Greater
Philadelphia
Men's Adult Baseball League
2005
Playoffs
 Blue Rocks 6 - Colt .45s 3 Elimination Round  Colt 45s 1 - Comets 0 |
GPMABL
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES  Eagles 10 - Blue Rocks 9 Eagles 5 - Blue Rocks 0  Eagles Win GPMABL Championship! |
 Eagles 8 - Phillies 4 Elimination Round  Phillies 3 - Red Sox 2 |
2005 Standings |
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| Havertown
Eagles - x |
20 |
1 |
.952 | - |
| Delco
Blue
Rocks - y |
14 |
9 |
.609 |
8 |
| Colt .45s | 9 |
12 |
.429 | 11 |
| Red Sox | 8 |
13 |
.381 |
12 |
| Fishtown Phillies | 8 |
13 |
.381 | 12 |
| Philadelphia Comets | 6 |
17 |
.261 |
15 |
| x - Clinched GPMABL
Pennant y - Clinched Elimination Round Bye |
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2005 Game Results
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| September 1,
2005 GPMABL
All-Star Game Red Sox/Phillies/Comets - 1 Chris Joswick's squad did the little things right to win the GPMABL All-Star Game under the lights at Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, Delaware. John Lee and Kevin Snow pitched well, shutting down the opposition's bats. Dan McMaster's tripled and scored (actually touching first and second along the way) to help the offense.  |
2005
GPMABL All-Star Game Participants
Colt .45s/Blue
Rocks/Eagles Stars – Chris
Joswick (Manager), Mike Sippel, Chris Joswick, Bryan McKernan Anthony
Bueti*, Kevin
Snow, Ken Racowski, Jason McDonald, Tom Haberbusch, Ian Downes, Mike
Sabol, David
Schmidt, Mark Joswick, Dan McMaster, Buddy Nix, Keith Gorman*, Jeff
Farrell, Sam
Miller, John Lee, Fran Flanagan, Dave Polgar# *All-Star Selection, but unable to attend #Playing in place of absent player |
| August 21,
2005 GPMABL
Championship Series John Lee went the distance and threw a shut out as the Eagles captured their first GPMABL Championship with a two-game sweep after a near-perfect season.  |
James "Buddy" Nix -
Manager (Eagles) James "Buddy" Nix
managed the Havertown Eagles to their first GPMABL Championship in just
their second season in the league. Buddy grew up in Florida
playing for various teams and leagues before joining the GPMABL as the
first overall draft pick by the Colt 45s in 2002. After two
seasons with the Colts, Buddy -- a three-time GPMABL All-Star selection
-- brought the Havertown Eagles into the league where they have
performed well on the field, dominating the league in 2005, clinching
the GPMABL pennant, and winning the GPMABL Championship. Buddy is
a network engineer at
Villanova University and he also works as a grill cook for J.B. Dawsons located
in Drexel Hill, PA. Buddy is a single father with
full custody of his son and lives in
Havertown, PA. |
| August 14,
2005 GPMABL
Championship Series The Eagles won game one of the GPMABL Championship Series with a two-run, bottom-of-the-seventh-inning rally. Dan McMaster reached base to lead off the inning and Sam Miller knocked in the tying run and then scored the game-winner on Mitch Coletto's sac fly. |
Keith Gorman - SS
(Eagles) Keith Gorman helped
lead the Eagles to the brink of the GPMABL Championship. Keith
was two-for-two with two walks, two RBI, two stolen bases, and two runs
scored.
