OK actually THE TEAM played WP4B. This is a team that we have lost to on a regular basis. This is a team that uses the whole field when they hit. Terrence had the idea to spread out our defense instead of loading up for everything to go to the left and he was correct! We finally bear WP4B.
It was a really good game. They scored three runs and we scored five runs and they scored 3 more runs and we scored one run. It was back and forth. It was THE TEAM 9 and Will Play 4 Beer 11 in the bottom of the 6th. Peter drove in two to tie the game. Was it CJ who almost drove Peter in? They made a great play on that one to preserve the tie but THE TEAM was too much and we won 12-11.
Great game!
Peter went 4 for 4 with 5 RBIs including the two to tie it up in the bottom of the 5th but lets give the Tacos to Terrence for thinking ahead and planning for what it was going to take to finally beat those guys. Terrence also went 4 for 4 and scored four runs.
Jenny "The Weapon" did a great job at third but the Tacos go to Sarah who went 3 for 3 with an RBI.
We are all lucky to be alive after playing in that heat, but dehydration isn't so bad when you wash it down with sweet sweet victory.
GO THE TEAM!!!
Monday, September 27, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
THE TEAM - Game 2
Congratulations to our entire The Team for not passing out in the 105 degree heat! I'm glad we all survived and more importantly, we survived Will Play 4 Beer - one of the teams that beat us in pre-season.
It was a back and forth game but The Team pulled out a come from behind win. We needed 2 runs to tie, and 3 to win going into the last inning. Slowly but surely, we got people on base with solid hits and got the 2 runs we needed. At the very least, we'd be forced into a tiebreaker but the bases were loaded when Rick came up to bat. He hit a perfect line drive shot that brought Sarah in for the game winning run.
Rick is probably too modest to do so, but I'd give him Tacos for the day. Then again, that's Rick's thing and I don't really close track of everyone's individual performances to fairly give out Tacos. I'll name my award after another T something...let's call it the Thunderbird. Rick is the Thunderbird for today's game for his game winning shot.
Our season now is 1-1 so let's keep the momentum going! Go THE TEAM!!!
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
THE TEAM - Game 1
It looks like a brutal loss. Well, 23-11 is a brutal loss but it was good effort by THE TEAM. The bad guys for week one were called On Point and they were pretty solid with the bats. The errors by THE TEAM were minimal. There were a few walks but a solid effort from Terrence and Robbin. On Point could hit so THE TEAM is 0-1 for the Fall 2010 Season so far.
Brutal
When we were getting the package together for this season, the idea of changing the name of the THE TEAM came up. We were thinking of choices that involved the letter "T" so that we wouldn't have to get new jerseys. Names like The Tornadoes and The Termites were mentioned. My vote was a tip of the cap to Kurt Vonnegut. We should have been The Tralfamadorians. Obviously nothing became of that whole conversation but CJ had the idea that we could call ourselves Taco Tuesday. That's a great coed slow pitch softball team name.
Since we are still THE TEAM and since we want to acknowledge outstanding effort in this blog we are going to go with tacos.
Tacos for Sandy who went 3 for 3 with a walk. She also did a good job at second base.
Tacos for Peter who went 4 for 4 with 2 RBIs. He is picking up right were he left off last season when he led THE TEAM in RBIs.
It was a good game and it showed lots of promise. THE TEAM batted .543 with 4 walks so I'm sure we are going to go undefeated the rest of the season.
GO THE TEAM!!!
Brutal
When we were getting the package together for this season, the idea of changing the name of the THE TEAM came up. We were thinking of choices that involved the letter "T" so that we wouldn't have to get new jerseys. Names like The Tornadoes and The Termites were mentioned. My vote was a tip of the cap to Kurt Vonnegut. We should have been The Tralfamadorians. Obviously nothing became of that whole conversation but CJ had the idea that we could call ourselves Taco Tuesday. That's a great coed slow pitch softball team name.
