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2012 Stickball Champs
Memorial Day Champs
The Gold
2012 Season Champs
The Gold
2012 Labor Day Champs
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2012 Colombus Day Champs
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Week 7 Recap
Game of the Week
Emperors Vs Diamondbacks - The game of the week turned out to be a dud. Only 3 players were able to get into the hit column for the D’Backs as they lost to the Emperors 5-1. Eric went 3 for 3 with an RBI for the Emps, while Ant-Live hit a pair of doubles and knocked in 2. Mark was the lone bright spot for the D’Backs with 4 hits.
Remaining Games
Stem Vs Ravens - The Ravens grabbed the lead in the 4th when Elvin delivered with an RBI double, followed by Al-Boogie’s RBI single. But the Ravens were unable to hang on to the lead when Joey from the Stem came up with a clutch two-out hit in the bottom of the 6th. Joey’s hit knocked in two runs and helped the Stem salvage the tie.
Bandits Vs Saints - The Saints kept the win streak alive as they outlasted the Bandits 12-7 in a slugfest. The score was tied at 7 when the Saints struck for 5 in the 6th. Mick, Pete Jr., Joey, and Jason all drove in multiple runs for the Saints. The Bandits were able to stay in the game with Andy’s 2 RBI and Jonathans 3 RBI effort.
Diamondbacks Vs Gold - The D’Backs had been the talk of the league the last couple weeks but fell short against the Mighty Gold. Eddie had himself a game with 3 doubles and 2 RBI’s, and had plenty of help from Carlitos and Watts who combined for five hits and 3 runs driven in. Jay continued to add to his impressive season with a 3-hit effort while Tutu had 3 hits of his own, including a pair of doubles and 2 RBI’s.
Leland Vs Royals - This was a hard fought game on field 3 as both teams were looking to end their recent struggles. With the game tied at 3 in the 6th, Russ delivered the game winning RBI after Izzy’s triple with one out. Dave, Edwin and Ferdi all chipped in with 3 hits a piece. Ruben led the Royals with a 3 hit, 2 RBI effort, while Eric and Frankie chipped in with 2 hits of their own.
Gold Vs Saints - The Saints have been the surprise of the league so far this year and had a chance to make a statement against the Gold. The Gold made a statement of their own by crushing the surprising Saints 11-0. Dusty led the way for the Gold with 3 hits, including a HR with 3 driven in. Josh added a HR of his own along with 4 RBI's. The Saints were only able to get 3 hits on the Gold's stingy defense. Mick, Pete Jr. and Freddy had the Saints only hits.
Leland Vs Emperors - Leland continued its good day by beating the Emperors 4-1. Dave helped the Legends jump out to the early lead with 2-run single in the first and Jay put the game out of reach with a 2-run homer in the 6th. Edwin added another 4 hits, bringing his total to 7 for the day. Tito drove in the lone run for the Emperors while Vido, Eric and Rick had two hits each.
Stem Vs Royals - The Stem gave the Royals all they could handle in this high scoring game, but ultimately fell to the Royals by a score of 12-8. Christian led the way for the Royals with 4 hits and 4 runs driven in. Eric added 4 hits of his own while Kevin, Ruben, and Darnell had multiple RBI games. DJ and Sky hit big homeruns for the Stem, while Naz chipped in with 3 hits and D-Lush contributed with 2 hits of his own.
Ravens Vs Bandits - The last game of the day was another high scoring effort which saw the Ravens get the best of the Bandits. Al Boogie led the way for the Ravens with 2 homeruns and 3 batted in. Elvin added a 3-run HR of his own while Dax pushed in two more. Ralphie led the Bandits with 3 hits, while Mickey drove in 2 runs and Tony added a 2-run homer of his own.
Stayed tuned the Week 8 preview. See you on the Blvd!
-Ruben
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Posted by bxstickball on Monday, June 17 @ 23:48:05 EDT (84 reads)
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Week 7 Preview
Game of the Week
Emperors Vs DiamondBacks - Trailing the Emps in the standings by 3 points, a win for the Dbacks would be huge! The Dbacks have been playing extremely well for the past two weeks while the Emps have been a bit of a slide due to the absence of several starters. This game takes place on Field #2 at 11:00am.
Remaining games
Stem Vs Ravens - Both the Ravens and Stem have shown that they can play with anybody at times. Plagued by inconsistency, boh teams need to start finding their groove if they plan on moving up in the ranks.
Bandits Vs Saints - Saints had a very successful 3 wins last week while the Bandits tied and lost last week. That tie was against a slumping Leland team, but any point you can get is worth it.
