Things are going so well for Transdyn that we don't miss the Beer Fairy from last year (D's OGF), or even that Sir Guy, after filling that role for a while, stopped and left us dry at the end of our wins. Ah those were the days my friend.
And win we have done in convincing fashion. I don't want to jinx anything but we have dominated the first third of the season as everybody has now played everyone else once, and we swept the series to go to 4-0.
This week the victim was DS Electric. Formerly known as the Big Kahunas. I guess they aren't so big any more as we slaughtered them 24-2. I think the electricity has even been shut off.
This is how it has gone: We hit at least 8 straight hits to start an inning twice. That's twice in three innings. And both times they were all singles. The second time, Rusty screwed it up - he hit a double for our ninth straight hit. After that, D only made an out because he refused to take a walk. He missed intentionally on ball four twice, and then nearly took the third baseman's glove off (he did catch it for a nice play). Bert stepped up and promptly smacked a ball nearly to Hacienda Business Park a mile away. I guess that is what you call an exclamation point!
Three guys with four hits, five with three, and everybody with at least two, now that's all around contributions. Jas scorched the ball every time up - only a leaping catch by the shortstop his first time up prevented a perfect 5-5. Cage led the way with six RBIs, followed by Bert with five.
And really my intention on this post was to just talk about our defense. We have now allowed less than half the number of runs (21) as the next best defense (46). It starts with pitching and Tom's ERA is falling precipitously. He had two Kahuna K's. Brian displayed some nifty glove work on a couple of balls in the hole. Hama at third - well no one knows if he just closed his eyes at just the right time - but he stuck a couple in his glove and got the outs. Nick kept track of one liner that was hit a lot harder than it must have appeared in the outfield, and the ball just kept rising, but Cage stayed with it til the out was made. And D showed some good hustle on a pop up foul behind him on the fence. Never an easy chore. Let me tell you as a first baseman - when I was in my twenties that was easy to get to, and now in my dotage, it would be a challenge. D is somewhere in between so it goes down as a great play.
It's a bad combination for the opposition - stellar defense complimented by a relentless offense. If we keep this up, the sky (a.k.a. Cotton) is the limit.
Ride the Big Wave!
Milestones:
4/19
Cage 900 ab (#5)
Jas 30 bb (#10)
Hama 30 2b (#15)
Tom 50 r (#30)
4/26
Cage 450 rbi (#1)
Tom 200 ab (#24)
Bert 50 rbi (#31)
And win we have done in convincing fashion. I don't want to jinx anything but we have dominated the first third of the season as everybody has now played everyone else once, and we swept the series to go to 4-0.
This week the victim was DS Electric. Formerly known as the Big Kahunas. I guess they aren't so big any more as we slaughtered them 24-2. I think the electricity has even been shut off.
This is how it has gone: We hit at least 8 straight hits to start an inning twice. That's twice in three innings. And both times they were all singles. The second time, Rusty screwed it up - he hit a double for our ninth straight hit. After that, D only made an out because he refused to take a walk. He missed intentionally on ball four twice, and then nearly took the third baseman's glove off (he did catch it for a nice play). Bert stepped up and promptly smacked a ball nearly to Hacienda Business Park a mile away. I guess that is what you call an exclamation point!
Three guys with four hits, five with three, and everybody with at least two, now that's all around contributions. Jas scorched the ball every time up - only a leaping catch by the shortstop his first time up prevented a perfect 5-5. Cage led the way with six RBIs, followed by Bert with five.
And really my intention on this post was to just talk about our defense. We have now allowed less than half the number of runs (21) as the next best defense (46). It starts with pitching and Tom's ERA is falling precipitously. He had two Kahuna K's. Brian displayed some nifty glove work on a couple of balls in the hole. Hama at third - well no one knows if he just closed his eyes at just the right time - but he stuck a couple in his glove and got the outs. Nick kept track of one liner that was hit a lot harder than it must have appeared in the outfield, and the ball just kept rising, but Cage stayed with it til the out was made. And D showed some good hustle on a pop up foul behind him on the fence. Never an easy chore. Let me tell you as a first baseman - when I was in my twenties that was easy to get to, and now in my dotage, it would be a challenge. D is somewhere in between so it goes down as a great play.
It's a bad combination for the opposition - stellar defense complimented by a relentless offense. If we keep this up, the sky (a.k.a. Cotton) is the limit.
Ride the Big Wave!
Milestones:
4/19
Cage 900 ab (#5)
Jas 30 bb (#10)
Hama 30 2b (#15)
Tom 50 r (#30)
4/26
Cage 450 rbi (#1)
Tom 200 ab (#24)
Bert 50 rbi (#31)
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