There is a new competition among Kapsch players.
That is, who can hit the longest single. Bert and D are neck and neck after this week.
The corollary - who can get thrown out at first base on the longest ball hit. D is way ahead on this one after nearly doing that deed Tuesday.
They both involve aging players who have a lot of power, and love to admire their long balls. It gives us all something to be entertained by.
Me, I won't be joining either competition. I am too busy trying to set the team record for weak-ass grounder double play balls. It takes a lot of concentration and focus, and I am unable to partake in other such trivialities.
We had several balls hit Tuesday that looked off the bat like no-doubters and died in the weird winds on Field 4. But Bert finally connected one high up in the trees in left in the bottom of the sixth, and even though it only tied the game and the game winner came three hitters later when Pauly knocked in D with the winning run, it pretty much settled the score.
Likewise our defense showed up in the late innings to save the game, especially the final one. It seemed the team was on a mission to not get to the bottom of the seventh. Cage made a nice play running back on a deep ball. Hama playing left had adventures all night with the wind knocking down the ball in front of him but wrestled down one last fly for the second out. And B made a nice play on a hot shot to end it.
Other highlights were a sliding catch by JT in shallow center in the fifth, and a crisp 6-4-3 double play, B to B to D in the fourth.
The top of the order carried us, which is of course why they get the big bucks. Bert was 4-4, D 3-4 and they combined for half of our RBIs. Cage and B set them up and along with Bert all scored three times. Pauly had a couple of clutch run scoring singles. JT and Tom also added a couple of hits.
After crushing them 30-7 in the first round, Cup Check gave us all they had in this one so it was a good win to keep us undefeated at 5-0. We can reduce our magic number to one with a win next week.
Maybe I can get them to let me hit from the shallow outfield so I can join the competition!
Milestones:
D 600 ab (#12)
JT 50 ab (#55)
That is, who can hit the longest single. Bert and D are neck and neck after this week.
The corollary - who can get thrown out at first base on the longest ball hit. D is way ahead on this one after nearly doing that deed Tuesday.
They both involve aging players who have a lot of power, and love to admire their long balls. It gives us all something to be entertained by.
Me, I won't be joining either competition. I am too busy trying to set the team record for weak-ass grounder double play balls. It takes a lot of concentration and focus, and I am unable to partake in other such trivialities.
We had several balls hit Tuesday that looked off the bat like no-doubters and died in the weird winds on Field 4. But Bert finally connected one high up in the trees in left in the bottom of the sixth, and even though it only tied the game and the game winner came three hitters later when Pauly knocked in D with the winning run, it pretty much settled the score.
Likewise our defense showed up in the late innings to save the game, especially the final one. It seemed the team was on a mission to not get to the bottom of the seventh. Cage made a nice play running back on a deep ball. Hama playing left had adventures all night with the wind knocking down the ball in front of him but wrestled down one last fly for the second out. And B made a nice play on a hot shot to end it.
Other highlights were a sliding catch by JT in shallow center in the fifth, and a crisp 6-4-3 double play, B to B to D in the fourth.
The top of the order carried us, which is of course why they get the big bucks. Bert was 4-4, D 3-4 and they combined for half of our RBIs. Cage and B set them up and along with Bert all scored three times. Pauly had a couple of clutch run scoring singles. JT and Tom also added a couple of hits.
After crushing them 30-7 in the first round, Cup Check gave us all they had in this one so it was a good win to keep us undefeated at 5-0. We can reduce our magic number to one with a win next week.
Maybe I can get them to let me hit from the shallow outfield so I can join the competition!
Milestones:
D 600 ab (#12)
JT 50 ab (#55)
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