Q+A withs

Firstly, pics from the last game can be seen by clicking here.

Secondly, throughout the season we featured exclusive interviews with the league's hottest stars. Here is your one-stop-shop to all those interviews:

Jeff Heatley Kelly Grace Rod Wingrove Rob Edger Chris Ratelle Enrique Roblero Brad Cumiskey Shane Meister Clay Edger Rob Aubertin Sandra Aubertin

Lastly, unless there are any major trades or free agent signings during the off-season, the next posting on Clubhouse Chatter will be at the start of spring training 2006. To find out how the rest of the playoffs play out, pay attention to the LMBA site.

So long and thanks for all the fish.

Team Awards

The Team Awards categories were emailed to everyone on the Surrey Indians roster except one (he doesn't have email). All the recipients replied back before the deadline except two. There were two rules: 1) One entry per category; and 2) You cannot vote for yourself. These two rules were broken by four players. One Indian voted for two players in one category (both votes were tallied), two Indians each voted for themselves once (after careful consideration and a beer or two, both votes were tallied), and one Indian voted for himself in two categories (he has been given an appropriately lengthy detention).

Instead of announcing just the winner of each category, which was our original plan, we have decided to include all entries received. If you don't like it, eat it. Entries are listed in order of most-votes to least-votes, with the total number of votes, if more than one, in brackets.

(One late submission came Friday morning. The tallies have been revised)

And now, the Team Awards...


Most Under-Rated Player

1) Jeff (4)

2) Rob A. (3)
3) Enrique (2)
3) Shane (2)
5) Brad


Most Improved Player

1) Shane (5) 2) Brad (3)
3) Rob A. (2)
4) Enrique


Most Superstitious Player

1) Rob E. (5) 2) Clay (2)
3) Jeff
3) Chris


Play of the Year

1) Kelly falling on his face running home (3)
1) Shane's diving catch in left (3) 3) Clay's in-the-parker
3) Rob A.'s [error-assisted] in-the-parker
3) "Any play Kelly makes"
3) Rob E.'s 1st game/1st inning ejection


Best Sportsmanship

1) Rod (3) 2) Rob A. (2)
2) Jeff (2)
2) Kelly (2)
2) Enrique (2)
6) Sandra

Would Look Best in Drag

1) Lee ("he's so pretty") (6)

2) Scott (3)
3) Kelly (2)
4) Chris

Most Valuable Player

1) Rob E. (5)

2) Kelly (2)
2) Chris (2)
2) Clay (2)


Most Likely to Clone Themselves

1) Lee (5) 2) Rob E. (4)
3) Brad (2)
4) Jeff


Shortest Temper

1) Chris (10) 2) Clay


Best Quote

1) "I think our offense has adjusted but our hitting hasn’t.." – Lee (2)
1) "Is that a tumbleweed?" – Lee (2)
1) Whoever came up with HF (2) 4) "attabubadebuddayawoyawubudub" - Brad cheering
4) Jeff H.
4) "Don't play like we're not good enough or anything like that" - Kelly


Most Dedicated Player

1) Kelly (8)
2) Rob A. (2)
3) Brad
3) Rod
3) Scott


Could Win a Fight With a Velociraptor Armed Only With a Baseball Bat

1) Enrique (3)2) Scott (2)
2) Clay (2)
2) Chris (2)
5) Kelly
5) Rob A.


Best Defensive Player

1) Kelly (3)
1) Rob A. (3)
3) Jeff (2)
3) Clay (2)
5) Lee

August 21 2005

Well. That was a tough loss. A "heartbreaker" if you will.

When we last played the Revolt, we held a 7-3 lead going into the seventh. We lost that game 17-8. On Sunday, feeling good after three straight lopsided wins, we got a short-but-sweet pep talk from our player/coach/manager about us being a formidable opponent and not going into the game thinking we're going to lose. Essentially, play-to-win, not play-to-not-lose.

We aren't going to say much about this game.. It may be therapeutic to get it all out, but if we start to do that, the dripping tears may cause our keyboard to malfunction, and that wouldn't be any good now would it? A one run game at just 5-4, now that's a good playoff game. We'd like to think that we went out fighting. It feels like we did.

Not that it affected the outcome of the game(?!?), but how 'bout them umps, eh?

We're pretty sure some pics were taken at the game. When they are posted we'll let you know.

The next posting, announcing team awards, is coming soon..

Q+A with Sandra Aubertin

Clubhouse Chatter: What's the first music album you ever bought?

Sandra Aubertin: NewKids on the block (go Donnie)

CC: What's the most recent music album you bought?

SA: Who buys music anymore it's free

CC: What is your most embarrassing baseball moment?

SA: Grade 8, I was right field trying to catch a fly ball and somehow caught it without my glove and broke my thumb. It was great.

CC: You have $20. It's the last $20 you can ever spend. How do you spend it?

SA: Chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate.

CC: Who is your favorite baseball player of all-time, and why?

SA: Robert B Aubertin ( what a sexy hunk)

CC: What is the best thing about scorekeeping?

SA: I get to check out the guys on the other team. Woo Hoooo

CC: What is the least-best thing about scorekeeping?

SA: Your butt gets flat!! I think next year the guys should buy me a pillow.

CC: What is your favorite baseball movie?

SA: 61* some goodlooking guys in that one

CC: Besides baseball, what is your favorite sport to play?

SA: Hiking ( some people call it a sport, I am really competitive)

CC: There's a movie about your life. What's the title and who plays you?

SA: Title "ME", Person Sandra Bullock

CC: Do you have any baseball superstitions?

SA: ??

CC: What was the best vacation you've ever been on?

SA: 2
First one Road trip across California, Death Valley was a blast and Disneyland was spectacular. Boooggerrrs was great he drove the whole way cause I didn't have a licence.
Second New York All the shopping and Times Square, I wanna go back. We also saw Phantom of the Opera.

CC: We want to read a good book, what should we read and why?

SA: Eon by Greg Bear, Scifi book awsome!!!

CC: What is your proudest baseball moment?

SA: Watching my booogggerrrs hit a homer at Tamanawaissss

CC: Any words of advice for the thousands of young fans who dream of one day playing for the mighty Surrey Indians?

SA: Get on the waitlist

CC: Tell us a good joke. Keep it clean.

SA: #1
Guy walks in to a bar snapping his fingers. Bartender asks why are you snapping your fingers? Guy says I'm listening to the music in my head. Another guy walks into the bar snapping his fingers. Bartender asks why are you snapping your fingers? I'm just snapping to the beat in my head. Third guy walks into the bar snapping his fingers. Bartender say let me guess you're snapping to the beat in your head! No, the guy says, (with rhythm) I GOT A BOOGER ON MY FINGER AND IT WON'T LET GO!

