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S P O R T S PA G E
Volume 32 Issue 23
PLAYOFF EDITION October 3, 2022
PLAYOFFs ROUND II
OCTOBER 1 ACTION
MARLINS halt big red
machine in
doubleheader thrillers
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Marlins vs. Reds
By: Thomas Whitman
MARLINS TAKE TWO FROM REDS 2-1, 10-9
MOVE ON TO FINALS
At a chilly but very playable Navajo
field- game one came down to good defense
and excellent pitching performances by Omi
Estevez (Omie went six Estrada finished for
the Marlins) and Scott Perlman.
The game was tied at 1 until the top of the
7th when Marlin SS Eric Estrada (3-3) led off
with a liner in the gap- scored a triple. It
became the go-ahead run when the Red relay
went awry and rolled into the Marlin
dugout.
The bottom of the 7th saw the Reds with
runners in scoring position, but as it was
throughout the game, the Reds could not get
the big hit and went down 2-1.
The bats of both teams woke up for game
two as a three run Marlin lead was erased by
a six run Red 4th. Jon Baumstark and Pat
Devaney provided RBI doubles. The Reds
added 3 thanks to some wind-aided Marlin
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miscues- The Marlins added three and it was
9-6 Reds bottom of the 7th.
Estrada- who the Reds just could not get
out- a lead off single. With one out, Carlos
Gonzalez singled. Mike Carrozza, who had a
fine DH catching both ends, HBP. After a
balk moved the tying runners over,
Guillermo Ceasar strokes a clutch game
tying 2B to right. Another clutch base hit
and SB by Nick Sosa, and it’s second and now
the winning run on third with one out.
The Reds elected to pitch to Vin Sasso
rather than walk him, when the Marlins and
Sasso surprised us all with a perfectly
executed suicide squeeze scoring Caesar,
sending the Reds to the bar and the Marlins
to the finals.
Congrats to the Reds on a fine season,
and Congrats to the Marlins on their
victory-they earned it.
GAME 1
Marlins 2 Reds 1 Game 2 Marlins 10 Reds 9
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY
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THE REMAINING SCHEDULE FOR OCTOBER
1 was rained out
FINAL Standings of the clubs
WESTCHESTER-PUTNAM MENS SENIOR BASEBALL
LEAGUE STANDINGS
WESTCHESTER-PUTNAM MENS SENIOR BASEBALL
LEAGUE STANDINGS
Team Record Win % GB
Westchester Mets 17-1 .944 -
Sleepy Hollow Reds 14-4 .778 3
Westchester Marlins 13-5 .722 4
Shrub Oak Pirates 13-5 .722 4
Greenwich Tribe 13-5 .722 4
New York Padres 8-10 .444 9
Westchester Giants 5-13 .278 12
Lewisboro Tigers 4-14 .222 13
Somers Orioles 3-15 .167 14
Cardinals 1-17 .056 16
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PLAYOFF FORMAT
The second round, a best of three series,
will continue on October 9 with the Mets
facing the Tribe in a doubleheader .
If teams split the doubleheader, a
nine- inning final round game will be played
on October 16 to determine which teams will
compete in the final best two of three series
for the League Championship.
The League Championship series would
then begin October 23 with a doubleheader.
If the teams split those games, the League
Championship game and season finale will be
played on October 30. The League Champions
will receive $600.00 this season.
The Commissioner’s Trophy round
continues on October 9, 2022, with the
Cardinals facing the Orioles in a
doubleheader to begin the best two of three
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Commissioner’s Trophy round. If the teams
split, the playoff finale will take place
October 16, 2022. The winning team will
receive $300.00.
NOTICES
Managers report game
summaries to sports page.
Managers, report all possible COVID
exposure to Commissioner Hagan
immediately, as well as the team you last
played when the potential exposure
occurred. The Commissioner will advise
the Umpires.
6|PageDIAMOND PERFORMANCE LAB
Mark Milroy from the Westchester Marlins works in the Jefferson Valley Mall in the
Diamond Performance Lab. A hitting and pitching lab is available for all ages. It’s $50 and
offers a 10% discount code for anyone in our league to come and try it out. It’s basically 10
stations and then you hit or pitch with the Rapsodo Evaluation Machine which will show
you hitting exit velocity and distance. For pitchers, it will reveal velocity spin rate, RPMs
and more information that’s good for pitchers to know as they plan their game strategy!
Anyone interested, contact Mark Milroy at mark1916@aol.com.
Sports Page
PLAYOFF RemindeRs…..
NOTE: All doubleheaders are seven inning
games.
NO TIES IN PLAYOFFS-ALL GAMES PLAYED TO
FINAL VICTORY
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CONCLUSION
Rules Changes
The Managers voted to eliminate the use
of composite bats and bamboo bats,
following Major League Baseball Rules.
Umpires will be asked to check for attempts
to use illegal bats during games and require
players to use bats allowed (ash and maple).
No metal bats are permitted by the League.
For questions, check MLB Rules.
Players who turn 40 at any time during
the calendar year 2023 are eligible for play
in 2023.
Sports Page News
Sports Page will publish on Tuesdays of
each week during the regular season and
playoffs. All managers submitting game
summaries by Tuesday at noon of each week
will have their summaries posted.
Sports Page encourages players to take
game action photos and submit the photos to
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for inclusion in the game summary articles.
Please identify the players in the photo and
some facts around the action in the photos
such as inning, importance to game or other
details.
Sports Page will accept and publish
letters to the Editor and reserves the right
to determine whether letters submitted are
appropriate for publication. Letters to the
editor may be sent to
ajmessina27@verizon.net. Publishing
deadline is Tuesday by 12:00 P.M. of each
week during the regular season.
League Sponsorship
Opportunities
The League is accepting advertisers for
the League website. Anyone interested in
placing an advertisement on the website
please email Commissioner Hagan
at wmsbl@yahoo.com.
9|PageJournalism Intern Opportunity
Sports Page, again is seeking to sponsor non-
paying intern opportunities for any journalism
high school or college student interested in
gaining experience in covering games, writing
articles about the league and games and
submitting same for publication in SPORTS PAGE.
Sports Page is published nationally on the
MSBL website as well as on the League website.
Anyone who knows of any students interested
in taking part in this challenge and opportunity to
gain experience in covering live baseball events,
please contact Tony Messina at
ajmessina27@verizon.net. This is an excellent
opportunity for budding journalism students
interested in sports journalism!
10 | P a g eplay ball!
Sports Page
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WESTCHESTER – PUTNAM
MENS SENIOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
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