July is turning out to be a great month for the Coneheads. It seems like when the weather gets warm so do our bats.
Last night we totally dismantled our late nemesis, Big Feet, 24-7. It showed who we are when we aren't complacent, and the league had better watch out in the playoffs if we can continue this hot streak.
We were led by the three rookies, Carp, Last Chance (ask me about it sometime), and the newest addition, Brandon. Who knew how much younger a team can get if you add a couple of 40 year olds! Is that a paradox? Irony? Stating the obvious?
We started (and pretty much ended) the game with just our second Conehead inning of the spring season. Six straight hits, a walk, and a fielder's choice produced five runs, but with two outs and the bases loaded, up strode Chauncy (Last Chance) Johnson. He blasted the right center gap, and a few seconds later it was 10-0. Not a bad start.
In the second, it was more of the same. Leadoff Lefty led off again as we had batted around in the first, but he made an out. Ol' G hit a gapper, and the other Rookie of the Year candidate Chris (Carp) stepped up, and did he ever, putting the ball almost to Field 6. Later in the inning newcomer Brandon also split the outfielders, for a three run Jack, and at 16-3 we had things well in hand.
The new version of Big Feet won't quit, and because of that what we did in the later innings was key. We added another six spot in the top of the fourth and Big Feet could just stumble over their appendages trying to get off the field after that.
Along the way, we had three shut down innings, Big Feet did not score after the second. Big D had a pretty good game - he induced two straight popups to himself to end the first when BF was threatening to close in on our first inning rampage. Big D was also aided by some big outfield D. In the third Lefty made a nice catch running in, and then had a great view as he watched Johnny come racing over from LC to catch a shot between them. In the last inning, a wind aided deep fly went over Johnny's head in right, and Last Chance flew in from right center and made a great basket catch - big time style points.
Three hits for Carp, Ol' G, and heffe, and two and a walk for Randy and Chopper. A good tuneup win for the playoffs - Big Feet will be our first opponent.
The heffinator was on vacation last week and found the only thing hotter than the Coneheads:
But before that (last Sunday) we played a game against hapless Corona. It was much the same as this week. In our first Conehead inning of the season, we jumped out to a 13 run lead after shutting out Corona in the top of the first. The first nine guys got on via hit or walk, and in all we sent up 18 batter in the first frame. Randy had a double and a two run triple in the first inning alone.
Corona rallied for 7 to close the gap somewhat, but when we answered with six in our second, they knew it was hopeless. D had a double and a triple as well as Randy, and drove in four. Chopper was 4-4, and Lefty was 3-3 with a walk. Carp, Chuck, and Johnny joined the three hit club, and heffe would have, except his first inning looper to shallow left was so close to the infield, Haze was hung out to dry and was thrown out at third.
On defense, Randy had the highlight catch in left center, and we turned a nifty 6-11-3 double play where Chopper nicely scooped the ball out of the dirt. Heffe who?
Even though we had an uneven season, we are peaking at the right time, and have one more game to tune up for the playoffs, which will begin against Big Feet again. It's fun to watch the Big Feet stumble.
Milestones:
7/8
D 50 bb (#3)
7/15
Gene 40 bb (#5)
Randy 30 2b (#6)
Last night we totally dismantled our late nemesis, Big Feet, 24-7. It showed who we are when we aren't complacent, and the league had better watch out in the playoffs if we can continue this hot streak.
We were led by the three rookies, Carp, Last Chance (ask me about it sometime), and the newest addition, Brandon. Who knew how much younger a team can get if you add a couple of 40 year olds! Is that a paradox? Irony? Stating the obvious?
We started (and pretty much ended) the game with just our second Conehead inning of the spring season. Six straight hits, a walk, and a fielder's choice produced five runs, but with two outs and the bases loaded, up strode Chauncy (Last Chance) Johnson. He blasted the right center gap, and a few seconds later it was 10-0. Not a bad start.
In the second, it was more of the same. Leadoff Lefty led off again as we had batted around in the first, but he made an out. Ol' G hit a gapper, and the other Rookie of the Year candidate Chris (Carp) stepped up, and did he ever, putting the ball almost to Field 6. Later in the inning newcomer Brandon also split the outfielders, for a three run Jack, and at 16-3 we had things well in hand.
The new version of Big Feet won't quit, and because of that what we did in the later innings was key. We added another six spot in the top of the fourth and Big Feet could just stumble over their appendages trying to get off the field after that.
Along the way, we had three shut down innings, Big Feet did not score after the second. Big D had a pretty good game - he induced two straight popups to himself to end the first when BF was threatening to close in on our first inning rampage. Big D was also aided by some big outfield D. In the third Lefty made a nice catch running in, and then had a great view as he watched Johnny come racing over from LC to catch a shot between them. In the last inning, a wind aided deep fly went over Johnny's head in right, and Last Chance flew in from right center and made a great basket catch - big time style points.
Three hits for Carp, Ol' G, and heffe, and two and a walk for Randy and Chopper. A good tuneup win for the playoffs - Big Feet will be our first opponent.
The heffinator was on vacation last week and found the only thing hotter than the Coneheads:
But before that (last Sunday) we played a game against hapless Corona. It was much the same as this week. In our first Conehead inning of the season, we jumped out to a 13 run lead after shutting out Corona in the top of the first. The first nine guys got on via hit or walk, and in all we sent up 18 batter in the first frame. Randy had a double and a two run triple in the first inning alone.
Corona rallied for 7 to close the gap somewhat, but when we answered with six in our second, they knew it was hopeless. D had a double and a triple as well as Randy, and drove in four. Chopper was 4-4, and Lefty was 3-3 with a walk. Carp, Chuck, and Johnny joined the three hit club, and heffe would have, except his first inning looper to shallow left was so close to the infield, Haze was hung out to dry and was thrown out at third.
On defense, Randy had the highlight catch in left center, and we turned a nifty 6-11-3 double play where Chopper nicely scooped the ball out of the dirt. Heffe who?
Even though we had an uneven season, we are peaking at the right time, and have one more game to tune up for the playoffs, which will begin against Big Feet again. It's fun to watch the Big Feet stumble.
Milestones:
7/8
D 50 bb (#3)
7/15
Gene 40 bb (#5)
Randy 30 2b (#6)
Chopper 30 2b (#7)
Johnny 150 ab (#18)
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