#2
Theres a guy standing by the side of the road in the middle of nowhere. He sees a man walking towards him dragging one of his legs. He asks what happened to your leg, and the limper replies "I was shot in the war". Another guy comes along also dragging his leg and he is asked what happened to his leg. The second limper replies "I stepped on a mine in the war". He keeps going. Another guy comes walking and dragging his leg. The man asks did you get injured in the war. "No, I stepped in a pile of S$$T 50 feet back."

August 14 2005

A 20-4 win is a good way to start the playoffs.

To earn player of the game, Raub must have had the best game of his career.. His seven at-bats featured two doubles, two singles, and three walks. He scored six runs. All in a nine-inning game in which, as the home team, we only batted in eight of them. Also tallying four hits were Kelly and Shane, with Shane chipping in five runs scored.

Honorable mention for player of the game is Chris, who pitched five strong innings, allowing just two runs (zero earned), and striking out three (tying opponent Anthony) while walking none. It's his fifth win of the year. Good boy.

Our twenty runs scored came on only seventeen hits, far less than our previous two games (21 and 26). The difference: base on balls. In the previous two games, we had just two walks in each. This game, we had an astounding twelve walks. Quel pa-shance!

After Lee cost him two RBIs, Kelly arranged to have two RBIs deducted from Lee's total in compensation. While we are not inclined to go back and change history, as it can have disastrous effects on the present, we figure mentioning it here is compensation enough. In his return, Lee had many awesome comments come out of his mouth before and during the game, but they are unfortunately not appropriate for this all-ages blog.

After taking a vote, Jeff was encouraged to finally make his profile truthful and show off that switchhitting of his. The ultimate outcome of that enndeavor need not matter. What matters is that, while batting left, Jeff swung twice and made contact both times. That kid has got mad skillz!

We would like to commend the Rockies for sticking with it this season.. While mired in last place all season, without a win to their name, they still showed up to play and compete as hard as any other team right up to the final out. Well done Rockies.. See you on the field next season..

And see you all next Sunday, as we look to extend this three game winning streak..

Q+A with Rob Aubertin

Clubhouse Chatter: Who is your favorite baseball player of all-time, and why?

Rob Aubertin: Willie Mays, because he was a centrefielder extraordinaire

CC: What's the first music album you ever bought?

RA: I don't know how I got the MC Hammer U Can't Touch This tape, and I KNOW the New Kids tape was a gift (thanks "friend"), so it was probably Contact, a collection of pseudo-hockey songs.

CC: What's the most recent music album you bought?

RA: Smart Kid by the Clumsy Lovers. Good clean fun.

CC: Do you have any baseball superstitions?

RA: I always have to wear the same helmet while hitting. Chris better not have it.

CC: What is your favorite baseball movie?

RA: Does "A League of Their Own" count? Tom Hanks was very funny. Or does it have to be men playing baseball? Fine, Major League.

CC: You have $20. It's the last $20 you can ever spend. How do you spend it?

RA: Mmmmmmmmm pizza.

CC: Besides baseball, what is your favorite sport to play?

RA: Tennis anyone?

CC: There's a movie about your life. What's the title and who plays you?

RA: Lucky to be Good, starring Tobey Maguire

CC: What is your most embarrassing baseball moment?

RA: Two seasons ago, in the only game that my parents and brother attended, I struck out in my first at-bat. Walking to the dugout I turned my head and said something stupid to the ump. I got ejected for the first, and only, time of my life. "Thanks for coming to see me play, guys!"

CC: What was the best vacation you've ever been on?

RA: Last summer. Spent a week at a cabin in upstate New York, kayaking, tubing, eating ice cream at Martha's, and watching fantastic lightning & thunder storms that knocked out power. Relaxing. Then spent a night in Boston, watching the Sox beat the Jays at Fenway. Magical. Then spent a week in New York City, seeing the essentials and having a blast one night at a certain comedy club, 30 comics in 4 hours for 5 bucks. Hilarious.

CC: We want to read a good book, what should we read and why?

RA: Right now I'm reading Spadework by Timothy Findley. I recommend most of Douglas Coupland's work. Try his Polaroids from the Dead.

CC: What is your proudest baseball moment?

RA: There hasn't really been any one standout moment. Let's go with my two career home runs, both at Tamanawis of course.

CC: Any words of advice for the thousands of young fans who dream of one day playing for the mighty Surrey Indians?

RA: Don't lose focus. You can change what you focus on, but don't lose focus.

CC: Tell us a good joke. Keep it clean.

RA: A guy is in a bar sipping beer and munching on peanuts. All of a sudden, he hears a tiny voice say "nice tie." He looks around and sees no one close. The bartender is at the other end of the bar on the phone. So he goes back to sipping his beer and munching his peanuts. A minute later, he hears a tiny voice say "good haircut." He looks around and still sees no one close. A few minutes later, the tiny voice says "you're handsome." At this point, he calls the bartender over and tells him he's heard these voices saying nice things to him. The bartender says, "Yeah, those are the peanuts. They're complimentary."

August 11 2005

We have decided something that should have most definitely been decided many many weeks ago. We are not driving all the way to Tamanawis, a lengthy rush-hour commute, to stand around in a parking lot with two other guys hoping that at least one more guy shows up so then maybe we can at least, you know, play american ping-pong or something to make use of this 6:30pm Thursday practice that almost everyone, after the last game, said that they could make. With gas reaching a buck ten plus, it's a frickin' slap to the frickin' face, and from now on we are only making a frickin' baseball related drive if it's a frickin' gameday. Should have decided this in April when it would've saved us a shipload of cash. Frick.

Rumor has it that Rod and Raub got together earlier today with a couple of friends and played american ping-pong on a field next to the Nat. Rumor has it that it was a lot of fun. Rumor has it that there might be a Vancouver team in the league next season. Rumor has it that if there is, Rod and Raub will be playing for their hometown next season.

Q+A with Clay Edger

Clubhouse Chatter: What's the first music album you ever bought?

Clay Edger: That would have to be the Godzilla soundrack

CC: What's the most recent music album you bought?

CE: The newest K-os CD

CC: What is your most embarrassing baseball moment?

CE: I got called up to play for the premier team a couple of times and every time I went up to bat I struck out, like 8 times in a row. (and they were all pretty damn ugly)

CC: You have $20. It's the last $20 you can ever spend. How do you spend it?

CE: I'm gonna have to go with beer and porn on that one. Good question though, a lot of thought went into my answer... I'm serious.

CC: Who is your favorite baseball player of all-time, and why?

