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As of May 31, 2009

TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	%	HOME	AWAY	STREAK
	2	0	1.000	1-0	1-0	W-2
	1	0	1.000	0	1-0	W-1
	2	3	.400	1-2	1-1	L-3
	0	2	.000	0-1	0-1	L-2

Offensive Minimum 20 AB Top 4
HR Brown, Alkys (2) Galvan, Apchs (2) Radek, Alkys (2) Westfall, Apchs (1) RBI Galvan, Apchs  (17) Brown, Alkys (16) Radek, Alkys (14) Matusek, Apchs (11)	HITS Galvan, Apchs (28) Matusek, Apchs (19) Radek, Alkys (13) Brown, Alkys (7)	BA J. Hrndz, Bldgs (.455) Radek, Alkys (.419) Galvan, Apchs (.400) Brown, Alkys (.318)
Defensive Minimum 7 IP Top 4
IP Matusek, Apchs (24 1/3) King, Bvrs (8) Radek, Alkys (8)	ERA Radek, Alkys (5.25) Matusek, Apchs (7.19) King, Bvrs (8.75)	K Matusek, Apchs (54) Radek, Alkys  (21) King, Bvrs  (8)

Homewood-Flossmoor Fast Pitch Tourney

When:  Saturday, July 18, 2009
Where:  Homewood-Flossmoor, Illinois
Contact:  Keith Jones (708) 957-0300
Web Site:  http://wifflefest.net/
Style:  Fast pitch, Rec-Division-Medium Speed

National Tournament with Finals in Texas

When:  Saturday, June 20, 2009, Saturday, July 11, 2009. Play-offs: August 11, 2009
Where:  631 59th Street, Downer’s Grove, Illinois
Contact:  Derek Radek, hawksguy3322@aim.com
Web Site:  http://www.fastplastic.net/chicago.html
Style:  Round Robin, single elimination Playoffs.

Windy City’s King up for Fatty Hall of Fame
Posted: May 30, 2009

Eric “Its Good to be” King (2005-2008) Fat Bastard Champion 2007, Good Hands Award 2008. Another import from Windy City, Eric’s been royalty at Harvard Yards for years now, with annual uniforms updates that are the stuff of legend. A fine hitter, excellent defender with a steady arm, King’s teams are regular title contenders, winning it all in 2007 and carrying on the Chicagoland tradition. For those who have been to the Fatty as either a player or fan please vote for Eric! Log on to: www.thefatty.com and cast your vote!

Matusek’s one time fine highest in WCWBL history!

5-18-09: The verdict is in on the Keith “Air” Matusek bat fiasco. You may remember on April 26th his bat was confiscated by the league when the Dirty Beavers, Matusek’s former team, accused him of illegally altering his bat to gain an advantage. In their complaint, they (Beavers) said that Matusek forced air into his bat giving it more “spring for the swing.” Matusek admitted that day that he glued a child’s basketball valve inside the handle then pumped it with air. Matusek has consistently proclaimed that he “did nothing wrong.” The bat was turned over to Vice President of Operations Cesar “Squeeze” Hernandez two days later. Cesar inspected the bat and gave his opinion to the sole board member Jaime “Old School” Hernandez. The other board member, Eric “Ice” King, was excused from the ruling as he was part of the game the bat came into question. In an e-mail sent to the commissioner’s office, Jaime stated that Matusek “needed to be fined” after Cesar suggested 30 day probation for the new Apache. “$10.00 ought to focus his creative genius” said Jaime. When told of the ruling, Matusek asked “shouldn’t I have been able to plead my case before a ruling was made?” Matusek added that there is nothing in the rules about forcing air into a bat. In chapter 2 of the WCWBL rules under the section of “Equipment,” it states the following:

2-01 Bats
The official yellow Wiffle©Ball bat shall be the only style of bat used in game play.
2-01.1 Tape
Any type of tape may be placed on the barrel of the bat so long as it is only one layer thick. No tape will be put on the ball.

Matusek’s teammate and commissioner of the league, Jimmy “Chitwood” Galvan said he understood Matusek’s disappointment but admitted that the Vice President and Board may have weighed their decision more on the “spirit” of good sportsmanship versus quoting the rules verbatim. None the less, Matusek is fined $10.00 and goes down in the record books as the player who was fined the most at one time. His bat also goes in the record book for being the most expensive bat in history at somewhere around $20!

As of April 30, 2009

TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	%	HOME	AWAY	STREAK
	2	0	1.000	1-0	1-0	W-2
	0	2	.000	0-1	0-1	L-2
	0	0	.000	0-0	0-0	0
	0	0	.000	0-0	0-0	0

Offensive Minimum 20 AB Top 4
HR Galvan, Apchs (1) RBI Galvan, Apchs  (12) Matusek, Apchs (8) King, Bvrs (2)	HITS Galvan, Apchs (20) Matusek, Apchs (15) King, Bvrs (5) Gray, Bvrs (1)	BA Galvan, Apchs  (.488) Matusek, Apchs (.417) King, Bvrs (.192) Gray, Bvrs (.043)
Defensive Minimum 7 IP Top 4
IP Matusek, Apchs (12) King, Bvrs (8)	ERA Matusek, Apchs (.583) King, Bvrs (8.75)	K Matusek, Apchs (28) King, Bvrs  (8)

Wiffle Woods Park, Start: 9:35 AM End: 10:36 AM (1:01),Sunny, 73 Degrees, W Wind 5 MPH

Brown, Alkys, (1st career hit- Matusek, 2nd inn), 2HR/2GS (1st of career-Matusek, 2nd inn)
Westfall, Apchs, $1.00 Fine (0-6)

5-03-09:  They once were apart of the Ft. Phinbone Apaches during the roller coaster off-season. Now they are reformed and stronger than ever. The Downer’s Grove Alcoholics faced off against the Apaches at Wiffle Woods for a double header. The field was slick and the OPP comments were plenty, but in all the games were fun and free of any controversy! Debuting for the Apaches was Chad Westfall. Donning the number 15, Westfall started his Windy City career in the outfield as the Apaches hosted the Alkys in Game 1. It didn’t take long for Westfall to get his hands dirty (or backside for that matter) as he aggressively slid in an outfield of mud while going for a fly ball. The Alkys dominated this game early scoring 8 runs in the first 2 innings off of Apache hurler Keith “Air” Matusek. First year player Jared Brown of the Alkys highlighted the 8 runs with a 2nd inning grand-slam. Brown then copied the 2nd inning in the 3rd when he hit another grand-slam off of Matusek again. The Apaches were never able to truly recover in this game as they were defeated 13-3 in 5 innings. Footnote: Radek threw a 4 inning no hitter before it was broken up by a Matusek single.

Game 2:

Start: 10:42 AM End: 12:24 AM (1:42), Same Conditions

Westfall, Apchs, 1st career hit (Brown-1st inn), HR
Matusek, Apchs, $3.00 Fine (Throwing bat X2, 0-7)
Radek, Alkys, 2HR/GS

Going 0-6 in his first game, Westfall could only improve in Game 2. His first career hit was a home run over the centerfield wall off of the Alkys Brown. However, that would be the only offensive highlight for the Tribe. Brown then shut the Apaches down the next two innings. Derek Radek then came in the 4th, gave up the remaining three runs and then he and Brown lit Westfall up in the bottom of the 5th for 5 more runs. Radek then hit an RBI double in the 6th to end the game.  Pictured is Jared Brown of the Alcoholics.