SPORTSPLEX– The Sports Aux Puces Red Sox staved off elimination last night in Game 3 of the 2019 Tier 2 Championships, defeating the “No All-Star” Outlaws 12-8. The Outlaws won the first two games of the series, 6-5 and 10-3, and were poised for the sweep with ace Jeremy Pluym on full rest set for…
Tie Game Spoils Great Pitching Matchup | Battalion vs Athletics G2 RECAP
SPORTSPLEX– The Battalion and Athletics settled for a controversial tie last night in game 2 of the 2019 Tier 1 Championship. The 3-3 game was called by the umpires at 10:16pm, per ByLaw 2.3 that no new inning could start after 2 hours and 15 minutes from the first pitch. Ignoring the unwritten rule that…
NSFW: The Rise and Fall of Cory Bond
BREWER– It was a moment 17 years in the making, but last Friday night (well, technically it was Saturday) it finally happened: somebody threw up at the GoatHouse!! We’ll get back to that, don’t worry. Earlier in the night, the SweatSox faced off against the Coyotes up the road at Brewer, a makeup game from earlier…
Premature Ecancellation | RAINOUT vs Team Cuba
Last Sunday night, the SweatSox were scheduled to face Team Cuba at 8:30pm in Kanata. At 10:08am that morning, we received a message from our Authority Cory Bond that he had cancelled it. WTF? A SUNDAY TIMELINE OF EVENTS 7:32AM– The NCBL Tweetmaster sends out his daily preview of the day ahead. 12 games originally scheduled, minus the…
I Always Make The Right Call | RECAP vs Capitals
SPORTSPLEX– It was a frigid spring evening on the southeast corner of Woodroffe and Hunt Club last Friday night, where the undefeated SweatSox (5-0) took on the unfeated Rigless Capitals (0-2-1) at Hamilton Yards. On paper, this matchup was scheduled to be a blowout of epic proportions; like a “how every Dukes game would’ve been…
His Mouth is a Peter Eater | RECAP vs Team Cuba
ESTADIO SPORTSPLEXICO– Round 2 of the 2019 season series between the SweatSox and Team Cuba took place last night at the Sportsplex. Round 1 took place on Opening Day, with the SweatSox coming back from a 3-0 deficit to win 13-3. While I, Shaun Keay, was in the process of posting the previous game’s recap an…
It’s Not Goodbye, It’s Hello | RECAP vs Capitals
KINSMEN– This past Sunday, the SweatSox and Capitals renewed a legendary rivalry that dates back over 8,568 hours. This was the 3rd matchup in over 514,080 minutes between these two self-proclaimed error heavy franchises, with the SweatSox sweeping the 2018 season series 2-0 with 7-5 and 15-11 victories. Believe it or not, there has been…
Uncle Steve Gilbert | RECAP vs Mavericks
BREWER– The 22nd ever matchup (regular season, playoffs, tournaments) between the SweatSox and Old Sox/Mavericks franchise took place last night at Brewer Park, with the SweatSox holding a 13-8 lead in the all-time series, and a 163-136 advantage in runs scored. The SweatSox and Mavericks first played one another during the Old Sox inaugural season…
Words of Wisdom I
Welcome to the first of what’s sure to be a multi-part series of SweatSox Words of Wisdom posts. These actual quotes were taken directly from the SweatChat over the past couple of weeks. We hope these will inspire you, as they have inspired us, to be the best you you can possibly be. Namaste.
Got Gout? | RECAP vs Coyotes
SPORTSPLEX– Last Thursday, the SweatSox and Coyotes faced off in an NCBL regular season game, ending a streak of 5,434 consecutive days where they did not. Incredibly, there were some familiar faces on the field last week, with 10 total players from the 2004 teams (that split that season series 1-1) still on the active rosters. There…
The Sex Triangle | RECAP vs Team Cuba
HERITAGE– The 2019 SweatSox season officially kicked off last night in Orleans, where we opened against the Cubans; real Cubans, not the cigars. City of Ottawa Project Manager of Business Support Services in the Recreational, Cultural and Facilities Services Department Craig Cornell wasn’t quite sure how the SweatSox would play, given that the fields had…
Predicting the 2019 NCBL Season
The NCBL season may have technically started last night (Friday) with the Outlaws winning 9-5 over the 2020 Tier 3 Braves, but everyone knows that was more like when the Mariners play their opener in Japan: That’s not the start of the true season. The real Opening Day is tomorrow (Sunday), with 7 games with…
The Social Media Revolution
Earlier today, a new era of the NCBL’s Social Media Committee began. The SMC was down 2 members, a Tier 3 and Tier 4 representative, heading into this new season; Philippe Martin (Black Sox) moved up to Tier 2, and John Mendonca (STD Lynx) accepted a promotion to Tier 4 President. Last week, after a suggestion…
A Secondhand Account of the NCBL’s 2019 Winter Meeting
Last week, Mother Nature handed us approximately 69cm of snow in a matter of hours, but days earlier the managers of the NCBL handed us several new rule changes, and several interesting ideas for changes that could become official at the next league meeting in March. I, Shaun Keay, was not at the NCBL Winter…
2018: The Doug Dorion Memorial Trophy
As you all know, due to my unforeseen medical condition late last year, I never got around to formally announcing the winner of the 2018 Doug Dorion Memorial Trophy. An oversight that I’m about to make right. Born in Winchester, raised at Pinecrest, and left for dead in Tier 1, many thought the days of…
The SweatSox Tournament of Farts
Inspired by the thousands of combined hours we’ve spent watching curling this week, the SweatSox have decided to lace up our skates and hit the ice for some bonspiel action. Cory Bond, Mark Bond, Ross Hughes, Marc Lett, and Josh Ramage have all locked in (with lock emoji’s) their confirmations to be the inaugural SweatCurlers,…
UPDATE: The SweatSox Rookie Class of 2018
The SweatSox had high, long-term hopes for the rookies we brought in before the 2018 season. Needing some depth at the catcher position, we recruited 3 out-of-town studs to help lessen the load and keep Marc Lett healthy all year: Justin Pidhirny, Cypress Hernandez, and Harry Jee. The 3 ultimately did what was asked, Pidhirny…
HACKED: A Message From Shaun Keay
As you know, over the past few seasons I’ve taken a big step back from my recreational men’s league baseball web hosting duties. Part of it was because of my increasing work obligations over at 3929 Carp Road (please don’t go Googling my office), but the main reason was because our site was constantly under…