CE: Ken Griffey Jr., because he gets paid millions to sit on his ass since he's always injured... and when he does play, he's actually pretty good considering he's been injured for a long time.

CC: What is your favorite baseball movie?

CE: The Bad news Bears with billy bob. that's just right now though, i just saw it last night.

CC: Besides baseball, what is your favorite sport to play?

CE: there's nothin better than riding fresh powder on a snowboard

CC: There's a movie about your life. What's the title and who plays you?

CE: the title would probably be " life of a rockstar" and tommy chong would play me.

CC: Do you have any baseball superstitions?

CE: well I'm not sure if it's superstitious but I don't wash my uniform... oh and I rock out to music before every game with my jockstrap on my head. but I don't know if you could really call that superstitious. I have one serious superstition and it is that I always have to be standing in level/fresh dirt. before I step into the box I have to adjust the dirt and fill in the holes, and the same as when I'm catching.

CC: What was the best vacation you've ever been on?

CE: Edmonton trip last summer. drove an '89 POS up there overnight and stayed with another couple in a room. the chick was really hot. won big at the casino and got totally pissed the entire time. all I remember was that it was fun.

CC: We want to read a good book, what should we read and why?

CE: Jerry Seinfeld's "Sign language". it's the only book I've actually read cover to cover... ever.

CC: What is your proudest baseball moment?

CE: signing autographs at the nationals and world series. or maybe when a whalley local was hitting on me... one of the two.

CC: Any words of advice for the thousands of young fans who dream of one day playing for the mighty Surrey Indians?

CE: as long as you walk up to the plate like you're bringing a footlong with you, you'll be fine... and you're halfway to being able to play on the team.

CC: Tell us a good joke. Keep it clean.

CE: so this giraffe and this elephant are walking down the road one day... oh wait that's a dirty one. okay okay, so there's this priest right, and he's walking with this nun and she says to him she says... wait a sec that one is definately very dirty. okay so there's these two girls at a bar, and all of a sudden they just start making out, full on clothes ripping off and everything. so the bartender goes.... wait no, that joke is too long, sorry guys I got nothing.

CC: The end. Please reply back ASAP. If for any reason you do not wish to answer any of the questions, just skip it. If you do not wish to answer any of the questions, please let us know ASAP. Thanks.

CE: I did not wish to answer the question "what time of day do you shower and what's your address?" I just thought that was kinda weird and uncalled for.

August 9 2005

Greetings earthlings,

We come in peace and would like it known that the Surrey Indians play their first playoff game this coming Sunday at 11am at Whalley. In addition to your seat cushions, please bring a glove, as you may be called upon to field a position on the field. You see, it seems as though a couple of players are unavailable to play in this game, so we are hoping everyone else will be present to avoid a forfeit to the lowly Playaz or Rockies. It is single elimination from here on out and being knocked out by either of those teams, even by forfeit, would be an embarrassment no one could possibly overcome. If that does happen, the Surrey Indians will spontaneously combust. Sad, but true.

Now then, after our game on Sunday June 4th, seven league games into the season, there were only three Indians who had a batting average above .211 - Today, there are eight players batting above .270, with our team batting average of .317 looking pretty solid. It would be nice to compare our stats with the stats of other teams, but the subjective scoring by different teams doesn't make that possible. We are interested in the idea of hiring official scorers for all league games. That way, the league could compile league leaders in stats such as batting average, on-base average, home runs, stolen bases, and team batting average versus lefties during Sunday afternoon games after a rainy Saturday. Write your congresspeople, let's make this idea a reality!

At first glance at the standings it seems as though we played pretty shabby this season. While that is hard to disprove, let us try. Take a look at the total points. We are just one point behind the Royals and the Sabres, and two points behind the Rangers, who sit in fourth place. (a win = 2 points, a tie = 1 point) Those thousands of games where we had a substantial lead only to lose the game in the later innings? We hate to play "what if", but what if? We should note that not all teams played the same amount of games. At 14 games played, we equalled the Rangers, played one less than the Royals and played one more than the Sabres. It would've been nice to have finished in the top half of the league, which we could've and should've, but on the bright side, maybe we can expect to have pitches slow-pitched to us.. Although if teams have been scouting us near the end of the season, that is unlikely.

We have a practice at Tamanawis on Thursday (me thinks..), and then Sunday we play the biggest game of our lives.. Come out and watch, and don't forget your glove.

Q+A with Shane Meister

Clubhouse Chatter: What is your favorite baseball movie?

Shane Meister: That's easy Major league

CC: There's a movie about your life. What's the title and who plays you?

SM: That's a tough one... I don't have a clue

CC: What's the first music album you ever bought?

SM: hmmmmm I think the rocky 2 soundtrack when I was 8 or 9 years old

CC: What's the most recent music album you bought?

SM: actually I download all my music

CC: What is your most embarrassing baseball moment?

SM: can't say this is for all ages ;)

CC: We want to read a good book, what should we read and why?

SM: A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME by Stephen Hawking. It is an amazing look at the universe based on studies from some of the greatest scientific minds

CC: What was the best vacation you've ever been on?

SM: Palm springs, went with my dad we played two rounds of golf every day we were there :)

CC: Who is your favorite baseball player of all-time, and why?

SM: Well its kind of silly but when I think of cool moments that I witnessed in baseball Carter hitting the home run to win the series for the blue jays stands out allot

CC: You have $20. It's the last $20 you can ever spend. How do you spend it?

SM: I would probably order pizza

CC: What is your proudest baseball moment?

SM: Well recently it would have to be our last game of the season I hit 4 for 4 and caught 2 fly's in field. Its not the kind of play movies are made of but... If you have seen me bat this year you would understand hahahah.

CC: Tell us a good joke. Keep it clean.

SM: Q. What did the zero say to the eight?
A. Nice belt!

August 3 2005

Where was all this hitting at the start of the season? Just a few games ago we were shutout, shutout, and now 15 runs last game and 16 runs this game, with 21 and 26 hits respectively. That, my friends, is called a breakout. Some people (like the rest of the league) might call it an anomaly, but we prefer to call the first 90% of the season an anomaly.. The last two games is how things should be.

The most noteworthy item of note in this 16-7 victory over the Phillies: Shane's four-for-four performance. Who is this guy? Struggling at the plate in his first few games of the season, then MIA for the next few games of the season, he shows up to Poker Night and announces, while giving away money, that he's going five-for-five on Wednesday. He then shows up and promptly follows through. That RBI-triple? Sa-weeeeeeeeeeeet. The rest of us failed him in his quest, giving him just four at-bats. There is no doubt he would've come through in his fifth at-bat. Nicely done S-meister, nicely done.

