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<BODY dir=ltr><p>Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network</p><hr/><div><b>From: </b> Roger Legendre <er_legendre@sympatico.ca>
</div><div><b>Date: </b>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:41:54 -0400</div><div><b>To: </b>Al Doran<fastball@pmihrm.com></div><div><b>Subject: </b>Fastball</div><div><br/></div>
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<DIV>Hi Al</DIV>
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<DIV>RICK McDONALD MEMORIAL FASTBALL LEAGUE</DIV>
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<DIV>TEAMS ARE IN A PLAYOFF MOOD</DIV>
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<DIV>As the end of the regular season quickly approaches , all teams are gearing
themselves up for the second season-the playoffs . Barring any unforeseen delays
such as rain , cancellation or other the regular season should end this coming
Thursday in Garson at the Lorne Brady Memorial Park with a single contest .There
will be a doubleheader on Monday night at the Rick McDonald Memorial Park in
Azilda and one more single in Whitefish Lake on Wednesday evening . First place
was decided some two weeks ago but all thee remaining positions are up for grabs
with most teams trying to avoid 4th spot and face the Sudbury North Stars (first
place finishers) in the first round of the semi finals .</DIV>
<DIV>Three games were played in the past week .On Wednesday night in Whitefish ,
the Pickerel Cardinals took a 6-3 lead into the fourth inning but then held on
as the young Falcons from Whitefish scored some late runs at the end but came up
short 7-6 .The Cardinals remained in second place . Veteran Percy Tobobundung
(1-1) in only his second outing of the season went the distance scattering 8
hits , striking out 8 batters and did not issue a single base on balls while
Troy Nootchtai (2-6) also went all the way and was tagged with his 6th loss in
giving up 12 hits , fanning 6 batters while issuing 1 single base on balls . Ed
Brennan led all Cardinal hitters going 2 for 3 with teammate Pat Brennan Jr
hitting 2 for 4 (two doubles ) while Brendan Biederman (double) and Justin
Nootchtai (double , triple) both went perfect with 3 for 3 performances in a
losing cause for the Falcons .</DIV>
<DIV>The week ended with a doubleheader played in Garson .In the first game ,
the red hot Swick Hounds of Garson stretched their undefeated streak to 5 games
with a key 5-3 victory over the Cardinals , the team they are chasing for second
place . Both pitchers were at their best in this low scoring affair . Gary “GNU”
Lamothe of the Hounds(2-6) , back after almost a month out of action due to a
hamstring injury pickled his second strait victory of the season in going the
distance as he gave up 8 hits , struck out four and did issue a single base on
balls . Rookie , Chris Vanvelkenburg (2-3) of the Cardinals also went the
distance being tagged with his 3rd loss of the season where he scattered 9 hits
, fanned 8 batters and also did not issue a single base on balls , League
leading hitter , Correy “Pooch “ Farmer led all Hounds hitters going 2 for
4(double) and is now hitting a whopping 722 . Teammate Bruce MacDonald went 2
for 3 while Brian Ashawasagai hit 2 for 3 in a losing cause for the Cardinals
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<DIV>In the nightcap , the Sudbury North Stars took a 6-2 lead into the 5th
inning and then cruised to a 10-4 victory over the Whitefish Lake First Nation
Falcons . Brad Matheson (2-0) started for the North Stars in picking up his
second win of the season with Lanny Fichette (0-0) –first outing of the season
finishing off the last two frames .Both pitchers combined to give up 6 hits ,
strike out 8 batters and issue four base bon balls . Troy Nootchtai (2-6)
started for the Falcons was tagged with the loss giving way to veteran Andy
Nootchtai (0-0) in the fourth frame .Both pitchers combined to give up 18 hits
b, fan one batter while issuing one base on balls . Moe Coutu of the North Stars
led all hitters going a perfect 3 for 3 (home run shy of the cycle) with
teammate Jesse St Cyr hitting also 3 for 3(double) and Lanny Fichette getting a
grand slam in the 3rd frame while both Sid Nebenionquit and Brendan Biederman
bot hitting solo shots in a losing cause for the Falcons .</DIV>
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<DIV>Remaining scheduled games :</DIV>
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<DIV>Monday July the 25th in Azilda at the Rick McDonald Memorial Park</DIV>
<DIV>7 PM Whitefish Falcons at Garson Hounds</DIV>
<DIV>9 PM Pickerel Cardinals at Sudbury North Stars</DIV>
<DIV>Wednesday July the 27th in Whitefish Lake</DIV>
<DIV>7 PM Whitefish Falcons at Sudbury North Stars</DIV>
<DIV>Thursday July the 28th in Garson at the Lorne Brady Memorial Park</DIV>
<DIV>7 PM Swick Hounds of Garson at Sudbury North Stars</DIV>
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<DIV>End of regular season</DIV>
<DIV>The playoffs (semi finals best 5 series ) do not start until Wednesday
August the 10th at the Whitefish Lake ball diamond . The Sudbury North Stars
have finished in 1st position and they will take on the Whitefish Lake Falcons
in series “A” of the semis while the Cardinals and Hounds will face each other
in series “B” .All that is to be determined is who finished 2nd or 3rd but that
could very well be determined on Monday night in Azilda at 9 PM when they face
each other for their final encounter before the playoffs .</DIV>
<DIV>Since the 2011 season might end up early and the earliest in several
seasons , there is strong possibility that our annual all star game could be in
August-the team reps should start thinking of their team selections .The game
will be in Sudbury this year and possibly in Azilda when we face the North Shore
Select All Stars .</DIV>
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<DIV>Attached you’ll find the latest league standings as well as two caption
photos from last week (to your yahoo acct.)</DIV>
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<DIV>Keep fit ! Do some jogging ! See you on the fastball diamonds</DIV>
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<DIV>Roger Legendre league head statistician and public relations
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