DiamondBacks Vs Gold - The league’s #1 team, The Gold, will try to cool off the league’s hottest team, the Dbacks. Dbacks have two tough opponents this week, a win can surely build confidence.
Gold Vs Saints - The Gold’s 3 wins last week really separated themselves in the standings from all the other teams. Another win here could really put the team in a good position.
Leland Vs Royals - Both teams are in real need of a strong win. A tie, although good for a point, really won’t help the team’s cause. Is one of these teams ready to rise to the occasion?
Leland Vs Emperors - Once considered an easy game of the week, this one just doesn’t have that appeal right now. A win in this game can easily startup needed team morale and energy.
Stem Vs Royals - Bambino is the key for the Royals right now as DJ is the key for Stem. Both players need a good solid game to power their teams to victory.
Ravens Vs Bandits - We’ll soon find out how the addition of Will Pena will effect the Bandits. Last week he had a nice solo HR to earn a tie for his team. Brunson has driven in 10 runs for his team and is the team leader in that category. I’m sure Brunson has plans on adding to that total by the end of this game.
See you on the Blvd!
-Ron
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Posted by bxstickball on Saturday, June 15 @ 12:38:58 EDT (39 reads)
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Week 6 Recap
Game of the Week
Gold 6 Vs Leland 3 - Gold did exactly what they wanted to do. They added another 3 points to their lead over Leland. Dusty’s 2 run HR provided the biggest attack against Leland. Pito set the table for the Gold with 3 hits and Betances went 4 for 4. Dave, Izzy and Ferdi all went 2 for 4 with a RBI each in the losing effort.
Remaining games
Gold 12 Vs Stem 2 - This one was definitely lop-sided. Chickie, Raul and Carlito drove in 3 runs each and accounted for 7 hits in the blow out. Davey and Anthony each had a solo HR in the loss.
Saints 7 Vs Diamondbacks 0 - The Dbacks couldn’t wake up their bats and the Saints found their stroke. Joey provided he power against his former team by driving in 3 runs due to his HR. Pedro and Warfield provided solo shots of their own. Martin provided the solo hit for the Dbacks.
Leland 1 Vs Bandits 1 - The Bandits proved they can play against any one by tying one of the league’s top scorers. Will drove in the only run for his new team, the Bandits. Russell drove in the only run for Leland.
Bandits 2 Vs Diamondbacks 10 - Dbacks proved me right and they definitely were surging in this game! An 8 run inning was all the Dbacks needed to win this game. Lionel, Ty, Jay and John drove in 2 runs apiece for the win. Ichie drove in bth of the Bandit’s runs.
Royals 9 Vs Ravens 7 - This matchup was no disappointment as both teams fought to the end. The Royals were powered by Bambino’s 4 RBIs, Eric’s 3 RBIs and Lenny’s 2 RBIs and a HR. Al Sr drove in 2 runs in the defeat.
Saints 4 Vs Emperors 3 - Saints beat the depleted Emps for the 2nd time this season. The Emps were missing several starters, including Vido, Forty and Caban. Warfield drove in 2 runs for the thriving Saints.
Ravens 4 Vs Leland 0 - Unfortunately, I do not have stats for this game. All I can say is the Ravens picked a great time to play well. Leland goes winless on a 3 game day.
Emperors 2 Vs Stem 3 - Tied in the last inning with a runner on 3rd base and 2 outs, Skylar throws out a tagging up runner at home to end the game. Dave drove in 2 runs for Stem. Ant Live went 4 for 4 in the losing effort.
Gold 3 Vs Royals 2 - In a pretty quiet game, the Gold edged the Royals in what became a 3 game win day. Dusty and Pito hit solo HR’s and Steve added a RBI for the winning team. Cooks drove in two runs for the Royals.
Make-up games (Wk 4-May 19th)
Saints 2 Vs Stem 0 - Saints just scored enough runs to beat the scoreless Stem. This capped a 3 game winning day for the short handed Saints. Dom’s sky high 2 run HR was all the runs needed for a victory.
Diamondbacks 7 Vs Royals 5 - After a long day, the Dbacks were able to hold off the Royals and gain another 3 points in the standings. Jay has been on fire for his team and kept it going in this game by driving in 3 runs, which included a HR. Schenkel contributed as well, driving in 2 runs in the victory. Five Royals players drove in a run in the defeat.
See you on the Blvd!
-Ron
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Posted by bxstickball on Wednesday, June 12 @ 22:55:17 EDT (34 reads)
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Interview with Ty Davis
I recently decided to interview Ty Davis who is currently serving on the board. I personally, (no pun intended) played on Ty’s team for four years. Ty has been involved with the league for several years now, and I’m talking about outside of just running a team. If you know Ty, you know he is very proud of his cooking abilities. If you didn’t know, you will by the end of this article.
