Playing Softball. So Easy, a Caveman Can Do It

Fresh off a loss to the best team to ever play softball (and let's face it. probably some of the smartest, most successful people I have ever met) WW squared off against the jokers who had easily dropped WW in their first meeting 20-9. Chris H, sparked a WW rally in the first with a three run bomb to left center. This of course came after the jokers' catcher commented on Heiny not wearing an undershirt and showing off his guns. I have to side with the catcher on this one. I mean come on, is it ever so hot outside that removing 8 inches of fabric from you t-shirt is going to bring enough relief to really make a difference? Or are your little, tiny muscles just not strong enough to maneuver through all of that cotton? To be completely honest, I'm really just jealous. I haven't hit a ball out of the park in over a year and I'm starting to get a little depressed. Back to the game... Chris continued where he left off in the field making some great plays at short and at times ranging into the outfield to rob some hits. Hands down. Player of the game. An honorable mention has to go to TJ who walked twice in single inning and made sure to introduce himself formally to the Geico caveman who was playing RF for the jokers. This directly led to the caveman's pop-up. I was actually expecting move from a group of people who's primary tool prior to the wheel was a club. In any event WW exacted revenge on the jokers and are now 2 games back from 500 ball. Boner of the Week goes to Brian M for misplaying the line drive and letting it roll to the wall. It happens to the best of us... Be sure to ask Joe or Byron about their misadventures trying to verify the sighting of a midget after HooHoos.

WW Adventures in Loserville

I'm still trying to figure out the format I want to use here at the blog, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to try and keep it family friendly which is going to make it all the more difficult to write about this last game. Long story short... we played the AA under 30 year old team upa. Apparently, softball is really important to them and they are the shiz. I'm pretty sure that about 90% of them still live at home and 63% of them have their parents drive them to the games. One of them does have a mo-ped and a couple still have their huffy skate boards so that helps with the commute to the ball park. Now, enough about them, lets get to the game.

The second batter of the game hit a seed up the middle shin high and dropped Pete. Pete would actually finish the inning before being replaced by Mike who spent most of the night praying for his life. It didn't take too long for the game to get out of hand a against a makeshift WW lineup. You know you've made it in life when you can steal an uncontested base when you are up 10 runs. At one point in the game Jay talked some noise when the upa third baseman got ate up from a sharp groundball off the bat of TJ. This got upa all pizzed off. And come on... let's face it. You'd be upset too if you were pounding a team into the ground and they gave you a little lip. This playful banter from J was met with an all out assault on second base. One thing is for sure... these upa guys are probably very successful in life. Boner of the weak goes to Pete for not getting out of the way of that line drive in the first. He also get POTW for not crying after he got hit.

Mistakes Keep WW from a .500 Record

What else is new, WW dropped another close one. This time in extras against goodfellas, a team WW has handled in the past. The first play of the game was definitely a little bit of foreshadowing as Byron turned a routine play into a complete disaster. Even though he made a text book catch, getting his feet in position and making a quick transaction, he was unable to close the play out by throwing a hail mary to right field. This fueled a 4 run first by GFs. WW was able to take the lead and control it for a couple of innings. A lot of small mistakes here and there kept WW from finishing the game with the lead. In the end WW would get dropped in the bottom half of the last inning. There isn't much more to talk about except for the BOTW... we already talked about B a little so let's talk about some of the other contenders. Mike walked a batter for the first time in 52 years(not really though. I have to add the disclaimer b/c he really is old and people might take that statement seriously. I actually shouldn't give him a hard time about being old, I'm gaining weight, losing hair and eyesight. I don't know why I stayed in parentheses so long). Jay, also pronounced J couldn't manage a waist high toss from less than 40 feet away that would have sent the game into extras. We haven't seen a play that has meant so much to a season since opening night when JW dropped that fly ball. I am also going to add in a dishonorable mention to the heart of the lineup. Yeah... the guys with all the zeros by their names in the box score. You can't win if you don't score. That's how I try to live my life every day. In the end (wait for it..) the boner of the week goes to Byron... The first play of the game cost WW at least 2 runs, he was also part of the middle of the order that couldn't find home plate... actually I don't think they ever found first base. Let's also not forget that WW is 0-3 with B in the lineup... 1-0 without him. I'm not a mathematician... but Byron Sucks...

Live Update...

Repsie and JW talking knee braces.... WW down 1 after 4.

WW Weather Update

After being initially PO'd by today's weather forecast I think there is a pretty good chance we could be playing tonight. The weather channel is reporting no more showers after 1PM and based on the radar loops Plano didn't get too much rain.