Taylor Martinez is actually a Deer

Nebraska blows another chance at a Big 12 Championship. Again. Nebraska is forced to play in the Holiday Bowl. Again. Nebraska will be playing the University of Washington. Again. Man, what a difference a good quarterback makes. Nebraska had a great chance to beat Oklahoma this past weekend in the last Big 12 Championship again. They were in field goal range. Then Taylor Martinez decided to do an impression of a deer in the head lights. Again. It’s so frustrating as a fan when the defense plays so well again and again and the inept offense struggles over and over again. Okay. I'm off my rant. Nope. I can accept that Nebraska lost. I can even accept that we lost to Oklahoma. What I can’t understand is the opponent the Huskers got for their Bowl game. All I hear is that the bowl games are all about the money. I wish someone could tell me how a rematch with a team they already beat by 35 points will be a big draw. I love watching Nebraska play but I don’t have a lot of interest in watching a college game I’ve already seen that wasn’t good to begin with. Okay, now I’m really off of my rant. Last week in the predictions we all had great weeks. Topher led all of us with a 13-3 week. The rest of us all had 12-4 weeks. The overall leader is still Topher followed by Ford, myself and Timmy. On to this weeks in depth predictions.

Oakland @ Jacksonville
These 2 teams are basically mirror images of each other offensively. Look at the stats:
Oakland is averaging 339 yards a game on offense. Jacksonville, 338. Oakland passes on average for 190 yards per game. Jacksonville, 187. Oakland rushed for an average of 149 yards per game. Jacksonville, 152. Total yards on offense through the season. Oakland has racked up 4,062 yards. Jacksonville, 4,061. I see this games being a low scoring affair with both teams trying to grind it out on the ground. The Raiders rushed the ball 52 times last week and racked up 251 yards. Jacksonville with one of the best runners in the league in Maurice Jone-Drew, ran the ball 53 times for 258 yards against Tennessee. I think the difference in this game will be Jacoby Ford. The rookie wide receiver for the Raiders has come up big for them this season and I think he will do it again. Raiders 17-14.

New England @ Chicago
Patriots offense vs. the Bears defense. I’m excited to see if Brady can continue his amazing play against this Bears defense. In the last 4 games Brady has put up MVP numbers. He’s passed for 1,200 yards, 13 touchdowns and no interceptions while completing 73% of his passes. If Cutler can keep his interceptions down I think the Bears can win this game but I don’t think he will. I’ll take Belichick’s game plan and Brady’s arm in this game. Patriots 38-31.


Week 14 Picks

_____________________SPA____Topher___Timmy____Ford
Ind at Ten_____________Ind____Ind______Ind______Ind.
Cle at Buf_____________Cle_____Buf_____Cle_______Buf
Cin at Pit______________Pit____Pit______Pit_______Pit
G.B. at Det_____________G.B.___G.B._____G.B._____G.B.
NYG at Min_____________Min___NYG_____NYG_____NYG
T.B. at Was_____________Was___T.B._____T.B._____Was
Atl at Car______________Atl____Atl______Atl______Atl
Oak at Jax_____________Oak____Jax_____Jax______Jax
Sea at S.F._____________Sea_____S.F.____Sea______S.F.
STL at N.O.____________N.O.____N.O.____N.O._____N.O.
Mia at NYJ_____________NYJ____NYJ_____NYJ_____NYJ
Den at Ari______________Ari_____Den____Den______Den
K.C. at S.D.____________S.D.____S.D._____K.C._____K.C.
N.E. at Chi_____________N.E.___N.E._____N.E._____N.E.
Phi at Dal______________Phi____Dal______Phi _______Phi
Bal at Hou_____________Bal____Bal_______Bal______Bal

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Last Week ______________12-4____13-3______12-4______12-4

Season Total____________41-20___44-17_____35-17_____42-19

Lebron comes home

Before this weeks picks I had some thoughts on the week in sports.

I was watching Mike and Mike and the Dan Patrick Show this morning and all they were talking about was Lebron coming back to Cleveland. This is the most excited I’ve been to watch an NBA game since Reggie Miller retired. They had callers suggesting different ways for the fans to react. Callers were talking about how much people are going to boo him. The cleverest one I heard was for everyone to go silent when he is introduced. I think this would be great. Crowds have always booed players but I’ve never seen a game where all of the fans become silent when a player is introduced. I think it would be clever and unique. I don’t want to see Lebron get hurt but I kind of want to see someone run onto the court and try to hit him. It would be bad for the game but pretty interesting drama. I’m also really curious to see how he plays. I can see him going 1-15 in the game but I can also see him going off for like 60 points.

