Ladies and Gentlemen, I present the 2019 AAA gold medal champion Blue Jays who dominated the AAA Division with a regular season record of 21W, 4L and 3T. Going 3W, 1L in the playoffs made for a remarkable 24W, 5L and 3T season.

Please join me in congratulating the players, coach and manager for putting together a truly extraordinary CSMSL year.

Gary Paukert
CSMSL Communications

All:

Paul Dvorak is retiring from the league after this season after many years in the league. He played for the AAA Mariners who took the bronze medal this week. You can view some of the photos of his last game here:

http://www.teampages.com/photo_albums/145879-Paul-Dvorak-Retirement-photo-album/album_photos

Good luck Paul from all your CSMSL friends!

Gary Paukert
CSMSL Communications

The Dodgers won the gold medal with a 13 – 3 win over the * Brewers*. The * A’s* beat the Phillies 17 -16 to take the bronze medal. Congratulations on a great 2019 season to everyone in A Division and have a great winter. See you next year.

Division A players, please have a thought as to whom you would like to nominate for the Bob Sanderson Award.

The Bob Sanderson Award is presented to the Division A player “who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance and sportsmanship in his continuous efforts to improve.”

Talk it up with your team mates and manager. Each player is given one vote, to be emailed to norm@grandslamslopitch.com.

Be aware that the deadline, Saturday, August 31st, is rapidly approaching.

Norm Russell

Hello all:

We’re coming down to the wire on the 2019 CSMSL season with most teams having just four games left to play. Many playoff races are tight, and folks are thinking ahead to possible ties in the final standings. Here is a reminder about how we break ties to determine standings for the playoffs. Ties are broken by considering the following records in order until one team bests the other(s):

1. Number of games won.
2. Number of games lost.
3. Number of tied games.
4. Number of total points for games played.

If still tied after these four points then resort to the following tiebreakers

1. Head to head record of the teams involved with the tie…if still tied then…
2. Total plus/minus points of all games played between the tied teams…if still tied then…
3. Total plus/minus points of all games played in season…if still tied then…
4. Total runs scored for team in entire season…if still tied then…
5. Total runs scored against team in entire season…if still tied then…
6. Flip a coin…twice….first flip to determine who gets the right to call…then call and flip

Good luck to all down the stretch (unless you’re playing MY team!).

Gary Paukert
Communications CSMSL