2008 Boom Goes the Dynamite Team Awards

Shane Sanderfeld Memorial MVP: Jeff Keiser and Kevin Kurtt (runner-up: Jim Strick)
- Comments on Keiser: "The team’s Jack of All Trades and most consistent run producer through the long, grinding season." "Had the only two home runs of the year, and along with Kevin Kurtt was the most consistent hitter until a late season funk."
- Comments on Kurtt: "Team’s most consistent offensive and defensive player."
- Also receiving votes: Cathy Behr ("Brought her lunch pail to work every game. Played through injuries. Brought new bat."), Matt Slieter ("Nearly flawless in the field/good hitter despite his refusal to try for extra bases."), Michelle Train ("She managed egos and diverse personalities and still put a winning product on the field.")

Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl Playoff MVP: N/A
- Comments on N/A: "Nobody deserves this award. We stunk." "We didn’t have playoffs, did we?" "There was no postseason, and we need to find a league that has one so slow-starting veterans like Noth and myself can know when our bats need to start to heat up. You can’t expect us to be consistent the whole year." "A Playoff MVP? Ahh no…" "We would have to win some games for a Playoff MVP"
- Also receiving votes: Sam Lambardo (aka Jim Lombardi) ("for encouraging us to sign up for two tournaments which were later cancelled due to lack of interest, resulting in mass confusion on how much money the Boom front office had spent in 2008."

Duffy’s Pizza Unsung Hero Award: Alyssa Downing, Steve Geller, Ryan Maus, Casey Kurtt
- Comments on Downing: "Quietly one of the team’s most consistent on-base threats."
- Also receiving votes: Meghan Potter ("Led team in RBI and was dogged all year for lack of hustle. This applies more towards the first session. We caught a glimpse of a Potter who is into the game, can hit and field. I think it is time for Train to figure how to pick and choose the right spots to use a motivated Potter."), Emily Slieter, Jim Strick, Michelle Train ("Perhaps an MVP candidate considering her absence created all kinds of confusion in making out a lineup and figuring out who goes where."), Emily Wood ("Quietly racked up great numbers both at the plate and on the mound/didn’t get nearly the amount of press that Kurtt, Keiser, Geller and Noth got."

Victory Sports Silver Stick Award: Kevin Kurtt (runner-up: Matt Slieter)
- Comments on Kurtt: "Solely cuz he won the batting title…now if he could just find a little of the power he had during the CSC days." "He had the highest batting average didn’t he? Next year we need a real official scorer so we can get a legit feel as to how everyone really hit this year.
- Comment on Slieter: "A smooth stroke that packed power and finesse to the opposite field."
- Also receiving votes: Steve Geller ("This aging hurler made like Babe Ruth after forsaking the mound, putting forth a productive season at the plate. Kudos, Steve.", Cathy Behr, Jeff Keiser, Meghan Potter.

Lady Byng Sportsmanship Award: Emily Wood (runner-up: Ryan Maus)
- Comments on Wood: None
- Comments on Maus: "Based solely on his ever-present smile." "Plays the game the way it should be played."
- Also receiving votes: Lisa Hardy, Jeff Keiser, Andrea Smith, Jim Strick ("Would have a clean record of great sportsmanship except the final game when he argued strikes with the bad ump."), Kristine Yorde, Maggie, N/A

Garry Bowman Leadership Award: Michelle Train and Kevin Kurtt (runner-up: Jeff Keiser)
- Comment on Train: "Put everything into her new role as team manager/her putting together inning-by-inning lineups was above and beyond the call of duty."
- Comments on Kurtt: "Where would this franchise be without his tireless efforts? No where, that’s where." "No greater leader than someone who can spend time finding 64 people to seed and place in a bracket and then coordinate voting to determine who 'goes Boom the most.'"
- Comment on Keiser: "Keiser was the closest thing to a leader on a team without one this year. Bring back Coughlin. Did I just say that, don’t ever tell him I said that."
- Also receiving votes: Lisa Hardy ("After Jeff embarrassed himself at the meeting at homeplate."), Jim Strick

Emily Wood Team Spirit Award: Emily Wood (runner-up: Kevin Noth)
- Comments on Wood: "Always a sparkplug" "Who else?" "It’s in the title!"
- Also receiving votes: Kevin Noth-Kevin Kurtt-Steve Geller-Jeff Keiser ("The only ones who showed for every game.", Lisa Hardy, Steve Geller ("Never missed a game despite playing in two leagues."

Fox 9 News Courage and Love of the Game Award: Steve Geller and Cathy Behr (runners-up: Ryan Maus, Andrea Smith)
- Comments on Geller: None
- Comments on Behr: "Amputated a finger and still played, and also played through getting beaned from the outfield early in the year trying to stretch a double into a triple. Ouch." "Taking one off the neck and playing without a fingernail!"
- Comment on Maus: "Seriously always smiling."
- Also receiving votes: Matt Slieter ("Overcame spousal restraints to post a spectacular debut year."), Jeff Keiser

Potbelly Sandwich Works Most Improved Player: Ryan Maus (runner-up: Kristine Meghan Potter)
- Comment on Maus: "Might be the only person who hit better in the fall than during the spring"
- Comment on Potter: "RBI machine came through when needed most."
- Also receiving votes: Lisa Hardy, Michelle Train, Kristine Yorde, Nobody ("Everyone got worse, that's why we sucked.", Did you see this team?, Who knows? Wasn't a member last season.

Emily Wickstrom Grit/Determination Award: Cathy Behr (runners-up: Kevin Noth, Andrea Smith)
- Comments on Behr: "Overcame numerous bumps, cuts and bruises due to her rough-and-tumble style of play." "Got hit in the neck by a throw and had a nail ripped off her hand and bled all over the place."
- Also receiving votes: Alyssa Downing, Steve Geller, Lisa Hardy ("Doesn't back down to anyone"), Casey Kurtt

Tory Kukowski Memorial Rookie of the Year: Jim Strick (runner-up: Matt Slieter)
- Comments on Strick: None
- Comments on Slieter: "Emerged as one of team’s most dependable cornerstones." "Although Slieter is as much a rookie as Roy Hobbs was in the Natural" "Anyone who can win the Boom Bracket in his first year is an easy choice"
- Also receiving votes: Ryan Maus

PPI Sports Most Aggressive Baserunner/Hustler Award: Steve Geller (runner-up: Alyssa Downing)
Comments on Geller: "Who else would slide as much as he does?" "No explanation necessary"
Comments on Downing: "This was Geller’s award to lose and he did just that by running into too many tags on the bases"
Also receiving votes: Kevin Kurtt ("I would put myself on here, but when you get thrown out 75 percent of the time, I don’t think you deserved this honor"), Meghan Potter

Tony's Diner Comeback Player of the Year: Cathy Behr (runners-up: Lisa Hardy, Meghan Potter)
Comments on Behr: None
Comments on Hardy: "After some struggles in ’07 she bounced back to post a solid overall season"
Comments on Potter: "Despite accusations of lackadaisical effort she did lead the team in RBI, and was money with runners in scoring position until she just gave up in the final two games. I think in the future we need more pre-game barbeques and more weeks off to keep Potter motivated for an entire season."
Also receiving votes: Steve Geller, Matt Slieter, Emily Wood ("Recovered from a pre-season injury to become the team’s best female hitter during the fall."

Jeannie/Cowboy Bob Superfan Award: Kieran Kurtt and The Kurtt Family (runner-up: Pam Hardy)
- Comment on Kieran: "Team’s record with him in attendance speaks for itself."
- Comment on Kurtt Family: "Loyal even during a horrendous Boom season."
- Also receiving votes: Laura Kurtt, Cathy's Guy, AVP

Goldy’s Gang Mascot of the Year: Maggie (runner-up: Cooper)
- Comment on Maggie: "Watch out for your sandwich Keiser!!"
- Also receiving votes: AVP

Burrito Loco Best 10-Day Acquisition Award: Bobbi Ross (runner-up: Doug Vose)
- Comments on Ross: "What an athlete!" "If management has any clue what they are doing they will lock her up to a long-term contract"
- Comment on Vose: "Five-for-five doesn’t get much better"
- Also receiving votes: Michelle Train

Nick Joos/M. Lochrem Biggest Disappointment “Award”: Kevin Noth
- Comments on Noth: "Playoff performance last season proved merely a mirage." "Has anyone had a bigger rollercoaster career. We should have to pay money to watch the ups and downs that makes up a typical summer softball season for Kevin Noth."
- Also receiving votes: Garry Bowman, Kyle Coughlin, Bobbi Ross ("I don’t know who that is, but I’ll put my vote there"), Matt Slieter ("For grounding out 4-3 when he had a chance to end the Green Giants win streak"), Andrea Smith, The server in the bar area at Majors, The female umpire that Keiser rightly insulted

Cy Young, brought to you by Icy Hot: Jim Strick (runners-up: Steve Geller, Jeff Keiser)
- Comments on Strick: "He was downright tremendous in the circle, and should lead Boom into next season " "Finally a pitcher who wants to be on the team mound and is a team player."
- Comments on Keiser: "Not because he deserves it, just better than Geller and Strick"
- Also receiving votes: Meghan Potter

Gold Glove, presented by Isotoner: Kevin Kurtt, Steve Geller, Emily Wood, Matt Slieter, Cathy Behr, Jeff Keiser
- Also receiving votes: Jim Strick, Alyssa Downing, Ryan Mays, Andrea Smith

Gregg Shimanski Executive of the Year: Jeff Keiser and Michelle Train (Runner-up: Nobody. This team was a joke.)
- Comment on Keiser: "Results weren’t there but he worked his ass off."
- Comment on Train: "Exemplified the team in that her fire and intensity were strong at the start of the year, but faltered down the stretch."

Marvin Geller Lifetime Achivement Award: Steve Geller and Jeff Keiser
- Comments on Geller: "One of the Boom all-time greats, and a model of what we all should strive to become."
- Also receiving votes: Cathy Behr ("Good to have a new and improved version of Behr back. Looking forward to adding Teeks, Dom and Pablo next year, and shipping out old useless veterans like Geller, Noth and Slieter."), Casey Kurtt ("A promising softball career came to much too early end due to annoying teammates."), Kevin Noth ("For being the oldest member of Boom."), Bob Swoverland, Emily Wood ("As rumors swirl she may retire.")

