Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E East Boston Bombers 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 6 1 Revere Rockies 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 11 2

The Rockies win the playoff series 3-1 against East Boston. Congratulations to East Boston on a great year and a hard fought, clean, series. The Rockies took the early lead scoring 2 runs in the 1st and 1 in the second, highlighted by a monster 3B by Chad Conner. Sean Magee pitched a gem until the 5th inning when the EB bats rattled Magee to score 3 runs and tie the game at 3-3. A leadoff HBP to DeFillipo of EB came back to hurt the Rockies as he scored on a single by Navarro to take the lead in the top of the 7th. But the Rockies top of the order was coming up. A leadoff walk to Bucciarelli, a single by Jalbert, an RBI single by Moran, and a HBP to Spitz set the stage for Chad Conner coming to the plate with the bases loaded and the scored tied at 4-4. Chad lined a 2-2 pitch into the RF gap to plate the winning run. Conner ended 3-4 on the day.

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Mon, 14 August, 7:30PM, at Fallon Field
Revere Rockies 6, East Boston Bombers 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E East Boston Bombers 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 0 Revere Rockies 0 6 0 0 0 0 x 6 12 2

WP: Kilduff LP: Mish SV: Guerino The Rockies bats exploded today to give the Rockies a 2-1 advantage in this best of 5 series. Steve Corda (2B, 1B), Kyle Philson (2B, 2B), Kevin Spitz (2B, 1B, 1B), and Sean Magee (1B, 1B) all had multihit performances. Ken Kilduff allowed just 1ER through 6 innings to get the win. He SO 7 and walked just 1. Luke Guerino came in to get the save pitching a scoreless 7th. For East Boston, leadoff hitter DeFillipo had 3 of the 5 hits and scored 1 Run.

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Sun, 13 August, 7:00PM, at Noyes Field
Revere Rockies 6, East Boston Bombers 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Revere Rockies 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 6 8 1 East Boston Bombers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2

Tom Levett pitched a great game for the Rockies. After giving up the 1 run in the first inning on 3 hits, he settled down to face just 19 batters over the next 6 innings.

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Sat, 12 August, 7:00PM, at Noyes Field
East Boston Bombers 8, Revere Rockies 7

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Revere Rockies 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 7 5 0 East Boston Bombers 0 2 0 0 5 0 1 8 11 4

The East Boston Bombers won their first playoff game in franchise history beating back the veteran Revere Rockies 8-7 at a festive Noyes Park. After three Bomber miscues in the sixth sandwiched around a pair of Rockie doubles by Moran and Magee tied the score with a big five run inning, Mike Wan led off the seventh with a perfect bunt for a base hit. Steve Walsh then walked followed by a Derrick Plante base hit to score Wan and end the game. Kris "weasel" Ireland played big offensively and defensively (3RBI'S) for the winners. Jay Defillippo, Mike Navarro, and Mike Adesa each had a pair of hits. Magee reached base three times for the Rockies.

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Mon, 7 August, 7:30PM, at Balch Field Norwood
Roslindale Bluefish 5, East Boston Bombers 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E East Boston Bombers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 2 Roslindale Bluefish 0 3 2 0 0 0 x 5 12 1

WP: Demers 8-2 LP: Gemma 1-3 Bluefish finish 2nd YBL Regular Season with a 2nd 20+ win season. More to come shortly....

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Thu, 3 August, 8:00PM, at Noyes Field
East Boston Bombers 3, South End Astros 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E South End Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 East Boston Bombers 0 0 0 0 0 3 x 3 2 1

Mike Lush tuned up for the playoffs striking out ten (six looking) as the Bombers showed they can rely on the gloves and pitching with a 3-0 win at Noyes Park. The South Ends Perez was impressive also with five shutout innings for the Astros. The Bombers will now scoreboard watch to see if they can win the Tarpey Conference before Mondays finale in Norwood vs. the Bluefish.

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Tue, 1 August, 8:00PM, at Noyes Field
Roslindale Bluefish 2, East Boston Bombers 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Roslindale Bluefish 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 1 East Boston Bombers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

Tuesday Night's Bluefish/Bombers game was a matchup of 2 of the top pitchers in the YBL, Roslindale's Chris Demers vs. E.Boston's Dan D'Elia. Scoreless after 3 innings, Chris Santosuosso led off the 4th with a single, and scored on a mammoth Triple by Nick Rossi 1 hopping the backstop in dead center making it 1-0 Bluefish. Rossi scored when the next batter JJ DePalma grounded out. That was it for scoring. Chris Demers pitched a complete game 2 hit shutout, giving up his first hit in the 5th inning. D'Elia lived up to his 9-1 record, giving up 5 hits and 2 runs, while walking 2 and striking out 6.

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Thu, 27 July, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
East Boston Bombers 4, Brighton Black Sox 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E East Boston Bombers 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 6 1 Brighton Black Sox 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 2

THE TWO HOTTEST TEAMS IN THE YAWKEY LEAGUE HOOKED UP FOR A GREAT GAME AT ROGERS PARK. THE BOMBERS ONCE AGAIN CAME FROM BEHIND TO BEAT THE BLACK SOX 4-2 IN EXTRAS AS BOMBER PITCHERS MIKE LUSH AND MIKE MISH WORKED OUT OF BASES LOADED JAMS DURING THE CONTEST TO GET THE W. EAST BOSTON USED THEIR SMALL BALL GAME TO TIE AND TAKE THE LEAD WITH 3 BUNTS TO MOVE THE RUNNERS AROUND AND THE YAWKEY LEAGUES LEADING RBI MAN MIKE NAVARRO CAME THROUGH WITH A SAC FLY IN THE EIGHTH. BLACK SOX PITCHER COLIN EASTMANN PITCHED A GUTTY GAME FOR THE SOX KEEPING THEM IN POSITION TO WIN, BUT MIKE MISH DID WHAT HE HAS DONE ALL YEAR FOR THE BOMBERS IN RELIEF, GET OUTS IN HIS THREE INNINGS OF WORK. PLAYOFF ATMOSPHERE AS THESE TWO COULD BE SEEING EACH OTHER AGAIN.

