Scores: Updated & Corrected

The weather has mangled the schedule. More to come on that later this week. Here are the results from the most recent games, including one makeup game...

Tuesday, Feb. 15 (Makeup of a Feb 11 game):
Rick's Stablemates 14
NFS 1

Friday, Feb 18 (Week 4):
Green Monsters 4
Rick's Stablemates 17

NFS 22
Green Monsters 15

Slackers 6
GoodFellas 19

Your current standings are in the top of the sidebar. Stay tuned for scheduling info.

New Team, Revised Schedule

We've got a fifth team. That can only mean one thing: We need more beer.

Here's the revised schedule for the next round of games:

Friday, February 4, 2011:

9:30 Slackers @ Rick's Stablemates
Umps: 2 GoodFellas

11:00 Green Monsters @ GoodFellas
Umps: 1 Slacker + 1 Stablemate

12:30 NFS @ GoodFellas
Umps: 2 Monsters

STANDINGS:
                                  W  L
1. Rick's Stablemates  1  0
1. Slackers                 1  0
3. NFS                       0  0
5. GoodFellas             0  1
5. Green Monsters      0  1

Winter '11 Week One Results

Results from Friday, January 28:

Rick's Stablemates 24
Green Monsters 4

Goodfellas 11
Slackers 31

Note: Schedule will remain as-is due to the weather delaying the field upgrade.

Winter 2011 Season Schedule

Updated to include umping assignments. (And ELE is now Rick's Stablemates.)

January 28th 2011
10:00 Rick's Stablemates @ Green Monsters (Umps: 1 GoodFella, 1 Slacker)
11:30 GoodFellas @ Slackers (Umps: 1 Stablemate, 1 Monster)

February 4th 2011
10:00 Slackers @ Rick's Stablemates (Umps: 1 Monster, 1 GoodFella)
11:30 Green Monsters @ GoodFellas (Umps: 1 Slacker, 1 Stablemate)

February 11th 2011
10:00 Slackers @ Green Monsters (Umps: 1 GoodFella, 1 Stablemate)
11:30 GoodFellas @ Rick's Stablemates (Umps: 1 Slacker, 1 Monster)

February 18th 2011
10:00 Green Monsters @ Rick's Stablemates (Umps: 1 Slacker, 1 GoodFella)
11:30 Slackers @ GoodFellas (Umps: 1 Monster, 1 Stablemate)

February 25th 2011
10:00 Rick's Stablemates @ Slackers (Umps: 1 GoodFella, 1 Monster)
11:30 GoodFellas @ Green Monsters (Umps: 1 Stablemate, 1 Slacker)

March 4th 2011
10:00 Green Monsters @ Slackers (Umps: 1 Stablemate, 1 GoodFella)
11:30 Rick's Stablemates @ GoodFellas (Umps: 1 Monster, 1 Slacker)

March 11th 2011
10:00 Rick's Stablemates @ Green Monsters (Umps: 1 GoodFella, 1 Slacker)
11:30 GoodFellas @ Slackers (Umps: 1 Stablemate, 1 Monster)

March 18th 2011 Beginning at 10:00 AM: TOURNAMENT
Format (as always): #4 Seed @ #1 Seed & #3 Seed @ #2 Seed
The winners advance to the championship game, with the higher seed home

Commissionary Position For A New Season

Remeber the guy in red (and sometimes orange) who flops around center field, diving for balls and getting a mouthful of rocks and sand every time?

Yeah, he's running the show now. Zaki Ibrahim is stepping up in my absence and will get the Winter 2011 season together for you degenerates.

The season will kick off with a scrimmage on January 21 (that's this Friday!), and the regular season will begin the following Friday, January 28.

Captains have been contacted, but you can still join. You can reach Zaki directly, whether you want to put together a team, or just join as an individual. His info is below...

Updated Tourney Sked

Has anyone actually buried the Corpse of Jeff Sillin? Or does it yet roam? Here's the thing: ELE has never won a game. Not one. 0-14 over two seasons. But we don't care. All you have to do is show up and your team will always have a shot in the Tourney. But when you stop showing up, don't let anyone know, then vanish...

