2007 Regular Season Final Batting Statistics

PLAYER       G  AB  R  H  2B  3B  HR RBI  BB    AVG

S Carvalho   1   3  1  3   0   0   0   0   0  1.000

F Finstead   1   2  1  2   1   0   0   1   0  1.000


J Bergen     1   3  3  2   1   0   0   0   0   .667

D DaCosta    3   9  2  6   0   0   0   2   1   .667

J Frega      1   3  1  2   1   0   0   1   0   .667

B Matthews   2   6  2  4   0   0   1   3   0   .667

P O'Leary    4  12  4  8   2   0   0   6   0   .667

D Nash       6  20  8 13   3   0   0   2   0   .650

K Ma         4  11  1  7   1   0   0   3   1   .636

D D'Amico    3   8  2  5   1   0   0   2   0   .625

A Glavas     5  13  2  7   1   0   0   5   0   .538

R Chiriboga  5  14  3  7   0   0   0   4   1   .500

J Murphy     3   8  2  4   1   0   0   1   1   .500

F Stingone   4  11  2  5   1   0   0   2   2   .455


A Korney     7  25  1  9   3   0   0   7   1   .360

D Carreras   1   3  0  1   0   0   0   2   0   .333

F Crisafulli 2   3  1  1   0   1   0   0   0   .333

C Korney     5  12  3  4   0   0   0   1   5   .333

C Ringer     1   3  0  1   0   0   0   0   0   .333

S Sarris     1   3  0  1   0   0   0   0   0   .333

N Chantharaj 5  13  4  3   0   0   0   1   3   .231

T Falvey     3   9  2  2   0   0   0   3   0   .222


C O'Connor   2   6  0  1   0   0   0   0   0   .167

L Gold       3   7  2  1   0   0   0   1   1   .143

A Knights    1   3  0  0   0   0   0   0   0   .000

J Patel      1   3  0  0   0   0   0   0   0   .000

K Poplawski  1   2  0  0   0   0   0   0   1   .000

M Diversa    1   3  0  0   0   0   0   0   0   .000

D Dastas     1   0  1  0   0   0   0   0   3    ---

It's Getting Too Hot for Softball

We lost to stupid Team Tuttle again yesterday. Though we did string together a decent bottom of the sixth to make it a game. Raul Chiriboga had a big hit to bring in two of that inning's runs. David DaCosta had three hits. Those were pretty good. One of them brought home another run. But the key play of the game was probably me calling in the score to the Commish this morning. The transcript went a little something like this:

"Hey Jean. It's Alicia with the Bad News. We played Team Tuttle last night ... Well, or at least as much of Team Tuttle as showed up to play. They only had a couple of girls and a total of 8 players, so it was probably more of a scrimmage than an actual game. If you're still keeping track of regular-season standings, I'd mark this one as a forfeit. Or not. Whatever. The Bad News will be at the Coleman Oval again tonight at 6 p.m. for our season finale. "

Next game: The 2007 season comes to an end today, Wednesday, Aug. 1, with a 6 p.m. game at the Coleman Oval. Reminiscing over games gone by, and general merry-making, to follow. Somewhere. Stay until midnight, and officially ring in Co-Captain Korney's birthday.

Team Tuttle 7 - Bad News 4

Game 7 Box Score
7/31/2007

TEAM    1  2  3  4  5  6  7   FINAL
TU      0  0  0  3  0  4  0   7
SM      0  0  0  1  0  3  0   4

PLAYER             AB  R  H  RBI  BB   AVG
12 F Stingone LF    4  0  2   0   0   .455
4  C Korney 2B      3  0  1   0   1   .333
21 P O'Leary DH     4  1  2   0   0   .667
1  A Korney 3B      4  0  1   0   0   .360
11 D DaCosta P      4  1  3   1   0   .667
10 N Chantharaj RCF 3  1  1   0   1   .231
15 D Nash CF        3  1  2   0   0   .650
13 J Murphy C       3  0  1   1   0   .500
18 A Glavas SS      3  0  0   0   0   .538
20 R Chiriboga 1B   3  0  2   2   0   .500
17 K Ma RF          3  0  1   0   0   .636

2B - F Stingone (1); P O'Leary (2)

For the Love of the Game

Even with the playoffs a thing of the past, the Bad News found a way to stay motivated, playing for bragging rights and inherent-self respect, in an 8-2 win over Legal Aid Society.