I’ve been really tired of hearing all this stuff about Cam Newton and whether he will be ruled ineligible. I’m really glad that it came out and was decided he can play. If only that was the end of it but I somehow doubt it is.

The Yankees came out this week and said they want Derek Jeter to look at other teams and see if he can find a better offer. I really hope he takes their bluff and leaves. I can’t imagine how big of a p.r. disaster it would be to let Mr. Yankee walk to another team. I think he would look good in the Angels red but no way I would want them to pay him as much as the Yankees are willing to pay. I’m curious if the Red Sox offered him like 25 million more than the Yankees if he would take it.

Lastly, Nebraska vs. Oklahoma. When the news first broke that Nebraska was leaving the Big 12 for the Big 10 I was a little bummed. I’ve always like the rivalries that Nebraska has had. Colorado. K-State. Texas. After being bummed for a short while I couldn’t be more happy now that Nebraska is getting out from under Texas thumb and leaving what I think is a sinking ship in the Big 12. I think it’s only a matter of time before the Big 12 dissolves and the remaining 10 teams head to other conferences. I think life in the Big 10 will be great. I think the rivalry with Iowa will be just as great as any rivalry we had in the Big 12. Back to the Oklahoma game though. I’m so excited to get to play Oklahoma one more time. I’m so excited to see Bob Stoops cry. After all of the crap Nebraska has gotten about leaving the Big 12 I would love to see Nebraska win the last Big 12 Championship game. Go Big Red!

None of us had a great week with picks. Topher is the leader at 31-14 followed closly by Ford who is at 3--15. I'm in third at 29-16 and Tim is still in last at 23-9. Onto this weeks picks.

I’ve decided to only do 2 in depth predictions this week because frankly, the schedule is weak when it comes to exciting games. The schedule does have 2 interesting games this week on it though. 2 divisional games that may decide the division.


Picks for Week 13
Pit @ Bal
Pittsburgh at Baltimore. I love this matchup. 2 tough teams with young head coaches, great running games and hard hitting defenses. The Steelers and Ravens are ranked 5th and 8th in Total Defense respectively. Both these teams have young quarterbacks. Roethlisberger is 5th in Passer rating while Joe Flacco is ranked 11th. These teams are almost mirror images of each other. Just how even are they? Over the last 6 ½ years, including 13 regular season games and 1 playoff game each team has won 7 times. The Steelers have scored 265 points. The Ravens? 264. Crazy even. I believe the Ravens will win this game for 3 reasons. They are playing at home, where they are undefeated this year. Ben Roethlisberger has been practicing in a walking boot all week. Lastly, out of the 3 losses this year for the Ravens, 2 have been on the road at the Patriots and the Falcons who are both undefeated at home. Ravens 24-21.

NYJ @ N.E.
Another matchup that I love. There are so many plot lines for this game. My favorite is Rex Ryan saying the following quote last year. "I never came here to kiss Bill Belichick’s rings.” So far he has made good winning 2 of 3 against the Patriots. The Patriots have been on a roll recently winning 3 in a row, including wins over the Steelers and the Colts. The Jets have won 4 in a row but those wins have come against teams that are a combined 13-31. I like the Patriots at home 27-20.

_____________________SPA____Topher___Timmy____Ford
Hou at Phi______________Phi____Phi______Phi______Phi.
Was at NYG_____________NYG___NYG_____NYG_____NYJ
Dev at K.C.______________K.C.___K.C._____K.C._____K.C.
Jac at Ten______________Ten____Jac______Jac_____Jac
S.F.at G.B.______________G.B.___G.B._____G.B._____G.B.
Cle at Mia ______________Cle____Cle______Cle______Cle
Buf at Min______________Min___Min______Min_____Min
Chi at Det______________Chi____Chi______Chi______Det
N.O. at Cin______________N.O___N.O._____N.O._____N.O.
Oak at S.D._____________S.D.____S.D._____S.D._____S.D.
Car at Sea______________Sea____Sea______Sea______Sea
Atl at T.B.______________Atl_____Atl______Atl______Atl
STL at Ari______________STL____STL_____STL______Ari
Dal at Ind______________Ind____Ind______Ind______Ind
Pit at Bal_______________Bal____Bal______Bal _______Pit
NYJ at N.E._____________N.E.___N.E.______NYJ______N.E.

