Season 3 is upon us ... (Schedule Change: 7:15 & 8:15 on Field 5)

One week after an 8th Place finish in the Season 2 Tourney, OBI opens Season 3 play with a split doubleheader on Field 1. Games this week are at 7:15 and 9:15 versus Mammas Boys and Aero FCU Skeleton Crew, respectively ...

There are three (3) new teams that have joined the Thursday night D1 division. Thus, OBI will play Season 3 back in good ol' D2 ... This is a good fit with Juan Carlos and David both rejoining the team this season (no specific reason given by the author of this post).

There is a link to Season 3's schedule and standings in the upper right corner of the blog. Currently, only this weeks games are available. However, the link is enabled for your viewing pleasure ...

C'Ya Thursday !!!

Offense Takes Tourney Night Off !!!

In an unexpected twist of fate, One Bad Inning's Offense was a no show at Season 2's Tourney Night. The OBI Defense was solid but not dense enough to avoid the Black Hole type Offensive display ...

Enough waxing philosophical,,, 2013 Season 2 was OBI's first in D1 in quite some time. The squad battled hard all season and finished 5-8-1 in the regular season, good for 6th Place in the 9 team D1 lineup. This will most likely keep us in D1 for a few more seasons.

** Season 2 OBI Player of the Season: Chris Nuta ...  Chris was not just consistent the entire season, he rocked his way back to the top of the order while sporting a full season .775 Batting Average. He also lead OBI in Hits, Runs Scored, Times on Base, and On Base Pct ... Excellent Effort, Chris !!! **

We wish a temporary farewell to 3 players as Season 2 comes to a close. Borracho Juan, J.R. and Humberto will not be returning in Season 3. All three have been extremely valuable filling in for missing OBI puzzle pieces.

To fill out the 12 player roster, returning in Season 3 are both Juan Carlos and David Craycraft ... No pressure guys but your fill ins rocked it,,, same is expected of you ;~) 

Attached are the 2013 Season 2 Stats plus the 2013 YTD Stats ...

Season 2 Tourney Has Two Game Guarantee ...

One Bad Inning Earns #6 Seed in Season 2 D1 League Tourney ...

The 5-8-1 OBI squad enters the final week of season two as the Sixth overall seed (9 teams) and will face off against #3 seed Murphy's Law at 7:15pm on #6 ...
The winner will wait an hour then play two more games. Winning both is the goal,,, and it will be a challenge.

Losing the first game moves us to the 7th place game against the Loser of #7 Jaft vs. #9 Greenside Up. Personally, I like the two game guarantee but plan to battle hard in the 7:15 game two help earn us two more games...

Goooo Big O,,, errrr,,, OBI ...

The Thursday Night Championship Bracket can be downloaded via the link below ,,,

Week 7 Split Earns OBI the #6 Seed

Placing 6th of 9 teams in the first season returning to D1 is an excellent outcome. 5-8-1 One Bad Inning played extremely well at times throughout Season 2. OBI took a few beatings, however, imho have proven we belong ...

OBI opened the night with a 20-12 win over Jaft. The defensive display was good, but was topped by an offense that scored 13 in the third inning.

The middle of the order rocked, with the 3-8 holes going 18-22,,, and Michael made two of those outs... Matt was solid at 4-4, topped only by Spillane's 3-3 effort consisting of 3Runs and 6RBIs with a Double, SacFly, and a Big Fly !!! Ricky, Juan, and KC each had 3 hits ...

Game 2 saw OBI much less offensive and Jaft, well, Jaft was more offensive taking  the game 17-9 ...

More importantly, the defense good most of the season,,, remained solid even with the plethora of injured and missing folks. Juan filled in at short, as Michael filled in for Steve in left, who was filling in for Nuta who was not able to attend due to some other good reason. This one example is just that, one example of many great team efforts made that helped us secure the #6 seed in the Season 2 D1 Tourney ... 

Tourney starts 7:15pm on Thursday, April 25th against Murphy's Law ...

