| Vol.XXII. No. 18 |
Circulation | October 11, 2008 |
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When the Beat stepped onto the field Saturday they did so with the knowledge that a win would vault them from third place into a tie for first. Just minutes before game time news came down that Spread the Glove had handed first place Ronin a huge upset loss. That Glove victory turned a one and a half game spread between first and fourth into a virtual dead heat. No longer was the wildcard the only possible goal. A Beat win would have meant a 3-way play-in for the division title between the Beat, Ronin, and the winner of the JMC/Glove nightcap.
It was a strange day from the outset. It rained Friday night and the forecast called for rain all day Saturday, so most players had it in mind that it just wasn’t going to happen this week. It was quite a surprise to everyone when Saturday morning arrived with the sun shining and the league reporting all fields open. Pete even reported after the game, “When I was coaching 3rd, Big Vic said that he was all pissed off at the weather gods for not raining this game out...he was home at 10:30 cooking up bacon and got the call about game on. So he said in so many words that he was gonna take it out on the gods and us.”
Entering the summer the Beat had won three straight against JMC scoring 15 runs each time. However in August JMC handed the smack down in the second game of the Beat’s summer slump that saw the team score only seven runs over two games. So which Beat team would show up? The high-scoring freight train that rolled through the second half of the spring undefeated and came one hit shy of a mercy-rule shutout against first place Ronin on September 13; or the Beat of summer trying to find an identity and losing 3 of 6 including a humiliating mercy-rule loss to Spread the Glove back on August 16th? Add to that one more variable…with Slick Vic on the IR following eye surgery; JMC came in with the old man from Flor on the mound.
More >| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| JMC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 2 |
| The Beat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 3 |
On June 26, 2004 members of the Beat nation from all over Northern America gathered in SF for the greatest event in Beat history. See photos including the classic Beat Old Timers team photo, vintage Beat Old Timers player cards, and comments on the event from Beat vets.The following team records were set by the Beat last year:
Season
Year
Team
Individual
Team
Individual
Hits
178
Tim 24
322
Tim 42
Runs
153
Jacq 23
278
Jacq 39
RBI
127
Mondo 26
233
Mondo 40
Average .513 Slugging .742
.717 Doubles
21
Triples
Mondo 7
Homers
12
22
2007 Summer Wild Card Wrap-up!
BEAT 4-PEAT!!!!
(Spring 2004) The Beat wins its 4th consecutive division title in 19-8
rout of last spring's city champs, S.F. Ballers; Loses finale with Ronin
14-12.
BEAT 3-PEAT!!!
(Summer 2003) The Beat won its 3rd consecutive division title with a
decisive 19-9 victory over 2nd place Other Guys.
The Beat Sets More Team Records in 2003
Spring 2003 wrap up.
Going to the Dance!
The Beat's big victory in the spring
'03 semis.
Spring 2003 Division Champs!
Summer 2002 Division Champs!
PERFECTION!
Summer
2002 season wrap up
Ever seen standings
like this before?
In the summer of '02,
the Beat won their division by the largest margin mathematically possible in a
5-team division and 8-game season:
Summer 2002 Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | Pts | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The BEAT | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 16 | – |
| Loose Cannons | 3 | 5 | .375 | 6 | 5 |
| Nine Inch Snails | 3 | 5 | .375 | 6 | 5 |
| Rhinos | 3 | 5 | .375 | 6 | 5 |
| The Other Guys | 3 | 5 | .375 | 6 | 5 |
