Great job last week everyone, I hope our win gives everyone the confidence that we can actually do this. Of course it was not a perfect game, and if we wiped out a few plays would could have easily won that game by several runs.
After all we came out of it with an 8-7 win, despite the mild nervous breakdown I suffered in the bottom of the seventh as Don't Know, Don't Care mounted their late game rally. It was even better because everyone contributed to the win.
Chad "White Sleeves" Thomasson probably contributed more the anyone. He was just a triple short of kicking for the cycle and caught about 60 percent of their outs. His play has inspired a new T-shirt line honoring him.
Jason set a new team record! He kicked on base safely his first three times up which gave him nine straight at-bats getting on. Alas, Crook's legendary streak came to and end on a great play by the pitcher. Still, look for him in the next version of the Guinness Book of World Records next to this guy.
Angie must have been listening to Run-DMC on the way over because she was tricky! After laying down a bunt that turned into a double and another that was a bang-bang play. In the fourth, the defense moved in and she launched a smoking 2-RBI kick into the outfield and all the defenders started yelling at each other, and we were up 7-3.
Angie and Allie also turned a sweet double play in the bottom fo the fourth. Redhead double trouble! (A phrase you shouldn't allow your children to Google.)
Andrew was getting real frustrated cause he kept hitting line shots to left center field but he broke out of it in the sixth with a crucial RBI kick that wound up being the run that made the difference in the game. He also picked up the win on the mound.
Matt made the move from right to left field this week because Nate felt bad that he had to chase so many foul balls last time we played at Riverside 2. It worked out pretty good because he intimidated the other team into kicking away from him. Matt was also a super slugger, kicking safely in his first two at bats!
Katie also did a good job patrolling the outfield -- she made a sweet catch for a big out to kill a two-out rally. She also got a lead-off single in the sixth because she is so fast! And much to her enjoyment she only had to come up with two outs once.
Nate started out the game pretty good with two hits in his first two at-bats, scored a run and made a couple catches in the outfield. However, he did get distracted by that catcher who tried to get in your head and got out his last two times up.
Ron was an offensive beast! He had hits in back-to-back innings and scored a run. He also gets an "A" for effort for chasing down some foul balls to third.
Jessica reached base safely for the third straight game despite having some problems finding parking at Riverside. She also had the good dignity not to harass the other team while they were kicking and let her fine play do the talking.
Remember when I mentioned Allie and double trouble? While that applied to her offense as well as the defense. Allie kicked safely in her last two at bats and scored both times with only minimal coaching. Allie said after the game: "Hey, guys! I need someone at first!"
Of course none of this recap would have been possible without the fine bookkeeping of Hilary Bell, who missed the game with an injury. That's some nice line drawing, Hil! I guess if you can keep the state's budget on track, handling the score book must be a piece of cake.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Game 6 Preview: Them or Us
Well everyone, the season is coming to the end soon. We have two games left and one of them is against Don't Know, Don't Care at 7:20 p.m. this Wednesday at Riverside.
Don't Know may say they Don't Care but this is their last game, and they are 0-6 so I'm sure they will be gunning very hard for us. I know that we can get the wing this week though after such a strong showing last week.
And if we some reason we do fall behind, we always have a secret weapon against a team that doesn't care Take that, Dark Paws.
Don't Know may say they Don't Care but this is their last game, and they are 0-6 so I'm sure they will be gunning very hard for us. I know that we can get the wing this week though after such a strong showing last week.
And if we some reason we do fall behind, we always have a secret weapon against a team that doesn't care Take that, Dark Paws.
Game 4 and 5 Recaps: Worse and Better
Well, I'm really behind on the recaps but for those of you who were at the game two weeks ago against the Face Erasers there's probably not that much you would want to remember.
We were down 7-0 after the first inning and lost 15-2 or something like that but there were a few highlights:
* Jason Crook went 3 for 3 and scored a run. That earns him two happy suns and a gold star.
* Angie had a sweet RBI triple on a nice kick and even better running!
A bunch of the rest of us got hits but couldn't really string anything together. That's enough about that game, let's get on to the instant classic.
Last week was a Rock 'em, Sock 'em, Knock Down, Drag Out, Good-Spirited, Fun-Had-By-All, Fiesta of Kickball. It featured a furious comeback, Nate sliding into home twice, Ron demonstrating the "stop, drop and roll" technique, Chad throwing the fastest recorded kickball throw on record, the return of Jeff and Seal, Crook stopping short of "four and to the door" and Hilary starting a small fire and cooking marshmallows for the team. And everything but the last part was true!
We were facing the Lemon Balls, who were also looking for their first win of the year -- though they had the extra motivation of avenging last year's 12-2 loss to Big Blue.
