Re-Cap Game against Rosen (1st Game of Season 2)

Here is the re-cap from our first game.-Jet
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Monday’s Game Recap: Remember when I wrote you and I noted that we have seen what Rosen has in its' arsenal? Well, I did not know about two weapons of mass destruction (that are so good they don't go to practices) on the Rosen team.[1] The first inning we went three up and three down, due to some deep fly balls off the bats of Bluestein, Luke, and Jay-Bird. We held them to three points at the bottom of the first-even though their three lead-off batters hit a triple, two- singles and “Romie” popped out, as well as we played a man down due to some miscommunication. The second inning Joel got things going with a base hit, Corbett followed with another base hit and our team’s first R.B.I. [2]Scarafile got another base hit, but it came at the expense of losing Corbett at second. Michael “Too Sweet” Scardato (who was late due to a problem with his hairdryer) hit a base hit as well. Next up was our very own Mary “Cover girl” Shahid. Her first at bat, unaware of the three pitch rule, ended with a foul out. Her second, in front of ten maybe fourteen screaming fans (including her children) she hit a ground ball to their short-stop, Frank “ex-Commish” Blanchard. In spite of Frank’s missile to first, Mary slid into first and beat the throw[3]. Good Job Mary! We fell apart in the sixth inning allowing the team from Meeting Street to pull away with a twelve point lead. This was partly due to Jim “where is the fence” Trabert missing two in a row at the back fence. Brett Bluestein facing his older, less handsome, brother at the plate missed a pop-up that looked like it was going right in the glove. Brett chased it down over the pitcher’s mound to prevent things from getting uglier. We did come back in the seventh inning scoring seven points.
Personal Highlights: Christina had her softball debut for Mc Nair and played quite well for someone totally alien to the game. I was amazed that Brett’s brother (playing first base) dropped the ball after Christina let out her battle cry and ducked away from being thrown out. In case you did not know, both Christina and Mary Shahid have serious wheels going around the bases. Christina is so fast she over-runs every base. (Actually that is my fault for not explaining that you could not over-run third and still be safe) Bob got his first R.B.I. this year-knocking in yours truly from second base. Special Note: As Bob was coming home, he tripped and prematurely went for his “Charlie Hustle” face first slide, Ray-Bans, shirt, shorts and a freshly made strawberry left an imprint that was made even more humorous by the claw marks as he scratched to get up and cross the plate. Way to hustle Bob! Adam did a great job multi-tasking by pitching, batting and playing outfield. My favorite multi-task/play of Adam’s was when a fan noticed his Cubs hat; he asked “what’s the name of the fan that stole the ball during the Cub’s playoff game.” Adam smacked a line drive and replied “Steven Bartman” as he ran to base. Bravo Adam! Jordan and Scarafile let it be known that Paul Callander left pretty big shoes to fill at first base. Luke “Jetermini” played excellent at short had a single and an In-the-Park homerun, and yes, his homer was the catalyst for Bob’s slide. Joel played some major defense in the outfield, as did Jay Alexander!
Finally, I leave you with this Highlight: Jordan fouled off his first pitch, swung and missed his second. A comment was made, “you don’t want to miss this next pitch!” Jordan replied. “You don’t know how bad I don’t want to miss this next pitch!” He stepped to the plate, smacked an In-the-Park homerun, made Corbett run harder than she has since the last Bridge Run and pumped some Spirit back into the Team at the end of the game! Thanks Jordan, we needed that!
It was our first game. We will work out the kinks, play with positions and people the first couple of games. Don’t worry; the mistakes we made are easily repaired. Our next game is Wednesday, May 19th at Parkshore. Please contact me if you can not make it. Thanks, Jet
[1] One of their players “Romie”-played Professional Ball, now plays for Rosen; he hit two homeruns and a double. “James” hit four to the back fence, getting at least a double each time.
[2] Corbett’s hit knocked in Joel Warren for our first score and first Run Batted In this season.
[3] Despite Mary’s success, you should never try and slide into first base. You should run as hard as you can because this is the only base you can over-run (as long as you beat the defense’s throw) without being out.
Go Mighty McNair!