Since we are still THE TEAM and since we want to acknowledge outstanding effort in this blog we are going to go with tacos.
Tacos for Sandy who went 3 for 3 with a walk. She also did a good job at second base.
Tacos for Peter who went 4 for 4 with 2 RBIs. He is picking up right were he left off last season when he led THE TEAM in RBIs.
It was a good game and it showed lots of promise. THE TEAM batted .543 with 4 walks so I'm sure we are going to go undefeated the rest of the season.
GO THE TEAM!!!
Monday, August 23, 2010
The Team - The Barbecue
Well, another The Team barbecue has come and gone and it was just as splendid as last year's. As always, a big thanks goes to co-manager Rick for organizing such a fine afternoon and an even bigger thanks to Rick's dad for opening up his pool to our hot bodies and his barbecue to our stomachs. It was nice to see those that came out of a Team uniform and relaxing in the sunshine. Thanks again, Rick and Rick's dad.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
THE TEAM - Summer 2010
So that was H League. We did not complete our mission but it was still a good game and a great season. Seven wins and three losses is a season we can all be proud of. The game itself was of the roller coaster variety. THE TEAM was down early 5-0. Dave drove in a run so it was something like 8-1. The point is that it was ugly. It seemed like the game was going fast. In the top of the sixth the score was Fugittaboudit 11 THE TEAM 6. THE TEAM came up with the runs including a three run home run by Dave. We held them to zero runs in the bottom of the sixth so hello tie breaker. We got 4 bases and Fugittaboudit got 5.
A scoop of ice cream in a Pink Milton Bradley mini-helmet goes to Jenny. She went 1 for 3 with a walk but she moved Dave over for two more bases in the tie breaker and she made a great catch in right field.
A scoop of ice cream in a Blue Milton Bradley mini-helmet goes to Dave who went 4 for 4 with a double and a home run and 4 RBIs. He also made a great catch in left field to end the game and force the tie breaker.
#00 CJ batted .321 with 5 RBIs and provided a valuable glove for THE TEAM at first base
#1 Destanie batted .609 with 14 RBIs. She was a great hitter and a smart player in the field. THE TEAM will miss her.
#2 Brooke did not play in a single game. What the hell is that?
#3 Lou batted .818 with 15 RBIs. He was a great lead-off hitter who could go to right and hit with power. And he is funny. He's like a comedian
#4 Jenny batted .750 with 5 RBIs. Jenny has always been a versatile weapon at game time. I think we should call her the weapon.
#11 Dave batted .778 with 12 RBIs. He was a great outfielder and a maniac on the base pads.
#13 Sandy batted .318 with 3 RBIs. She hustled and played hard and is the reason THE TEAM has kept going.
#15 Kristin batted .231 with 3 RBIs. Kristin improved a lot throughout the season. She worked hard and played hard.
#24 Peter batted .652 with 20 RBIs. He was rock solid at third base and a dangerous power hitter.
#28 Terrence batted .421 with 3 RBIs. Terrence contributed everywhere the season. He pitched, he played the infield and he played the outfield. That kind of versatility and flexibility is great to have. We should call him the weapon... oh wait, that's already taken.
#31 Victor batted .737 with 16 RBIs. Victor was awesome in left field and also the most enthusiastic about Gatorade or something. I'm not sure I really wasn't listening to him. Victor has been a great player for THE TEAM. It it a huge loss that he will not be with us next season
#42 Lisa only played in one game. She batted .333 with 1 RBI but that was an awesome RBI. Actually I don't remember it.
#99 Chris batted .500 with 6 RBIs but it was his pitching that really kept us in the winning column. He strikes people out in slow pitch softball. Who does that!
We have to thank our ringers too. Sarah and Marisol and Katina were there for us so that we did not forfeit. You batting average sucked though.
