World Series Results!

Day 1   You are looking live here at PED-Co Park as the Backwoods Bastards prepare to do battle with the PED-Co Juicers!  Juicer skipper Arnold Schwarzenegger confidently smokes his cigar in the home team dugout, eagerly anticipating this series.  The Bastards draw first blood as Rafael Palmeiro homers off of Curt Schilling in the 2nd inning.  PED-Co answers back with 2 of their own in the third, and then explode for 4 more in the 7th.  PED-Co manufactures 6 runs  on just 5 hits and wins the opener 6-3.  All Bastard runs came off homers from their 4-5-6 hitters (Barry Bonds, Juan Gonzalez, and Palmeiro). 


Day 2   Both teams score one run in the second, but the Juicers get homers from Edgar Alfonzo and Vladimir Guerrero and get 3 runs in the third.  The Bastards answer right back in the top of the fourth, racking up 4 runs to take a 5-4 lead.  Backwoods starter Mark Gardner shut down the Juicers from that point forward, and he and Carlos Reyes stopped the Juicers the rest of the way.  Backwoods wins 5-4 and evens the series at a game each.

Sammy says 'let's hit two'

Day 3   We travel to Dueling Banjos Stadium but the Juicers are unafraid of the surroundings.  Sammy Sosa homers in the 1st inning and PED-Co is immediately up 2-0.  The Bastards get one back in the first, but Arnold's boys start unleashing the power after that, racking up three in the 2nd inning and 4 in the 4th.   This one totally gets away from Backwoods, and the final is 14-2 in favor of PED-Co.  Sammy Sosa hit 2 homers, and Kerry Wood whiffed 11 Bastards.  PED-Co takes a 2-1 lead in the Series. 


Day 4   David Wells takes the mound for Backwoods, and is superb, shutting out PED-Co through 6 and 2/3 innings. Rafael Palmeiro hits another "home-ah", Juan Gone and Nomar each drive in two, and this is an easy 5-1 win for the Bastards. Series is evened at two games each. 

The burly Jim Thome only had
19 steals in 22 real-life seasons!

Day 5   It's the final game at Dueling Banjos Stadium, and the Juicers again start out fast.  They piece together two runs from a couple singles and notably, a Jim Thome stolen base!  Magglio Ordonez later homered for PED-Co.  Juicers starter Chan Ho Park brought his 'A' game, allowing only 4 hits and 2 runs in 8 and 2/3 innings.  It's a 5-2 win for PED-Co, they now lead the series 3 games to 2, and are heading home for the rest of the Series!







Day 6   Backwoods immediately roughed up Kerry Wood, racking up 5 runs before ANYONE got out.  Backwoods' Matt Morris was absolutely shelled earlier this series, and he steps up in Game 6 in a big way.  He only allowed PED-Co two hits and one run through all 9 innings.  The 5-1 win evens the Series and sets up a Game 7, winner-take-all game tomorrow night!

Day 7   It's Curt Schilling vs David Wells in Game 7!  Schilling sets down the Bastards in the first, although he did drill Barry Bonds with a fastball just for fun.  Wells didn't fare as well, allowing a two-run shot by Jorge Posada as PED-Co was quickly up 2-0.  PED-Co then rolled up three runs against Wells in the second, sending him to the showers early.  Matt Stairs homered in the fifth, and two more PED-Co runs in the sixth made is 8-0.  Schilling shut out the Bastards through eight innings, but clearly tired after getting one out in the 9th.  The deadly duo of Juan Gonzalez and Nomar Garciaparra homered off of him and it was now 8-3.  Arnold sent out Scott (No Shirt, No Shoes, No) Service to calm things down, but he gave up three straight hits without getting anyone out, and it was now 8-4.  An irate Schwarzenegger called on his closer Trevor Hoffman,  who struck out the final two batters and won the title for the Juicers!!!!   

