Sunday's Second Game by Havelock Hewes

   At a few minutes past eleven on Sunday we were in the middle of our second game. Ian and Havelock (me) were the captains.  There was an empty field, so we moved the game in order to finish.  At that point Ian informed me that several of his players had a twelve o'clock game to get to.  As the other captain I graciously suggested we play an inning or two more and wrap it up then.  I did not consult my team.  My feeling was that because we usually end at eleven there was an expectation of the game ending at that time and that Ian was being sporting in agreeing to the changing of fields.
  On further thought, I should have consulted my team and, if a majority of players wanted to, required Ian's team to play seven innings, even if they were losing players.
  I am taking no action on this, as both captains came to an agreement. However, I don't want to set a precedent that a team quitting before the end of a game is acceptable.

Running Linescore 2013 Season

Game 1: 1-13-13, Dyckman
Score: 10-6
WP-- H.Hewes (1-0)
LP-- A.Garcia (0-1)

Game 2: 1-13-13, Dyckman
Score: 19-7
WP-- F.Melendez (1-0)
LP-- Z.Nilva (0-1)
HR-- F.Melendez (1)

Game 3: 3-24-13, MS 141 Riverdale
Score: 12-5
WP-- S.Melendez (1-0)
LP-- J.O'Connor (0-1)
HR-- C.Weinberg (1)

Game 4: 3-24-13, MS 141 Riverdale
Score: 10-5
WP-- F.Melendez (2-0)
LP-- H.Hewes (1-1)
HR-- Z.Nilva (1), D.Petalis (1)

Game 5: 3-30-13, MS 141 Riverdale
Score: 20-7
WP-- H.Hewes (2-1)
LP-- J.O'Connor (0-2)
HR-- M.Sulyman 2 (2), E.Schulman (1), C.Rivera (1)

Game 6: 3-30-13, Van Cortlandt
Score: 17-14
LP-- D.Martinez (0-1)
SFL vs. the guys who already had the field

Game 7: 4-7-13, Heckscher
Score: 6-5
WP-- H.Hewes (3-1)
LP-- F.Melendez (2-1)
HR-- M.Mishkin (1)

Game 8: 4-7-13, Heckscher
Score: 13-4
WP-- J.O'Connor (1-2)
LP-- G.Lawrence (0-1)
HR-- F.Melendez (2)

Game 9: 4-7-13, Heckscher
Score: 6-1
WP-- S.Melendez (2-0)
LP-- M.Sulyman (0-1)

Game 10: 4-14-13, Heckscher
Score: 20-12
WP-- H.Hewes (4-1)
LP-- Z.Nilva (0-2)
HR-- C.Rivera (2)

Game 11: 4-14-13, Heckscher
Score: 8-8
SP-- F.Melendez, I.Parfrey

Game 12: 4-21-13, Heckscher
Score: 10-7
WP-- F.Melendez (3-1)
LP-- I.Parfrey (0-1)
HR-- I.Parfrey (1)

Game 13: 4-21-13, Heckscher
Score: 7-7
SP-- S.Melendez, H.Hewes
HR-- M.Mishkin (2)

Game 14: 4-28-13, Heckscher
Score: 13-3
WP-- D.Rosengard (1-0)
LP-- G.Lawrence (0-2)
HR-- P.Ciccone (1)

Game 15: 4-28-13, Heckscher
Score: 13-10
WP-- H.Hewes (5-1)
LP-- S.Melendez (2-1)
HR-- D.Sommers 2 (2)

Game 16: 5-5-13, Heckscher
Score: 20-9
WP-- F.Melendez (4-1)
LP-- H.Hewes (5-2)
HR-- F.Melendez (3)

Game 17: 5-5-13, Heckscher
Score: 13-4
WP-- J.Appell (1-0)
LP-- G.Lawrence (0-3)

Game 18: 5-27-13, Great Lawn
Score: 15-4
WP-- H.Hewes (6-2)
LP-- D.Rosengard (1-1)
HR-- S.Melendez (1), C.Rivera (3)

Game 19: 5-27-13, Great Lawn
Score: 7-1
WP-- T.Connor (1-0)
LP-- F.Melendez (4-2)

Game 20: 5-27-13, Great Lawn
Score: 8-6
WP-- S.Melendez (3-1)
LP-- G.Lawrence (0-4)

Game 21: 6-2-13, Heckscher
Score: 12-7 (10 innings)
WP-- S.Melendez (4-1)
LP-- J.O'Connor (1-3)
HR-- E.Schulman (2)

Game 22: 6-2-13, Heckscher
Score: 6-5
WP-- Z.Nilva (1-2)
LP-- F.Melendez (4-3)
HR-- C.Rivera (4)