Bobby Z’S Kodak Moments of the Year:
• Steve Geller going opposite field
• Steve Geller’s home run that wasn’t
• Jim Strick’s late season shutout performance
• Emily Wood stab to ice game
• Ryan Maus’s great outfield catches
• Jeff Keiser’s two home run game, quite possibly a record that will never be duplicated by our lame group of slap hitters.
• Jim Strick’s 3-2 victory, quite possibly the most pathetic game ever played in Boom history, but still the best pitching performance ever.
• Doug Vose’ head first slide.
• Kevin Noth hitting the first fenced home run in Boom history.
• Meghan Potter going 13-for-13 with runners in scoring position.
• Jim Strick tossing a 2-hitter.
• Meghan Potter hosting the Boom party.
• Lisa Hardy making opposing pitchers work.
• Bobbi Ross diving back into home plate after running past it

The Steak Knife Bloopers of the Year:
• Susan H. Keller’s incredibly poor umpiring
• Jeff Keiser putting his foot in his mouth to Susan H. Keller’s son
• Steve Geller body slam/slide/flop into second base
• Jeff Keiser telling the ump his mom is horrible
• Steve Geller’s slides into second and third
• Bobbi Ross playing Canadian Rules Softball
• Cathy Behr taking a hard grounder to a fingernail
• Matt Slieter turning a home run into a double.
• Alyssa and Dre running into each other in the outfield, no play represented the season better.
• Steve Geller getting thrown out on the basepaths on numerous occasions.
• Kevin Noth’s annual strikeout (only this time caught looking).
• Jeff Keiser overrunning first and getting tagged out and the ump actually making her first savvy call of the year.
• Highway robbery by the bad ump when we doubled off a player that would have been final out of the inning, leading to a big inning and our worst loss of the year to nine high-school aged punk kids.
• Kevin Noth?
• Cameron Noth hitting on Emily Slieter.

Most Awards Won
Steve Geller 5
Cathy Behr 4
Jeff Keiser 4
Kevin Kurtt 4
Emily Wood 3
Ryan Maus 2
Jim Strick 2
Michelle Train 2
Alyssa Downing 1
Casey Kurtt 1
Kieran Kurtt 1
The Kurtt Family 1
Maggie 1
Nobody 1
Kevin Noth 1
Bobbi Ross 1
Matt Slieter 1

Most Times Runner-Up
Jeff Keiser 2
Ryan Maus 2
Kevin Noth 2
Meghan Potter 2
Matt Slieter 2
Andrea Smith 2
Cooper 1
Alyssa Downing 1
Stebe Geller 1
Lisa Hardy 1
Pam Hardy 1
Jim Strick 1
Doug Vose 1

No Votes Received
Kristine Yorde
LFK
Sara Foreman
Katie Fornasiere
Tory Kukowski
Beth Kurtt
Jim Kurtt
Cameron Noth
Lori Noth
Kelly Slieter
Laura's Tall Guy

The Boom Box Score - Green Giants 8, Boom Goes the Dynamite 7

Boom Goes the Dynamite (7-4) failed to put a dent in the Green Giants' bid for a perfect season, falling 8-7 to the league leaders last night in St. Louis Park Mixed C action at Aquila Park.

Trailing 8-4 in the bottom of the sixth inning, Boom rallied with three runs on a bases clearing double by Meghan Potter to cut the Green Giants' lead to one. After holding the Giants (11-0) scoreless in the top of the seventh, Boom loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom half of the inning on a single by Casey Kurtt and walks by Jim Strick and Alyssa Downing. Boom's then-leading hitter Matt Slieter had a chance to play the hero, but he hit a bad pitch that went to the Giants' second baseman who fired to first for the final out.

The loss, coupled with HGH's 15-3 win over The Chiefs last night, pushes Boom into a tie for third place with Skeet Skeet, entering the final week of the season. Boom faces HGH (8-3) next week, while Skeet Skeet takes on the Green Giants.

Game notes from the above box score (season stats are below and also available at slowpitchstats.com; standings are available here):
* Duffy's Pizza Three Stars of the Game: 1. Ryan Maus, 2. Jeff Keiser, 3. Jim Strick.
* Nick Joos/CoSIDA Goat of the Game: Matt Slieter.
* As a team, Boom hit a very pedestrian .400.
* Boom's seven guys went a combined 10-for-17 (.588) with three RBI, one walk, two doubles and a triple while Boom's six ladies went 4-for-16 (.250) with four RBI, one walk and one double.
* Boom's top of the order (spots 1-5) hit 8-for-14 (.571) with six RBI, three doubles and a triple, while the bottom of the order (spots 6-13) hit 6-for-19 (.316) with one RBI.
* Out of Boom's 14 hits, 10 were singles.
* Matt Slieter suffered his first loss as an active player. Boom is now 6-1 with Matt Slieter in the lineup (1-3 without).
* Production: Meghan Potter is averaging .714 RBI per at bat. The next best ratio is Cathy Behr at .621. No male player has better than a .481 ratio (Strick).
* Boom is 7-1 with Kieran Kurtt in attendance and 0-3 without the 8-month year old in the stands.
* Kevin Kurtt became the first Boom player with 10 doubles on the season. He had his fourth straight game with a double.
* Only Kevin Kurtt, Jeff Keiser, Kevin Noth and Steve Geller have played in all 11 games this season.
* RBI Totals (Female - 70, Male - 82)
* Run Totals (Female - 49, Male - 103)
* Kevin Kurtt has scored in all 11 games this season. He leads the team with 21 runs scored.
* Kurtt is the lone Boom player with multi-hit games in all 11 contests this season.
* With his 1-for-3 outing, Matt Slieter had his first game without multiple hits. He also failed to score a run for the first time this season.
* Jim Strick has two or more hits in all nine of his games played this season.
* Ryan Maus had his third straight two-hit, one-run game.
* Jeff Keiser had his first multi-RBI game since notching five on May 20 vs. Absolute Bail Bonds.
* Keiser hit his second triple of the season.
* Keiser now has recorded multiple hits in all but one game (June 24 vs. Myslajek Ltd, 1-for-2).
* Keiser had fans in the stands for the first time in his career as wife Leah and sister-in-law Sara made the game's attendance stand at two.
* Cathy Behr suffered her first hitless game of the season. She did, however, notched her ninth consecutive game with an RBI.
* Meghan Potter struck out twice last night, tying Casey Kurtt for the team lead (2).
* Potter has had multi-RBI games eight times this season, including last night's three RBI effort. She has had three or more RBI in five games this year.
* Potter failed to score a run for only the second time this season.
* Kevin Noth had his second hitless game of the season.
* Alyssa Downing drew her fourth walk of the season, tying her for the team lead with Casey Kurtt.
* Steve Geller failed to record a multi-base hit for the first time since May 27 vs. Skeet Skeet.
* Geller has scored in three consecutive games.
* Boom has drawn 16 walks this season, while Boom's opponents have reached base on balls 28 times.
* Kevin Kurtt now leads the team in runs, hits, singles, doubles and sacrifice flies.
* Keiser's strikeout-to-walk ratio stands at 1:1.714, while Steve Geller's is at 1:4.
* Jim Strick and Jeff Keiser are Boom's male leaders in the John Miller Enterprises Race for the Triple Crown (batting, minimum 33.3 percent of games played). Strick ranks first in RBI (13), and third in home runs (0) and batting average (.741), while Keiser ranks first in home runs (2) and RBI (13), and fourth in batting average (.667)
* Meghan Potter and Cathy Behr are Boom's female leaders in the John Miller Enterprises Race for the Triple Crown (batting, minimum 33.3 percent of games played). Potter ranks first in RBI (25) and home runs (0), and second in batting average (.629). Behr ranks first in home runs (0) and batting average (.655), and second in RBI (18).
* Jeff Keiser is Boom's leader in the John Miller Enterprises Race for the Triple Crown (pitching), Keiser first in wins (5), ERA (6.25) and strikeouts (7). In second place, Steve Geller ranks second in wins (2), ERA (8.76) and strikeouts (4),
* Boom has not hit a home run since Jeff Keiser had two round-trippers in the 21-20 win over Absolute Bail Bonds on May 20.
* Boom's average margin of victory is 4.86 runs this season.
* Boom's average margin of loss is 2.25 runs this season.
* Boom averages 14 runs per game and allows an average of 11.7 runs per game.
* Boom is now 2-2 in one-run games this season.

The Boom Box Score - Boom Goes the Dynamite 17, Jobdig 5

Boom Goes the Dynamite (7-3) got back in the winning column with a convincing 17-5 win over Jobdig (0-10) on Tuesday night to hang on to second place in the St. Louis Park Mixed C standings. Boom out-hit winless Jobdig 24-11, and had a team batting average of .706 (24-for-34). Tied with HGH for second place, Boom remains three games back of the 10-0 Green Giants in the standings.

Against Jobdig, Boom Goes the Dynamite built a 10-0 lead after two innings to cruise to the five-inning victory. Pitcher/General Manager Jeff Keiser (Avon, Ct.) returned to the mound with three scoreless innings to improve to 5-0 on the season. Keiser walked two, struck out two and allowed one home run.

Boom's offense was led by outfielder Meghan Potter's season-high five RBI. The Hibbing, Minn., native went 2-for-2 with two doubles and a sacrifice fly. Ten Boom players recorded multi-hit games, while only two went hitless (Casey Kurtt, Andrea Smith).

Boom Goes the Dynamite takes on the league-leading Green Giants on Tuesday, July 15 at 9:15 p.m., at Aquila Park Field #2. Boom then will take part in the St. Louis Park Softball Playoffs on Friday-Sunday, July 18-20. Details on Boom's postseason have not yet been made available by League Commissioner Sam Lombardo.