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| August 7,
2005 Semi-Finals
Phillies 3 - Red Sox 2 Eric Anderson edged the opposition and led the Phillies into the Semi-Finals Colt .45s 1 - Comets 0 Brian Poniatowski led off the game, walked, and scored the only run of this pitchers' duel |
Chris
Vecsey - P (Colt .45s) Chris Vecsey scattered three
hits over his seven innings of work to earn a shut-out and an
Elimination Round victory for the Colts. Chris I played baseball
at Hamilton Central School in upstate NY, where he had a 0.25 ERA in
his senior year,
earning him 4th Team All-State honors. He then played for Amherst
College, mostly pitching in relief, earning a career record of 5-4 with
four saves and a 2.95 ERA, including a 0.89 ERA in his senior
year. While he dislocated his ankle in early April and was
only able to return to the team for the last few weeks of the season,
he made a positive contribution in the playoff victory. Apart
from baseball, Chris is a graduate student at UPenn, studying the
effects of sleep deprivation on learning and memory. Chris lives
with girlfriend Lisa in West Philly and spends most of his free time
laughing at his cats' antics, and watching Family Guy and Arrested
Development.
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| July 31,
2005 Phillies 3 - Colt .45s 2 The Phillies head into the playoffs on a winning note Colt .45s 3 - Phillies 1 The Colt. 45s wrapped up third place with the win Eagles 9 - Red Sox 2 John Lee threw a one hitter as the Eagles ended the season with another win Eagles 8 - Red Sox 1 Dan McMaster hit a monster home run as the Eagles cruised Blue Rocks 10 - Comets 5 Jesse Frasch scored twice as the Blue Rocks doubled up their opponents Blue Rocks 5 - Comets 4 Kevin Snow threw well and added two hits in the win |
Dan
McMaster - 3B
(Eagles)
Dan McMaster's monster home run in his team's sweep was the latest offensive fireworks for the Eagles' third baseman. Dan, 25, was selected All-State as a NJ High School ballplayer adn then played college ball at Division I, College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA. He is currently a teacher in Cherry Hill, NJ where he coaches basketball and baseball at Cherry Hill East High School. Dan and wife Suzanne live in Bordentown, NJ. |
| July 24,
2005 Eagles 5 - Phillies 4 Jeff Farrell sparked a three-run fifth to edge the opposition Eagles 11 - Phillies 0 Fran Flanagan's two doubles helped lead the attack Red Sox 2 - Blue Rocks 1 Miles Magbie went the distance as the Red Sox edged the opposition Blue Rocks 5 - Red Sox 0 Mike Maley drove in two runs and pitched the shutout as the Rocks clinched an Elimination-Round Bye Comets 4 - Colt .45s1 Ben Siegel-Wallace and Phil Goodhead combined on a two-hit win Colt .45s 5 - Comets 4 Anthony Bueti's two-out game-winning single capped a four-run bottom-of-the-seventh rally |
Mike Maley - P
(Blue Rocks)
Mike Maley pitched a complete game, three-hit shutout in his first start on the mound this year while driving in two runs at the plate to help the Blue Rocks clinch an Elimination-Round Bye. After a stint with the US Secret Service, he currently works full-time for a NJ State Senator as a legislative aide and attends Rutgers University Law School part-time. Mike played baseball at Bishop Eustace Prep in Pennsauken, NJ, where the team was ranked #1 in the State by the Star Ledger and #12 in the country by the USA Today. Off the field, he plays poker with his boys and dines at new restaurants with his girlfriend, Laura. He is 25 and currently resides in Collingswood, NJ. |
| July 17,
2005 Comets 11 - Blue Rocks 4 Joe Collins homered and scored three times as the Comets earned the split Blue Rocks 13 - Comets 4 Mark Joswick scored three times as the Blue Rocks poured on the runs Eagles/Red Sox Rain Out Phillies/Colt .45s Rain Out |
Antonio Aspite - C
(Comets)
Antonio Aspite reached base seven times and scored three times in the Comets double header split. Antonio, 27, has been a fixture in the Comets lineup where tales of his off-the-field hijinx are always good for a laugh. "The snuff" lives in Northeast Philadelphia where he is an auctioneer for Aspite Auto Auction. |
| July 10,
2005 Blue Rocks 8 - Colt .45s 5 Tom Haberbusch went three-for-three to lead the Rocks to the win Colt .45s 6 - Blue Rocks 4 Ken Rackowski's bases-loaded double was the difference in game one Eagles 8 - Comets 0 Jeff Farrell threw the shutout, allowing only three hits as the Eagles clinched the pennant Eagles 8 - Comets 1 Dave Polgar scored three times as the Eagles offense circled the bases Phillies 8 - Red Sox 5 Shawn Barnes hit his fifth home run to power the Phillies to the win Red Sox 7 - Phillies 3 Bret Binder struck out seven in the Red Sox win |
Shawn Barnes - 1B
(Phillies)
Shawn (Skeeter) Barnes hit his league-leading fourth home run of the season and finished the day three-for-five with two walks, and three runs scored. Shawn, 29, played college ball at Division I Siena in Albany, NY and now lives in Mt. Laurel, NJ with his cat P. Kitty. Shawn works for State Street Research in Princeton, NJ as an Accounting Supervisor. When he's not inflicting blunt-force trauma on baseballs, Shawn enjoys following the Philadelphia Eagles and managing his fantasy football team know as WITHMYSELF.
