For the fifth week in a row, Transdyn put together a great game and for the second time in a row upset the first place team, Sons of Pitches, 12-8. With our five game winning streak in tow, we ended the regular season a half game out of first place behind the Sons and the Ringers who tied at 6-3-1.
We are poised to make a run in the one night playoff tournament next week. We have beaten both teams recently, and they have to have doubts in their minds.
We didn't really hit like we are capable last night (nor the season as a whole), except the monster Bert, more on that later. But what separated us this night was our defense. Cage ran like a gazelle covering the whole middle of the field with at least three tremendous catches. Jason took control of a bases loaded one out smash up the middle, grabbed it, stepped on second and threw to D at first in one smooth motion to kill a late rally. Mark absolutely robbed our ex-teammate Donnie with a leap at second to snare a live drive. Chopper ranged far into foul ground to catch a fly ball, and made a couple of other running catches in right field. I even got into the act at first base, falling to my knees and stretching for a rare wide throw from Jay. And there was the play at the plate to nail the Sons' SS, who clobbered one over Chopper's head but his throw to Mark and then the relay to Monty along with some fancy footwork by Monty robbed him of a home run and ended the inning. Unfortunately, the SS was hurt on the play, could be serious, and he is D and Bert and Brian's tournament teammate; we wish him a speedy recovery, but we are glad he was out.
All the while the Sons were throwing the ball around and kicking it this way and that, and that is what made the difference in the game. In one sequence, on a shallow fly to left, Pauly hesitated a little after he tagged up to go home. The throw was just a tad late. In the mean time Chopper went to third and the catcher heaved it back into left field. Chopper kept running and the throw back to home sailed over everyone. It was a Keystone Kop moment.
And, we had the Bomber. Albert lit up the night with two huge two run blasts over the fence in left. That was your run differential right there. He also hit a sac fly to total five RBIs, and started a three run rally in the third with a laced hit to RC.
I like our momentum and our chances next week. We are due to have a big hitting game again too. And I'd put Tom up against any pitcher in the league right now. We haven't allowed more than eight runs in a game since mid-September, and led the league with the fewest runs allowed.
Let the fun begin!
Milestones:
10/6
Coop 110 bb (#2)
10/13
Bert 10 hr (#8)
Pauly 200 g (#9)
Tom 50 rbi (#31)
We are poised to make a run in the one night playoff tournament next week. We have beaten both teams recently, and they have to have doubts in their minds.
We didn't really hit like we are capable last night (nor the season as a whole), except the monster Bert, more on that later. But what separated us this night was our defense. Cage ran like a gazelle covering the whole middle of the field with at least three tremendous catches. Jason took control of a bases loaded one out smash up the middle, grabbed it, stepped on second and threw to D at first in one smooth motion to kill a late rally. Mark absolutely robbed our ex-teammate Donnie with a leap at second to snare a live drive. Chopper ranged far into foul ground to catch a fly ball, and made a couple of other running catches in right field. I even got into the act at first base, falling to my knees and stretching for a rare wide throw from Jay. And there was the play at the plate to nail the Sons' SS, who clobbered one over Chopper's head but his throw to Mark and then the relay to Monty along with some fancy footwork by Monty robbed him of a home run and ended the inning. Unfortunately, the SS was hurt on the play, could be serious, and he is D and Bert and Brian's tournament teammate; we wish him a speedy recovery, but we are glad he was out.
All the while the Sons were throwing the ball around and kicking it this way and that, and that is what made the difference in the game. In one sequence, on a shallow fly to left, Pauly hesitated a little after he tagged up to go home. The throw was just a tad late. In the mean time Chopper went to third and the catcher heaved it back into left field. Chopper kept running and the throw back to home sailed over everyone. It was a Keystone Kop moment.
And, we had the Bomber. Albert lit up the night with two huge two run blasts over the fence in left. That was your run differential right there. He also hit a sac fly to total five RBIs, and started a three run rally in the third with a laced hit to RC.
I like our momentum and our chances next week. We are due to have a big hitting game again too. And I'd put Tom up against any pitcher in the league right now. We haven't allowed more than eight runs in a game since mid-September, and led the league with the fewest runs allowed.
Let the fun begin!
Milestones:
10/6
Coop 110 bb (#2)
Pauly 250 r (#7)
Rene 20 2b (#18)
Rene 100 h (#25)Rene 20 2b (#18)
10/13
Bert 10 hr (#8)
Pauly 200 g (#9)
Tom 50 rbi (#31)
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