Beta Tester
for the Game Company
(Continuation of the monthly column of "Strat Thoughts"
developed by legendary Bruce Bundy
♦
1st International
SOM On-line Baseball Convention, by the Strat Alliance
-- a more complete discussion of the revolutionary new
convention to be offered in
September offering three baseball tournaments organized by the
Strat Alliance of Groups!
♦
EARLY SOM
CONVENTIONS COLUMN with WOLFMAN SHAPIRO --
editor of
"The Ultimate Strat Newsletter" and 2012 CBA Champion.
Wolfman takes us back in
this article to the fifth national Strat-o-matic
Convention in 1976 held in Champaign-Urbana, IL, at the
University of Illinois as the Wolfman and his buddies organize
their third convention. Wolfman will be
our guide through the first nine conventions happening through 1980
of which he was present at each one. This particular column now
moves into the 1974-1980
era when the conventions moved to Illinois. We will continue to share one new convention in
each future issue till all of these early conventions are published.
Also as an inspiration for the SOM On-line Baseball Convention
this year.
♦
INTERVIEW with ALEX
REDOVIAN,
Founder of Strat-o-matic.Net Forums/Dice Rollers
♦
COMMISSIONER's CORNER with MARC WASSERMAN --
commissioner of the Cyber Baseball Association (CBA) continues
his column about what it is like to be a League Commissioner.
In this article he focuses more upon the contents of a good,
strong and lasting league constitution.
♦
SOM BASEBALL CARDS
with TOM NAHIGIAN-
This month we
share more of the early SOM
Baseball cards from the 1960 and 1961 seasons thanks to Tom
Nahigian who has a complete collection of all the cards ever
printed. This is the third issue we have shared a few cards from
this early time.
♦
RECOMMEND
ON-LINE SOM RESOURCES
-- On-line Strat-o-matic and Baseball related websites that offer amazing information, special tools and products to improve
your game play
that we strongly recommend. In most cases, we have had personal contact with
these sources who agree with the principle to work together and help promote each other.
♦
BOOKS TO
DIE FOR and Become a BASEBALL GURU
-- This page
is a new page we are adding for the newsletter that is
specifically about special books we are finding that either will
expand your insights about the game of Baseball, help you in the
creation of your current league teams or with your replays and
learn more about the Strat-o-matic Base Game and Game Company's
history. At the time of the release of this newsletter we
have a special arrangement with Acta Sports to offer our members
a 10% discount. We hope to add more books in the future.
Check out the
new e-book
by the Wolfman
his first SOM Baseball e-book sharing his
secrets for creating a successful team
(for your draft league or tournament,
click on the cover to read more and
be one of the first to get a copy!)
In Celebration of the
SOM On-line Baseball Convention
Wolfman is offering his
e-book
by donation till September!!
Contact Us for Questions or Submissions:
Wolfman Shapiro
co-Founder/Editor, the
Ultimate Strat Baseball Newsletter
email:
wolfman@ultimatestratbaseball.com
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