The California A’s captured the 2011 Peligro Cup, and $10,000 prize money, with a 7-0 win over runner-up Dominicana, in a game that ended at 2:00 a.m. Monday at Crotona Park in the Bronx, New York, just a couple of miles up the road from Yankee Stadium.
The California A’s rebounded from their opening night loss to the New Zealand Black Sox, 2-0 in a semi-final win, powered by a 2 run homer by Paul Rosebush, then ran away with the finale to clinch the Cup. The A’s combined good offense, with dominant pitching.
For most of Sunday, it looked like the tournament’s final day of playoff games would be rained out. But tournament organizers scrambled to repair the wet fields and even find another field to complete the 2011 tournament.
Playoff games that were set to begin at 10:00 a.m. EDT finally began just before 5:00 p.m., and ran into the wee hours of Monday morning. The championship game wound down with New York’s finest ready to close things down due to the 2am curfew, after the game was moved from Randall’s Island to a park in the Bronx with lights.
Sunday Playoff Round – July 3, 2011
Playoff Round
PG-1:
10:00 am Red Division # 3 Lanceros vs. Blue Division # 2 Dominicana
Dominicana 8, Lanceros 0
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Playoff Game 1
PG-2
10:00 am Red Division # 2 Chicago / NY vs. Blue Division # 3
New Zealand Black Sox
New Zealand Black Sox 4, Chicago/NY 3
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Playoff Game 2
PG-3
Noon – Red Division # 1 Excellente vs. Dominicana
Dominicana 4, Excellente 2
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Playoff Game 3
PG-4
2:00 pm – Winner PG-4 v. Loser PG-3
California A’s 2, New Zealand Black Sox 0
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Playoff Game 4
PG-5
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
4:00 pm – Winner PG-3 v. Winner PG-5
California A’s 7, Dominicana 0
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Playoff Game 5
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I think the A’s should be ranked no 1 after their great showing in the Peligro Cup! What will the ranking
committee think?
I would move Cali ahead of Chi/Ny(who didnt look to good in this tourney), but I cant see why they would move ahead of Jarvis.
The Peligro tourney just didnt look as good as in past years.
Mata looked really good, but Cali still doesnt hit very much. If Mata throws shutouts, they can beat anyone.
Whitten looked only ok to me.
Not sure what is going on with Chi/NY, but when teams change players like most people change underware in
this game – it usually doesnt bode well for the team. Quit a bit of talent on Chi/NY but the team looks listless
and has no leadership.
Congratulations!
It was great to have you guys compete in New York City. You might start a East v. West rivalry.
Hope to see you next year.