Congratulations to Arnold, Trevor, Sammy, Matt Stairs, and owner Mike Walter for winning our replay.  What a great season, thanks to all for playing!!!!!!!!





PED-Co skipper Arnold celebrates the title!

Game 7 winner Schilling didn't
even need to bloody his socks this time

Hell's Bells!  Trevor Hoffman saves the day!

Sammy Sosa is your Series MVP:
9 for 25, .360 average, 2 HRs, 10 RBIs




 



Playoffs?! Playoffs! You talkin' to me about Playoffs?!

1998 playoffs are just as exciting as the regular season!  Click on the days below to see the full boxscores, stories, etc. of each day's action.... 

Scott Brosius - WHAM!  Another home-ah!

Day 1   The Bastards get past the Rickeys in the first game, 6-4.  Scott "Atrocious" Brosius belts 2 HRs and drives in 3 for Backwoods, and Juan Gone adds a dinger as well.  John Johnstone gets the 'W' in relief. 

Meanwhile, the Replicas trounce the home-town Juicers 10-1.  Albert Belle gets two homers and Greg Maddux hold PED-Co to just 1 run and 5 hits.   Quote lifted directly from the boxscore tells the story "'Maddux was the man tonight,' Andy Willnus said.  'He had just about every pitch working.' 





Day 2   The Rickeys bounce back to thump the Bastards 14-3 and even the series at one game apiece.  Ray Lankford cranked two HRs, and Tino Martinez, Ken Caminiti, and Willie Greene added one homer each for Henderson. 

At PED-Co Park, Rocco put up two insurance runs in the top of the 9th to take a 5-2 lead.  Ugueth Urbina struck out the first two batters, but the league's top team was not done yet.  Mark Loretta, Larry Walker, and Vlad Guerrero all singled, and then Sammy Sosa HR'd to give the Juicers an incredible 6-5 win!!!  The series is tied 1-1. 



Day 3   Barry Bonds had 4 hits and the Bastards edged the Rickeys 10-9 to take a 2-1 series lead.  Backwoods got homer from Scott Brosius, Jose Canseco, and Brad Ausmus.  Both teams combined for 30 hits. 




The free-swinging Vladdie:
never one for good form, but
he hit almost everything.  Four
homers in this series!

PED-Co rocked Rocco 8-2.  Vladdie ripped two more home runs.  Kerry Wood was the star, carrying a no-hitter into the 7th inning, and finishing with 2 runs allowed, 3 hits, and 14 K''s!  PED-Co leads the series 2-1 now. 



Day 4   Backwoods beats the Rickeys on their own turf 5-4, thanks to Scott Brosius again clubbing a homer, this time an eighth-inning, two-run shot.  Tom Gordon got the last four outs to preserve the victory.  Backwoods is  up 3-1 for the series. 

PED-Co takes their show on the road to Rocco, and hold on for a 3-2 victory.  Vladimir Guerrero hit another home run, his 4th in as many games.  Trevor Hoffman allowed a triple with one out in the ninth, but got a groundout from Paul O'Neill and then whiffed Matt Williams to save the day.   PED-Co now holds a commanding 3-1 lead in the series.



Day 5   The Rickeys live to fight another day, topping Backwoods 9-3.  Pete Harnisch gets his 2nd win of the series, and Ray Lankford hit his third round-tripper and has now safely hit in all five games.  Backwoods still on the cusp of advancing, they now hold a 3-2 series lead.

Rocco's Edgar Martinez is truly en fuego!

PED-Co and Rocco were tied at seven after 9 innings.  This one went to the 14th inning when Rocco was able to put together a few hits and bring home the winning run when Matt Williams (yesterday's goat) became today's hero with the walk-off single.  Edgar Martinez hit 2 HR's.  Rocco also staves off elimination, and they now trail PEDCo 3 games to 2. 