The Edge's were at it again. Cedge set the tone early, driving a single to lead off the bottom of the first, then scoring on Raubert's single to left. But it was later in the game where the action picked up. In the seventh, Cedge drove a fastball over the centrefielder's head and legged out a triple. Two batters later, Redge lined one down the left field line and, yes, legged out a triple. Cedge was mighty proud of his sister.

Chris was in fine form on the mound. The Phillies were either behind on his fastball or flailing at his curveball. He could do no wrong! The hits they did get were dinky little bloopers that had no right being hits. Enrique then came in and closed out the game in good fashion, picking up what we believe to be his first legitimate save of the season.

With Shane leading the way with four hits, four players had three hits apiece, and five players had two hits apiece. Everyone had at least two hits. That is outstanding. Three players had three RBIs apiece. With Cedge leading the way with four runs scored, everyone had at least one run scored. That is outstanding. You could probably spend all day analyzing the fascinating stats from yesterday's game, but don't. Go swimming or something instead. We recommend New Brighton Pool. Twas really really nice there today.

We would like it known that Enrique's wife Jas helped us out after the game, carrying some heavy gear to the car. Also, Sandra would like it known that when she told the score to Scott, it really was 10-5. Two runs were scored right after that. Got that Kel? By the way, Kel was very benevolent. He went three-for-three then pulled himself, rather than anyone else, to get Enrique into the game. Kudos.

Enrique was spotted taking some photos at the game. The photos are now viewable by clicking here. Since there are shots of Enrique batting, we're guessing that someone else took some shots too. Or maybe something really magical is taking place at Whalley Stadium.

Q+A with Brad Cumiskey

Clubhouse Chatter: Who is your favorite baseball player of all-time, and why?

Brad Cumiskey: Rafael Palmeiro – How can a 3000 Hit, 500 Home Run, Viagra Popping, Viagra Touting, Stud like Rafi be under rated? People just don’t give him the respect he deserves. Take the U.S. congress for instance, what guile that organization must have to march Rafi up to Washington and accuse him of taking Steroids, essentially forcing him to point his finger at those men and declare in a forceful, low tone: “I have never taken steroids, ever, period.”

CC: There's a movie about your life. What's the title and who plays you?

BC: ‘From the Streetz’ – myself played by Eric Stoltz. Eric is one of Hollywood’s finest ginger haired actors, able to play a litany of characters. Including, my life story, about a Canadian suburban gangster, who’s had a hard life, and has a hard edge. Of note: Street is spelled with a ‘Z’ at the end to enforce the gangsterness of the source material, much like the Langley Playaz of the LMBA.

CC: Do you have any baseball superstitions?

BC: I like to visualize getting a hit prior to stepping in the box each and every time. Because, as you know, 90% of the game is half mental.

CC: What is your most embarrassing baseball moment?

BC: One year in midget ball, I was back catching a fireballer, and with a base runner on first I was primed to gun that b#@tch down. The pitch comes in, I wiff on the ball and it strikes me square in the mask; and the ball lodges itself in my mask between my eyes. I let out a highly feminine yelp, scramble around a bit trying my darndest to get the ball out of the mask. I finally get the ball out, just as the runner strolls into third base for a two base steal. Brilliant Brad.

CC: We want to read a good book, what should we read and why?

BC: No jokes on this one, 5 great books I’ve read recently:
Guns, Germs & Steel. (Jared Diamond) – Non-fiction, it explains the history of Human progress. Amazing. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
Da Vinci’s Code. (Dan Brown) – Fiction. The church is mean to girls.
Into Thin Air. (John Krakauer) – Non-Fiction. An incredible story of climbing Mount Everest in the spring of 1996.
Live From New York (Various) – Non-Fiction. Numerous accounts of Writers and Actors working for Saturday Night Live.
Super System II (Doyle Brunson) – Non-Fiction. How to make money without really trying.

CC: What was the best vacation you've ever been on?

BC: Cancun, MEX. There is a video, go to my boy Riaz’s site, and download the fun:http://www.riazmeghji.com/Downloads/rm%20online%20-%20Downloads.htm

CC: What is your favorite baseball movie?

BC: Gonna have to go with ‘The Sandlot’, when that kid fakes a drowning in order to get mouth-to-mouth from the life guard — whooo weee.

CC: What's the first music album you ever bought?

BC: Mini-Pops Sing the Hitz. (with a ‘Z’)

CC: What's the most recent music album you bought?

BC: Nowadays, I only download music and mostly listen to AM sports talk radio. McKeechie is singularly the worst talk radio personality ever and Jim Rome rules, hang up clones.

CC: You have $20. It's the last $20 you can ever spend. How do you spend it?

BC: A 50 pack, the thin variety. “It feels like you're not wearing one.”

CC: Tell us a good joke. Keep it clean.

BC: Q. What did the porcupine say to the cactus?
A. "Are you my mommy?"

Poker Night

The first Surrey Indians Poker Night, held Friday, July 29th, 2005 was a success. Seven players, including the host, Kel, came by for some good ol 'fashioned fun. First on the scene was Shane, who apparently is unable to make any team practices or games, but schedule a team poker game and he'll be there before anyone else. Hey Shane, our next poker game is on Wednesday at 6pm. To mix things up a bit, we're going to play that one on the field at Whalley in our uniforms. And, uh, bring your glove, so you have something to, uh, sit on.. Raubert was next to arrive, and, with Lena and Kel's girlfriend Chelsea there as well, play got underway.

It wasn't long before Kel started dominating. Enrique came in to try and shut him down, as he has capably done all season long, but even his best effort was thwarted. Brad, Redge and Andrea arrived soon thereafter, after having spent the day moving. Brad bought in first, and was immediately dealt pocket aces.. Not sure if he won that hand or not, we're thinking yes. A couple of hands later Redge bought in, and, what are the chances, was also dealt pocket aces on his very first hand. Redge then proceeded to increase his chip pile to approximately $14, all the while showing off his belt-buckle bottle-opener. He then cashed out and left, bewildering those who had already had to buy-in again. Brad also did quite well for himself, quickly increasing his worth before plateauing out. We are unable at this time to remember how Brad did on the night, but there's a chance he might drop by with a comment to enlighten us.

Not sure who had to buy in a second time first. It might have been Lena, but Raubert wasn't too far behind. Shane managed to make good mileage out of his first $5, but it slowly dwindled and he was forced to buy in again. After having his first buy-in last him a good couple of hours, his second buy-in lasted a good 10 minutes, possibly less.. Ditto his third buy-in. Meanwhile, Kel, who was still on his first buy-in, was building up a huge chip lead, seemingly insurmountable, or so it seems..

Enrique struggled from the get-go, unable to win any hands. After buying in for a second time, it wasn't long before that too was gone and Enrique checked out.
There were some other players, Kel and Chelsea's friends, but we can't remember how they did (or their names). Let's move on.

