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FungoLand

2009-11-15T08:08:00.005-06:00

The Snake

2009-11-10T22:02:00.002-06:00

Had dinner tonight at Ton's Mongolian Grill. Funny stuff on the Chinese calendar placemats...

The Snake's mortal enemy is the Boar.

and...

The Snake loves the Cock.

Playoff Info and a New Address

2009-11-06T18:07:00.002-06:00

The 2009 NASOMA Playoffs will take place at the Pigsty on Saturday, November 21st. The first round features the 3rd seeded and NERDD champion Drillers against the #6 seed Rhinos and the AWD champs and 4th seeded Sidewinders against the #5 seed Wahoos. The Driller/Rhino series may take place earlier. I'll post results as they happen.

The second round will have the winners from the first round meeting the 2nd seeded Buckeyes (MFD champs) and the top-seeded Warpigs, who won the BUD. If things go as usual, the World Series will be Saturday night.

Everyone is invited to come on by. There will be food and drink and maybe a food outing that night.

Also, you need to send (or give) the Snakeman $28 for your 1/16th contribution to get the Snakes on a Plane.

And finally, the Fungoes have a new home. He and Mrs. Fungo have moved out of the rat race and into the country. His new address and new phone number will be posted in the usual hidden place on the website. His cell phone number will, I assume, stay the same.

Maybe we can get him to post some pictures on the Peanut Gallery.

That's all for now.

Trade

2009-10-28T21:07:00.001-05:00

The FFTs traded Scott Rolen to the Killer Bees for Rafael Furcal and future considerations.

2010 Draft Order

2009-10-18T12:19:00.002-05:00

The top ten picks...

1. FFTs (61-101) - picked currently owned by the Tweeners
2. Killer Bees (65-97)
3. Inmates (66-96)
4. Tweeners (68-94)
5. Mavs (69-93)
6. SuperGoofs (72-90)
7. Fungoes (74-88)
8. Nads (77-85)
9. Pastas (79-83)
10. DVs (86-76) - pick currently owned by the Fungoes

If the Wahoo Draft Rule had passed, that list would be reversed. But then, if the rule had passed, something tells me the final records wouldn't be the same. hehehe

Pick 11 will be either the Rhinos, the Wahoos, or the Sidewinders.
Pick 12 will be either the Wahoos, the Sidewinders, or the Drillers.

Regular Season Finished

2009-10-18T11:56:00.002-05:00

Inmates 2, SuperGoofs 1

From The HEAD INMATE...

Inmate pitching kicked into high gear for the last three games, losing 3-2 in Goofland, then shutting out the Goofs 9-0 and 2-0 in the Baptist Bowl.

Inmates end 2009 at 66-96.

All games for the 2009 regular season are completed. Shortly, I will post the final standings, the W/L vs each opponent page, and the draft order. In the mean time, keep sending in your final stats. Eight teams have their final stats linked to their team name on the Standings page. The Inmate stats will join them soon. That leaves 7 other teams to get theirs turned in.

Oh, and then there was this interesting note...

Inmates are 1970-1970 after 24 years.

Is this mediocrity, or what?

The HEAD INMATE

Games (almost finished)

2009-10-16T17:09:00.002-05:00

SuperGoofs 5, Inmates 2

From The HEAD INMATE...

Goofs pummel Inmate buttocks before computer problems force the halt of play. The only Inmate highlight was a two-hit shutout in game 5 by Santana.

Inmates at 64-95 with 3 to play.

Games

2009-10-12T20:31:00.002-05:00

Killer Bees 5, Tweeners 2

From Logan County...

