Playoffs?

Most certainly a pirate would get the better of a seagull in a physical fight, ninety-nine times out of a hundred. Twas' not the case on monday night, as a group Screamin Seagulls beaked the piss out of a group of pirates in route to a monster win.

The playoffs are under way, and game one went as planned, with the Gulls dismantling the lowly Sandbar Pirtates in a lopsided 30-3 win.

M. O'Brien took the hill for the Pirates, trying to notch his first win of the season. O'Brien has had a few games of playoff expirience as a reliever for the Greensox in 2007 when the Greenies Ace was caught in a honeymoon hurricane. O'Brien pitched valiantly in both the 2007 game and in monday night's contest, but unfortunetly for the veteran hurler, the results were much the same.

D. Barille, after spending almost all of 2008 in the bullpen for the Gulls, got called as the starter in 2009 and has pitched an average season at best. The Gulls' middle of the order and defense has been key in all of the teams regular season wins.

The game remained surprisingly close through three innings, until the flood gates burst open, and the result was a sixteen run inning, putting the Gulls on top for good. The two teams looked like they were in different leagues, as the Gulls earned a confidence boosting win heading through a tough traverse that is the round robin playoff in the NSL, where the winner makes the final four. The Gulls move on to face Galaxy.