Raubert's second buy-in served him well. Or did he serve his buy-in well? Either way, he hit some great hands, including a royal straight on the flop. That's definitely the wrong term for that, but hey, we ain't no pro. As Shane was buying in for a fourth and fifth time, Raubert was mounting a charge and it wasn't long before he was challenging Kel for the chip lead. In our unbiased opinion, Raubert was making his charge with such confidence, charm and grace that it's a surprise that Kel, Mr. Grace himself, didn't just roll over and submit. You know, that wasn't supposed to come across as obscene at all. Again, let's move on.

In the end, Raubert and Kel ended up quite even with a minimal amount separating them at approximately $30 each. Shane had a rough finish, eventually buying-in a total of 6 times ("It wasn't eight was it? Let me check my wallet.") We should probably feel somewhat guilty, as he stuck around longer than he normally would have, since we were playing with his chips. But, as with most things involving shoulds, we don't.

Chris was also there, but only briefly as there was stuff happening back at his place, 14 minutes away. He didn't buy-in. Jordan probably would have been there but he had prior commitments. And, last but not least, apparently Kel's girlfriend Chelsea has balls. We are unsure if that is in the context of poker, or if we just happened to be playing poker.

To see more pictures from Poker Night, click here. Poker Night pics start at the bottom of the first page.

See you all on Wednesday at Whalley. (Shane...)

July 24 2005

AP. - Looks like the Surrey Indians finally figured out how to hit a baseball. A remarkable 21 hits as they cruised to a 15-10 victory. Leading the way was recent pickup Scott, who pounded out four hits. Also in fine form were Chris, Kel, Redge, and Raubert, contributing three hits apiece.

It was clear from the outset that this was not going to be an ordinary Indians game. Leading off the game, Cedge got on base and scored within the first two pitches of the game. He blooped the first pitch of the game into centre, stretching the hit into a double. On the very next pitch he attempted to steal third and was able to score easily as the throw got by the third baseman. The Indians continued to hit the ball to all spots on the field in the first inning, and were only stopped when they reached the maximum six runs.

The pitching staff, consisting of Chris and Enrique, was able to hold the Royals back. A few base on balls and errors weren't enough to knock the Indians off their gameplan, which was to win. That is, in fact, their gameplan every game, but sometimes it gets forgotten by about the fourth or fifth inning.

With the final game of the season coming up on Wednesday August 3rd, the Indians will hope to enter the postseason on a winning streak. Perhaps they should have some pregame music by Redge and Kel, and manage to just barely scrape together nine players by gametime. That combination seems to work for them.

Q+A with Enrique Roblero

Clubhouse Chatter: Who is your favorite baseball player of all-time, and why?

Enrique Roblero: Dennis Martinez "El Presidente"... "El Perfecto" Only mainstream player from my native Nicaragua.

CC: There's a movie about your life. What's the title and who plays you?

ER: Walking Tall starring The Rock, I get to swing a big stick.

CC: What's the first music album you ever bought?

ER: Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill, can't get rap like this no more..

CC: What's the most recent music album you bought?

ER: Can't remember that far back, way before Napster even started...

CC: What is your most embarrassing baseball moment?

ER: Maple Ridge, guy hit the front lawn of the house across the street in left field.

CC: We want to read a good book, what should we read and why?

ER: You're on your own here, I choose not to read ..

CC: Do you have any baseball superstitions?

ER: Always gotta leave my bag at either end of the dugout bench. When I go up to bat, I touch the front right corner of the plate.

CC: What was the best vacation you've ever been on?

ER: Vegas, Hoover dam tour was incredible, being harrased by porn-flyer-handing latinos - very annoying especially when your wife is right next to you.

CC: What is your favorite baseball movie?

ER: 61*, awesome story.

CC: What is your proudest baseball moment?

ER: Couple, holding down Richmond Phillies to one run in the playoffs a few years ago (left the game in the eighth winning 9-8 or something like that -- of course we all know how the game ended), and shutting down the Seattle Mariners for 5 innings in the long weekend tourney 3 years back, we all know how that game ended as well :-(

CC: You have $20. It's the last $20 you can ever spend. How do you spend it?

ER: Not on a book, how 'bout lottery tickets....

CC: Any words of advice for the thousands of young fans who dream of one day playing for the mighty Surrey Indians?

ER: Focus on the positive kids, focus on the positive...

CC: Tell us a good joke. Keep it clean.

ER: A recent Scottish immigrant attends his first baseball game in his new country and after a base hit he hears the fans roaring "run....run!" The next batter connects heavily with the ball and the Scotsman stands up and roars with the crowd in his thick accent: "R-r-run ya bahstard, r-run will ya!" A third batter slams a hit and again the Scotsman, obviously pleased with his knowledge of the game, screams "R-r-run ya bahstard, r-r-run will ya!"

The next batter held his swing at three and two and as the ump calls a walk the Scotsman stands up yelling "R-r-run ya bahstard, r-r-run!" All the surrounding fans giggle quietly and he sits down confused. A friendly fan, sensing his embarrassment, whispers, "He doesn't have to run, he's got four balls." After this explanation the Scotsman stands up in disbelief and screams, "Walk with pr-r-ride man! Walk with pr-r-ride!!!!"

July 21 2005

There was, to our understanding, a practice tonight. Unfortunately, this particular blogger was unavailable to attend due to a work meeting. Perhaps someone who did attend can email me if there was anything exciting to note. If we get emailed, we will put up a new post. If the next post is not about tonight's practice, then it is safe to assume that nothing exciting happened. Actually, it would probably be more accurate to assume that many many exciting things happened, but no one who attended sent an email.

We are guessing that some throws were made, some catches were made, and there may even have been some hitting.. But remember, at this point, that is just a guess. An educated guess, but a guess all the same.

July 19 2005

(Correction: Due to faulty sources, we gave out erroneous information in the posting titled 'July 14 2005'. Cedge was not at the all-star game. He was, in fact, where we all should have been: at the Merritt Mountain Music Festival. We apologize for the error and, to avoid similar errors in the future, we promise that in the future we will all be at the Merritt Mountain Music Festival. Thank you.)

Well well well, look who smoked a liner to right centre for his first hit of the season! None other than The Bigrodboski! Well done old sport, well done. Rod politely declined an offer to keep the ball.

However, what should have been cause for celebration Rod dismissed, as he was understandably upset after yet another Indians loss. All was well until the fifth inning, when the ball suddenly became a hot potato. We could probably go somewhere with the whole hot potato idea, but right now we're really not feeling it. Sorry hot potato, you're short-lived.

