I've got to talk to Commissioner Val about these doubleheaders.
Not because I don't like playing them, I do - and the Coneheads seems to thrive in them.
But - between two games Sunday and then Orinda on Monday, I hardly have time to breathe on the blog, much less remember anything that happened. As I age, it gets harder.
So you will get a blurred vision of the games Sunday and Monday, plays and highlights may be swapped around. Just remember the most important part - we got better as the games went on, starting with a 12-8 ho-hum win over the Hammers and then clubbing the Polar Bears 16-2 in Walnut Creek, and then utter annihilation of the Reds in Orinda Monday night 34-6.
The win over the Polar Bears was the most significant. It catapulted us over them in the standings. We are a half game ahead of them (due to a tie they have) plus own the tie breaker because of the lopsided score. And we remain tied with Advance Construction at 8-1 for first but own the tiebreaker over them as well. Once again we are in the driver's seat for the number one pole at the playoffs. But we can't get complacent - each team has but one loss, and even though they have to play each other, neither is likely to lose many more games.
A funny thing happened last night in Alameda (well not haha funny). I have been filling in on a team there, playing for the fourth Friday in June. We scored 17 runs in the top of the sixth to put away the game, including 15 straight hits with two outs. It was outstanding. Until that point it was relatively close and we were clinging to an 8-4 lead. After the game the team was (properly) in awe of what we had accomplished, which was impressive. But I couldn't help thinking (and may have actually said it out loud) that I am on another team that has done similar things if not routinely, many times over. It's called a Conehead inning (I may have gotten blank stares at that point).
And as a matter of fact, just last Monday against the poor Reds, in the bottom of the fifth we had sixteen straight hits after a lead off walk to Larry and we scored 15 runs with no outs. Mercifully I popped up into a 2-3 double play and Chopper followed with a ground out or we might still be batting. This just was the nail in the proverbial coffin - it changed a 19-6 game into a total rout.
Derek had a monster game: 5-5 with nine RBIs including the initial run that served as the game winner. He had a double and two triples and a couple of singles, but will forever be remembered for lumbering into third when they were still looking for the ball in the left center bushes at the fence on his second triple. He could have walked home and ultimately it cost him the cycle. We all groaned and made fun of him, because those of us who may have difficulty achieving this feat wanted to live vicariously through him. Of course it may not be such a big deal to him, but what kind of teammate deprives us of our vicarious thrill? We will remember forever or until the next game, whichever comes first. Notably his double was a one hopper over the fence in deepest right center, must have been 350 feet on the fly.
Pope and Bruce joined him with five hits, and Pope and Chopper did run out home runs in the gap, gathering four and five RBIs respectively. Gene was perfect at 4-4, and everyone on the team had at least two hits, a run scored and an RBI as we pounded out forty hits as a team.
In Sunday's Polar Bear rout we piled on 10 runs in the top of the second on 11 straight hits and a fielder's choice RBI to start the inning. It took all the drama out of that game. Knight, Bruce, and Johnny were all a perfect 3-3, and Chopper plated five RBIs on a double and a triple. Haze made the defensive play of the day, running far into deep right field to catch a blast from a Polar Bear. It was text book - run to the spot and turn around and there was the ball, although I hear that Lefty deserved a big assist for yelling when to turn around from next door in right center. The fourth inning catch took out what air remained in the Bear tank, and they were not really heard from after that.
The first game Sunday was really just a tuneup from our couple of weeks off. We thrive on playing, and this year's weird schedule with sometimes weeks between games leaves us cold sometimes. The Slammers are not really in our league (actually literally this season with the split divisions), and spotting them a 3-0 lead proved to be no problem.We scored eight in the middle innings and even though Joe was disappointed in the final score of 12-8, there was never a doubt as to the outcome.
Knight had a great game up the middle, prompting Johnny to pronounce him the "World's Greatest Schmiddler", which I have not found in the baseball almanac yet I believe him. He turned several ground balls into outs including one far to his left and an 11U-3 double play.
On offense D and Bruce (with a triple) were 3-3 and Ol' G led us with 3 RBIs but no one really stood out. Other than we had two Ks and this shockingly prompted a snide remark from our fearless leader to the effect that it was amazing we won despite two Ks. Notably he also got at least one, maybe two from the Slammers.
Now we have the long holiday break. This slut had zero games this week, what will I do?
Hopefully at a minimum we will remember what a Conehead inning is when we come back.
Milestones:
WC 6/25
Game 1:
Ol' G 200 h (#7)
Game 2:
Lefty 500 ab (#3)
Knight 450 ab (#4)
Chuck 150 rbi (#5)
Orinda 6/26:
Chuck 1850 ab (#1)
Heffe 160 2b (#1)
Heffe 1050 h (#2)
D 70 2b (#9)
Chopper 300 rbi (#15)
Chopper 20 sf (#15)
D 550 ab (#16)
Chopper 550 ab (#17)
Not because I don't like playing them, I do - and the Coneheads seems to thrive in them.
