Keeping Track

Australian League Playoffs

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Melbourne 14, Sydney 4 in Melbourne (Game 1).  Sydney led 2-0 after two and a half, but Melbourne scored four in the third and four in the fifth and it was all but over.  Paul Weichard had three singles and a double and scored three times for Melbourne.  Brad Harman had two homers and a single, scored three times, and drove in six.  Kevin David also hit a home run.  Travis Blackley got the win, giving up two runs on five hits while striking out eight in five innings.  For Syndey, Mitch Dening and Trent D’Antonio each singled and homered.  Aidan Francis took the loss, surrendering eight runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out eight in 4.2 innings.  Joshua Hendricks was used as a pinch-runner and scored for Melbourne.  Sam Gibbons pitched a perfect ninth for Melbourne.  Jacob Younis was 0-for-4 for Sydney.

Melbourne 15, Sydney 3 in Melbourne (Game 2).  The Aces led 4-1 after one, 5-1 after two, 11-1 after three, and 13-1 after four.  Elliot Biddle had two homers and a single for Melbourne, scoring three times and driving in four.  John Edwards had three singles and a double.  Dominic Ramos and Darryl George each had two doubles and a single, with George driving in three.  Brad Harman singled and homered.  Jeff Jamnik got the complete game win, giving up seven hits and a walk while striking out seven.  For Sydney, David Kandilas singled and homered.  Starter Vaughn Harris took the loss, surrendering four runs on five hits and a walk in just one inning.  Jacob Younis was 0-for-4 for Sydney.  Todd Van Steensel yielded seven runs (six earned) on six hits and a walk in just 1.2 innings.

Melbourne wins the series three games to two.  They will now advance to play Perth in the best-of-three championship series beginning February 10.

Keeping Track

Caribbean Series: Day Four

Venezuela 7, Puerto Rico 0.  The score was 1-0 through six, but Venezuela scored two in the seventh and four in the eighth.  A three-run triple by Luis Hernandez put the game away.  Luis Antonio Jimenez and Edgardo Alfonso each had two hits for Venezuela.  Yohan Pino gave up only two hits and no walks in six innings to get the win.  Victor Moreno gave up one hit in two innings to get the save.  Hiram Burgos took the loss despite giving up just one run on four hits and two walks while striking out six in five innings.

Dominican Republic 2, Mexico 0.  Single runs in the first and ninth provided bookends for the Dominican Republic victory.  Julio Borbon had two hits for the Dominican Republic.  Francisco Liriano got the win with five shutout innings despite giving up four hits and four walks.  He struck out five.  Jairo Ascencio pitched a perfect ninth for his third save of the series.  Doug Clark had two hits for Mexico.  Edgar Gonzalez took a tough loss, giving up just one run on two hits and three walks in six innings.  Pedro Florimon was 1-for-3 for the Dominican Republic.

The Dominican Republic has clinched at least a tie for first in the six-game round robin.  The Dominican Republic is 4-0.  Mexico is second at 2-2.  Puerto Rico and Venezuela are tied for third at 1-3, and have been eliminated from the championship.  Mexico plays Puerto Rico this afternoon and Venezuela plays the Dominican Republic this evening.

Soccer

EEE – FA Cup 5th Round and catching up on the league

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Sorry I skipped a soccer post last week. I'll try to recap all the games I missed, but apologies in advance if I do omit someone.

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Alabama Shakes – You Ain’t Alone

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back when the hitman played this a few months back, these guys were a little band called "the shakes" that you'd probably never heard of. so much so that there was almost no decent live material to be found. now, it seems these guys are starting to blow up a bit. here's a vid that i'm sure he would have played instead if he'd had access to it.

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if you haven't check out these guys already (and i know several citizens are already on the bandwagon), get you some hipster cred while you can.

(oh yeah, and the new album is coming out in april, you guys)

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Keeping Track

Caribbean Series: Day Three

Mexico 4, Venezuela 2.  Carlos Valencia’s two-run double highlighted a three-run sixth for Mexico.  Iker Franco had two hits for Mexico. Starter Rolando Valdez worked seven strong innings, giving up just two unearned runs on four hits and no walks while striking out five.  Luis Ayala allowed two hits but no runs in the ninth to get his second save of the series.  Adonis Garcia led Venezuela with two hits.  Starter Brian Sweeney took the loss, giving up four runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk while striking out six in 5.1 innings.  Pedro Guerra pitched a perfect eighth with two strikeouts for Venezuela.

Dominican Republic 6, Puerto Rico 1.  The Dominican Republic broke a scoreless tie with two in the fourth and put the game away with three in the sixth.  Pablo Ozuna had three singles and Erick Almonte had two to lead the Dominican Republic.  Raul Valdes got the win, allowing just an unearned run on five hits and a walk in six innings.  Ramon Garcia worked the final three innings scorelessly, striking out three while giving up one hit, to get the save.  For Puerto Rico, Jorge Padilla had three hits.  Starter Bobby Livingston took the loss, allowing two runs on five hits and a walk in 3.2 innings.  Pedro Florimon was 0-for-3 but walked and scored for the Dominican Republic.  Rene Rivera was 0-for-4 for Puerto Rico.  Nelvin Fuentes walked both men he faced and was charged with a run for Puerto Rico.

The Dominican Republic is in sole possession of first place with a perfect 3-0 record.  Second is Mexico at 2-1, followed by Puerto Rico at 1-2 and Venezuela at 0-3.  The Series is a six-game round robin.

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