It sounds like we've lost one of our players, a pitcher no less, as Lee has informed us he might not make any more games this season due to a new job. In related news, if you have any knitting or sewing questions, don't hesitate to contact Lee, who is sure to have all the answers.

All that is left to say is that we have our opposition right where we want them, ahead by a few metres with their backs to us. Like a pack of wolves, we are ready to pounce and devour. Beware.

Q+A with Chris Ratelle

Clubhouse Chatter: There's a movie about your life. What's the title and who plays you?

Chris Ratelle: Hmmm..."what could have been" starring Rick Ankiel

CC: Who is your favorite baseball player of all-time, and why?

CR: Jim Edmonds, cant nobody carry this guys jock

CC: What's the first music album you ever bought?

CR: cant remember back that far

CC: What's the most recent music album you bought?

CR: buy music....what the....?

CC: Besides baseball, what is your favorite sport to play?

CR: Basketball

CC: What is your most embarrassing baseball moment?

CR: None yet, but as a pitcher anytime i get lit hurts, being out on the mound you have no place to hide

CC: We want to read a good book, what should we read and why?

CR: The artful Dodger by Tommy Lasorda, hey it's Tommys book do I need a reason

CC: Do you have any baseball superstitions?

CR: Yup gotta have the same catcher all the time (love ya Clay)

CC: What is your favorite baseball movie?

CR: It was called "BallsDeep", i think it had Ron Jeremy and Kobi Tai in it, very good

CC: You have $20. It's the last $20 you can ever spend. How do you spend it?

CR: six pack of beer for me and a tin of chew for Lee

CC: What is your proudest baseball moment?

CR: it's a tie, I have two. being picked up to go to Sask twice for the western Canadians, and hitting a 690 foot shot off one of my current teammates a few years back

July 14 2005

A half-team turnout at practice on Thursday. Not so bad. But not so good either.

Plus5. That's our new practice slogan. Anytime there's an error made, whether it's fielding or throwing (or hitting grounders), the errorer must do five pushups. Rather than interrupting the practice, the errorer just says "plus5", while tallying up a grand total in their head. On two occasions JP and The Bigrodboski stubbornly refused to agree on which one of them made the error, both of them adding the plus5 immediately. Pretty sure everyone at practice had to do at least 10 pushups by day's end. Three of our players were justifiably absent. Two of those three were representing the mighty Indians in the annual all-star game. Congrats to Redge and Cedge.

And that's all we have to say about that.

July 10 2005

Pop quiz mass wholes!

1. The Surrey Indians are:
a) struggling
b) improving
c) under-achieving
d) a laughing-stock
e) destined for greatness

2. Kel's fall while -- ("cough cough") - - what? Oh, okay. Kel's extreme wipeout while running home was:
a) tragic
b) embarrassing
c) beautifully orchestrated
d) frickin' hilarious
e) all of the above

3. Our loyal fans deserve:
a) more wins
b) a pennant
c) better entertainment
d) refunds
e) a+b
f) b+c
g) a+b-c+g+(e/a)

4. Our water cooler should be tested for:
a) limes
b) 'roids
c) recently fallen tears
d) morphine

5. On Sunday Redge experienced:
a) his first kiss
b) his second hangover
c) his third alien probe
d) his first multi-inning 0-fer game of the season
e) one hundred percent total consciousness

6. Rookie Jordan was:
a) a star
b) a welcome arrival
c) a stud
d) enh.. okay, I guess, for a guy who hasn't played ball for two years

7. To win some games, the Surrey Indians will need:
a) more hits
b) more runs scored
c) more hits which will lead to more runs scored
d) more runs scored from more hits
e) Tom Drees

Q+A with Rob Edger

Clubhouse Chatter: Who is your favorite baseball player of all-time, and why?

Rob Edger: Robin Yount. Great first name.

CC: There's a movie about your life. What's the title and who plays you?

RE: "The Man Who Married Up". I'm played by Kevin Costner. He is sexy like me.

CC: What's the first music album you ever bought?

RE: Nirvana -- Nevermind........I grew up in the early nineties, wearing two or three plaid shirts at a time.

CC: What's the most recent music album you bought?

RE: Coldplay -- X&Y (clearly I'm a little wimpier than in elementary school)

CC: What is your most embarrassing baseball moment?

RE: When I played for the Orioles I hit a triple to dead centre in Winskill, but tripped and landed a few feet short of third base, knocking the wind out of myself in the process. I couldn't catch my breath in time to drag myself over to third base, so the third baseman ended up tagging me out. I guess it was a double.

CC: We want to read a good book, what should we read and why?

RE: 'No Logo' by Naomi Klein. You cannot read this book without wanting to get involved in social justice. Unless your name is George Bush. And then you just can't read at all.

CC: What was the best vacation you've ever been on?

RE: I took an amazing trip on the eastern seaboard of North America with my family when I was about 15. I got to see the Blue Jays play in Fenway Park, amongst other really cool stuff.

CC: Do you have any baseball superstitions?

RE: Watch me the next time I go to hit. I always draw a line with my right foot, and then dig in with my right foot. Then I simultaneously (gasp) step into the box with my Left foot while touching my bat to the plate. Then I swing my bat back and forth along the top of the strike zone. I've been doing this whole routine since I was 13. I am very very weird.

CC: What is your favorite baseball movie?

RE: Field of Dreams. Kevin Costner is sexy.

CC: You have $20. It's the last $20 you can ever spend. How do you spend it?

RE: I would probably donate it to some starving child in a third world country. You can't really do anything with twenty bucks anyway, and I would think that the feeling you would get from physically handing a ten year old twenty canadian dollars, or the equivalent in their money, would be much better than the feeling you would get from eating 2000 one-cent candies (my second choice).

CC: What is your proudest baseball moment?

RE: When I was 14 I pitched my team to the league championship, even though I got into a collision at first base in the second inning. I just gutted it out and changed my motion so that I didn't have much of a leg kick, because I hurt my knee. After the game I had to take a few weeks to let my knee heal before I could play All-Stars, but during the game my knee didn't really seize up, so I was able to keep pitching. By far my greatest hero moment. Kevin Costner couldn't have done it any better.

CC: Tell us a good joke. Keep it clean.

RE: How do you make a tissue dance? Put a little boogie in it.

July 3 2005

Because of the Canada Day holiday, there is no game to write about this weekend. Next weekend we face our cross-town rivals, the Surrey Sabres; a matchup that is bound to be far more intriguing than the overrated Subway Series.

For now, be sure to eat, drink and be merry, and be at practice on Thursday, as a participant or just as a spectator, either/or.
Note: Practice is NOT guaranteed, await more details..

Thank you.



















You're welcome.