Game notes from the above box score (season stats are below and also available at slowpitchstats.com; standings are available here):
* Duffy's Pizza Three Stars of the Game: 1. Meghan Potter, 2. Ryan Maus, 3. Andrea Smith.
* Nick Joos/CoSIDA Goat of the Game: None.
* Boom's six guys went a combined 16-for-18 (.889) with nine RBI, three doubles and a triple while Boom's six ladies went 8-for-16 (.500) with eight RBI, two walks and three doubles.
* Out of Boom's 24 hits, seven went for extra bases.
* Steve Geller has eight consecutive hits. Geller is hitting .818 over his last four games.
* Boom is 6-0 with Matt Slieter as an active player (1-3 without).
* Production: Meghan Potter is averaging .688 RBI per at bat. The next best ratio is Cathy Behr at .653. No male player has better than a .529 ratio (Slieter).
* Boom is 7-1 with Kieran Kurtt in attendance and 0-2 without the 8-month year old in the stands.
* Kevin Kurtt recorded his first game-winning RBI of the season with a sacrifice fly in the second.
* Potter tied Boom's season-high with five RBI, tying Jeff Keiser's five on May 20.
* Kevin Kurtt became the first Boom player with 10 extra base hits on the season. He had his third straight game with a double.
* Only Kevin Kurtt, Jeff Keiser, Kevin Noth and Steve Geller have played in all 10 games this season.
* RBI Totals (Female - 66, Male - 79)
* Run Totals (Female - 47, Male - 98)
* Kevin Kurtt has scored in all 10 games this season. He leads the team with 19 runs scored.
* Kurtt is the lone Boom player with multi-hit games in all 10 contests this season.
* Kurtt has recorded an RBI in five straight games.
* Casey Kurtt went hitless for the first time since June 17, but walked twice and scored twice.
* Jeff Keiser failed to record an RBI for the second consecutive game.
* Keiser notched his first three-hit game since May 27.
* Keiser hit a season-high two doubles.
* Meghan Potter had her first two-double game since May 27.
* Potter had had multi-RBI games seven times this season. She recorded her first sacrifice fly of the year on Tuesday.
* Jim Strick has two or more hits in all eight of his games played this season. However, he failed to record an RBI for the second straight game.
* Cathy Behr notched her eighth consecutive game with an RBI. She now has six multi-RBI games this season.
* Behr recorded her third game with three or more hits.
* Steve Geller has now notched five straight multi-hit games.
* Geller had his second straight game with a triple.
* Boom has drawn 14 walks this season, while Boom's opponents have reached base on balls 28 times.
* Matt Slieter has two or more hits in all six of his games played this season.
* Kevin Noth had his first three-hit game of the season with three singles. It was his first multi-RBI game since May 27.
* Ryan Maus had his second straight two-hit, two-RBI game.
* Kevin Kurtt now leads the team in runs, hits, singles, doubles and sacrifice flies.
* Keiser's strikeout-to-walk ratio stands at 1:2, while Steve Geller's is at 1:4.
* Jim Strick and Jeff Keiser are Boom's male leaders in the John Miller Enterprises Race for the Triple Crown (batting, minimum 33.3 percent of games played). Strick ranks second in RBI (13), and third in home runs (0) and batting average (.720), while Keiser ranks first in home runs (2), third in RBI (11), and fourth in batting average (.667)
* Meghan Potter and Cathy Behr are Boom's female leaders in the John Miller Enterprises Race for the Triple Crown (batting, minimum 33.3 percent of games played). Potter ranks first in RBI (22) and home runs (0), and second in batting average (.656). Behr ranks first in home runs (0) and batting average (.731), and second in RBI (17).
* Jeff Keiser is Boom's leader in the John Miller Enterprises Race for the Triple Crown (pitching), Keiser first in wins (5), ERA (6.40) and strikeouts (6). In second place, Steve Geller ranks second in wins (2), ERA (8.76) and strikeouts (4),
* Boom has not hit a home run since Jeff Keiser had two round-trippers in the 21-20 win over Absolute Bail Bonds on May 20.
* Boom's average margin of victory is 4.86 runs this season.
* Boom averages 14.7 runs per game and allows an average of 12.1 runs per game.

The Boom Box Score - The Chiefs 16, Boom Goes the Dynamite 14

Boom Goes the Dynamite (6-3) lost 16-14 to the 3-6 Chiefs, and that's all we're going to say.

Game notes from the above box score (season stats are below and also available at slowpitchstats.com; standings are available here):
* Duffy's Pizza Three Stars of the Game: 1. Alyssa Downing, 2. Steve Geller, 3. [redacted].
* Nick Joos/CoSIDA Goat of the Game: Emily Wood.
* Geller made his first start at pitcher since May 27, picking up the loss to move to fall to 2-3. He walked four and did not record a strikeout.
* Boom's six guys went a combined 13-for-18 (.722) with seven RBI, three doubles and a triple while Boom's six ladies went 8-for-17 (.471) with seven RBI, one walk, one double and one triple.
* Out of Boom's 21 hits, 15 were singles.
* Alyssa Downing had her fourth 3-for-3 game of the season, hitting a single, double and a triple with 2 RBI.
* Downing reached base for the ninth consecutive game.
* Boom lost its first game with Kieran Kurtt in attendance. Boom is now 6-1 with Little KK present and 0-2 without the 8-month year old in the stands.
* Kevin Kurtt has scored in all nine games this season. He leads the team with 18 runs scored.
* Kurtt is the lone Boom player with multi-hit games in all nine contests this season.
* Alyssa Downing became first Boom player to be named first star of the game twice this season.
* Lisa Hardy had her second hitless game of the season.
* Jeff Keiser failed to record an RBI for the first time since the fourth game of the season.
* Cathy Behr notched her seventh consecutive game with an RBI. She now has five multi-RBI games this season.
* Jim Strick has two or more hits in all seven of his games played this season. However, he failed to record an RBI for the first time this season.
* Andrea Smith had her second consecutive multi-RBI game.
* Fleet-of-foot Kevin Noth hit only his third double of the season.
* Steve Geller had his second three-hit game of the season. He has now notched four straight multi-hit games.
* Geller had a season-high 3 RBI and hit his first triple of the season.
* Boom has drawn 12 walks this season, while Boom's opponents have reached base on balls 26 times.
* Keiser's strikeout-to-walk ratio stands at 1:2.5, while Steve Geller's is at 1:4.
* Jim Strick and Jeff Keiser are Boom's male leaders in the John Miller Enterprises Race for the Triple Crown (batting, minimum 33.3 percent of games played). Strick ranks first in RBI (12), and third in home runs (0) and batting average (.727), while Keiser ranks first in home runs (2), second in RBI (11), and fourth in batting average (.633)
* Meghan Potter and Cathy Behr are Boom's female leaders in the John Miller Enterprises Race for the Triple Crown (batting, minimum 33.3 percent of games played). Potter ranks first in RBI (17) and home runs (0), and third in batting average (.633). Behr ranks first in home runs (0) and batting average (.696), and second in RBI (15).
* Jeff Keiser is Boom's leader in the John Miller Enterprises Race for the Triple Crown (pitching), Keiser first in wins (4), ERA (7.00) and strikeouts (4). In second place, Steve Geller ranks first in strikeouts (4), and second in wins (2) and ERA (8.76).
* Boom has not hit a home run since Jeff Keiser had two round-trippers in the 21-20 win over Absolute Bail Bonds on May 20.
* Boom's average margin of victory is 3.67 runs this season.
* Boom averages 14.4 runs per game and allows an average of 12.8 runs per game.

The Boom Box Score - Boom Goes the Dynamite 13, Myslajek Ltd 11

Boom Goes the Dynamite stayed in second place in the St. Louis Park Mixed C League standings with a 13-11 win over Myslajek Ltd. last week. Boom (6-2) hit .613 as a team, including a 12-for-16 (.750) effort from the guys, to push Boom's winning streak to four games.

Leading 13-3 entering the bottom of the fifth inning, Boom pitcher Jeff Keiser proceeded to walk four to help Myslajek rally with eight runs to cut the lead to two. The sixth inning began with Boom up to bat, but misguided umpire Sammy H. Keller made his second boneheaded call of the night, ending the game due to time limit after two Boom batters. According to USSSA rules, the inning, once started, should have been completed to its entirety (both the top and bottom halves of the inning). Myslajek has filed a protest with St. Louis Park Softball Commissioner Sam Lombardo, while Boom has asked for clarification on the rule, as well as a suspension of Keller.

Boom looks to add to its winning streak against The Chiefs on July 1 at 7:15 p.m., at Dakota Park West. Boom rolled to a 14-10 win over The Chiefs on June 3.

Game notes from the above box score (season stats are below and also available at slowpitchstats.com; standings are available here):
* Duffy's Pizza Three Stars of the Game: 1. Alyssa Downing, 2. Andrea Smith, 3. Casey Kurtt.
* General Manager Jeff Keiser's selections of a trio of Boom ladies for the three stars of the game have been called into question as the ladies as a whole hit a pedestrian .467 (7-for-15) on the night.
* Keiser made his fourth straight start at pitcher, picking up the win to move to 4-0. He walked a season-high four and recorded one strikeout.
* Boom's six guys went a combined 12-for-16 (.750) with five RBI and six doubles, while Boom's six ladies went 7-for-15 (.467) with eight RBI, two walks, four doubles and a triple.
* Out of Boom's 20 hits, 11 went for extra bases.
* Keiser hit his first sacrifice fly of the season.
* Alyssa Downing reached base for the eighth consecutive game with a triple and a walk.
* Boom improved to 5-0 with Kieran Kurtt in attendance. Boom is 0-2 without the 8-month year old in the stands.
* Casey Kurtt broke out of a 0-for-9 hitting slump with a 2-for-3, one double, one RBI, tworun output.
* Kevin Kurtt has scored in all eight games this season. He leads the team with 17runs scored. He has scored two or more runs in the last four games.
* Kurtt is the lone Boom player with multi-hit games in all eight contests this season.
* Alyssa Downing became the eighth different first star of the game in seven games.
* After going 13-for-15 (.867) in her first five games, Downing is hitting just 1-for-8 (.125) in her last three games. Downing does, however, lead the team with three triples.
* Ryan Maus had his first hitless game of the season.
* Lisa Hardy was recorded a walk in two of her three games.
* Keiser failed to record a multi-hit game for the first time this season.
* Jim Strick has two or more hits in all six of his games played this season. He notched his first game with multi extra-base hits on Tuesday.
* Matt Slieter has two or more hits in all five of his games played this season. He failed to knock in a run for the first time on Tuesday.
* Steve Geller has notched three straight two-hit games.
* Andrea Smith hit her first two doubles of the season. She also had a season-high 3 RBI (her first multi-RBI game of the year).
* Cathy Behr missed her first game of the season due to work obligations.
* In Keiser's four starts on the mound, Boom has committed just three errors. During Geller's four starts, Boom committed 22 errors.
* Boom has drawn 11 walks this season, while Boom's opponents have reached base on balls 22 times.
* Keiser's strikeout-to-walk ratio stands at 1:2.5, while Steve Geller's is at 1:3.
* Jim Strick and Jeff Keiser are Boom's male leaders in the John Miller Enterprises Race for the Triple Crown (batting, minimum 33.3 percent of games played). Strick ranks first in RBI (12), and third in home runs (0) and batting average (.737), while Keiser ranks first in home runs (2), second in RBI (11), and fourth in batting average (.630)
* Meghan Potter and Cathy Behr are Boom's female leaders in the John Miller Enterprises Race for the Triple Crown (batting, minimum 33.3 percent of games played). Potter ranks first in RBI (17) and home runs (0), and second in batting average (.633). Behr ranks first in home runs (0) and batting average (.700), and second in RBI (13).
* Jeff Keiser is Boom's leader in the John Miller Enterprises Race for the Triple Crown (pitching), Keiser first in wins (4), ERA (7.00) and strikeouts (4). In second place, Steve Geller ranks first in strikeouts (4), and second in wins (2) and ERA (7.86).
* Boom has not hit a home run since Jeff Keiser had two round-trippers in the 21-20 win over Absolute Bail Bonds on May 20.
* Boom's average margin of victory is 3.67 runs this season.
* Boom averages 14.5 runs per game and allows an average of 12.5 runs per game.

