Beer League

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News from around the league:

-Donnie Castiglione (RP) of Sleeping Giant Beaver Duck will miss the rest of the season with a torn ulnar collateral ligament

-Casey Beyersdorf (CF) of Tree House Tornado will miss the next 5 months with a torn labrum.


Playoff chase update:

-Waikiki Ala Moana have been mathematically eliminated from post season contention

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An unlikely hero emerged for the Tree House Tornado as journeyman sometime starter/sometime reliever Vince Lattea pitched a solid 5 innings, giving up just 2 hits and no runs to give his club the opportunity to nab a victory that secured the Pilsner division crown. (Lattea was a free agent signing on January 5th; and has pitching ratings of 38/31/40). It wasn't until the 5th inning that the Tornado broke out and scored Lattea some run support; and the bullpen held it from there.

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While they lost their own game yesterday, Ballast Point was still able to celebrate as Waikiki lost as well, which clinched the Helles division title for the Commodores.

"You hate to back into a pennant, but we'll still take it." said first baseman Sandy Hernandez

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While they only managed 3 hits in the entire game, Tattered Flag squeezed out 3 runs as well while holding Stony Creek scoreless to secure the 3-0 victory to clinch the Altbier division title.

"Not the prettiest win ever, but no one ever said a win had to be pretty." said all-or-nothing Man of War slugger Vic Barrera (40 home runs, 121 RBIs, .195 average, 195 strikeouts)

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7 Oct 2020:

Gold beer award: Andres Vallejo (CF) of Chafunkta Kingfish. Vallejo went 2-for-2 with 2 home runs, 2 RBIs and 4 rus scored in a 16-6 win over Sleeping Giant Beaver Duck

Silver beer award: Alex Perez (3B) of Chafunkta. Perez went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs, 5 RBIs and 2 runs scored in the 16-6 win over Sleeping Giant

Bronze beer award: Gary McDermott (1B) of Chafunkta. McDermott completes the awards sweet for the Kingfish. He went 2-for-3 with 2 home runs, 3 RBIs and 3 runs scored in the victory

other scores from around the league:

-Tree House Tornado defeat Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot 10-4

-Goose Island Goslings defeat Foulmouthed Malconent 5-2

-Meadowlark Mob Barley defeat Scorched Earth Giant Killer 7-6 in 10 innings

-Horsefly Jazzy Razzy defeat Twisted X Chupahopra 4-2

-Toboggan Lunatic Fridge defeat Smog City Sabre Toothed Squirrels 1-0

-Four Hands Typhon defeat Rabid Dwarves of Doom 2-0

-Prairie Sun Mad Hopper defeat Terrapin Hopsecutioner 8-2

-Funky Buddha Huki Idol defeat Russian River Blind Pig 8-0

-Thimble Island Kraken defeat Odious Cellars Rubied Perspective 1-0

-Three Floyds Apocalypse Cow defeat Kona Pipeline 6-4

-Tattered Flag Man of War defeat Stony Creek Crankenstein 7-3

-Red Rock Elephino defeat Palmetto Ghost Rider 6-2

-Jester King Das Wunderkind defeat Crooked Crab Furious George 4-2

-Boulder Killer Penguin defeat Waikiki Ala Moana 10-2

-Sierra Nevada Narwhals defeat Firefly Hollow Dire Chinchilla 7-6

-Texas Leaguer Chin Music defeat Laughing Sun Red Dwarf 7-1

-Mispillion River Space Otters defeat Charleville Half Wits 2-0

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Playoff chase update:

-elimination time as the Sleeping Giant Beaver Duck and the Rabid Dwarves of Doom both fall short of their goal of a post season berth

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A shower of beer sprayed in the clubhouse as the Jester King Das Wunderkind locked up the Dunkel division crown on the final game of the season.

"It was a team effort the whole season...." said a beer-soaked Danny Robertson. "...just glad we get to keep playing."

Robertson was a rock on the mound for the club, going 14-3 with a 1.98 ERA with 234 strikeouts in 33 starts

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8 Oct 2020:

Gold beer award: Ivan Mercado (SP) of Charleville Half Wits. Mercado saved the season for Charleville, goiing 8 innings, giving up 4 hits and 1 run, with no walks and 4 strikeouts in a 2-1 win over Twisted X Chupahopra, to avoid elimination from the post season.

