Greater
Philadelphia
Men's Adult Baseball League
2004
Playoffs
 Blue Rocks 6 - Eagles 2 Elimination Round  Eagles 2 - Phillies 0 |
GPMABL
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
 Blue Rocks 9 - Red Sox 2 Blue Rocks 4 - Red Sox 3  BLUE ROCKS WIN GPMABL CHAMPIONSHIP |
 Red Sox 2 - Colt .45s 1 Elimination Round  Colt .45s 8 - Comets 4 |
2004 Standings
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| x - Delco Blue Rocks | 13 | 6 |
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| y - Red Sox | 12 | 7 | .632 | 1 |
| Colt .45s | 10 | 9 | .526 | 3 |
| Havertown Eagles | 9 | 10 |
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| Fishtown Phillies | 7 | 12 |
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| Philadelphia Comets | 6 | 13 |
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| x - clinched GPMABL Pennant y - clinched first-round bye |
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2004 Game Results
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All-Star
Game
at Blue Rocks Stadium For the second consecutive
year, the Comets/Red Sox/Phillies stars prevailed in the GPMABL
All-Star Game. The Phillies' Brandon Cuff's bases-clearing double
in the eighth brought his team back from a two-run deficit and tied the
game. Cuff then scored on a throwing error on the same play to
add the eventual game-winning run. Comets pitcher Jimmy Jackson
backed his way into the win and the Comets' Tommy Jackson earned the
save to make a winner of Manager Anthony Bologna's squad.
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Brandon Cuff - 3B/OF (Phillies)
Brandon Cuff came off the bench in a
crucial situation and delivered with a bases-clearing double that tied
the game and then gave his team the lead as Cuff scored on a throwing
error.
2004 GPMABL All-Star Game Participants Comets/Red
Sox/Phillies Stars (Anthony Bologna - Manager) Colt
.45s/Eagles/Blue Rocks Stars (Anthony Bueti - Manager)
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| August 22,
2004 League Championship Series Blue Rocks 4 - Red Sox 3 Kevin Scott knocked in two runs with a double and got out of a jam on the mound with a key strikeout in the 6th inning to help the Blue Rocks claim their first GPMABL Championship. |
Mike O'Meara - Manager (Blue Rocks) Mike O'Meara's Blue Rocks
won the GPMABL Championship, capturing the League Championship Trophy
that eluded the Rocks in previous years. Mike grew up in Darby
and currently resides in Glenolden where he works for PC Helps in Bala
Cynwyd doing computer software support. Mike formed the Blue
Rocks in 1993 with a group of co-workers from Pizza Hut. O'Meara
ran the team in a number of leagues before joining the GPMABL as a
charter member. After appearing in five league finals (three in
the GPMABL) the Blue Rocks are finally number one. Having, led
his team to the top, Mike is stepping aside and letting Chris Joswick
take over the reigns.
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August 15,
2004
League Championship Series Blue Rocks 9 - Red Sox 2 John Springart, David Schmidt, and Kevin Snow each had two hits to power the offensive assault. The Blue Rocks moved within a game of their first league championship with the win.  |
Chris
Joswick - SS (Blue Rocks)
Chris Joswick led the Blue Rocks to the victory, just one win away from their first GPMABL Championship Series. Chris came back to baseball two years ago with the GPMABL and is in his first year of coach of the Blue Rocks. He is 31 years old and has a degree in Finance from the University of Delaware. Chris works as an equity trader for Susquehanna International Group and lives in Ardmore, PA. |
| August 8,
2004 Semi-Finals
Elimination
Round |
Anthony Bueti - C (Colt
.45s) Anthony Bueti's big hits
pushed the Colt .45s into the GPMABL Semi-Finals. Anthony was
two-for-two with a walk, and two runs scored. He also caught the
winning effort. Anthony is in his second year as the Colt .45s
manager and is one of the remaining members of the inaugural Colt .45s
squad. Anthony is 27 and works as a Senior Investment Services
Specialist for PFPC in Valley Forge, PA. He lives with his wife
Emily in King of Prussia, PA.