You get voted out of the Tourney.

Here's the updated Tournament schedule...

FRIDAY AUG. 6:

9:30 AM - Embassy (4) @ Around The Horn (1)
Umped by Kevin + 1 GoodFella + 1 Slacker

11:00 AM - GoodFellas (3) @ Slackers (2)
Umped by 2 from Embassy + 1 from Around The Horn

12:30 PM - Winners play, higher seed home
Umped by Kevin + 1 from each of the other (losing) teams

Regular Season Ends

ELE (Forfeit)
GoodFellas

Slackers
ELE (Forfeit)

Around The Horn 10
Embassy 6

The official Tournament schedule will be posted soon.

Note: If you're not going to field a team on a given day, please have the courtesy to let your opposing captain (and Kevin) know. Not asking for much more than very basic manners.

Results from July 23

ELE 6
Around The Horn 13

GoodFellas 20
Embassy 11

Embassy 6
Slackers 20

Notes:

- Around The Horn have clinched the top overall seed for the Tourney.
- The Slackers have clinched the #2 seed.
- The Embassy crew & GoodFellas have the same record at 3-4, but GoodFellas own the tiebreaker due to the head-to-head record (two games to none). The Embassy can still get the 3rd seed, but they have to beat Around The Horn next week and have GoodFellas lose to ELE. Any other result, and GoodFellas end up as the #3 seed.
- As mentioned before, ELE is locked in as the #5 seed.

Here's what's coming up...

July 30:

9:00 AM: ELE @ GoodFellas (Slackers)
10:30 AM: Slackers @ ELE (GoodFellas)
NOON: Around the Horn @ Embassy (ELE)

Tourney (Aug. 6):

9:00 AM PLAY-IN: #5 ELE @ #4 Seed
10:30 AM SEMI 1: #3 Seed @ #2 Slackers
NOON SEMI 2: #5/#4 Winner @ #1 Around The Horn*
1:30 PM FINAL: Semis Winners Play, Higher Seed Home
*NOTE: #1 Seed can choose which Semis time slot to play.

Eagerly Losing Everything

Hey, you degenerates!

Greetings from Ohio, home of $15 cases of beer and the sexy bodies that drink them. In a related item: How many 250-pound women can you fit into a size small halter top? Every damn one of them, apparently. Also a related item: They're f&*#ing called SKINNY jeans, you fat f&*%ing f&#ks.

I really need to go on a crash diet. I already feel myself verging. We don't want to verge, people. Never, ever verge.

I believe there's something of a softball season going on out there, yes? How's that working out for all y'all? Shut up. Don't answer that. I will tell YOU how it's working out...

Around The Horn's magic number is 1, meaning either one more win by them or one more loss by the Embassy, and they clinch the Tournament's top seed. Around The Horn's next game just happens to be against the winless and forfeit-happy ELE. Vegas is refusing to make odds.

For the Embassy to get the top seed, they need to win all three of their remaining games and have Around The Horn lose both of their remaining games. So it realistically looks like a three-way race for the second seed, because...

The Slackers & GoodFellas have been eliminated from the race for the top seed, but they both are alive for #2. All of this will work itself out, most likely by the end of this Friday's games, as the Embassy is taking on both GoodFellas and the Slackers.

ELE is locked in at #5 for the Tourney. That's 11 games and zero wins over the span of (almost) two seasons for the Sponsored Ones. Drink up, kids. My next case of $15 beer shall be guzzled in your honor.

IMPORTANT: Updated-revised-typed-and-PDF'd Rules(!) & an up-to-date schedule/results table can now be downloaded in the Downloadables section of this blog. If you can't find the Downloadables section, please click here.

Here's what you'll be doing this Friday...

July 23:

9:00 AM: ELE @ Around the Horn (Umps: Embassy)
10:30 AM: GoodFellas @ Embassy (Around the Horn)
NOON: Embassy @ Slackers (GoodFellas)

Enjoy it. Anyone want to chime in with early predictions? Anyone...?

PS: Declan started walking last week.

Scores & Schedule Update - Through Week 5

Kevin Rowlson is back in the HKJ to get all you degenerates in line. He is Acting Commish. Call him Boss.

