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The Lost Summers

01/25/2014, 12:00am EST

By Carmine Siracusa

The Top Ten Teams Who Never Won A 5th Boro Softball Champions

Best Softball Teams in 5^th Boro History

Let’s be honest, everyone thinks their 5^th boro team is the best ever. And I’m sure if player X didn’t drop that pop up, or if player Y didn’t ground into that double play then you would be wearing your exclusive championship hoodie as you read this article. I get it, I’ve been on great teams myself, and in the end, all we had to show for it was great memories. But hey, that’s what this leagues all about. Here’s my list of top 10 teams that made it oh so close to being called champions. (Note: This list reflects on my time in 5^th boro, which started with the 2011 season)

Two words to describe this team: Defense and Pitching. This team scored 59 runs in their first 9 games, but gave up only 28. In addition to TJ Slyman’s no hitter, this team squared off with the Masterbatters twice in the regular season losing two close games.  A regular season record of 7-3 gave them the #3 seed in the weekday playoffs. They’d make it all the way to the weekday championship, before eventually losing 2 games to 1to their Thursday division rivals Masterbatters.

Walls of Jericho came into fall ball as a return team to 5^th boro. They proved in the past that they had potential to be a dangerous team come playoff time, but it showed all throughout the fall ball season. Sporting a 9-1 regular season record, highlighted by handing the Goodfellas their only regular season loss, WOJ earned the number one seed in the early division playoffs. They would advance to the final four, only to be beaten in the rematch with the same Goodfellas.

If you played 5^th boro in 2012, you probably remember that the Sunday division was the equivalent of the SEC of college football. Between the Goonies, Rugged, Knuckleheads, and Chirpers, there was enough talent to win any division in the league. But the rookie team took the cake. Joining the league for the first time in 2012, Delta Con survived the gauntlet, knocking off all teams that stood in their way. After a memorable 9 inning playoff win over a then 12-1 Class Acts team, Delta Con, advanced all the way to the final four. They would fall to eventual 5^th Boro champion Goodfellas in a best 2 of 3 series. This team embodied how a family plays ball together.

I have to admit, going into opening day 2013 as a member of Los Gatos Negros, I was confident that we would not only win every game but mercy a good number on our way to a second championship. And then came opening day. The Kekembas team came to play; defeating the former champs game 1. I remember someone saying that it was a huge upset, but the Kekembas didn’t think that way, and soon after no one else did either. Led by the Mcnichol brothers, this team would cruise to an 11-1 record before their highly anticipated rematch with LGN in the Wednesday division title game. LGN got their revenge, ending the Kekembas season, but the Kekembas gained the respect of the league as a new team to watch.

 

6) The Swingers, 2011 Wednesday Division

In my first season in the league, I remember there was this one team that we just couldn’t beat. And neither could most of the league. Wednesday Division champion Swingers were led by hefty lefty captain Virgil and star players Dave Berenbaum and Vin D’Amato. Their timely hitting and great defense make them one of the most memorable teams to play in 5^th yet. They also had the nicest jerseys in the league, which some speculate intimidated other teams pre-game. The Swingers would finish the regular season with an 8-2 record, eventually losing late in the playoffs via upset. Although the season ended in disappointing style, Virgil and the Swingers always made the best of it like the family they are.

Coming off a first round exit in the 2012 summer playoffs, and a fall ball worth not mentioning, the Chirpers came into a crowded 2013 Sunday division with something to prove. The Palumbo brothers added a few pieces to their team to go with their talented line up, and of course, had their radio blasting at every game with the same cd from 2002. Taking out the Goonies on opening day, they would go undefeated in the rain shortened regular season schedule, proving their dominance by beating teams such as Delta Con and Paramount Fencing. However the streak came to a halt when the Chirpers were upset by old foe Goonies in the Sunday Division championship game.

This team was mean. Best word to describe it. They literally bashed everyone they played against, and this was the season after they had won the league championship. Behind the bats of Durak, Hood, Kopeloff, Santaniello, Gramps, Pierson, Gervasi, and I’m probably forgetting a few key players, the Bullshead Knuckleheads picked up right where they left off and started the season 12-0, mercying almost every game in that span. In almost ironic fashion, the Knuckleheads would lose in a best 2 of 3 series to the up and coming Los Gatos Negros, who were in the same position that the Knuckleheads were in a year earlier on their way to the ship. Having played in that series I will attest to one thing, the Knuckleheads had some internal problems at the worst time causing them to lose their grasp on the league. Nevertheless, they still have the best line up to ever play 5^th Boro.