But - between two games Sunday and then Orinda on Monday, I hardly have time to breathe on the blog, much less remember anything that happened. As I age, it gets harder.
So you will get a blurred vision of the games Sunday and Monday, plays and highlights may be swapped around. Just remember the most important part - we got better as the games went on, starting with a 12-8 ho-hum win over the Hammers and then clubbing the Polar Bears 16-2 in Walnut Creek, and then utter annihilation of the Reds in Orinda Monday night 34-6.
The win over the Polar Bears was the most significant. It catapulted us over them in the standings. We are a half game ahead of them (due to a tie they have) plus own the tie breaker because of the lopsided score. And we remain tied with Advance Construction at 8-1 for first but own the tiebreaker over them as well. Once again we are in the driver's seat for the number one pole at the playoffs. But we can't get complacent - each team has but one loss, and even though they have to play each other, neither is likely to lose many more games.
A funny thing happened last night in Alameda (well not haha funny). I have been filling in on a team there, playing for the fourth Friday in June. We scored 17 runs in the top of the sixth to put away the game, including 15 straight hits with two outs. It was outstanding. Until that point it was relatively close and we were clinging to an 8-4 lead. After the game the team was (properly) in awe of what we had accomplished, which was impressive. But I couldn't help thinking (and may have actually said it out loud) that I am on another team that has done similar things if not routinely, many times over. It's called a Conehead inning (I may have gotten blank stares at that point).
And as a matter of fact, just last Monday against the poor Reds, in the bottom of the fifth we had sixteen straight hits after a lead off walk to Larry and we scored 15 runs with no outs. Mercifully I popped up into a 2-3 double play and Chopper followed with a ground out or we might still be batting. This just was the nail in the proverbial coffin - it changed a 19-6 game into a total rout.
Derek had a monster game: 5-5 with nine RBIs including the initial run that served as the game winner. He had a double and two triples and a couple of singles, but will forever be remembered for lumbering into third when they were still looking for the ball in the left center bushes at the fence on his second triple. He could have walked home and ultimately it cost him the cycle. We all groaned and made fun of him, because those of us who may have difficulty achieving this feat wanted to live vicariously through him. Of course it may not be such a big deal to him, but what kind of teammate deprives us of our vicarious thrill? We will remember forever or until the next game, whichever comes first. Notably his double was a one hopper over the fence in deepest right center, must have been 350 feet on the fly.
Pope and Bruce joined him with five hits, and Pope and Chopper did run out home runs in the gap, gathering four and five RBIs respectively. Gene was perfect at 4-4, and everyone on the team had at least two hits, a run scored and an RBI as we pounded out forty hits as a team.
In Sunday's Polar Bear rout we piled on 10 runs in the top of the second on 11 straight hits and a fielder's choice RBI to start the inning. It took all the drama out of that game. Knight, Bruce, and Johnny were all a perfect 3-3, and Chopper plated five RBIs on a double and a triple. Haze made the defensive play of the day, running far into deep right field to catch a blast from a Polar Bear. It was text book - run to the spot and turn around and there was the ball, although I hear that Lefty deserved a big assist for yelling when to turn around from next door in right center. The fourth inning catch took out what air remained in the Bear tank, and they were not really heard from after that.
The first game Sunday was really just a tuneup from our couple of weeks off. We thrive on playing, and this year's weird schedule with sometimes weeks between games leaves us cold sometimes. The Slammers are not really in our league (actually literally this season with the split divisions), and spotting them a 3-0 lead proved to be no problem.We scored eight in the middle innings and even though Joe was disappointed in the final score of 12-8, there was never a doubt as to the outcome.
Knight had a great game up the middle, prompting Johnny to pronounce him the "World's Greatest Schmiddler", which I have not found in the baseball almanac yet I believe him. He turned several ground balls into outs including one far to his left and an 11U-3 double play.
On offense D and Bruce (with a triple) were 3-3 and Ol' G led us with 3 RBIs but no one really stood out. Other than we had two Ks and this shockingly prompted a snide remark from our fearless leader to the effect that it was amazing we won despite two Ks. Notably he also got at least one, maybe two from the Slammers.
Now we have the long holiday break. This slut had zero games this week, what will I do?
Hopefully at a minimum we will remember what a Conehead inning is when we come back.
Milestones:
WC 6/25
Game 1:
Ol' G 200 h (#7)
Game 2:
Lefty 500 ab (#3)
Knight 450 ab (#4)
Chuck 150 rbi (#5)
Orinda 6/26:
Chuck 1850 ab (#1)
Heffe 160 2b (#1)
Heffe 1050 h (#2)
D 70 2b (#9)
Chopper 300 rbi (#15)
Chopper 20 sf (#15)
D 550 ab (#16)
Chopper 550 ab (#17)
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