The AWAA kicked off their 2019 season with the annual ODT on Saturday, and it was everything you'd expect. NY dealt us a high of 45 degrees, with insane wind and occasional snow. Thanks to the leagues very flexible PED policy, there is a solid chance there were multiple players higher than the temperature. Major surprises included:
Round Robin was uneventful, with pretty much everyone throwing mid-mound just trying to hit the board. Team by team, in reverse order of performance:
I'm not sure if the PEDS kicked in, or the alcohol wore off, but the playoffs were a different animal.
In a near unanimous vote, Jordan Robles ran away with the MVP. He only gave up one run across two games, and hit every pitcher he faced. Somehow Caleb Jonkman got a vote though, and took second place. Lavalley?
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There's less that 24 hours until the AWAA kicks off their 2019 season with their annual ODT, and that means there is still plenty of time for more teams to back out. This will be the first of the league's 6 tournaments, and will be full of familiar faces. And missing a bunch too. Here's a quick look a the teams, in no particular order:
HFWB: Just kidding. Apparently none of the OG HFWB guys play wiffle anymore, other than Jesse. Ridley: came down with a case of fps* and are no shows to another AWAA event. Maybe next time they’ll grow a pair and show up to a tournament, especially since they begged the AWAA to come play in theirs. Colonie's Most Wanted: Pretty sad that Colonie has a better showing the HFWB, but they do. This squad consists of Anthony Lavalley, Anthony Gadani, and Casey Schoonsomething. Schoon will be out throwing knuckles through all of RR, Lavalley will gas in strikes in Elim, and Gadani will be running around the outfield hoping he is still allowed to return to the Colonie league, unlike his two teammates Super Strokers: Jimmy Cole, Brett DeLano, and Jesse Horwedel. This team won the final tournament last year, but can they repeat? Anyone who know's Jimmy knows there are only two things that can stop Jimmy: Cold weather and Asians. With a high of 47, we're predicting Cole throws no strikes. Jesse might as well be playing by himself, because everyone knows DeLano will be drunk. Power Bar Bro's: The Powerbar Duo of Mike "Zito" Vannostrand and Ron "Mooseknuckle" West adds former Super Strokers Nate Cruz and Tom "Dokie" Gannon for this year's ODT. It'll be interesting to see if they bring in Dokie from the long mound, or if they rely on Zito's Curve and the Mooseknuckle. There were rumbling's about a potential sparring match between Mike and Cruz, so it's entirely possible that someone is unconscious before the tournament even starts. Life's a Pitch: At least thats what we assume they are called, because they couldn't be bothered to respond to a message for information about their team. It'll consist of Josh Camp, Andrew Stone, Tom Mcguckin, and who know's who else, because, again, they can't be bothered to respond. Camp can throw strikes, Tom can field, and Andrew is there for emotional support, so they should be able to hang around in all of their games Vermont Team 2: Rob "Grandpa" Mix, JRod, Craig Barney, Pat Gavin and probably others last minute. Rumor has it that Rob helped create wiffleball back in 1953, so he should be a good player. As long as his knee's hold up. The Ringers: KVon is joining up with Jordan Robles in their return to the AWAA, and bringing Sean Ryan and Soup. This team has the ability to excel in all aspects of the game, and has to be the early favorite unless Soup's constant yelling gets the event thrown out of the town park. |
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