Your affable radio host, BR, is playing in the Denver NABA (National Adult Baseball Association) over 35 league. Yes, baseball, NOT softball. This page will chronicle the exploits of Bill's team, the Stars. Look for pictures and stats and other stuff to be added soon. Also, if you are looking to play in the NABA and if you are good, contact Stars Manager John Namovicz at artificialturf2003@yahoo.com. If you are looking to play and you aren't very good, contact one of the other teams in the league!
FINAL 2009 DENVER NABA OVER 35 STANDINGS
Team W L Pct GB
The Shack *** 18 1 .947 -
Colorado Rebels *** 13 4 .750 4
Mudcats *** 13 6 .684 5
STARS *** 11 7 .611 6 1/2
Spartacus 10 8 .556 7 1/2
Grizzlies 9 9 .500 8 1/2
Orioles 6 10 .382 10 1/2
Sky Sox 5 12 .306 12
Denver Mustangs 5 13 .278 12 1/2
Twins 5 13 .278 12 1/2
Spikes 3 16 .158 15
45 Team % 6 5 .545 6 1/2
*** Clinched Playoff Berth
% 45 Team folded.
2009 STARS SCHEDULE/RESULTS
4-26 STARS 19 MUDCATS 9 (1-0) @ Double Angel
5-3 THE SHACK 10 STARS 1 (1-1) @ D'Evelyn High School
5-17 STARS 20 ORIOLES 2 (2-1) @ Denver Lutheran High School
5-31 SPARTACUS 12 STARS 8 (2-2) @ Arvada High School
6-7 45 TEAM 11 STARS 8 (2-3) @ Skyview High School
6-14 STARS 17 (3-3) SKY SOX 2 @ D'Evelyn High School
6-21 GRIZZLIES 11 STARS 3 (3-4) @ Denver Lutheran High School
6-28 STARS 9 (4-4) Mustangs 7 @ D'Evelyn High School 9:00 (Jim O'Connor Bobblehead Day)
7-12 STARS 17 (5-4) SPIKES 3 @ Double Angel
7-19 STARS 11 (6-4) VS TWINS 5 @ Arvada High School
7-26 REBELS 11 STARS 10 (6-5) @ D'Evelyn High School
8-1 STARS 11 (7-5) SPIKES 1 @ D'Evelyn High School
8-2 MUDCATS 14 STARS 12 (7-6) @ D'Evelyn High School (Mike Carsella Poster Day)
8-8 STARS 19 (8-6) TWINS 15 @ D'Evelyn High School (Namo Autographed Ball Day)
8-9 THE SHACK 17 STARS 0 (8-7) @ Conifer High School
8-16 STARS 4 (9-7) ORIOLES 0 @ D'Evelyn High School (Free Organ Transplant Day)
8-22 STARS 12 (10-7) REBELS 5 @ Machebuef High School
8-23 STARS 12 (11-7) SPARTACUS 10 @ Arvada High School
PLAYOFFS:
9-13 THE SHACK 5 STARS 1 (Season OVAH!) @ Machebuef High School
9-13 REBELS 9 MUDCATS 8 @ Machebuef High School
9-20 THE SHACK 24 REBELS 6 @ Double Angel
The Shack wins the Denver Over 35 World Championship.
2009 STARS ROSTER
PLAYER POS B/T #
SCOTT BLAISE 1B L/L 1
MIKE CARSELLA 2B R/R 11
JOHN CASTELLANO P/3B R/R 13
DAVE KELLEY OF/IF R/R 9
CHAD LUCERO IF/P R/R 5
JOHN NAMOVICZ (MGR) P/OF/3B R/R 7
JIM O'CONNOR C R/R 12
BILL ROGAN SS L/R 27
GREG SAPAKOFF P R/R 4
TED STAVISH 3B/OF R/R 14
MIKE TATE * 1B/OF L/L 3
LONNIE LOVATO OF/IF R/R 31
CHRIS TREY CRUZ OF R/R 21
ROB WATKINS OF R/R 45
* Disabled List.
STARS FINAL STATISTICS (19 GAMES)
AVE AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB K
STAVISH .457 35 16 6 3 0 0 12 4 5
BLAISE .450 60 27 15 6 0 1 20 8 7
NAMOVICZ .407 59 24 19 5 0 0 11 7 9
LUCERO .388 36 14 11 0 0 0 1 4 3
ROGAN .387 62 24 14 3 0 1 22 8 4
CARSELLA .362 69 25 16 1 0 0 12 7 7
CRUZ .350 40 14 12 2 6 0 12 2 6
CASTELLANO .326 46 15 17 1 0 0 8 9 7
O’CONNOR .325 43 14 13 4 1 0 6 9 3
KELLEY .192 52 10 14 0 0 0 6 11 13
WATKINS .190 21 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 5
SAPAKOFF .153 13 2 4 0 0 0 2 4 1
LOVATO .095 21 2 5 1 0 0 0 5 14
*For whatever reason, I am having trouble lining up the columns. Ugh. BR.
< Double Angel Ballparks...Home of the Denver NABA. (www.doubleangel.org)
Stars Manager and peerless leader John "Namo" Namovicz ponders his next move. >
< An overflow crowd watches the Stars dismantle the Mudcats on Opening Day.
BR's friend (ex-friend?) Tiffany has a page on this website called "Tiff's Riffs." She has a new "Riff" out about the NABA Over-35 League. Here it is....
TIFFY TAKES ON OLD GUYS BASEBALL (6-29-09)
When Bill first made the announcement that he was playing in a men's 35 and over baseball league, I said "Eh..." and continued taking a crap. Yes, I always talk with Bill when I'm sitting on the toilet. Something about the combination of gravity and hearing the monotonous lingo of crappy Notre Dame tales of yesteryear just really help me with my constipation problem.
It took me a couple of days to actually realize that he forgot to mention one specific thing about the team. The number 35 doesn't exist. In fact, I actually watched one of the so-called games. It was like a sequel of the movie "Cocoon." These guys are dyslexic. It's not 35 and over, it's 53 and over. The only person that was remotely around the age of 35 happened to be a paramedic wheeling one of the "players" off on a stretcher. After game one, four teammates were on the injured list. One fractured hip, a cardiac arrest, a knee injury resulting from "walking" after the blind pitcher for the other team pelted oldie in the nads, and one down due to a herniated disc.
I knew the season was a sham when the team rolled up in their garb. Yep, they were all decked out in their Mariners gear. Alzheimer's and Dementia had already set in when the Pitcher was comparing himself to Randy Johnson, and Bill was beginning to bite his nails at the thought that A-Rod may be leaving Seattle. I had to inform the geriatrics that many changes in baseball have taken place since the 1990's, and this whole baseball gig was just a ploy to scam old folks out of their hard earned money.
The game I happened to attend lasted 9 hours... and that was just the first inning. If you're looking to witness a bunch of dead people roaming around a field and a cemetery doesn't creep you out, I'd suggest checking out the schedule so that you can attend the next game.