Day 6   Henderson wins one on the road, 5-3, to tie the Bastards at 3 games apiece.  Brian Bohanan got the win, and Tino Martinez provided a homer.  Bastard Jason Giambi came up in the bottom of the 9th with 1 out, 2 on, but grounded into a double play to end it.  The two teams prepare for a Game 7 finale in Dueling Banjos Stadium tomorrow night. 

PED-Co thrashes Rocco 9-2 and wins the series 4 games to 2!!!  Kerry Wood was again lights out, only allowing 2 runs, 5 hits, and accumulating 11 more strikeouts.  Todd Walker had 2 hits and 4 RBIs. 





Kerry Ligtenberg's awkward facial hair
 won't make anyone forget Rollie Fingers,
but he will be forever loved by Bastard
Nation for his heroics tonight!

Day 7   Backwoods jumps on Henderson starter Al "Lighter" Leiter, scoring three runs in the first inning, including a Juan Gonzalez two-run shot.  The Rickeys scratched out a couple of runs, but a three-run 7th gave Backwoods a commanding 6-2 lead going into the 9th inning.  Tom Gordon came in to close it out, but Tino Martinez got on base after an error, then Gordon got rattled and walked the next two batters.  Eric Davis singled in a run and manager Steve Willnus went to the pen and brought in Carlos Reyes.   Jose Offerman sent Reyes packing after a two-run single narrowed it to 6-5 with a runner on first and two down, with #1 draft pick Alex Rodriguez striding to the plate for Henderson.  Kerry Ligtenberg was called in by Willnus, and he promptly struck out A-Rod on three straight pitches, preserving the win and sending the Bastards to the World Series to face the Juicers!






So we have Backwoods facing PED-Co, the two best regular season records, facing each other in the World Series.  Nice!  Will keep the same rotations that you guys had before unless you tell me differently.  Games will start tomorrow!

Playoff Pitching Rotations

Here are the pre-set starting rotations for the 7 game series (2 home, 3 away, 2 home).  Be sure to let me know of any changes you may want, I am planning on running these series Tuesday night!




Backwoods Bastards








     Henderson Rickeys

Rocco's Replicas

PED_Co Juicers

Final Team Yearbooks!

Relive the excitement of your team's 1998 campaign, and see more stats, player photos, and awards than you can even comprehend in your team's own yearbook!!!  Just click on your team's name below.

Backwoods Bastards
Rocco's Replicas
Las Vegas Fremonts
Getting Jimmy With It

Henderson Rickeys
Monterrey Aztecs
Midland Goombies
Brooklyn Buttheads

Verona Ridge Roadrunners
Fort Wayne Frosted Tips
Dublin Dubliners
Verona Ridge Roadrunners

Days 170-172: Backwoods sweeps Rocco, Henderson edges Monterrey for Central Title, Rocco still earns wild card bid!

The playoff field is now set!  Congratulations to our champions, PED-Co Juicers, Backwoods Bastards, Henderson Rickeys, and our wild card winner Rocco's Replicas.

Will do the Playoff series in a couple days, please send me a playoff rotation if you would like!
Rocco will travel to PED-Co for a seven game set, and Henderson will take that scary path to Dueling Banjos Stadium to take on the Bastards!


Day 169  Amazingly, the first and second teams in each division were scheduled to face each other in the final three games.  Those creaky old mainframe computers HAL uses to generate the schedule really outdid themselves!  The Bastards topped the Replicas 8-3, with Rafael Palmeiro homering and driving in three RBIs.  That clinched the East Division crown for the Bastards!  The Rickeys moved a game ahead of Monterrey by shelling them 18-1.  Brian Bohanan only allowed one hit to the Aztecs, a Barry Larkin HR.    Goombies pummeled the Buttheads 6-1, with Tom Candiotti confounding Brooklyn with his assortment of junk.  Gary Disarcina had 2 hits and 3 RBIs for the Fremonts, who defeated Getting Jimmy in 11 innings.  Verona edged Dublin 4-3.  "Wakey Wakey" Tim Wakefield handcuffed the Frosted Tips, holding them to 1 run and eliminating them from wild card contention. 