The Boom Box Score - Boom Goes the Dynamite 10, Absolute Bail Bonds 9

Boom Goes the Dynamite held on to second place in the St. Louis Park Mixed C League standings with a nailbiting 10-9 win over Absolute Bail Bonds last night. Boom (5-2)hit a pedestrian .514 with only one extra-base hit, but pitcher Jeff Keiser and the Boom defense blanked Absolute (3-4) in three innings to push Boom's winning streak to three games.

Boom led 10-6 entering the bottom of the seventh inning before Absolute slugger Melvin Fenstermacher hit a one-out, three-run home run to pull Absolute to within one run. From there, Boom shut down the rally, capitalized by a game-saving fielding gem by second baseman Emily Wood to end the game.

Boom looks to add to its winning streak against Myslajek Ltd. on June 24 at 7:15 p.m., at Dakota Park East. Boom rolled to a 15-9 win over Myslajek to open the season.

Game notes from the above box score (season stats are below and also available at slowpitchstats.com; standings are available here):
* Duffy's Pizza Three Stars of the Game: 1. Emily Wood, 2. Steve Geller, 3. Lisa Hardy.
* Jeff Keiser made his third straight start at pitcher, picking up the win to move to 3-0. He walked two and did not record a strikeout.
* Boom's six guys went a combined 11-for-20 (.550) with eight RBI and a double, while Boom's six ladies went 8-for-17 (.471) with two RBI and five walks.
* Steve Geller hit Boom's lone extra-base hit on the night with a double which was completed with an awkward head-first, semi-rolling slide into second.
* Alyssa Downing had her second consecutive hitless game, but did reach base for the seventh consecutive game with a walk.
* Boom improved to 4-0 with Kieran Kurtt in attendance. Boom is 0-2 without the 7-month year old in the stands.
* Boom team sponsor Bob Swoverland made his first appearance of the season
* Casey Kurtt tied a Boom franchise record with two bases on balls.
* Casey Kurtt became the first Boom player to bleed profusely this season after a slide into second base following a run-down.
* Casey Kurtt is mired in a 0-for-9 hitting slump after beginning the season with a .462 batting average through three games.
* Kevin Kurtt has scored in all seven games this season. He leads the team with 15runs scored. He has scored two or more runs in the last three games.
* Kurtt and Keiser are the lone Boom players with multi-hit games in all seven contests this season.
* Doug Vose is now the Boom career leader in batting average at 1.000 (minimum 4 at bats). However, Vose's stats are unofficial this season until he plays in 33 percent of Boom's games.
* Emily Wood became the seventh different first star of the game in seven games.
* Wood is hitting 4-for-5 in her last two games.
* The No. 2 spot in the Boom batting order is a combined 7-26 (.269) and 1 for last 13.
* Geller has scored a league-high three runs on sacrifice flies. Three of his eight runs have come on SACs.
* Meghan Potter did not record an RBI for the first time this season.
* Kevin Noth went hitless for the first time this season, but picked up an RBI with a sacrifice fly.
* Lisa Hardy gained her first hits of the season with a 2-for-3 showing.
* Matt Slieter hit a career-high three singles.
* Boom improved to 1-1 with Jim Strick and Ryan Maus out of the lineup.
* Cathy Behr missed her first game of the season due to work obligations.
* In Keiser's three starts on the mound, Boom has committed just one error (Noth). During Geller's four starts, Boom committed 22 errors.
* Boom has now committed one error in its past three games.
* Boom has drawn nine walks this season, while Boom's opponents have reached base on balls 18 times.
* Keiser's strikeout-to-walk ratio stands at 1:2, while Steve Geller's is at 1:3.
* Jim Strick and Jeff Keiser are Boom's male leaders in the John Miller Enterprises Race for the Triple Crown (batting, minimum 33.3 percent of games played). Strick ranks first in RBI (10), and third in home runs (0) and batting average (.750), while Keiser ranks first in home runs (2) and RBI (10), and fifth in batting average (.640)
* Meghan Potter and Cathy Behr are Boom's female leaders in the John Miller Enterprises Race for the Triple Crown (batting, minimum 33.3 percent of games played). Potter ranks first in RBI (15) and home runs (0), and second in batting average (.667). Behr ranks first in home runs (0) and batting average (.700), and second in RBI (13).
* Jeff Keiser and Steve Geller are Boom's leaders in the John Miller Enterprises Race for the Triple Crown (pitching), Keiser first in wins (3) and ERA (.00), and second in strikeouts (3). Geller ranks first in strikeouts (4), and second in wins (2) and ERA (7.86).
* Boom has not hit a home run since Jeff Keiser had two round-trippers in the 21-20 win over Absolute Bail Bonds on May 20.
* Boom is now 2-1 in one-run games this season.
* Boom's average margin of victory is two runs this season.
* Boom injury report from last night's game:
- Steve Geller: mild shoulder separation following humorous head-first, rolling slide into second base
- Andrea Smith: pulled hamstring while legging out one of her two singles
- Matt Slieter: sprained finger while attempting a diving catch in left center field
- Emily Wood: thigh contusion while making the game-ending out by blocking a grounder at second with her leg
- Casey Kurtt: knee and leg lacerations and abrasions following slide into second during a run-down
- Emily Wood: sunburn
- Doug Vose: ego when not named one of the Duffy's Pizza Three Stars of the Game

The Boom Box Score - Boom Goes the Dynamite 12, Jobdig 4

Boom Goes the Dynamite has its first winning streak of the season in St. Louis Park Mixed C League action after a 12-4 win over Jobdig on Tuesday. The night did not begin well as GM Jeff Keiser put his foot in his mouth during the pregame meeting with umpire Sammy H. Keller. Keiser mentioned to the teenaged umpire that he was glad "to have a different ump this week...the woman we had the last two weeks was terrible." The young man in red then informed Keiser that that woman was his mother, Susan H. Keller. To Keller's credit, the game was called fairly and without any controversial decisions.

Despite the auspicious start to the night, Boom (4-2) cruised to the easy win as Keiser did not allow an earned run in seven innings of work. Keiser and the Boom defense played shutout softball for three innings and nearly moved the blanking to the fourth, but first baseman Kevin Noth dropped an Andrea Smith throw from third base that would have ended the inning. Jobdig (0-5) went on to score its only runs of the game in the fourth. By the top of the fifth inning, Boom led 11-4, adding an insurance run in the top of the sixth.

Boom looks to add to its winning streak against Absolute Bail Bonds on June 17 at 6:15 p.m., at Dakota Park East. Boom edged Absolute 21-20 on May 20.

Game notes from the above box score (season stats are below and also available at slowpitchstats.com):
* Duffy's Pizza Three Stars of the Game: 1. Matt Slieter, 2. Jeff Keiser, 3. Ryan Maus.
* Jeff Keiser made his second career start at pitcher, picking up the win to move to 2-0, walking none and striking out three.
* Boom's seven ladies went a combined 4-for-19 (.211) on the night. Meghan Potter (1-3), Cathy Behr (1-3) and Emily Wood (2-3) accounted for the hits.
* Alyssa Downing had her first hitless game of the season, but did reach base for the sixth consecutive game with a first-inning walk.
* Boom's seven guys went a combined 15-for-20 (.750). Each guy had at least two hits with Matt Slieter leading the team with a career-best 3-for-3 effort.
* Boom improved to 4-0 with Kieran Kurtt, Beth Kurtt and Laura Kurtt in attendance.
* Kevin Kurtt drew only the third walk of his softball career.
* Kurtt has scored in all six games this season. He leads the team with 13 runs scored.
* Kurtt and Keiser are the lone Boom players with multi-hit games in all six contests this season.
* Kevin Noth recorded Boom's lone error. Boom has now committed one error in its past two games. Jim Strick has had multi-hit games in all five of his games played.
* Matt Slieter notched his first two-double game of the season.
* Potter notched her fifth consecutive multi-RBI and multi-hit game.
* Noth began re-growing his goatee and went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
* For the second straight game, Matt Slieter led the team with a 1.667 slugging percentage.
* Boom has drawn four walks this season, while Boom's opponents have reached base on balls 16 times.
* Keiser's strikeout-to-walk ratio stands at 3:4, while Steve Geller's is at 1:3.
* Jim strick is Boom's male leader in the John Miller Enterprises Race for the Triple Crown (batting), ranking third in home runs (0), RBI (10) and batting average (.750).
* Potter and Behr are Boom's female leaders in the John Miller Enterprises Race for the Triple Crown (batting). Potter ranks first in RBI (15) and home runs (0), and third in batting average (.696). Behr ranks first in home runs (0), second in RBI (13) and batting average (.700).
* Jeff Keiser and Steve Geller are Boom's leaders in the John Miller Enterprises Race for the Triple Crown (pitching), Keiser first in wins (2) and ERA (5.00), and second in strikeouts (4). Geller ranks first in wins (2) and strikeouts (4), and second in ERA (7.86).