Here are the stats for Season 2 through week 7:

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Player	Games	At Bats	Hits	Average	Runs	RBIs	Doubles	Triples	Home Runs	Base On Balls	Sac Flies	Times At Plate	Times On Base	On Base .PCT
Larry	14	45	18	0.400	10	11	0	0	1	1	0	46	19	0.413
Rick	12	33	19	0.576	11	4	2	1	0	3	0	36	22	0.611
Spillane	12	35	21	0.600	13	23	5	0	2	0	1	36	21	0.583
KC	14	41	24	0.585	13	21	1	0	5	0	4	45	24	0.533
Clint	13	41	25	0.610	13	9	3	0	0	0	0	41	25	0.610
Michael	14	36	19	0.528	16	12	3	3	0	6	1	43	25	0.581
Matt	14	40	20	0.500	13	7	4	0	0	1	2	43	21	0.488
JR	13	38	21	0.553	10	11	2	1	0	0	0	38	21	0.553
Ryan	11	26	12	0.462	6	7	0	1	0	3	1	30	15	0.500
Nuta	12	36	28	0.778	21	13	3	0	1	0	0	36	28	0.778
Humberto	8	21	14	0.667	6	10	2	0	0	1	1	23	15	0.652
Juan R.	12	33	20	0.606	16	17	6	0	3	0	0	33	20	0.606
Steve	12	32	20	0.625	9	11	3	0	0	3	1	36	23	0.639
n/a	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rance	2	7	5	0.714	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	5	0.714
n/a	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTALS	5-8-1	464	266	0.573	158	158	34	6	12	18	11	493	284	0.576
Week 1	1-1	51	30	0.588	18	18	9	1	1	3	1	55	33	0.600
Week 2	1-0-1	67	42	0.627	32	32	7	1	4	3	2	72	45	0.625
Week 3	0-2	71	40	0.563	17	17	3	0	2	1	1	73	41	0.562
Week 4	1-1	72	44	0.611	23	23	1	1	2	3	1	76	47	0.618
Week 5	1-1	71	40	0.563	22	22	3	1	1	1	3	75	41	0.547
Week 6	0-2	61	29	0.475	17	17	5	1	1	3	2	66	32	0.485
Week 7	1-1	71	41	0.577	29	29	6	1	1	4	1	76	45	0.592

McGlovin Outduels OBI in a Doubleheader Sweep

In our first look at 9-3 McGlovin, we were swept away by more consistent bats. In game 1, 4-7-1 OBI scored 10 runs,,, all in one inning. McGlovin pounded the rock consistenly and scored 3,4,5 runs and not just in Game 1, but throughout the two games.

Ok, Ok,,, enough about there exploits... What about us ?!?!?!!!!

OBI hitting leaders in Game were few and far between... Only 5 of our 13 hitters reached base twice. Three of the 5 were hitters 2-4 ,,, Nuta, Clint and KC ...

Game 2 was a completely different story ... We scored early, often, though not a lot. 7 total runs scored in the first 3 innings, and then, we were done... We took it on the chin 17-7 in a run rule... Hitting star was JR with his 3-3 with a Double and a Triple (broken ankle much?) ...

We will miss Chris Nuta this week as he continues to be the hottest hitter on the squad in Season 2. His 4-5 effort this week barely raised his average,,, slacker ...

Continue the excellent defensive effort, OBI ,,, and let's refocus our offensive effort on more productive at bats ... This was the first week in 2013 where as a team we were not on base more than 50% of the at bats ...

Season 2 stats follow:


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Player	Games	At Bats	Hits	Average	Runs	RBIs	Doubles	Triples	Home Runs	Base On Balls	Sac Flies	Times At Plate	Times On Base	On Base .PCT
Larry	12	38	16	0.421	9	10	0	0	1	1	0	39	17	0.436
Rick	10	28	15	0.536	8	1	1	1	0	1	0	29	16	0.552
Spillane	10	29	17	0.586	10	16	4	0	1	0	0	29	17	0.586
KC	12	34	19	0.559	9	19	1	0	5	0	4	38	19	0.500
Clint	11	34	22	0.647	12	9	3	0	0	0	0	34	22	0.647
Michael	12	29	16	0.552	13	9	3	2	0	6	1	36	22	0.611
Matt	12	33	15	0.455	10	5	3	0	0	1	2	36	16	0.444
JR	11	31	17	0.548	8	7	1	1	0	0	0	31	17	0.548
Ryan	9	22	11	0.500	3	6	0	1	0	1	1	24	12	0.500
Nuta	12	36	28	0.778	21	13	3	0	1	0	0	36	28	0.778
Humberto	8	21	14	0.667	6	10	2	0	0	1	1	23	15	0.652
Juan R.	10	26	14	0.538	11	14	5	0	3	0	0	26	14	0.538
Steve	10	25	16	0.640	8	8	2	0	0	3	1	29	19	0.655
n/a	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rance	2	7	5	0.714	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	5	0.714
n/a	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTALS	4-7-1	393	225	0.573	129	129	28	5	11	14	10	417	239	0.573
Week 1	1-1	51	30	0.588	18	18	9	1	1	3	1	55	33	0.600
Week 2	1-0-1	67	42	0.627	32	32	7	1	4	3	2	72	45	0.625
Week 3	0-2	71	40	0.563	17	17	3	0	2	1	1	73	41	0.562
Week 4	1-1	72	44	0.611	23	23	1	1	2	3	1	76	47	0.618
Week 5	1-1	71	40	0.563	22	22	3	1	1	1	3	75	41	0.547
Week 6	0-2	61	29	0.475	17	17	5	1	1	3	2	66	32	0.485

