This season was going to be different. This was the year that we were going to overcome the Pinky's dominance since they came into the league and we became the bearers of those nondescript also-ran second place t-shirts. You know the ones - you are either checking the oil in your car with them or if you wear them, it is as an undershirt. They are like the trophy's we mistakenly gave our kids for 'participation' (so little Josh or Jen wouldn't feel like someone else was better than they were, even though they were).
It was a little disappointing to hear they were not going to be in the league, an empty feeling. Where would the competition come from?
Then Lefty did his best to spark the flames - half of Pinky's had joined Advance Construction, he said, our former main competition. Now that could make for a great year - and we were starting the season against them. Bring it!
But in the end you have to play the game. I think there are at most two or three Pink's on AC, and it ain't the best of the best. And they were without our friend Bobby Muller, who perhaps is the best they have to offer.
The result, predictably, was that we continued to own Advance, a trend that has been going on for a couple of years now. Ownage is a 10-0 beat down, and it wasn't that close. We didn't hit all that well, and while we had the usual assortment of up the middle nifty force outs (from G to Knight, or Knight to G or Chuck to Knight, you get the picture, and the first baseman (the short one) fell down and stretched out to all of his 5'7" to get to a low throw from Chuck in the last inning to preserve the shutout. The taller first baseman caught a couple of hot shots as well, but that was about it. We were never threatened.
The game ball goes to Old Joe, a shutout is a shutout. D finished but unfortunately a 10-0 lead ensures he doesn't qualify for the save. But he had his part in preserving the blankout.
Chuck did his thing, going 3-3 and a walk, Knight had three hits and the game winner, which occurred in the first inning, and Lefty had a couple of doubles. Next!
Milestone:
Lefty 30 2b (#1)
It was a little disappointing to hear they were not going to be in the league, an empty feeling. Where would the competition come from?
Then Lefty did his best to spark the flames - half of Pinky's had joined Advance Construction, he said, our former main competition. Now that could make for a great year - and we were starting the season against them. Bring it!
But in the end you have to play the game. I think there are at most two or three Pink's on AC, and it ain't the best of the best. And they were without our friend Bobby Muller, who perhaps is the best they have to offer.
The result, predictably, was that we continued to own Advance, a trend that has been going on for a couple of years now. Ownage is a 10-0 beat down, and it wasn't that close. We didn't hit all that well, and while we had the usual assortment of up the middle nifty force outs (from G to Knight, or Knight to G or Chuck to Knight, you get the picture, and the first baseman (the short one) fell down and stretched out to all of his 5'7" to get to a low throw from Chuck in the last inning to preserve the shutout. The taller first baseman caught a couple of hot shots as well, but that was about it. We were never threatened.
The game ball goes to Old Joe, a shutout is a shutout. D finished but unfortunately a 10-0 lead ensures he doesn't qualify for the save. But he had his part in preserving the blankout.
Chuck did his thing, going 3-3 and a walk, Knight had three hits and the game winner, which occurred in the first inning, and Lefty had a couple of doubles. Next!
Milestone:
Lefty 30 2b (#1)
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