The Boom Box Score - Boom Goes the Dynamite 14, The Chiefs 10

Boom Goes the Dynamite got back in the win column in St. Louis Park Mixed C League action with a 14-10 win over The Chiefs on Tuesday. Tied 9-9 entering the fourth inning, Boom proceeded to out-score the Amanda Hoehn-led squad of heavy drinkers and former semi-pro hockey players 5-1 to cruise to the win. Eight of Boom's 12 players registered multi-hit nights, led by three-hit games by the middle of the lineup (Meghan Potter, Jim Strick, Cathy Behr, Ryan Maus and Alyssa Downing). Boom moved to 3-2 in the league despite another atrocious showing by umpire Susan H. Keller. For the second consecutive game, Keller blew a pair of obvious call, leading Boom general manager Jeff Keiser to consider filing an official protest with league commissioner Sam Lombardo.

Boom looks to start a winning streak against Jobdig on June 10 at 6:15 p.m., at Dakota Park West.

Game notes from the above box score (season stats are below and also available at slowpitchstats.com):
* Duffy's Pizza Three Stars of the Game: 1. Meghan Potter, 2. Kevin Kurtt, 3. Cathy Behr.
* Jeff Keiser made his first career start at pitcher, picking up the win, walking a Boom season-high four batters.
* Cathy Behr was named a star of the game for a team-leading fourth time in five games.
* Alyssa Downing was 3-for-3. She is 13-for-15 on the season and has posted a perfect 1.000 batting average in four of the five games this season.
* Meghan Potter is the only Boom player to have at least two RBI in every game this season. With 14 RBI, she has more runs batted in than Steve Geller, Kevin Kurtt and Kevin Noth combined.
* Boom improved to 3-0 with Kieran Kurtt, Beth Kurtt and Laura Kurtt in attendance. Boom is also 1-0 with Cathy's guy, Greg, in the stands.
* Ryan Maus had a career-high three hits.
* Geller ended an 0-5 skid with a double.
* Kevin Kurtt recorded his first multi-double game of the season.
* Boom did not record an error for the first time in team history.
* Noth took a ball to the back of his leg while legging out an infield single.
* Matt Slieter and Keiser recorded their first doubles of the season.
* Potter notched her fifth consecutive multi-RBI and multi-hit game.
* The DiNardo/Glen Mason Comeback Player of the Year frontrunner, Potter leads the team in at bats (20), hits (15), doubles (6) and RBI (14).
* In the last three games, Behr has gone 10-for-11 with nine RBI and seven runs scored.
* Maus failed to score for the first time this season.
* Noth shaved his goatee and went 1-for-2 with zero RBI.
* Matt Slieter led the team with a 1.500 slugging percentage.
* Casey Kurtt and Emily Wood went hitless on the night in seven combined at bats. It marked the first time this season that Kurtt and Wood failed to reach base safely.
* Boom failed to record a strikeout for the third consecutive game.
* Boom has drawn two walks this season, while Boom's opponents have reached base on balls 16 times.
* Keiser's strikeout-to-walk ratio stands at 0:4, while Geller's is at 1:3.
* Keiser is Boom's male leader in the John Miller Enterprises Race for the Triple Crown (batting), ranking first in home runs (2) and RBI (8), and fourth in batting average (.667).
* Potter and Behr are Boom's female leaders in the John Miller Enterprises Race for the Triple Crown (batting). Potter ranks first in RBI (14) and home runs (0), and third in batting average (.750). Behr ranks first in home runs (0), second in RBI (12) and batting average (.765).
* Geller is Boom's leader in the John Miller Enterprises Race for the Triple Crown (pitching), ranking first in wins (2), ERA (7.86) and strikeouts (4). Keiser is second, ranking second in wins (1), ERA (10.00) and strikeouts (0).

The Boom Box Score - Skeet Skeet 18, Boom Goes the Dynamite 13

Boom Goes the Dynamite moved its St. Louis Park Mixed C League record to 2-2 with an embarrassing 18-13 loss to Skeet Skeet on Tuesday. win over Absolute Bail Bonds on last night. Leading 13-10 entering the top of the fifth, Boom apparently decided as a team to forget how to catch and throw a softball, allowing Skeet Skeet to plate eight runs. The scoring rally was augmented by a flat-out godawful call by USSSA umpire Susan H. Keller. Mentally fried from the beatdown suffered in the top half of the inning, Boom failed to mount any sort of rally in the bottom of the fifth to hand Skeet its first win.

Boom looks to get back in the win column against The Chiefs on June 3 at 6:15 p.m., at Dakota Park West.

Game notes from the above box score (season stats are below and also available at slowpitchstats.com):
* Duffy's Pizza Three Stars of the Game: 1. Cathy Behr, 2. Doug Vose, 3. Meghan Potter.
* The following Boom players committed one or more errors: Kevin Kurtt, Jeff Keiser, Meghan Potter, Kevin Noth, Steve Geller.
* Kevin Kurtt saw his hitting streak come to an end at seven at-bats.
* Cathy Behr posted a 2.000 slugging percentage with her single and triple. Kevin Kurtt followed at 1.333 with a double and a pair of singles.
* Kurtt and Behr recorded Boom's third and fourth sac flies of the year.
* Behr took a ball to the back of her neck while stretching a double into a triple.
* Behr and Keiser recorded their first triples of the season.
* Behr earned her team-leading third Duffy's Pizza Three Stars of the Game accolade.
* Meghan Potter made her first appearance in the infield this season.
* Potter notched her fourth consecutive multi-RBI game.
* Alyssa Downing and Kevin Kurtt failed to record an extra-base hit for the first time this season.
* Steve Geller was the lone Boom player without a hit on the night at 0-for-3.
* Doug Vose went 3-for-3 with 3 RBI in his Boom debut.
* For the first time this season, aging hurler Steve Geller did not allow a home run.
* Geller failed to record a strikeout for the second consecutive game.
* Though he allowed 22 hits and four walks, Geller was only charged with three earned runs.
* Boom has drawn two walks this season, while Boom's opponents have reached base on balls 12 times.
* Geller's strikeout-to-walk ratio stands at 1:3.
* Former Boom Goes the Dynamite "slugger" Tory Kukowski made an appearance as a fan.

Boom Goes the Dynamite Makes Pages of Tabloid Rag Again

For the second time this season, Boom Goes the Dynamite has appeared in an issue of Let's Play Softball/Let's Play Baseball. Boom, featuring photos of game 3 star Cathy Behr (Willmar, Minn.) and veteran utility player Kevin Noth (Norwalk, Wis.), graces page 13 of the May 22 edition of "Minnesota's premier softball publication" (phrase used courtesy of Ryan Maus).

Boom originally appeared in the April 24 edition of the tabloid rag (link). Hmm, we wonder who the editor of that publication is...

The Boom Box Score - Boom Goes the Dynamite 21, Absolute Bail Bonds 20

Boom Goes the Dynamite moved its St. Louis Park Mixed C League record to 2-1 with a nailbiting 21-20 win over Absolute Bail Bonds on last night. Trailing by one run entering the bottom of the seventh, Kevin Kurtt (Edina, Minn.) led off the inning with a triple to complete a 4-for-4 night. Meghan Potter (Hibbing, Minn.) drove Kurtt in for the tying run and was followed on the basepaths with a single by Jeff Keiser (Avon, Ct.). Keiser’s single was his third hit of the night, following his first two career home runs. The stage was set for Cathy Behr (Willmar, Minn.) to cap a 5-for-5, four RBI night with a liner to left center to score Potter from second for the game-winning run.

Boom looks to start a winning streak against Skeet Skeet on May 27 at 6 p.m., at Dakota Park East.

Game notes from the above box score (season stats are below and also available at slowpitchstats.com):
* Cathy Behr's five-hit game set a 2008 season record.
* Behr recorded her second career walk-off game-winning hit. She had one three years ago with the Gas On The Fire.
* Jeff Keiser's two home runs and five RBI set 2008 Boom season records.
* Jeff Keiser recorded the Boom family of franchises' first-ever two-home run game.
* Kevin Kurtt has six consecutive hits, tying Boom's season-high
(Alyssa Downing).
* Keiser posted a 2.250 slugging percentage with his two dingers and one single. Kevin Kurtt followed at 1.750 with a triple, double and pair of singles.
* Kevin Kurtt nearly injured Andrea Smith in the on-deck circle with a wayward, haphazard toss of his bat after hitting a double in the fourth innning, striking the star third baseman in the right shin. X-rays were negative on the shin after the game.
* Kevin Noth maimed the Absolute Bail Bonds pitcher with a screaming liner, forcing her from the mound. Showing no care or remorse, Noth proceeded to take second base on an errant throw after her teammates were clearly shaken.
* Andrea Smith recorded Boom's second sac fly of the year. Steve Geller has scored on both sac flys this season.
* Alyssa Downing's three-game, six at-bat hitting/on-base streak came to an end as the rookie utility player went 2-for-4.
* Downing hit her team-leading second triple of the season, only to get tagged out between third and home on a baserunning gaffe.
* In his first action as a Boom member, Matt Slieter went 2-for-3 with three RBI on a bases-clearing triple. Slieter was administered oxygen immediately.
* Boom recorded a team record four triples.
* Aging hurler Steve Geller allowed a grand slam home run for the third consecutive game.
* Geller has now allowed five home runs in his last three starts.
* Geller failed to record a strikeout for the first time this season.
* Boom has drawn one walk this season (Andrea Smith last night), while Booms opponents have reach base on balls eight times.
* Geller's strikeout-to-walk ratio stands at 1:2.
* Geller hit a home run in the bottom of the fifth, but the round-tripper was disallowed due to Boom exceeding its home run limit (2).
* Boom Goes the Dynamite enjoyed its largest fan base of the season as Katie Fornasiere, and Jim, Beth, Laura and Kieran Kurtt witnessed last night's win.
* Maggie made the first appearance by a mascot this season.
* With the win, Boom Goes the Dynamite earned an article in this week's Let's Play Softball. On page 13, Cathy Behr and Kevin Noth are featured with photographs in Minnesota's premier softball publication.

The Boom Box Score - Green Giants 19, Boom Goes the Dynamite 18

Boom Goes the Dynamite suffered its first loss of the season on May 13, falling 19-18 to the Green Giants in a five-inning game at Dakota Park East. Down 19-8 going into the bottom of the fourth, Boom rallied with nine runs to pull within two. Boom then went 1-2-3 in the top of the fifth, setting up the deciding at-bat in the bottom half of the inning. With one out, ailing first baseman Kevin Kurtt (Edina, Minn.) knocked in aging hurler Steve Geller (Port Jefferson, N.Y.) with a single to cut the Giants' lead to one. With team sparkplug Emily Wood (Wausau, Wis.) on second and Kurtt on first, Comeback Player of the Year candidate Casey Kurtt (Lakeland, Minn.) came to bat with the chance to play the hero. Unfortunately, the dimimuitive utility player/mom grounded out to perennial Giant All-Star third baseman Sam Nzigamasabo who proceeded to turn a 5-3 double play to end the rally and keep the Green Giants undefeated at 2-0. Boom (1-1) looks to bounce back this week against Absolute Bail Bonds on May 20 at 7 p.m., at Dakota Park East.

