Game 5 - Movin' On Up

THE TEAM finished the first round 4-1 so the playoff spot is secure and it is time to move up to D League.

Movin' on up, to the D League

It is strongly recommended that you listen to American Patrol by Glenn Miller while watching this gif of Sherman Hemsley.

It is almost as jolly as being on THE TEAM.

Tiger Blood made a game out of it but everybody was contributing so it was never really close.  Let's leap right into the leaders after the first round:

Batting Avg Gentlemen

Peter .824
Jimmy .813
Lou .750

Batting Avg Ladies

Kelly .688
Natasha .667
Dora .500

RBIs Gentlemen

Jimmy 13
Victor 12
Peter 11

RBIs Ladies

Natasha 5
Rosemary 3
Dora 3

Doubles

Peter 5
Victor 3
Jimmy 3
Dave 2
Lou 1
Kelly 1
Melody 1
Dora 1

Triples

Peter 2
Kelly 1

Home Runs

Victor 4
Lou 2
Jimmy 2
Peter 1

Dora collected her 200th career hit on a shot up the third base line.  I don't remember the hit specifically, we can all just assume that's where it went.  Good job Dora.  That's a lot of hits.

THE TEAM can clearly handle D League

GO THE TEAM!!!

Game 2 - Sure

There was no blog post for Game 2.  Why?  Well much like the fan theory that the Alex Cross character from all those James Patterson novels is actually an adult Holden Caulfield...  yeah nobody says that.  There was no blog because there was no blog.

Sexual Chocolate!!!

The games with Hot Sunday suck.  They seem like a nice group of people.  They seem to have fun and take losing well but those cry for help at bats are so frustrating.  The first inning was lots of walks and some hits and a five run hole for THE TEAM to dig out of.  After that Dave came in he brought the cheese.  There aren't stats kept for strikeouts but he was in the neighborhood of 4 or 5. The game went seven so that means in 6 innings Hot Sunday only scored 3 more runs.

Even though THE TEAM didn't need it with the strong pitching and snug defense, Jimmy went 4 for 4  with a Home Run and 4 RBIs.  Victor went 3 for 4 with 2 Home Runs and 4 RBIs.  Lou went 2 for 3 with a Walk, 6 RBIs and 2 Home Runs including a Grand Slam.  Jessica helped out and she was awesome.  I am not sure what she is filling her Sundays with because it is keeping her from joining THE TEAM as a regular player.  It can't be that important.  Can it?

Those were the tangy results from a Game 2 18 -8 win.

The Doubleheaders are always skimmed over in this document.  Natasha returned and made a splash right away going 3 for 3 with 4 RBIs against Pitches Be Crazy.  All of those nightmares about her showing up with some kind of Jason Pierre Paul claw can be put to rest.  THE TEAM came from behind to go up 13-11 and then got a 1-2-3 inning to chalk that one up.

That was it for the chalk.  There were no hits left and for the first time in the modern era THE TEAM was on the business end of the dreaded mercy rule.  Daniyel only got one at-bat in that game.  That's fast things got bleak in that one.

Let's rinse that out and spit

GO THE TEAM!!!

Game 1 - 2016

Let's start things off with a look at the Roster:

 3 Lou
 5 Kelly
 7 Natasha
12 Daniyel
15 Rosemary
18 Rick
22 Dave
23 Melody
24 Peter
25 Dora
27 Victor
33 Jimmy
38 Shelly

There's a dangerous bunch.  How dangerous?  Just ask I'd Hit That.

THE TEAM started the season pretty sharp in a 16-6 win.  Dave was plopping in the strikes and Victor was hitting bombs that were probably making the tourists at Universal Studios look away from the Waterworld Show.  Peter hit another Home Run but if you ask I'd Hit That, they would probably say they got... J-Boned!!!

Alright nobody would say that but the point is that Jimmy went 4 for 4 with 5 RBIs and hit his first Home Run as a member of THE TEAM.  He also did a great job playing Shortstop.  Nice going Jimmy.

Hey Melody finally played in her 100th game of the Modern Era.  She hit .429 with 72 RBIs, 16 Doubles, 3 Triples and, get this, 111 Walks.  That's not a typo.  That's 111.

THE TEAM is looking ready for some E League and ready to defend the title.

GO THE TEAM!!!