Day 170  Monterrey returned to a tie for first in the East by downing Henderson 7-4, using a 4 run 11th inning to earn the win.  The Bastards beat Rocco again, 2-1, Nomar with a walkoff HR in the 12th inning!  Dublin got timely hitting from Vinny Castilla and strong pitching from Steve Woodard (Avenue) to beat Verona.  The Juicers again defeated the Frosted Tips, 3-2 this time.  Curt Schilling got his league-leading 19th win.  Brooklyn beat Dublin 4-2, with Mariano Rivera notching his 25th save. The Fremonts romped over Getting Jimmy 9-4, as Ken Griffey ripped his 62nd homer!




Yes, this is a professional athlete
Bartolo lifts the Rickeys to the title!

Exhibit A for the DH rule - Bartolo Colon at the plate

Day 172   Only one title left to determine - Monterrey traveled to Henderson, Nevada for a winner-take-all game.  The always-in-shape Bartolo Colon  outdueled his Aztec counterpart Jamie Moyer and Henderson wins the game 3-1, and claims the Central Division Championship!  The Bastards completed a sweep of Rocco with a 5-4 win, Jason Giambi bringing home 3 of those runs.  The Frosted Tips ended the season on a high note, beating the Juicers 4-3 when Brian Jordan hit a 10th inning homer.   Getting Jimmy got a homer and 3 RBIs from defensive specialist Darren Lewis while beating up Las Vegas 9-5.  Mike Mussina pitches a shutout for the Goombies in their finale, and Verona rallies for 2 in the top of the ninth to surprise the Dubliners 5-4. 

Truly an amazing season, thanks so much to all for participating and making this a fun and very competitive replay!!!  Here's some of your top performers...

Batting Average - Larry Walker, Midland  .348
HRs - Mark McGwire, Fort Wayne   79
RBIs - Mark McGwire, Fort Wayne  163
Runs Scored - Mark McGwire, Fort Wayne  138
Walks - Mark McGwire, Fort Wayne  136
Stolen Bases - Tony Womack, Midland 44
Wins - Curt Schilling, PED-Co   19
ERA - Greg Maddux, Rocco's  3.14
Saves - Trevor Hoffman, PED-Co   41
Strikeouts - Randy Johnson   342

MVP  - Mark McGwire, Fort Wayne
Cy Young - Trevor Hoffman, PED-Co

Days 167-169: Tie in the Central, Backwoods two up on Rocco with three to go!

Pennant races continue to thrill!  Henderson and Monterrey are deadlocked after 159 games.  Backwoods moves their lead over Rocco to 2 games after this three-game set, but the two brothers face each other in the final three games!  The wild card looks likely to go to the loser of the East Division as Fort Wayne slipped a game down and the Monterrey/Henderson loser likely won't have enough wins to claim the wild card. 

The beefy McGwire has
exceeded even his real life
totals (.310 average, .455 OBP,
and 1.252 OBPS!!!)

Plenty of individual awards and records are still worth following.  Mark McGwire has made a mockery of the Home Run and RBI chases (78 HR's and 162 RBIs so far!), will be watching to see where he ends up.  He even comes in 4th in the league in average, although Larry Walker of Midland is way ahead in that category.  There are four pitchers tied for most wins right now (Pedro Martinez, Curt Schilling, Greg Maddux, and David Cone), each with 18 'W's.  Randy Johnson has a lock on the Strikeout title, he is at 333 so far!  Kenny Rogers of Las Vegas and Greg Maddux of Rocco are battling for the ERA crown, at 3.16 and 3.20 respectively.  Trevor Hoffman is up by two for most saves, but Mike Jackson could make it interesting if the Frosted Tips can upend the Juicers a few times in the final series. 