Some quick notes from the above box score (season stats are below and also available at slowpitchstats.com):
* Kevin Noth (Norwalk, Wis.) hit the first official home run in the history of the Boom Goes the Dynamite franchise. All prior dingers were unofficial as Boom (and its defunct franchises) had not played on a field with fences until this season.
* Alyssa Downing (Marshall, Minn.) hit Boom's first triple of the season, using some questionable baserunning to make it to third base.
* Not a single fan or mascot attended the game.
* Despite earning the loss, Geller's K-to-walk ratio was 2:1.
* Geller has now allowed three home runs in his last two starts.
* Kevin Kurtt hit the first sacrifice fly of the season.
* For the second straight game, Meghan Potter (Hibbing, Minn.) led Boom with three RBI.
* Potter recorded the first game of the season with multiple extra-base hits.
* Downing owns a perfect 1.000 batting average, reaching base in all six of her at-bats. She is followed by Kevin Kurtt (.857), Potter (.714) and Jim Strick (.714).
* Boom has not drawn a walk this season.
* On the season, Geller has struck out eight, while allowing only four walks.

The Boom Box Score - Boom Goes the Dynamite 15, Myslajek Ltd. 9

Now that Boom Goes the Dynamite is in an actual league that requires teams to actually keep score in an actual scorebook, we bring you the first installment of an actual box score - from Boom's 15-9 actual season-opening win over Myslajek Ltd.

Some quick notes from the box score:
* The batting averages of Boom's bottom of the order - the bottom four batting averages for the night (nice managing work by rookie bench boss Michelle Train).
* Aging hurler Steve Geller struck out four in seven innings of work - quite the feat in slowpitch softball.
* Jim Strick (3-for-4, 3 RBI) and Alyssa Downing (3-for-3, 2 RBI) emerged as the frontrunners for the 2008 edition of the Tory Kukowski Memorial Rookie of the Year Award (disclaimer: Strick and Downing were the lone rookies in the game).
* With their 1.000 batting averages, Kevin Kurtt (4-for-4, 3 runs scored) and Downing are the early favorites for the Victory Sports Silver Stick Award.
* Every Boom player reached base except 10-day acquistion Kristine Yorde. Likewise, all but two Boom players scored (Yorde, Kevin Noth).
* Due to the absence of Lisa Hardy and Alicia Jerome in the lineup, Boom did not draw a single walk for the game.

Game story hopefully to come later.

Questions Abound as Boom Opens 2008 Season

Boom Goes the Dynamite, a slowpitch softball franchise with ties to the defunct Low Expectations, Gas on the Fire and I'm With Stupid, opens its 2008 St. Louis Park League season tonight with a contest against Myslajek Ltd. (a team chock full of accountants) at 6:15 p.m., at Dakota Park (click here for map). Mr. Heavyfoot sat down with Let's Play Softball staff writer Don Bowman for his analysis on Boom's laundry list of question marks.

Question: Will arm injuries to mediocre shortstop/team president Kevin Kurtt (Edina, Minn.) and servicable outfielder/general manager Jeff Keiser (Avon, Ct.) have a major impact on Boom?
Let's Play Softball Analysis: Kurtt will give up his shortstop position to Jim Strick, much like he gave up his hockey SID position to the Bucky-lover. Kurtt will, in turn, platoon at first base with Kevin Noth and Lisa Hardy. Offseason rotator cuff surgery looks likely. Keiser, meanwhile, will make the move to the pitcher's mound, replacing Steve Geller. It's surprising that it has taken Keiser this long to recognize the injury, given it originally happened on May 17, 2006 (link).

Question: Can utility player/team hustler Casey Kurtt (Lakeland, Minn.) return to pre-knocked-up form after giving birth to an astonishingly cute son (proof of cuteness here)?
Let's Play Softball Analysis: If I've learned anything about Mrs. Kurtt it's that she will stop at nothing to lead Boom to victory. To wit: link.

Question: Will outfielder/team social coordinator Meghan Potter (Hibbing, Minn.) revert to her Little Miss Lackadaisical alter ego or will she regain her early-2000s form that saw her earn All-Iron Range accolades as a Hibbing High Bluejacket?
Let's Play Softball Analysis: She was the first player to pay team president Kevin Kurtt her player dues and she seems genuinely excited about proving herself in 2008. Still, I'm not sold. There's just too much history of half-assed play from this former Academic All-NCC honoree. That being said, if she shows half the enthusiasm she showed during her stint as Tom Wistrcill's assistant, Boom management will be happy.

Question: Will the pending unemployment of "Tory Kukowski Memorial Outfielder" Ryan Maus (Northfield, Minn.) be a major distraction?
Let's Play Softball Analysis: Not really. With no job in athletic media relations lined up, Maus is primed to re-enter the blogging world as one of the foremost Twins bloggers in the land. Plus, nothing can wipe the smile off this guy's face (link).

Question: Will rangy utility player Jim Strick (Oshkosh, Wis.) drag down Boom much like he did to the 2007-08 edition of Golden Gopher hockey?
Let's Play Softball Analysis: He better not. Strick's involvement with the Gopher hockey program may or may not have led to the name of Minnesota's Pride on Ice being sullied. If Boom sees a first-game season-ending injury to a star player, a mid-season departure from another star player or a seventh-place league finish, team management will have no choice but to blame Strick and send him back to Wisco.

Question: Will the loss of team cancer Kyle Coughlin (Golden Valley, Minn.) spell great things for Boom in 2008?
Let's Play Softball Analysis: Losing Coughlin to the Windy City was the best thing to happen to Boom in the offseason. That, and the jettisoning of perennial Nick Joos Disappointment of the Year frontrunner Alicia Jerome.

Question: Will Boom's superfans follow the franchise from the God-forsaken fields of the U of M and Lake Nokomis to the pastoral green grass and fenced-in fields of St. Louis Park?
Let's Play Softball Analysis: If ticket sales for tonight are any indication, fans will have no problem leaving behind the overzealous park police of Lake Nokomis and the overzealous parking Nazis at the U of M. Scheduled to appear tonight is the entire Kurtt clan - Jim, Beth, Laura, Cooper, Maggie and in his debut appearance, Kieran - as well as Emily Wood (of Emily Wood Team Spirit Award fame). In related news, new manager Michelle Traen is no longer eligible for the Jeannie/Cowboy Bob Superfan of the Year Award.

Question: Can longtime superfan Michelle Train (Taunton, Minn.) handle the pressure as Boom's first-ever full-time manager or will she crumple under the intense media and fan scrutiny in Isaiah Thomas-like fashion?
Let's Play Softball Analysis: Let's face it, Train is a puppet of the ownership regime. Do you really think owner/team president Kevin Kurtt and his bobo, general manager Jeff Keiser are going to allow Train to run the show without interference from the front office? No way. Train = Joe Girardi; Kurtt and Keiser = Hank Steinbrenner and Brian Cashman, respectively.

Question: Will aging hurler Steve Geller (Port Jefferson, N.Y.) and perennial playoff stud Kevin Noth (Norwalk, Wis.) once again serve as Boom's fashion plates for the 2008 season?
Let's Play Softball Analysis: Yes. Tank tops and black sweatpants for everyone!

Question: Did part-timer Lisa Hardy (Hopkins, Minn.) find any speed in the offseason?
Let's Play Softball Analysis: Not likely.

Question: Will third baseman/new attorney Andrea Smith (Golden Valley, Minn.) attempt to capitalize on personal injury lawsuits when Boom players inevitably get hurt?
Let's Play Softball Analysis: I really can't predict this one. Is Smith a young attorney primed for big things in the legal world or is she just an ambulance chaser? Is she cut from the same cloth as Ruth Bader Ginsburg or Jack Prescott? Is she more Johnnie Cochran or Jackie Childs? The jury is still out on this one (bada bing!).

Question: Does rookie utility player Alyssa Downing's (Marshall, Minn.) involvement with J Robinson Camps mean Boom players won't be allowed to drink water and/or will be forced to run the bases holding dumbbells above their heads for punishment for errors committed in the field?
Let's Play Softball Analysis: I smell a possible Andrea Smith lawsuit if Downing pulls any of those shenanigans.

Question: Will team sparkplug Emily Wood (Wausau, Wis.) be able to win the Emily Wood Team Spirit Award?
Let's Play Softball Analysis: If she doesn't, there's something seriously wrong with the voting process. Who's more upbeat than Wood? Excluding Smilin' Ryan Maus, of course.

Question: Will "Tory Kukowski Memorial Intern" wannabe Doug Vose (Mankato, Minn.) ever see playing time?
Let's Play Softball Analysis: If this team wants to win, they'll keep Vose where he belongs: answering phones and cutting out news clippings. I know he's close with Cal Ripken and all, but the vast majority of Boom's prior experiments with using students failed miserably (see: Dave "Cheese" Reidinger).

Question: Will wily journeyman Matt Slieter (Owatonna, Minn.) be as bitter and physically fragile as the player he replaced (Coughlin)?
Let's Play Softball Analysis: Haven't we savaged Coughlin enough? I mean, he's been accused of having no heart, but he, in fact, has a bigger heart than anyone this franchise has ever seen. And Coughlin can prove it. Just ask him (and his Mayo Clinic test results). As far as Slieter, he has no reason to be bitter. He's not working for the worst-run sports franchise this side of the New York Knicks anymore. True, he's working in the land of search committees, teammates of the month, recruit-retain-reward (ha!), Eric Ferris, Gregg Shimanski, Leo, Joe, and the like, but that's nothing compared to his former employer (read: Ndudi Ebi).

Question: His final 2007 game notwithstanding, does former Boom outfielder Tory Kukowski (Lewiston, Minn.) provide his Oklahoma-based softball team with a couple of cans-of-corn every game like he did with Boom?
Let's Play Softball Analysis: What does this have to do with Boom's 2008 season? Nothing? Right. I'll still answer the question. Yes. Yes he does.