Silver beer award: Bobby Brinkley (3B) of Firefly Hollow Dire Chinchilla. Brinkley went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored in a 6-2 win over Laughing Sun Red Dwarf

Bronze beer award: Frank Orozco (SP) of Goose Island Goslings. Orozco went 5.1 innings, giving up 2 hits and no runs with 2 walks and 7 strikeouts in a 5-3 win over Scorched Earth Giant Killer

other scores from around the league:

-Sierra Nevada Narwhals defeat Foulmouthed Malcontent 5-1

-Ballast Point Commodores defeat Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot 4-2

-Waikiki Ala Moana defeat Texas Leaguer Chin Music 4-1

-Daft Badger Hoppypotamus defeat Meadowlark Mob Barley 2-1

-Boulder Killer Penguin defeat Mispillion River Space Otters 7-4

-Great Raft Reasonably Corrupt defeat Horsefly Jazzy Razzy 1-0

-Big Sky Trout Slayer defeat Tree House Tornado 8-3

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9 Oct 2020:

Gold beer award: Ramon Leon (SP) of Boulder Killer Penguin. Leon went 8 innings, giving up 1 hit and no runs, with 5 walks and 10 strikeouts in a 3-0 win over Mispillion River Space Otters

Silver beer award: Danny Antunez (SP) of Meadowlark Mob Barley. Antunez went 7.1 innings, giving up 1 hit and no runs, with 3 walks and 2 strikeouts in a 2-0 win over Daft Badger Hoppypotamus

Bronze beer award: Travis Ruggles (C) of Ballast Point Commodores. Ruggles went 3-for-6 with a home run, 4 RBIs and 2 runs scored in an 8-6 win over Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot (4 game losing streak for Weyerbacher keeping their magic number at 1).

other scores from around the league:

-Firefly Hollow Dire Chinchilla defeat Laughing Sun Red Dwarf 3-1

-Scorched Earth Giant Killer defeat Goose Island Goslings 5-4

-Charleville Half Wits defeat Twisted X Chupahopra 5-1 to pull within 1 game of the final wild card spot

-Foulmouthed Malcontent went Sierra Nevada Narwhals 6-5

-Tree House Tornado defeat Big Sky Trout Slayer 6-1

-Texas Leaguer Chin Music defeat Waikiki Ala Moana 4-0

-Great Raft Reasonably Corrupt defeat Horsefly Jazzy Razzy 6-4

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News from around the league:

-40 year old Rich Bloom (LF) of Funky Buddha Huki Idol announces his retirement from the league

-37 year old Nolan Leyva (RP) of Four Hands Typhon announces his retirement from the league

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Texas Leaguer Chin Music celebrates a Tripel Division clinching 4-0 shut-out victory over Waikiki to claim the pennant.

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10 Oct 2020:

Gold beer award: Buddy Vanbuskirk (RF) of Boulder Killer Penguin. Vanbuskirk went 2-for-3 with 2 home runs, 4 RBIs and 2 runs scored in a 6-5 win over Mispillion River Space Otters

Silver beer award: Rich Mata (SP) of Twisted X Chupahopra. Mata went 7.1 innings, giving up 2 hits and no runs, with 4 walks and 8 strikeouts in a 3-2 loss to Charleville Half Wits (2 runs scored in the bottom of the 9th for the walk-off win)

Bronze beer award: Jim Stamey (SP) of Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot. Rock of the club all season, Stamey picked up his 20th win and punched the clubs playoff ticket in the final game of the year, going 7.2 innings, giving up 2 hits and 1 run, with 2 walks and 8 strikeouts in a 5-2 win over Ballast Point Commodores

other scores from around the league:

-Laughing Sun Red Dwarf defeat Firefly Hollow Dire Chinchilla 3-0

-Scorched Earth Giant Killer defeat Goose Island Goslings 7-1

-Foulmouthed Malcontent defeat Sierra Nevada Narwhals 6-0

-Tree House Tornado defeat Big Sky Trout Slayer 6-3

-Waikiki Ala Moana defeat Texas Leaguer Chin Music 6-5

-Great Raft Reasonably Corrupt defeat Horsefly Jazzy Razzy 4-2

-Meadowlark Mob Barley defeat Daft Badger Hoppypotamus 3-1

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11 Oct 2020: BONUS BASEBALL!

two games on the schedule... one to decide a division winner (the other team gets a wild card spot)... the other the first of a three-way-team-tie-breaker to decide which team moves on to play Chafunkta for the final wild card position and which team goes home.

In the battle for the Eisbock division pennant...

