Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:55:13 -0500 http://www.oslopretenders.com/ PostNuke Powered Site en-us http://www.oslopretenders.com/images/logo.gif http://www.oslopretenders.com/ dr@oslopretenders.com, glenn.wells@marlink.com http://www.oslopretenders.com/Article319.html In one of Norwegian baseball history’s most tense games ever, it was a spectacular 2-run, walk-off home run that propelled the Oslo Pretenders over the ØHIL Royals. With two outs in the bottom of the 8th, Leif Petter Sandvik’s tremendous shot gave Glenn Wells the complete-game win. Glenn struck out 4, walked 3 and plunked 2 batters. The regulation 7 innings had ended in a scoreless tie, testimony to the dominant pitching and solid, errorless defense of both teams. ØHIL’s starter Chris Abrahamsen, after having just scored the game’s only run in the 8th, took the mound to close out the contest. C Terje Hoaas led off with a walk but... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:55:13 -0500 http://www.oslopretenders.com/Article318.html Osterøy After a great last-inning-performance versus the Royals earlier in the same week to reclaim the top spot in the 1st division, the Pretenders went to the west-coast to battle against the Cheese-Eaters for a three-game-series. But with only 8 players they fell short to an aggressive hitting machine. With two loses they gave away their lead in the division and are now in need of a win against the Royals to manage to capture the League title in the last showdown next week. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:19:10 -0500 http://www.oslopretenders.com/Article317.html Rud Field, Tuesday, 05 August 2008: In a close contest in which every run proved critical, SP Glenn Wells pitched 4 and 2/3 innings to keep his Pretenders in striking range. Glenn struck out 4 and scattered 8 hits, but tired in the 5th and walked 3 consecutive batters (2 more walks than he surrendered in all of 2007). RP Kazuhiko Yamada took the mound with his squad down 4-2 with the bases loaded and two outs. The Japanese control artist pounded the strike zone with his consistent fastball and mean hook. Kaz got the final 7 outs, allowing just one run. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:27:23 -0500 http://www.oslopretenders.com/Article316.html On Saturday P2 squared up against the Kristiansand Suns for the first time ever. Kristiansand is the other new addition to the league this season, and came to Rud ready to play P2 in their second game ever in NBL. In their first, they had lost to Tåfis aka “los cubanos”. Their duel with P2 would only worsen their record (PS this report was written without the benefit of available scorecard, so it is recreated based on the reporter's [sometimes dubious] memory). Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:23:06 -0500 http://www.oslopretenders.com/Article315.html Sandvika, Bærum The Oslo Pretenders held their annual Hall of Phame party this past Saturday to celebrate Shaq and Mark as their 5th and 6th members of the Oslo Pretenders Hall of Phame. The party took place at Darren's Party House in Sandvika as the club had a nice BBQ party for the guest of honor. The party started after the 2nd P-League of the season. The Infidels beat the Redfox 10-6 and both teams are now tied with a 1-1 record for the season. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:03:31 -0500 http://www.oslopretenders.com/Article314.html P2 beat BI comfortably in their second meeting this season and won the series between the two teams 2 games to none. In their second meeting of the season, P2 decided not to overrun BI, but to let the bats do the speaking. Unfortunately, BI was only able to field 7 players, so the outcome was pretty much set before the game. Fri, 23 May 2008 04:22:40 -0500 http://www.oslopretenders.com/Article313.html Rommen, Oslo As Leif hit his 16th lifetime home-run in the previous game against Osterøy, all eyes were on Leif in the local match-up vs. the Alligators. With a home-run in this game, Ultra-Leif would have tied for first place with Glenn. However Leif received a letter right before the game started that shocked the entire club. It was obvious that the person behind this letter meant serious business. Sun, 18 May 2008 15:38:49 -0500 http://www.oslopretenders.com/Article312.html In a well played, close game, P2 beat Øhil 5-3. The team was able to pull off the victory due to two main things: Kaz’ excellent pitching and patience at the plate. Kaz pitched a complete game, striking out 13(!!!!) walking only 2(!!!!!), mixing speed and movement which kept the Øhil batters guessing (wrong) throughout the game. Only one of his runs were