With our backs to the wall, and missing three of our best mashers (D, Knight and Lefty, and yes, I picked that word deliberately), The Coneheads had our most complete game in, I don't know how long. Final score 16-8 in four innings.
It seemed like every ball we hit was a line drive here there and everywhere. Pope was back with a vengeance - 4-4 with a two run homer in the first that put the Ball Tip Boyzzz on notice. They had taken a 4-0 lead in the top of the first, but this was the statement that that wasn't going to last, and they better find something better than that. We poured on four more, Johnny also had a two run hit, a double screaming down the left field line.
The Boyzzz tied it in the top of the second, and then the real fireworks started. We sent 14 men to the plate in the second and by the time the inning ended, they were just lollygagging their way to the liners we were hitting, and we took extra bases with impunity. In the nine run inning, Bruce had a long triple, and Chuck and Ol' G crushed run scoring doubles.
The rest was just playing out the string until time ran out. Larry held them scoreless for two of his three innings, aided by the usual strong defense. Haze had a full out running catch with his back to the plate in the second; we would have noticed that he juggled it and caught it ultimately against his chest if we could see the dimly lit right field. In the same inning Chuck "I don't have fun unless I get dirty" went full lunge to wrap up a foul ball half way to home; and Sting had a gapper robbing running catch in the third, just to make sure the Coach knows where his comfort zone is.
Chopper joined Pope at 4-4, Randy was 3-4 and tied Pope with a team high three RBIs. Chuck was a perfect 3-3, and he was matched by Bruce with three hits.
It was do or die, and we ensured that we will end up ahead of the Boyzzz if we win next week. And it's still do or die in our last game to make the playoffs. Win - we're in. If we lose there are scenarios where we still make it but they are not likely. So we know what we have to do to Jupiter Construction. All we need to know is that a win sets up a date with Cream and Clear, and guess who is their only loss this season?
We hit like we did this week, and we will take Jupiter down. You saw it here first.
Milestones:
Chopper 350 rbi (#14)
Haze 150 rbi(#21)
Johnny 150 ab (#28)
It seemed like every ball we hit was a line drive here there and everywhere. Pope was back with a vengeance - 4-4 with a two run homer in the first that put the Ball Tip Boyzzz on notice. They had taken a 4-0 lead in the top of the first, but this was the statement that that wasn't going to last, and they better find something better than that. We poured on four more, Johnny also had a two run hit, a double screaming down the left field line.
The Boyzzz tied it in the top of the second, and then the real fireworks started. We sent 14 men to the plate in the second and by the time the inning ended, they were just lollygagging their way to the liners we were hitting, and we took extra bases with impunity. In the nine run inning, Bruce had a long triple, and Chuck and Ol' G crushed run scoring doubles.
The rest was just playing out the string until time ran out. Larry held them scoreless for two of his three innings, aided by the usual strong defense. Haze had a full out running catch with his back to the plate in the second; we would have noticed that he juggled it and caught it ultimately against his chest if we could see the dimly lit right field. In the same inning Chuck "I don't have fun unless I get dirty" went full lunge to wrap up a foul ball half way to home; and Sting had a gapper robbing running catch in the third, just to make sure the Coach knows where his comfort zone is.
Chopper joined Pope at 4-4, Randy was 3-4 and tied Pope with a team high three RBIs. Chuck was a perfect 3-3, and he was matched by Bruce with three hits.
It was do or die, and we ensured that we will end up ahead of the Boyzzz if we win next week. And it's still do or die in our last game to make the playoffs. Win - we're in. If we lose there are scenarios where we still make it but they are not likely. So we know what we have to do to Jupiter Construction. All we need to know is that a win sets up a date with Cream and Clear, and guess who is their only loss this season?
We hit like we did this week, and we will take Jupiter down. You saw it here first.
Milestones:
Chopper 350 rbi (#14)
Haze 150 rbi(#21)
Johnny 150 ab (#28)
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