Home Opener

On this chilly morning,  Blue gathered to host Gray with the "Ladies On The Hill" adorned in parkas and fleece, all wrapped in their stadium blankets.  Also in attendance were  multifarious conversazione (i.e. Blue and Gray Retirees).  The retirees, twelve in total, did lay a quarter on the table to challenge the winners but we had no takers.  Given the absence of two rookies and one vet (on golf outings- where are their priorities?) and two rookies playing with the accustomed first year leg ailments and a vet requiring runners the forecast was dismal.  Quote of the day:  "Not many games are won when you don't score any runs", saith O.  The first game was a true pitching duel until the 6th inning with Gray prevailing 7-0 (even if all of Blue's hits had been homers the outcome would have been the same).  Game two was nip and tuck for the first four innings but culminated in a Gray victory 19-6.  I understand that my good friend Evers was so disconsolate that he sought dining with five women as opposed to teammates after the game.  Now as a casual observer, I wish to share my thoughts on Blue's game:  Chance exhibited his 40 millimeter leap to snare a line drive, Yasuko did not once shout "Hit De Ball Jim" and the team needs to play looser (Tommy tried to carry the load as the joker but he needs someone else to step up).  I wasn't surprised when the wind kicked up and there was a distinctive smell of Ben-Gay coming from the Blue dugout.   Blue, come home Wednesday with two victories so you'll be back to .500 !