Here's your complete results & schedule update. The current standings are at the top of the green sidebar, on the right of this page. Take small bites & chew thoroughly...

June 18:

Embassy 9
Around The Horn 18

GoodFellas 8
Slackers 18

June 25:

Around The Horn (WIN)
ELE (FORFEIT)

Around The Horn 14
GoodFellas 11

Slackers 7
Embassy 8

July 2:

Around The Horn 11 (Kissed Own Sister)
Slackers 11 (Also Kissed Own Sister)
     (Final - Played 8 Innings)

ELE 8
Embassy 32

GoodFellas 26
ELE 8

July 9:

Embassy (FORFEIT)
GoodFellas (WIN)

Slackers 20
GoodFellas 14

ELE 6
Slackers 19

July 16:

Embassy (WIN)
ELE (FORFEIT)

GoodFellas 9
Around the Horn 25

Slackers 9
Around the Horn 15

July 23:

9:00 AM: ELE @ Around the Horn (Embassy)
10:30 AM: GoodFellas @ Embassy (Around the Horn)
NOON: Embassy @ Slackers (GoodFellas)

July 30:

9:00 AM: ELE @ GoodFellas (Slackers)
10:30 AM: Slackers @ ELE (GoodFellas)
NOON: Around the Horn @ Embassy (ELE)

Tourney (Aug. 6):

9:00 AM PLAY-IN: #5 Seed @ #4 Seed
10:30 AM SEMI 1: #3 Seed @ #2 Seed
NOON SEMI 2: #5/#4 Winner @ #1 Seed
1:30 PM FINAL: Semis Winners Play, Higher Seed Home

Schedule - Rest O' The Way

Game times, as usual, are 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM & Noon.
(Umping assignments are in parentheses.)

July 16:
Embassy @ ELE (Around the Horn)
GoodFellas @ Around the Horn (ELE)
Slackers @ Around the Horn (GoodFellas)

July 23:
ELE @ Around the Horn (Embassy)
GoodFellas @ Embassy (Around the Horn)
Embassy @ Slackers (GoodFellas)

July 30:
ELE @ GoodFellas (Slackers)
Slackers @ ELE (GoodFellas)
Around the Horn @ Embassy (ELE)

Tourney (Aug. 6):
9:00 AM PLAY-IN: #5 Seed @ #4 Seed
10:30 AM SEMI 1: #3 Seed @ #2 Seed
NOON SEMI 2: #5/#4 Winner @ #1 Seed
1:30 PM FINAL: Semis Winners Play, Higher Seed Home

REVISED July 9 Sked

July 9:
9:00 AM - US Embassy @ GoodFellas (2 Slackers)
10:30 AM - Slackers @ GoodFellas (2 ELE)
Noon - ELE @ Slackers (2 GoodFellas)

Season 9, Episode 1 Results & Future Sked

June 18 (Week 1) Results:

US Embassy 9
Around The Horn 18

GoodFellas 8
Slackers 18

YOUR FUTURE...

Game 1 is at 9:00 AM, Game 2 at 10:30 AM, Game 3 at Noon(Umping Assignments in Parentheses)

June 25:
Around The Horn @ ELE (2 GoodFellas)
Around The Horn @ GoodFellas (1 Slacker + 1 ELE)
Slackers @ US Embassy (2 Around The Horn)

July 2:
Around The Horn @ Slackers (2 ELE)
ELE @ US Embassy (2 Around The Horn)
GoodFellas @ ELE (2 US Embassy)

July 9:
ELE @ Slackers (2 GoodFellas)
Slackers @ GoodFellas (2 ELE)
US Embassy @ GoodFellas (2 Slackers)

Questions from Week 1:

1. Overthrows that reach the fence beyond the dugouts (or go through the dugout or outfield fence openings) result in a timeout and runners are limited to ONE base from the last base they safely reached. If a runner is on his way to 2nd when the ball is overthrown, the runner gets 2nd only, not 3rd. And yes, the ball must reach the fence. If it stops anywhere in between, it's a live ball. (There's no way we can call time on a ball that's 3 feet from the foul line, and there's no natural barrier other thean the fence.) If the overthrow lands to the backstop side of the dugout doors, it is a live ball & runners can advance at will.