Q+A with Rod Wingrove

Clubhouse Chatter: What is your favorite baseball movie?

Rod Wingrove: Major League, the funniest movie I've ever seen

CC: There's a movie about your life. What's the title and who plays you?

RW: The boy who couldnt hit a beach ball starring Dave Chapelle

CC: What's the first music album you ever bought?

RW: Bobby Brown, Ain't Nobody Humpin Around

CC: What's the most recent music album you bought?

RW: Rita Mcneail, The Remix Album. Rita has some phat beats

CC: What is your most embarrassing baseball moment?

RW: Go to the team stats and look at my batting average

CC: We want to read a good book, what should we read and why?

RW: Right now I'm reading a book called the Canadian Game its about Canadian players in tha Major Leagues its got some great stories about the road to the Majors

CC: Do you have any baseball superstitions?

RW: I dont wash for a week before a game(just kidding). After each out I spit two times in my glove and before a game I always stack my catchers pads the same way

CC: What was the best vacation you've ever been on?

RW: My buddies and I went on a road trip to Seattle to see a couple Mariners games against Boston last year. I got so drunk I cant remember anything it was the best time of my life.

CC: Who is your favorite baseball player of all-time, and why?

RW: Kevin Cash. Was the catcher for the best team ever GO JAYS GO!! At bat hes average but defensively nobody can steal off him. Last year he had something like a 46% throw out rate, just awesome

CC: You have $20. It's the last $20 you can ever spend. How do you spend it?

RW: A Blue Jays ticket and two ice cold pints of the Rogers Centers finest brew. I would die a happy man!!

CC: What is your proudest baseball moment?

RW: Signing that big league contract with the mighty Surrey Indians. It only cost me $120. Wow, I still get teary eyed

CC: Tell us a good joke. Keep it clean.

RW: What kind of Bees produce milk (Boobies)

June 26 2005

Indians win! Indians win! Indians win!

Oh man, so this is what it feels like? We like it. It was scarily close to another blown lead. Up 6-3 into the bottom of the sixth, a guy of theirs smacked one deep to left for a three run dinger. Having no homerun fence meant the Shane-meister had to go for a bit of a long sprint.. It could've been Rickey Henderson in left, and the result would've been the same (3-run dinger if you've forgotten). At this point it looked like we were being sucked into weekly patterns...

BUT, in the final inning, with a 6-6 tie game on our hands, we the Indians pulled together a clutch inning with three runs scored. With runners at second and third, Lee went down in the count 0-2. After fouling off a pitch, he proceeded to smack a liner ("off the end of my bat"), through the left side of the infield to plate the go ahead and the first insurance run. He then scored another insurance run when Jeff smacked a hit of his own, his third of the day. We have used the word "smack" way too much already. Someone please get us a thesaurus.

We haven't had the delight of writing a post-win post in a while, please give us a sec as we savor this moment ........................... Okay. That's good. Thanks for indulging us.

Lee was without a doubt the player of the game. Not only did he have the clutch game-winning hit, he pitched without peer. 11 K's in 5 innings? Are you kidding us? There are only 15 outs total, which means that Lee produced 73.33333333333333333% of the outs without the ball being put into play. And if you subtract the 3-run dinger, Enrique also pitched a heckuva game. Letting the questionable ball/strike calls roll right off his back, Enrique picked up his first win of the season.

As mentioned above, Jeff had a solid day at the plate with three hits: a double and two singles. Also with a double and two singles, Raubert was feeling a little bit too chuffed for a guy who failed to hold to the maxim of never being the first-or-third out of the inning at third base. C'mon kiddo, being on second with no outs is plenty good. Do you even read this, you greedy jerk?

Before the game there were the requisite comments you'd expect for a 9am game in Richmond. "It's too early. It's too cold. I'm too hungover. It's too Richmondy." However, based on the outcome, we'll take all the 9am Richmond games we can take. Or not..

Way to cowboy up boys. Let's keep this wagon wheel going..

June 23 2005

Here's the thing. Left Vancouver at about quarter to six to head on over to the 6:30 practice at Tamanawis. Hit rush hour traffic, which we had anticipated and planned for, and then got further delayed because of an accident on what we think is Kittison Way. Arrived at Tamanawis at 6:45, put on the cleats, and got out of the car. Looked up to see Kel coming over to say that practice is canceled because no one showed up. Kel and Lee and Jeff and Rob A were now there, but that is hardly enough players for a quality practice. Heck, that is hardly enough players for a subpar practice. That's right, we would need at least two more to show for even a subpar practice.

Of the four players listed above, one lives in Langley and one lives in Vancouver. What a huge waste of time, gas, and money for both of them. Why the no-shows fellas? Not just any reason/excuse will do, it must be sufficient. And I'll tell you now, Spurs/Pistons Game Seven is nowhere near sufficient. The VCR was set to record in Vancouver, and I'm sure most, probably all, of you have the technology to do likewise.

We'll be looking to see who wants to chip in money for the out-of-towners for this joke of an evening, as we contemplate not having anymore practices if players can't be bothered to show up after their fifth consecutive non-win of the season. Now we wait until we're quite sure the aforementioned Game Seven is over. Then we'll rewind, get a beverage and a snack, press play, and enjoy.

June 19 2005

Another lead. Another loss.

As the Ladies say, "It's all been done before".
As Yogi said, "It's deja vu all over again".
As Gord says, "You might as well try and get milk from your elbow".

This time we were up 6-0 going into the fourth. Bah. It's like we expect that one inning to happen. That one inning where everything goes wrong for us in the field. That one inning where we just hope not to give up the lead. When you play not-to-lose, you're probably going to lose, and it feels like that's how we've been playing lately. We've gotta start playing to-win. Let's go boys.. It's time to cowboy up.

Photos from this game, taken by Enrique, can be found here. And what a game Enrique had. Four for five with two doubles, two singles, and a run scored. Attakid.

Hmm, there seems to be shouting coming from the clubhouse shower. Hold on a sec would ya.. Well well well, it seems Redge has something to say.. Here ya go Redge, the keyboard is all yours:

I'm hoping for a shout-out for my awesome superman-like diving catch down the third base line, and then subsequent dive over to third for the double play. Not to mention the .533 batting average. Oops I just did. And yes, I do figure out my new batting average even before it gets posted. I am just that pathetic.

Thanks Redge. Now would it kill you to put a towel on.

Stick a fork in us, we are done.

Q+A with Kelly Grace

Clubhouse Chatter: Who is your favorite baseball player of all-time, and why?

Kelly Grace: Delino Lamont DeShields: Allstar 2nd baseman, #4 (back in the day with the Expos), and just an all-round great guy - reminds me of someone…hmmmm



CC: There's a movie about your life. What's the title?

