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Newbies and Orange Crush

So I know I haven't posted about softball for the past two weeks. That is partly because of all the drama that has happened around this little blog. People have gotten upset, and tried to start stuff behind the team's back and it is childish. I can write whatever I want here and I plan to. If people don't like it, well I'm sorry. If you don't like something then put on your big boy/girl pants and talk to me. There is a comments section, you really want to say something (yes they are moderated, but if it is nothing to bad I'll usually post them).

So I'm going to write about both games here.

The one two weeks again was against the Newbies, but it was two weeks ago so I don't remember all that much about the game. I know they beat us both games. But I think they were pretty close both times. I do remember one thing that upset me.

So I think it was the second game and our left-center fielder (we play 4 outfielders) fields a ball. He doesn't catch it in the air, but on a bounce. So instead of throwing the ball in to the infield he decides to run down the guy who just hit the ball who is rounding 2nd. Our outfielder is pretty fast, he is defiently a runner, but there is no reason to do that. Just a dumb move. He tags the guy out a few feet from home plate but that is beside the point.

Other than that I think the games were rather uneventful. We lost but good games over all.

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Last week's game was against Orange Crush again. We were no longer the only ones to defeat them. The Tornadoes beat them two weeks ago, but they are still the first place team in the league. There was a bit of tension on the field between us because of the aforementioned drama. We will also be playing Orange Crush for this next week's game.

The series was kinda like first time we played them. They kinda ran away from us the first game, but we still played very well, even though we were down a player and had to take a ghost out. We even got our first double play of the season I think. Our shortstop caught a ball in the air, that the runner on first didn't think she could get. So the runner is over halfway to second. Short throws to me, and we beat the runner to the bag. It was pretty cool. Like I said I think it was the first one of the season for us. I think if we moved where our ghost out game up in the line up we could have possibly done better. We left a lot of people on base because of it.

The second game was a bit more interesting. Reminicient of the first series this was a very close game. The last inning we were even tied it up, but more on that in a minute. We are playing very well again this game with batting being very good, even some of our weaker hitters were making good contact, may not have gotten on base but were making good contact none the less. Toward the middle of the game we noticed a bit of in fighting again on their bench. For such a well put together team on the field I am surprised to hear some yelling coming from the dugout. So fastforward to the last inning. They have home team advantage so they get to bat last. We tie the game, and have a runner on first, and a one of our bigger guys comes up to bat. He can really drive it out there if he wants to, and we have the ghost out up after him. So since they already have 2 outs, they tell the ump that they are going to walk this batter just to get the ghost out, and with that they close out this half of the inning.

Was it a legal? Yes. Was it very sportsman like? No. I realize that it was strategy, and that in their minds it was a very smart move, but come on. If you compare our records, they really have nothing to worry about.

So we take the field, and their very first batter hits a home run and finishes the game, and that was all she wrote for that ball game.

So this Sunday is against Orange Crush again, and we'll see how we do. We are getting very close to the end of the summer season. After that a little break and then on to Fall Ball.

Labels: Softball

posted by Tom Becker at 7/23/2008