OwlZ Week. Fundamentals are the Crutch of the Weak and Talentless.

Sources tell me that the Owlz in fact put their pants on two legs at a time.

(you can take your stinkin' trophy and shove it up your ass - Lupus, Bears secondbaseman)
(thanks for the edit #9)

The double header against the Owlz (2:30 Findlay Sportsplex) is going to give the first place South Oakland Ducks of the North Side a good idea of what has to be done to knock off the defending champs.

Hopefully that does not include adding Jose Canseco to our roster. (If he's not already on the Owlz)



Their team is a mystery.

Can they be THAT good?
Are they as unbeatable as they think?
Will they ever update their "My Site Newz"( I think they should start a blog that is more condusive to comments/anonymous cheap shots and harassment. )
will Rob Cool be held liable when someoen has a seizure while reading their current team site?
Will their disregard of the letter "s" be their charmic downfall?
Will Kirk Gibson and RolandThompsonGunner steup up their blogging during a week where I'm up to my balls in work?

We will find out.

Everyone hates these guys, and most of their roster is new.
I'll reserve judgement.


A hidden camera has captured footage of a recent attempt on an Owlz pitching prospect.
&
Kenny Powers talks about what it takes to excell in the Pittsburgh NABA.



I hope the PCB schedule doesn't interfere with the availability of some of our starters.
If so we will get by and not make excuses.

I am in favor of the Owlz raising the bar in terms of competition and talent in our league.
it forces the rest of the teams to do the same if they want to contend for a title.
I welcome the challenge, so do the rest of the Ducks.
We are heading towards breaking into A and AA divisions.
Coach Bombay has tried to aquire the best talent he knows, so has Rob Cool.
Sentence structure is a crutch for the talentless.




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I recommend anyone who has a problem with the way Joe runs our league, to volunteer to take his spot as commissioner, or to provide potential solutions to the problems they have (perhaps during winter meetings), instead of just complaining.
(some people do offer these suggestions)

Don't let his hulking pecks fool you. Joe (above left) is actually quite approachable and welcomes ideas to imrpove our league.

The minor problems this league has today would have been welcomed four years ago.
Pittsburgh NABA all-time HR champion and six year veteran, Kenny Powers agrees, I'm sure.

(I owe Kenny another $1.65 for using this image.)



The undefeated Ducks are ready to shock the PGH NABA world this weekend.

Quack.

Moustache madness, Blues team picture...Ghostbusters opener this weekend

Here's the official recap of games 2 and 3 from the league site. Blues Make Strong Showing in Tournament

The Commish also handed out official team awards and such. I don't ever refer to the score book when i write these things so Joe may be a bit more accurate in his assessment.

Either way it was a blast, and as far as I can tell, the tournament experience has left us all wanting more.

The Ghostbusters play the Orange Crush at 9am this Saturday at Pie Traynor field.

Sweet Virginia

Without Chuck Berry there is no rock 'n' roll, without the Blues there is no Chuck Berry.
Without the Enchantment Under the Sea Dance, there is no Marty McFly.

It is likely the Blues' schedule will change again, as the 18A schedule link on the national site can not be selected. That is one potent disclaimer, it is almost as if linking the temporary schedule on yesterday's blog post has caused a tear in the NABA space/time continuum.

Much of the Back to the Future soundtrack is written by Huey Lewis and the News.
Weird Al, parodied Huey Lewis and the News' "I want a new Drug" with this number.

Great stuff.

Theoretically which event do you think is more likely to cause the universe to collapse on itself, should it happen again :
The Ghostbusters crossing the streams, or Marty McFly meeting himself in the past?





The Blues will leave for Virginia tomorrow, and begin play on Saturday. The schedule is still in flux.
Look for Ben Sorosky's travel-blog tomorrow night when you get home from your Friday evening activities.

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The South Oakland Ducks have had seven players selected to compete in national tournaments, the most of any Pittsburgh NABA team.