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Last Week ______________11-5____11-5______9-7_______10-6

Season Total____________29-16___31-14_____23-9______30-15

Happy Thanksgiving

A Happy Thanksgiving to all. I'm very thankful this year for a lot of things. My family and friends foremost. I don't know what I would do without all of you. My health, my job and all the wonderful students I get to work with every day. I hope and pray that all of you have a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving.

“By seeing the seed of failure in every success, we remain humble. By seeing the seed of success in every failure we remain hopeful.” -Mel Ziegler

So I was a bit off. Okay, not even close. Sometimes your gut is just wrong. In this instance I’m glad I was off. Not only did the Packers beat the Vikings last week which I predicted so inaccurately but in that win A-Rodg and Greg Jennings got me 72 points combined. Enough for me to score 183 points in fantasy. It was one of those perfect storm days where everything just goes right. 8 of my 9 players scored over 14points. Ridiculous. One of the reasons I love Fantasy Football. One week you score 50points and the next week you score 183 points. The person I beat this week scored 80 some but I kind of wish he would have scored like 150. Too beat someone when they score 150 points is a great feeling. So much for me being humbled. Anyway, I degress. Back to the predictions. While I missed on the Packers/Vikings game I was correct on the other 3 in depth predictions. The Steelers, Patriots and Eagles all won their games. In the overall predictions this weeks winner was Timmy who was 14-2, followed by Topher who was 13-3 and Ford who was 12-4. Sadly I finished the week at 9-7. The overall scores are listed below. On to this weeks games.

Picks for Week 12
NE @ DETROIT
The Patriots are rolling right now and I don’t see how the Lions are going to be able to stop them. The Lions have been competive in most of the their games this year but I don’t see the Patriots stumbling today. Even if Tom Brady who is questiable for the game doesn’t play. In the last 6 Thanksgiving Day games the Lions are 0-6 and have been outscored 213-74. They’ve scored over 13 points just once in that time. I think the Patriots pour it on today. 35-10.

NO @ DAL
Both teams come into today on a roll. The Saints have won 3 straight and the Cowboys are 2-0 after changing coaches. The Cowboys are 9-2 all-time against the Saints at home all thought the Saints had won 5 in a row against the Cowboys until last years 24-17 Cowboys win in New Orleans. I think the Cowboys winning streak comes to an end against the Saints. One more interesting stat. Over the last 2 seasons the Saints are 5-1 in national TV games. Their one loss coming to the Cowboys last year. Saints win 35-21.


CIN @ NYJ
T.O. said this week that Darrelle Revis is an average cornerback. We’ll find tonight just how average he is. Or perhaps we will find out how average Carson Palmer has become. The Bengals have the 23rd worst rush defense in the league. The Jets have the 4th best offense running the ball. I don’t think Mark Sanchez will have to do much in this game for the Jets to win. I think it will be close as most of the Jet’s games are. Jets 24-20.



GB @ ATL
This game should be a lot of fun too watch as 2 of the best teams in the NFL match up. The Packers defense has given up 1 touchdown in the last 3 games. The Falcons are averaging 31.5 points in their 4 game winning streak and Matt Ryan is 18-1 at home. Something has to give. Falcons win 21-17.

_____________________SPA____Topher___Timmy____Ford
N.E. at Det______________N.E.___N.E.______N.E.______N.E.
N.O. at Dal______________N.O.___Dal______N.O.______N.O.
Cin at NYJ______________NYJ____NYJ_____NYJ______NYJ
G.B. at Atl______________Atl_____Atl______G.B.______G.B.
Pit at Buf_______________Pit_____Pit______Pit_______Pit
Car at Cle ______________Cle_____Cle______Cle______Cle
Jac at NYG______________NYG____NYG____NYG______NYG
Min at Was______________Min____Min_____Was______Min
Ten at Hou______________Hou____Ten_____Hou______Hou
Mia at Oak______________Oak____Oak_____Oak______Oak
K.C. at Sea______________Sea____K.C.______K.C._____K.C.
Phi at Chi_______________Phi____Phi______Phi______Phi
STL at Den______________STL____STL_____Den_______Den
T.B. at Bal______________Bal_____Bal______Bal______Bal
S.D. at Ind______________IND____Ind______Ind ______Ind
S.F. at Ari______________Ari_____S.F.______Ari______Ari

