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ANCBASEBALL LEAGUE UMPIRES ATTEND 2009 MLB UMPIRE CAMP!!!
Maybe to the surprise of some, the umpires of the ANCBASEBALL League do attend training camps and classes, whether it be for high school or for instance the Major League Baseball Camp for Umpires held November 7th at Compton Community College. The best part of the class was listening to soon to be Hall of Fame Umpire, Bruce Froemming's speech on game management. He basically told us not take crap from anyone! Froemming was a great character. He is pictured in the center with a black shirt (shorter white guy). To Froemming's right is Steve Ripley, who worked the plate of game 7 of the 2001 World Series. That was the classic where Luis Gonzalez's walk-off single against the Mariano Rivera and the Yankees.
Sunday, October 19
DIRTBAGS 3-PEAT; RED SOX AND JEREZ ARE CHAMPIONS!
The DIRTBAGS, RED SOX, and JEREZ were victorious in today's champinsonship games.
For the DIRTBAGS it was their third straight championship. This time they defeated CHAPALA 5-3 for their second consecutive A Division title and third overall as they were the B Division champs two seasons ago. The DIRTBAGS led the entire game scoring all five of their runs by the end of the third inning. CORY CAMPOS delivered a complete game for the victory. CHAPALA started RONNIE RUBIO on the mound, but he lasted only 2 1/3 innings. ARMANDO CARLIN JR pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings in the loss. CHAPALA chipped away at the lead trailing by two runs entering the ninth. With two outs CHAPALA had the tying runs on first and third, CAMPOS induced a soft pop-up behind second base to end the game.
The RED SOX trailed by four runs after the top half of the first inning, but came back to take the B Division title with a 16-9 win. Entering the bottom of the eighth inning the RED SOX clung to a slim 10-9 lead. The RED SOX blew the game wide open with a six run eigth. RAYMOND for the RED SOX came on in relief in the very first inning for their starting pitcher, who had left the bases loaded and surrendered all four runs, and pitched the final 8 and 2/3 innings for the win.
JEREZ led by manager PACO ACEVEDO captured the C Division title for the third time. They defeated los PISTOLEROS 9-5.
Sunday, June 22
DIRTBAGS, RIELEROS, & ARBOR PLUS ARE THE CHAMPS!
Championship Sunday belonged to the DIRTBAGS, RIELEROS, and ARBOR PLUS today at Eagle Rock Park.
The performance of the day without question went to COREY CAMPOS the starting pitcher for the DIRTBAGS, who led the way for the DIRTBAGS 5-1 victory. He was perfect through 6 1/3 innings and the only run scored on him was unearned. The DIRTBAGS, last season's B Division Champions, earned their first A Division Championship. The game was very well played and saw both starting pitchers toss complete games.
The C Division contest was in stark contrast to the A Division game. ARBOR PLUS was the last team standing in a four hour plus contest with a final score of 22-20! The game was marred with numerous errors. There have not been many #4 seeded champions in League history, but this season ARBOR PLUS was able to pull off the rarity. SAN MIGUEL, who lost just twice in 14 games this season, has now come up short in consecutive C Division Championships.
Los RIELEROS defeated the top seeded RED SOX 9-7. The turning point occurred in the top of the six when los RIELEROS plated seven runs to take 9-5 lead. To that point the RED SOX had played stellar defense cutting down several runners trying to take extra bases. After the big sixth inning for los RIELEROS, the RED SOX's only rally came in the bottom of the ninth when they added two runs.