DAMN IT WAS COLD & WINDY! But we still managed a kick ass win against a surprisingly adroit TFI team. We were tied 3-3 after the 1st inning. Then at the top of the 2nd, the Snicklefritz blasted a shot for a triple to make it 4-3. With some Apolo Ohno base running from Adam we hung 5 runs in the 5th. The defense kept us in this game. Outfield played great with Robbie, Danny Boy and Adam making some clutch grabs. Chocolate Thunder had a chance to snag a foul ball, but he was distracted by an image of Yonce that he saw on O-Faces' cell. The infield was plethora of defensive highlights. New Guy (Snickelsqueeze) and Zeebster killed it (literally Zeebster tried to kill Candy the pitcher) not to be outdone by Molicious snagging some screaming grounders. After Newish Guy "Cleats" and I figured out who should cover 1st base, the TFI was dispatched in short order. We celebrated by getting Roxy drunk!
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Man that was a close one! Thanks to a horrible play by me at home (then to first) the Art Museum jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the 1st. But we rallied back thanks to a sac fly by Newish Guy to tie it up 4-4. Then Fine-Man homered in the 3rd to help us score 5 runs. It was a see-saw battle across the next few innings with everybody contributing at bat, and going into the 7th we were up 13-8. That's when Fine-Man decided that J3 was no longer allowed to catch any popups and a royal rumbled ensued. The Art Museum chipped away at our lead til it was 13-12. (or as Molicious told me "it's like 14-9") I think me not yelling "IN" to the outfield had something to do with it. Thankfully the Fine-Man allowed the Snickelsqueeze to catch a pop-fly to record the final out. Post game commentary included how Newish Guy still doesn't have cleats, and how they kinda resembled Sketcher Shape Ups. Somehow talk turned to Taco Bell and how, back in the day, you could purchase 5 tacos for $1. Rob mentioned that in all his years he's only had the cinnamon twists. (I call BullS**T) We also discovered that Molicious "loves orangutans". They are cool I'll admit... Then I accidentally snapped a pic of La-Nice telling a story to Thunder and O-Face giggling.
Homework: Please take a moment and write a caption for this photo in the comments section. Cinco De May-WHOA indeed Keanu... 22 runs in the first 5 innings means that we came to Cinco De Play-O! Yeah that's getting old already, so lets get to the off-field antics! In this weeks PSA, it's not a good idea for women to venture deep into the woods all alone to relieve themselves. O-Face had a close encounter of the van kind after she dropped trowel. Use the buddy system next time ladies! I asked Molicious at the end 5th inning who we were playing because I'm detail oriented like that. Robbie approves!
SOLID win last night squad! Defensively we killed it, with Danny having more catches in one game than he had all last season. The man was a machine! Zeebster had some kick ass stops at 3rd and Fine-Man had a fine game. Bradley Cooper dropped an easy fly ball in center. No doubt he was distracted by his reflection. Yours truly almost threw the ball over the backstop trying to get an out at home, (I get REALY excited) . The Snickelsqueeze played solid at 1st with some memorable splits to get the outs. The lady bats were big this game, with the Snickelfrtiz smacking a shot down the 3rd base line to score, and La-Nice rounding the bases as well. This weeks Spencer Award goes to Zeebster and myself for our sacrifices on the battlefield. Beyonce approves of the stank face. Lets kick some ass tonight Collar!
