Game 6 Recap: The Bunt Heard 'Round the World

It's hard to know where to start in talking about last week's wild win. With Megan's gritty performance behind the plate with a broken leg? Mark's mad munting skills? How about Michael "getting in Angie's pants"?

I guess I'll start at the end, when we scored 4 runs in the bottom of the seventh for walk-off 13-12 win over the Electric Mayhem capped by one of the wildest plays I've ever seen.

We entered the bottom of the seventh inning trailing 12-9 and slightly reeling having squandered an early 5-0 lead. Nonetheless we kept our heads up. Nate led off the inning with a double to left field and Allie bunted on safely. The comeback bid nearly stalled as we got down to our final out, but Andrew came up with a clutch single to score Nate and cut the lead to 12-10 and put the tying run on base.

That brought Angie to the plate, who laid down a brilliant bunt and sprinted down the line to force a quick throw. The defender made a quick throw indeed -- and it went over the first basewoman and all the way into right field. Angie trucked around the bases not even hearing the team screaming from the bench to score. The right fielder picked up the ball but Angie saw third base coach Mike pointing to home. She turned the corner, keenly aware of been thrown out with the ball on the way to the plate just an inning before, but this time she raced across the plate ahead of the throw where she was mobbed by the team in victory.

There were plenty of great moments for everyone though, as we owe special thanks to Chandra and Megan for filling in so we had nine.

Mark led off for us and got things started with his first of two munt singles before scoring the first of two runs in our big first inning.

Andrew had a great day at the plate, going 4 for 5 with 4 runs scored and an RBI. His five runs generated was more than a third of our offense!

Even before getting the game winner, Angie was red hot at the plate, going 5 for 5 with bunt hits, a triple, another single and four total runs knocked in!

Seal contributed to the win at both the mound and the plate, earning the win and helping the cause with a pair of RB-I's, including plating the game's first run.

Behind Seal's pitching performance was Mike's defense at shortstop, where he made several catches despite having to play in his work socks and a pair of black capri pants he had to borrow from Angie 'cause he forgot a change of clothes. His offense was also appreciated as he went 3 for 4 with an RBI.

Chandra was a game contributor as she precision bunted her way on base three times (I think she's holding weekly clinics if anyone is interested in learning her craft). The feat was especially impressive because Nate mispronounced her name so many times it was pretty good that she made it up to bat on time at all.

Coach Nate also broke out of a bit of slump with a pair of hits and runs, including a seventh-inning double.

Nate was not the only hot bat from the west of Fort Ave. though. Allie singled in a pair of runs in the firt before bunting safely and scoring in our winning seventh inning rally. That stretched her consecutive games scoring streak to three!

Three cheers for Megan, who suited up to play despite having a stress fracture in her leg so we wouldn't have to take an automatic out or play short in the field. Although she was couldn't kick or run due to her injury, she did a hell of a job working the pitch count and psyching out the defense with her keen eye.

Week 5 Preview: Another Crew to Do

Alright everyone, we are set to take on our second straight crew, the Booze Crew (2-2). Everyone knows we are undefeated against crews this year, having beat Brew Crew last week, but we are playing in our traditionally troubled 6:30 spot.

Perhaps we have done so poorly in the early game due to not having enough time to drink beforehand, so I am encouraging everyone to bring a flask to work and drink all day. I will also bring our official Pabst 30 Pack in case you need a chaser for your sambuca, or absenthe or one of Devin's famous warm scotch and milk Hot Totties or whatever it is you put in your flask.

This game is very important because a win here would put us squarely in playoff contention. With our offense starting to get hot we should definitely score runs and take in a win if we continue to limit errors.

Go Blue!

See you Wednesday!

Week 4 Review: Walk-off Win #1

For those of you who weren't there, last week's win was one of the best I've ever been a part of. It was especially impressive since we were sitting at the bar at 8:50 with only eight players.

I would re-tell all the details but I misplaced the scorebook in the drunken revelry following the game. Despite some factual gaps, I can tell you this: We jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first, weathered their comeback attempt as they tied it 7-7, then Jeff knocked in Jackie in the bottom of the seventh for an 8-7 upset victory.

There were many a highlight, including the debut of Rub bartender Erin playing for us, as well as Jason's out-of-town ringer Joe (both caught outs and reached base safely). Jason went 4-4 himself, as did Jeff who I think also had 4 RBIs, including the game winner.

I think everyone else had at least one good catch or kick, but like I said I can't get all the details down unless I find the scorebook. Sorry.

Week 4 Preview: Playing short, finishing tall

OK everyone, it sounds like we may be playing with the bare minimum this week when we take on the Brew Crew at 9 p.m. at Riverside Park.

The Brew Crew is 1-2; it's hard to get a read on them because their two losses are to undefeated teams while their win is against a team with one win.

FYI, the teams we lost to have a combined record of 6-3; the team we lost to 3-1 is actually undefeated.

Anyway, as mentioned below, our offense was about to break out at the end of the last game and I think this will be our week. We just need to try to kick line drives or hard grounders, especially if the wind is blowing in.

Pre-game festivities are set to begin at 7:30 p.m. at Rub since it's easiest for parking and walking over to the field. Where to go post-game is up for a vote. See everyone tomorrow! Go Blue!

Week 3 Review: The Guarantee

Well, not everyone can be Joe Namath and come through with guaranteed wins, so I guess I'm more along the lines of that guy no one remembers who said the Steelers would beat the Pats in 2007.

And even though the Pabst may not have improved anyone's playing ability, it hopefully numbed your eyes to the sight of all those pale legs we were facing.

In the end, we faced the same basic problems in the 7-2 loss as the previous week: A couple overthrows led to a big inning and our offense got off to a slow start.

That said, we did start to kick safely late in the game. We reached based safely seven times and had it not been for a hard line drive that turned into a double play and a play where the third basewoman was allowed to block out Becca we would ave wound up with way more than the two runs.

Also, special props to Tim, who got a hit in his first at-bat, caught the first fly ball sent his way and bought a round of beers for the whole team at the bar. Now that's a first game!

Also, Jeff earned a smiley face and Mark earned a lightning bolt on defense from Jason; I don't remember what for because it was a week ago, but great job!