You can't make this shit up. Tweeners and Bees battle for draft position in the final series of the year. In game 1 (Jonathan Sanchez's final start as a Tweener) we jump on Chris Young for 4 runs in the first inning, but Bees come back to win 8-4 on grand slams by Brad Hawpe in the 6th inning and Ramon Hernandez in the 11th inning. In game 2 (Oswalt's final start as a Tweener) Roy throws 8 solid innings but we get shut out by Billingsley (Tejeda pitches the 9th for the save). Blanton and Verlander are untouchable in game 3; Tweeners win 1-0 thanks to a 13th inning error by Miguel Tejada. We expand rosters for game 4; Tweeners again score 4 in the first inning, but Bees win 7-4 on a 3-run homer in the 11th by Mike Cameron, his second homer of the game. With dead starters littering the floor, Ian Snell starts game 5 for his first (and last?) appearance as a Tweener and gives us a solid 5.2 innings, but gets no decision as we again lose in extra innings on a Cameron homerun in the 12th. In game 6 Aaron Harang (in his final start as a Tweener) takes a shutout into the 10th inning, but gives up a 1-out double to Cameron; Gio Gonzalez comes in to face Hawpe, who drives in the game's only run to give the Bees another extra-inning win. In game #162, Jorge de la Rosa and 4 relievers combine on a 2-hit shutout as the Tweeners cruise 12-0. Cody Ross (in his final game as a Tweener) homers and doubles and drives in 4. Five extra-inning games, 4 shutouts, and the Tweeners drop 5 of 7, securing the 3rd or 4th pick in the 2010 draft.

Where are the cards?

Games

2009-10-11T23:38:00.003-05:00

Warpigs 3, Wahoos 1

The Wahoos clinched the 5th seed by winning the final game of the series. The Wahoos will play the Sidewinders in Round 1. The Rhinos will take on the Drillers. The Warpigs won a league record 126 games and join the Buckeyes with first round byes.

Game 1 - Warpigs win 5-4 - Cliff Lee (22-5) pitched his final 5 innings of the year, leaving with a 5-2 lead. The PigPen hung on, but only barely. Orlando Hudson went 3-4 and Rafael Furcal hit a 1st inning homer. Joakim Soria earned his 27th save.

Game 2 - Warpigs win 12-2 - A 5-run first inning vs Fausto Carmona wrapped this one up early. Cody Ransom and Stephen Drew both hit pinch homers later in the game. Ervin Santana (17-8) went six innings for the win.

Game 3 - Warpigs win 4-3 - Jesse Litsch (17-4) outdueled Gil Meche for the win. Furcal went 3-4 with 2 RBI and 2 stolen bases. Albert Pujols hit his 43 home run of the year. Soria got save number 28.

Game 4 - Wahoos win 9-1. Ricky Nolasco threw a complete game 5-hitter. John Lackey (5-7) got pounded in the loss. With the win, the Wahoos finally broke the tie with the Rhinos for the 5th seed.

Draft Position (so far)

2009-10-11T14:38:00.002-05:00

There are a handful of games to play, so this will change. But at the moment...

1. FFTs - 101 losses
2. Killer Bees - 95 losses (with 7 games to play)
3. Mavs - 93
4. Inmates - 90 (with 10 to play)
5. Tweeners - 89 (with 7 to play)
6. Fungoes - 88
7. SuperGoofs - 86 (with 10 to play)
8. Nads - 85
9. Pastas - 83
10. DVs - 76

Last Games

2009-10-11T08:15:00.002-05:00

There are only three regular season series left to be played:

Inmates vs SuperGoofs
Tweeners vs Killer Bees
Warpigs vs Wahoos

I am in the process of switching the link for your final stats. I'm going to link them to your team name in the standings and leave the team home pages alone, I think. Only the SSW stats are linked that way so far, but the others will be done soon.

From the Rhinos...

2009-10-10T23:24:00.001-05:00

Not sure if everybody got this, but this email came from the Rhinos back on September 2nd...

Great...my return date is approximately 25 Oct and should be back in TX or NV around then. Once playoff schedule is finalized I can make plans to be where ever I need to be. Thanks for all the patience and support and especially to the DV's for make the Rhinos contenders...

Games

2009-10-10T22:17:00.004-05:00

Nads 3, Wahoos 2
Nads 3, Tweeners 2
Nads 5, Inmates 2

From the NadMan...

