The Dodgers could have learned something from watching us. :) Next
week's game: Tuesday 6/22 against The Ozone on field H2 (the other one,
next to the water fountain). I'm writing this from home so I can't
reference my Meeting Maker for future games, but I think we'll only be
missing Shaunna, who'll be off recruiting Bruisers in Switzerland for a
couple of weeks. Everyone please be sure I know whether to expect you or
not.
June 16
vs. Eclectic Eccentrics
Da Bruisers: KarenC, Scott the
Storytelling Man, Andy, Shaunna, JohnK, Jenny, Renaud, Kent, Ann, BobbyJoe,
JohnD, Kathy, Steve and Brad.
Special thanks to KarenT who
graciously allowed herself to be loaned to the other team so they'd have
three women (and did so without taking her cookies with her!). She got at
least one hit, and made a couple of good stops at short field for the
Eccentrics.
Amazing Disappearing/Reappearing Spectators:
Emily, Max and Nora
Victory Dinner Napkin-Fighters at Crown
City: Andy, Dr. J, Max, Nora, Emily, Steve, KarenT, Ann, Kent, Brad,
Renaud, JohnK, JohnD, Kathy, Scott and Kiki.
Box Score: 1
2 3 4 5 6 Total
E.Eccentrics 6 0 0 3 1 2
12
Bruisers 12 3 0 3 5 x 23
We WON! We finally WON! And, we effected the Mercy
Rule in the process! Whoohoo!!! Ahhh.... Sweet
Victory!
Things didn't look so good in the beginning, but da
Bruisers came back with 12 runs and put da hurt on the Eccentrics early,
batting all the way around the order in their half of the first inning, and
never looking back. We had some great "who _are_ these people?" plays all
through the game. Most notable was the unstoppable pairing of JohnK (SS)
and Brad (1B), who made probably a quarter of the total outs. Other
notable plays include Brad's catch of a rightward-drifting fly ball in
right field, Jenny's heads-up tag of a runner headed for second base, and
KarenC's "what, who, me? oh no!" catch of an infield fly
ball.
The alien switch of Bruisers gave us lots of hitting
power too. Everyone got hits; most got at least two. Home runs were hit
by Scott (2 RBI and 1 RBI), Steve (3 RBI) and Brad (1 RBI and 3 RBI), and
Andy hit a triple. If we'd had a grand slam home run, we could have
homered for the cycle (does that stat really exist? -- we'll have to ask
Ross Porter). RBIs were knocked in by Scott (3), Andy (2), Shaunna, JohnK,
Renaud (2), Kent, Ann (2), BobbyJoe, JohnD, Kathy, Steve (4), and Brad (4).
BIG NOTE: Even though we only have one more game on the
current schedule, the season goes out through the end of August. The
schedule will (hopefully) come out soon, and I'll get to you all as quickly
as possible.
See you Tuesday!
Kiki
:)