Never trust your commissioner…

…especially this one

Mike Bunch

Recently, I wrote about my 8-1 series victory over the Bamm Beanos to put myself in a good position to make the playoffs (in our league the top four teams go on to the postseason).  I’ve been keeping a close eye on Todd Ventresca’s Three Rivers Gamblers who are neck and neck with me in the standings.  However, I knew that with a 8-1 series win, our commissioner, Mike Bunch could tie me as well.  Not very likely but possible.

Well, I got this email on Sunday night from Mike.

Hey Tom I got bad news.  I took 8 from Don so we are tied.

Later

How serious did I take this?

Well, I forwarded it to my buddy Brando to lament my situation.  I also forwarded Mike’s email to Todd and his January opponent Rob Moore to appraise them of the situation.  Not only that, I was halfway done with an article for this blog about the close race in our league and the possibility for a three-way tie for the last playoff spot.

Well, as you might gather after this long explanation, Mike was having one over on me.  I found out from Don that he actually won three against Mike’s Bombers.  The Bombers will finish with an 81-81 record, two games below me.

You really had me going, Commish.  Probably Todd too, after he received my email.  Don’t worry, he knows the truth, now.

Well played Mike.

Thomas Nelshoppen

I am an IT consultant by day and an APBA media mogul by night. My passions are baseball (specifically Illini baseball), photography and of course, APBA. I have been fortunate to be part of the basic game Illowa APBA League since 1980 as well as a frequent participant of the Chicagoland APBA Tournament. I am slogging through a 1966 NL replay and hope to finish before I die.

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