Blue 18 Glen Burnie 9

Game one highlights...by my count John accounted for 1/3 of our RBIs. Just keep setting the table for him boys! The other note worthy item is that Evers played a flawless third base. And if it had not been for the five run rule, Evers deposited what surely would have been a homer over the left fielder. With the camera crew from Comcast in attendance we took a couple of innings to distance ourselves from the "Burnies". Having witnessed only the first inning of game two, I'm told the game was suspended in the 4th inning with Blue leading 10-5.

Well folks, in my absence the proverbial quill has once again been tossed to Evers so watch your P's & Q's! While away, I hope to read that ESPN has put their appearance in at Carroll's Sports Complex. Hoping to return with Blue tied for first place with Howard Red!!!! (No Pressure)

Amendatory Postscript to Glen Burnie Game

This apologue is rendered as an inutility to meliorate a description of today's play of the game. "When Tom surprisingly speared", should have read..."to the batter's and first base runner's surprise". Enough said!

Scorcher

First game was an exhibition of Blue's resilence in pulling together in downing a pesky Glen Burnie. Starting an inning with two outs and scoring five runs speaks to who we are. We saw one swing of Dave's mighty bat go for a homer. In game two, Dave rendered a decoy swing in perhaps hoping to convince their right fielder to play deeper (only possible if he went behind the fence). Oscar weathered the heat without melt-down to gain the victory while John just continued to be Mr. RBI. Blue 12-other guys 8.
Tom took to the mound for game two prompting another OF/IF realignment. Blue spotted Glen Burnie a short lived lead in the first. We all admired the fresh infield dirt which provided for clean fielding, but.....transitioning from dirt to outfield grass can be treacherous (one unnamed teammate suggested we may have a new nickname on the team- Stumble, Fumble, and Fall(you gotta feel the love)!Speaking of Bob--the man is a hitting machine!!!
The play of the day goes to the combo of Tom and Mike. Tom surprisingly speared a liner up the middle at the mound and fired a laser to the first
base bag knowing Mike would get there from behind the runner; sure enough, DP!!! (Looked like Mel in the 60s heaving the pigskin on a fly route trusting his receiver). Blue 14-Glen Burnie 5.
One last note- it is recommended everyone label their lunch boxes. Isn't it bad enough to eat a fellow teammates snacks but then begin offering his grapes to spectators?
P.S. To our two "left out" fielders who are vacationing--I hope I have painted the story to your liking!

Conundrum, Good News, Bad News

Good! - Gray garnered two wins today.
Bad - Howard Red downed Harford X 2.
Good! - Glen Burnie and Glenelg split, giving us breathing room.
Bad - We play a Red Hot Glen Burnie on Wednesday.
Good - Our destiny is in our hands!
Bad - Can't rely on anyone else knocking off Howard Red.
Good - We still have 4 games to play Howard Red!!!!
Conundrum---A question for my more experienced teammates....
Should ole Tinker be concerned having received a laconic congratulatory phone call from #6.9 this evening?

Twin Win

Hot bats and hotter gloves propelled Blue past Silver in today's doubleheader. Mike remained hot at the plate while Pete drew two walks(it's called respect) and Ben smoked one. Evers produced a timely hit in a pressure situation and all the other bats came through. Oh yes, I must highlight Hank's speed in digging out a double today. Blue benefitted from flawless outfield play to include an innovative soccer move by JB! Welcome back to Bob who may want to consider an eyeglass strap to keep them on when catching fly balls at full tilt (although Dave had no similiar problem in tracking all his down). Oscar went the distance for both games working the plate like a master. Thanks Al for your acknowledgement of my vertical leaps today although I doubt the 42" you indicated. After reflection I have decided that my return to hitting was due to playing relaxed (I didn't have the pressure of worrying about forcing a certain player out today)! Look for Al's over the shoulder catch on the highlight reel tonight.

No GOLD against Silver

Blue allowed Silver to tie in the first game but put them away in the bottom of the final inning, 8-7. Game Two saw Blue spot Silver five runs in the first and eventually their lead grew to eight. Blue chipped away to bring it back to a two run deficit only to see Silver take a commanding ten run lead. The Comeback Kids could not mount a sufficient rally, finally succumbing 21-13.
No prolonged sinuous diatribe today, just...
Run, Chance, Run!!!