Q. How many years have you been in the NYESL now?
A. I 've been in the NYESL for 6 years now.
Q. What made you join this league?
A. I was at a sports bar one Friday night with a few friends, and on the TV was the SNY piece done a few years back. They were showing the championship game between the Royals and the Gold. We were intrigued by how competitive the game was. We then reached out to Rich Marrero, who was President at the time, and put a team in the league, which was called Nothing Personal.
Q. What is your position on the board and what are your responsibilities?
A. I am the Field Chief/Coordinator. It is my job to obtain all necessary permits, as well as insure all games have the necessary equipment needed; such as the scoreboard, chalk, balls, etc. I also try to be a liaison between the captains and Bombi, the commissioner.
Q. Is that the reason you stepped down from being a captain?
A. It was the main one. Being on the Board takes up a lot of time. Myself, Jay, and Tutu decided to spread the wealth so to speak and run the team. Ironically, they joined the Board a few weeks ago also.
Q. How has the transition been for you? Are you still involved in team decisions?
A. Of course, I just don’t do the game day lineups, that’s Jay's department. Tutu runs all team meetings and gets the uniforms. I secure sponsorships.
Q. I see the Diamondbacks got off to a bad start. Now the team has won 4 out of their last 6 games.
A. Yes, we are playing well now. We had a rough start, but the chemistry has come together quite well. Markie and Chris have been playing great. Ralph Colon has provided that voice of confidence and great defense, and John Blaze, has been incredible all year. I obviously can't say enough about, everyone else. We are happy with the progress
Q. What is the reason for the turnaround?
A. I think the main reason are the players I just discussed, and just the overall makeup of the team. Everyone is just coming together and gelling as a unit.
Q. Have you been keeping count of the number of sticks you have broken through out the seasons? LOL
A. Lol! I figure I average 3 a year. Last year, I only intentionally broke one stick. I'm very hard on myself, I am pretty intense, I have to work on not doing that.
Q. I heard the league just made a rule change. Can you explain them?
A. Ok. The Bandits as well as the Stem were concerned at the beginning of the year that they would be unable to solicit enough players to play each week. So we made a rule that if a player has not played in 50% of his team's games, or has not passed the 5th week of playing, he may go to those two teams. This is under approval of first the two captains involved, then an application to the Board, and finally, the approval of all the captains.
Q. What's one change within the league that you would like to see completed by next season?
A. Wow, that’s a good question. I would say I would like Stickball 4 Kids to be back on the table. We just need someone to step up and run with it. By that I mean going to all schools throughout the community and spreading the word about the game.
Q. If there was to be a cooking competition within the league who would win?
A. Listen man....nobody wants it with me.....nobody! Period, bottom line, end of story. I got skills to pay the bills. Nobody!!!.....Emperors know....every time Tito, 40, and Bango go to Starling they gain 10 pounds! Gold knows, ask Stevie and Dusty. Stop it! I got people lined up begging me to go to PR right now who shall remain nameless...interview over, bro!
See you on the Blvd!
- Ron
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Posted by bxstickball on Wednesday, June 12 @ 13:42:14 EDT (37 reads)
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Gold Wins The 2013 Memorial Day Tournament
Yes, some time has passed now, but this article needed to happen. First, I want to apologize to The Gold for not posting this earlier. Unfortunately, I wasn’t around on elimination Monday to witness the games, but I have heard enough to post this article now.
As many of you might know by now, The Gold, is celebrating its 20th year in stickball. There have been many championships won by this team throughout those years. According to Richie, that number is up to 39! Yes, 39 championships won. That is pretty damn amazing if you ask me. Some guys are still seeking their first championship and have been playing enough to say that they are tired of seeing the Gold win. Well, if you are tired of seeing them hoist the trophies over their heads, you only have to do one thing, beat the Gold. The Tampa Chargers tried just that in the championship, but just came up against a strong Gold team. Eddie Betances was named MVP and did so by swinging a hot bat throughout the day.
There have been many players to wear the colors for this team. Most of which have been consistent players on both defense and offense. Some have been league MVPs and winners of multiple league and tournament awards. Even the bench players can come into a game and have an immediate impact. But in my opinion, this particular team of guys might go down as one the Gold’s best squads. Why would I make such a statement? Well, this team just tore apart the competition on “Elimination Monday.” Each and every team the Gold played on Monday was defeated by double digits! Yes, double digits! That’s not an easy task for such a competitive tournament. Sure, the critics are saying that several of the usual teams that make the NY trip to play in the MDT were missing. But that consists of only 2-3 teams which might have also been blown out, if they showed up. We can speculate for days and argue for months but you have to give credit were credit is due.
