I don't usually do this, cite when we have defensive lapses. But when we came into the dugout after a few boots in the top of the second, and Reggie gave the infielders the business by calling us the Cirque de Soleil, a song popped into my head and I knew I had a theme.
So turn on this link...
...and close your eyes and imagine a video of the balls bounding to G and Chuck. In their defense, not easy plays, but very entertaining as each juggled and struggled to grab the 11 inch orb. And the bobbles and the attempts to pick them up, and the bobbles. Best play it in fast motion with a bunch of clowns running around in circles under the big top around them (that would be the rest of us).
And then Gerry chugging out of the catcher's box for the two out popup and lunging and juggling the ball, and jumping around, and the crowd going wild.
He did finally corral that one and that was the last drama until we had to figure out who was going to drive in the last run to enforce the slaughter rule. St. Matt's did not score again.
The rest of the game, as there were no lions available, Joe just spent the time taming the Holy Sox or whatever St. Matt's is known as this season. There was a three pitch inning. I think one of the others may also have been three pitch - there was a hit and then a double play. Four straight shutdown innings to end the game.
And the infield reverted to their usual prowess. Greg started a bang bang double play (and let the record show he was heard saying he did not partake in the Keystone Kop second - he just had a great seat for the festivities). Chuck returned the favor and Greg tossed a bullet to me at first to nip a runner. Randy made a play that simply looked like a professional - the ball was going to catch him on an 'in between' hop so he charged it, and caught it on a much easier short hop, and fired to first. It belongs on an instructional video. With other music.
Lots of guys had strong hitting games - Chuck, Reg, Greg, Randy (the best shot of the game, a line drive triple on the line and the dirt track in left), G, Haz, and Joe all had three hits. When we busted out for eight runs in the fourth it was long over.We came up in the bottom of the fifth needing just one run to put St. Matt's out of their misery. In fact, ten batters then came up with a chance to be the big hero that ended it, and ten sat down over two innings.
Yes some needed home runs that led off the two innings, and some just a single when a couple guys did get on base. But no one wanted it bad enough and so we went all the way around the lineup and thank St. Matt's God Gerry finally got the chance. He laced a patented single to RC to join the three hit club, John trotted home and it was Miller time.
And easy win over a pretty lame opponent, but still we took care of business. And maybe when we retire we can form an act under the Big Top.
Milestones (all 4 games):
Heffe 30 bb (#1)
Heffe 100 rbi (#4)
Haz 100 g (#6)
Joe 100 h (#10)
Ol' G 200 ab (#13)
D 50 h (#17)
Randy 50 ab (#20)
So turn on this link...
...and close your eyes and imagine a video of the balls bounding to G and Chuck. In their defense, not easy plays, but very entertaining as each juggled and struggled to grab the 11 inch orb. And the bobbles and the attempts to pick them up, and the bobbles. Best play it in fast motion with a bunch of clowns running around in circles under the big top around them (that would be the rest of us).
And then Gerry chugging out of the catcher's box for the two out popup and lunging and juggling the ball, and jumping around, and the crowd going wild.
He did finally corral that one and that was the last drama until we had to figure out who was going to drive in the last run to enforce the slaughter rule. St. Matt's did not score again.
The rest of the game, as there were no lions available, Joe just spent the time taming the Holy Sox or whatever St. Matt's is known as this season. There was a three pitch inning. I think one of the others may also have been three pitch - there was a hit and then a double play. Four straight shutdown innings to end the game.
And the infield reverted to their usual prowess. Greg started a bang bang double play (and let the record show he was heard saying he did not partake in the Keystone Kop second - he just had a great seat for the festivities). Chuck returned the favor and Greg tossed a bullet to me at first to nip a runner. Randy made a play that simply looked like a professional - the ball was going to catch him on an 'in between' hop so he charged it, and caught it on a much easier short hop, and fired to first. It belongs on an instructional video. With other music.
Lots of guys had strong hitting games - Chuck, Reg, Greg, Randy (the best shot of the game, a line drive triple on the line and the dirt track in left), G, Haz, and Joe all had three hits. When we busted out for eight runs in the fourth it was long over.We came up in the bottom of the fifth needing just one run to put St. Matt's out of their misery. In fact, ten batters then came up with a chance to be the big hero that ended it, and ten sat down over two innings.
Yes some needed home runs that led off the two innings, and some just a single when a couple guys did get on base. But no one wanted it bad enough and so we went all the way around the lineup and thank St. Matt's God Gerry finally got the chance. He laced a patented single to RC to join the three hit club, John trotted home and it was Miller time.
And easy win over a pretty lame opponent, but still we took care of business. And maybe when we retire we can form an act under the Big Top.
Milestones (all 4 games):
Heffe 30 bb (#1)
Heffe 100 rbi (#4)
Haz 100 g (#6)
Joe 100 h (#10)
Ol' G 200 ab (#13)
D 50 h (#17)
Randy 50 ab (#20)
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