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The MPANMMEFSL Thread (The Nine Man League)
I thought I'd try doing like a few other solitaire players do and keep one thread going with updates on my league. I'm just getting rolling (played the first of three games yesterday) with week 5.
Here is how things look through week four: WESTERN DIVISION Camp 53 Shays 3-1 Northome Bears 2-2 Gratton Swamp Loggers 1-3 EASTERN DIVISION Plum Creek Pioneers 3-1 Wildwood Woodsmen 2-2 Caldwell Busties 1-3 I'll post week five's first game summary soon. |
Excellent stuff. Looking forward to reading more!
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Week 5 Game 1 Shays vs. Woodsment ‘A Comeback With Out the Extras’
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Wildwood Woodsmen @ Camp 53 Shays Week 5 ‘A Comeback With Out the Extras’ The early stages of this contest had the makings of a one sided affair. With the Camp 53 Shays being guided by guest coach Owen the Woodsmen took the opening kick off and two plays later had a touchdown. Little did anyone know, the miss of the ensuing extra-point would be repeated and become the deciding factor in the game. With Owen resigning his post as the Shay’s head man full solitaire play resumed midway through the opening quarter. The Shays’ first drive lasted just three plays ending when an errant throw by Sophomore QB Bill Thayer was picked off by the Woodsmen. Wildwood could not capitalize though. Their three and out ended the first quarter: Wildwood Woodsmen 6 Camp 53 Shays 0. The second quarter was all Shays. Roy Eldred scored on a scamper of 57 yards and Thayer redeemed himself with by intercepting a Wildwood pass attempt late in the quarter. Two plays later Thayer decided to keep and run on an option pass. 42 yards later Thayer was in the end zone and the tables had turned. The half ended with the Shays dominating but the lead was just eight at 14 - 6. The Shays continued to steam roll the Woodsmen in the third quarter. Thayer caped the second half’s opening drive with a TD run of 19 yards off of a beautiful draw play to make the score 21 – 6. The Woodsmen came roaring back however on the strength of a pair of 59 yard TD runs. The rally fell short however as a failed two point conversion and another missed PAT kick left the Woodsmen 0 – 3 for PAT’s on the day. The Shays were able to run the clock down and held the feisty Woodsmen on the last play to secure the win 21 – 18. Thayer led the way for Shays all day with 74 yards rushing on 9 attempts for 2 touchdowns. He was also 4 of 5 passing for 57 yards and he threw one interception. Thayer also contributed on defense with two assists, one for a loss, and an interception. Woodsman running back, # 33*, was also impressive getting 150 yards and 2 touch downs off five carries. He also had one catch for a third TD and had a game high four tackles. One can’t help but wonder what may have happened had he not missed nine plays in the second/third quarters due to inury. The Shays now have a league leading 4-1 record while the Woodsmen fall to 2-3. *Wildwood Woodsmen players have not been given names/ages yet. Camp 53 Shays 21, Wildwood Woodsmen 18
Camp 53 Shays Drive Charts
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Shaiesta! I can't get.........
a game to save arse! With five kids, two in basketball and one in hockey, chores at home, Super Bowl parties, and honey do lists it just aint happing in February so far.
I finally started another game last night though. After one quarter the Swamp Loggers from Grattan have a 6 - 0 lead on the Bears from Northome on a 100 yard punt return. The Bears should be dominating this game with their speed. The Swamp Loggers had a deep drive thwarted when that speed picked off a short pass or the lead may be larger. The Bears' offensive and defensive lines are getting man handled. They'll need to make some adjustments. Stay tuned................but I have board meeting tomorrow night and Al's fantasy draft Thursday night so................tune in Friday; I hope:( |
I had a model train Shay engine when I was in high school and into model railroading! Go Shays!
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Cool!
I didn't think anyone here would know what a shay was. Camp 53 was a real logging camp where shays were used. It's quite a story actually. All my teams in this league are historically based right near where I live.
My boys and father-in-law love model trains as well. You do logo work, right. At some point I'll be looking for logos for the teams in this solitiare league. Do me up a shay if you like. My other teams are the Swamp Loggers, Bears, Woodsmen, Busties (bet you don't know what that one is....) and Pioneers. I have logos I like for the Bears and Pioneers. I'll post them up some day as I get more organized. Thanks for checking out my thread. |
Week 5 Game 2 'A speedy comeback'
I got that game I couldn't get to completed tonight.