The Bastard's Barry Bonds
will endorse anything

Day 167  Jimmy's Jose Lima goes the distance and holds the Rickeys to just 1 run, Barry Bonds hits push the Bastards pass the Fremonts. Verona tops Fort Wayne 8-5, scoring 5 runs in the top of the ninth to demoralize the Frosted Tips.  The Dubliners stop Rocco's Replicas in a 6-3 game.  The Juicers beat the Goombies 9-4, Mark Loretta tallied 4 hits.  Monterrey takes back the lead in the Central, edging the Buttheads 6-5.  David Justice's 9th inning homer was the difference there. 


Day 168  Rocco gains a game on the Bastards, still trailing them by 1 full game.  The Replicas took apart the Dubliners 13-4.  The Fremonts knocked off the Bastards 8-6, with Brett Tomko picking up the win.  The Rickeys beat Jimmy 7-3, but Monterrey stayed atop the Central thanks to a dramatic 6-run rally in the top of the ninth inning.  Verona again played spoiler to Fort Wayne, beating them 5-4 in 11 innings.  The Juicers aren't resting on their laurels after clinching their division, they blast Dublin 10-5, with Sammy Sosa cracking HR's #66 and #67. 


Day 169   Henderson battered Jimmy 8-3, and moved into a first place tie with idle Monterrey.  Fort Wayne stayed alive as Woody "The Woodman" Williams two-hitted Verona.  Rocco's Replicas suffered a 6-5 defeat to Dublin, the men from Ireland rallying for two runs in the bottom of the ninth. The Juicers powered past Midland 8-4.  

Days 161-166: Rocco's run puts the East back in play, and PED-Co clinches the West!!

Have decided to break the schedule up a bit to maximize drama AND get our regular season done before MLB kicks off Sunday night and we have real boxscores to read, so I ran six of the remaining twelve days today.  Will run three more Saturday, and the final three early Sunday. 

After the Bastards magnificent run, it seemed the East Division crown was theirs for the taking, but they hit a bit of a tailspin and now it is Rocco on a mad run, currently riding a five-game winning streak and crawling within 1 game of the Bastards.  Henderson has maintained their lead over Monterrey, although it is now down to 1/2 game.  PED-Co, with the best overall record in the league, has officially claimed the West and is our first playoff participant.  The wild card lead is now hold by Rocco, with Fort Wayne falling to three games behind and Monterrey 3.5 out. 

Day 161  The Fremonts beat the Bastards 7-5 to break the epic 14 game winning streak.  Verona deals Fort Wayne a tough loss when Bobby Higginson doubles home Frank Thomas in the ninth inning.  The Rickeys pound Brooklyn 11-3, with A-Rod belting his 40th and 41st homers.  Monterrey tattooed Midland 13-3, Scott Hatteberg hit a grand slam and added a couple of doubles. 

Day 162  Rocco beat the Roadrunners 8-4, with an unlikely grand slam from Jeff Reed.  The Bastards got back on the winning side and knocked off Henderson thanks to a strong performance from David Wells.  Fort Wayne's Woody Williams tossed a three-hitter and the Frosted Tips topped the Juicers 4-1.  Monterrey beat Las Vegas as Scott Hatteberg continued to rake, cracking his 12th homer.   Moises Alou hit 2 HRs for Brooklyn as they downed the Goombies 5-1. 

Day 163  Juan Gone hits 2 taters as the Bastards again get by the Rickeys, Dublin holds on for a 2-1 win over Getting Jimmy, Rocco's Andres Galararaga hit homer #41 in a 5-3 win over Verona, and Fort Wayne again beat the Juicers, this time 4-2, with Randy Johnson evening his record at 13-13.  Midland beat up Brooklyn 11-5.  Vegas beats the Aztecs with a two-run rally in the 9th. 