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| August 1,
2004 All GPMABL Games Were Rained Out |
No Player of the
Week Selection
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| July 27,
2004 Eagles 8 - Phillies 7 Jeff Farrell pitched the win and had two hits and three stolen bases in the victory Phillies 11 - Eagles 6 Aaron Maskery and Brandon Cuff each knocked in two to lead the fightin's to the win Blue Rocks 10 - Colt .45s 0 Kevin Snow blanked the opposition to earn the victory Blue Rocks 5 - Colt .45s 1 Tom Haberbusch was perfect at the plate in the win Red Sox W - Comets L The Sox win game two Red Sox W - Comets L The Sox win game one |
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| July 18,
2004 All GPMABL Games Were Rained Out |
No Player of the Week Selection |
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July 11,
2004
Red Sox 15 - Eagles 6 The Red Sox turned on the offense in a big way for the win Red Sox 6 - Eagles 5 Matt Clark drove in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh Phillies 6
- Colt .45s 3
Shawn Morris earned the win on the hill and added two hits and two RBI Colt .45s 5 - Phillies 4 Brian Poniatowski had two hits as the Colts edged the Phils Blue Rocks 10 - Comets 9 Thomas Vito knocked in the winning run as the Blue Rocks struck back with their own seventh-inning comeback Comets 9 - Blue Rocks 8 Hector Santiago knocked in the winning run in the seventh to cap off a seven-run Comets' comeback |
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| June 27,
2004 Comets 7 - Phillies 0 Jimmy Jackson pitched the three-hit shutout to earn the split Phillies 9 - Comets 7 Brandon Cuff's two-run single in the 10th won it for the Phillies Eagles 5 - Colt .45s 1 Newcomer Justin Silverman allowed three hits in the win Colt .45s 5 - Eagles 2 Ian Downs went the distance in the win Red Sox 4 - Blue Rocks 3 The Sox turn the tables in game two to gain the split Blue Rocks 4 - Red Sox 3 Mike Malley's game-winning RBI won it in the 9th inning |
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| June 20,
2004 Fathers' Day Wood Bat Weekend Colt .45s 5- Phillies 4 The .45s staff held on for the win. Red Sox 14 -Comets 5 Greg Thompson's sharp plays in the field kept the opposition off the board Blue Rocks 6 - Eagles 2 Kevins Scott and Snow allowed no earned runs in the Blue Rocks win |
Matt Clark - P
(Red Sox)
Matt came in to pitch in relief and held the opposition off the board to help the Red Sox to a Fathers' Day win. Clark is a native of Chestertown, Maryland where he works in construction. Matt played high school ball at the School at Church Farm in Exton, PA where he was coached by fellow teammate Greg Thompson. Matt is engaged to be married this year.  GPMABL Fathers and kiddies celebrate Fathers
Day at the ballpark
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| June 13,
2004 Colt .45s 14 - Red Sox 3 Two late touchdowns by the Colts were the difference Red Sox 5 - Colt. 45s 3 The Sox held on for the win Comets 9 - Eagles 4 Nick Madden had three hits, three runs, and two RBI to lead the Comets to victory Eagles 6 - Comets 5 Bob Harvey held the opposition to three hits in the win Blue Rocks 9 - Phillies 2 Mark Jozwick and David Schmidt each scored three times as the Rocks rolled Phillies 4 - Blue Rocks 2 John D'Allesandro bounces back from his last disappointing start to strike out eight in the win |
Kevin Scott - P
(Blue Rocks)
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| June 6,
2004 Phillies 13 - Comets 4 Phillies ace Vince Meyers went the distance to earn the split Comets 10 - Phillies 5 Gene Lasky had two hits and drove in two to give the Comets the edge Colt .45s 4 - Eagles 2 Brad Mowbray struck out six and had two hits in the win Colt .45s 7 - Eagles 1 Jason McDonald's bases clearing double broke the game open Blue Rocks 5 - Red Sox 1 Kevin Scott went the distance and Mike Maley went three for four Red Sox 3 - Blue Rocks 1 Brett Heitt struck out twelve and gave up only two hits in the win |
Nicky Chang - 2B/P
(Phillies)
Nicky
Chang had four hits including a double and a triple in the Phillies'
double-header split this week. Nicky was picked-up off the free
agent list before the season started. He graduated
from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia in 1999 with a Bachelor
of Business Systems degree and now works as a Telecom consultant for
Cingular
wireless in Philadelphia. Nicky played both winter league and
summer league from 1993 to 1999 in the State of Victoria Baseball
Association in Melbourne, Australia where he was named best pitcher in
Australia University competition. He was also named to the
All-Star team. Nicky was married this March. He is 29 years
old.
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| May 23,
2004 Colt .45s 5 - Red Sox 3 Chris Vescey earned the win, going all seven innings Colt .45s 6 - Red Sox 1 Ian Downes went the distance for the win Eagles 7 - Comets 6 Dan DeLeo's double plated two and the Eagles won a sloppy one Eagles 6 - Comets 4 Brian Kowlowski homered and the Eagles held on for the win Blue Rocks 7 - Phillies 2 The Rocks struck back and took game two Phillies 6 - Blue Rocks 5 The Phils edged the opposition for their second win of the season |
Jason McDonald - SS (Colt
.45s)
Jason
McDonald had another quality day at the plate recording four hits and
three RBI. Currently, Jason is among the league leaders in
batting average, RBI, and hits. Jason graduated from
West Virgina University in 1999 with an Bachelor of Science in
Accounting. Jason was a member of the West Virginia baseball
team during the earlier years of his
undergraduate stay. Jason in currently employed by Aramark
Corporation where he is a Supervisor in the Corporate Audit
Dept. Jason is engaged to be married in October 2004.