Before settling into its defensive groove, the Bad News gave up a pair of runs in the top of the first, eventually storming back with four runs in the bottom of the inning and ensuring that the fate of the game was never in doubt -- especially after tacking on a trio of insurance runs in the bottom of the fifth. It was a refreshing feeling, especially following the spanking Legal Aid had delivered a month earlier to the Bad News.

Art Glavas and Debbie Carreras combined to deliver 5 RBIs from the Nos. 7 and 8 slots in the batting order, with Glavas having a perfect 3-for-3 day. At the heart of the order, Julie "Wheels" Murphy and Raul "Rah-ooohl" Chiriboga got the job done both at the plate and on the base paths, together scoring half of the Bad News' runs. Ringer Joe Frega also made his presence felt, going 2-for-3 with a double, and providing innovative defense in the outfield on the way to cleanly fielding his chances.



Update: The Bad News closes out its season with two additional games, Tuesday (July 31) and Wednesday (Aug. 1). Both games will take place at the Coleman Oval, with 6 p.m. start times.

Bad News 8 - Legal Aid Society 2

Game 7 Box Score
7/20/2007

TEAM    1  2  3  4  5  6  7   FINAL
LA      2  0  0  0  0  0  0   2
SM      4  1  0  0  3  0  X   8

PLAYER             AB  R  H  RBI  BB   AVG
15 D Nash CF        4  2  3   0   0   .647
1  A Korney 3B      4  0  2   0   0   .381
11 D DaCosta P      4  0  2   0   0   .600
13 J Murphy RF      3  2  3   0   0   .600
20 R Chiriboga 1B   3  2  2   1   0   .455
3  L Gold C         2  1  0   0   1   .143
18 A Glavas LF      3  0  3   3   0   .700
SB D Carreras 2B    3  0  1   2   0   .333
16 B Mathews SS     3  0  1   1   0   .667
SB C Ringer LCF     3  0  1   0   0   .333
SB J Frega DH-CF    3  1  2   1   0   .667

2B - J Murphy (1); A Glavas (1); J Frega (1)

Bad News Squad Goes for Wild, Brief Playoff Ride

The Bad News' road to its opening-round playoff game against Innovation (which had been rescheduled not once, but twice), lasted longer than the team's post-season play.

The Bad News made short work of Innovation in the first game, jumping out to an early lead thanks to Frank Stingone's two-on, 2-out double in the bottom of the first, and the squad never looked back on its way to posting an 8-2 win that was a true team effort.

From top-to-bottom, everyone in the lineup contributed at least one hit, keeping their opponents on the field for long stretches of the game and killing Innovation's playoff dreams with a three-run sixth inning. The game also marked the return of David DaCosta to the mound in all his green-sock splendor, and allowed catcher Julie Murphy to show off an impressive set of wheels on her way to scoring a pair of runs.

The second game, against Team Tuttle, who the Bad News had defeated in a matchup earlier in the season, did not have as happy an ending, with SourceMedia's team being bounced from the playoffs in a 6-5 loss.

In a game that was close from start to finish, it quickly became apparent that Team Tuttle was playing co-ed softball with a heightened intensity and zest for making the game a contact sport. Nonetheless, the Bad News took a 5-4 lead into the sixth inning, before giving up two runs in a finish eerily reminiscent of last season's playoff loss to the hated Hipster Pigeons.

