Monongahela Division All Starz Win 7-1,

The "Z" in Owlz may be unnecessary, but those kids can hit. James Fago of the Owlz homered twice driving in three runs, and his coach and teammate Rob Cool added a two-run home run as the Monongahela Division dominated Allegheny in the Pittsburgh NABA All-star game.

Ducks Pitcher Nich Homa recorded the win, pitching two scoreless innings, striking out three.

The Allegheny Division took the lead early when the guy on the Oilers singled home a runner from third. However, Craig Boley tried to score from second, and was thrown out at the plate by right fielder John Tremmel. Ducks catcher Jesse Smith made a nice pick, and a diving tag on the airborne Boley to end the threat.
Then the Mononghela Division scored seven straight runs over the next five innings.
Florian and Goldie of the Black Sox had two hits apiece, I have a hard time telling them apart, but they hit doubles, and drove in runs.

Bullet Points

• The Monongahela Division pitching was too much for the Alleghenies. After Alex Warren allowed a first inning run, Ben Sororsky, Homa, Jeremy Barchie, Brian Headley, and James Fago combined to allow just three hits over six shutout innings.
• The Allegheny team turned a smooth double play early in the game, and the short stop from the Hurricanes made a nice diving stop up the middle to kill a rally in the third.
• Brian Strom of the Bulldogs hit a ball over my head, and was thrown out at third by Dan Stell. Just like we planned it.
  
• The Bulldogs own me when I'm in the outfield.
• Strom and Vinny Gala both had hits for the Allegheny Division.
• I did not get a plate appearance, and missed a catchable ball.
  
• It was pointed out to me before the game by a member of the OwlZzz that the Ducks' team batting average is poor, inferring that is why our team loses more than it wins. He proceeded to go 0-2, (with an RBI ground out) but after the game he was allegedly contacted by Billy Beane and offered a front office job, where he can better put to use his prodigious gift of statistical analysis.

There will probably be a nice, tidy write-up of this game on the league site in the next couple of days, also the Owlz will probably have a bright yellow blog on their team page. There is no way Fago isn't the MVP.

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This was written without referencing the score book, and with little regard to accuracy. In fact, this is by far the worst write-up I've ever done.

Despite being deprived of a chance to hit, and having played a nondescript to below average game (I was on deck when the last out was made in the bottom of the sixth) it was a good time, and I am glad I had the chance to be a part of it.

After seven innings in the cramped Spring View Dugouts, I now feel much closer to all of the Ducks' division rivals whom I have hatefully and maliciously libeled in this blog, which apparently is read by some of you. Thanks for reading.

Thank you to all the fans who showed up to watch our game. Special thanks to the pom-pom wielding ladies in the Ducks cheering section who serenaded me with a rousing "quack" chant as I jogged out to coach third base, where I proceeded to spit tobacco juice all over myself. Classy.

2008 Monongahela Division All Stars
(Absent: Mark Guthrie, P, Ducks)

Go Ducks.