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Last Week ______________9-7____13-3______14-2_______12-4

Season Total_____________18-11____20-9______14-2______20-9

You Know What Really Grinds My Geers

This might come as a surprise to some people but I am fairly competitive. I also tend to get agitated quite easily. I decided for this week’s blog to list some of these things in sports that really irk me. I would love to hear about anything else in sports that irritate you. Below I’ve also listed my picks for this week. My buddy Tim has joined the picks segment of my blog. I told him that he would be a week off but I believe he is confident he will catch the other 3 of us in wins by the end of the year. Have a great end to the week.

Analysts who say a particular game is “A must win game” when it isn’t.

The NHL

People who say small market teams can’t compete in Major League Baseball. Rangers, Padres and Reds were in the bottom 11 of payrolls at the beginning of last year. That’s 2 division winners and another who led their division most of the year.

People who say there is no parity in baseball. Since 1980, 18 different franchises have won the World Series. Since 2000 half of the MLB teams have made the World Series. Since 2000 nine different teams have won the World Series. How much more parity can we have?

People at sporting events who scream things like, “I could do a better job blocking then these guys.” Really? You weigh 120 pounds. I would like to see you try and block a 350 defensive lineman. Really I would.

People who say, “How can you watch Professional Wrestling? Don’t you know it’s fake?” You know what? It is scripted. You know what else is. Law and Order: SVU, Criminal Minds and How I Met your Mother. I probably shouldn’t watch hose shows either?

Any time Shannon Sharpe speaks

People who say NASCAR is lame because all they do is go around in circles. It’s the same things as saying football is boring because all they do is run up and down the field.

People who talk during the National Anthem

Announcers who can’t pronounce New Orleans correctly. Learn how to say it Al Michaels.

When I’m all excited to watch my NFL or college team play and they replace it with another game half way through because my team is ahead by so many.

When a caller calls into a radio show and asks a question. The announcers spend 5
minutes trying to answer the question but never actually do.

Anytime Jim Rome speaks

When someone is speaking about a different team sucking and then they refer to the Oakland Raiders in the same article.

Bob Stoops. Period.


PICKS FOR WEEK ELEVEN

Green Bay @ Minnesota
I don’t really see how the Packers lose this game. Minnesota has everything working against them. The player are revolting against the coach. Their 57 year old quarterback (who I still believe is the “Man”) has a bum ankle and a bum shoulder. The Packers defense has given up 2 touchdowns in the last 10 quarters. I just don’t know how the Vikings win this game. But they will. Vikings 24-21

Oakland @ Pittsburgh
The Oakland Raiders are in first place in their division after 9 weeks of football. The last time the Raiders were 5-4 in a season was 2002. That season they won 9 out of their last 10 games and went to the Super Bowl. Not quite sure this team is at that level yet but they are playing much better as of late. Steelers win at home but it’s close. Steelers 35-34

Indianapolis @ New England
This is the 8th straight year these 2 teams are playing. The Patriots hold a 4-3 advantage over the colts with the average margin of victory being by only 2 points. Both teams are coming off close games. With the Colts missing many key players and the game being at Gillette Stadium where the Pats are 4-0 I see this contest going in the Pats favor. New England wins 31-28.

Giants @ Philadelphia
Which Giants team are we going to see. The team who won 5 in a row or the team that got destroyed by the Cowboys at home. The Giants wins this year have come against Carolina, Houston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit and Seattle. The best 2 teams they’ve played record wise, the Colts and Titans both beat the Giants and outscored them 67-24. The Eagles were rolling on offense on Monday night and I believe it will continue on Sunday night. Eagles 40-28.