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Tue, 25 July, 8:00PM, at Noyes Field
East Boston Bombers 9, Revere Rockies 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Revere Rockies 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 7 2 East Boston Bombers 0 1 1 1 5 1 x 9 13 1

DAN DELIA WON HIS NINTH GAME OF THE SEASON AS THE BOMBERS CLOSED IN ON A PLAYOFF BERTH WITH A 9-3 WIN OVER THE ROCKIES AT NOYES. BOB KNIFFEN HAD THREE HITS AND KNOCKED IN THREE WHILE MIKE WAN, MIKE LUSH, AND MIKE WAN HAD TWO HITS EACH IN THE BOMBER 13 HIT ATTACK. ROCKIE DH CONNER HAD TWO HITS FOR THE ROCKIES.

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Mon, 24 July, 7:30PM, at Chelsea HS Field
East Boston Bombers 5, Chelsea Cyclones 4

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E East Boston Bombers 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 9 2 Chelsea Cyclones 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 8 5

BOMBER MIKE WAN BELTED A TWO RUN HOMER IN THE THIRD TO GIVE THE BOMBERS AN EARLY 3-0 LEAD, BUT CHELSEAS D'ENTRMONT ANSWERED WITH A TWO RUN HOMER OF HIS OWN TO GET THE ROYALS BACK INTO IT. BOMBERS PREVAILED HANGING ON FOR A 5-4 WIN. EAST BOSTON HAS NOW WENT 15-2 IN THEIR LAST 17 GAMES AND ARE TRYING TO HOLD OFF ROSLINDALE AND WEST ROXBURY FOR THE TARPEY CONFERENCE TITLE.

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Thu, 20 July, 8:00PM, at Noyes Field
East Boston Bombers 2, Somerville Alibrandis 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Somerville Alibrandis 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 2 East Boston Bombers 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 1

BOMBERS USED PITCHING AND DEFENSE TO BEAT DEFENDING CHAMPS 2-1 IN FRONT OF A PACKED HOUSE AT NOYES PARK. 140LB WARHORSE DAN DELIA WON HIS LEAGUE LEADING EIGHTH GAME OF THE YEAR STRIKING OUT 6 AND SCATTERING 5 HITS. SIENAS JAY DEFILLIPPO RIPPED A SINGLE TO RIGHT TO END THE GAME WITH TWO ON AND NOBODY OUT. HAS TO BE ONE OF THE BEST GAMES OF THE YEAR.

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Tue, 18 July, 8:00PM, at Noyes Field
East Boston Bombers 12, South Boston Saints 4

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E South Boston Saints 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 5 4 East Boston Bombers 0 2 0 6 1 3 x 12 14 3

BOMBERS GET BACK ON TRACK WITH 14 HIT ASSAULT AT NOYES INCLUDING 5 EXTRA BASE HITS. MIKE NAVARRO KNOCKED IN 4 AND BOB KNIFFEN 3 TO LEAD ATTACK. 3 BOMBER PITCHERS STRUCK OUT 12 BATTERS. POWER OF SOUTHIE KNOCKED IN TWO RUNS FOR THE SAINTS.

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Sat, 15 July, 5:00PM, at Noyes Field
Chelsea Cyclones 3, East Boston Bombers 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Chelsea Cyclones 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 0 East Boston Bombers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 0

This game turned into a great pitchers duel between Chelsea's Mike Sciarappa and East Boston's Jim Palmer. Both pitchers held the opposing team off the board until the Bombers were able to manufacture a run in the home half of the 5th inning. The Royals answered in the top of the sixth tying the game up. Sciarappa then held the Bomber's off the board in the 6th and the Royals offense got to Palmer in the top of the 7th allowing the Royals to take a 3-1 lead. Sciarappa went out and got 2 quick outs in the bottom of the 7th before turning the ball over to Matt Manganelli who recorded his first save of the season.

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Fri, 14 July, 8:00PM, at McConnell Park
East Boston Bombers 17, McKay Club Beacons 8

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E East Boston Bombers 2 0 8 0 6 1 x 17 16 1 McKay Club Beacons 4 0 0 4 0 0 x 8 8 6

BOMBER ACE DAN DELIA DID NOT HAVE HIS "A" GAME ON FRIDAY NIGHT, BUT THE BOMBER OFFENSE DID IN A 17-8 SLUGFEST AT MCCONNELL PARK. THE MCKAY CLUB FOUGHT BACK TO MAKE IT A 10-8 GAME BUT THE BOMBER "O" HAD A BIG SIX RUN FIFTH TO BREAK IT OPEN. EAST BOSTON HAS NOW WON NINE STRAIGHT.

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Tue, 11 July, 8:00PM, at Noyes Field
East Boston Bombers 6, Harbor Point Dodgers 5

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Harbor Point Dodgers 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 5 3 East Boston Bombers 4 1 1 0 0 0 x 6 9 3

Jay Todescos 3 run double in the first got the offense rolling again as the Bombers won their eighth straight 6-5. Mike Mish got the win in an emergency start and John Forbes got the save. Bob Kniffen made what has to be the best catch of the year with two on in the seventh (you have to check it out on Comcast-unbelievable). Brooklines Shatto had a triple in the seventh to get the Dodgers close.