Greg sent out the panic email for Labor Day weekend, not knowing if there would be enough people to field a game, after last weeks embarrassment of 10 players game against the Old Tyme guys. Well, we were treated to the true heart and soul of the MBC, with a 24-player game! Noice!
Sean started for the visitors and Nick W for the homers, with a wide variety of talent on both teams, and more showing up over the first few frames. I was lucky enough to be on a team with Sean for once, and we also had John, Arson, and Arson's friend, who were all serious ballers. I forgot what it looks like when you see 16 year-old baseball players in their ascendency running, and hitting and catching. It's impressive. And we also had "Lucky" Luciano, who is 10, and was a serious asset to our team this week. He made 3 putouts, and scored a run!
The homers had a lot of MBC juice, with Greg, Tony, Lattig, Gaspar, HR, Dan, Don. They decided to throw a potpourri game, with each pitcher going 2 innings. It made for a fun game, with different stuff about every at bat.
We jumped to a lead in the game, thanks to the aforementioned youngsters, and some other timely hitting and a few well placed errors, and we were out front 4-1. Sean was dealing his usual filth, and kept the homers from stringing together anything too big.
I came in for the 5th and the long save. We had expanded out lead to 6-2 by that point, and while I did give up two runs, my pitch count by the inning was: 7, 7, 8, 6. Yep, 4 innings, 28 pitches. Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-ficiency.
In addition to an amazing catch in left field in a important situation, Lucky also made two outs at 2nd, and almost made a third but Brian Phelps gave him the juke and avoided the tag. I thought he may have gone out of the baseline, and said so. Brian trotted off the field. Greg and Tony asked me what the fuck I was doing, and why it was my business calling the game from left field. Brian trotted back on.
*Shrug*
Homers- 6-4, final.
Highlights:
* Pitchers for the homers: Nick W, HR, Dave, Tony, Greg
* Dan had a deep drive to left center
* It was great to see Tim out after a long hiatus. His excuse: he doesn't live in the Bay Area anymore....
* We had the slowest outfield on record at one point: From Left to Right: Satch, Bob, JT
* I successfully caught a ball coming off the mound
* We scored at least a few runs on weird-after-the-play errors
* Bob was a hitting machine.
* My only decent hit off the bat went to deep left, right where the outfielder was....
* Greg predicted a no-force double play that I would hit into, right before I hit in to it!
* No band today, but they deserve the day off
* Thank you to everyone that showed up, it was great to have a real game!
* Thank you to all the Labor unions that fought to get us all the things we take for granted
S. Paige
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