The Northome Bears staged a come from behind win over the Grattan Swamp Loggers. After trailing 13-3 at the half the Bear defense pitched a second half shutout and the offense did just enough to get the win 16-13. It's late so I'll do a complete write up with pictures tomorrow. |
Week 5 Game 2 'A Speedy Comback'
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Grattan Swamp Loggers @ Norhtome Bears Week 5 ‘A Speedy Comeback’ After dropping two straight games the Bears from Northome came into week five needing a big game to keep pace in the Western Division. After a very good pre-game practice (tweak session) the Bears pushed the scout team all over the practice field and looked to be playing with amazing speed. All indications were that the Western Division cellar dwellers, the Grattan Swamp Loggers, would have a long afternoon when they visited Northome. Grattan took the opening kick-off and after a couple of penalties were exchanged they surprised the Bears’ front four, pushing them back at will. A four play drive, highlighted by a forty yard pass from QB William Powers to TE Alfred Pierson that pushed the Swamp Loggers deep into Bear territory, was suddenly halted when the Bears’ speed showed up. # 28, J.D.Beach, intercepted a Power’s pass and returned it thirty-eight yards to set the Bears up nicely. Grattan had other ideas though. The Swamp Logger defensive line pushed the Bears into their own backfield on three consecutive snaps. The Bears were forced to punt. The 46 yard punt settled into the arms of return man Joseph Eckinrode and would not settle again for a full 100 yards when Eckinrode crossed to goal line; untouched! The extra point was missed: 6-0 Swamp Loggers. The Bears came back with a five play, fifty-nine yard drive that stalled when the dominate Swamp Logger defensive lineman Olaf Holm nailed running back Alfred Slocum in the backfield on a third down and one. The Bears converted a field goal: 6 – 3. Before the half ended the Swamp Loggers would respond with a nice drive of their own. Six plays and 76 yards got them to the end zone. The drive was powered on the legs of Powers and fullback Charles Schroeder who had gains of 31 and 26 yards on the ground. The TD came on a Powers’ 28 yard pass to SE, # 18, Anton Sterle. This time Powers’ PAT kick was good and the Swamp Loggers took a 13-3 lead into the half. The Bears didn’t exactly control the second half, but they got a pair of touchdown passes from QB M. Bergstrom. In the third quarter he found TE, C.S. Chapman for a 25 yard score, and in the final quarter, the Bears took the lead for the first time in the game when Bergstrom hit Beach out of the backfield for an eleven yard score. The Swamp Loggers’ one third quarter possession was an uneventful, five play affair that ended in a punt. After the Bears’ go ahead score the Grattan boys did not give up though. They mounted a five play 62 yard drive that ended as time expired. With the ball first and ten on the Bear forty-six yard line and time for just one more snap the Swamp Loggers elected to go for the win. A game tying field goal attempt would have been a near impossible sixty-three yarder. On the final snap Powers found TE Charles Cross over the middle for 25 yards to the Bear 21. Cross had just one man to beat but the player of the game, Alfred Slocum, made an amazing open field tackle, his sixth of the game, and stripped the ball. Game over! Final score: Northome 16 Grattan 13. In the end it was The Bears’ speed that made the difference but the Swamp Loggers, now 1-4 proved they are not to be taken lightly down the stretch. The Bears now 3-2, trail the Shays by one game in the West. Next week the Bears travel to Wildwood and the Swamp Loggers host the Eastern Division leading Plum Creek Pioneers.
Northome Bears Drive Charts
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Gearing up for Caldwell @ Plum Creek
I'm going to try and get Plum Creeks pre-game practice (tweak) in tonight.
Before each game I work the home teams bases to get them ready. I allow three minutes worth of tweaking on each base and one base can get an unlimited amount of tweaking (practice). Once the bases are tweaked up I test them for speed and strength to see if I'm getting any better at tweaking. These test results are recorded and will be used along with season stats when selecting All-Star teams at the end of the season. After tweaking and testing the home team also has a short scrimmage against the BYU Cougars during wich they work on their plays and game plan for the upcoming opponent. In the final game of MPANMMEFSL's week five schedule Caldwell visits Plum Creek. The Plum Creek Pioneers, the surprise team so far, coming off an upset win over the Northome Bears in week 4, are 3-1 and leading the Eastern Division. The Caldwell Busties, underachieving so far, have dropped three straight after they appeared to be the team to beat with a week one win over the powerful Shays from Camp 53. I'm going to go out on a limb and predict both these squads start to live up to their pre-season expectations; Busties 32 Pioneers 14. Stay tuned. |
Great write ups and games. I like the Busties, just ask my wife. ;) :eek: :rtfl:
I gotta ask, how do you get the summeries so nice and straight? Every time I try and do that, the site ignores my 'spaces' and crams everything together. I have to add a bunch of periods ........ to get the stuff readable. :dohdh: :dohdh: :dohdh: :dohdh: |
Thanks Al.......