2. We nixed the punishment for missed umping assignments last season. I understand the Embassy guys took off without leaving an ump behind. The captains will discuss what to do about this, for all such instances & we'll try it for this season.

ASL Season Nine

Episode 1, Friday, June 18:

10:00 AM - Embassy @ Around the Horn
Umps: 1 Slacker & 1 GoodFella

11:30 AM - Slackers @ GoodFellas
Umps: 1 Embassy & 1 Around the Horn

Draft! (Not Just Beer): It's Green Again

Winter 2010 Tournament Results...

Semis Game 1:

Slackers 13
GoodFellas 9

Semis Game 2:

ELE La Calle 4
Green Monsters 18

Championship:

Slackers 10
Green Monsters 23

Tourney Time

The Winter 2010 Tournament is here.
Or shall we call it ASL Cup VIII, just to be pretentious?

Friday, March 19th:

11:30 AM - Slackers @ GoodFellas (Umps: 2 ELE + 1 Monster)
12:45 PM - ELE La Calle @ Green Monsters (Umps: 3 Slackers)
2:15 PM - Winners of Semis, with higher seed home (Umps: TBD)

Almost There

Barebonesloggin'...

Friday, March 12:

Slackers 21
ELE La Calle 19

GoodFellas 11
Green Monsters 19

Tourney Seeds:

1. Green Monsters (5-0)
2. GoodFellas (3-2)
3. Slackers (2-3)
4. ELE La Calle (0-5)

Regular season recap? Tourney preview? Anyone?

More of the Same (Plus: Fattoria!)

Week Four...

ELE La Calle 5
GoodFellas 7

Slackers 9
Green Monsters 16

Only two games remain for each team before the Tournament.

Three to go...

Friday, March 5:
Noon: ELE La Calle @ GoodFellas (Umps: 1 Slacker + 1 Monster)
1:30 PM: Slackers @ Green Monsters (Umps: 1 ELE + 1 GoodFella)

Saturday, March 6:
Time TBD: Slackers @ GoodFellas (Umps: 2 Monsters)
*This is a makeup of a Feb. 26 game*

Friday, March 12:
Noon: Slackers @ ELE La Calle (Umps: 1 GoodFella + 1 Monster)
1:30 PM: GoodFellas @ Green Monsters (Umps: 1 Slacker + 1 ELE)

Saturday, March 13:
Time TBD: Green Monsters @ ELE La Calle (Umps: TBD)
*This is a makeup of a Feb. 26 game*

Friday, March 19:
TOURNAMENT
11:15 AM: #3 Seed @ #2 Seed
12:30 PM: #4 Seed @ #1 Seed
2:00 PM: Semis Winners (Higher Seed Home)

Three Down...

UPDATE THURSDAY FEB 25 @ 2:00 PM:
NO SOFTBALL ON FEB. 26 (RAIN)
MAKEUP INFO HERE SOON

Friday, Feb. 19:

ELE La Calle 9
Slackers 24

Green Monsters 22
Slackers 11

Green Monsters 19
GoodFellas 11

Friday, Feb. 26:
Noon: Slackers @ GoodFellas (Umps 1 Monster + 1 ELE)
1:30 PM: Green Monsters @ ELE La Calle (Umps: 1 Slacker + 1 GoodFella)

Friday, March 5:
Noon: ELE La Calle @ GoodFellas (Umps: 1 Slacker + 1 Monster)
1:30 PM: Slackers @ Green Monsters (Umps: 1 ELE + 1 GoodFella)

Friday, March 12:
Noon: Slackers @ ELE La Calle (Umps: 1 GoodFella + 1 Monster)
1:30 PM: GoodFellas @ Green Monsters (Umps: 1 Slacker + 1 ELE)

Friday, March 19:
TOURNAMENT
11:15 AM: #3 Seed @ #2 Seed
12:30 PM: #4 Seed @ #1 Seed
2:00 PM: Semis Winners (Higher Seed Home)