Nicole Chantharaj returned to her 2006 form in the second game, boosting her OBP with a pair of walks, while Pat O'Leary (1 RBI) and Eric June (3 RBIs) both went 2-for-3. June -- whose presence at a field, up until this point, has served as a harbinger that a game will not be played -- also gets two nods as the Diamond Defensive Player of the Game, mowing down runners at third in both games with a pair of perfect throws from right field.


Next game: And now, on to the games that no longer count -- Friday, July 27 at the Coleman Oval. 6 p.m. start time. Opponent TBD.

Playoff Doubleheader Stats

Playoffs: Game 2 Box Score (Team Tuttle)
7/17/2007

TEAM    1  2  3  4  5  6  7   FINAL
SM      1  1  0  3  0  0  0   5
TT      1  0  2  1  0  2  X   6

PLAYER               AB  R  H  RBI  BB   AVG*
15 D Nash CF          2  1  1   0   0   .500
  18  A Glavas CF     2  0  1   0   0   .667
4  C Korney 2B        2  0  1   0   1   .333
21 P O'Leary SS       3  0  2   1   0   .714
1  A Korney 3B        3  0  0   0   0   .286
12 F Stingone LF      3  0  0   0   0   .400
10 N Chantharaj LCF   1  1  0   0   2   .333
16 D DaCosta P        3  1  1   0   0   .500
13 J Murphy C         2  2  1   0   1   .600
SB E June RF          3  0  1   3   0   .500
20 R Chiriboga 1B     1  0  0   0   0   .667
  SB  B Mathews 1B    1  0  1   1   1  1.000

2B - P O'Leary (1)

Playoffs: Game 1 Box Score (Innovation)
7/17/2007

TEAM    1  2  3  4  5  6  7   FINAL
IN      1  0  1  0  0  0  0   2
SM      2  1  2  0  0  3  X   8

PLAYER               AB  R  H  RBI  BB   AVG*
15 D Nash CF          4  0  2   1   0   .500
4  C Korney 2B        4  0  1   1   0   .250
21 P O'Leary SS       4  2  3   1   0   .750
1  A Korney 3B        4  1  2   0   0   .500
12 F Stingone LF      2  0  2   2   0  1.000
  18  A Glavas LF     1  1  1   1   0  1.000
10 N Chantharaj LCF   2  0  1   0   1   .500
16 D DaCosta P        3  1  2   1   0   .667
13 J Murphy C         3  2  2   0   0   .667
SB E June RF          3  0  2   0   0   .667
20 R Chiriboga 1B     2  0  2   1   0  1.000
  SB  B Mathews 1B    1  1  1   0   0  1.000

2B - F Stingone (1)

* - Averages for playoffs only.

Into Each Life, Some Rain Must Fall...

Longfellow aside, thanks to all the Bad Newsers who came out to stand strong in the pouring rain until the ump finally called the game -- and that includes you Nicole, even though you were lucky enough to spend the worst of the deluge at an undisclosed location, located conveniently to the M15 route, having a beer.

Also, thanks to those who felt the duty to post my second-favorite Supertramp song on YouTube.

Next game: The playoff game against Innovation (who were insane enough to actually offer to play in the torrential downpour), has been rescheduled for Monday, July 16, 6 p.m. at the Coleman Oval. They are hardcore softball players who must not be taken lightly. If we win, we'll play again at 7:10 p.m.

Action Shots: Softball & Kickball

So Much for My Softball Playoff

Are you kidding me?

The Bad News traveled all the way to Midtown for a playoff match up against Innovation, only discovered that there was no game at "The Beach" once again. The umpire walked away after the previous game concluded, and he never came back.

"Dude, where's my umpire?"

Despite the anti-climax, the Bad News did play a pick-up game with Innovation and took the opportunity to scout their team. Here's the verdict -- they have a good team, but they are not unbeatable. Play deep and we shall be A-OK.