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June 26,
2005
Phillies 5 - Blue Rocks 4 Shawn Barnes hit his second home run of the day to edge the opposition Blue Rocks 3 - Phillies 2 Kevin Snow cruised in the victory, giving his team the win Eagles 6 - Colt .45s 1 John Lee gave up a single, unearned run as the Eagles swept Eagles 8 - Colt .45s 0 Gerry Sasse went the distance, earning the shutout Comets 10 - Red Sox 9 Antonio Aspite knocked in three to put the Comets on top for good Comets 4 - Red Sox 2 Brian Bezdikian toughed out the heat to go the distance for the win |
Kevin Snow - P (Blue
Rocks)
Kevin Snow earned his fifth win of the season, allowing only two runs in a complete game. This is Kevin's third season of GPMABL baseball. Kevin, a Penn State graduate, currently works as a Senior National Account Representative at First American Financial in Exton, PA. He is 29 and lives in Aston, PA. Kevin would love to bring his girlfriend out to see him play, but fears she would jinx him -- opposing batters should find her number. |
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June 19,
2005
Colt .45s 8 - Phillies 6 Home Runs from Anthony Bueti and Mike Sippel made the difference Red Sox 9 - Blue Rocks 4 Jason Hale's four hits and three RBI led the way for the Sox Eagles 4 - Comets 2 Mitch Coletto's two-run single keyed the big inning for the Eagles |
Jason Hale - 1B (Red Sox)
Jason Hale's four hits and three RBI led the Red Sox to a Fathers' Day win. Jason is is 30 years old and lives in Wilmington, Delaware with his wife Molly and 2-year-old daughter Meghan. He is the Director of Business for the New Castle County VoTech School District in Wilmington, Delaware and is a Certified Public Accountant. This is Jason's 4th year in the GPMABL and his second year of managing the Red Sox. |
| June 12,
2005 Comets 14 - Phillies 6 Rory Miller's four hits led the Comets' offensive explosion Phillies 4 - Comets 3 Rich Callahan's two-run single was the difference in this tight contest Red Sox 10 - Colt .45s 6 Miles Magbie earned the win on the hill for the Sox Red Sox 7 - Colt .45s 3 The Red Sox knocked out 15 hits in the win Eagles 5 - Blue Rocks 4 Dan McMasters went three-for-three to lead the offense Eagles 8 - Blue Rocks 2 Gerry Sasse allowed a single earned run in the win |
Rory Miller - SS (Comets)
Rory Miller led the Comets to the win, going four-for-five at the plate with three RBI. Rory played Division III college baseball for Albright College in Reading, PA. He currently works for Market Recource Partners in Center City, Philadelphia. Rory also is a partner in a Cue Stick Company called Miller Brothers Custom Cues and Cases (www.kingcues.com). He currently resides in Northeast Philadelphia. |
| June 5,
2005 Blue Rocks 5 - Comets 2 Jason Leet's big double helped lead the offense Blue Rocks 5 - Comets 3 Tom Haberbusch scored the game winner in a fifth-inning rally Red Sox 19 - Phillies 7 An offensive explosion allowed the Red Sox to beat the spread Red Sox 5 - Phillies 0 Bret Binder threw the shutout to get the Red Sox back on the winning track Colt .45s 9 - Eagles 1 The Colts handed the Eagles their first loss of the season Eagles 3 - Colt .45s 2 Newcomer Gerry Sasse gets his first GPMABL win |
Bret Binder - P (Red Sox)