Wahoos go 2-3 at NADS- play three one run games – Joe Saunders won two games and Chan Ho Park won one game. Getting to the end of the season – all games played quick play – NADS suck

Tweeners go 2-3 at NADS ( more quick play – Hal is on a roll)
Gm1 Lannan pitched complete game and out pitched Arroyo for the win 6-2
Gm2 – Nads win by scoring 3 runs in bottom of the 9th
Gm 3 – Tweeners win 3-1 on Nick Swisher’s HR and 2 RBI’s
Gm 4 Nads win 7-4 after scoring 6 runs in the 8th to take the lead – Chan Ho Park pitched Complete game and is 4-0 for the season!!!
Gm5 Nads win 3-2 Dan Uggla hit two dingers to lead the Nads to win

NADS finish season at home – Inmates go 2-5 to finish the NADS 2009 season
Gm1 – Inmates win 2-1 in a game that neither team looked good –we stunk up the ballpark
Gm2 – Nads win 3-0 – Dempster pitched a shutout for the win
Gm3 – Inmates win 10-2 – Gavin Floyd pitched complete game holding the NADS to 2 runs
Gm 4 – Nads win 6-4 – knocked Santana out of the game in the bottom of the 2nd inning
Gm5 – Nads win 5-2 Webb held Inmates to 2 runs
Gm 6 – Nads win 5-2 – Dempster held Inmates to 2 runs
Gm 7 – Nads win 12-4 Coco Crisp went 4 for 5 with a homer, 2 RBI’s and a stolen base – nice way for the NADS to finish the season

The DVs are officially eliminated from the post season. The Wahoos and Rhinos will be the wild card teams (congratulations). If the Wahoos win at least 1 of their remaining 4 games, the Wahoos will have the #5 seed. If not, the two teams will be tied and have to play a 1-game playoff to determine seeding.

Games

2009-10-08T21:18:00.001-05:00

Wahoos 3, Tweeners 0

From the Chief...
Wahoos played their three with the Tweeners late last night during the Dodgers-Cardinals game. I didn't send stats to the respective sources, but I can tell you the Wahoos won all 3. The clincher was the "boring" game as Ricky Nolasco beat Roy Oswalt in a pair of complete games. Wahoos win 3-1 (the Tweeners run came late to stop the shutout).
In game 2, the Wahoos rallied from a 7-0 hole (thank you Fausto Carmona and company) with a 3-run inninng and 4-run inning (keyed by a Chris Ianetta big bop). It was a walk-off win -- the second of the series.
In game 1, the Wahoos also won this one in walk-off fashion.

End of the Season Stuff

2009-10-07T23:18:00.003-05:00

Congrats to the NERDD for being the first division to complete their regular season.

Playoff Seeds:
1. Warpigs
2. Buckeyes
3. Drillers
4. Sidewinders
5. Wahoos or Rhinos
6. Wahoos or Rhinos or DVs (cough cough, nudge nudge, wink wink)

Games remaining...
Inmates vs SuperGoofs - 10 games (Goofs, please respond to your emails!)
Inmates vs Nads - 7 games
Nads vs Wahoos - 5 games (at Nads. Nads, please respond to your emails!)
Nads vs Tweeners - 5 games (not sure of the location)
Wahoos vs Tweeners - 3 games (at Wahoos. I'm pretty sure the Hoos are waiting on results from the Nad games (because of At Bat issues) before playing these.
Killer Bees vs Tweeners - 7 games. (not sure, but I suspect the playing of these games may hinge on the Tweener/Nad games and the Tweener/Wahoo games - which rely on the Wahoo/Nad games).
Wahoos vs Pigs - 4 games - (I know for sure these games will be played after the Wahoo/Tweener series, which depends (again) on the Wahoo/Nad games.

Seems to me that when the Nads play their 5 Wahoo games... and when the Goofs and Inmates get their 10 done, the dominoes should tumble and the regular season will end.

This has been a great year in terms of games getting done on time. Good job everybody.

