Games of August 26

Hewes 2, Appell 1
Havelock Hewes picked up his 500th win by pitching a 2-hitter. All he needed was a botched rundown involving Cid Rivera, and an outfield miscommunication that allowed Freddie Melendez's 6th inning 2-run single to drop in.

Melendez 3, Parfrey 1 (8 innings)
Sam Magnus's single tied the game in the bottom of the 7th, but an RBI single by Fred Lang and a sac fly by Glen Lawrence won it in the top of the 8th.

Lawrence 11, Rosengard 6
The bats finally woke up for the third game. Rosengard's team led 5-0 in the third inning, but Eric Schulman's 19th sac fly of the year was the go-ahead run in the bottom of the 5th. Schulman was 2-for-3 with 5 RBI, and Glen Lawrence was 2-for-3 with 3 RBI. Cid Rivera hit a 3-run HR for Rosengard's team.

Game of August 23

Rosengard 3, Connor 2
Rosengard's team scored three times in the second inning, around a triple by Sam Magnus (3-for-3). Cid Rivera threw out the tying run at home plate to end the game. Dave Rosengard allowed 2 runs on 11 hits, and Tony Connor allowed 3 runs on 6 hits.

Games of August 19

Appell 9, Hewes 4
Rob Anapol singled home Paul Geoghan for the go-ahead run in the top of the 6th. Freddie Melendez had 4 hits, and Nel Yomtov drove in three runs.

Nilva 9, Melendez 6
Eric Schulman homered and drove in 4 runs, Rob Anapol had 3 hits, and Zach Nilva singled home the go-ahead run in the 5th inning.

Hewes 4, Appell / Martinez 3
Derek Martinez tied the game with a line drive HR to left, before Matt Mishkin won it with a 2-out solo HR to right-center. Havelock Hewes then stranded the tying run on third base.

Games of August 12

Melendez 7, Hewes 1
Hewes's defense allowed 5 unearned runs in the second inning to blow the game open, Freddie Melendez allowed one run on 7 hits, and Sam Melendez was 3-for-3 with an RBI.

Nilva 7, Parfrey 4
Zach Nilva backed his own pitching with three hits, and Sam Melendez went 4-for-5 enroute to a 7-for-8 day.

Extra Thursday Early Evening Games by Havelock Hewes

  Softball For The Love Of It has two single-game Thursday permits on the Great Lawn on August 23 and August 30.  The permits begin at 7 pm, but we hope to get on the field at 6:30.

Schedule And Permits by Havelock Hewes

  I have received a permit extension at Hecksher Field through October 14!  We will be playing on Field #5 instead of Field #1 in September and October.
  From October 21 through the end of November I have a permit reservation for one of the tenth street fields.
  Tony thinks it is very probable, though not guaranteed, that the 241street field in Riverdale will be available in October.
  We would save money by switching to the Riverdale field in mid-October instead of the first week in December.
  The offensive production would go up because of the short fence.
  My recommendation is to take the permit for tenth street through November.  However, before making a final decision, I'd like to hear what others think.  Please leave your comments here but remember to include your name.  I will not take into consideration any anonymous opinions.

Umpiring by Havelock Hewes

   While umpiring our first game today I did not grant time out to the fielding team.  I did not grant time-out because I did not believe the play was yet over. Alex Rivera was dancing off third-base. I told Phil Ciccone, the fielder holding the ball that I would grant time-out if the pitcher held the ball.  There is no such requirement in the ASA rules and I was mistaken in making this call.  However, my impression that the runners were still not stable on the bases should have been respected (the ASA rule states that the umpire should not call time until the runners are at their bases) .  This was demonstrably true when Alex Rivera took off for home plate.   I ruled that Alex Rivera scored.
   What happened next was, in my eyes, unacceptable. My ruling was ignored by the team in the field and by the team at bat.  That Alex returned to third base after I declared him safe is a profound life-statement in favor of anarchy.
  Though I have a healthy distrust for authority, I do not share Alex's unbridled commitment to anarchy.      We have an umpire to make decisions.  When the umpire is ignored it sets a precedent for overturning all umpiring calls.
  Personally, this experience makes me wary of umpiring at all. From now on I will not umpire unless I am specifically asked to by the team captain.  I know some of you will be happy about this.  However, left with the perceived inconsistencies of the rest of those willing to umpire, I don't expect you will be any better off.  Eventually, if we continue to not give respect to the umpires, no one will choose to umpire.
 

Games of August 5

Hewes 7, Rosengard 5
Eric Schulman homered and drove in 2, and Sam Magnus was 3-for-4 with an RBI double to lead the Havelocks past the Rosengards. Phil Ciccone was 3-for-3 with 3 RBI for Rosengard's team. Defensive play of the game: Marvin Cohen catches a popup and initiates a 3-2 DP.

Appell 9, Parfrey 3
Russ Rivera's 2-run opposite field double broke a 3-3 tie in the 5th inning, after which the wheels came off for Parfrey's team. Appell scattered 6 hits in a strong pitching performance.

Games of July 29

We played a tripleheader at the Dewitt Clinton field, with Heckscher under water. Several dramatic finishes occurred.

Rosengard 7, O'Connor 6
Rosengard's team trailed 5-2 after 5 innings, but rallied to tie on an RBI triple by Sam Magnus, and took a 6-5 lead when Russell Rivera singled him in. A two-out RBI single by Dave Sommers tied the game in the seventh, but O'Connor lost the plate in the bottom of the inning, walking the bases loaded before Sam Melendez won it with a walk-off infield single.

Melendez 4, Parfrey 3
Freddie Melendez prevailed in a pitcher's duel, stranding the winning runs on base in the bottom of the 7th when he induced Joe Geller to ground into a game-ending DP. Parfrey lost despite allowing only four hits.

Martinez 10, Hewes 9
In another dramatic finish, Sam Melendez came all the way around on an infield hit and two errors to break a 7-7 tie in the top of the 6th, and Gil Schmerler singled in an insurance run in the 7th. Martinez's team rallied for three runs and the win, with Bob Holzwasser singling in Ian Parfrey with two outs to end the game. Derek Martinez homered and drove in 3, and Joe Geller was 3-for-4 with 3 RBI. Phil Ciccone and Sam Melendez had 3 hits and 3 runs scored each for Hewes's team.