Sunday, December 4th - Parque Roca --- Clear blue skies, wings on the grill, beer, donuts, baseball, and much more on tap as the red-hot 7-5 Shankees hosted Dokdo Baseball Club at Shankee Stadium. Coming off their fourth straight win, the Shankees are looking to make team history by winning five in a row, and also achieving the most ever wins in a season with eight. The original 2008 Shankee Squad, made up of: John Harris, Jason Hermes, Andrew Terry, Randall Bass, Dave Beaton, Adam Webb, Jon Polakoff, RJ Fox, Adam Iorfida, and Nick Nogrady, won 4 straight and finished that inaugural season 6-2 and in second place behind their nemesis the Cubans. Today, it was Jimmy ‘K’ Jr. taking the mound to face the soon to be perplexed Dokdo line-up, which batted quite well the last time these two teams met in a highly disputed game that ended in a Korean victory two months ago. But this was no friendly match turned official, this was an official match turned a vengeance, and the Shanks were there to play. Jimmy K quickly struck out the side as the Shankees scored two runs off a deep single by Jon “Take my time round the bases” Cantrell, who had RBIs in every at bat. The Shankee line up dropped bombs all day, in a manner similar to their previous four games; balls sailing over the shallow 300 foot fences. “It’s a beautiful site,” stated the Shankee Skipper as he watched his line-up tear away at the opposing pitchers and his ace dominate. However, a few well hit balls by the Dokdo batters and a homerun by their skipper rattled the young pitcher out of Williams College. Jimmy K came out in the fourth and gave way to his wingman Sam Brinkley, who this weekend flew in his parents for the game. Mr. and Mrs. Brinkley were thrilled to see their son on the mound for the Shankees. “This is wonderful. We arrived this morning and we can’t believe we’re watching a baseball game in Buenos Aires,” states Sam’s mom. Sam continued to lower the curtain on the Korean batters as the Shankee hitters continued to amass runs. David Mickelsen took over for Brinkley in the top seventh and looked sharp. The righty pitcher from Boston struck out two batters and displayed good command and speed. He retired the side and the game ended on a 15 run mercy rule. The Shankees are expected to field the same team this Thursday at Shankee Stadium. Their opponent is yet to be determined, but whoever it is better watch out, these Shankees mean business. Buttermaker gameball: Jimmy K Jr, for his eleven Ks in four innings of play. Shot of Bourbon: Jonathan Cantrell, for another RBI packed day. Final Score: Shankees 20 – Dokdo 4.
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