Back-To-Back Splits Filled with Good Battles

4-5-1 OBI fought hard in Game 1 only to succumb to 7-3 Murphy's Law one big inning, of the 19 run variety,,, and we fell 13-19... Yes, it is true,,, only in one inning did they score. This says much about the overall defensive play that the OBI squad is achieving... The 19 runs were mostly all about them hitting the dang ball so well,, like twice each lol ...

In Game 2, excellence on defense continued as Murphy's Law scored in only three innings, and just one run in each. OBI fared better offensively and rolled with KC on the mound, to win 9-3 ...

Both Larry and KC were stellar and between them only gave up more than one (1) run in an inning once in 13 innings... In fact,,, the runs scored by inning against us follows ,,,,

Runs Scored --- # of Innings
19 --- Once (1)
1 --- Three (3) times
0 (nada, nil, zip, none, etc) --- Ten (10) Innings

Nicely done OBI !!!

Here are our Thru Week 5 Season 2 stats:

Player	Games	At Bats	Hits	Average	Runs	RBIs	Doubles	Triples	Home Runs	Base On Balls	Sac Flies	Times At Plate	Times On Base	On Base .PCT
Larry	10	33	15	0.455	8	9	0	0	1	1	0	34	16	0.471
Rick	8	24	14	0.583	7	1	1	1	0	0	0	24	14	0.583
Spillane	8	24	16	0.667	10	14	3	0	1	0	0	24	16	0.667
KC	10	29	15	0.517	7	15	1	0	4	0	4	33	15	0.455
Clint	9	29	19	0.655	10	6	2	0	0	0	0	29	19	0.655
Michael	10	25	15	0.600	11	9	3	2	0	5	1	31	20	0.645
Matt	10	29	13	0.448	10	4	3	0	0	1	1	31	14	0.452
JR	9	26	14	0.538	6	7	0	0	0	0	0	26	14	0.538
Ryan	7	18	8	0.444	2	5	0	1	0	0	1	19	8	0.421
Nuta	10	31	24	0.774	18	13	1	0	1	0	0	31	24	0.774
Humberto	6	16	11	0.688	5	7	2	0	0	1	1	18	12	0.667
Juan R.	8	21	12	0.571	10	13	5	0	3	0	0	21	12	0.571
Steve	8	20	15	0.750	7	7	2	0	0	3	0	23	18	0.783
Andy	0	0	0	#DIV/0!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#DIV/0!
Rance	2	7	5	0.714	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	5	0.714
Dre'	0	0	0	#DIV/0!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#DIV/0!
TOTALS	4-5-1	332	196	0.590	112	112	23	4	10	11	8	351	207	0.590
Week 1	1-1	51	30	0.588	18	18	9	1	1	3	1	55	33	0.600
Week 2	1-0-1	67	42	0.627	32	32	7	1	4	3	2	72	45	0.625
Week 3	0-2	71	40	0.563	17	17	3	0	2	1	1	73	41	0.562
Week 4	1-1	72	44	0.611	23	23	1	1	2	3	1	76	47	0.618
Week 5	1-1	71	40	0.563	22	22	3	1	1	1	3	75	41	0.547

OBI Splits with CADCon Drafting ...

One Bad Inning (now 3-4-1) battled hard this past Thursday and earned a split in the doubleheader vs. 2-6 CADCon Drafting. There was timely hitting and some solid defense during the two games.

KC launched a couple big flies that were as timely as they were B E A Uuuuu Tee Full to watch. And the team's rally fell a couple runs short in the bottom of the last inning during game two. We scored 6 runs to pull within 11-9, but were thwarted by CADCon Draftings own good D that sealed the victory.

Below, you will find both the mid-season stats for Season 2 and the 2013 YTD stats.

We shall see you all Thursday on Field 1 vs. Murphy's Law at 6:15/7:15 PM ...

