I finally figured it out.
As you may remember if you didn't will yourself to forget, the Coneheads have scored five or less in four of our five losses in the Sunday Walnut Creek league, and only seven in the other. In the last couple of them, there is a pattern for the next Orinda game the following night: Smash the opponent.
Case in point, Sunday we lost to Big Feet 10-4, and then went out Monday and destroyed the Areolas 27-12 (never mind the Areolas had only eight players and they are one of the worst teams in the league, nor the fact that Big Feet is much improved this year - go with me here).
So beginning this weekend, we will convene (somewhere) and find a pickup game, in which we will suck, and then come Sunday's doubleheader, we will resemble the team that hasn't lost five games in a season since 2007. And by the way never six in the 13 years I have been on the team.
See how easy that was?
As it is, not much to say about Sunday's debacle, unless you count Ol' G having one of those inspiring defensive innings in the second, when he picked up one tough hop grounder and then started a slick 4-11-3 double play on the next one. Or really reaching, Pope, who never seems to slump with the rest of us, going 3-3 and Chauncy 2-2.
That's about it.
Monday was an entirely different story. Again, granted, the Areolas are not exactly world beater when they have a full squad, which they never do. But we were slashing line drives all over the field, and everyone got into the act. We had three almost Conehead innings, 9, 8,and 7 runs, in the third fourth and sixth respectively. We even had a defensive meltdown in the bottom of the third and let the A's close it to 12-8. Then we responded by outscoring them 15-4 the rest of the way.
Pope, Ol' G and Heffe led the way with four hits apiece. Pope's included the grand slam that unofficially put the game away early as the score advanced from 3-1 to 7-1 in one at bat. G continued to rake as his hits included a double and a triple.
They were followed by Bruce, David, Chuck, Chopper and Hazel with three knocks each. Chris overcame the razzing he was getting from his kids in the bleachers by blasting a towering two run homer to center-left center. Didn't slow down his offspring though. I think he has taught them well. Never let up.
There was not much to do on defense, as the Areolas mostly only managed to score when we gifted them a base here and there. We just had the one bad inning, and the three they tacked on in the last inning were mostly the product of indifference.
A great start at 4-0 or 5-0 depending on whether we make up the Bronco forfeit. We have a week off to prepare for a big battle with the worst team in the league, the Walk-Ons, before our showdown with the Old Scouts.
Milestones:
Monday:
Lefty 30 sf (#1)
Bruce 100 h (#16)
Sunday:
Larry 1450 ab (#3)
Ol' G 70 2b (#10)
As you may remember if you didn't will yourself to forget, the Coneheads have scored five or less in four of our five losses in the Sunday Walnut Creek league, and only seven in the other. In the last couple of them, there is a pattern for the next Orinda game the following night: Smash the opponent.
Case in point, Sunday we lost to Big Feet 10-4, and then went out Monday and destroyed the Areolas 27-12 (never mind the Areolas had only eight players and they are one of the worst teams in the league, nor the fact that Big Feet is much improved this year - go with me here).
So beginning this weekend, we will convene (somewhere) and find a pickup game, in which we will suck, and then come Sunday's doubleheader, we will resemble the team that hasn't lost five games in a season since 2007. And by the way never six in the 13 years I have been on the team.
See how easy that was?
As it is, not much to say about Sunday's debacle, unless you count Ol' G having one of those inspiring defensive innings in the second, when he picked up one tough hop grounder and then started a slick 4-11-3 double play on the next one. Or really reaching, Pope, who never seems to slump with the rest of us, going 3-3 and Chauncy 2-2.
That's about it.
Monday was an entirely different story. Again, granted, the Areolas are not exactly world beater when they have a full squad, which they never do. But we were slashing line drives all over the field, and everyone got into the act. We had three almost Conehead innings, 9, 8,and 7 runs, in the third fourth and sixth respectively. We even had a defensive meltdown in the bottom of the third and let the A's close it to 12-8. Then we responded by outscoring them 15-4 the rest of the way.
Pope, Ol' G and Heffe led the way with four hits apiece. Pope's included the grand slam that unofficially put the game away early as the score advanced from 3-1 to 7-1 in one at bat. G continued to rake as his hits included a double and a triple.
They were followed by Bruce, David, Chuck, Chopper and Hazel with three knocks each. Chris overcame the razzing he was getting from his kids in the bleachers by blasting a towering two run homer to center-left center. Didn't slow down his offspring though. I think he has taught them well. Never let up.
There was not much to do on defense, as the Areolas mostly only managed to score when we gifted them a base here and there. We just had the one bad inning, and the three they tacked on in the last inning were mostly the product of indifference.
A great start at 4-0 or 5-0 depending on whether we make up the Bronco forfeit. We have a week off to prepare for a big battle with the worst team in the league, the Walk-Ons, before our showdown with the Old Scouts.
Milestones:
Monday:
Lefty 30 sf (#1)
Bruce 100 h (#16)
Sunday:
Larry 1450 ab (#3)
Ol' G 70 2b (#10)
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