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9/28/09

Dirty Pirate Hookers Post Season

Dirty Pirate Hookers: 2009 Playoffs, North Semi-Finals

Softballs: 16
DPH: 4

9/25/09, Friday, 9:00 PM @ Fireman's Field


The Pirates boot the loot.

The game plan was simple: defensively, keep their girls off the bases, minimize mistakes, and make the outs that are given; offensively, avoid excessive fly outs, put runners on, and smart base running.  The plan worked perfectly--for Softballs.  The Pirates played a most un-DPH-like game with many offensive fly ball outs--10 out of 16 not including two Automatic Outs, many defensive mistakes, few base runners--only 7(!), and poor base running.  In short, Softballs out Pirate-d the Pirates.

The Pirates, who typically feast on Softballs' pitching, were held to a meager seven hits by cheeky L Jackson and solid Softballs defense.  The Pirate slash lines tell the tale (Avg/OBP/Slg): .549/.615/.922 in the regular season victory and .318/.318/.591 in the playoff defeat where half the line up combined went 0 for 13.

The Pirates played hard, but at times fell prey to over-aggressiveness.  This was evident early on as noted by the following top of the 1st play: after moving to second on a 5-3 force out, Justin V darted to third drawing a throw.  A clean pick made for an easy out, but luck was on his side.  The ball squirted past third and Justin made a mad dash home.  Once again, good luck prevailed--the ball was dropped and the run scored.  The risk, however, was unwise with two out and John C--in the midst of a cartoonish offensive post season: .800/.900/2.100--due up.  On the second pitch, John C blasted a solo-shot deep over the fence in right.

Aggressive base running wasn't going to win the game; the Pirates desperately needed runners on base and few were coming.  "You appreciate good, hard play..." said manager John C, "...but you need to stick with the plan that won 15 games.  7 base runners weren't winning this battle."

The Hookers scored in only 3 innings and were shut out in 3 innings.  There were two 5 batter innings, three 4 batter innings and one 3 batter inning.  The Pirates offense was stalled the entire game and as a result, Softballs played largely pressure free.

The Pirates wasted a strong pitching effort by Garry S who was victimized by poor defense and the lack of offense.  Garry gave the Hookers sufficient opportunities to take command of the skirmish, but his team--lacking not in effort, but in results--failed him.

Two 5 run innings doomed the Pirates and an anemic offense secured defeat thus ending the Pirates 2009 campaign.

Automatic Out also inflicted much damage to the Pirates' effort.  John C made the best of a bad situation by structuring his lineup with four men in a row before Automatic Out, but in no way does that compensate for the absence of a good hitter.

The numbers limn the negative impact: with no Out in the lineup, Pirate lassies reached base greater than 40% of the time and produced around 20% of team runs.  With Out in the lineup, the lassies OBP plummeted 12+ points to  about 28% and their run production to 11.5%.  While some believe taking the automatic out to bat 4 men in a row is an absolute advantage, the argument is ludicrous--on both sides of the ball.

"I encourage other managers to employ the strategy when playing against my team..." said DPH manager John C, while adding "Offensively, you can shoot for big gaps and on defense, I'll take a guaranteed out any day."


Defensively, the Pirates were designed to take advantage of 4 men in the outfield.  Automatic Out precluded this advantage and opened gaps in the outfield for good teams to exploit.  In fact, the Pirates were 2-2 with Automatic Out--beating mediocre teams and losing to decent or good teams able to take advantage of the empty space in the outfield.   

At the post game press conference, manager/GM John C was asked about the Pirates' season.  "It was very good.  We had 15 wins and a decent seed for the playoffs.  We played well through the playoffs despite Automatic Out in the lineup.  The playoff structure was a bit odd in that the 1 seed (Softballs) played the 3 seed (DPH) and the 2 seed (Cafe Hollywood) played the 4 seed (Gold Coin Runnings).  I'm not really sure how that happens...but we had a very good season with the misfortune of playing a bad game at a bad time.  Not having our complete team for the playoffs ultimately truncated our run."

Now, after a long season, the Pirates go home to ponder what could have been.