Day 164  Getting Jimmy beats Dublin in a 12-9 slugfest, B.J. Surhoff had 2 doubles and 4 RBIs.  Midland's Pedro Martinez joined Curt Schilling and Greg Maddux in the 18-win club. and Larry Walker had four hits for the Goombies as they edge "No Sleep Til" Brooklyn.  Rocco eked byVerona 7-6.  The Rickeys nipped the Bastards 6-5, and PED-Co pounded out 16 hits and 18 runs as they crush Fort Wayne 18-5.  Sammy Sosa hit homers #62 and #63.  Monterrey got 3 RBIs from Barry Larkin to defeat Las Vegas 4-2. 

PED-Co manager Arnold celebrating
his team's pennant!


Day 165  PED-Co clinches the pennant in the West Division by defeating arch-rival Fort Wayne 5-4.  Getting Jimmy got a total of 6 runs in the 8th and 9th to top (of the morning) Dublin 7-1.  The Rickeys gets s four-hit shutout from Brian Bohanan to topple the Bastards.  Rocco continued to gain ground on the Bastards,  Mike Simms' 5 RBIs giving them the 'w' again Verona.  Bret Saberhagen had a four-hit shutout of his own for Brooklyn.  Rick Reed only allows one run as Monterrey wins 7-1 over the Fremonts. 


Griffey Jr and Sosa accept their awards
as new members of the 60+ HR Club

Day 166   Rocco's fifth win in a row is a 9-3 effort over the Dubliners.  The Fremonts send the Bastards to defeat again, 6-3 this time.  Ken Griffey Jr. clubbed his 60th homer of the year, joining Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa in the "60 and over" HR Club!  Monterrey tops Brooklyn in the 13th on a Bret Boone hit.  PED-Co walloped the Goombies 11-1, with Ramon Martinez only allowing three hits.  Getting Jimmy snuck past Henderson 1-0, with Brian Anderson and Pete Harnisch the unlikely participants in such a pitchers duel.  McGwire hit #77 as Fort Wayne triumphed over Verona 7-2. 

Again, look for the next three games sometime late Saturday, and then the final three regular season games will come out on Sunday! !

Days 151-160: Bastards Reign of Terror! Backwoods goes 10-0 and is now on a 14 game winning streak!!!

Break up the Bastards!  They are
riding the longest hot streak seen this year!

As Stan and Kyle said so many times on South Park after Kenny died, "you Bastards!".  Backwoods is now on an epic 14 game winning streak, leapfrogging Rocco's Replica's and enjoying a 4.5 game lead with 12 days left in the season!

Henderson has climbed back atop the Central, and PED-Co remains in first control of the West.  Wild card battle is super close - Rocco leads that battle, with Fort Wayne a half game behind and Monterrey three behind. 

Not sure if that is Juan Gone or
the cowboy from the Village People

On the heels of Backwood's incredible run, it is only fitting for a Bastard to be named Player of the Block.  And Juan Gonzalez is just the Bastard for it!  Juan Gone hit a hefty .405 with 3 HR's and 10 RBIs.  Henderson sluggers Ken Caminiti, Eric Davis, and A-Rod were all close competitors, but the Henderson trio must have split the votes, allowing Gonzalez to win  :-)


Day 151   Fort Wayne and Dublin engaged in the longest contest so far this year, a 17 inning epic!  The Frosted Tips get the duke when Brian S. Giles homered in the top of the 17th. Manny Ramirez collected four hits for the Rickeys, and the Bastards topped Las Vegas 5-3.  Sammy Sosa hit homer #60 in the Juicer's win over Verona.  Rocco wins behind Andres Galarraga's two homers.  Monterrey holds off a game Goombie team 6-5.  Backwoods Juan Gonzalez (he of the Hulk-style ripped up shirt in the picture above) provided the offense and David Wells the pitching in a 3-0 win over Getting Jimmy. 

Day 152  Henderson's Jose Offerman hits a grand slam, Steve Trachsel pitches Dublin over the Frosted Tips, and the Replica's Greg Maddux K's 10 and holds the Fremonts to just 1 run while picking up win #18.  Mike Mussina is lights out for Midland against Monterrey.  The Bastards get another Juan Gone homer and top Jimmy again. 