Game 23: 6-9-13, Heckscher
Score: 15-2
WP-- J.Appell (2-0)
LP-- D.Rosengard (1-2)

Game 24: 6-9-13, Heckscher
Score: 6-1
WP-- I.Parfrey (1-1)
LP-- Z.Nilva (1-3)
HR-- M.Mishkin (3)

Game 25: 6-16-13, Heckscher
Score: 5-0
WP-- F.Melendez (5-3)
LP-- H.Hewes (6-3)

Game 26a: 6-16-13, Heckscher
Score: 10-2
WP-- D.Rosengard (2-2)
LP-- J.O'Connor (1-4)

Game 26b: 6-16-13, Heckscher
Score: 3-2
WP-- Z.Nilva (2-3)
LP-- J.Appell (2-1)

Game 28: 6-16-13, Heckscher
Score: 7-6
WP-- S.Melendez (5-1)
LP-- G.Lawrence (0-5)

Game 29: 6-23-13, Heckscher
Score: 3-2
WP-- H.Hewes (7-3)
LP-- F.Melendez (5-4)
HR-- J.Orochena (1)

Game 30: 6-23-13, Heckscher
Score: 8-5
WP-- I.Parfrey (2-1)
LP-- M.Mishkin (0-1)
HR-- S.Melendez (2)

Game 31: 6-30-13, Heckscher
Score: 5-2
WP-- J.Appell (3-1)
LP-- J.Sopiak (0-1)

Game 32: 6-30-13, Heckscher
Score: 7-2
WP-- F.Melendez (6-4)
LP-- H.Hewes (7-4)

Recap of Games - April 28 - by David Rosengard

Recap of Games -  April 28  - by David Rosengard

Game 1: Rosengard 13 Lawrence 3 
Rosengard(1-0) pitching for the visitors scattered 5 hits in a 6 inning contest

while Lawrence(0-2) was tagged for 5 runs in the first inning.  Stars for the winners were Phil Ciccone on  offence going 4-4 with a HR and 2 RBIs and Sam Magnus going 4-4 with 2 RBIs.

Game 2  Hewes 13 Sam Melendez 10

  The lefty was tagged for 9 runs in the first and then settled down the rest of the way. Stars for the winners were Dave Sommers with 2 HR,6 RBIs going deep in the first with a grandslam to the oppositie field and Ian Parfrey 4-4,RBI.

  Playing all day with 3 outfielders saw some heroic catches on both teams;Nilva.Garth Fred Lang and Ian Parfrey and in the infield Ciccone ,Magnus,Sommers,Anthony Connor,Joey Escobar all starred on defense.

Hit Or Hit? by Havelock Hewes

   At the risk of sounding self-serving, the official scoring for the team I pitched against on Sunday seemed not to understand the concept of "error."  It is difficult enough for pitchers to live with the on-field consequences of mistakes behind them.  In the case of the game I pitched Sunday there were about five of them.  At the end of the game I expected that at least two of these would end up as E's.  I was wrong.  According to whoever(s) scored the game we played a flawless game.  For a pitcher, the experience is akin to being the bloodied victim of a mugging who appears at the police station only to be told it never happened.
 
 

And The Winners Are by Havelock Hewes

  On Sunday Softball For The Love Of It announced the 2012 League Awards.  Eric Schulman and Sam Melendez shared the honor of winning the Weinberg Award for Most Valuable Player.  The award winner is determined by a weighed first, second and third place ballot (3 pts for first choice, 2 pts for second one point for third).  Following are the results...

Name                                      1st place votes(3)  2nd place votes(2)  3rd place votes(1) Total Points

Sam Melendez                                  5                             3                          1                       22

Eric Schulman                                  5                             2                          3                       22

Ian Parfrey                                        0                             5                          6                       16

Alex Rivera                                      3                             2                          1                       14

Freddie Melendez                             1                             3                          2                       11

Marvin Cohen                                  1                             0                          0                         3

Phil Ciccone                                     0                             0                          2                        2

  The Havelock Award for Best Pitcher went to Freddie Melendez in a landslide...

Name                               Votes

Freddie Melendez               10

Ian Parfrey                            2

Havelock Hewes                  1

Glen Lawrence                     1

Derek Martinez                    1

  The Davey for Rookie Of The Year went to Jorge Davila...

Name                              Votes

Jorge Davila                       9

Bobby Echevaria               1

Jerry Ramirez                     1

  The Gold Gloves went to Freddie Melendez at Pitcher, Seung Lee at Catcher, Gil Schmerler at First Base, Bob Holzwasser at Second Base, Ian Parfrey at Third Base, Phil Ciccone at Shortstop, and Alex Rivera, Eric Schulman, Zach Nilva and Sam Melendez in the outfield.