Next season I am going to assign the blog to one of the players. We'll call it out in the 6th inning
"CHRIS PITCHING SARAH CATCHING CJ IS AT FIRST SANDY AT SECOND LOU IS AT SHORT PETER IS AT THIRD TERRENCE IN LEFT RICK IN CENTER KATINA IN RIGHT JENNY YOU ARE WRITING THE BLOG!"
GO THE TEAM!!!
A scoop of ice cream in a Pink Milton Bradley mini-helmet goes to Jenny. She went 1 for 3 with a walk but she moved Dave over for two more bases in the tie breaker and she made a great catch in right field.
A scoop of ice cream in a Blue Milton Bradley mini-helmet goes to Dave who went 4 for 4 with a double and a home run and 4 RBIs. He also made a great catch in left field to end the game and force the tie breaker.
#00 CJ batted .321 with 5 RBIs and provided a valuable glove for THE TEAM at first base
#1 Destanie batted .609 with 14 RBIs. She was a great hitter and a smart player in the field. THE TEAM will miss her.
#2 Brooke did not play in a single game. What the hell is that?
#3 Lou batted .818 with 15 RBIs. He was a great lead-off hitter who could go to right and hit with power. And he is funny. He's like a comedian
#4 Jenny batted .750 with 5 RBIs. Jenny has always been a versatile weapon at game time. I think we should call her the weapon.
#11 Dave batted .778 with 12 RBIs. He was a great outfielder and a maniac on the base pads.
#13 Sandy batted .318 with 3 RBIs. She hustled and played hard and is the reason THE TEAM has kept going.
#15 Kristin batted .231 with 3 RBIs. Kristin improved a lot throughout the season. She worked hard and played hard.
#24 Peter batted .652 with 20 RBIs. He was rock solid at third base and a dangerous power hitter.
#28 Terrence batted .421 with 3 RBIs. Terrence contributed everywhere the season. He pitched, he played the infield and he played the outfield. That kind of versatility and flexibility is great to have. We should call him the weapon... oh wait, that's already taken.
#31 Victor batted .737 with 16 RBIs. Victor was awesome in left field and also the most enthusiastic about Gatorade or something. I'm not sure I really wasn't listening to him. Victor has been a great player for THE TEAM. It it a huge loss that he will not be with us next season
#42 Lisa only played in one game. She batted .333 with 1 RBI but that was an awesome RBI. Actually I don't remember it.
#99 Chris batted .500 with 6 RBIs but it was his pitching that really kept us in the winning column. He strikes people out in slow pitch softball. Who does that!
We have to thank our ringers too. Sarah and Marisol and Katina were there for us so that we did not forfeit. You batting average sucked though.
Next season I am going to assign the blog to one of the players. We'll call it out in the 6th inning
"CHRIS PITCHING SARAH CATCHING CJ IS AT FIRST SANDY AT SECOND LOU IS AT SHORT PETER IS AT THIRD TERRENCE IN LEFT RICK IN CENTER KATINA IN RIGHT JENNY YOU ARE WRITING THE BLOG!"
GO THE TEAM!!!
Monday, July 26, 2010
THE TEAM - The Stats
The Warriors must really be afraid of us because once again they completely failed to show up for their game. This isn't a case of a team not having enough people, this is a case of nobody showing up. They probably stay out of Burbank altogether.
So instead of a boring game recap, we will have a boring look at our stats so far.
THE TEAM has 129 hits in 235 at-bats. That's a .549 average. We have hit 10 home runs and had 104 RBIs. We have hit 19 doubles and 8 triples. We have walked 41 times and struck out 14 times (You know who you are!).
The Batting Average Leaders are as follows. The number in parenthesis indicates how many games they have played.