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| May 16,
2004 Red Sox 5 - Comets 4 Mike Kamrad's single plated Greg Thompson to cap off a Red Sox comeback win Comets 4 - Red Sox 3 Billy Aichroth's walk-off single won this one late for the Comets Eagles 10 - Phillies 0 Max Newhill's complete-game shutout earned the Eagles the sweep Eagles 6 - Phillies 5 Brian Kowlowski's home run and eighth-inning heroics gave the Eagles the win Blue Rocks 7 - Colt .45s 5 Mark Joswick's three-run triple helped the Blue Rocks come back for the win Blue Rocks 5 - Colt .45s 4 Dave Schmidt singled in the 11th to end a classic |
Max Newill - P (Eagles)
Max Newill won both ends of the Eagles' doubleheader. Max scored the tying run and earned the win in relief in game one. In game two, Max started pitched all seven innings, striking out 12 batters while only allowing four hits. Max Played four years of Division III baseball at Baldwin-Wallace College in Ohio. In 1999, he played professional baseball in the Northern League with the Albany Diamond Dogs in. From there, he went on to coach at Ohio University before moving back home to Delran, New Jersey. Max is single and currently teaches for the Bridgewater Raritan School District in New Jersey. |
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May 2,
2004
Red Sox 18 - Eagles 3 Brett Heitt went the distance and was three-for-three as the Red Sox hit parade earned the split Eagles 2 - Red Sox 0 Max Newill struck out 11 and allowed no runs as the Eagles edged the opposition Colt .45s 5 - Phillies 1
Brad Mowbray fanned eight and led the Colts to the win Phillies 8 - Colt .45s 6 Shawn Barnes' monster home run blast helped power the Phillies to their first win of the season Blue Rocks 5 - Comets 2 Kevin Scott's return to GPMABL baseball was a good one as he pitched the Rocks to another victory Blue Rocks 9 - Comets 1 Kevin Snow held the opposition to three hits as the Blue Rocks cruised to victory |
Brett Heitt - P (Red Sox)
 Brett Hiett had
himself a good day at the ballpark. In the Red Sox's win, he
threw a complete game giving up a single earned run on six hits while
striking out 10. At the plate he was three-for-three with four runs and
one RBI. Brett is a 30-year old teacher in the Philadelphia
School District. Brett moved to the area from Texas where he
worked at as Geophysicist. He has a Bachelors degree from Texas
Tech and a Masters in Geophysics from UTEP. He played one year at
division II West Texas A&M in Canyon, TX. More recently he
played in the Houston MABL from 1999 to 2003. Brett is engaged to
be married on July 24 this year. |
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25,
2004 Comets 4 - Colt .45s 3 Billy Aichroth knocked in the game winner in the eighth and Joe Collins completed a six-for-six day as the League Champs earned the split Colt .45s 4 - Comets 0 Ian Downes returned to Cy Young form as the defending Pennant Winners got a bit of revenge against the League Champs Red Sox 16 - Phillies 4 Brett Heitt pitched well for the Sox to give his team the sweep Red Sox 7 - Phillies 6 The Sox edged the Phils to give new co-managers Jason Hale/Mike Newman their first GPMABL win Blue Rocks 4 - Eagles 2 GPMABL Draft pick Mike Maley earned his first win in relief as Mark Joswick's two-run home run powered the Rocks' offense Eagles 3 - Blue Rocks 1 The Eagles earned their first GPMABL win as Max Newill struck out 14 |
  Miss Philadelphia with the Commish and Miss Philadelphia meeting Mr. GPMABL (nobody got a phone number) |
After a year away from
the GPMABL, the league's former top pitcher Kevin
Scott returned to continue his success on the mound. His pitching
helped the Blue Rocks salvage a split this week and he has been
consistently successful all year. Kevin played baseball at Asbury
College
in Wilmore, Kentucky. While there, he hit .460 to break the school's
single
season batting average record. He previously played two years in
the South Florida MABL and won the Cy
Young Award as that league's top pitcher. Kevin is an art teacher
at Ridley Middle School and serves as the pitching coach at Ridley High
School. He is 30, has been married for seven years and lives in Morton,
PA.
Joe
was on fire at the plate, going six-for-six with a walk in the Comets'
double header split with the Colt .45s. Joe is a league star on
and off the field. Last year's All-Star Game MVP, Joe was
instrumental in securing Deptford High School's varsity field for
the GPMABL, and does a great job getting it in shape before and after
games. Joe played NCAA Division I baseball at Seton Hall
University
alongside future major leaguers John Valentin, Craig Biggio and Mo
Vaughn.
He also played at Vineland High School and in several youth leagues in
Salem County, NJ. Joe is a CPA and is employed by the Deptford
Township
Board of Education. He is 34 and lives in Elk Township, NJ with his
wife
Michelle, son Quinn and daught
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