.......I appriciate the comments. I really never though of the Busties in that way before. I have a whole new mascot in mind now thmbsp$ They are actually named for an indian chief famous in this part of the country, Chief Busticogan (sp?).
The article itself I type up in MS Word and just copy and past it. I do have to do some formating after it's copied into the post though. The stats are exported from my stat software as an HTML file ready to go. I just copy and past them as well and the formating is as you see it. I think Word files can be saved as HTML but I've never done it. Maybe I'll try next time. |
The Pioneers got their practice completed today...
....it's game time. Kick-off after dinner and the 'honey do's.' Stay tuned for MPANMMEFSL action with the my new dice chart in use for the first time.
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Got the first half in tonight.
After two quarters of play the Busties are leading the Pioneers 7-3. The Pioneers moved the ball well early but could only muster a field goal. The Busties missed an oportunity when a half back pass fell incomplete to a wide open reciever. Late in the quarter, trailing 3-0 the Busties made whole sale changes in the backfield. With under two minutes to go in the half a new QB, TB, and FB entered the game and lead a quick scoring dirve behind the running of new FB number 81.
The second half and a complete write up will be forthcoming. Tomorrow may be a slow MF day though with four kids playing basketball in four different places. I hope to finish this one up tomorrow night though. |
'Caldwell Misses Opportunities but Still has Options for a Win'
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Caldwell Busties @ Plum Creek Pioneers Week 5 ‘Caldwell Misses Opportunities but still has Options for a Win’ The Caldwell Busties got the win they desperately needed in week five. After an impressive opening day win over the powerful Shays the Busties dropped three games in a row. Another loss would leave them far behind division leading Plum Creek. As fate would have it though, their week 5 opponent was none other than the Pioneers of Plum Creek. Plum Creek’s defense came out hitting and forced Caldwell to punt on the game’s opening possession. Caldwell had their chance to strike first but miss fired when a half back pass fell incomplete to a wide open receiver (pic 1). Norris Porter set the Pioneer offense up nicely with a 25 yard return of Caldwell’s punt. A couple of short runs and two passes from O.R. Smith to Linn Garrison later and the Pioneers were down close. A big defensive stop by the Busties brought the first quarter to a close with no score. Just as the second quarter got underway a Pioneer field goal opened the scoring. After the teams exchanged second quarter punts the Busties took possession again. Unhappy with their offensive production and running out of time in the first half, they made wholesale changes in the offensive backfield. They subbed not only the quarterback but both running backs as well. The new Busty fullback (Al says that’s funny), number 81, ripped off back to back runs of 51 yards and 5 yards, the second taking the ball over the goal for the go ahead score. The Pioneers weren’t ready for the locker room quite yet though. As the last seconds of the half ticked off the clock, Smith hit Garrison again, this time on a quick hitch. Garrison split the defenders and raced up the sideline. He was forced out of bounds, as the first half expired, just five yards from the end zone. Now the Pioneers were ready for the half time locker room, trailing 7-3. The Busties had the lead but would have to kick off to open the second half. The kick was squibbed downfield and the Pioneers were not ready to cover it. By the time the dust settled a Busty player (did that just for you Al) had scooped up the live ball and scampered 36 yards to the one before being knocked out of bounds. On first and goal the left side of the Pioneer defensive line came charging through and nailed the ball carrier for ten yard loss. On second down, an option pass that appeared to be wide open in the end zone, was batted down by Charles Smith. Another missed opportunity (pics 2 & 3). On third down the Pioneer left side came charging through again. Carlson had another tackle for loss; 14 yards this time. The Busties came away with a field goal but the dominate play and goal line stand by the Pioneer defense had seemed to turn the tide. Norris Porter immediately put the Pioneers in scoring position again with a 79 yard return of the ensuing kickoff. Porter continued to be the work horse with a catch and run to the 10 (pics 4) followed by a five yard run down to the five. After Porter got stuffed for a loss on second down the Pioneers changed things up and handed off to fullback D.C. Dunham who sealed the drive with a nice six yard burst on a dive play (pics 5 & 6); tie game, 10-10. With 6:30 remaining in the game and the missed opportunities from earlier hanging in the backs of their minds the Busties took over. A short kickoff gave them good field position and soon the missed opportunities would be forgotten as options started to open up. On first down, another option pass was open