Some of our Bad News teammates also enjoyed a pick-up kickball game before our softball game yesterday.



Update: Our first round playoff game has been rescheduled to Wednesday, July 11 at 6:00 p.m. @ Coleman Oval Field. If we advance to the next round, we'll play again at 7:10 p.m.

Rain, Blackout Collide: No Game for the Bad News

An unfavorable forecast and a series of blackouts spanning from the Upper East Side on down to Union Square have led the Commish to cancel the Bad News' regularly scheduled game this evening. Which means the squad will have to wait until the playoffs next week to bounce back in a big way from its recent defeat.

Though, sadly, a decent version of Marcia Griffiths' "The Electric Boogie" was nowhere to be found on YouTube, luckily there are plenty of videos out there with a rain theme to post.



Next game: Monday, July 2, 7:10 p.m., at the Coleman Oval. The Bad News takes on Innovation in the first round of the single-elimination playoffs.

Well, That Was a Bummer

Fielding a team of only nine players, the Bad News succumbed to the Legal Aid Society 13-6, racking up the team’s second loss on the season.

Raul Chiriboga pitched a solid game for the Bad News, standing strong in the 92-degree heat of Central Park (along with battery mate Nicole Chantharaj) and also helped himself on the offensive side with a hit and an RBI.

Kevin Ma went 3 for 4 at the top of the order, Damian Nash contributed a pair of hits to go with two runs scored and Franc Crisafulli chipped in with a triple. Chrissy Korney also contributed some serious hussle to the Bad News effort -- first by making it from LIC to Central Park in 47 minutes, and later, by going all out with a tumble worthy of Culture Club in trying to turn a ground ball into a hit. And, multi-tasker that she is, besides running her record as manager to 0-2, Alicia Korney went 2 for 4 with a pair of RBIs.

But the Bad News Big Bat of the Game award has to go to the Indian Richie Sexton -- Bobby Mathews. After getting a late-in-the-day call up to the big leagues from AAA Rockland, Mathews played a solid shortstop and went 3 for 3, hitting a true home run to start off the Bad News' best offensive inning.

Still, it wasn’t enough. The Bad News got as close as 7-5 with two innings left to play, but Legal Aid was able to find a few gaps in the three-person outfield, and took full advantage of having an extra man at the end of their batting order -- putting the final nail in the Bad News coffin with a 5-run sixth inning.

Big thanks to Meredith Diversa for coming out and contributing solid fielding in right to go along with solid contact at the plate. Without her, there couldn’t have been a game.



Next game: Today, Wednesday, June 27, 7 p.m., at East River Drive #7. The Bad News takes on its opponent from last week, Team Tuttle, in a rematch.

Legal Aid Society 13 - Bad News 6 (6 Innings)

Game 6 Box Score
6/26/2007

TEAM    1  2  3  4  5  6  7   FINAL
LA      2  5  0  0  1  5  X   13
SM      0  1  1  3  0  1  X   6

PLAYER             AB  R  H  RBI  BB   AVG
17 K Ma LF          4  1  3   1   0   .750
4  C Korney 2B      4  0  1   0   0   .333
15 D Nash CF        4  2  2   0   0   .615
1  A Korney 3B      4  0  2   2   0   .353
20 R Chiriboga 1B   3  0  1   1   0   .375
10 N Chantharaj C   3  0  0   0   0   .200
22 F Crisafulli 1B  3  1  1   0   0   .333
SB M Diversa RF     3  0  0   0   0   .000
SB B Mathews SS     3  2  3   2   0  1.000

2B - A Korney 2 (3); K Ma (1);
3B - F Crisafulli (1); HR - B Mathews (1)

Bad News Tuttle Victory Photos

Patience a Bad News Virtue

Making their long-delayed Central Park debut, it was patience at the plate that paid off for the Bad News in an 8-6 win over Team Tuttle. The Bad News worked a total of eight walks (several coming on full counts) over the course of the game -- and half of which would eventually go on to score.