Ben Hartranft
Matt Swetz
Rob Swanger
Ben Gwin
Mark Guthrie
Nick Homa
Garrett Moore

Quack.

Unofficial Blues Schedule,

Go Blues

The Pittsburgh Blues officially have no history; unofficially, it starts Saturday at 12:30pm. the Blue & Gray Schedule was posted, with this disclaimer:

2008 Blue & Gray Schedule

This is a preliminary schedule and is subject to change. A final schedule will be produced and provided to manager's at check-in.

DO NOT duplicate or distribute this preliminary schedule. Only a schedule which reads "Final Schedule" should be used for tournament purposes.

I'm guilty of possession of preliminary schedule with intent to distribute.

The Blues are one of five teams in the 18A pool.
As of now, the Blues are scheduled to play the Middlesex Pirates as 12:30 pm at Prince William Stadium, Home of the Potomac Nationals, the single A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. Personally I'm looking forward to playing in a stadium names after a fellow Welshman.

No word on whether or not this blue mascot will be in attendance, ironically, he's also a fellow Welshman.

The Blues are scheduled to play two or their four guaranteed games at Prince William Stadium.

Is that grass on the infield?

Judging from the GoogleEarth pictures of Prince William Stadium,I linked we are probably playing our other two games in the complex surrounding the stadium, but I'm not sure.

the Stadium has actually been renamed,

G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium
7 County Complex
Manassas, VA 20110
703-590-2311

Know Your Enemy: Scouting report for the other teams in the Blue & Gray Classic 18A Division

As I mentioned yesterday, the Florida Rangers will fight .

The Rangers came in second in the Cooperstown 4th of July Tournament.

There was once a Pittsburgh NABA team named the Rangers, they became the Phantoms and played a key role in the development of South Oakland Duck, Chris Wojoton.
Coincidentally the Texas Rangers used to be the Washington Senators, the team that replaced the first Senator team that left to become the Twins. The second Senators were replaced by the Washington Nationals, whose minor league park will be the venue for half of the Blue Gray Tournament games.

Judging by their website the New York Metro's don't mess around. By taking advantage of deep player pool of the densely populated NY metropolitan area, they probably have assembled a nasty squad.

All business.


Metro's second baseman, has an astronomical OPS.

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The Middlesex Pirates Myspace page.

This team is from New Jersey, but I'm guessing there's a Pittsburgh guy with a man-crush on Andy VanSlyke on the roster somewhere.

Perhaps it is Steve Bovo (via. Middlesex Pirates Myspace)

Other reasons they could be named the Pirates include; cheapest jerseys available since the Pirates are terrible, or maybe they just like Pirates.

leaf blower with stocking.

We have to beat the Pirates

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The enigma of the 18A Pool is the Lancaster Illusion.
The folks at NABA National HQ said they were a team of eight, that filled out their roster will pool players/mercenaries.

I've been to Lancaster, and I'm guessing we'll see this guy on the hill. His stuff is filthy

Those of us familiar with Richard III know the house of Lancaster was dominated by the house of York. Look for the New York Metro's (and the Blues) to beat the Illusion.

The Lancaster Illusion is the Ducks blog favorite non-Blues team in the division. Here's why, besides the obvious, creative, non-plural name.

There is a chance their front office is operating on this kind of a level.

Richard III is my favorite history play by Shakespeare.

The house of Lancaster was represented by a red rose.


Guns 'n' Roses also incorporates the red rose in the band's logo


Guns 'n' Roses' third double album is none other than

Use Your Illusion.

Note: Use your Illusion II contains the ballad Civil War, which I have alluded to in relation to the Blue Gray Classic.

Video "Don't Damn Me", (profanity)



Your satisfaction lies in your illusion.

Coby this is solid Rock 'n' Roll.


There are also the obvious connections between Axl Rose and Richard III and the dastardly things they did in their respective quests for glory, which I may develop into a thesis.
If these guys from Lancaster did this on purpose they are my heroes.

Go Blues.

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Quack, quack.