earned. Fri, 16 May 2008 15:51:24 -0500 http://www.oslopretenders.com/Article311.html With a brand-new look to the team, there was a lot of excitement surrounding P2’s 08 season opener. In addition their opponent was the NBL2s newest edition: The BI Titans. On a bright sunny day, BI took the field as P2 loaded their bats. Fri, 16 May 2008 02:45:33 -0500 http://www.oslopretenders.com/Article310.html Rommen, Oslo The Pretenders showed no mercy (until the 5th inning) as they smacked their way to victory over the Cheese-eaters from the west coast, beating the Osterøy team 18-3 on a sunny day at Rommen field. Ultra-Leif hit a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 3rd inning to tie the legendary Bob at 2nd place for most home-runs ever for a Pretender in Norway with 16. He is now only one shy of tying the blast-leader Glenn. In addition he also collected his 30th win in Norway. Wed, 14 May 2008 03:28:04 -0500 http://www.oslopretenders.com/Article309.html Rommen, Oslo The Oslo Pretenders got off to a great start this season as they beat the ØHIL Royals (formerly known as Bekkestua Dragons) 7-4 in an exciting season-opener at sunny Rommen Field. With several key players absent due to injuries and other not-so-related matters, there was a lot of excitement in the air before the game started. But the Pretenders have a very solid squad in 2008, and as soon as they got the lead they never looked back. Tue, 06 May 2008 09:56:05 -0500 http://www.oslopretenders.com/Article308.html The Grand Opener on May 3rd is just days away, and it is time to get serious and get ready for the soon-to-be-legendary-2008-season. It is the time to send your last prayers to your gods and hope for the best. A long and hard winter is behind us and the summer has finally had its first steps towards our city! So let’s get it on!! Who will win? Who will fail? And who will be the new star of the 2008 season? The almighty Stats Minister has yet again presented his predictions for the upcoming season. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:35:17 -0500 http://www.oslopretenders.com/Article307.html Oslo, Norway Every vote has been registered and we are now ready to announce our new members of the Oslo Pretenders Hall of Phame. The election was between Kjetil Johansen and Rommel Lagmay. In total, we had 11 voters - 6 from the P-board, 4 from the HOF members and the last one from the rest of the players in the club. The winner got an astonishing 8 out of 11 votes. In addition, the P-board voted to induct another member into the HOF, so this year we induct two new members. So let's welcome the 5th and 6th members of the Oslo Pretenders Hall of Phame! And they are..... Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:30:26 -0500 http://www.oslopretenders.com/Article306.html Oslo, Norway Oslo Pretenders Baseball Club is proud to present the candidates for the Pretenders Hall of Phame 2008. In the class of 2008 we only have two candidates, but nevertheless both of them are very deserving candidates. The voters are the members of the P-board plus the members of the Hall of Phame, meaning Don, Albert, Jimmy D and Kirby. In addition, the rest of the players in the organization together will count as one voter. And the candidates for the 2008 Hall of Phame are.... (In alphabetical order :) Sat, 22 Mar 2008 06:42:26 -0500 http://www.oslopretenders.com/Article305.html Bucharest, Romania Some weeks ago the Baseball world was turned upside down, a mayor in a French town was revoking the rights to a baseball field for the local team The Grape Crushers, due to the fact they’re playing a sport that Americans invented. This was shocking news, the outpour of support and contributions led by Mister-Baseball.com gave the mayor no choice but to change his tune. He then declared that Baseball played in his district will now be called Balldeaux and therefore no longer have the affiliation of being an American sport. Fri, 07 Mar 2008 03:57:02 -0600 http://www.oslopretenders.com/Article304.html Oslo, Norway Oslo Pretenders Baseball Club invites everyone over 15 years to an open tryout on Sunday February 24th at Hangarn (Vahls gate 4 at Grønnland) from 12-2 PM. The tryout will mainly be for our 2nd team which is playing in the 2nd division in the Norwegian Baseball League. Pre-knowledge of baseball is not required. We will provide with necessary baseball equipment at the tryout. For more information please contact Terje Hoaas at backstop@oslopretenders.com or phone number 9245 0245 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:46:39 -0600 http://www.oslopretenders.com/Article303.html Oslo, Norway The European Cup Qualifier tournaments have now officially been posted and the Oslo Pretenders will participate in Kutno, Poland on June 16-21st. A total of 6 teams will be competing in the tournament in Kutno in a round-robin competition. There will be a final on the last day between team 1 and 2. And the other teams in this tournament are...... Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:27:56 -0600 http://www.oslopretenders.com/Article302.html The year 2007 is entering its final day which means it is time to look back at another great year for the greatest ball club in Norway. 2007 is the year the Pretenders clinched their 11th League title, 13th NM title and 10th Double. P2 fought hard and ended up in 3rd place in the 2nd division and was a bad umpire decision away from a possible bronze in the NM. P1 ended a record winning streak in Norwegian baseball with 56 wins in a row. Internationally the Pretenders crash-landed after a historic performance the year before, but overall the Pretenders had a lot to look back on both on and off the field. Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:48:46 -0600 http://www.oslopretenders.com/Article301.html Høvik, Bærum The annual P-awards were presented last Saturday at Darren's during the traditional Seaso-wrap party for the Pretenders. With a total of 27 awards for P1, P2 and PL combined, there were many candidates in attendance - in the hope of capturing some of the spotlight. And the winners are..... Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:28:15 -0600 http://www.oslopretenders.com/Article300.html (Oslo, Oct 7, 2007) Behind their newest star, August Casson, the Oslo Pretenders coasted to an 11-3 victory to capture the gold in the decisive third game of Norway’s national baseball championship series. To call Augie the hero of the game is a grand understatement. Not only did he pitch the complete-game win, he also smashed the go-ahead grand slam that sparked the Pretenders’ huge rally in the 3rd, from which Bekkestua never recovered. Though his parents named him August, his teammates are calling him Mr. October. Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:16:27 -0500 http://www.oslopretenders.com/Article299.html Rommen, Oslo The NM Finals of 2007 are not over yet as the games on Saturday got rained out and then the teams won one game each on Sunday to postpone the announcement for the Champions of 2007. The Pretenders won the first game 7-2, but then Bekkestua came back and won a nail-biter of a game 1-0 in the second game. Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:24:36 -0500 http://www.oslopretenders.com/Article298.html Rommen, Oslo P1 and P2 met for their first ever match-up in the NM semi finals and P1 showed no mercy to their franchise team-mates as they brutally destroyed their confidence by winning comfortably 19-1 and 21-6 in the best-of-three semi finals. This means that the first team is off the Finals and will battle against the Bekkestua Dragons in the best of three games. P2, on the other hand, is off to the Bronze Final and will face the Tåsen Hitmen. The Pretenders have a chance to be historic as no other club in Norway has ever won two medals in the same NM before. Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:22:59 -0500 http://www.oslopretenders.com/Article297.html Rommen, Oslo The Oslo Pretenders lost yet another game to the Bekkestua Dragons last Sunday as they got their biggest loss of the millennium in the 4-12 defeat to the team from Bærum. The loss represented the biggest loss since the finals in 1999 were the Pretenders lost 3-12 to Bekkestua. With two losses in a row the NM looks wide open and the General Manager for the Oslo Pretenders - Mullah - had to answer several questions from the critical press after the game. Tue, 11 Sep 2007 05:18:43 -0500 http://www.oslopretenders.com/Article296.html Barcelona, Spain The European Championship (A-pool) starts this weekend in Barcelona as the top 12 nations in Europe will battle for the glory. Until this year, only two nations have ever won the title - Italy and the Netherlands - but will a new nation capture the title this year? The greatest thing with the European Championship this year is that you can watch it LIVE on the internet fro free! Fri, 07 Sep 2007 02:58:38 -0500 http://www.oslopretenders.com/Article295.html Rommen, Oslo The CS Beavers beat the Red Hawks 10-4 in the 8th and finale game of the P-League to clinch the first ever P-League Title in the history. With both team's Aces on the mound, the drama and excitement was established before the game started. But only one team could win the highly prestigious P-League Title and in the end it was a matter of Kiai. Mon, 03 Sep 2007 06:08:51 -0500