down field but not willing to take a chance of another errant pass, qb number 17, tucked the ball and kept. And he kept it for 47 yards (pic 7). Facing another first down play from their 21 the Pioneer defense again looked strong with their backs to the wall taking down the ball carrier for a four yard loss. It looked as though a Busty pass would finely connect on second down but Gust Carlson broke it up. This time the refs weighed in though and called Carlson for interference giving the Busties a first down but still on the 21 yard line. Back to the ground game they went but the new Busty fullback (that’s the last one Al) was again thrown for a loss on first down. Another defensive penalty was called though putting the ball in a first and five situation from the sixteen yard line. The Busties took a page from the Pioneer’s game tying drive and changed things up. Another option was called but not a pass this time. The dive fake was superb and the pitch out flawless. The tailback got nine yards and another first down to the seven (pics 8). On second down the tailback got the call again. This time it was a designed cut back and he followed a wall of blockers into the end zone (pic 9). The final Pioneer drive simply ran out of time. Despite the missed opportunities the Busties had options and came away with a hard fought 17-10 win. With the win the Busties (2-3) are back in the Eastern Division race just one game behind the Pioneers (3-2). The co-players of the game were the new Busty fullback (couldn’t resist), number 81, who had just three carries but they went for 42 yards and a touchdown. He also had one kick return for 28 yards and had 5.5 tackles, 2.5 for losses. Not to be out done in a losing effort, Pioneer’s sophomore running back, Norris Porter, carried six times for 37 yards, caught two passes for 55 yards, returned two kicks for 96 yards, one punt for 27 yards, and had 2.5 tackles two of which were for a loss. At the mid point of the season Norris is second in the league in all purpose yards. *editor’s note: The Caldwell Busties have not been assigned roster names yet. Check back soon for a full MPANMMEFSL midseason update. Caldwell Busties 17, Plum Creek Pioneers 10
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MPANMMEFSL mid-season standings
2010 - 11 MPAMEFSL (12/1/2010 to 12/1/2011)
Standings
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Fantastic statistical recap and great writing of the games with photos to go wth it. Well done and I look forward to more.
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Thanks Mike.....
......I really enjoy doing the write ups. It's almost as fun as playing the game itself. I'll be posting more mid-season league stats this morning.
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Mid-Season Game Results
2010 - 11 MPAMEFSL Game results 12/1/2010 Week 1 Northome Bears 30, Wildwood Woodsmen 14 Week 1 Plum Creek Pioneers 34, Grattan Swamp Loggers 27 Week 1 Caldwell Busties 24, Camp 53 Shays 20 12/2/2010 Week 2 Camp 53 Shays 40, Plum Creek Pioneers 24 Week 2 Northome Bears 20, Caldwell Busties 16 Week 2 Wildwood Woodsmen 20, Grattan Swamp Loggers 7 12/3/2010 Week 3 Plum Creek Pioneers 24, Wildwood Woodsmen 19 12/12/2010 Week 3 Camp 53 Shays 20, Northome Bears 7 12/22/2010 Week 3 Grattan Swamp Loggers 18, Caldwell Busties 14 12/29/2010 Week 4 Wildwood Woodsmen 20, Caldwell Busties 14 1/5/2011 Week 4 Plum Creek Pioneers 21, Northome Bears 14 1/14/2011 Week 4 Camp 53 Shays 27, Grattan Swamp Loggers 7 1/23/2011 Week 5 Camp 53 Shays 21, Wildwood Woodsmen 18 2/7/2011 Week 5 Northome Bears 16, Grattan Swamp Loggers 13 2/18/2011 Week 5 Caldwell Busties 17, Plum Creek Pioneers 10 Observation - I had more offensive production in the first weeks of the season. This is because, I believe, that I progressed from calling the offensive plays myself to using dice/charts to call plays. Week six will see a few tweaks to the defensive adjustment rules and I will start using dice to make defensive calls as well. Right now the dice only call he defensive formation. |
Mid-Season Team Statistics
2010 - 11 MPAMEFSL Team statistics NOTE: In weeks 1, 2, and part of week 3 only the final score of games were entered. Complete stats were not tracked until part way through week 3. As a result some of these numbers are quite misleading. The totals are for just three games (2 in one case) but the averages are calculated using five games as the divisor. That's why the averages are so low and some teams have a lower total. Interesting though, the Wildwood rushing total is just two games!
Team averages
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Mid-Season League Leaders
2010 - 11 MPAMEFSL Individual statistics NOTE: Wildwood and Plum Creek only have stats for two games. All others have three. In weeks 1, 3, and one game in week 3 complete states were not recorded. Also, not all teams have been assigned roster names yet. Rushing leaders
Passing leaders
Receiving leaders
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Punt return average (min. 5 att.)
Kickoff return average (min. 5 att.)
All purpose yards
Field goals made
Punt average (min. 5 att.)
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