Yellow scored first, producing a sac fly in the second. We held them scoreless in the top of the third, which I think was the inning where Chad fielded a grounder and threw a perfectly straight line drive strike across the diamond and threw out a speedy guy headed to first.
That fired up the offense, and in the bottom of the third Matt Weaver and Nate had a pair of singles and Crook came up with two outs. Crook then drilled a ball in the outfield and Matt came across the plate and Nate went full speed from first and slid into home ahead of the throw but then it wound up not mattering cause Jason was out cause the ref said he had stepped across the plate before kicking it! What a stickler!
The next inning things took a turn for the worst when they got a three-run homer on a ball that just seemed to keep skipping out of reach of Ron, even after his rolling/diving swat pass to get it back to the infield. We had some other bad breaks and were down 5-0!
Good thing Blue is not quitters, cause Chad, Ron, Jeff, Katie and Matt Seal all kicked on safely to score two runs! It made the Lemon Balls so mad that the next inning they kicked the ball right into Nate's cup of beer (don't worry, I sent them a bill).
We were not done yet, though cause the next inning Jason again knocked in Nate on a sliding play at home -- only this time it counted and the difference was cut to 2.
Matt Seal kept things locked down in his first appearance on the mound with the team since last season, and finished with 6 strong innings allowing just 2 earned runs. Maybe he will be spot starting for the Nationals with stats like that!
Nate came in in the seventh and was a bit wild, but like Ricky Vaughn he settled down in the end and threw a scoreless inning. Then came the bottom of the seventh and Matt and Matt got back to back hits! But Nate fouled out and the rally fell short as we lost by a final of 5-3.
Nonetheless it was a good effort and a fun game for all. Other highlights not mentioned:
* Jeff returned as a fill-in after completing a very successful volleyball season. He roped the ball three times, though only 1 fell for a hit because that girl got lucky in right center and the guy got even luckier on that tip play in left center.
* Katie made a sweet catch in the outfield.
* Jessica had an awesome bunt hit in the seventh
* Hilary called a great game behind the plate and helped keep us in the umpire's good graces
We were down 7-0 after the first inning and lost 15-2 or something like that but there were a few highlights:
* Jason Crook went 3 for 3 and scored a run. That earns him two happy suns and a gold star.
* Angie had a sweet RBI triple on a nice kick and even better running!
A bunch of the rest of us got hits but couldn't really string anything together. That's enough about that game, let's get on to the instant classic.
Last week was a Rock 'em, Sock 'em, Knock Down, Drag Out, Good-Spirited, Fun-Had-By-All, Fiesta of Kickball. It featured a furious comeback, Nate sliding into home twice, Ron demonstrating the "stop, drop and roll" technique, Chad throwing the fastest recorded kickball throw on record, the return of Jeff and Seal, Crook stopping short of "four and to the door" and Hilary starting a small fire and cooking marshmallows for the team. And everything but the last part was true!
We were facing the Lemon Balls, who were also looking for their first win of the year -- though they had the extra motivation of avenging last year's 12-2 loss to Big Blue.
Yellow scored first, producing a sac fly in the second. We held them scoreless in the top of the third, which I think was the inning where Chad fielded a grounder and threw a perfectly straight line drive strike across the diamond and threw out a speedy guy headed to first.
That fired up the offense, and in the bottom of the third Matt Weaver and Nate had a pair of singles and Crook came up with two outs. Crook then drilled a ball in the outfield and Matt came across the plate and Nate went full speed from first and slid into home ahead of the throw but then it wound up not mattering cause Jason was out cause the ref said he had stepped across the plate before kicking it! What a stickler!
The next inning things took a turn for the worst when they got a three-run homer on a ball that just seemed to keep skipping out of reach of Ron, even after his rolling/diving swat pass to get it back to the infield. We had some other bad breaks and were down 5-0!
Good thing Blue is not quitters, cause Chad, Ron, Jeff, Katie and Matt Seal all kicked on safely to score two runs! It made the Lemon Balls so mad that the next inning they kicked the ball right into Nate's cup of beer (don't worry, I sent them a bill).
We were not done yet, though cause the next inning Jason again knocked in Nate on a sliding play at home -- only this time it counted and the difference was cut to 2.
Matt Seal kept things locked down in his first appearance on the mound with the team since last season, and finished with 6 strong innings allowing just 2 earned runs. Maybe he will be spot starting for the Nationals with stats like that!
Nate came in in the seventh and was a bit wild, but like Ricky Vaughn he settled down in the end and threw a scoreless inning. Then came the bottom of the seventh and Matt and Matt got back to back hits! But Nate fouled out and the rally fell short as we lost by a final of 5-3.