Question: Can tall infielder Cathy Behr (Willmar, Minn.) be expected to step into the shoes left by former second baseman/current mom-to-be Alicia Jerome (Kirkland, Wash.)?
Let's Play Softball Analysis: Yes. I've got nothing here.

Question: Who will win the newly-created Alicia Jerome Memorial "Knocked Up" Award?
Let's Play Softball Analysis: I wouldn't dare venture a guess, but here are the past winners (retroactively rewarded from 2004):
2005 Kimberly Lockrem
2006 Lori Noth
2007 Casey Kurtt
2008 Alicia Jerome

Question: Will Steve Geller be swinging for the fences every at bat now that there are actual fences? Also, will Geller swing at a pitch below eye level at any point this season? Finally, will Geller's nearby apartment (to Dakota Park) be a postgame destination for Boom?
Let's Play Softball Analysis: Yes, No and You Better Hope Not.

Question: Will Boom be content with just playing on fields with real grass and fences, or will they recapture their "Just Winners" style from the 2006 season?
Let's Play Softball Analysis: The first one.

Boom Goes the Dynamite Hits the Big Time

"All the fake news that's really not all that fit to print." That's the subhead to this mediocre blog that we run on an on-again, off-again basis. Well, file this under "news that looks fake, but isn't; news that probably shouldn't be printed, but is."

On page 15 of the April 24 edition of Let's Play Softball/Let's Play Baseball (think of it as Let's Play Hockey's awkward cousin), you'll find the above page. No joke. Boom Goes the Dynamite is published in a somewhat-respected softball/baseball publication. Needless to say, the paper was hurting for content for this issue. Tabloid rag, indeed.

FYI, Let's Play Softball/Let's Play Baseball has a circulation of approximatley 6,000.

Your 2008 Boom Goes the Dynamite Schedule

The 2008 Boom Goes the Dynamite schedule has been released by team president Kevin Kurtt (Edina, Minn.) and general manager Jeff Keiser (Avon, Ct.). The 2008 season will see Boom compete in the St. Louis Park Co-Rec D League after a lengthy stay with CSC Sports. Eleven of Boom's 12 games will take place at Dakota Park (click here for map), while the season finale will be at Aquila Park (click here for map). In the event of unfavorable weather conditions, call the St. Louis Park Weather Line at 952-924-2567 for updates on possible game cancellations.

Also, stay tuned to Mr. Heavyfoot for a major team announcement that may or may not involve a person that appears on the above team poster.

2008 Boom Goes the Dynamite Schedule

April 29 - Myslajek Ltd. - 6:15 p.m. - Dakota East

May 6 - HGH - 7:15 p.m. - Dakota West

May 13 - Green Giants - 7:15 p.m. - Dakota East

May 20 - Absolute Bail Bonds - 7:15 p.m. - Dakota East

May 27 - Skeet Skeet - 6:15 p.m. - Dakota East

June 3 - The Chiefs - 6:15 p.m. - Dakota West

June 10 - Jobdig - 6:15 p.m. - Dakota West

June 17 - Absolute Bail Bonds - 6:15 p.m. - Dakota East

June 24 - Myslajek Ltd. - 7:15 p.m. - Dakota East

July 1 - The Chiefs - 7:15 p.m. - Dakota West

July 8 - Jobdig - 6:15 p.m. - Dakota East

July 15 - Green Giants - 9:15 p.m. - Aquila Field #2

* italics indicate Boom as the home team

Your 2008 Boom Goes the Dynamite Preseason Team Roster

Mr. Heavyfoot is back. Why? It's softball season and what better place than here to post satirical game stories from everybody's favorite slowpitch softball team Boom Goes the Dynamite. Things have mightily changed since we last heard from Boom, namely the team's controversial decision to pull up their stakes from the godawful CSC Sports league in favor of the fences and real grass of the St. Louis Park Softball League. Boom will be competing on Tuesday nights in the SLP Co-Rec D League at Aquila and Dakota parks.

So, without further ado, may we present to you the 2008 edition of Boom Goes the Dynamite (subject to change):

Alyssa Downing (UT) - appears on the preseason Tory Kukowski Memorial Rookie of the Year Watch List
Steve Geller (P/OF) - will undoubtedly be swinging for the fences at every at-bat; looking for first injury-free season since 2004
Lisa Hardy (1B) - may be a part-timer in 2008; worked on her footspeed in offseason
Jeff Keiser (P/OF) - looking to prove Beth Kurtt wrong when she voted him as the Nick Joos Disappointment of the Year in 2007; just happy to be playing on real grass
Casey Kurtt (C/2B) - returns to full-time status after giving birth to an astonishingly-cute baby boy (paternity tests pending)
Kevin Kurtt (SS/UT) - packed on some ample winter weight in the offseason to bolster his inconsistent power hitting; will battle to keep his starting position at SS
Ryan Maus (OF) - appears on the preseason Shane Sandersfeld Memorial MVP Watch List; will his pending unemployment be a distraction this season?
Kevin Noth (OF/1B) - defending Shane Sandersfeld Memorial MVP; out to prove to management that he's worth a lucrative multi-year contract (management not so sure about that)
Meghan Potter (OF) - preseason frontrunner for the Gerry DiNardo/Glen Mason Comeback Player of the Year award
Matt Slieter (UT) - unknown commodity; a wily journeyman who's looking to prove that not all men's basketball SIDs are physically and mentally fragile
Andrea Smith (3B) - still short, but now a short, high-powered attorney who will serve as the franchise's general counsel for all contract negotiations
Jim Strick (UT) - tall; has plans on replacing Kurtt at shortstop just like he replaced Kurtt as men's hockey SID
Emily Wood (UT) - enters season on disabled list; out to prove she's more than just a sparkplug

Key Additions: Alyssa Downing, Matt Slieter, Jim Strick
Key Losses: Kyle Coughlin, Alicia Jerome, Tory Kukowski
Possible Subs: Cahty Behr, Garry Bowman, Chris Cords, Phil Esten, Katie Fornasiere, Kristin Hill, Matt Schroeder, Nate Selvig, Tyler Thomson, Michelle Train, Doug Vose, Kristine Yorde
Tentative Season Opener: April 29

2007 Boom Goes the Dynamite Team Awards – Summer Season

Shane Sanderfeld Memorial MVP: Kevin Noth (runner-up: Steve Geller)
- Comments on Noth: None
- Comments on Geller: "based on the number of weekly MVP honors he brought home and the fact that he is Shane's best friend,"
- Also receiving votes: Kevin Kurtt 3, Kyle Coughlin 2 ("Since I know he is itching to vote for himself I will do it for him"), Alicia Jerome, Tory Kukowski, The waitress at Corner Bar ("She always made me feel good")

Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl Playoff MVP: Kevin Noth (runner-up: Steve Geller)
- Comments on Noth: "the streak continues," "without question," "the definition of 'clutch,'" "When do we start just calling this the Kevin Noth Playoff MVP Award? When they make a miniseries about Boom Goes the Dynamite (just like Bronx is Burning) on ESPN10 in 2040 they will talk about the antics of 'Mr. August' Kevin Noth. Chronicling the first time he stepped on the field for Boom in the playoffs with a wife beater, his stunning and confusing catch against Chicks with RAC's to his great performance against Chicks with RAC's in the semifinals.
- Also receiving votes: N/A

Duffy’s Pizza Unsung Hero Award: Emily Wood (runner-up: Andrea Smith)
- Comments on Wood: "Battled back from severe wrist injury to become a regular again on Boom Goes the Dynamite. Always hit the ball hard and played wherever needed." "She can throw the ball back to the pitcher better than anyone"
- Comment on Dré: "Having her at third provieds a lot of defensive options"
- Also receiving votes: Kyle Coughlin 2, Chris Cords, Aaron DeBerg, Steve Geller, Peyton N. Owens III, Meghan Potter, Emily Wood

Victory Sports Silver Stick Award: Steve Geller (runner-up: Jeff Keiser)
- Comments on Geller: None
- Comment on Keiser: "He has started to fall off a little since entering his 30's and he should more then likely be traded for some new bats during the offseason. However, he still continues to be a consistent presence at the plate. Also Chris Cords' just missed the minimum 5 AB needed to be eligible for this award.
- Also receiving votes: Kyle Coughlin 2, Alicia Jerome 2, Tory Kukowski 2, Ryan Maus 2 ("Love the swing. I would vote for Geller, but the swing and miss hurts his chances", Kevin Noth 2, Meghan Potter, Andrea Smith

Lady Byng Sportsmanship Award: Andrea Smith (runners-up: Kevin Kurtt, Emily Wood)
- Comment on Dré: None
- Comment on KK: "only one on the team not to have a tirade or to use profanity
- Also receiving votes: Ryan Maus 2 ("I'm just assuming a guy who is a serial smiler must be a pretty good sport," "because he can't stop smiling! He's too nice!"), Kyle Coughlin, Katie Fornasiere, Steve Geller, Lisa Hardy, Jeff Keiser, Maggie ("Never argued with the umps and kept an even keel throughout the season")

Garry Bowman Leadership Award: Kevin Kurtt (runner-up: Jeff Keiser)
- Comment on KK: "Handled dog, parents, sister, pregnant wife and child, and playing duties most games"
- Comment on Keiser: "Despite the fact that he had two semifinals losses this year, following up a season where manager/owner/player Steve Geller helped guide the team to a 28-0 record and two titles."
- Also receiving votes: Kevin Noth 2, Kyle Coughlin, Steve Geller, Lisa Hardy, Alicia Jerome, None

Emily Wood Team Spirit Award: Kevin Noth (runner-up: Emily Wood)
- Comments on Noth: None
- Comment on Wood: "Once again why would you give it to anyone else?"
- Also receiving votes: Michelle Train 3, Lisa Hardy 2, Kristine Yorde 2, Steve Geller, Ryan Maus

Fox 9 News Courage and Love of the Game Award: Steve Geller and Emily Wood (runners-up: Tory Kukowski, Kevin Kurtt, Kevin Noth)
- Comments on Geller: "Courage to wear sweatpants in 90 degree heat and love of the game to wear sweat pants in 90 degree heat just so he can slide
- Comments on Wood: None
- Comment on Noth: "For his heroics and enthusiasm against Chicks with RAC's in the playoffs. He might still be sitting at the Corner Bar because he used all his energy for the playoffs."
- Also receiving votes: Chris Cords ("It takes courage to be Cords"), Alicia Jerome, Koda ("Still can't believe she recovered from the line drive to the face"), Peyton N. Owens III, Andrea Smith, Michelle Train

Potbelly Sandwich Works Most Improved Player: Kevin Noth (runner-up: Kristine Yorde)
- Comments on Noth: "He fell down much less this season," "For the first time since Boom, he rarely struck out and was actually a visible contributor before the playoffs started"
- Also receiving votes: Katie Fornasiere 2, Chris Cords ("The fact that he actually positively contributed to the team was an improvement from my expectations"), Jeff Keiser,Tory Kukowski, Emily Wood, Anyone but Potter and Jerome ("What happened to them?")

