The true sign of a good team is what they do in the games they don't play up to their standards. Do they lay down, or gut wrench it to a win? In games two and three, Transdyn scratched out wins by scores of 11-7 and 11-10. Especially the last one, in which we had to protect a one run lead.
At this juncture, the Dirtballs (game 2), who also might be thought of as playing down in this league, have scored only two fewer runs and allowed only four more, but have lost two games while we are 5-0. This illustrates the point, when the chips are down we have come though.
All this changed the last two games though. While we welcomed back Load and had the middle of the lineup we meant to have for the first time, we put up a complete came against Kung Fu Panda, and after jumping out to a 11-2 lead and then allowing them to creep back to 11-6, we put up a six spot and won going away 19-9. Load had three hits in his season debut and Jas was on base four times and Cage and Alberto went yard.
Then last week, we summoned up last spring in a big way. Breaking Bad, which traded in a bad name (BAHSBAT) for a Bad one, came in tied with us in first place at 4-0. We punched them in the gut every inning and scored 5-4-4-5-4 runs. Sounds like a senior league team with the five limit in those leagues. We walked it off when the bases were loaded with one out in the fifth and Sir Guy put the ball over the drawn in outfield. Turns out the (slaughter rule) winning score had already scored - the scorekeeper had it wrong on the scoreboard. So walked off to the tune of 22-6.
D absolutely crushed one ball, which doesn't happen much in this league any more. I half expected the light bulbs in the scoreboards to start popping like in the Natural. Rene was a pest all game, going 4-4 and has started the season 10-11. Tom was a perfect 4-4 too, and Jas was 3-3 with a walk, and dove deep into the hole to rob one of the Bad hitters. Coop has been on fire (3-4), and had the biggest blow of the game, a bases loaded, bases clearing triple. He has seven RBIs in the last two games.
It was a complete team win - all but one of us had at least two hits, all but one had an RBI and all but one scored at least two runs. Everyone contributed in a big way.
Breaking Bad is now Broken Bad. We are in first place, alone. This week we go for the first half sweep against the 0-5 team. I like our chances.
Milestones:
Game 2
Cage 400 rbi (#2)
Heffe 350 rbi (#3)
Monty 1000 ab (#3)
Sir Guy 900 ab (#4)
Game 3
Heffe 400 g (#1)
Pauly 250 rbi (#5)
D 30 bb (#9)
Alberto 50 ab (#49)
Game 4
Cage 250 g (#6)
Load 201 rbi (#11)
Game 5
Pauly 30 sf (#2)
At this juncture, the Dirtballs (game 2), who also might be thought of as playing down in this league, have scored only two fewer runs and allowed only four more, but have lost two games while we are 5-0. This illustrates the point, when the chips are down we have come though.
All this changed the last two games though. While we welcomed back Load and had the middle of the lineup we meant to have for the first time, we put up a complete came against Kung Fu Panda, and after jumping out to a 11-2 lead and then allowing them to creep back to 11-6, we put up a six spot and won going away 19-9. Load had three hits in his season debut and Jas was on base four times and Cage and Alberto went yard.
Then last week, we summoned up last spring in a big way. Breaking Bad, which traded in a bad name (BAHSBAT) for a Bad one, came in tied with us in first place at 4-0. We punched them in the gut every inning and scored 5-4-4-5-4 runs. Sounds like a senior league team with the five limit in those leagues. We walked it off when the bases were loaded with one out in the fifth and Sir Guy put the ball over the drawn in outfield. Turns out the (slaughter rule) winning score had already scored - the scorekeeper had it wrong on the scoreboard. So walked off to the tune of 22-6.
D absolutely crushed one ball, which doesn't happen much in this league any more. I half expected the light bulbs in the scoreboards to start popping like in the Natural. Rene was a pest all game, going 4-4 and has started the season 10-11. Tom was a perfect 4-4 too, and Jas was 3-3 with a walk, and dove deep into the hole to rob one of the Bad hitters. Coop has been on fire (3-4), and had the biggest blow of the game, a bases loaded, bases clearing triple. He has seven RBIs in the last two games.
It was a complete team win - all but one of us had at least two hits, all but one had an RBI and all but one scored at least two runs. Everyone contributed in a big way.
Breaking Bad is now Broken Bad. We are in first place, alone. This week we go for the first half sweep against the 0-5 team. I like our chances.
Milestones:
Game 2
Cage 400 rbi (#2)
Heffe 350 rbi (#3)
Monty 1000 ab (#3)
Sir Guy 900 ab (#4)
Game 3
Heffe 400 g (#1)
Pauly 250 rbi (#5)
D 30 bb (#9)
Alberto 50 ab (#49)
Game 4
Cage 250 g (#6)
Load 201 rbi (#11)
Game 5
Pauly 30 sf (#2)
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