Second Championship

It has been 3-1/2 years since I last posted here. I don't know if anybody will even read this. However, I feel what I put here is an important coda to everything else you can find at this address.

The Boston Bombers won their second championship on September 12, 2021. I was a proud part of it as a coach. Great group of guys who, despite my not actually playing, made me feel welcomed, a part of the team, and worthwhile. Thank you, guys.

Here are some photos of the victory. And, with them, comes my official announcement that I am concluding my association with the Bombers. I have been part of the team since the 1995 season, the original season in the Phoenix league. This 2021 season was my 25th full season associated with the club (due to my problems from a stroke and heart surgery, I missed more parts of 2019 and 2020 than I was part of, I think.) Anyway, it's time to go. The Bombers are in good hands and will carry on very nicely without my help. Thank you to every person who ever played for us.

I might stop by some Sunday, maybe for the next championship final. Have fun!

 

 

First week stats 2018

Pitching        G  IP   H   R ER   BB  K  W  L  T   ERA  SOI  SOI%

Jack Atton      1   8   7   4  2    2  5  1  0  0   3.50  6  .750  

Billy Botting   1   6  12  15  6    3  4  0  1  0   7.00  2  .333 

TEAM            2  14  19  19  8    5  9  1  1  0   4.00  8  .571

Hitting           G  AB  H 2B 3B HR  RBI  AVG  BB K   OB%  SLG%  OPS   R  +/-  TA

Joe Baszkiewicz   2   8  4  0  0  0   4  .500   0 0  .500  .500 1.000  1 Even .625 

Eric MacDonald    2   6  3  1  0  0   1  .500   0 0  .500  .667 1.167  2 Even .500 

Jovani Molina     2   7  3  1  0  0   2  .429   1 0  .500  .571 1.071  2 Even .500  

Ron Aquino        2   7  3  2  0  0   1  .429   0 0  .429  .714 1.143  1  -1  .143

Pat Atton         2   6  2  1  0  0   2  .333   2 1  .500  .500 1.000  3 Even .625

Keith Kelleher    2   6  2  0  0  0   1  .333   1 0  .429  .333  .762  2  -1  .286

Billy Botting     2   7  2  0  0  0   0  .286   0 0  .286  .286  .572  1  -3    0 

Jack Atton        2   4  1  0  0  0   2  .250   2 1  .500  .250  .750  0 Even .333 

Jim Sullivan      2   4  0  0  0  0   0  .000   1 1  .200  .000  .200  1  -3    0 

Fred Goodman      2   5  0  0  0  0   0  .000   1 2  .167  .000  .167  0  -4    0

TEAM              2  60 20  5  0  0  13  .333   8 5  .412  .417  .829 13 -12  .206

Single Season & Lifetime Records

The Bombers have existed since 1995. The 2018 season will be the Bombers 24th season.

Most Seasons Played through 2017...

Jim Sullivan - 23
Ron Johnson - 22
Fred Goodman - 21
Jack Atton - 17
Jay Atton - 15
Pat Atton - 14
Joe Baszkiewicz - 13

Here are the team record holders entering 2018.

SINGLE SEASON

Wins - 11 - Jay Atton, 2010 & Brian Pacheco, 2014
W-L% - .917 (11 - 1 - 1) - Brian Pacheco, 2014
ERA - 1.60 - Brian Pacheco, 2014
SOI (Shutout Inning %) - .735 - Brian Pacheco, 2014
Games - 27 - Jim Sullivan, 1995
AB - 80 - Jeff Scott, 1995 & Scott Sarro, 1997
Plate Appearances - 94 - Scott Sarro, 1997
Hits - 43 - Billy Botting, 2008
2B - 12 - Jimmy Botting, 2016
3B - 6 - Charlie White, 2005 & Cam Zirpolo, 2009
HR - 11 - Billy Botting, 2016
RBI - 46 - Billy Botting, 2016
AVG. - .717 - Jay Atton, 2009
BB - 21 - Pat Atton, 2013
R - 36 - Pat Atton, 2016

OB% - .750 - Jay Atton, 2009
SLG% - 1.639 - Charlie Conners, 2010
OPS - 2.353 - Charlie Conners, 2010
Plus/Minus - +30 - Jay Atton, 2009