Games

2009-10-07T22:50:00.003-05:00

Drillers 5, DVs 3

From the Driller Dude...
It took 6 games, but the Drillers got to the 4 needed wins vs DVs.

August 5 Lincecum spins a 3-1 gem for 8 innings and Nathan closes it out.

August 6 Haren, not to be out done, goes 8 and Nathan closes out a 5-1 victory.

August 7 Shields has a surprisingly good start earning a 7-2 victory.

August 8 Slowey, starting for the floor dwelling Bush, gives up a 3-10 loss. “They were all on his card, coach.” As he left the mound.

September 21 The REAL Shields makes an appearance in a 5-6 loss to the DVs.

September 22 Slowey keeps us in it long enough for a ninth inning 6-3 victory to clinch the division. MVP of the series has to go to Nick Johnson. I think he made 5 outs at the plate and stood on his head twice on X chances making plays!

The last two games will be EQA as the DVerminator was last seen mumbling “Helton has hit .193 this year!”

We end the season with two clicks of the EQA button.

Drillers win 6-4 in one and the DV win 5-4 in the other.

Drillers finish the series 5-3 with the DVs to end the season 90-72… if my math’s right.

Congratulations Drillers on winning the NERDD. They will have the #3 seed in the playoffs and play the #6 seed in the first round.

As for the DVs, they end the year 86-76 and 2 games behind the Rhinos in the wild card race. The Rhinos have already finished their regular season and have clinched a spot in the post season. The Wahoos have 12 to play, and only need to win 4 to make the playoffs and force the DVs to bag up the bats for the winter.

Extra Reserve Spot

2009-10-05T19:41:00.002-05:00

TEAM	TOTAL
Warpigs	558
FFTs	558
Inmates	546
Zaps	542
Bees	534
Tweeners	534
DVs	528
Buckeyes	527
Fungoes	519
Snakes	519
Drillers	512
Nads	507
Goofs	495
Rhinos	493
Wahoos	481
Mavs	472

The Warpigs win the extra pick based on the tiebreaker.

The Twins/Tigers game has not been added, but will not change the final outcome.

Games

2009-10-04T22:38:00.003-05:00

DVs 2, Wahoos 1

From the DVs...
DVs sneak out 2 of 3 from the Wahoos.
Only loss was on Halladay, who continues to prove what a fiasco that whole trade was. DVs inch to 83-71, 2 back of the Drillers with both teams final 8 vs. each other. Not sure what happens if we go 5-3 to tie the Drillers for the division and the Rhinos for the wild card(?). We’ll worry about that when we get there.

From the Chief...
the 1-2 seemed even worse when I realized that in both losses we had the winning run at the plate or on base. Wahoos leave 33 men on base in the three games. The bright spot was the 4-person shutout (4-0) in Game 2. Hamels went 3.1 followed by Nolasco, Marte and Fuentes.

Trades

2009-10-03T12:12:00.001-05:00

The Warpigs traded Manny Ramirez to the FFTs for the Wahoo 1st round pick.

The Warpigs then traded that Wahoo 1st round pick to the Wahoos for Gordon Beckham.

Standings Update 10-1-09

2009-10-03T12:10:00.001-05:00

B.U.D.	W	L	%	GB	Remaining Games	Last Update
Warpigs	123	35	.778	--	4	9/11/09
Wahoos	82	65	.558	35.5	15	9/6/09
Rhinos	88	74	.543	37.0	0	9/28/09
SuperGoofs	66	86	.434	54.0	10	9/1/09
M.F.D.	W	L	%	GB
Buckeyes	98	64	.605	--	0	8/23/09
Nads	66	79	.455	23.5	17	9/7/09
Mavs	69	93	.426	29.0	0	9/3/09
Inmates	60	85	.414	29.5	17	9/11/09
A.W.D.	W	L	%	GB
Sidewinders	88	74	.543	--	0	9/2/09
Pastas	79	83	.488	9.0	0	9/15/09
Tweeners	64	83	.435	16.5	15	9/28/09
Killer Bees	60	95	.387	24.5	7	9/14/09
N.E.R.D.D.	W	L	%	GB
Drillers	85	69	.552	--	8	8/29/09
DVs	81	70	.536	2.5	11	9/13/09
Fungoes	74	88	.457	15.0	0	9/14/09
FFTs	61	101	.377	28.0	0	8/22/09

Making the Call

2009-10-02T19:59:00.002-05:00

Or the Pick to Click. Whatever. It's pretty funny.

