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I have partially disabled commenting on the site as of today. The purpose of this page is to provide game recaps, a leaderboard, and information about future games. It is not a forum to air personal grievances-- against anyone. If the rules or the commissioner are ticking you off, we have a winter meeting to address that in.

Games of Oct. 23

Hewes 10, Rosengard 2
Derek Martinez was 3-for-4 with 4 RBI, and Ian Parfrey added 3 hits, as Hewes's team scored 6 times in the first 2 innings and never looked back.

Martinez 6, Melendez 5 (8 innings)
In a tightly fought battle featuring more than the usual amount of arguments and blunders, Ray Hernandez (2 for 5, 2 RBI) drove in the tying run in the 7th and the winning run in the 8th. Ian Parfrey had 3 hits, and Sam Melendez scored 3 runs.

Parfrey 6, Stoeth 2
Backed by an Alex Rivera HR and Jack Cutler's 3-for-4, 2 RBI performance, Ian Parfrey won his 8th game of the year. Eric Schulman had 3 hits in defeat.

Is the .350 hitter becoming extinct ? by Havelock Hewes

The league stats show that our average batter hits .353. However, a closer look at our hitters reveals something else. Of the 25 players who have averaged at least one at-bat per game, 13 are hitting over .400 and 10 are hitting under .300 and only two batters are between .300 and .400. The only two hitters within 50 points of average are Mike Sulyman and Jim O'Connor, Mike to the north of .350 and Jim to the south. An even closer look reveals a pattern of age...the .400 plus hitters are almost all under 50 and the under .300 players are almost all over 50. This arrangement may be the ultimate ego-booster. The younger players are almost all among the best hitters and the older players almost all have a competitive average compared to the other geezers.

Games of Oct 16

Hewes 7, Nilva 6
Zach's team stormed back from a 7-2 deficit on a 3-run HR by Zach and a Freddie Melendez RBI single, however Havelock retired Marvin Cohen on a bases-loaded comebacker to end the game. For Havelock's team, Fred Lang's bases clearing triple in the 5th inning provided the margin of victory.

Martinez 15, Stoeth 4
Zach Nilva was 4-for-4 with a grand slam, Sam Melendez had 3 hits, and Ian Parfrey drove in 4 runs to give Derek Martinez his 5th win of the season.

Melendez 4, Lawrence 1
Freddie Melendez picked up his 14th win. All the runs were scored in the first 2 innings, the big blow being a 2-out 2-run single by Jack Cutler in the 1st.

From the Roger Connor files:

Did you ever wonder who SFL's past lifetime batting average leaders were? Here's a rundown.

1983-84: Bill Weinberg
1985-87: John Decker
1988-89: Bill Weinberg
1990: Jose Balento
1991: Bobby Naranjo
1992: Jose Balento (now #16)
1993: Bobby Naranjo (now #17)
1994: Larry Savell (now #6)
1995: Phil Kotik
1996-97: Dan Schneider
1998-2000: Phil Kotik (now #4)
2001-05: Dan Schneider (now #3)
2006-09: Chris Hall (now #2)
2010: Ian Lebowitz

I set the current requirement at 1,000 plate appearances, however up until 1993 qualifying limit rises incrementally each season, which is why John Decker and Bill Weinberg drop off the list. I might re-think that later, we'll see.

Games of Oct. 9

Our Heckscher farewell was a sloppy triple bill featuring insane amounts of runs scored, and some of the worst mental errors you could ever hope to see. Two lowlights would be Joe Geller's bases loaded grounder to short turning into the equivalent of a 3-run double thanks to a throwing error followed by a slow recovery and an additional boneheaded throw; and catcher Havelock Hewes baiting Alex Rivera into a rundown only to find that no one covered home in his absence.

Please note that we will be at East 10th Street at 10:00am next week.


Hewes 20, Appell 7

Yes, that is what you're seeing. The hitting stars were Ian Parfrey (4-for-4, 3 RBI), Derek Martinez (4-for-5, 3 doubles, 3 RBI), and Zach Nilva, Jim O'Connor, and Paul Geoghan each added 3 hits. On the other side, Sam Melendez was 3-for-4 with 3 runs scored, and Dave Sommers was also 3-for-4, with an RBI.

Melendez 12, Rosengard 4

Freddie's team scored 7 times in the 2nd inning to put this one away. Sam Melendez was 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

Nilva 8, O'Connor 6

Derek Martinez had a great game, going 3-for-4 with 4 RBI, driving in the winning runs in the top of the 6th with a 2-run single, and picking up the save in relief. Sam Melendez was 3-for-4 with 4 runs scored and a 2-run HR, and Zach Nilva added 3 hits. For O'Connor's team, Chris Hall was 3-for-4, and Alex Rivera's 15th HR was a 2-run bomb to left-center that tied the score at 6. Nilva's defense also turned two difficult double plays-- a 6-6-3 on a slow chopper up the middle, and a 6-5-4.

Games of Oct 2

Due to YET ANOTHER dry rainout at Heckscher, we played a tripleheader at West 28th Street & 10th Avenue, on a turf field with an enticingly short RF fence.

Lawrence 7, Hewes 2
Glen Lawrence, pitching for the first time since 1999, scattered 7 hits and easily beat Havelock Hewes. Matt Mishkin was 4-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI, and Ian Parfrey hit a 3-run HR. Sam Melendez was 3-for-5 with an RBI for Havelock's team.

Martinez 2, Mishkin 1
Alex Rivera's baserunning gave his team this win, as he singled to left to lead off the 4th, tried to take second, and came all the way around on a throwing error. Derek Martinez allowed 1 run on 9 hits, and Matt Mishkin was almost as good. Mishkin homered for his team's only run, and Ian Parfrey added 3 hits.

Melendez 7, Lawrence 5
Lawrence's second start of the day was spoiled by an Alex Rivera opposite-field grand slam, and the bats of the Melendez brothers-- Freddie had 4 hits and Sam had 3. Lawrence got yet another HR from Matt Mishkin, and Fred Lang busted out of a slump by going 4-for-5 with 2 RBI.