Chrissy Korney got the job done at the top of the order, reaching base three times on a hit and two walks, while Alicia Korney and Frank Stingone both contributed a pair of RBIs to the offensive effort. But the Bad News was still down by a run entering what would be the fifth, and final inning. Fortuitously, the team responded by playing smart small-ball, stringing together a series of walks and singles to get the insurance runs any away team wants to have headed into the bottom of the last inning.

That's actually when, in a surprise to even himself, Stingone was involved in the Defensive Jewel of the Evening for the second week in a row. Playing with a single contact lens and somewhat questionable depth-perception, Stingone still managed to gun down a Tuttler at third base to record the much-needed second out of the inning after she foolishly tested his arm in an attempt to reach third from first following a hit to left.

SM refugee Julie Murphy made her long-anticipated homecoming to the Bad News, contributing her trademark cat-like reflexes and proffering a general sense of scrappiness behind the plate. And in an impressive return from the nearly 120-day DL, DH Dave DaCosta contributed to every category on the stat sheet, in the process earning a key walk in the last inning to get on base as the tying run.



Next game: The Bad News plays back-to-back games next week. First up is a newly scheduled game against the Legal Aid Society, on Tuesday, June 26, 6 p.m., at Heckscher Ballfield #2.

Then, on Wednesday, June 27, 7 p.m., at East River Drive #7, the Bad News will take on Team Tuttle in a rematch.

Bad News 8 - Team Tuttle 6 (5 Innings)

Game 5 Box Score
6/19/2007

TEAM    1  2  3  4  5  6  7   FINAL
SM      2  3  0  0  3  X  X   8
TT      1  2  2  1  0  X  X   6

PLAYER             AB  R  H  RBI  BB   AVG
4  C Korney 2B      1  2  1   0   2   .400
15 D Nash CF        2  0  0   0   0   .667
8   A Glavas CF     1  1  1   1   0   .571
1  A Korney 3B      2  0  1   2   1   .308
21 P O'Leary P      2  1  1   1   0   .750
13 J Murphy C       2  0  0   0   1   .000
12 F Stingone LF    3  0  1   2   0   .429
3  L Gold DH        2  0  0   0   0   .200
20 R Chiriboga 1B   1  1  1   0   1   .400
22  F Crisafulli 1B 0  0  0   0   0    ---
10 N Chantharaj LCF 1  1  0   0   1   .286
17 K Ma SS          1  0  1   0   1   .750
7   D D'Amico SS    0  0  0   0   0   .625
9  T Falvy RF       2  0  0   1   0   .222
11 D DaCosta DH     1  1  1   1   1  1.000

S - P O'Leary (1)

Stupid Rain. Stupid Central Park.

The Bad News was thwarted yet again in its latest attempt to make its Central Park debut -- this time, it was Mother Nature interfering, with an assist from the Heckscher fields ground crew -- and in the process, denying the team's fans a play-off preview against Innovation. Small consolation did arrive approximately 28 minutes after game time, in the form of a serious, serious deluge.

Next game: With the third time being the supposed charm, the Bad News will try to compete on the unfenced fields of Central Park again next week -- same time, same place, just a different opponent. Tuesday, June 19, 6 p.m., at Heckscher Ballfield #2, against Team Tuttle.

Burden of Undefeated Season Lifted

Sadly, the Bad News came up just short in the Ball Field Battle of the Media Titans, losing 4-3 to the New York Daily News. Both teams came into the game with matching 3-0 records, but only one team could leave the Coleman Oval with their undefeated record intact.

While the Daily News lineup resorted to a unique mix of coercion tactics throughout the game -- including an infield that enjoyed making ball and strike calls for the ump, and a number of players who attempted to intimidate via cutoff t-shirt -- the Bad News instead relied on their signature mix of pluck and guile to bring a 3-3 tie into the final inning.

