Jun 8th,'08 - 5 innings:
Empty Pitchers 13, Final Round RamRod 8
With EP's defense for the first time intact,
A return to great play was a matter of fact.
RamRod ladies lasered balls up the middle,
But without defensive errors that threat mattered little.
Scott was sure charitable: six bases to three batters,
But it could have been due to the third baseman's chatter.
Andrew and Tim were off to the races,
As their towering shots cleared all the bases.
Tim officially broke out of his slump,
Perhaps the spark in our offense's jump.
Five runs in the first, five runs in the third,
"The offense is back," Ryan Ozias observed.
The Ramrods did counter with five runs in the fourth,
But it did nothing to damage our playoff berth.
The outfield didn't allow anything over their heads,
And that, Empty Pitchers, is what kept us ahead.
The RamRods were funny and cheered at the end,
And all should grab drinks when we play them again.
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Read Andrew Dice Clay's poetic recap of our game by highlighting the text below:
Hickory dickory dock, it was a fucking softball game.
Notables: Shannon made her 1st appearance of the season and is still battling a gnarled mangled ankle; Katie did a great job at catcher and got her first EP hit.
Gone/Subs: Ruthie
(Shannon), S. Nunes
(Katie), R. Ozias (no sub)
Season Recap:
Halfway Thru
With 3 games left, the Sluggers remain the seasonal surprise. The beat a sub-stuffed Pitchers team 9-5 and down 15-5 used a late-inning rally to beat the Band-Aids. If we continue regaining our form we should contend to win the playoffs.
Either this team is down to its last shot or they're after limited edition autos. If they're down to their last shot and we're down to our last pitcher, who's in the most trouble? Either way everyone will be swinging away. It'll likely come down to fielding which could be our edge.
For the second straight game, the team will roll with ten players. EP nearly returns it's entire lineup for the first time since late last season.
The RamRods 9-1 loss to the Sluggers followed 13 and 18 run performances the prior two weeks. Our OF should get plenty of work along with the relays.
Before the Sound of the Final Round:
Batting cages around 8pm and warmup at 8:30pm. We can continue chugging flies to OFs during warmups. Maybe OF's should start playing games of 500. Good for developing arm strength, catching lots of flies and knocking players out before the real game starts.
Sluggers and Pitchers are the only teams giving up less than 10 runs/game. Last two games offensively: Sluggers & Band-Aids 29 runs, Pitchers 28 runs.
Empty Pitchers 13, RamRod 8
Sarah injured her ribs in an incident police refuse to specify. She'll miss our next game and police expect crime to increase over the next few days. Someone call a doc.
After two matchups we now know FRRR to be a competitive and spirited team. A couple of their guys and girls can mash. However, aside from one attempt, their righties and lefties avoided RF all night. Anne Marie will be missed on and off the field.
Without mentioning Anne Marie will be missed on and off the field this paragraph, EP scored seven runs in the 1st with the potential for more had Jamie not thought AM's magic would get her home safely, especially with Scott fresh off a homer coming to bat with bases loaded. It wasn't until EP had a double-digit lead that FRRR strung, weaved and knitted together good hits. However, our strength - the lord of softball: defense - flexed its muscle, mind and might to unravel any stitchings of a meaningful rally sweater.
Notables: 3 dogs in the dugout; dogs before the game; Melissa made her EP debut, went 2 for 3 and covered 1B for Jami; the team presented Anne Marie with a signed ball for her mantle in Florida (see pics below); Anne Marie will be missed on and off the field
Gone/Subs: Jami (DNP - no sub)
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