So far my theory from last week is batting 1.000. In case you forgot, it's that we need a warm-up game to start playing like the Coneheads.
Luckily then, Sunday we had a double header. And also, therefore we just had to blow an 8-2 lead in the opener to ultimately tie the Masterbatters 12-12.
Which we then took out on Who's On First, 19-4.
Glass half empty? We had never lost to or tied the Masterbatters. Glass half full? We still have never lost to them.
It was a double header and featured lots of doubles by the good guys. In the first inning of the night, after a triple by Ol' G, Chris, Knight and Chopper went back to back to back doubles, and we were off to the races. Second inning, more of the same - back to back two run doubles by Ol' G and Pope, and we were set. Or were we?
We let them tie it up in the fifth but then answered with another quartet by the top of the lineup. Safe lead, right? No, give the Batters credit, they matched us and when we couldn't answer in the bottom of the last, it was kiss your sister time.
Randy, Knight and Chauncy led us with perfect 3-3 games, and Joe had the defensive inning of the night, getting a foul ball K and then starting an inning ending 1-11-3 DP to end the first after they loaded the bases with no outs.
The nightcap was the tale of one giant Conehead inning against the hapless, shorthanded Who's On First. After going up 3-1 after two on RBI hits by Chris, Heffe, and Chauncy, Lefty the Lead Off started the bottom of the third. Thirteen batters later, every single one of us had added a hit to their resume, except for Randy who walked in the middle of the order. Lefty, Ol' G, and Pope continued the onslaught with their second hits of the inning, and we had 13 runs in with the bases loaded and still no outs.
At this point, we were getting tired of so much winning, and Chris asked permission from Ol' Stink Eye to hit it over the fence, which is an out on Field 3. Those poor homeowners on the other side need their protection - who knew that balls could go over a fence in a softball game?
But I digress. The rule this year had changed too - it's not only an out, it's end-of-inning. Who can hit it over the fence on command? Well Chris can. But what's great is that it must therefore be scored a triple play! So we featured a little bit of everything in that inning. Oh and by the way, of the fifteen hits in the inning, seven were doubles.
The rest of the game was uneventful with only a three run rally (featuring two more doubles) in the fifth to end it on the slaughter rule 19-4. Ol' G gets a walk off single to end it.
Eleven doubles in the second game and 17 on the day, probably a record for a day of JFT/Conehead ball. On defense there were two double plays by Knight to second himself to first.
Ol' G and Lefty were 4-4, and Heffe and Chauncy were 3-3. Everyone scored at least one run, and all but two of us drove at least one in.
Sadly, no Monday game to continue the momentum. Let's take it out on Corona next week.
Milestones:
Game 1, none
Game 2
Knight 40 2b (#2)
Lefty 550 ab (#3)
Knight 500 ab (#4)
Gene 20 2b (#12)
Luckily then, Sunday we had a double header. And also, therefore we just had to blow an 8-2 lead in the opener to ultimately tie the Masterbatters 12-12.
Which we then took out on Who's On First, 19-4.
Glass half empty? We had never lost to or tied the Masterbatters. Glass half full? We still have never lost to them.
It was a double header and featured lots of doubles by the good guys. In the first inning of the night, after a triple by Ol' G, Chris, Knight and Chopper went back to back to back doubles, and we were off to the races. Second inning, more of the same - back to back two run doubles by Ol' G and Pope, and we were set. Or were we?
We let them tie it up in the fifth but then answered with another quartet by the top of the lineup. Safe lead, right? No, give the Batters credit, they matched us and when we couldn't answer in the bottom of the last, it was kiss your sister time.
Randy, Knight and Chauncy led us with perfect 3-3 games, and Joe had the defensive inning of the night, getting a foul ball K and then starting an inning ending 1-11-3 DP to end the first after they loaded the bases with no outs.
The nightcap was the tale of one giant Conehead inning against the hapless, shorthanded Who's On First. After going up 3-1 after two on RBI hits by Chris, Heffe, and Chauncy, Lefty the Lead Off started the bottom of the third. Thirteen batters later, every single one of us had added a hit to their resume, except for Randy who walked in the middle of the order. Lefty, Ol' G, and Pope continued the onslaught with their second hits of the inning, and we had 13 runs in with the bases loaded and still no outs.
At this point, we were getting tired of so much winning, and Chris asked permission from Ol' Stink Eye to hit it over the fence, which is an out on Field 3. Those poor homeowners on the other side need their protection - who knew that balls could go over a fence in a softball game?
But I digress. The rule this year had changed too - it's not only an out, it's end-of-inning. Who can hit it over the fence on command? Well Chris can. But what's great is that it must therefore be scored a triple play! So we featured a little bit of everything in that inning. Oh and by the way, of the fifteen hits in the inning, seven were doubles.
The rest of the game was uneventful with only a three run rally (featuring two more doubles) in the fifth to end it on the slaughter rule 19-4. Ol' G gets a walk off single to end it.
Eleven doubles in the second game and 17 on the day, probably a record for a day of JFT/Conehead ball. On defense there were two double plays by Knight to second himself to first.
Ol' G and Lefty were 4-4, and Heffe and Chauncy were 3-3. Everyone scored at least one run, and all but two of us drove at least one in.
Sadly, no Monday game to continue the momentum. Let's take it out on Corona next week.
Milestones:
Game 1, none
Game 2
Knight 40 2b (#2)
Lefty 550 ab (#3)
Knight 500 ab (#4)
Gene 20 2b (#12)
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