Click here and listen to both audio files in order.

Games

2009-09-29T18:48:00.004-05:00

Tweeners 4, Rhinos 1

From the DVRhino...

Tweeners hose up their draft status even further with a 4-1 whipping of the Rhinos.

Game 1 had 44,846 in attendance as John Lannan and Justin Masterson start their arbitration campaign by combining on a 4 hit, 1-0 shutout.

Game 2 was another defensive struggle which saw the Rhino tandem of CC Sabathia and Joey Devine combining on a 4 hitter for a 2-1 win.

Game 3 finally had a bit more offense as the Tweeners unloaded for an 8-3 win with Jonathan Sanchez scattering 6 hits.

Game 4 was another Tweener offensive showing with a 12-4 pounding of Matt Garza. Shane Victorino tweeted to his faithful followers: “This $hit is too easy”

Game 5 saw Roy Oswalt throw a complete game and strike out 13 as the Rhinos lose 7-4 in spite of hitting 3 home runs. 'Everything felt great' Oswalt said. 'I had a good fastball, I felt I could throw it by everybody today.' Tweener manager Al Davis was quoted as saying “We’ll see how great it feels when he’s on the FFT’s roster, I’ve had enough of his winning ways screwing up my draft position.” The FFTs could not be reached for comment, as it was believed he was still in Columbia South Carolina trying to secure tickets for Ole Miss’ upcoming Independence Bowl appearance.

Rhinos finish at 88-74.

Current Rosters and Draft Picks Now Available

2009-09-22T21:44:00.006-05:00

On the main page of the NASOMA.org website, there is now a link (2010 Rosters) that will open a page of the current rosters for next year. If your home page still says 2009 Rosters, hit the refresh button.

At the top, by the team name, is a number representing how many Reserve Spots you own. All of your players - active or not - are listed in alphabetical order. At the bottom of the list, there is a list of the draft picks you own. The first cell shows the rounds (1-10) where you still have your own pick - at this point everybody still owns all of his picks from round 11 on. The cell below it lists any additional picks you have obtained.

Just for bookkeeping purposes, I have moved the Inmate 2nd and the Wahoo 3rd from the Tweeners to the FFTs - although those picks could end up being the Tweener 2nd and Buckeye 3rd - based on the most recent trade between the Tweeners and FFTs.

As always, if I have made any mistakes, I'm sure you'll let me know.

If you want me to post the rosters in excel format for you to download, let me know.

Trade

2009-09-22T18:47:00.002-05:00

The FFTs traded Felix Hernandez, Adam Wainwright, Brendan Harris and their 1st round pick to the Tweeners for Stephen Strasburg, Roy Oswalt, Aaron Harang, Kenshin Kawakami, a reserve spot, the Wahoo 1st round pick, the Tweener or Inmate 2nd round pick (whichever is earlier), and the Buckeye or Wahoo 3rd round pick (whichever is earlier).

Games

2009-09-15T23:04:00.001-05:00

Tweeners 4, Pastas 3

From Logan County...
Tweeners continue to jeopardize draft position by winning more than losing. Not much offense by either team in this series; Zaps out-homer us 10 to 5, out-score us 29 to 27, and drop 4 of 7 games. One of our best offensive innings featured back-to-back "Alex Gordon X" rolls, which resulted in single+1-base error followed by single+2-base error. Our 11 inning win in game 6 was due in no small part to the "Jose Reyes X" single+error in the 11th inning. A "Connor Jackson X" result of "batter and all runners score" was also helpful. Thanks Hal.