After winning it all in 2011, LGN was hurt by injuries in 2012, and was denied their chance to repeat as champions by eventual weekday champion Masterbatters. But captain Anthony Cimaglia went back to the drawing board and brought in 2 infield studs and the oldest pitcher in the league, and it worked perfectly. After losing opening day, LGN went over 3 months before losing again. 3 months. That equates to 12 consecutive victories. Based on talent, this was by far the best team to ever play 5^th Boro. With 3 league MVPs on the field, a gold glove at every position, and the veteran experience of going all the way this was the team to beat. Playing Burning Chronic in the weekday championship, LGN finally met their match by the name of Anthony Gross. The vet lefty pitched 9 innings of excellence holding LGN to their lowest run total in 3 months and leaving them with another summer’s wait before championship number 2.

I’d never seen a team that won so many games so effortlessly as the Masterbatters did in 2012. When you look at this team, the one stat that pops off the page is their runs allowed. 11 in 10 games. I’ll make the bet now that no one will ever come close to that again, and when I say close I mean within 10 runs. With Mike Ostrow on the mound, Prettyboy and Jen up the middle, and Rich Collyer, CW, and Pat catching everything hit in the outfield this team went undefeated in the regular season. They advanced all the way to the championship series as heavy favorites against a veteran Goodfellas squad. After taking game 1, MB would blow a one run lead late in the decisive game 3 to lose the championship.

The Goodfellas in 2011 were very similar to 2008 Patriots of the NFL. They had great leadership all around the team. Their lineup was breaking records and they even had league MVP Lou Hollywood leading off for them. They started the season 14-0, the best start by any team in 5^th history, and another stat that may never be broken. They dominated a very game Saturday division at the berry homes, only to return to their home field for the championship series. And unfortunately like the Pats, they were up against a Cinderella team that no one ever expected to be there. After losing their first game of the summer to LGN, the Goodfellas won via mercy in game 2. But superstar Pete Dinolfo blasted 2 home runs and Julianne Venturino was the unexpected hero that ended the Goodfellas excellent season, innings away from a championship victory. The pain wouldn’t last long, as they would go on to win the championship the next summer.

(CO) 5th Boro at one point had 12 football teams at one point and out of all the teams that played in the league it was no secret that dynasty was the team to beat for years of the leagues existence... 
now that the dynasty team has been elected to the hall of fame what does that mean to you as the captain of the team?


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Mike Orlando
1. It's a good thing to see your team go into the hall of fame I reamber first season when we started wearing yellow shirts to being undefeated for 3 yrs nd winning championships nd everyone hated us
  

(CO) What was your favorite moment in 5th boro football and 
who was your biggest rival?

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  (MO) my favorite moment in 5th boro football was when we were loosing the championship game to cigs team nd everyone was there watching sayin it wasn't our time to win again nd we came back nd won the championship nd everyone kept quite. .i don't think I had a rival in football I think everyone just hated when they saw they had to play us we were everyone ealse rival lol
  


(CO) That was a great game it was fun to be a part of… many teams wanted the opportunity to stop the streak when your team finally lost what was the feeling amongst the team?

season is good I think we could of won some of those games that we lost but what you gunna do. i expect to finish this season as champions .i see the league getting better nd better I rember when basketball started there was 8 teams now there like 50 sum thing nd I always tell people join the basketball league it's fun nd the cheapest league on Staten Island nd worth it.

By Chris Ostrow

1. 
   The First Game Jitters
   
2. 
   A Facebook Status that created a league
   
3. 
   The Night Game- DCS GOT UPSET BY THE GHOSTS IN MILLERFIELD
   
4. 
   WHERE BASKETBALL IN THE MORNING/AFTERNOON & SOFTBALL AT NIGHT THEN PARTY AT A BAR ALL NIGHT HAPPENS---- THEN DO IT AGAIN THE NEXT DAY!!
   
