OK so we got lucky. We got The Green Lava three times as opponents (although we also get the Blue Dots - see tomorrow night). Combined score 75-15, including rolling Lava 23-4 last Tuesday.
And before I forget - we clinched the three team playoffs for this season with our win. Kahunas can do whatever they want, but even though with a miracle they could finish in the top three, it can't be at our expense no matter what we do in our last two games. It's a great three way race this year with the Blue Dots and BASBHAT (I keep wanting to spell it BASHBAT, can't they spell?), and we are all tied within percentage points right now with two left for us and BASBHAT and four left for the Blue Dots with their rainout and postponement.
The game started out ominously with the Lava pouring on four runs. Jason, who already was nursing a sore knee (we are all a little banged up on this team), gets spiked on a play that should have been an out at second, and then a rare error opens the door for the Lava to come in. But after that Sir Guy shut the door as the youngsters baseball swings came back and so did our defense. Rams had a couple of good catches, one on a knuckling liner right at him in left (which are often the hardest to snag), and one on his shoetops running in on a sinking liner. Hama made a great stop and Mario turned it into a double play as well.
On offense RB continued to stay hot with a double, a single, and yet another shot over the fence in the third. With two games left he is threatening the season records for HRs and RBIs (no pressure).
Hama continued as the super sub with another 4-4. Included was a trademark Marc - he saw the third baseman way off the line and his precision is so fine he put it by him and almost exactly between the two left side fielders, and casually ran to second when it took them a while to retrieve it. He also knocked in a team high four runs. Mario continued his highlight reel with another bomb over the outfielders for an RBI triple
among his two hits and a sac fly. Monty heated up with a perfect 3-3 night; the top of the lineup was strong as usual with three hits apiece from Jason, Timmy (welcome back!) and Cage. And Heffe got the game winning RBIs with a bases loaded 'game-winner' blooper double that provoked memories of a long ago game only the oldest of the old timers' remember against a team called Memorex.
Huge game this week against the Blue Meanies for probable first place finish and bye in the first playoff round. Bring the A game.
Milestones:
Monty 900 ab (#3)
Timmy 200 g (#6)
Cage 350 h (#6)
And before I forget - we clinched the three team playoffs for this season with our win. Kahunas can do whatever they want, but even though with a miracle they could finish in the top three, it can't be at our expense no matter what we do in our last two games. It's a great three way race this year with the Blue Dots and BASBHAT (I keep wanting to spell it BASHBAT, can't they spell?), and we are all tied within percentage points right now with two left for us and BASBHAT and four left for the Blue Dots with their rainout and postponement.
The game started out ominously with the Lava pouring on four runs. Jason, who already was nursing a sore knee (we are all a little banged up on this team), gets spiked on a play that should have been an out at second, and then a rare error opens the door for the Lava to come in. But after that Sir Guy shut the door as the youngsters baseball swings came back and so did our defense. Rams had a couple of good catches, one on a knuckling liner right at him in left (which are often the hardest to snag), and one on his shoetops running in on a sinking liner. Hama made a great stop and Mario turned it into a double play as well.
On offense RB continued to stay hot with a double, a single, and yet another shot over the fence in the third. With two games left he is threatening the season records for HRs and RBIs (no pressure).
Hama continued as the super sub with another 4-4. Included was a trademark Marc - he saw the third baseman way off the line and his precision is so fine he put it by him and almost exactly between the two left side fielders, and casually ran to second when it took them a while to retrieve it. He also knocked in a team high four runs. Mario continued his highlight reel with another bomb over the outfielders for an RBI triple
among his two hits and a sac fly. Monty heated up with a perfect 3-3 night; the top of the lineup was strong as usual with three hits apiece from Jason, Timmy (welcome back!) and Cage. And Heffe got the game winning RBIs with a bases loaded 'game-winner' blooper double that provoked memories of a long ago game only the oldest of the old timers' remember against a team called Memorex.
Huge game this week against the Blue Meanies for probable first place finish and bye in the first playoff round. Bring the A game.
Milestones:
Monty 900 ab (#3)
Timmy 200 g (#6)
Cage 350 h (#6)
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