Emily Wickstrom Grit/Determination Award: Steve Geller (runners-up: Tory Kukowski and Kevin Noth)
- Comments on Geller: None
- Comment on Kuko: "He was determined to go out in style"
- Comment on Noth: "When I think of a pale-skinned bald guy with short shorts, that just says grit."
- Also receiving votes: Lisa Hardy 2, Andrea Smith 2 ("very intense"), Kristine Yorde 2, Kyle Coughlin, Katie Fornasiere, Steve Geller, Kevin Kurtt, Michelle Train ("For covering football practice during the playoffs and volunteering to work St. John's practices on Tuesday, so Kevin Kurtt was free and clear to participate in round one of the playoffs.")

Tory Kukowski Memorial Rookie of the Year: Ryan Maus (runner-up: Chris Cords)
- Comments on Maus: "It's only appropriate, right?" "It is time for Boom to cut bait and start over with future up and comers. Bring back Kuko, sign Schroeder and dump the wasteful contracts of Coughlin, Geller and Noth - who will be too expensive due to his demands after his playoff performance."
- Also receiving votes: Kristine Yorde 3, Jordan Gigli, Matt Schroeder

Jeannie/Cowboy Bob Superfan Award: Michelle Train (runner-up: Beth Kurtt)
- Comment on Train: "Train wins this easily, although I was impressed that the Kurtts showed up when Kevin was not even playing. Oh and big news our first foray into live stats was met with mixed results. We have 300 hits for our live stats for the playoffs. Unfortunately they all came from some apartment complex in Champaign, Ill. and there was anonymous request to get live video and put the camera on Coda and Cooper the whole game."
- Also receiving votes: Jim Kurtt 3, Emily Wickstrom 2 ("she's there in spirit", "she was vested in that team as she was with the hopeless Gopher men's basketball squad"), Chris Cords, Pam Hardy ("has become as critical as the Kurtts"), Casey Kurtt

Goldy’s Gang Mascot of the Year: Cooper (runner-up: Maggie)
- Comment on Cooper: "She avoided getting arrested this time around."
- Comment on Maggie: "My favorite Lassie look-a-like. She has probably moved into my top-five favorite list. Why can't all dogs be this well-behaved?"
- Also receiving votes: Koda 2 ("she likes me better than Cooper does"), Hate 'em all

Burrito Loco Best 10-Day Acquisition Award: Ryan Maus (runner-up: Kristine Yorde)
- Comments on Maus: "Who else? Made a sweet catch in center," "Potter acqusition I. No wait, PA II. Or was it III? Ah forget it. Just give it to Ryan Maus," "Best 10-day pickup since Tyler Thomson. If he is here next year, we will build the Boom franchise around him."
- Also receiving votes: Chris Cords, Alyssa Downing, Katie Fornasiere, Jordan Gigli, Peyton N. Owens III, Michelle Train, Jerome’s neighbor, Potter Acquisition I, II, and III

Nick Joos/M. Lochrem Biggest Disappointment “Award”: Meghan Potter (runner-up: Tory Kukowski)
- Comments on Pottsie: "Does she even know how to hustle? Did she really play college sports?"
- Also receiving votes: Alicia Jerome 2 ("Make me belive that you care a little"), Garry Bowman ("What? I had to stop giving to Lochrem"), Kyle Coughlin ("for typically mailing it in"), Steve Geller, Jordan Gigli, Lisa Hardy, Jeff Keiser, Laura Kurtt, Shane Sandersfeld, Matt Schroeder ("lost like five cell phones")

Cy Young, brought to you by Icy Hot: Kyle Coughlin (runner-up: Steve Geller)
- Comments on KC: "I was stellar," "Saved us from any appearances from Steven 'Wild Thing' Geller this season"
- Comments on Geller: "The Matt Garza of Boom"
- Also receiving votes: Lisa Hardy, Alicia Jerome, I don’t know what Cy Young is

Gold Glove, presented by Isotoner: Kevin Kurtt, Kevin Noth, Andrea Smith, Ryan Maus and Steve Geller
- Comments on the winners: "The usual staples get these honors. They might just be living off their rep at this point like in the Major Leagues with Gold Gloves but that is fine. Ryan Maus also gets because of the great catch against Chicks With RAC's, despite some erratic throwing in his first day of action with team Boom."
- Also receiving votes: Jeff Keiser 3, Katie Fornasiere 2, Tory Kukowski 2, Alicia Jerome 2, Chris Cords, Lisa Hardy, Jerome's Neighbor, Meghan Potter

Gregg Shimanski Executive of the Year: Jeff Keiser (Runner-up: Meghan Potter)
- Comments on Keiser: "aka Terry Ryan," "Me. I worked hard."
- Comments on Pottsie: "Saved Boom from the first forfeit in franchise history," "Keiser has yet to lead this team to a championship. We want Geller!"
- Also receiving votes: Kevin Kurtt ("for his willingness to put money in front of principle and cash a check with Bucky Badger on it.")

Marvin Geller Lifetime Achivement Award: Steve Geller and Maggie (runner-up: Kyle Coughlin)
- Comments on Geller: None
- Comments on Maggie: None
- Comments on KC: "Could it really be the end?"
- Also receiving votes: Tory Kukowski 2, Kevin Kurtt 2 ("He started the franchise and is still a big part of it during what could have been the final season"), Michelle Train 2 ("For her undying devotion"), Chris Cords ("For unexpectedly displaying some sort of athletic ability")


Bobby Z’S Kodak Moments of the Year:
• Cooper chasing Noth around the basepaths in the quarterfinal win over the Ligers
• Kevin Noth’s diving catch of a foul popup in the semifinal loss to Chicks with RAC’s
• Tory Kukowski’s performance in his final game in a Boom uniform (vs. Cobra Kai Dojo)
• Kevin Noth’s whole game against Chicks with RAC’s in the semifinals
• Jeff Keiser’s catch on the sinking liner to clinch first game of the playoffs vs. BobLobLaw’s Blog
• Andrea Smith and Alicia Jerome both beating the leftfielder from Chicks from RAC’s (in the semifinals), to actually remind us that they did play softball in college
• Chris Cords’ shocking 4-for-4 performance vs. Team Neil
• Steve Geller’s over-the-shoulder catch in an easy 15-5 victory over playoff finalist Sugar
• Guy from Chicks with RAC’s hitting two no-doubters off Kyle Coughlin in the season opener
• Steve Geller’s t-shirts
• Ryan Maus’ catch vs. Chicks with RAC’s in the semifinals
• Kyle Coughlin’s pitching consistently
• Kevin Noth’s seventh-inning slam in the semifinals vs. Chicks with RAC’s
• Tory Kukowski and Peyton N. Owens III collision in the outfield vs. Cobra Kai Dojo
• Kyle Coughlin and Kevin Noth rounding the bases together
• Tory Kukowski almost taking Kevin Noth’s head off with a liner towards first vs. Cobra Kai Dojo
• Kevin Noth showing up for game vs. Show me Your Tiff’s and knowing none of the guys
• Alicia pitching five scoreless innings before walking in four vs. Show me Your Tiffany’s
• Steve Geller, Kevin Noth, Kevin Kurtt

The Steak Knife Bloopers of the Year:
• Steve Geller’s strikeout vs. Pink Tacos on a ball that was probably eight feet high
• Lisa Hardy’s strikeout vs. Chicks with RAC’s
• Kevin Noth’s strikeout vs. Cobra Kai Dojo
• Kristine Yorde’s strikeout vs. Cobra Kai Dojo
• Kevin Kurtt taking a ground ball to the face vs. Cobra Kai Dojo
• Tory Kukowski and Peyton N. Owens III collision in the outfield vs. Cobra Kai Dojo
• The “shift” working to perfection against Tory Kukowski vs. Cobra Kai Dojo
• Steve Geller maiming Sugar’s third basewoman with a line drive
• Kevin Noth over-running third base on a stand-up triple
• Kevin Noth giving Kevin Kurtt the stop sign as third base coach when the ball hadn’t even reached the cut
• Maggie eating a dead bunny in the win over Sugar
• Alicia Jerome letting a trio of ground balls go by at third base vs. Cobra Kai Dojo
• Kevin Noth’s catch against with Chicks with RAC’s in the semifinals – it was great and comical all at the same time
• Cooper doing her best impression of the fan who ran around the bases with Hank Aaron during “715” when Kevin Noth went yard against the Ligers.
• Testing the “fielding ability” of Pink Taco’s catcher
• Any time Kyle Coughlin runs the bases
• Jeff Keiser in the outfield
• Alicia Jerome’s altercation with Shane’s ump regarding BobLobLaw’s Blog player over-running second base
• Kyle Coughlin’s injuries
• Kevin Noth bringing back the wife-beater
• Kevin Noth’s cocoa butter
• Loss against Show Me Your Tiffany’s where Kyle Coughlin, Steve Geller, Kevin Kurtt and Jeff Keiser were missing, then compliance was supposed to fill in and they were all missing and then Meghan Potter’s friends along with Alicia Jerome’s neighbor saving the forfeit.
• Kevin Noth’s comment of “I did not know anyone on that team.”
• Jim Kurtt yelling, “Season’s over.”
• Kevin Noth or Geller – I’m sure they had a few to pick from…
• Kyle Coughlin

Most Awards Won
Steve Geller 5
Kevin Noth 5
Ryan Maus 3
Kevin Kurtt 2
Andrea Smith 2
Emily Wood 2

Most Times Runner-Up
Steve Geller 3
Tory Kukowski 3
Jeff Keiser 2
Kevin Kurtt 2
Kevin Noth 2
Emily Wood 2
Kristine Yorde 2

No Votes Received
Jay Larson