Backing In

The ultimate backing into the playoffs. We blew a 13 run lead, made a comeback, and then allowed them to make a final comeback. Then watched as Sons of Pitches took Livermore out of the last playoff spot.

Just like we drew it up!

Well the way we look at it, we probably have to beat first place East Bay Long Strokers anyway, so it might as well be in the first game. It life imitated art, we would beat them and SOP would beat the Ultimate Warriors to set up a final playoff battle with SOP (rumor is they are folding). We'll see.

Hopefully we have enough bats. The lowlight of the game was the all powerful Heffe striking a blow for all 64 year old weak ass hitters by hitting the pitcher and losing my bat for the rest of my Pleasanton career, however long that lasts. I must say that it looked to me like the guy was trying to make a play on it, but they are changing the definition of 'helpless pitcher' by the hour, so how can you argue with the call?

And Tom lost his bat but at least he recovered it. The guy is getting old.

The best moments of the game came in our seven run rally in the top of the fifth that turned a 6-0 lead into 13-0. Starting with Gregg, we had eight straight singles and then a walk, and when Bo drove in the last run with a sac fly, we were sitting pretty.

Then came the bottom half and entering the Twilight Zone. The Warriors, who had hit seemingly nothing but fly ball outs to that point, adjusted and started hitting line drive singles here there and everywhere, and before we could blink or the manager yanked Tom, they roared all the way back to take a one run lead 14-13. We weren't done; we showed some grit and again stringing a bunch of hits, took back a four run lead. But the Warriors continued their onslaught in the last inning, Ultimately walking off with the 19-18 win.

Bo, Bert, Rusty (two doubles), Paul, and Rene led the way with three hits apiece. Gregg had the only home run, a well timed two run blast in the third.

We will miss our lead off hitter, the youth movement of Bo, but most everyone else will be in, and we can compete with all these teams. Time for a Cotton drive!