- Actual scores are hard to come
by up here, so we'll report them on Saturday's games, but
won't be able to before then. Sorry
- Weather: still beautiful,
sunny, slight breeze, 75.
- Both Long Beach Blue Dot and
Ft. Lauderdale Stingers were disqualified for having player
ratings that were too high for the B Division. When
Ft. Lauderdale found out late Friday night that they were
disqualified, they attacked the restaurant at the complex,
beating inanimate objects with their softball bats.
The police arrived Saturday morning to make sure there were
no further disturbances.
- #23 Motowomen.com, from San
Diego, were the lowest seed to make it to the finals.
- The chants of "Beat
LA" rang through the fields of the A and B
Championships. But, it wasn't to be. The LA
Stray Cats won their record eighth straight championship in
the A division and the #12 LA Destroyers took the B
Division. All told, the five championships were won by
two cities: LA/Long Beach won three and Ft. Lauderdale
won two.
- All week long, there were
rumors floating around about many of the teams
"cheating": lying about their player ratings to
play in a lower division. All told, only three teams
were actually disqualified, but the idea of cheating goes
against what the GSWS is, and should be, about. More
on this Monday.
- Texas fans have been the
loudest this week, with cans filled with rocks ringing
through the fields. The second loudest fans: the
women. Third: the Minnesotans.
- Check back Monday for some
thoughts on the LA Stray Cats, straight players in the Gay
World Series, and several recommendations for NAGAAA.
Also, the first annual Gay World Series Outsports Awards.
Cyd Zeigler
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OPEN A DIVISION
Finals score: LA
Straycats 14, San Francisco Seals 11.
Heading into the bottom of the
sixth inning, the Seals had pulled within 9-8. In the
bottom of the sixth, the Seals' third baseman committed an error
that allowed a Straycats' rally to run the score up to
14-8. At the top of the seventh with two outs, the Seals
mounted a rally of their own, scoring three runs. But
that's as close as they'd get.
OPEN B DIVISION
Finals score: LA Destroyers 11, San Diego Rich's 5
San Diego Rich's came out of the
losers bracket and beat the Destroyers in the first finals game,
10-8.
OPEN C DIVISION
Finals score: Ft. Lauderdale Stingrays 13, Dallas Poison 7
WOMEN'S COMPETITIVE DIVISION
Finals score: Long Beach
Yes I Am 13, Twin Cities Rebels 12
WOMEN'S ALTERNATIVE DIVISION
Finals score: Ft. Lauderdale
Just For Kicks 11, San Diego Womenmoto.com 7 After
the game, both teams were asked to stay at the field. A
team previously eliminated had challenged the Ft. Lauderdale
team's validity in the alternative division because they had a
professional softball player on their team. Because the
women's rules don't address professional players, the challenge
was declined. In the open division, a professional player
must play in the highest level--the A Division.
FRIDAY'S PHOTOS
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Lone Star State
fans |
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LA Bent members |
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TC Boom boys look
on |
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Post-game of San
Diego Rich's vs. Dallas Bandits |
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The Atlanta
Dramanotz take a refreshment break. |
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Two players from
San Diego Rich's relax. |
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larger view |
Members of the
Virginia Cavaliers |
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