These days, there is a trend toward very lengthy descriptions of our games.
Well, today, taking a suggestion from Helen Kostoff, Rover extraordinaire, I have but two words:
We sucked.
All right, as much as I would like to leave it at that, I will go on some. There were some highlights.
First of all the game was decided mainly because we just stopped hitting. We were ahead 10-7 after four, and only trailed 15-13 after seven. But you can't score one run in the last four innings and expect to win against a competitive team like Light Blue.
Some hitters had fine games. Leadoff Willie Hollis hit four line drive singles in four ABs. As did Dan DeClercq with his including two doubles, and Charlie Uhlman with one two bagger. Dick Stanley was 2-3 but led the way with 4 RBIs. The Manager and Andy Steinberg had three hits each. But outside of a four run third and a five run fourth, we just couldn't string together hits.
There were a few defensive highlights: In the first we recorded three outstanding putouts, DeClercq made a fine running catch for out number one. Pitcher Steve Bedrick snared a hot shot up the middle for out number two and Steinberg jumped sideways to snag the third out on another line drive. If you had asked me at that point I would have said this game is going to go our way.
In the third SS Tom Sciarrino took care of a line drive and then fired to third to nail a runner who had drifted off the bag. Kostoff made a nice over the shoulder catch of a popup in shallow left in the fourth. Following that Dale Browne knocked down a tough in between hop grounder and managed to scramble after it and fire to first to get the out.
But that was about it as the defense kind of fell apart along with the offense late. We will just have to regroup and come back strong after the break.
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