Nonetheless it was a good effort and a fun game for all. Other highlights not mentioned:
* Jeff returned as a fill-in after completing a very successful volleyball season. He roped the ball three times, though only 1 fell for a hit because that girl got lucky in right center and the guy got even luckier on that tip play in left center.
* Katie made a sweet catch in the outfield.
* Jessica had an awesome bunt hit in the seventh
* Hilary called a great game behind the plate and helped keep us in the umpire's good graces
Monday, October 4, 2010
Game 4 Preview: Who wants 4 oz of Pucker?
I knew Face Erasers were a kickball team, but did you know it was also a drink that will erase your brain cells?
Anyway, we are scheduled to take on the Face Erasers at 8:10 p.m. on Wednesday at Riverside Field 1 (the one across from where we played our last game). Unlike us, everyone they played has a record of 3-1 or better, so we should not take them lightly.
I hope everyone has been practicing their bunting in their hallways the past week and using their shakeweights to bulk up.
Pre-game will be 7 p.m. at RUB unless I mass e-mail otherwise.
Thanks,
Nate
Anyway, we are scheduled to take on the Face Erasers at 8:10 p.m. on Wednesday at Riverside Field 1 (the one across from where we played our last game). Unlike us, everyone they played has a record of 3-1 or better, so we should not take them lightly.
I hope everyone has been practicing their bunting in their hallways the past week and using their shakeweights to bulk up.
Pre-game will be 7 p.m. at RUB unless I mass e-mail otherwise.
Thanks,
Nate
Week 3 Recap: Stats galore
Week 3 was a big night for us, as our offense finally broke through and scored 11 runs. We even scored seven runs in one inning to take the lead in the fourth, but alas we could not hold the lead. Nonetheless, it was good to see the offense get going. Highlights:
Chad got us going early by leading off the game with a hit and scoring a run. Then he topped that with a 3-run HR! Overall Chad had three hits.
Matt really picked up the slack for the defense, catching about five balls and chasing down at least a dozen more as those guys were kicking it foul to ware him out. Fail, Matt still was catching them all. He also had a hit and scored in the fourth.
Angie was a perfect 4 for 4, including a double over their head and scoring a run. She also made a really nice running catch on a liner up the middle.
Nate made the last out of the game, but at least he slid/rolled into home and scored three runs and kicked in three runs.
Becca followed Angie's lead and also went a perfect 4 for 4 and she also scored a run and had an RBI.
Katie kicked in a run, had a hit in the fourth and was very versatile on defense making plays in the infield and outfield.
Jessica made it back-to-back jack by also kicking in yet another run in the fourth.
Andrew was feeling very down because of his plate slump, but he ought to shake out of it now as he roped a double to the gap and scored.
Hilary had a very involved statistical night. First, she took over the team lead in walks with her eagle eye in the fourth and then dropped in a nice hit in the fifth. She also did not fall for their first basemen's attempt to dupe her by telling her to go when she knew all along that it was him saying it so she didn't go. Then when they tried dirty tricks like having their girls kick doubles, Hilary took revenge by pegging her in the face when she got to third base. Take that tricksters!
Allie was all modest in insisting that she hit at the end of the lineup. Then she goes out and gets a single and a double. Way to use reverse psychology!
Chad got us going early by leading off the game with a hit and scoring a run. Then he topped that with a 3-run HR! Overall Chad had three hits.
Matt really picked up the slack for the defense, catching about five balls and chasing down at least a dozen more as those guys were kicking it foul to ware him out. Fail, Matt still was catching them all. He also had a hit and scored in the fourth.
Angie was a perfect 4 for 4, including a double over their head and scoring a run. She also made a really nice running catch on a liner up the middle.
Nate made the last out of the game, but at least he slid/rolled into home and scored three runs and kicked in three runs.
Becca followed Angie's lead and also went a perfect 4 for 4 and she also scored a run and had an RBI.
Katie kicked in a run, had a hit in the fourth and was very versatile on defense making plays in the infield and outfield.
Jessica made it back-to-back jack by also kicking in yet another run in the fourth.
Andrew was feeling very down because of his plate slump, but he ought to shake out of it now as he roped a double to the gap and scored.
Hilary had a very involved statistical night. First, she took over the team lead in walks with her eagle eye in the fourth and then dropped in a nice hit in the fifth. She also did not fall for their first basemen's attempt to dupe her by telling her to go when she knew all along that it was him saying it so she didn't go. Then when they tried dirty tricks like having their girls kick doubles, Hilary took revenge by pegging her in the face when she got to third base. Take that tricksters!
Allie was all modest in insisting that she hit at the end of the lineup. Then she goes out and gets a single and a double. Way to use reverse psychology!
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