THE TEAM - The End of 2015 - A Lot of Stuff to Cover

There was a blog missing at the end of the season so that has to be acknowledged.  There was also the end of the season stats for everybody so that has to be in here.  It all ends with a G League Championship.  It's the second one this year and the third in the history of THE TEAM.

That's a lot to cover.  This could go long.

And away... we............ go!

That's that Billy on the Street guy.  He's pretty funny.  This blog won't be that funny and it won't have Rashida Jones

Fuck you guys!

The last game of the season was the fake grudge match with Pitches Be Crazy.  Once again it came down to the tie breaker.  The last tie breaker got all weird but there was nothing weird about this one.  Lou hit a single.  Aerial hit into a Fielder's Choice so that's two bases.  Peter hits a Triple to drive in Aerial for 8 total bases.  THE TEAM was looking good.  Pitches first hitter launched one into left where Victor took care of it.  Their next hitter smoked one right into Peter's glove so that was that.  Their last hitter didn't even come up because there was no way for him to hit a 9 base Home Run.

That was fun.

2015 was a great year for THE TEAM.  Overall THE TEAM went 21-9 and set records for Batting Average (.631), Home Runs (48), Triples (33), and RBIs (447).  THE TEAM also had 110 Doubles, 94 Walks and 38 Strikeouts.  In the Post Season THE TEAM went 4-0 hitting .652 with 99 RBIs, 16 Doubles, 9 Triples, 11 Home Runs, 28 Walks and only 6 Strikeouts.

Here is what you did:

3 Lou led THE TEAM hitting .788.  He was also the Home Run leader (6) and led THE TEAM with 10 Doubles.  He drove in 21, had a Triple and 3 Walks.  Wait there is more!  On the year he played in all 29 games ( there was that forfeit ) he hit .837 with 71 RBIs, 26 Doubles, 10 Triples, 11 Walks and 22 Home Runs.

5 Kelly finished the Fall season hitting .565 with 5 RBIs, 2 Doubles and 2 Walks.  For the year she played in 26 games hitting .521 with 19 RBIs, 4 Doubles and 6 Walks for an OBP of .557

7 Natasha led the ladies hitting .606.   She also led the ladies with 12 RBIs and 6 Doubles.  Throw 4 Walks on there and you have an OBP of .649.  For the year she played in 24 games, hit .513 with 28 RBIs, 21 Doubles, 4 Triples, 9 Walks, 1 glorious Home Run and an impressive 0 Strikeouts.

8 Aerial hit .533 with 3 RBIs, 2 Doubles and a Walk.  For the year 2015 she played in 24 games, hit .550 with 20 RBIs, 6 Doubles and 7 Walks for an OBP of .586

10 Natalia only played in 3 games where she hit .222.  For the year she played in 16 games hitting .389 with 13 RBIs, 1 Double and 7 Walks for an OBP of .488.

12 Daniyel hit .333 with an RBI and 2 Walks.  For the year she hit .333 with an RBI and 2 Walks.  This is her first season with THE TEAM so she only knows how to finish as a champion.

18 Rick .654 15 RBIs 4 Doubles 1 Triple 1 Home Run.  For the year 29 games .660 38 RBIs 10 Doubles 4 Triples 3 Walks 2 Home Runs.

22 Dave hit .700 with 16 RBIs, 4 Doubles and 2 Triples.  No Walks No Strikeouts.  Tell that to Rashida Jones.  For the year he played in 28 games hitting .658 with 37 RBIs, 12 Doubles, 4 Triples, 4 Walks and 2 Home Runs.

23 Melody hit .600 with 2 RBIs and a Double.  She tied for the lead on THE TEAM with 4 Walks giving her an OBP of .714.  For the year she played in 18 games hitting .450 with 12 RBIs, 1 Double and 1 Triple.  She walked 18 times giving her an OBP of .621.

24 Peter did his Peter thing hitting .781 with 20 RBIs, 3 Doubles, 1 Triples and 4 Home Runs.  For the year he played in 29 games, hit .804 with 61 RBIs, 8 Doubles, 7 Triples, 4 Walks and 8 Home Runs.

25 Dora hit .577 with 10 RBIs, 2 Double and 4 Walks.  For the year she played in 29 games hitting .566 with 29 RBIs, 3 Doubles and 10 Walks.  There are no Home Runs in there but Dora has her Home Run trot down.

