Bonediddlies finish strong, but not strong enough

The Bonediddlies season ended with a loss in the championship game to defending champion Muldoons last night. The Bonediddlies started out strong in the Semi-final game, beating LeDonne 12-3. The Bonediddlies had lost twice to LeDonne already 14-12 and 5-4 in the regluar season. The Bonediddlies came out hitting, and when that usually happens, that means trouble for the opponent. The defense was solid, the pitching was great, and the hitting was timely. It all came together, and the Diddlies were ready to win a title.

The game started off slow for the Diddlies, as they surrendered 2 runs in the first inning. Not only were they trailing, they did not get a baserunner until the 3rd inning. The Diddlies trailed 4-0 and needed to get something going. They had the bases loaded with one run already in, and then a busch league call by the umpire was the first out of the inning, then the ultimate rally killer, an inning ending double play. The Diddlies then railled back and tied the game, with some clutch hitting from the top of the order, especially Mike Schmidt. The Diddlies had some trouble in the 7th inning, but a double play turned by Joe Eversole kept the game at a tie. Joe then led of the bottom half with a single, and Trent Sharar-Stoppel, Pat Eversole, and Mike Schmidt couldn't do anything with it. The top half of the 8th didn't turn out too well. A great play by David Kinsey to save a run was all for naught. Muldoons ended up scoring 4 that inning, with the big blow being a bases clearing triple. The Diddlies tried to make a comeback, but just fell short.

The Bonediddlies will look back on the season as a success. The defense of Evan Mielke, Pat Eversole and Ben Robillard really helped out. Jon Kinsey's emergence as a spray hitter kept the other teams' on their toes. The left side of the infield just keeps on getting better with Joe Eversole and Mike Schmidt virtually becoming vacuums. Kevin Jednachowski continues to be one of the biggest speed threats in the league. Dave Kinsey is the best defensive catcher in the league in 12 years, and Jake Brady could join the 16 inch softball hall of fame before it is all said and done. Trent Sharar Stoppel is establishing himself as the best 2 hitter in the league.

Although the Bonediddlies didn't get the result they ultimatley wanted, they will continue to improve, and hopefully someday bring home the Dan Novak Memorial Trophy.

Big Questions loom in the off season. Will everyone be back? Will their be new additions to the Bonediddlies? Will they lose some players to free agency? The Bonediddlies and their management will re-evauluate all the possiblities.

WWW.BONEDIDDLIES.BLOGSPOT.COM will keep you updated throughout the offseason!

Diddlies lose Championship in Extras

The Bonediddlies lost the Championship game on Monday night, ending the second season for the franchise. They beat LeDonne 12-3 in the semis to reach the championship. They lost to Naberhaus 9-5 in 8 innings later that night.

Details will come later, but this Loss has really hit the Bonediddly community hard. A recap of both games will come at a later date.

Thanks for your support.

BREAKING NEWS

The Playoffs will be played on Monday, August 11th.

Naberhaus and Fedyski will resume play

And THE DIDDLIES will take on LeDonne at 8 PM

Since the first game is starting from the 4th or 5th inning, the Diddlies organization is asking players and fans to show up a little earlier than usual, so they could possibly start early!

No Word yet

As of 2:10 Central time, The Bonediddlies Semifinal game against Ledonne has not been rescheduled. Bonediddlies.blogspot.com, the official site of the Bonediddlies, will keep you posted.

Semi Final Game PPD

With the nasty storm Monday night, games were postponed. It is not clear whether Naberhaus vs. Fedyski will be re-started, continued, or counted as a full game. That game was in the middle innings when the tornado sirens went off. Tuesday is a possibility, and also next Monday. As expected, Novak has not let anyone know, because he is out of town.

Game still on; Weather still not cooperating

There has been no word about the game's status yet. Most likely, the game will be cancelled, but the grounds crew has been working hard since 8 A.M. Central Standard time.

There has been speculation that the game, if cancelled, could be moved to Tuesday, or possibly Wednesday. The Bones are hoping that it won't get moved to Monday August 11th, which would be a 2 week layoff.

Bonediddlies make final preparations

The Bonediddlies had their final practice of the 2008 season on Sunday night at Wheaton North High School. Only few media members were allowed to attend the session.

There were 5 Bones not in attendance today. Mike Schmidt, Trent Sharar-Stoppel, and Jake Brady were excused for personal reasons. Ben Robillard and Evan Mielke were rumored to stop and talk to the owner of the Bonediddlies, and it's not clear if they got to practice. What is clear is that both Mielke and Robillard would be playing in a Rookie League game to get ready for the big games tomorrow. Bonediddlies staff did not think that these 2 guys were risking their health at all by playing in this game.

After the 1-hour batting practice was over, only Joe Eversole stuck around to give us a few words.

"This is what it all comes down to. We started dreaming about this day in March, and it's finally here. It's our job to execute now. If we don't get it done tomorrow, the reason will be because we didn't execute."

That's all from the Bones camp right now. Come support us at 8:00 vs. LeDonne! The championship will have the winner of Fedyski/Naberhaus vs. winner of Bonediddlies/LeDonne. SEE YOU THERE