The RWL preseason week was held on Wednesday with great anticipation. Noticeably absent from the festivities were 2007 MVP/Cy Young award winner Tim Dunn due to the birth of his first child (congrats Tim) and Keith Torrey who called to say he "didn't need no preseason." Mike Beland, previously assumed dead due to his lack of communication was in attendance along with RWL steadfasts Bryan Dunn and Greg Childs. RWL newcomers Matt Dunn, Kevin Sullivan and Mike Santoine rounded out the lineup.
Here are some of my notes from last eve:
* Kevin Sullivan can play some defense
* Matt Dunn could be a potential MVP candidate in his rookie year
* Mike Santoine could be a potential Cy Young candidate if he can keep the sand out of his vagina
* Game 2 was hopefully a sign of things to come as it ended on a walkoff homer by Bryan Dunn
The final tallies:
Mike Beland: 5-14, 4 HR, 5 RBI; 5IP, 4H, 3R, 1K, 2BB
Matt Dunn: 8-14, 8 HR, 12 RBI; 3.5IP, 9H, 8R, 4K, 2BB
Kevin Sullivan: 7-13, 4 HR, 4 RBI; 3IP, 6H, 5R, 1K, 3BB
Mike Santoine: 1-6, 1 HR, 1 RBI; 2IP, 2H, 1R, 4K, 0BB
Greg Childs: 3-13, 1 HR, 2 RBI; 4.5IP, 4H, 5R, 1K, 2BB
Bryan Dunn: 8-16, 5HR, 7RBI; 5IP, 8H, 9R, 5K, 1BB
Rutland Wiffle League
2007 RWL Awards
MVP/Cy
Young
Make
no
mistake
about
it,
this
year
belonged
to
Tim
Dunn.
Tim
will
take
home
his
first
MVP
trophy
to
go
along
with
his
4th
Cy
Young
award.
Tim's
27-7
overall
record
will
be
marveled
at
for
years
to
come.
Even
3-time
MVP
Bryan
Dunn
had
this
to
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Its Raining Wiffle Balls – Offense Take Highlight Rail of Second Series
By:
Hulio
del
Helio,
Journalist
Extraordinare,
The
Zeta
Tribune
It
seemed
as
though
Sam
Malone
cut
a
deal
with
the
Wiffle
Ball
Gods
for
the
June
12,
2007
series
at
Rutland
Yards.
There
was
a
definite
force
field
protecting
the
ball
field
from
the
ominous,
pitch
black
nimbus
clouds
and
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ERA’s Soar with Temperature, B. Dunn closes Gap on MVP Race
Rutland
Yards,
Rutland,
MA.
Arriving
early
today
to
take
in
the
atmosphere
of
Rutland
yards
and
talk
to
the
players,
this
grizzled
veteran
of
the
press
could
sense
something
special
was
going
to
take
place
tonight.
Things
weren’t
looking
so
well
in
the
morning
however.
A
brutal
thunder
storm
with
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Low Score Result From Childs/Torrey Battle
Game
Two
of
the
return
to
Major
League
Wiffle
Ball
generated
just
as
much
if
not
more
excitement
than
Game
One.
Both
starting
pitchers,
Greg
Childs
and
Keith
Torrey,
made
their
first
starts
in
over
a
month.
My
first
predictions
would
be
that
offense
would
dominate
such
a
contest
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