_____________________ SPA____Topher___Timmy___Ford
Chi at Mia______________ Mia ____Chi______Chi______ Mia
Buf at Cin_______________Cin ____Buf______Cin______ Buf
Det at Dal_______________Det ____Dal______Dal______Dal
Was at Ten______________Ten____Ten_____Ten______Ten
Ari at K.C._______________KC____ KC______KC_______KC
G.B.at Min ______________Min____GB______GB______GB
Hou at NYJ______________NYJ____NYJ_____NYJ_____NYJ
Oak at Pit_______________Pit_____Pit______Pit ______Pit
Bal at Car_______________Bal_____Bal______Bal______Bal
Cle at Jac_______________Cle_____Jac______Jac______Cle
T.B. at S.F.______________SF_____TB______TB_______TB
Sea at N.O.______________NO____NO______NO_______NO
Atl at STL______________Atl_____STL_____Atl________Atl
Ind at N.E.______________NE_____NE______NE_______Ind
NYG at Phi______________Phil____ NY______Phi ______Phil
Den at S.D.______________SD_____ SD______SD_______SD

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Last Week ______________9-4____7-6______0-0_______8-5

Season Total_____________9-4____7-6______0-0_______8-5

Good week to be a sports fan

Sometimes the stars a line and all seems right in the world. My high school won their 26th straight game and their 2nd State football championship in a row, Nebraksa beat Kansas to move closer to a trip to the Big 12 Championship game and the Raiders beat the Chiefs to go into the bye week only ½ game behind Kansas City for the division lead. Life is great in Pat’s sports world. I also had the privledge to play “Arena Football” and some outdoor football this week with kids from the Boys and Girls Club. At first this group of 6th graders wanted to play tackle. I’ve always dreamed of plaing tackle football with a 12 year old and lighting him up but when it came down to it I just couldn’t do it. I had my chances but for whatever reason I didn’t think flatting a 95 pound kid was in the best interest of my job.

So I’ve decided to make some predictions weekly about the upcoming NFL week. I’ve never really tried to make predictions before or at least not where others could see it. To make this more interesting I’ve decided to seek the help of a few friends in giving their predictions as well. Each week my buddies Ford and Chris will be helping to give their predictions. For a few games I will also be giving a more in depth prediction. Onto this week’s games.

DET @ BUF
Buffalo has lost the last 3 games by 3 point each and all of them have been against potential playoff teams. Detroit will be out Mathew Stafford this week and possibly the season. Bills win 28-17

MIN @ CHI
The “Man” brought the Vikes back last week and may have helped save their season. Cutler was only sacked once last week but it was also against the Bills. Chicago has the 3rd ranked defense against the run. With Adrian Peterson limited I think Favre puts up a lot of passes which will cost the team a few interceptions. Bears 35-31.

NYJ @ Cle
Peyton Hillis will have a hard time running against the Jets defense. The Jets will pressure Coly McCoy all day. Mark Sanchez will do enough for the Jets to win. Jets 21-10

CIN @ IND
While the Bengals have been competitive in most of their games I don’t see this one being that way. Colts win easy and send the Bengals to a 6th straight defeat. Colts 38-17

TEN @ MIA
Chad Pennington gets the start for Miami. He doesn’t have the arm strength that Henne has and it will show. Miami is 0-3 this year at home. That record will go to 0-4. I believe Moss will have an impact on the game even if he doesn't catch a lot of balls. Titans 24-17

NE @ PIT
New England gave up 230 yards rushing last week to the Browns. Theri defense will play better but their offense won't do enough against the tough Steeler defense. Steelers at home 28-24



____________________ PAT____ TOPHER____FORD
DET @ BUF__________BUF____BUF________BUF
MIN @ CHI__________CHI_____MIN________CHI
NYJ @ CLE__________NYJ_____CLE________NYJ
CAR @ TB___________TB______TB_________TB
HOU @ JAC__________JAC_____JAC________HOU
CIN @ IND___________IND____IND_________IND
TEN @ MIA__________TEN____TEN_________MIA
KC @ DEN___________DEN____KC__________DEN
DAL @ NYG_________NYG____DAL_________NYG
SEA @ ARI__________ARI_____ARI__________ARI
STL @ SF____________SF______SF___________STL
NE @ PIT____________PIT_____NE___________PIT
PHI @ WAS__________PHI_____PHI__________ PHI

Back in the Saddle

Recently I was having a discussion with a friend of mine about which NFL quarterbacks we most resembled. This got us into a debate which led to the following senerio. If I was to make a Camp Gray football team using last years male staff what positions would everyone be. So alas I have made 2 teams where each staff member plays both on offense and defense. For those that know any of these staff members I would love to hear you thoughts on who would win?