Defensive Play of the Game has to go to an absolutely amazingly executed rundown in the bottom of the 5th. With the game still tied and runners on, Frank Stingone fielded a hit to left field and threw a bullet to Alicia Korney at third base. With a runner caught between her and home, Korney shoveled an underhand toss to pitcher Art Glavas, who was covering the plate. Glavas then ran the runner back to third, hitting shortstop Damian Nash, who applied a tag to record the out.

All in all, a textbook 7-5-1-6 play.

The Bad News did have their offensive chances -- Kevin Ma took advantage of those chances twice, contributing a pair of RBIs to go with his pair of hits -- but the team left the bases loaded in the top of the 6th, and were only able to bring Nash home once, despite his three hits. One of those hits, Nash’s second double of the night, led off the Bad News' final frame.

After the first out of the inning was recorded, Korney (0-for-4 and ashamed of it) hit a line-drive shot at the Daily News' third baseman -- ignoring her own instructions to take the first strike -- and Danny D'Amico (2 singles) was doubled off first to end the game. But that’s an outcome Korney will have to live with.

With last ups, the Daily News was able to easily push across the winning run in the bottom of the 7th. (Though a small measure of revenge was claimed this morning, with my purchase of the New York Post.)

Glavas showed heart on the mound, pitching a great complete game in making his softball pitching debut at any level. Also, big shout out to Kristine P., for catching a full 7 innings as a pinch-hit player. I feel guilty just typing about it the day after, remind me of that, and I'll buy you another big Styrofoam beer next chance I get.



Next game: Tuesday, June 12, 6 p.m.
The Bad News tries to make its Central Park debut again, taking on Innovation, at Heckscher Ballfield #2.

Daily News 4 - Bad News 3

Game 4 Box Score
6/5/2007

TEAM    1  2  3  4  5  6  7   FINAL
SM      1  0  0  1  0  1  0   3
DN      0  0  2  0  0  1  1   4

PLAYER             AB  R  H  RBI  BB   AVG
15 D Nash SS        4  1  3   0   0   .857
10 N Chantharaj LCF 4  0  1   0   0   .333
7  D D'Amico 1B     4  0  2   1   0   .625
1  A Korney 3B      4  0  0   0   0   .273
12 F Stingone LF    3  0  1   0   0   .500
4  C Korney 2B      1  1  0   0   2   .250
18 A Glavas P       3  1  2   0   0   .500
SB K Poplawski C    2  0  0   0   1   .000
17 K Ma CF          3  0  2   2   0   .667
8  C O'Connor RF    3  0  0   0   0   .167
 
2B - D Nash 2 (3)

Dude, Where's My Softball Opponent?

With Macy's apparently caught up in preparations for their upcoming Memorial Day White Sale, the Bad News was left to while away their evening in Central Park, sans opponent. As dusk approached, and word spread that Macy's was one of five teams erroneously arguing for the right to play at the Coleman Oval, victory by way of forfeit was awarded to the Bad News.

Much thanks to everyone who went out of their way to make it to the field for this one -- especially Danny, Eric and Val -- without you guys, the Bad News would have been perilously close to playing shorthanded. Though that was admittedly less pertinent after Macy's failed to deliver so much as a shipping clerk to Central Park. Players of the game recognition goes to Nicole Chantharaj and Kevin Ma for delivering a fully-staffed team, and equipment, to the correct field for game time.

Next game: The Bad News is off Memorial Day week, but mark down Tuesday, June 5, 7:10 p.m. -- that's when the Ball Field Battle of the Media Titans hits Coleman Oval, with SourceMedia's Bad News taking on a squad from the New York Daily News.

Hammers Game Rained Out

Tonight's game is off. You can blame it on the (non-existant) rain. I'm going to blame it on the Commish for calling this one a bit too early.



Next game: Tuesday, May 22, 7:10 p.m.
The Bad News makes its Central Park debut, taking on Macy's, at Heckscher Ballfield #2.

