As soon as he saw me, Ron Schwab scolded me before the game, the first time I had seen him this season.
"You should be ashamed of yourself, putting together that team."
I crawled away, tail between my legs. Or, maybe I had a different reaction: "Yeah well fuck you!" Or, maybe it was, "Hey I can't help your guys are flaky and they sign up and don't show up". All these thoughts wen through my head. But then I suggested that he could address this grave injustice by volunteering to be the coordinator next year. Suddenly, he backed down, hard.
Let's see, four teams tied at 2-1, run differential runs from +9 to -11. His team, which hasn't won a game, is 0-4, has lost two of them by one run (including today's 18-17 score) and one by two. Their coach resigned before the season started (although no fault of his), and their designated star hitter that are known to miss a lot games (each team has one) hasn't made even one.
I am ashamed. There's just no balance. It's not fair.
I actually did a much better job this year with the teams. Yes, I will pat myself on the back for that. We win more than we lose because we have the best chemistry and the most fun, in my ever so humble opinion.
Today, our stars did their fair share. Darren, who apparently hits better with a bad back than a good one, was 4-4 with a homer ("Run, Darren, Run!") and a double and three RBIs. Art was 3-4 with a three run opposite field homer and a double.
But, as usual some different characters stepped up with clutch hits and plays. Mike made possibly the best catch I have ever seen behind the plate on a straight back foul ball, barehanded. And went 3-3 with three RBIs, including a really key two out two run single in the fifth. Dan had a stellar game at 3B (a lunge for the third out in the eighth to keep the Dyes scoreless). This completed our comeback from down 16-11 as we had scored five in the top of the inning. Plus he added a big hit to knock in what proved to be the winning run in the top of the ninth. Steve made one of his frequent sliding catches in RC. Brian had a triple to drive in two in the five run eighth, and tossed a backward K strikeout in the fifth. Ken had two great line shots oppo past the third baseman. And Heffe the old fat lazy first baseman, ran in hard to catch the last out of the game off the leadoff Tie to Die hitter with the tying run on first and the big hitters coming up. Johnny G and DR had three hits and Frank was 2-3 with a booming double. I believe it was Ron who called out how Frank was old and slow and then watched the ball go by him.
Good game all around, and we may have set a record for the number of whiskey-juice-bacon shots.
Fun times!
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