What a great, extra inning game that the closing pitcher (who shall remain nameless) blew in the 8th! This one had it all! We had Mikey-D tackle the first basewoman by accident. Not only did he get to first base, but second base as well. Offensively it was a solid showing by everyone. Fine-Man smacked his (hopefully) first of many homers this season. On the defensive side Danny and Zeebster both had ridiculous, over the shoulder catches at key moments of the game. Due to the steep drop-off next to the 3rd base line, Zeebster's head appeared to pop up like a meerkat after the catch. This is what it looked like from the bench... Snickelfritz wins the Spencer award this week. Oh, and welcome to the new guy who we may call Snickelsqueeze...(Because they are dating... so she's his "main squeeze"... get it? THESE ARE THE JOKES PEOPLE! Laugh or GTFO!) Anyway, the bottom of the 7th had a game saving play. One hell of a throw from newish guy Evan to Chocolate Thunder for a tag out at home. (Side note: I was told "We have Chocolate Thunder for style points, and you for utility"... I wept softly into my glove that evening) Yeah yeah... Thunder is SO COOL! And speaking of cool, none other than 4 time Academy Award nominee Bradley Copper showed up to play. He had a solid game as reported on TMZ. Game was tied 11-11 at the bottom of the 7th. We scored two runs at the top, but alas it was not enough and we lost by one run in the 8th... Post game commentary included Molicious recounting how a worker fell into a vat of Bumble Bee tuna and was processed. She thinks that perhaps the tuna she ate that day was dolphin safe, but not human safe.
On a beautiful spring night the Collar opened the 2015 season. It was a see-saw game that had spurts of offense, lackluster defense and fancy base running. (My notes say that someone compared J3 to Olympic figure skating legend Brian Boitano) The new guy stepped up and smacked a home-run, so that proved to be a great off season trade. Nice job Evan!
HOWEVER... 'Twas not enough as we fell to the SPTR squad 17-11. Post game talks included the absence of Steve-O this year. It was suggested (by Demo & Zebsteer natch) that he is "dancing in a banana hammock to Chad Kroeger's* new disco album"... Yeah, so I wasn't going to Photoshop that idea, but my browser history and Google search algorithm are already beyond help, and source of shame due to this blog so here you go... *Chad Kroeger is the lead singer of Nickelback. To the Championship we go after defeating the dreaded Nomads! Top highlight of the game was a run saving throw out by J-dubs that had both benches cheering. It was a truly Jeteresqu move as Dubs scooped a screaming grounder, jumped, spun 180 and delivered a perfect throw to first. Other stuff happened too but that's what I remember best.
BIG round one playoff win for the good guys! Defensively we were strong! The first inning had Steve-o making an incredible, unassisted double play. That was followed by Demo snagging a screaming line drive to end the inning. Later the Zeebster had a great catch and Danny, at 1st, had one hell of a stretching scoop for a very important out. I gotta think the socks played a big part of our mojo. Henceforth Playoff Socks are in effect! Offensively we had the magic touch, scoring 2 runs every inning for the first 3 innings. Batman socks? "You must get on first base and drive in runs... then you have my permission to die!" My personal favorite moment came when Chocolate Thunder was rounding second and got tripped. Instead of jumping up and scrambling to third (as I would) he pimp walked like a boss! Demo was hauling to second base and pulled an ass muscle, so she was forced to sit on ice. (Lucky ice bag amiright?) It was a close game leading into the 7th. Then Zeepster BLASTED a shot into left to blow the game wide open! I remarked that the pitcher is so pissed he's going to go home, and not feed his goldfish. That's captured in this wonderful mime of a hungry fish being denied. Post game highlights include a great Collar Hollar and O-Face showing us how her tea burn looks like a gorilla! Check out the dude on the right at the Collar.. He was not happy.
So says one female player after a devastating loss to the Griffins! What was the final? 21-7? Good Lord that's terrible! At one point it looked like we were trying to make a softball blooper reel. And let's be honest. Field conditions didn't help what with the Sarlacc pit* between 2nd and 3rd. Poor J-Dubs. Molicious wins this weeks Spencer Award! Enjoy the break and lets get ready for the playoffs. *The sarlacc (plural sarlacci) is a fictional creature in George Lucas’s science fiction saga Star Wars. It first appeared in the film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) as a multi-tentacled alien beast whose immense, gaping maw is lined with several rows of sharp teeth. The sarlacc in the film inhabits the Great Pit of Carkoon, a depression in the sand of the desert planet Tatooine.
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