It was nice to get back to Camp Swampy. I don't know when was the last time we played, but it has been a while! We had 19 brave souls out to play, with a nice visit from the expecting MBCer Marcie. I had brought the kids out as well, and we had a rando guy show up who said he saw us on the internet, but as far as we know, we don't advertise. Is there a leak? My sleuthing led me to a unsecure internet site, but I can't view it.
The game started out pretty good, Nick W was pitching for the visitors and Sean for the homers. We scored a few, and then they scored a few, but it was all in a reasonable fashion. Then the homers exploded in the 4th, thanks to some big hits and missed opportunities, and all if a sudden it was 9-2. Ouch! We of the visitors had pretty much written off the game, but it goes to show that you can never tell in our game.
Sean came out, and Tony came in, Nick came out and Mike N came in. Our fortunes started to shift. The new guy left, and Lil Satch was traded to the homers. We got a few hits and enjoyed a little bad defense ourselves. By the 6th the score was 10-5. Then we started picking on JT in left field. When we weren't doing that, we had bases loaded singles 3 times in a row. And then, Nick W. hammers one down the line, and was off to the races! First round tripper we have seen in a while, for 3 runs, and with that mighty wallop, we took the lead for the first time, 12-10!
Satch comes in to secure the victory, the homers get one back in the 8th, and the tension is getting high. HR comes in for the homers to lock us down, and we don't score any more runs. It will have to be a close one.
Our half of the 9th is quiet, and its hard to say if we can hold this lead, but in the 9th we are blessed with the amazing glove of Mike Gaspar in left field, who catches the first out coming in towards 2nd, and then for the 3rd out, makes the long run to the left field line, going full out, dives and.....makes the catch!
12-11, Visitors!
Highlights:
* Great game all around
* The chances were there but we managed to not have anyone take a ball in the face, which is the curse of Camp Swampy
* Lil' Satch and Lil' Josh Gibson both got hits, and made some good plays.
* Bob caught a line drive at 1st that was destined for extra bases
* I had one cheater stick double, and one tree trunk double, a good day, if not only for the fact that I could run to 2nd.
* Greg took one right in the tricep, from Nick. Hard times getting hit when you got no meat on your bones
* In addition to Gaspar, Sean and Mitch both made great catches in the outfield
* Thanks to everyone that took something off when pitching to my kids, their greatest fear--and mine--is that they are going to get hit in the head. For those who did not take something off, well, at least you for sure struck out that 12 year old....
* Anna broke a bat, then Nick broke it again over his knee
*It was an extra base hit kind of day, I agree with Mitch's assessment, that you see the ball really well on this field
* Sean tattooed a triple that was almost a home run
* HR was gunned down at 3rd, after a weird play. I am starting to think baserunning might not be his strong suit....
* Speaking of, I also forgot how many outs there were, and almost got out at 3rd, after I stopped running, thinking that the inning was over.
* Bob was throwing warm ups underhanded with a weird spin at 1st. I asked him if his arm was hurt. His response: "No, I am just being a dick." *Cap tip*
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