Bad News Skeleton Crew Hangs On

Fielding a slightly ragtag lineup, the Bad News held on to defeat annual nemesis the Screaming Yaks in a 4-3 thriller.

Ringer Jason Bergen and Pat O’Leary contributed much-needed offense throughout the game for the depleted Bad News attack. Bergen went 2 for 3 and scored a trio of runs; while O’Leary recorded 3 RBIs and scored a run of his own to cap off a perfect 3-for-3 day at the plate. Chrissy Korney had the game’s fourth RBI, contributing what would later prove to be a key hit with two outs and a runner on in the first inning.

In the late innings of the game, sub Steve Sarris contributed a nice hit and also made a key defensive stop with a pair of Yaks on the Pond. Defensively, the Sisters Korney kept the middle infield on lockdown, with Alicia Korney using every bit of her amazing 3-inch vertical to time a jump perfectly and snare a screaming line drive, ending the game and a Yaks rally that was getting out of hand.

Celebrating the victory at Jeremy’s Ale House that same evening, Colleen and new Bad News fan Ken helped squash a dominant Yaks’ lineup, one that still harbored dreams of an undefeated season -- at least when it came to the Battlefield of Flip Cup.



Next game: Same time, same place. Friday, May 18, 6 p.m.
The Bad News take on the Hammers, at the Coleman Oval.
Celebration -- hopefully -- to follow the game at Jeremy's.

Bad News 4 - Screaming Yaks 3

Game 2 Box Score
5/11/2007

TEAM    1  2  3  4  5  6  7   FINAL
SY      0  0  0  0  1  1  1   3
SM      2  0  1  0  1  0  X   4

PLAYER            AB  R  H  RBI  BB   AVG
9  T Falvey RF     3  0  1   0   0   .286
SB J Bergen LF     3  3  2   0   0   .667
1  A Korney SS     3  0  2   0   0   .429
21 P O'Leary P     3  1  3   3   0   .833
4  C Korney 2B     3  0  1   1   0   .333
20 R Chiriboga 1B  3  0  1   0   0   .250
8  C O'Connor C    3  0  1   0   0   .333
SB S Sarris 3B     3  0  1   0   0   .333
6  A Knights LCF   3  0  0   0   0   .000
SB J Patel CF      3  0  0   0   0   .000
 
2B - J Bergen (1)

Newbies Prove Playground Mettle

After a slow start in the first inning, when the top of the Bad News’ order could only put a solo run up on the board, the bottom of the order made its presence felt in the second inning. Five straight players scored that inning, a feat that the top of the order would eventually match during the fourth inning. It’s quite likely that never before had the Coleman Oval seen such a balanced attack.

Rookies Sandy Carvalho and Damian Nash contributed in a big way, creating a triumvirate of heavy hitters along with veteran Danny D’Amico -- all leading the team with three hits apiece. And not to be outdone when it comes to OBP, Doris Dastas (3 walks) and Frank Stingone (2 walks) showed impressive patience and impatience, respectively, at the plate.

But the night might have belonged to Patrick O’Leary, making his Bad News pitching debut. Of the 15 outs allotted to Silver Lining, the team made feeble contact more often than not, and the Bad News defense was left to observe as O’Leary cleanly fielded all of his chances. Defensive Gem of the Nite goes to Art Glavas, who made a heads-up play in the late innings -- throwing a strike from centerfield to first -- recording a key out in the process and squashing a potential twilight comeback by a demoralized opponent.

And thus, Silver Lining was left … well, looking for a silver lining.



Next game: Friday, May 11, 6 p.m.
The Screaming Yaks take on the Bad News, at the Coleman Oval.