Brian Horswill (SP) of Red Rock Elephino pitched a solid 6.2 innings, giving up 4 hits and no runs, with 6 walks and 3 strikeouts to help lead his club to a 1-0 victory over Kona Pipeline; and secure the Eisbock division title for Red Rock.

In the battle for the final wild card...

Justin McNally (SP) of Prairie Sun Mad Hopper had a pitching duel with Gerardo Cazares of Thimble Island Kraken. McNally would last 8 innings, giving up just 3 hits and no runs with 1 walk and 8 strikeouts. Cazares would go 7 innings, giving up 2 hits and no runs, with 2 walks and 7 strikeouts... but his relief would falter as the Mad Hopper would score 2 runs in the bottom of the 8th and would make that hold up as they defeat the Kraken 2-0

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Prairie Sun struck first, but Chafunkta had the final laugh as they powered their way to a 4-1 victory to claim the final wild card spot.

"You wouldn't think you'd be that excited after an 83-80 season, but it was just enough this time." said Kingfish slugger Sergio Araujo.

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Triple Crown for Weyerbacher's Stamey!

Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot ace starter Jim Stamey finished off an outstanding season by claiming the pitching Triple Crown. He finished the season leading the league in wins, ERA and strikeouts with a 20-7 record, 1.14 ERA and 347 strikeouts.

"Won't mean much if we don't win the last game of the year." Stamey said when asked for a comment

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Lager League Batting Title to Lunday

Shane Lunday (RF) of Texas Leaguer Chin Music claimed the Lager League batting crown, finishing with a solid .325 average. He also tagged pitchers for 37 home runs and drove in 121 RBIs for the club.

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Stout League Batting Title for Cruz


Jesus Cruz (RF) of Jester King Das Wunderkind claimed the Stout League batting title with a .296 average. He played in 161 games for the club, cranking 21 home runs and 71 RBIs to go along with his league leading average.

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Final standings:

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Playoff format - four rounds:

-Milling Series (best of 5)
-Mashing Series (best of 7)
-Fermentation Series (best of 7)
-Brewery Championship Series (best of 7)


Playoff tree:


Lager League

-WC4-Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot (86-76) vs #1-Scorched Earth Giant Killer (105-57)

-WC1-Great Raft Reasonably Corrupt (95-67) vs #4-Ballast Point Commodores (86-76)

-WC2-Meadowlark Mob Barley (94-68) vs #3-Tree House Tornado (94-68)

-WC3-Laughing Sun Red Dwarf (89-73) vs #2-Texas Leaguer Chin Music (96-66)


Stout League

-WC4-Chafunkta Kingfish (83-80) vs #1-Tattered Flag Man of War (93-69)

-WC1-Odious Cellars Rubied Perspective (89-73) vs #4-Jester King Das Wunderkind (83-79)

-WC2-Kona Pipeline (86-77) vs #3-Red Rock Elephino (87-76)

-WC3-Russian River Blind Pig (85-77) vs #2 Terrapin Hopsecutioner (92-70)

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Milling Series - Game 1:

#1 Scorched Earth Giant Killer vs #4WC Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot


Top ranked Scorched Earth (only team to win over 100 games in the Beer League) rolled into the post season with supreme confidence. They owned the top seed through the playoffs, and they had their ace, Bobby Antonio (16-9, 2.45 ERA, 223 K) ready to go for game 1. On the opposite side, Weyerbacher snuck into the post season by snagging the final wild card spot, and would have to not only open on the road, but also with their second starter, Dustin Meyers (8-10, 3.30 ERA, 120 K).

Antonio performed as expected, going a solid 7.1 innings, giving up just 1 hit and no runs, with 1 walk and 5 strikeouts. Meyers matched him pitch-for-pitch, going 6 innings, also only giving up 1 hit and no runs, with 3 walks and 4 strikeouts.

Weyerbacher would finally break through in the 9th inning with Giant Killer closer Quadir Carr on the mound. After a walk to Thomas Baum, Carr would get Dave Duncan to pop up for the first out. Robby Sandoval would come in to pinch hit and drove a long fly ball to left field. Scorched Earth left fielder Steve Hardin dropped the ball and allowed Sandoval to reach base and Baum to take third. Oscar Alvarenga drove a 2-2 pitch back up the middle to drive in Baum. Sandoval motored around second, took third and blew through the stop sign to challenge the throw and scored as well. Carr would strike out Arnold and Swope to close out the inning but the damage was done.

In the bottom of the 9th, Scorched Earth had a golden opportunity, putting runners on second and third with just one out; but failed to capitalize on it and lost the game 2-0