Coach Neil Henry has called a practice for the White team in the Alps before next week's game. This is because we played the game against Vegas Gold yesterday as if we were Swiss cheese, so we might as well be in Switzerland. I like the thought, especially the part about sponsoring it with a private jet.
The good thing was that nearly everyone had a defensive gaff along the way, so there could be no finger pointing (or everyone pointing every which-a-way). But that's not how we roll, anyway.
The one positive note is that after granting V. Gold their 30-15 lead entering the flip flop ninth, we rallied for nine runs, and were just a couple of hits short of making them feel nervous.
Plenty of hitters for White: Mike Saindon went 6-6 with a double, Henry and Kravin had four hits each, new cleanup hitter Vince Francesco had two triples among three hits, and Paul Lisi had three including a double and a triple, good for a team leading four RBIs. Also with three hits were Rich Brown, Bruce Spencer, Mike Guerrero, Charlie Uhlman, and Barry Gronenberg. And Clay Kallam had two hits (including a rocket launch double) plus two walks, To round it out Howard Davis had two knocks plus a bases loaded RBI walk.
There was one fine defensive play, Guerrero dove into the 3-4 hole to get an out at first on a ball ticketed for right field. Almost as good, Henry tracked down a deep fly by David Peterson in left center late in the game.
We're hoping that our poor defense was an aberration; we'll find out next week against Green. I am sure they will be overconfident after winning this week.
The good thing was that nearly everyone had a defensive gaff along the way, so there could be no finger pointing (or everyone pointing every which-a-way). But that's not how we roll, anyway.
The one positive note is that after granting V. Gold their 30-15 lead entering the flip flop ninth, we rallied for nine runs, and were just a couple of hits short of making them feel nervous.
Plenty of hitters for White: Mike Saindon went 6-6 with a double, Henry and Kravin had four hits each, new cleanup hitter Vince Francesco had two triples among three hits, and Paul Lisi had three including a double and a triple, good for a team leading four RBIs. Also with three hits were Rich Brown, Bruce Spencer, Mike Guerrero, Charlie Uhlman, and Barry Gronenberg. And Clay Kallam had two hits (including a rocket launch double) plus two walks, To round it out Howard Davis had two knocks plus a bases loaded RBI walk.
There was one fine defensive play, Guerrero dove into the 3-4 hole to get an out at first on a ball ticketed for right field. Almost as good, Henry tracked down a deep fly by David Peterson in left center late in the game.
We're hoping that our poor defense was an aberration; we'll find out next week against Green. I am sure they will be overconfident after winning this week.
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