Game 2, Second Try, Preview: Race against the Rain

Looks like we have two opponents this week, the weather and the first-place Friends with Benekicks.

First, it looks like storms will be moving in, but since we are the early game hopefully we can beat the rain -- we all the know that we suck in the competition with the ligths.

For the other opponent, we are taking on the 2-0 Friends with Benekicks. Of course most of us are getting too old to have friends with bene-anything, but we will have to use our experience to best these young hooligans. After all, we've outscored our opponents 23-4 without even using up all of our outs in the 1 1/3 games we've played.

OK, that's all I got tonight, hope to see you Wednesday.

Undefeated ... clap, clap, clap-clap-clap

Hey everyone, way to get a win in the season opener -- just the second time in franchise history!

The team in black definitely gave us some trouble, but we were able to run our way into a big seven-run inning that helped us secure a 10-3 win.

Most memorable moments included the first time I'd ever seen an umpire recognize our greatness and let the other team bat two innings in a row. Way to get six big outs defense!

Also, we forged the signatures of everyone who wasn't there to sign the roster. Don't worry there is plenty of time to thank us for signing away your right to sue the league and city over an injury!

Lots of personal highlights to include:

* Ram. Ridiculous. Led off the season with a hit, reached base three times and brought the shirts despite verbal abuse from kickball staff over a dispute test result.
* Chad. Confounding. Played stellar shortstop and scored the first of the runs in our big innning.
* Hilary. Histrionic. 2-3 with a run scored.
* Matt. Majestic. Got the win on the mound, kicked in a run even though it was kicked in the air, scored, coached a mean third base.
* Andrew. Awesome. Doubled and scored a run.
* Allie. Amazing. Scored first run of the season (ya Ms. Runs!) and knocked in another run.
* Jim. Jolting. Told everyone what to do, dumped out the cooler (twice), got two hits, scored a run, two innings of solid relief and stopped swearing in time to stay in the game.
* Nate. Nasty. Scored two runs, kicked ball into opposing dugout twice to really rattle our opponents.
* Caitlin. Cataclysmic. Refrained from punching Jim, kicked in first run of the season and scored.
* Becca. Bodacious. Tripled in a run then scored the trying run, made a great sac fly attempt and nice catch in the field.
* Laura. Legendary. Made debut on team and kicked for a hit.
* Lisa. Lavish. A pair of perfect bunts including a run knocked in.
* Angie. Awe-inspiring. Coached up runners on the base, kept the sideline organized, gave Nate much needed lesson on how to lead a cheer.

Also, our teammates trivia squad secured a playoff win, so if you need to cheat on a test anytime soon they may be good people to sit next to.

See you Wednesday.

Nate