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INFO
2002 IBE WESTERN DIVISION CHAMPIONS 2003 Record: 27-25
Owner: Scott Andera
(scottandera@adelphia.net)
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2007
SCHEDULE
Week 1: at Buffalo 1-3 Week 2: vs. Havana* 2-2 Week 3: at Nashville 2-2 Week 4: at Tucson 2-2 Week 5: OKLAHOMA 2-2 Week 6: BIRMINGHAM 3-1 Week 7: at New Mexico 2-2 Week 8: COLORADO 2-2 Week 9: INDIANA 1-3 Week 10: TUCSON 0-4 Week 11: NEW MEXICO 0-4 Week 12: at Colorado 2-2 Week 13: at Oklahoma |
TEAM HEADLINES:
Tuesday
July 15, 2008
No
relegation yet for Fire squad
Manager Johnny Cash
was much more comfortable after this set.
"Now THIS... this is what I expect from the lily-livered pansies in those uniforms," he said. "They call themselves the Fire. And they play on a frickin' island. You figure it out. Pantywaists. Indiana's decent enough, of course. But they weren't playing that well and a halfway decent team would have at least gotten a split. I knew we were too far up in the standings for our britches. Time to send these sapsuckers off to Britches and Hose clothing store for some nice frilly underthings to go with their sad-sack play."
So, uh, is relegation in the Fire's future?
"Not yet," Cash said. "But we play another series like this...when our true nature comes out, and we'll be lucky to be allowed in the Drag Queen division of the Fire Island four-square league. Time to do another cover song. Maybe Tupac and me can cover Metallica's "One" and put it to a real slow, saucy beat."
The Fire will be playing their final eight home games in the next two weeks, against Tucson this week and New Mexico next, before closing the 2007 season in Colorado and Oklahoma.
Thursday
July 3, 2008
Cash
surprised by team's .500 record
Last season, manager
Johnny Cash petitioned, nay -- Begged the league office to be relegated,
even though there was no lower division league to be relegated to.
This season, his team is 14-14, and only two games off the pace in the western division.
"Unbelievable this team is .500 at this point," he said from beyond. "It's like Sunday morning comin' down. A damn miracle, I tell ya."
Say what you want, the Fire have been very consistent, splitting almost every series they've played to date. They start a monster 16-game home stand before ending the regular season on the road in Colorado and Oklahoma.
Monday
May 19, 2008
Brushback
pitches not intentional, Cash says
SDX and the Hell
Fire are having a problem with the practices of the Buffalo Bolts' team
management.
"Sure I may tell my pitchers to give the other team's sluggers a brushback pitch now and then," manager Johnny Cash said. "But I do not tell them to hit the other player, unless that player pisses me off in some way."
It was unclear of any intent to throw at the Bolts' players during the season-opening series, in which five Bolts' hitters were hit by errant pitches. but the Fire are adamant that something was up, that a few pitches barely brushed the jerseys of the batters hit,
"Clearly our commissioner is trying to cheat," Cash continued. "Look there, that pitch barely touched the batter! As for Buffalo's claim we threw at one of their players' heads, well if it did, that was the pitcher acting alone. I think I saw one of their ball boys put a little Vaseline on there before we took the field too."
"The good thing is, we won't play these guys again this season," starting pitcher Paul Byrd said. "But Lord help them if we play those guys in the playoffs."
"With these guys, I think we'll be lucky if we avoid relegation again this year." Cash said.