Friday, April 20, 2007

Week 6: Miracle Rally Spoiled in 7th

After spending most of the night strugg-llll-ing offensively and defensively, Menace found themselves down 5-1 entering the top of the 7th inning. The outlook was bleak, but no one on the sidelines had given up yet. "As long as there's time left in the game and beers left in the gigantic beer-bag, we know its not over" said outfielder Alison Kinsley. "We gave it our best, but unfortunately we didn't pull it out tonight." (thats what she said)

Menace scored 4 runs in the top of the 7th to tie the game at 5, but may have gotten too excited for an impending chug-off in the bottom half of the inning. Team Henry the Dog loaded the bases with no outs, and won in walk-off fashion when Menace pitcher Christopher Sullivan pegged a runner in the head. That, my friends, is against the rules, and Menace saw their record drop to 2-2.

Not much went right for Menace throughout the first six innings; last weeks rainout seemed to leave team members a little rusty, as some sloppy outfeilding and missed opportunities at the plate would suggest. Dave Lax sent a deep drive to center in the 5th in an attempt to put some runs on the board, but he was robbed by outfielder Thirsty Dog Katie who made a spectacular catch on the play.

In other news, Friday Office Hangovers are in full effect, as the crowd at Mother's once again proved that win or lose, we still drink Coors Light.


What's up with that?? - Where Coach Cline adds her favorite aspects of the game and asks "What's up with that?":

- Lax's kick from center field to first base... What's up with that?

- Getting 2 runs walked in in the 7th... What's up with that?

- Sully's foul ball grounder that ended up being a triple... What's up with that?

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Week 5: Rain Out

April Showers bring Boring Thursdays

Friday, April 6, 2007

Week 4: Its a Walk-off People.... Its a Walk-off

Menace improved to 2-1 on the season with a thrilling 4-3 victory last night on at Latrobe Field. Centerfielder Matt Wylan kicked a walk-off, 2-out single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 7th, breaking a tie and touching off a wild celebration that included a team shotgun of Red Dog, Milwaukee's Best Ice, and Natty-Boh.

The game itself was a nail-biter, as Team BlackOut jumped out to an early lead in the first. However, superb pitching from Chris Sullivan and Johnny Varney kept Menace in the game and pefectly manufactured runs in the 2nd and 5th innings led to a 2-2 tie. Traci Thompson knocked in another run in the 5th to put Menace up 3-2, but Blackout tied it up in the 6th with a sacrifice fly. That set the stage for the bottom of the 7th, an inning that won't soon be forgotten in South Baltimore.

In a positive sign of things to come, three lovely females singled to load the bases, as first baseman Craigger Haas and fill-in player Dave Lax failed to provide hits. Wylan, batting cleanup for the night, stepped to the plate with 2 outs and Coach Cline, Miss Slutsky, and Caitlin Mills on base. Wylan laid down a beautiful ground ball, and Slutsky slid in safe to third as Cline crossed the plate for the win. Menace now owns a winning record and has a huge game against the first place team (see opposing pitcher at right) next week.

Things that were supposed to be in the article but weren't, due to Friday Office Hangover:

- Menace turned 2 sweet double plays

- It was F-ING cold out

- Red Dog is the new Miller Lite

- People who don't have to work on Good Friday suck

- Web gem: Dave Lax for his sliding catch which led to a bloody knee. Awww do you have a boo-boo?

- Worst Magician Ever: Spence