Re-Cap of Game against Haynsworth (Season 2)

Sorry this late getting to you all. Enjoy.-Jet
Re-Cap of Game v. Haynsworth, Sinkler Boyd July 7, 2004

Introduction:
There was much hubbub and questions circling the halls of 140 East Bay Street on July 8th. What happened to the team? How did they get beat by HSB? Where were Corbett and Jay? Does Coors Light actually taste like real beer in Colorado? (Where was MAS?) Corbett was at her annual retreat in (Sorry, my Buckeye-ness prevents me from typing the name of the worst state of the Union.) Jay’s “20” was throwing a shut-out game in his baseball league. Luke writes that Coors Light actually does taste better in Colorado.[1] The answer to the question of how Haynsworth beat us is simple. The combination of us not having any subs, their team hitting 3 home-runs, the weather being hotter than the hinges on the gates of the 7th level of Dante’s Hell, HSB subbing half of their team in the fourth inning and simply that luck was just not on our side are the catalyst that led to our defeat. We dropped a game to HSB 17 to 9. Our record is now 4-3.
Bull-Pen
Mc Nair played well; we held with them until the 5th Inning, but they pulled away after subbing in fresh players. You could tell that the heat was doing a number on all of us, and our normally well placed hits just did not seem to fall. We will begin with the top of the line-up: MC “Hammer” Scarafile went 3 for 4 with three singles, scored one run and made an excellent effort to fill Jay’s shoes. His play of the game was stopping a shot hit down the line, getting up and tagging the bag for the out. Brett “Mr. Dependable” Bluestein went 1 for 4 at the plate with a single and a lot of action in left field. He missed two that slid under his glove, but I doubt anyone of us could have done better considering the sun glaring down on that side of the field. Joel went 2 for 4 at the plate, scoring once, but was left on base in the 7th due to a pop-fly-out by Jet. Joel played excellent in the outfield and pitched; once again, we tip our hats to him. Jet went 2 for 4 at the plate with two doubles. However, as mentioned before, our hits just did not fall and he was left on base each time. Jet had a little trouble out in Right-Center, with a pop-up bouncing about 6 feet out of his glove. Give him some credit though, with the A-Team taking care of business in left field, and Jo playing short, he was covering more real estate than Sid Boone at a Zoning and Planning Committee Meeting. Chris Williams did a great job at third and scored one run. He had a little trouble swinging the wood, going 1 for 3. Then again, that one hit led to a run scored. A newcomer to the team, Carla, came all the way from Louisiana to play for Mc Nair. Good scouting job Hammer! She scored one run, going 1 for 3 at the plate. She snagged a line-drive at second base, showing us that she could play at our level. Good Job Carla; or should I say, Geaux Carla! Jordan pitched and went 0 for 3 at the plate. Also, he stepped up to fill Luke’s position at short, and did a pretty good job. In his defense, I believe, that just like the Biblical Sampson, cutting off his flowing locks of hair depleted his strength at the plate. Tom went 1 for 3 at the plate, and scored a run, showing that he still has the wheels to get around the bases in a hurry. The word on the street is that Mc Nair has some short haired blonde lady that bunts, then runs like crazy to first. There is truth to these rumors as our “secret weapon” a.k.a. Momma Jo uses this technique time and time again. Unfortunately, the boys at HSB had their ears to the ground and caught on to JoAn’s methods early in the game. She went 0 for 3 at the plate, and did her best in the outfield. Finally, “Cover-Girl” Mary Shahid went 2 for 3 at the plate-scoring twice. Also, she did an excellent job at home plate despite not having a glove. I would like to commend you all on the great effort by everyone that came out. Don’t worry; we’ll get them next time.

Next Game:
Our next game is this Thursday, July 15, at the Orange Grove Field. I will send directions and a roster list Thursday morning as a reminder.

[1] For the record, Michael Scardato believes Coors Light is an actual beer, not watered down and taste great now matter where it is served.
Go Mighty McNair!