Men:
Lou (6) .818
Victor (6) .737
Dave (5) .714
Women:
Jenny (4) .800
Destanie(6) .609
Sandy (5) .389
RBI Leaders
Men:
Peter (7) 19
Victor (6) 16
Lou (6) 12
Women:
Destanie (6) 14
CJ (7) 5
Jenny (4) 4
Doubles
Lou - 5
Victor - 4
Dave - 2
Rick - 2
Destanie - 1
Jenny - 1
Kristin - 1
Peter - 1
Terrence - 1
Triples
Terrence - 2
Lou - 2
Victor - 2
Kristin - 1
Rick - 1
Home Runs
Peter - 4
Victor - 3
Lou - 2
Dave - 1
It would be nice if there were some pitching stats on here to acknowledge Chris and Terrence but I only have one clipboard.
Good job everyone
GO THE TEAM!!!
So instead of a boring game recap, we will have a boring look at our stats so far.
THE TEAM has 129 hits in 235 at-bats. That's a .549 average. We have hit 10 home runs and had 104 RBIs. We have hit 19 doubles and 8 triples. We have walked 41 times and struck out 14 times (You know who you are!).
The Batting Average Leaders are as follows. The number in parenthesis indicates how many games they have played.
Men:
Lou (6) .818
Victor (6) .737
Dave (5) .714
Women:
Jenny (4) .800
Destanie(6) .609
Sandy (5) .389
RBI Leaders
Men:
Peter (7) 19
Victor (6) 16
Lou (6) 12
Women:
Destanie (6) 14
CJ (7) 5
Jenny (4) 4
Doubles
Lou - 5
Victor - 4
Dave - 2
Rick - 2
Destanie - 1
Jenny - 1
Kristin - 1
Peter - 1
Terrence - 1
Triples
Terrence - 2
Lou - 2
Victor - 2
Kristin - 1
Rick - 1
Home Runs
Peter - 4
Victor - 3
Lou - 2
Dave - 1
It would be nice if there were some pitching stats on here to acknowledge Chris and Terrence but I only have one clipboard.
Good job everyone
GO THE TEAM!!!
Monday, July 19, 2010
THE TEAM - The Moment it All Went Back to Hell
That was a tough loss. Our defense has been so strong all season but not last Sunday. We gave up 14 runs in two innings and couldn't make it back from that. It sucks a little extra because we found our groove and didn't allow any more runs after those 14 but we batted a season low .469 for the game so bitter defeat was ours to choke on.
That means we are 6-2 overall and 2-1 in the second half of the season. I tried to look and see what the Riverside Cafe 86ers record was but the Burbank website was showing us Women's Fastpitch standings from Fall 2009. What bunch of idiots. So we get to guess whether or not our post season championship fantasy went straight to hell on Sunday.
A scoop of ice cream in a Blue Milton Bradley mini-helmet goes to Chris who went 3 for 3 with 4 RBIs. In one game he added 156 points to his batting average. He also made two sweet plays for outs at home plate.
A scoop of ice cream in a Pink Milton Bradley mini-helmet goes to Kristin. She went 1 for 2 but found the patience to draw her first two walks of the season and had no strikeouts.
Overall it was a tough loss. And now we don't even know if anybody is going to turn in the enrollment package for fall season.
Still
GO THE TEAM!!!
That means we are 6-2 overall and 2-1 in the second half of the season. I tried to look and see what the Riverside Cafe 86ers record was but the Burbank website was showing us Women's Fastpitch standings from Fall 2009. What bunch of idiots. So we get to guess whether or not our post season championship fantasy went straight to hell on Sunday.
A scoop of ice cream in a Blue Milton Bradley mini-helmet goes to Chris who went 3 for 3 with 4 RBIs. In one game he added 156 points to his batting average. He also made two sweet plays for outs at home plate.
A scoop of ice cream in a Pink Milton Bradley mini-helmet goes to Kristin. She went 1 for 2 but found the patience to draw her first two walks of the season and had no strikeouts.
Overall it was a tough loss. And now we don't even know if anybody is going to turn in the enrollment package for fall season.
Still
GO THE TEAM!!!
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