Bad News 15 - Silver Lining 2 (5 Innings)

Game 1 Box Score
5/8/2007

TEAM    1  2  3  4  5  6  7   FINAL
SM      1  5  1  6  2  X  X   15
SL      0  1  0  0  1  X  X   2

PLAYER             AB  R  H  RBI  BB   AVG
9  T Falvey RF      4  1  1   2   0   .250
7  D D'Amico 1B     4  2  3   1   0   .750
1  A Korney 3B      4  1  1   3   0   .250
21 P O'Leary P      3  1  2   2   0   .667
3  L Gold C         3  1  1   1   0   .333
12 F Stingone LF    1  2  1   0   2  1.000
2  S Carvalho LCF   3  1  3   0   0  1.000
15 D Nash CF        3  2  3   2   0  1.000
10 N Chantharaj 2B  2  2  1   1   1   .500
14 F Finstead SS    2  1  2   1   0  1.000
20  R Chiriboga SS  1  0  0   0   0   .000
5  D Dastas DH      0  1  0   0   3    ---
18  A Glavas DH-CF  3  0  1   1   0   .333

2B - D D'Amico (1); A Korney (1); P O'Leary (1); 
L Gold (1); F Finstad (1); D Nash (1)

2007 Schedule and Results

Scrimmage
Thursday, April 19 at 7:00 pm - East River Drive (Bad News @ Screaming Yaks) (W)
Regular Season (Season Record: 6-3)
Tuesday, May 8 at 7:10 pm - Coleman (Bad News @ Silver Lining) (W: 15-2)
Friday, May 11 at 6:00 pm - Coleman (Screaming Yaks @ Bad News) (W: 4-3)
Friday, May 18 at 6:00 pm - Coleman (Hammers @ Bad News) (ppd/rain)
Tuesday, May 22 at 7:10 pm - CP Heckscher #2 (Macy's @ Bad News) (W: 7-0)
Tuesday, June 5 at 7:10 pm - Coleman (Bad News @ N.Y. Daily News) (L: 3-4)
Tuesday, June 12 at 6:00 pm - Heckscher #2 (Bad News @ Innovation) (ppd/rain)
Tuesday, June 19 at 6:00 pm - CP Heckscher #2 (Bad News @ Team Tuttle) (W: 8-6)
Tuesday, June 26 at 6:00 pm - Heckscher #2 (Legal Aid Society @ Bad News)
(L: 6-13)
Wednesday, June 27 at 7:00 pm - East River Drive #7 (Team Tuttle @ Bad News) (ppd/blackout)
Friday, July 20 at 6:00 pm - Coleman (Legal Aid Society @ Bad News) (W: 8-2)
Tuesday, July 31 at 6:00 pm - Coleman (Team Tuttle @ Bad News) (L: 4-7)
Wednesday, Aug. 1 at 6:00 pm - Coleman (Bad News @ Vastardis Capital Services) (W: 7-0)


Playoffs
Monday, July 2 at 7:10 pm - Coleman (Bad News @ Innovation) (ppd/umpire)
Wednesday, July 11 at 6:00 pm - Coleman (Bad News @ Innocation) (ppd/rain)
Monday, July 16 at 6:00 pm - Coleman (Bad News @ Innovation) (W: 8-1)
Monday, July 16 at 7:10 pm - Coleman (Team Tuttle @ Bad News) (L: 5-6)

Bad News 2007 Roster

1 - Alicia Korney - Co-Captain
2 - Sandy Carvalho
3 - Liz Gold
4 - Chrissy Korney
5 - Doris Dastas
6 - Alicia Knight
7 - Daniel D'Amico
8 - Colleen O'Connor
9 - Tara Falvey
10 - Nicole Chantharaj
11 - David DaCosta
12 - Frank Stingone
13 - Julie Murphy
14 - Franco Finstead
15 - Damian Nash
16 - Bobby Matthews
17 - Kevin Ma
18 - Arthur Glavas
20 - Raul Chiriboga
21 - Patrick O'Leary - Co-Captain
22 - Franc Crisafulli