Congrats again to The Gold for winning the 2013 Memorial Day Tournament!
-Ron
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Posted by bxstickball on Sunday, June 09 @ 01:05:59 EDT (53 reads)
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Week 6 Preview
Game of the Week
Gold Vs Leland - This game is actually a make-up game from May 19th. Separated by one win, Gold will try to hold off Leland in this game to hang on to the #1 spot in the league. This matchup will be played at the end of the day on the isolated field #3.
Remaining games
Gold Vs Stem - Gold has been their dominant selves during the past few weeks while Stem has been hit or miss. Last week it seemed that Stem missed Skylar. Hopefully he is around this week to help his team.
Saints Vs Diamondbacks - Saints are coming off a bad week going 0-2, while the Dbacks have played their best last week and were 2-0-1. If the Dbacks can keep their bats alive, they can definitely win this game.
Leland Vs Bandits - The Bandits have showed the league that they can play with any team in this league when they are playing as a unit. They will need that unity if they plan on beating the league’s 2nd highest scoring team.
Bandits Vs Diamondbacks - This is an interesting matchup of two evenly matched squads. The favorite is difficult to choose. If I had to choose one, I would pick the surging Dbacks.
Royals Vs Ravens - Both teams have woken up ad are ready to battle. This should be a great matchup and probably the 2nd game of the week, well, if we had one.
Saints Vs Emperors - Saints beat the Emps in their previous regular season meeting and hope for the same results this time around. Playing on field #3 benefits the long ball hitting Emps.
Ravens Vs Leland - Both teams have taken advantage of the homers hit on Field #1 and you can probably expect a few more in this game. Al Jr has been the Raven’s hottest hitter at this point of the season.
Emperors Vs Stem - Emperors are favored in this game especially based on the way Stem played last week. A quick turnaround is expected for the young Stem.
Gold Vs Royals - Oh boy, this is always one of the league’s most trash talking games when these two teams play. The team that lets their bats do most of the talking will be the winner.
Make-up games (Wk 4-May 19th)
Saints Vs Stem - This is a matchup of two struggling teams. Saints will have to wait a game before playing this one. Will the wait cool the squad off? Stem certainly hopes so!
Royals Vs Diamondbacks - After a day of difficult matchups, the Royals will have to stay focused in this game. The Dbacks will be hoping to complete a similar day as the one they had last week.
Gold Vs Leland - See the Game of the Week
See you on the Blvd!
-Ron
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Posted by bxstickball on Sunday, June 09 @ 00:39:35 EDT (46 reads)
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Week 5 Recap
Game of the Week
Bandits 5 Vs Stem 4 - Bandits used the momentum built from the MDT to gain an important win on the season. Tony, Jonathan and Ralphie took advantage of Mercado field and hit a HR each. Ralphie’s hurt the most, driving in 2 runs, while the other 2 just hit solo shots. Austin from Stem also took advantage and hit a HR himself.
Remaining games
Emperors Vs Royals - Both teams fought hard for a win but ended up tied after 7 innings. Vido drove in 3 runs for the Emps and hit a HR. Petey was 3 for 4, with 2 RBIs for the Royals.
Leland 8 Vs Saints 3 - Leland once again dominated the Saints in back to back weeks. Father and son (Eddie & Edwin) led their team with 2 RBIs each and a combined 5 hits. Mick and Pedro were the only Saints with a multi-hit games
Gold 8 Vs Bandits 2 - The Gold continued their winning ways and the Bandits could not capitalize on their recent solid play to get a win. “Q” drove in 3 runs on 3 hits for the Gold. Pito was 2 for 3, 2 RBIs for the Bandits.
Royals 8 Vs Saints 2 - Royals have beaten the Saints 3 times this year, 2 times during the season. All 3 beatings were just that, BEATINGS! Petey, Eric and Kevin drove in 2 runs apiece and combined for 9 hits, 3 each. Christian was a perfect 4 for 4 in the victory.
Diamondbacks 7 Vs Stem 2 - The Dbacks are on the board! (And not just on the league’s board.) Congrats to Jay and Tutu for becoming NYESL Board members. Jay celebrated with a bang, hitting a HR and totaling 4 RBIs. His son, Martin, joined the festivities with a HR of his own.
Ravens 4 Vs Emperors 0 - Motivated? Ravens answered the challenge by blanking the Emperors in this game. Al Jr continued his hot hitting by going 3 for 3, 1 HR and 2 RBIs. Efrain added a solo HR for the Ravens as well.