Day 153  Midland's Tony Womack gets four hits  and Denny Neagle goes the distance in a 10-5 win over the Rickeys.  Backwoods Juan Guzman goes all nine in their 6-2 win.  Verona Ridge gets a walkoff homer in the 11th from Bobby Higginson and turns away Fort Wayne!  PED-Co edges Dublin 6-5.  John Johnstone and Tom Gordon help the Bastards over the Fremonts.  Jeff Kent racks up 2 hits and 2 RBIs in a 5-1 win over Monterry.  Getting Jimmy, happy to be playing anyone other than the Bastards, take down the Replicas 11-3!

Day 154  Larry Walker hits 2 homers and Roberto Kelly's walkoff homer give the Goombies the win over the Replicas.  Fort Wayne tops Verona as Tim Salmon gets 4 hits and 3 RBIs.  Will "The Thrill" Clark has a walk-off hit for Dublin.  "Da Meathook" Dmitri Young has two homers and 4 RBIs for Monterrey.  Backwoods gets 2 Barry Bonds homers and a walkoff hit from The Loftonator, Kenny Lofton!  Rocco held serve by defeating Getting Jimmy, David Cone getting 12 K's and moving his record up to 17-8. 

Day 155  A-Rod hits his 37th homer in a win over Midland, Travis Fryman slugs 2 out of the park for victorious Verona, Sammy's 61st puts the Juicers over Dublin, Scott Erickson (aka The King of Getting a Decision Out of Every Start) moves to 15-19 in Monterrey's 3-1 win over Brooklyn.  More late-inning magic for the Bastards as Brad "McDreamy" Ausmus singles in the winner in the bottom of the ninth!

Day 156  Fort Wayne gets 10 innings from Woody Williams and a walk-off single from Andruw Jones to upset PED-Co, Will Clark ties a league record with 5 hits for Dublin as they crush Verona 15-3.  It's apparently Pitching Endurance Day as Kevin Brown goes all nine in Brooklyn's win, Bartolo Colon does the same for Henderson, Brett TOmko does for Vegas, and Mark Gardner does for those relentless Bastards! 

Day 157  Brooklyn trounces Midland 10-3, Ken Griffey gives Vegas two homers and a victory over Getting Jimmy, Monterrey falls to Henderson's Al Leiter,   Verona edges Dublin 4-2, and The Bastards beat Rocco decisively, 14-8, with Cliff Floyd cracking two home runs.  Game of the Day was certainly PED-CO slipping past Fort Wayne 11-10.  Each team had 13 hits.  Jim Edmonds three-run homer was key for the Juicers.

Day 158  Buttheads beat Goombies with Bret Saberhagen getting the win, Fort Wayne crushed PED-Co 11-6, despite Matt Stairs two homers.  Henderson gets past rival Monterrey again, 4-1 this time.  The Bastards get their usual win, Tom "Flash" Gordon collecting save #32.  Vegas edges Jimmy 2-1, and Verona's Neifi Perez again is the right man at the right time, cracking a walk-off hit in the bottom of the 13th!

Day 159  Bastards keep winning, 4-3 this time against the Fremonts.   Pedro Martinez handcuffed Monterrey's batters and the Goombies win 4-1.  Mike Hampton and Mike Jackson combine for Fort Wayne to shut out Verona.  Eric Davis gets 5 RBIs as Henderson stomps Brooklyn 11-1. 

Day 160   Robert Abreu (his name gets more formal as the season goes on!) had two homers, four hits, and four ribbies for Brooklyn.  Midland's Pedro Martinez claimed his 16th win of the season.  Fort Wayne's Mike Piazza hit his 21st homer in their win over Dublin.  The Unstoppable Bastards topped Vegas 5-3, with Nomar clubbing his 27th home run.