5. 
   THE Championship Game That Never Ended DCS vs The Goonies
   
6. 
   Where we have the Meat, The Guzzles, The Swingers & The Shockers
   
7. 
   Don’t BE Rugged be a Rock
   
8. 
   Original Six
   
9. 
   The Catch that Mike Ostrow made in Tysons Park to defeat the Swingers in a huge upset
   
10. 
    The Home Run hit by Greg from one field to the next
    
11. 
    Where the Cinderella LGN champions defeated the Goodfellas in a best two of three season.
    
12. 
    The Swingers Championship title dreams where kept on ice literally as the Knuckleheads and gramps had other ideas.
    
13. 
    The Rain GAME--- Rugged vs Brew Crew and The Fam vs The Goonies
    
14. 
    All-Star Games at Southbeach and people stop and watch at the board and you feel like a celebrity on a beautiful night in the summer.
    
15. 
    Where Triple A won the first Fall Ball Championship
    
16. 
    Where every game counts
    
17. 
    When you were younger you BBQed with your friends after the game but now you recap with them each week
    
18. 
    Where the Masterbatters and The Goodfellas squared off and the Lights Never Went on ( woops )
    
19. 
    Where Rugged literally threw away a chance at a championship when Justin threw down to first base.
    
20. 
    Where the Tribe & LGN rivalry existed
    
21. 
    We Play For August
    
22. 
    The Sex Panthers are your 2013 Champions
    
23. 
    Sexpanthernation
    
24. 
    #Chirpernation
    
25. 
    Burning Chronic isn’t just a hobby for some it’s a name brand team that got hot at the right time…
    
26. 
    Where t.j slyman threw a no hitter
    
27. 
    Where nickys mets sings sexy can’t I on the pitchers mound
    
28. 
    Where matteo frish hit some old guys car and he shook his hand about it
    
29. 
    Where joe lucchini has played for every softball team in the league.. well at least it feels that way
    
30. 
    In a league where you can go winless in the reg season without cheating and go on to put it together as a team and win the c division championship… The Avengers
    
31. 
    The don freaking squad…. And that great story about a boy his medal and his grandpa
    
32. 
    Bockerball
    
33. 
    Where the goonies screaming on a Sunday is typical Sunday tradition on staten island.
    
34. 
    Where sportingwood is in first place.. then a natural disaster occurs… not a joke but only swood!
    
35. 
    Tysons park had the best crowds
    
36. 
    Delta con and a tim stack video
    
37. 
    Where you h ated but loved games at silverlakes
    
38. 
    Where rich doesn’t throw out little jen cause “his arm hurts”
    
39. 
    Where joey lucchini tags rich collyer out at the all-star game
    
40. 
    Where rich caught the brew crews ball bare handed and team sbag started…
    
41. 
    When I made the schedule around rich us open availability lol
    
42. 
    When franchise hit the ball to jennie on her cell phone and I stole second base on a girl.. team sbag haha
    
43. 
    The rhythm & brews/warriors rivalry
    
44. 
    Where new star teams are born such as the kekembas, and here comes the runs
    
45. 
    The masterbatters fam rivalry
    
46. 
    Hot girls playing sports =)
    
47. 
    Under the lights all-star games
    
48. 
    Party after it at big nose kates
    
49. 
    Life long memories each summer
    
50. 
    Stats—and now we keep records also!
    

51-100 REASONS POSTED IN NEXT MONTHS MAGAZINE SO STAY TUNED!!!

Special Thanks to everyone for reading this magazine I hope you enjoyed it…. In next months issue I shall be announcing who made the hall of fame so stay tuned for that… Many new interviews and this magazine is made off the contributions that you have made so anything you want to see featured please message me or email me and I will put it in here next month. I hope to see a bunch of new names on the player of the day list and photo of the week list… plus a few new champions ha ha!!! Good luck to everyone this month and thanks for making 5^th boro sports the success that it is all over New York City!!!

-Chris Ostrow with Atlanta braves prospect Anthony Varvaro.

Thanks Anthony for coming down and helping out with the coaches clinic at the South Shore YMCA. We had a great turn out a nd it was a lot of fun.

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about winning losing the points rebounds RBI touchdowns we score it's about the

people you meet the teammates you bond with memories you'll always have.