Because of the ruling from the OVL, the Railroaders have
actually traveled back in time the same moment they were before the erased
Hoppers forfeits on Saturday and Sunday.
The Railroaders back then still needed to beat the Hoppers on Sunday and
take one or both their Miners games, depending upon what would have happen on
Saturday in Dubois County. The ruled
tie ballgame actually helped the Railroaders by creating a half loss for the
Hoppers that required the Railroaders to only win one game against the Miners
and still has a shot at second seed Hoptown.
That win came for the Railroaders on Monday downing the Miners 10-4 in
Fulton.
The OVL ruling slightly altered the time line and only
delayed the game we must play. The
Hoppers may feel vindicated by the ruling, but it doesn’t change the fact that
the Railroaders still stand in their way for second place. It’s up to the Railroaders to still take the
Hoppers on and win, not only the final game of the season but also in the
Playoffs which begin for Fulton on Thursday.
In total, the Railroaders will battle with Hoppers for the next three to
four days to see who will continue on to the final Championship Round in post
season playoffs.
Now should the Hoppers decline to come and play Fulton on
Wednesday, that’s okay I suppose. Maybe
they just want to give us second standing. But
on second thought, I doubt it!
Let’s keep the pressure up and get the train moving down
the tracks.
Well I think the Railroaders should now play under protest. Hoppers have had 3 days off to rest, practice and set up their pitching not only for tomorrow but for the remainder of the series with The Railroaders. The Railroaders will be going into tomorrow's pre-playoff game and then the playoffs without the opportunity to rest pitchers, and players. I think the flopping of the board has caused an undue advantage to the Hoppers.
ReplyDeleteAgree! What took so long? Maybe Mike would have used different pitchers last night. I'm assuming certain Hopper players will still be suspended for one game. If not, then the league is setting a "precedent" for not punishing players or coaches that start bench clearing alterations. It also appears that the league is setting a "precedent" for tie games. They should at least have to finish the game.
Deletei.e. altercations not alterations
DeleteCAN U SAY BUSH LEAGUE RULING
DeleteThere will no suspensions for Hoppers. OVL league plays under American League rules. I is left up to league commissioner for penalties .Since OVL commissioner is not punishing anyone I guess everyone can now start a brawl and nothing will be done. Under MLB rule 4.12 there will be no ties so the Hopper and Bombers game should be completed according to league rules. .I guess they change things to suit others. Also I have never seen ties on standings with 1/2 win and 1/2 lost. Where did that come from?.Since both teams were involved they both should have a lost. I agree with the above post. We now have to play 5 or 6 games in a row to advance, while the Hoppers have plenty of rest. I feel like the Railroaders were the ones punished and not Hoppers.
ReplyDeleteI’m disturbed that we’ve haven’t heard or seen any statements from the Hoppers or Bombers apologizing for their players actions. TheY don’t seem to be taking any responsibility for their behavior and it looks like they a blaming everything that happened on everyone else involved, including the OVL. The OVL should demand they address this issue in the press and online, the Hoppers are surely talking about everything else. Who do they think they are, God’s gift to baseball? The umpire made a bad decision (happens all the time), but “come on man”, it’s plain to see the “fight” is what really escalated the whole mess in the first place. Are these 2 teams trying to say “the devil made me do it!’
ReplyDeleteThat coach for the Hoppers is a Jerk and the other guy is close behind
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