We know that Team Red (Like the fires of Hell) defeated The Ringleaders, but the scorecards were unreadable, so we'll leave it at that.

Biggest Highlight: Team Red Captain Tombie picking Rusty as his first pick, and Ringleaders Captain Socko picking Betty as his first pick.

MVP: Everybody who played

CAPTAINS: Tombie McGivney, Team Red
Socko Jones, The Ringleaders

The Ringleaders defeat Team Red by a score of 20-12.

Biggest Highlight: Mrs. McGivney drives all the way up with John DeMarco to take in a ballgame.

MVP: Socko Jones, P, Ringleaders
Socko pitches a complete game despite taking two hard line drives off the body hit by his brother.
Co-MVP:
Shoeless Kenny Corson, 3B, Team Red
Playing without benefit of footwear (his feet were bothering him), Kenny makes several defensive gems and rips some key hits! His socks will be immortalized on the wall at Betty's Twisted Acres.

CAPTAINS: Tombie McGivney, Team Red
Patti Landy-Rivas, The Ringleaders

Team Red tops the Ringleaders in a 10-inning defensive war, 5-3, in what was easily the greatest Rusty Game yet!

Biggest Highlight: The game itself! Despite a driving rain that blanketed Shaul Park from the 7th inning on, the players persisted, making great defensive play after great defensive play... a rainbow graced the sky beyond right field by the beginning of the 10th, but the rain would not stop. Folks were soaked (like they were for much of Hall-of-Fame Weekend 9), but spirits remained as high as ever, as everyone knew that this was even more special a game than we expected... extra innings! Rain! Defensive gems! Clutch hits! Rusty Game III had it all... and when Pat Raftery became the unlikeliest of heroes with his clutch 2-run single into right-center, we all needed yet another beer.

MVP: Pat Raftery, C, Team Red
Pat's improbable 2-run single in the top of the 10th sealed the victory for Team Red.

CAPTAINS: Tombie McGivney, Team Red
Vincenzo Campisi, The Ringleaders

Down 8-7 going into their final at bat, Team Red scores two runs in the bottom of the 9th to defeat the Ringleaders, 9-8 in yet another well-played thriller.

Highlights: The Ringleaders jumped all over Team Red in the first with 2 runs in the first inning, tacking on another 2 in the 2nd. Team Red answered with 2 in the first and 1 in the 3rd. By the end of the 5th, the game was tied at 5. Team Red scored two in the 7th to take a 7-5 lead, but the Ringleaders stormed back with 2 in the 8th and 1 in the 9th to take an 8-7 lead and set up the fateful bottom of the 9th rally for Team Red.

MVP: Mike McCabe, OF/DH, Team Red
Mike hit two doubles and an RBI Sac fly in Rusty Game IV, including the hit that started the 9th inning rally that ultimately won the game for Team Red. He finished 2-for-2 with 2 rbi and a run scored.
Honorable mention to Hector Perez of the Ringleaders, who hit a home run and two singles in the losing cause.

CAPTAINS: Tombie McGivney, Team Red
Frankleen Calabro, The Ringleaders

Another year, another late-inning comeback for Tombie's charges.

In the biggest slugfest in Rusty Game history, Team Red comes from behind with 8 runs in the bottom of the 8th to secure a 22-18 victory. The Ringleaders' defense implodes, making error after error and allowing untimely hit after untimely hit.

MVP: Big Bob Ryan, SS, Team Red
Big Bob reached base and scored in all four of his at-bats, including a triple, double, and home run... in his fourth at-bat, he reached on an error by the right-centerfielder. A single would have given him the cycle. His defense, as always, was stellar.
Honorable mention to Patty Maiorino of the Ringleaders, who, despite playing with a huge-ass brace on his knee, went 5-for-5 with 3 doubles, a homer and a single. Patty also drove in 8 runs.

FIRST-TIME PLAYER(S): T.J., Team Red

CAPTAINS: Tombie McGivney, Team Red
Martin Rivas, The Ringleaders

A close-fought battle played in bright, beautiful sunshine saw the Ringleaders hold off Team Red, 11-8, despite allowing a 5-run 4th to the Crimson Warriors.

Using an as-yet-unseen tactic, Ringleaders Captain Brendan Heddle used 8 regular lineup slots, and rotated the remaining 3 slots between the remaining players. This allowed his sluggers to bat regularly, and doing so saw the first-ever 5 at-bat game by a Rusty Game player.

Other highlights included 2 home runs by Big Bob Ryan (what? no third one???), a 2-for-3 effort from Rusty Game Rookie John McCole, and a near MVP 3-for-4 with 3 doubles for Al.

MVP: Anthony Catarina, SS, Ringleaders
Chico slugged 3 doubles and scored 3 runs in his MVP effort.

FIRST-TIME PLAYER(S): Renee deLisser, Team Red

CAPTAINS: Tombie McGivney, Team Red
Brendan Heddle, The Ringleaders

See you on the field in July!