I hate losing. The only thing that keeps me from going overboard on it is that I play so many games, it's always time to move on the the next one, so there is no sulking.
But once in a while you play in a game so great, and so much fun, that if you lose by a run or so, you don't mind. Yeah you could second guess all you want but in the end in a great competitive game it doesn't matter so much in the big picture.
Such was the game yesterday against arch-rival Advance Construction. They overcame a 14-2 early hole with a 22 run onslaught over two innings, but we buckled down and came back from eight down to take a precarious one run lead going into the bottom of the last inning (fourth!). When Charley snagged the hard grounder up the middle with a man on first and no outs, and turned it into a double play, it looked like we just might pull it off. But Advance proved to be resilient as well and pushed across two more with two outs to win it 26-25.
One of their hits was a line drive just over Chris' outstretched glove at SS - that proved the cliche that it truly is a game of inches - a couple of inches lower and it's game over we win. Another was a blooper in shallow center between four guys trying their upmost to get to it.
Chris, D and Chopper had the big blows of the day. Chris hit two monster home runs, which accounted for four if his game high five RBIs. D turned his gappers into two triples - his last one was a beautiful shot to the opposite field to score two. Chopper like Chris was perfect 4-4 including a double and he was good for three RBIs. Gene, Haze and Heffe stayed hot with 3-3 days, the former two included a double three RBIs each as well. Skip joined them in the three hit club. Chauncey managed to go 2-3 on one leg. Chuck had his usual clutch pinch hit in the late rally - he is 3-3 in the last three games pinch hitting for Joe in the late innings.
There wasn't much defense this game - about the only play I remember (besides Charley's last inning heroics) is I dug one out of the dirt early on. We made a couple of unusual mistakes on defense, and they didn't, and ultimately that was the difference.
The good news is we are still only a game and a half out of first and everyone makes the playoffs. This year is lining up to be exciting.
But once in a while you play in a game so great, and so much fun, that if you lose by a run or so, you don't mind. Yeah you could second guess all you want but in the end in a great competitive game it doesn't matter so much in the big picture.
Such was the game yesterday against arch-rival Advance Construction. They overcame a 14-2 early hole with a 22 run onslaught over two innings, but we buckled down and came back from eight down to take a precarious one run lead going into the bottom of the last inning (fourth!). When Charley snagged the hard grounder up the middle with a man on first and no outs, and turned it into a double play, it looked like we just might pull it off. But Advance proved to be resilient as well and pushed across two more with two outs to win it 26-25.
One of their hits was a line drive just over Chris' outstretched glove at SS - that proved the cliche that it truly is a game of inches - a couple of inches lower and it's game over we win. Another was a blooper in shallow center between four guys trying their upmost to get to it.
Chris, D and Chopper had the big blows of the day. Chris hit two monster home runs, which accounted for four if his game high five RBIs. D turned his gappers into two triples - his last one was a beautiful shot to the opposite field to score two. Chopper like Chris was perfect 4-4 including a double and he was good for three RBIs. Gene, Haze and Heffe stayed hot with 3-3 days, the former two included a double three RBIs each as well. Skip joined them in the three hit club. Chauncey managed to go 2-3 on one leg. Chuck had his usual clutch pinch hit in the late rally - he is 3-3 in the last three games pinch hitting for Joe in the late innings.
There wasn't much defense this game - about the only play I remember (besides Charley's last inning heroics) is I dug one out of the dirt early on. We made a couple of unusual mistakes on defense, and they didn't, and ultimately that was the difference.
The good news is we are still only a game and a half out of first and everyone makes the playoffs. This year is lining up to be exciting.
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