Reporting for The Shankee Press - Paul Perry
The Shanks are above 500. The once 3 and 5 Shankees have climbed above 500 after their third straight victory against an absent Ferro baseball club, and now pose a serious threat to the would-be contenders of the 2011 Humberto Koike tournament; the second of the Buenos Aires baseball season.
Led by their flame throwing righty out of Williams College, Jimmy ‘K’ Jr. and backed by a solid defense and red hot line-up, the wily cast of expats are now currently in third place, behind league leaders Ciudad Jardin and Jupiter; who the Shankees crushed 14-1 two weeks ago.
Meanwhile, the Koreans of Dokdo are claiming that the friendly they played three weeks ago was an official game, despite no league umpire on hand and with Coach Roach volunteering to ump from behind the pitcher. If the league indeed rules it official, it would put the Shankee record at 6-6.
However, the Shankee front office is expected to appeal the decision at this Tuesday’s league meeting, and God help the Koreans when Jimmy K takes the mound in the real game. Shankee followers may recall that the Dokdo won that scrimmage game 12-5, but only because it was a practice game.
At 6-5 technically, the Shankees are expected to travel to La Plata this Saturday, but given the start of the South American Baseball Championship starting on the same day, all league tournament activities may take a rain-check. Regardless, there is a lot of baseball action left and the Shankees look pretty damn good entering the final stretch.
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