	SEASON 2 STATS: Midseason ...
Player	Games	At Bats	Hits	Average	Runs	RBIs	Doubles	Triples	Home Runs	Base On Balls	Sac Flies	Times At Plate	Times On Base	On Base .PCT
Larry	8	27	13	0.481	7	8	0	0	1	0	0	27	13	0.481	0
Rick	6	17	10	0.588	6	1	1	1	0	0	0	17	10	0.588	0
Spillane	6	18	13	0.722	7	11	2	0	1	0	0	18	13	0.722	0
KC	8	24	13	0.542	6	14	0	0	4	0	3	27	13	0.481	0
Clint	8	25	17	0.680	8	6	2	0	0	0	0	25	17	0.680	0
Michael	8	19	11	0.579	9	6	2	1	0	5	1	25	16	0.640	0
Matt	8	23	10	0.435	9	4	3	0	0	1	1	25	11	0.440	0
JR	7	20	11	0.550	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	20	11	0.550	0
Ryan	6	17	8	0.471	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	17	8	0.471	0
Nuta	8	25	18	0.720	15	9	1	0	1	0	0	25	18	0.720	0
Humberto	4	10	8	0.800	4	5	2	0	0	1	0	11	9	0.818	0
Juan R.	6	15	9	0.600	8	7	5	0	2	0	0	15	9	0.600	0
Steve	6	14	10	0.714	4	7	2	0	0	3	0	17	13	0.765	0
Andy	0	0	0	#DIV/0!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#DIV/0!	0
Rance	2	7	5	0.714	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	5	0.714	0
Dre'	0	0	0	#DIV/0!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#DIV/0!	0
TOTALS	3-4-1	261	156	0.598	90	90	20	3	9	10	5	276	166	0.601	0
Week 1	1-1	51	30	0.588	18	18	9	1	1	3	1	55	33	0.600	0
Week 2	1-0-1	67	42	0.627	32	32	7	1	4	3	2	72	45	0.625	0
Week 3	0-2	71	40	0.563	17	17	3	0	2	1	1	73	41	0.562	0
Week 4	1-1	72	44	0.611	23	23	1	1	2	3	1	76	47	0.618	0
Week 5		0	0	#DIV/0!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#DIV/0!	0
Week 6		0	0	#DIV/0!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#DIV/0!	0
Week 7		0	0	#DIV/0!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#DIV/0!	0
Tourney		0	0	#DIV/0!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#DIV/0!	0
	2013 YTD STATS: As of APRIL 1st (No Foolin') ...
Player	Games	At Bats	Hits	Average	Runs	RBIs	Doubles	Triples	Home Runs	Base On Balls	Sac Flies	Times At Plate	Times On Base	On Base .PCT	Stolen Bases
Larry	21	76	43	0.566	34	23	4	2	3	3	1	80	46	0.575	0
Rick	15	47	23	0.489	15	8	1	1	0	0	2	49	23	0.469	0
Spillane	19	68	41	0.603	27	38	5	2	3	1	2	71	42	0.592	0
KC	21	69	44	0.638	23	42	5	0	7	1	5	75	45	0.600	0
Clint	23	83	54	0.651	35	29	6	2	1	0	3	86	54	0.628	0
Michael	21	62	39	0.629	28	27	9	2	2	13	1	76	52	0.684	1
Matt	23	81	46	0.568	26	20	5	1	0	2	1	84	48	0.571	0
JR	14	45	24	0.533	8	16	3	0	0	0	1	46	24	0.522	0
Ryan	17	54	24	0.444	14	14	2	1	0	0	2	56	24	0.429	0
Nuta	17	57	33	0.579	29	19	3	1	2	1	0	58	34	0.586	0
Humberto	15	45	27	0.600	17	13	2	2	0	2	1	48	29	0.604	0
Juan R.	15	49	33	0.673	24	32	8	0	9	2	0	51	35	0.686	0
Steve	11	27	17	0.630	12	12	4	0	0	10	0	37	27	0.730	0
Andy	11	40	22	0.550	8	8	0	2	1	0	1	41	22	0.537	0
Fill Ins (4)	6	22	15	0.682	7	4	0	0	2	0	0	22	15	0.682	0
Dre'	4	14	6	0.429	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	14	6	0.429	0
TOTALS	13-9-1	839	491	0.585	309	307	57	16	30	35	20	894	526	0.588	1
Season 1	15	578	335	0.580	219	217	37	13	21	25	15	618	360	0.583	1
Season 2	8	261	156	0.598	90	90	20	3	9	10	5	276	166	0.601	0