Team Strong
QB Sam
RB Andy
FB Emilio
WR David
WR Tim
TE Ryan
LT Josh
LG Michael
C Kevin H.
RG Joseph
RT Tyler

LE Emilio
DT Ryan
RE Tyler
LOLB Michael
MLB Andy
MLB Joseph
ROLB Josh
SS Sam
FS Kevin H.
CB Tim
CB David

Team Bushy
QB Topher
RB Jim
FB Jeff
WR Father Greg
WR Brian
TE Doug
LT Sean
LG Bill
C Pat
RG Kevin E.
RT Eric

LE Doug
DT Sean
RE Jeff
LOLB Kevin E.
MLB Pat
MLB Jim
ROLB Brian
SS Bill
FS Father Greg
CB Topher
CB Eric

Alan Dietzenbach Memorial Softball Tournament

With the 2nd Annual Alan Dietzenbach Memorial Softball Tournament a mere month away I thought I would a share a column from last year's game. All credit must go to my good buddy Skip Carlson. One of the greatest sports feature writers in Sauk County.


Green Battles Back For Dramatic Win at 1st Annual Alan Dietzenbach Memorial Softball Game, Alvarez Named MVP

By: Skip Carlson



Reedsburg - Softball. In my 22 years of covering sports, I've never once had any desire to write about softball. That was until I got word of an assignment to travel to the legendary Fr. Cassidy Athletic Field of Camp Gray in tiny Reedsburg, WI. The 1st Annual Alan Deitzenbach Memorial Softball Tournament was to be played, making this veteran sports writer giddier than the H1N1 virus overtaking a Catholic Summer Camp like a destructive rebel force.



With temperatures hovering in the mid-80s on this near perfect, cloudless morning, teams took to the CAF in advance of the 10am kick off to loosen their cannons and to find the sweet spot on their Louisville Sluggers.



Matched up today were bitter rivals, The Red Team vs. The Green Team.



Before the game, Red Team 3rd Baseman (and sometime color man) Doug Ulazcek lost a heartbreaking Best 2 out of 3 Rock/Paper/Scissor Match with Green Team 1st Baseman Topher Aderhold to determine the home team. This shocking come from behind victory for the Green turned out to be a foreshadow of things to come.



Green Team clean-up hitter Nicky Kaehler got things rolling patriotically for the teams by singing her unique rendition of the Star Spangled Banner.



Play Ball!



The Red Team, led by Derek Behnke and Colleen Schmidt, jumped out to an early and demanding 9-1 lead that had many onlookers fearing the worst: a slaughtering reminiscent of the Pathfinder - Trailblazer Capture the Flag game during session 1. But led by Emilio Alvarez (who, unbeknownst to teammates, was suffering from Class V Swine Flu) and the tree trunk arms and rabid eyes of Andy Schindhelm, the Green team battled back with an 8-run 4th inning to even the score at 9. Green Team 2nd basewoman Corey Seilaf and DH Jenna Keller helped the cause with 2 RBI's apiece.



With the Green Team holding on to a 12-10 lead to start the top of the 6th inning, there was no question whom the Green would send in at pitcher to close the effort: Alvarez. Alvarez, who came in with a 1.26 ERA, brings an unwavering confidence to the hill.



In the top of the 7th inning, the Red Team failed to capitalize on an excellent opportunity to score two runs when Red 3rd Base Coach (and sometime Short Stop) Kyle Gus mistakenly sent base runners home. A terrific throw with laser-like precision from Green centerfielder Mo-T Wilks was snagged by catcher Leanne Tracy. Tracy tagged runner Kelsey Greenwood and then threw out Michael Pennington at 3rd.



After a 4-run top of the 9th to knot the score 16, the Green simply needed one run in the bottom of the 9th to win.



With chants of MVP echoing through the nearby pines, Alvarez stepped to the plate with the winning run, Tracy, on second base. Alvarez waited and watched on the first pitch: Ball One! In what appeared to be a slight miscommunication between Red Pitcher Tyler Thrune and Red Catcher Mary Scanlin, Thrune delivered the second pitch, a floater (when Scanlin no doubt called for the heater). Alvarez's eyes grew to double their normal size as he stepped into the pitch and crushed it back, back, back, back, GONE! A two run walk off blast to win the 1st Annual ADM Softball Game!



Euphoria! Pure, unadulterated Euphoria!



Following the spectacular on-field celebrations came the awarding of the Inaugural ADM Softball Game MVP Trophy to Emilio Alvarez. With tears of joy streaming down his cheeks, Alvarez exclaimed, "Today, I feel like the luckiest man on the face of the planet!"



Immediately following the presentation, Ulazcek was overheard saying, "Erroneous".