It was a beautiful sunny day everywhere in the City except at the ball yard, and even then, it wasn't so bad for the first hour or so. We had a motley crew of regulars and long gones, and new guys. We ended up having full squads which was refreshing, bolstered by the return of everyone's favorite lady, Dani Leone, and she brought a new kid with her, named of Philip, who looked like a heshing hipster, but his batting stance and defensive play told us he knew what the hell he was doing. Tony, from the block, wandered in and asked if he could play, we quickly found out that he could, hope he comes back and is on my team next time....
Johnny went the distance for the homers and threw a great game, Satch threw 7 and turned the ball over to Dani, who did great considering no pitching for the last few years(?). The game was a low scoring affair, but not many cheap runs, we played a pretty tight game, considering that not everyone was playing their most desired positions. The Final: 7-4?
Highlights:
* Johnny threw a great game for a unemployed beatnik
* Tony was 5-5 with multiple put outs in left, and stolen bases.
* Doc showed up and hung out, we didn't have any gear for him to umpire, but it was nice to sit and visit
* Satch had two doubles, one on a change up that I had time to lick my chops, and lift my leg Sadaharo Oh style
* Not many errors
* The perfect day for bunts, the infield was super slow, no one bunted
* Dustin showed up and got to see my one real fastball of the day
* Visitors tried hard to hit the ball on the ground, and flied out about 13 times
* Tony made a social visit, his back is messed up from half-piping...skateboarding and baseball do not mix
Good times, even when the fog rolled in
S. Paige
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