27 Victor hit a career best .741.  He led THE TEAM with 25 RBIs and was also tops with 3 Triples. He has 4 Home Runs and 4 Doubles and there was even a rare Walk in there.  For the year he played in 27 games hitting .595 with 67 RBIs, 15 Doubles, 5 Triples, 9 Walks and 11 Home Runs.

33 Jimmy hit .552 with 13 RBIs, 2 Doubles and 3 Walks.  He did that in 9 games.  Those are all his games but he is not leaving for New Jersey so lucky for THE TEAM there will be more games for Mister J-Bone.

There is still the matter of individual Post Season stats but...

Fuck you guys

Really this is already a long winded post with a lot of numbers so even though the off season is upon us, there will be another blog next week.  We will look at the what everybody did to make THE TEAM champions.

GO THE TEAM!!!

The Playoffs

Look at this guy

That's Don Shipley.  He is a former Navy Seal with a YouTube Channel.  He spends his time exposing fake Navy Seals.  He will offer a profile of some karate instructor or security expert who claims to be a ex-Navy Seal.  He checks them against his data base and then gives them a jingle and exposes them for the frauds that they are.  It is an occasionally amusing and mostly upsetting offering.  He is a cranky old fart who could kill you with his bare hands.

On the subject of frauds

Where is the Don Shipley of Coed Softball to give Hot Sunday a big giant middle finger?

Look, there is no reason to swing at a bad pitch and give away an out but when the approach to to sit back on your heels and wait for the walk then you deserve the the big foam middle finger.

THE TEAM took only two walks.  THE TEAM had more strikeout (3) than walks.  THE TEAM was there to play, not watch.

That makes the victory just a little more tangy though.  They did a lot of standing around while Victor hit 2 Home Runs and drove in 6.  Lou hit a Home Run and drove in 3.  Daniyel went 2 for 3 with an RBI. 

You know who really gave them the big foam finger?  Dora, that's who.  Dora went 3 for 5  with 2 Doubles.  Dora made a great play on a foul ball.  Dora came up with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 7th and cleared the bases to tie the game.  After that she came in to score the winning run.

She will NOT be getting a call from Don Shipley.  Dora is the real deal.

Now it is time to win another Championship

GO THE TEAM!!!

Game 8 loss 2 Game 9 loss 3

THE TEAM got swept in a Doubleheader.  That's certainly never good but it was quite a display of grit and effort.  Natasha should have been home neck deep in soup and Nyquil but she was there punching and kicking for THE TEAM.

Jessica also needs to be acknowledged for coming to the rescue.  Tiger Blood tested her in Right Field more than once and found out that was a bad idea.

There was a great rally in the bottom of the 6th that came up one run short in the first game.

Victor and Dave both drove in 6 runs in the two games.

Yes usually getting swept in a Doubleheader means there was some kind of skunk shit defense or some bone headed base running or something else out of character.  Not this time.  It was some solid softball that just didn't quite get it done.  

So no beer, I guess

GO THE TEAM!!!

Game 7 - A Winning Season

That was win number six so regardless of how the next three games end, THE TEAM has its 16th winning season.

It seems like THE TEAM is really not into those close games.  THE TEAM either beats the crap out of someone or slouches into defeat while the game gets out of reach.  It's not true though.  This season there have been two 5 run wins and one 15 run loss so far but going back to last season there was a one run loss to Comic Relief and that tiebreaker with Pitches Be Crazy that seemed like the 1968 Chicago DNC.

Tight wins are usually not on the menu.

El Cid came down from E League and scored 26 runs in the first game of the second round so they were not farting around.  It was a back and forth slap fight but THE TEAM was getting what they needed from everybody to keep it close.

Jimmy went 4 for 4 with 2 RBIs.  Aerial went 3 for 3 with an RBI.

El Cid had the winning run at third and only one out when Lou and Kelly put together yet another double play to send it to the tiebreaker.

Peter ran all over the fucking place in the tiebreaker giving THE TEAM 4 bases.  El Cid had a leadoff double from some dude.  Then there was an out by some lady.  Their last batter rocketed one out to Center where Aerial made a clean catch for some sweet sweet victory.

El Cid is a good team.  They were crisp line drive hitters and looked very fluid in the field.  It would be a proud win against anybody but it gets even sweeter when THE TEAM plays up to the competition.

GO THE TEAM!!!