Hurtin' Units blog takes a break.

BLOG  WILL TAKE A BREAK IN 2018. 

Coming in to the 2018 season I will be taking a break from doing the blog. This will be the 9th season for the Hurtin' Units and I have never missed a game. 

Last season, it took a me a lot to keep motivated and even the last 6 or 7 games it took 6 months to get the blog out. 

Most of the information (boxscores, scores, rosters, etc.) can usually be found on the Oldtimers website. There is really not much, over the last couple of seasons, that I can say about the games that isn't on the website. 

I may still put in scores of team information, but I need a break from the time and effort of blogging every game. Thanks for viewing the Hurtin' Units Blog. 

LET THE PLAYOFF GAMES BEGIN.

HURTIN' UNITS HEAD IN TO THE 2017 PLAYOFFS. 

Playoff Games:

Game #1 - Rusty Rebels 

Sept. 12th, 2017

Units lose 20-13

Coventry Park- I would chalk this loss up to two reasons; one the powerful, powerful offense of the Rebels (no weak spots in their batting order) and the second that the Units were a bit nervous. It also didn't help that we were missing Darren H. The Rebels got off to an early lead and didn't look back.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Hurtin' Units	0	0	5	2	1	5	0	13
Rusty Rebels	2	4	7	3	0	0	4	20

Game # 2 - Master Batters

Sept. 13th, 2017

Units win 12-5

Over the last couple of seasons, the Master Batters seem to have the Hurtin' Units number during the regular season. But when it comes to the playoffs, the Units tighten up defensively and score those all important runs. 

In this game, the Units defense was not as stellar as it had been, but the offense was firing on all cylinders and when the diamond dust settled the Units would have their first win in the playoffs. 

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Hurtin' Units	0	7	1	2	0	1	1	12
Master Batters	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	5

Game # 3 - Tap Masters

Sept. 16th, 2017

Units lose 14-11

The Tap Masters were the Playoff champions and the Hurtin' Units actually gave them a closer game than the final game for the championship. 

After 4 innings of play, the game was tied at 6-6. The Masters would score 8 more runs in the final 3 innings, the Units would only manage another 5 runs, in the end the end the Tap Masters would win. 

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Hurtin' Units	0	2	4	0	0	2	3	11
Tap Masters	1	3	2	0	1	3	4	14

Game # 4 - Dusty Cleats.

Sept. 16th, 2017

Units win 13-10

The Hurtin' Units always seem to play the Dusty Cleats in the round robin, and it always seems to be an important game. The Units needed  at least another win to go on to Sunday games or an elimination game. 

Over the first 4 innings, the Cleats would out score the Units 8-4, but in the fifth inning, the Units would put up a 5 spot, taking the lead. The lead was short lived when the Cleats scored 2 runs in the bottom of the inning to regain the lead. The score after 5 innings was 10-9 for the Dusty Cleats. Over the next 2 innings, the Units would shut down the Cleats, no runs, the Units would also score another 4 runs for a 13-10 victory. 

Unfortunately, the win would get the Units a bye into Sunday, the Units would have to play an elimination game. 

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Hurtin' Units	4	0	0	0	5	1	3	13
Dusty Cleats	3	2	3	0	2	0	0	10

Game # 5 - Beer Bros. 

Sept. 16th, 2017

Units win 12-10

The Hurtin' Units and the Beer Bros. had played in the round robin and the Units had lost by a score of 14-11. A close game that could have gone either way with a lucky bounce or hit in our favor. 

This elimination was another close game, the Beer Bros. kept the Units off the score board over the first 3 innings, while scoring 3 runs for an early lead. The Units would finally get on the score board in the 4th inning with 2 runs, the Beer Bros. would also score another 2 runs. The score after 4 innings was 5-2 Beer Bros.

The Units would score another 3 runs in the fifth inning, but the Beer Bros. would counter with another 5 runs...crap!! The Units defense tightened up and did not allow the Beer Bros. another run in the game, the Units offense decided to show up and scored 7 runs over the final 2 innings. The Units would come back to defeat the Bros. by a score of 13-10 and play the Dogcatchers in the quarter finals on Sunday. 

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Hurtin' Units	0	0	0	2	3	2	5	13
Beer Bros.	2	0	1	2	5	0	0	10

Game # 6 - Dogcatchers.

Sept. 17th, 2017

Units lose 11-10

The game against the Dogcatchers was another close game. The Dogcatchers would get off to an early lead in the first inning scoring 5 runs to the Units single run. The Dogcatchers would score another 4 runs in the 3 inning and the Units scored another single in the 2nd inning. The score after 3 innings was 9-2 for the Catchers.  

The Units bats came to life in the fifth inning, scoring 3 runs. The Units would score runs in the final 4 innings, but in the end it would not be enough, the Dogcatchers would win 11-10. The Units season had come to an end.

The Dogcatchers would go on to the semi-finals and finals vs. the Tap Masters.  

