I'm not one to tell the coach how to set the lineup. Not much. I wouldn't dream of it.
However, let's just say that Chopper used to follow me in the lineup and we had this little game. I would get one of my patented little singles and he would follow up with a blast to the hinterlands of the outfield. Now some may have noticed I am a little on the slow side. He would chase me around the bases as the outfielders chased the ball, and get a head of steam around third and come into home just behind me and try to goose me.
I know, I know, this is way too much information on a public web site. But the situation is kinda hilarious and the fact that it has happened time and time again makes one think that this is the way the lineup should be.
What makes it even more fun is that there are real geese on the fields in Walnut Creek, and as Chopper's smashes scatter them, I try to stay ahead of him and get home before I become the goose.
Tonight with our depleted lineup - we only had ten players at game time - we were back to back as we should be. Twice he came up with me on first and another runner ahead of me on the bases, and twice he hit a blast, once to right and once to left center, and the result was six runs. It was more than we needed as we drubbed the Slammers 17-3.
This was also helped by our fabulous defense. Chuck and Greg in the middle infield had an outstanding game, turning three double plays, once from Greg to Chuck to first and twice from Chuck to Greg to first. On one of the latter Greg did a nifty pirouette and deftly fired a strike to first. It was something to behold.
Haz added a great catch on a sinking liner for the third out after one of the DPs. It came on a batter that had burned us on the only hit that really hurt as it split the right fielders for an extra base hit and a run a couple of innings earlier. So Jeff was playing deep and had to run a long way in to snag the third out in the fifth. He even did the tumbling rollover. Ten points, Jeff. Talk about a shutdown inning.
In a sideshow, the leadoff batter for the Slammers had hit a shot up the middle that Joe grabbed out of the air on the first pitch of the game. Later when Joe hit a grounder that the opponent pitcher nearly mishandled, the latter took umbrage, and even had some sore loser words after the game...what??? who went up the middle first?
It was mostly just the fact that the Slammers got slammed by too much JFT hitting and defense, and this was with us missing three of our best hitters. The Slammers with their 4-3 record going in must have thought they had moved into the league elite, and we had taught them a lesson.
Chopper with the heffe assist led the way with four hits apiece. Nomah was just behind with three hits and a walk and the game winner on a double in the first inning to plate Chuck. Randy and Timmy were right there with him with three hits. Chuck was his usual nuisance self with two hits and two walks. Special thanks to Gene for showing up to give us a full squad so that Greg could return to his schmiddler position, which led to the three DPs.
Next week Advance Construction, it's looking like a two team race, and beating them again will just reinforce that notion.
Milestones:
(last week)
Lefty 20 3b (#1)
Lefty 150 rbi (#1)
(this week)
Chuck 30 bb (#2)
Heffe 200 h (#3)
However, let's just say that Chopper used to follow me in the lineup and we had this little game. I would get one of my patented little singles and he would follow up with a blast to the hinterlands of the outfield. Now some may have noticed I am a little on the slow side. He would chase me around the bases as the outfielders chased the ball, and get a head of steam around third and come into home just behind me and try to goose me.
I know, I know, this is way too much information on a public web site. But the situation is kinda hilarious and the fact that it has happened time and time again makes one think that this is the way the lineup should be.
What makes it even more fun is that there are real geese on the fields in Walnut Creek, and as Chopper's smashes scatter them, I try to stay ahead of him and get home before I become the goose.
Tonight with our depleted lineup - we only had ten players at game time - we were back to back as we should be. Twice he came up with me on first and another runner ahead of me on the bases, and twice he hit a blast, once to right and once to left center, and the result was six runs. It was more than we needed as we drubbed the Slammers 17-3.
This was also helped by our fabulous defense. Chuck and Greg in the middle infield had an outstanding game, turning three double plays, once from Greg to Chuck to first and twice from Chuck to Greg to first. On one of the latter Greg did a nifty pirouette and deftly fired a strike to first. It was something to behold.
Haz added a great catch on a sinking liner for the third out after one of the DPs. It came on a batter that had burned us on the only hit that really hurt as it split the right fielders for an extra base hit and a run a couple of innings earlier. So Jeff was playing deep and had to run a long way in to snag the third out in the fifth. He even did the tumbling rollover. Ten points, Jeff. Talk about a shutdown inning.
In a sideshow, the leadoff batter for the Slammers had hit a shot up the middle that Joe grabbed out of the air on the first pitch of the game. Later when Joe hit a grounder that the opponent pitcher nearly mishandled, the latter took umbrage, and even had some sore loser words after the game...what??? who went up the middle first?
It was mostly just the fact that the Slammers got slammed by too much JFT hitting and defense, and this was with us missing three of our best hitters. The Slammers with their 4-3 record going in must have thought they had moved into the league elite, and we had taught them a lesson.
Chopper with the heffe assist led the way with four hits apiece. Nomah was just behind with three hits and a walk and the game winner on a double in the first inning to plate Chuck. Randy and Timmy were right there with him with three hits. Chuck was his usual nuisance self with two hits and two walks. Special thanks to Gene for showing up to give us a full squad so that Greg could return to his schmiddler position, which led to the three DPs.
Next week Advance Construction, it's looking like a two team race, and beating them again will just reinforce that notion.
Milestones:
(last week)
Lefty 20 3b (#1)
Lefty 150 rbi (#1)
(this week)
Chuck 30 bb (#2)
Heffe 200 h (#3)
The opposing pitcher didn't "nearly mishandle" the ball, he totally bobbled it.
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