Bret Binder threw a complete game shutout, pitching out of two bases-loaded-no-outs jams to record the win. This is his first year back playing baseball after taking some time off for injuries. Brett is a 26-year-old lawyer who lives in West Conshohocken. He is also an investor in a bowling alley. |
| May 22,
2005 Eagles 7 - Blue Rocks 1 The Eagles stayed unbeaten with a convincing win Eagles 3 - Blue Rocks 2 The game went to overtime, but the Eagles won the match up of undefeated teams Colt .45s 14 - Red Sox 4 A late touchdown by the Colts beat the spread Colt .45s 9 - Red Sox 8 The Colts won a squeaker Phillies 7 - Comets 6 James Giglio went the distance and hung on to win his GPMABL Pitching debut Phillies 2 - Comets 1 John D'Alessandro allowed only 2 hits to win a pitchers' duel |
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| May 15,
2005 Eagles 11 - Phillies 2 John Lee won his third for the Eagles, going the distance allowing only four hits Eagles 2 - Phillies 0 Jeff Ferrell threw a gem to win a tight one Blue Rocks 11 - Red Sox 10 Chris Joswick's walk-off single capped a five-run, 7th-inning rally for the Rocks Blue Rocks 7 - Red Sox 0 Mark Kevin Snow struck out 14 as the Rocks won a tight one. Colt .45s 4 - Comets 1 Chuck Lovell went the distance with authority to earn the sweep Colt .45s 3 - Comets 2 Brian Poniatowski's sac fly in the eighth won the pitchers' duel for the Blue Rocks |
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| May 1,
2005 ALL GPMABL GAMES WERE RAINED OUT |
No
Selection |
| April 24,
2005 Phillies 9 - Red Sox 8 Four Phillies had two hits each to edge the opposition Phillies 3 - Red Sox 1 Eric Anderson threw a one-hitter to complete the sweep Blue Rocks 3 - Colt .45s 2 Mark Joswick won a pitchers' duel with the help of a late error Blue Rocks 11 - Colt .45s 6 Kevin Snow gave up no earned runs while the bats got hot Eagles 9 - Comets 8 Fran Flanagan knocked in the winner in the bottom of the eighth Eagles 11 - Comets 5 Michael Carfagno's single sparked a five-run sixth-inning rally that won the game |
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| April
17,
2005 Red Sox 11 - Comets 5 Aaron Meredith's two-run double helped lead a Red Sox hit parade Comets 3 - Red Sox 1 Paul McInnis and Bryan Bezdikian combine to pitch a gem Blue Rocks 10 - Phillies 5 The 2004 GPMABL champs start the season off with a win Blue Rocks 12 - Phillies 0 Mark Joswick helps keep the opposition off the board in the victory Eagles 5 - Colt .45s 1 Jeff Farrell gave up no earned runs in the opening-day win Eagles 6 - Colt .45s 2 The Eagles held the opposition in check to complete the sweep |
Mark
Joswick went four-for-six at the plate with two walks on the day as
part of the Blue Rocks' double-header sweep. In game two, he
pitched five shutout innings, giving up only four hits and one walk,
while striking out seven. Mark, 29, pitched for Delaware State
for 2 years and currently lives in Newark, Delaware where he is a
finance shift manager at Delaware Park. When he is not on the
ballfield Mark likes to garden, knit, and sew. He also likes long
walks on the beach in his favorite pair of capri pants and collecting
dolls. (Mark also has an older brother, Chris who still likes to
stick it to his little bro sometimes.) Bill, El Wingador,
Simmons threw out the ceremonial first ball to kick off the GPMABL's
2005 Season
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