Boxscore 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
R H E
DPH 2 1 0 1 0 0 x
4 7 4
Softballs 1 5 0 2 5 3 x
16 20 0

Player Slot Pos PA AB H BB IBB HBP ROE CI OS K SF S EB CA GIDP 1B 2B 3B HR R RBI ROB Avg OBP Slg
Katie S 1 C 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.333 0.333 0.500
Justin V 2 LF/CF 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0.667 0.667 1.111
Colleen B 3 1B 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.273 0.417 0.273
John C 4 RF 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0.800 0.900 2.100
Christina C 5 2B 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.250 0.250 0.250
Garry S 6 P/LF 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.500 0.800 1.400
Mike F 7 3B 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.500 0.500 1.000
Scott J 8 SS 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.556 0.556 1.222
Steve F 9 CF 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.556 0.600 1.111
Warren S 9 P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.600 0.600 0.800
Auto OUT 10 --- 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000
Gm Totals:

22 22 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 0 1 4 2 7 0.318 0.318 0.591

Master Schedule - Spring/Summer 2009

SchAndy's League Playoffs
Team Date Day Time Facility Away Home Score Post Record
Coed Round 1
DPH: Sep 10 Thu 9:00 PM Fireman's Xerox DPH W: 20 - 15
1 - 0
Coed Round 2
DPH: Sep 18 Fri 7:30 PM Mullen's DPH Corruption W: 15 - 1 2 - 0
Coed Round 3
DPH: Sep 25 Fri 9:00 PM Fireman's DPH Softballs L: 16 - 4
2 - 1

Eliminated from playoffs; overall season record 15-4. Congratulations on a very good season, DPH!









Men Round 1
Toyota:  Sep 14 Mon 6:00 PM Ridge 2 Goodman Toyota of CP W: 7 - 0 FFT
1 - 0
Men Round 2
Toyota:  Sep 16 Wed 6:00 PM Mullen's Toyota of CP Wolff's Biergarten L: 17 - 16 1 - 1

Eliminated from playoffs; overall season record 13-5. Congratulations on a good season, Toyota!









Media League Playoffs
Round 1
MisFits: Earned bye





Round 2
MisFits: Jul 28 Tue 6:15 PM Nott Rd 1 PC/Sports Grill ATSP MisFits W: 12 - 6
1 - 0
MisFits: Aug 03 Mon 6:15 PM Nott Rd 2 PC/Sports Grill
ATSP MisFits W: 17 - 0
2 - 0
Semi-Finals







MisFits: Aug 06 Thu 6:15 PM Nott Rd 2 Western Diner ATSP MisFits L: 16 - 13
2 - 1
MisFits:
Aug 10
Mon
6:15 PM
Nott Rd 1
ATSP MisFits
Western Diner
W: 14 - 4
3 - 1
MisFits: Aug 13 Thu 6:15 PM Nott Rd 1 Western Diner ATSP MisFits W: 14 - 3
4 - 1
Finals







MisFits: Aug 18 Tue 6:00 PM Nott Rd 5 ATSP MisFits AllStars W: 13 - 8
5 - 1
MisFits: Aug 20
Thu
6:00 PM
Nott Rd 4
AllStars
ATSP MisFits
W: 14 - 8
6 - 1
MisFits: Champs