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Hurtin' Units	1	1	0	3	2	1	2	10
Dogcatchers	5	0	4	0	2	0	0	11

Final Regular Season Results. 

Team	GP	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	RA	RD
Tottenham Twisters of New Tecumseth	24	18	5	1	37	284	132
Master Batters	24	17	7	0	34	278	68
Dog Catchers	24	16	8	0	32	228	102
Bat Flippers	23	16	7	0	32	297	80
Grisslies	24	15	8	1	31	278	64
Beer Bros.	24	13	10	1	27	312	-15
Hurtin' Units	24	13	11	0	26	292	37
Inglorious Batsters	24	13	11	0	26	416	-12
Tap Masters	24	11	12	1	23	290	29
Sliders	23	11	12	0	22	328	-34
Rusty Rebels	24	10	13	1	21	322	-1
Sons Of Pitches	24	10	13	1	21	327	-71
Dusty Cleats	24	10	14	0	20	326	-17
Hot Tub Woody''s	24	7	14	3	17	354	-52
Dodge City	24	7	16	1	15	334	-33
Gruesome Devils	24	6	18	0	12	376	-156
Draft Kings	24	5	19	0	10	361	-121
Gruesome Devils	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

INGLORIOUS BATSTERS HAMMER THE UNITS.

HURTIN' UNITS VS. THE INGLORIOUS BATSTERS.

GAME # 24- AUGUST 30TH, 2017

Hurtin' Units lose 31-17

Team Record- 13-11-0

Keogh Park- Coming in to this game, the Units had a 3 game winning streak and during that winning streak they grabbed possession of the Beer Cup from the Twisters and defended it against the Rusty Rebels and the Gruesome Devils. A victory against the Inglorious Batsters would give the Units a Beer Cup win for the second season in a row. 

The Inglorious Batsters had different plans. The Batsters laid a good ole fashion, out behind the barn, ass kicking. The Batsters would hand the Units their worst loss of the 2017 season. The Units would play a offensive game, scoring 17 runs of their own, but the Batsters had everything (offensively) going, scoring 7 runs in 3 different innings. There were 48 total runs scored in this game. 

The Batsters would win the game and become the 2017 Beer Cup winners.    

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Hurtin' Units	2	3	3	2	2	2	5	17
Inglorious batsters	3	7	1	7	7	6	0	31

HURTIN' UNITS DEFEAT THE REBELS

HURTIN' UNITS VS. THE RUSTY REBELS.

Game # 23 - August 29, 2017

Hurtin' Units win 11-5

Team Record- 13-10-0

Keogh Park- The Hurtin' Units had taken possession of the Beer Cup when they had defeated the Tottenham Twisters back on August 16th. This game vs. the Rebels would be another chance, for the Units, to defend the Beer Cup and if they Units won the game it would be the 3rd win in a row. 

The Hurtin' Units won the Beer Cup last season and with the victory against the Rebels they would only have to defeat the Inglorious Batsters to repeat as Beer Cup winners. 

In this game the Units would play solid defense against the high powered offense of the Rusty Rebels. The Units would not allow a Rebels run in the first 5 innings, the Units would score 11 runs in the first 3 innings and would cruise to a 11-5 win. 

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Hurtin' Units	3	7	1	0	0	0	0	11
The Rusty Rebels	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	5

UNITS SQUEAK BY THE DEVILS WITH SKELETON CREW.

HURTIN' UNITS VS. THE GRUESOME DEVILS. 

Game # 22 - August 22, 2017

Hurtin' Units win 11-5.

Team Record -12-10-0 

Coventry Park- At game time the Hurtin' Units only had 7 of their own players. We had called for a sub, but we did not expect being so short staffed. Missing from this game were Ryan, Dave, Winston, Bob and Darren. Just before game time, I talked to Scotty P. and he agreed to let the Units pick up a couple of subs from the 7:00pm game. The Units picked up Wayne W., Craig E. and Joe L. 

The game was close up to the top of the seventh inning, when the Units scored 6 unanswered runs and held on for a 12-5 win. 

The Units would defend the Beer Cup in this game. 

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Hurtin' Units	0	3	0	2	0	1	6	12
GRUE DEVILS	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	6

UNITS HOLD TIGHT IN TWISTER FILLED NIGHT.

HURTIN' UNITS VS. THE TOTTENHAM TWISTERS OF NEW TECUMSETH. 

Game # 21 - August 16th, 2017

Hurtin' Units win 15-9

Team Record - 11-10-0

Keogh Park - For the second time this season the Hurtin' Units defeated the Tottenham Twisters. The Twisters would finish the season with an 18-5-1 record and 2 of those losses came at the bats of the Units. The Units defense in this game was solid, holding the high powered Twisters to only 9 runs. The Units were full marks for a solid victory. 

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Hurtin' Units	2	0	4	5	2	2	0	15
TWISTERS	1	1	0	3	0	0	4	9