Leland 0 Vs Diamondbacks 0 - Now this is surprising to see. I can’t remember the last time a game ended in a tie without any runs being scored. Warren and Izzy were 2 for 3 for Leland. Martin also went 2 for 3 for the Dbacks.
Ravens 4 Vs Gold 4 - The Ravens and Gold gain a point in the standings by finishing this game in a tie. Four Ravens players had an RBI, including Dax, who also went 2 for 3 in this game. The Gold hit 3 HR’s in this one. Betances, Pito and Dusty powered their team to this tie.
Make-up games (Wk4-May 19th)
Emperors Vs Bandits - This game will be made up at a later date due to a scheduling error.
Leland 9 Vs Stem 2 - Leland took out their earlier frustrations on Stem. The bats were alive after a sluggish game against the Dbacks. Eddie F. was 4 for 5, 1 RBI and Doug was 3 for 5, 2 RBIs to lead their team to victory. Brandon’s bat woke up for Stem, going 3 for 4, 1 RBI in the losing effort.
Diamondbacks 7 Vs Ravens 2 - Starting this season winless after 3 weeks, the Dbacks really woke up this week by winning 2 games and tying another. Aggressive base running and timely hitting were the keys to this Dback victory. Tutu was 2 for 4, 2 RBIs and Lionel was 2 for 3 with a solo HR to power their team. Brunson accounted for both of the Ravens’ runs, going 2 for 4 with a HR.
See you on the Blvd!
- Ron
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Posted by bxstickball on Thursday, June 06 @ 22:47:23 EDT (48 reads)
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Stats
Teams who do not fill out the stats completely will no longer have their team stats posted until they are filled out completely and correctly. It took 3 hrs to post stats because teams continue to leave the totals blank. It should not take that long to enter stats for the week, especially when they were not all received. I will no longer do the totals for anyone. It literally takes 3 minutes to do it after the game.
Ruben
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Posted by bxstickball on Monday, June 03 @ 22:31:16 EDT (60 reads)
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Week 5 Preview
Game of the Week
Bandits Vs Stem - Both teams showed some promise last weekend during the MDT. Bandits have the upper hand after making Monday of the MDT. They beat several decent teams to get there. The younger players of the Stem have played well but need to be more consistent if they want to win this game and improve their record on the season.
Remaining games
Emperors Vs Royals - With only 2 wins on the season, the Royals might have taken a turn for the better during their solid MDT showing. This game vs the Emps will tell if they are going to springboard from the tournament into the season. Tied for 1st, the Emps could use every win possible during a day where they have three games scheduled.
Saints Vs Leland - The first time these two teams met, Leland blanked the Jersey City team. Both teams faced off during the MDT and Leland destroyed their opponent. Will this be a repeat performance for Leland?
Bandits Vs Gold - Gold is coming off another tournament win during their 20th year celebration. Can the Bandits play like the contender they showed this past weekend?
Royals Vs Saints - This is the 4th time these teams play against each other this year. Royals have won the last two games quite easily. The Saints have to be more consistent on both sides of the ball if they want any chance to win this time.
Diamondbacks Vs Stem - Winless after three weeks of the season, the Dbacks are in need to take the monkey off of their back. Last time they played, two runs was the difference between winning and losing.
Ravens Vs Emperors - Ravens are coming off a poor MDT showing. Not making Monday should be enough motivation to do better. The Emps have been playing well and will look to continue their solid play.
Leland Vs Diamondbacks - The Dbacks have their work cut out for them by facing off against one of the league’s elite teams. Leland doesn’t want any slip-ups against any team they should beat.
Ravens Vs Gold - In their first regular season meeting, the Ravens edged the Gold with an 8-7 victory. That’s the only loss the Gold suffered so far during the regular season. Maybe the Ravens can use that particular win to gain some momentum and confidence.
Make-up games (Wk4-May 19th)
Emperors Vs Bandits - Bandits have been struggling but any game is winnable on Sunday. Emps have to make sure they keep their focus and are not looking past the Bandits.
Leland Vs Stem - Leland hasn’t been scoring like they are accustomed to and should be able to post several runs against Stem. Stem will not go down easy.
Ravens Vs Diamondbacks - Now at .500, the Ravens have a chance to go up in the ranks if they can continue to keep the Dbacks winless.
See you on the Blvd!
- Ron
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Posted by bxstickball on Saturday, June 01 @ 08:06:49 EDT (99 reads)
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2013 MDT Champs - The Gold!
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Posted by bxstickball on Thursday, May 30 @ 20:36:55 EDT (57 reads)
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