2009 Regular Season Schedule
Team Date Day Time Facility Away Home Score Record
DPH: Apr 30 Thu 6:00 PM Maginn DPH Gold Coin Runnings W: 7 - 6 1 - 0
Toyota: May 01 Fri 6:00 PM Bleecker Toyota of CP New Era W: 13 - 12 1 - 0
DPH: May 05 Tue 6:00 PM Fireman's DPH Road Warriors W: 7 - 0 2 - 0
MisFits: May 07 Thu 6:15 PM Nott Rd 2 Western Diner ATSP MisFits W: 17 - 2 1 - 0
Toyota: May 08 Fri 6:00 PM Bleecker Toyota of CP Arsenal City W: 15 - 3 2 - 0
Toyota: May 15 Fri 7:30 PM Mullen's Toyota of CP Electricians W: 23 - 7
3 - 0
Toyota: May 21 Thu 6:00 PM Ridge 1 Toyota of CP Goodman W: 18 - 16
4 - 0
DPH: May 26 Tue 9:00 PM Fireman's DPH Softballs W: 22 - 17
3 - 0
Toyota: May 29 Fri 9:00 PM FoD Toyota of CP GFG All-Stars W: 27 - 16
5 - 0
MisFits: Jun 02 Tue 6:15 PM Nott Rd 2 ATSP MisFits Wahoo's W: 20 - 13
2 - 0
DPH: Jun 03 Wed 6:00 PM Ridge 1 Wildwood DPH W: 6 - 5
4 - 0
MisFits: Jun 04 Thu 6:15 PM Nott Rd 2 Fiscal Hitters ATSP MisFits W: 17 - 6
3 - 0
Toyota: Jun 04 Thu 7:30 PM FoD Toyota of CP Drunken Clam W: 15 - 7
6 - 0
Toyota: Jun 12 Fri 7:30 PM Mullen's Toyota of CP Empire Seal L: 25 - 24
6 - 1
DPH: Jun 13 Sat 4:00 PM Maginn Team Fred DPH W: 18 - 11
5 - 0
MisFits: Jun 16 Tue 6:15 PM Nott Rd 2 Bombers ATSP MisFits W: 17 - 14
4 - 0
DPH: Jun 17 Wed 6:00 PM Maginn Paychex DPH W: 10 - 3
6 - 0
Toyota: Jun 23 Tue 6:00 PM Bleecker Poweralleys Toyota of CP W: 18 - 6
7 - 1
MisFits: Jun 23 Tue 6:15 PM Nott Rd 1 ATSP MisFits Sports Grill W: 23 - 8
5 - 0
Toyota: Jun 27 Sat 2:30 PM Maginn The Jerks Toyota of CP W: 14 - 6
8 - 1
DPH: Jun 29 Mon 6:00 PM Maginn DPH Bush League W: 12 - 5
7 - 0
MisFits: Jul 06 Mon 6:15 PM Nott Rd 1 ATSP MisFits Ajilon W: 27 - 6
6 - 0
Toyota: Jul 09 Thu 9:00 PM FoD Abetter Mortgage Toyota of CP W: 21 - 19
9 - 1
DPH: Jul 12 Sun 4:00 PM FoD DPH Glenmont Beverage W: 27 - 6
8 - 0
Toyota: Jul 14 Tue 6:00 PM Ridge 1 Legion of Doom Toyota of CP L: 24 - 11
9 - 2
MisFits: Jul 14 Tue 6:15 PM Nott Rd 1 ATSP MisFits Transworld W: 13 - 4
7 - 0
MisFits: Jul 19 Sun 1:00 PM Nott Rd 4 AllStars ATSP MisFits L: 10 - 6
7 - 1
MisFits: Jul 19 Sun 2:30 PM Nott Rd 4 ATSP MisFits Fiscal Hitters W: 22 - 5
8 - 1
MisFits: Jul 20 Mon 6:15 PM Nott Rd 2 ATSP MisFits Frank's Dawgs W: 19 - 5
9 - 1
MisFits: Jul 20 Mon 8:00 PM Nott Rd 1 Media Logic ATSP MisFits W: 1 - 0 FFT
10 - 1
Toyota: Jul 23 Thu 6:00 PM Ridge 1 Misfits Toyota of CP W: 11 - 10
10 - 2
DPH: Jul 28 Tue 6:00 PM Fireman's DPH Justice League L: 13 - 10
8 - 1
DPH: Aug 07 Fri 9:00 PM FoD Dueling Dragons DPH W: 32 - 3
9 - 1
Toyota: Aug 10 Mon 6:00 PM Bleecker Towne Tavern Toyota of CP L: 17 - 1
10 - 3
DPH: Aug 11 Tue 6:00 PM Ridge 1 Magic Stick DPH W: 12 - 0
10 - 1
Toyota: Aug 11 Tue 7:30 PM FoD Wolff's Biergarten Toyota of CP W: 20 - 8
11 - 3
Toyota: Aug 11 Tue 9:00 PM FoD Just a Bit Outside Toyota of CP W: 17 - 15
12 - 3
DPH: Aug 14 Fri 6:00 PM Fireman's Bayside Tigers DPH W: 9 - 5
11 - 1
DPH: Aug 17 Mon 6:00 PM Mullen's DPH Café Hollywood L: 8 - 2
11 - 2
DPH: Aug 25 Tue 6:00 PM Coyne Host Rocket DPH W: 12 - 11
12 - 2
DPH: Aug 25 Tue 7:30 PM Coyne DPH Poppy's Place W: 13 - 4
13 - 2
Toyota: Aug 26 Wed 6:00 PM Ridge 1 Dirty Swingers Toyota of CP L: 15 - 11
12 - 4
DPH: Sep 01 Tue 6:00 PM Mullen's Panthers DPH L: 13 - 9
13 - 3

YELLOW indicates game postponed
RED indicates Conflict
PURPLE indicates Make-up Date
ORANGE indicates Game time and/or venue and/or opponent different from originally scheduled.

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