Superpesis roundup

Hyvinkää were thankful that Juha Korhonen’s bat was able to overcome the team’s leaky defence As someone growing up in the UK I never had much knowledge about thanksgiving other than reference to sitcoms or movies. But the one thing that I have always admired is the central message of the holiday - reflecting on things to be grateful for and showing thank and appreciation to others. Despite the historical or political contexts that often overshadow Thanksgiving, or NFL games for that matter, the central message is one I believe is of benefit to all. This year has been a terrible one for many people around the world and many people have suffered in a number of years; perhaps this year more than eve, it is important to reflect on what we are thankful for and highlight the positives that we still cling to in our darkest times. For me, I am truly thankful for being welcomed into the Pesis community and getting to talk to some amazing ad insightful people about a sport I love so much. B...

SiiPe’s best was entertaining, but not enough to avoid bottom of the table Places 10-14 At the bottom of the table there was a chance even the last placed team could have reached the playoffs until late in the season. The fact that there was no relegation this season gave the teams flexibility to play without consequences. This post focuses on places 10 to 14 as they finished in the regular season. Some general observations for 10th to 14th place: Kempele started the season with a bang, beating Sotkamo away in the season opener. Despite some flashes of brilliance at bat, the game plan was very much - score as many runs as they could, because defensively Kempele would also concede a lot. Whilst defensively Kempele did tighten up as the season went on, they slipped out of contention for a playoff spot given the level of competition they faced for a top 8 finish. Just before the start of the season Kempele lost their game manager and several players, which looked like it would be fata...

Will Manse PP’s spending spree reap the rewards they seek? The transfer market in pesis is usually a fairly simple task, with players changing clubs for various reasons rather than cold hard cash... that’s not to say it doesn’t happen, but its not the main driving force. In this offseason however there have been some signings that look set to completely shake up the competition for 2021 thanks to Manse PP scrambling to sign as many stars at any cost. Think Mr Burns in the Simpsons episode “Homer at bat”. In fact, some comments from former players and coaches linked to the team have noted that the entire team is completely different for 2021 compared to the lineup that dominated Ykköspesis in 2019. Maybe my analogy with the Simpsons episode is closer to the truth than it first sounds. Who has signed for Manse Towards the end of the regular season there were whispers amongst the pesis community about Manse looking to sign some big names and top of their shopping list was the leagu...