TA - 1.833 - Charlie Conners, 2010

LIFETIME (next closest in parentheses)

Wins - 42 - Jack Atton (Jay Atton - 39, Jimmy Jackson - 30)
Hits - 346 - Jim Sullivan (Ron Johnson - 321, Fred Goodman - 304)
2B - 52 - Jimmy Botting (Jim Sullivan - 45, Billy Botting - 41)
3B - 22 - Jay Atton (Jack Atton & Pat Atton - 16)
HR - 37 - Billy Botting (Ron Johnson & Jay Atton - 29)
RBI - 246 - Ron Johnson (Jay Atton - 235, Billy Botting - 232)
BB - 211 - Jim Sullivan (Fred Goodman - 164, Pat Atton - 105)
R - 276 - Jim Sullivan (Fred Goodman - 257, Pat Atton - 253)

Final Stats 2017

Pitching        G  IP   H   R ER   BB  K  W  L  T   ERA  SOI  SOI%

Jack Atton      8  47  80  65 39   20  9  5  2  0   5.01  25 .532  

Billy Botting  13  70 100  81 51   65 27  7  5  0   5.10  30 .429 

Brian Walsh     1   3   7  11  4    4  1  0  0  0   9.32   1 .333

Eric MacDonald  2   8  20  22 12   13  2  0  2  0  10.50   2 .250  

TEAM           21 128 207 179 106 102 39 12  9  0   5.80  58 .458

Hitting           G  AB  H 2B 3B HR  RBI  AVG  BB K   OB%  SLG%  OPS   R  +/-  TA

Joe Baszkiewicz  21  59 32  4  0  0  23  .542   4 1  .571  .610 1.181 19  +9  .810 

Eric MacDonald   18  47 24 10  1  0  15  .511   8 0  .582  .766 1.348 15  +9  .709 

Jovani Molina     9  24 12  4  0  0   4  .500   2 0  .538  .667 1.205  4  +2  .385  

Ron Aquino       18  49 24  4  1  0  11  .490   2 1  .510  .612 1.122 10  +1  .431 

Jimmy Botting    18  62 30 11  1  4  11  .484   2 0  .500  .887 1.387 29 Even .625 

Mike Ball        16  50 23  6  2  0  22  .460   0 1  .460  .660 1.120 20  -3  .760  

Billy Botting    20  59 26  8  1  5  30  .441   4 0  .476  .864 1.340 26  -3  .841 

Bobby Botting    21  50 22  3  1  0  12  .440   8 2  .517  .540 1.057 12  +2  .448 

Pat Atton        19  46 19  1  0  1  17  .413  16 1  .565  .500 1.065 23  +8  .774

Jim Sullivan      6   8  3  1  0  0   3  .375   3 0  .545  .500 1.045  5  +1  .818  

Manny Dominguez  15  32 11  0  1  1  11  .344   4 0  .417  .500  .917 10  -6  .417 

Fred Goodman     17  32  9  0  0  0   6  .281  11 1  .465  .281  .746 12  -3  .347 

Keith Kelleher   15  35  9  1  2  0  14  .257   6 0  .366  .400  .766  6 -11  .220

Jack Atton       12  13  3  0  0  0   2  .231  10 1  .565  .231  .796 10  +3  .652

Ineligible for playoffs

Stephen Couturier 6  15  7  1  0  0   5  .467   4 1  .579  .533 1.112 12  +3  1.053 

Taylor Ferguson   2   3  1  0  0  0   4  .333   1 0  .500  .333  .833  0 Even 1.000 

Armani Soto       4  10  3  0  0  0   4  .300   1 0  .364  .300  .664  4  -3   .455 

Chris Moore       2   4  1  0  0  0   0  .250   1 1  .400  .250  .650  1  -1     0 

Brian Walsh       4  14  3  0  0  0   1  .214   0 0  .214  .214  .428  1  -8     0

Garrett Slyva     2   5  1  0  1  0   1  .200   2 0  .429  .600 1.029  2  -1   .286

Ryan Farrell      3   8  1  0  0  0   1  .125   1 1  .222  .125  .347  3  -5     0  

Mel Mullin        1   2  0  0  0  0   1  .000   0 0  .000  .000  .000  0  -2     0 

TEAM             21 627 264 54 11 11 198 .421  90 11 .494  .575 1.069 224 -5   .577