KG: Empty Pockets (drama/comedy) – A true story of a man who has so much student loan debt he’ll never have money again.

CC: You can do one karaoke song. What song do you choose, and why?

KG: Rush Rush by Paula Abdul – C’mon picture it guys. Chris, you know what I’m talking about

CC: What is your most embarrassing baseball moment?

KG: It’s the all star game 1988. The stands are jamb packed. We’re in the middle of the 5th inning and the game is tight. I’m a 12 year old 2nd baseman with the worse stomach ache of his life. "TIMES!" I yell and run off the field to the locker room under the stands. Not only did I almost have a hershey squirt in the middle of the allstar game but to top it all off I have my mom and coaches at the foot of the locker room entrance yelling if I’m okay. What do you say? "I’m fine, just had to take a sh*t."

CC: What is your favorite baseball movie?

KG: Bull Durham

CC: We want to read a good book, what should we read and why?

KG: There’s no time for reading guys. Get to practice or the batting cage.

CC: You have $20. It's the last $20 you can ever spend. How do you spend it?

KG: Bills, bills and more bills….story of my life (see above).

CC: What is your proudest baseball moment?

KG: Getting the winning hit in the bottom of the 9th with 2 out to take us to the Canadian championships. I was literally picked up on everyone’s shoulder like you see in the movies.

CC: Tell us a good joke. Keep it clean.

KG: Coming home from his Little League game, Billy swung open the front door very excited. Unable to attend the game, his father immediately wanted to know what happened.
"So, how did you do son?" he asked.
"You'll never believe it!" Billy said. "I was responsible for the winning run!"
"Really? How'd you do that?"
"I dropped the ball."

June 16 2005

Another practice. It wasn't just the players that came to play. Prescience came into play too. On the way to Tamanawis, we really did get held up in traffic after an accident on Marine Way. Not held up as in carjacked, held up as in slowed down. Understand? Understood.

Everyone got some good hacks in. Shane, feeling swaggerific after last game, smoked many drives that we were so sure were going to go for extra bases. You know, if it wasn't just BP.

There was nearly a fistfight mid-practice. It seems as though one player was upset that his performance in the last game wasn't given any ink whatsoever. He got right up in our face with his neck muscles bulging, his face turning red, and his mouth struggling to contain the growing amount of foam. Who knew blogging could be so dangerous for your health? So this is for the rabid Indian: What a performance by so-and-so!! Remarkable! Two for four with two runs scored and two RBIs!! Boo-Ya! Played a part in half of the teams runs!! Boo-Ya! What? A stolen base? At his age? Boo-Ya! In actuality, he is second on the team with five stolen bases. (Redge has ten? Ummm, someone go through the scorebooks again..) We will now end this so you can go do some detective work and realize that we are talking about Kel. (Please note: some artistic license was taken in the writing of this paragraph.)

Off you go..

Wait.. Come back! We almost forgot to tell you about Bradley's Wedding Website, which can be conveniently found by clicking here. If nothing else, read the endearing engagement tale.

Class dismissed.

June 12 2005

Apologies to all for the delay in posting. We're sure Redge has been checking in daily, probably more than once a day, and been bitterly disappointed each time. Sorry folks. We, uh, got held up in traffic.

Happy Birthday To You
Happy Birthday To You
Happy Birthday Dear Enriqué
Happy Birthday To You...

As another lead was frittered away, up 5-1 into the seventh, a thought came to mind: Next game, let's let the other team take the initial lead, and then we can come back and, gasp, win a game! Sounds reasonable after, what, several games in a row of blown leads. We know we know, "several" is vague.. Surrrrre, we could look up exactly how many games, but that would get depressing. "Several" keeps us happy. And sane. Not as happy and sane as actually holding on to the leads every game, but happy and sane enough to keep us, well, happy and sane. Not that we know how happy and sane it feels to hold on to leads every game, but we get the impression, from watching others, that it feels happier and saner than blowing leads every game.

Speaking of words that start with S and end with -ane, Shane got his first hit of the season! (waiting for applause to die down..) Shane was, understandably, quite excited to get that hit, a screamer up the middle, narrowly missing the pitcher's leg. And he stole two bases and scored two runs. Good game Shane, good game.

In fact, a lot of the guys were hitting the ball well on Sunday. Raubert hit the ball hard in three out of his four at-bats, and wound up one for four with a strikeout. This is just one random example of hitters not getting their just rewards.

Anything else? We're drawing a blank here.. More, possibly, to come..

Okay. Here, now, is more. We were remiss in not making note of another solid pitching performance by Chris. In our defense, Chris's outings have become so consistently and commonly solid that they can be easily overlooked. Not a good defense, but it's all we've got. In addition to pitching well, Chris showed great fleetness on the basepaths, stealing bases, scoring runs, and just generally making things happen. The things that he made happen were all good.

Tonight we have a practice at Tamanawis. Ideally everyone will show, as our Father's Day game has us facing a formidable opponent: the unbeaten Delta Tigers. For those of you keeping track at home or in the office, this game is our first non-Whalley game of the season. Now there's some trivia that can help you win money off your friends.

Q+A with Jeff Heatley

Clubhouse Chatter: Who is your favorite baseball player of all-time, and why?

Jeff Heatley: if i had to pick a favourite player it would have to be jackie robinson for obvious reasons. dont know what those reasons are? ok, ill just tell you: the numbers 4 & 2, combined they were his number, a number subsequently made legendary by a certain indians player. he did something else important too, but i forget what it was right now....

CC: In the movie of your life, who plays you?

JH: im not sure... she'd better be hot though

CC: Pretend you are planning a road-trip across Canada. What 3 CDs do you make sure are in the car?

JH: 1: any one of Rise Against's 3 albums (im leaning towards "revolutions per minute", but maybe "siren son of the counter culture", you really cant go wrong)
2: Less than Jake's "Hello rockview"
3: Because its a cross canada trip it'd have to include either of the Tragically Hip's "up to Here", "Fully Completely", or"Day for Night" (i've always wanted to drive across the prairies listening to "at the hundredth meridian", seems like it'd be cool... you know, except for the prairies part.)

CC: What is your most embarrassing baseball moment?

JH: what was the date last saturday?

CC: What is your favorite baseball movie?

JH: "Bull Durham" hands down.

CC: We want to read a good book, what should we read and why?

JH: i just finished this month's maxim, very informative and witty. i know what youre thinking: 'that aint no book!' and i cant argue with that, but it is really thick, and i did read most of the articles so cut me some slack!

CC: If you could join any MLB team today, which team would it be and why?

JH: i hear florida's nice this time of year, and if im gonna sit on a bench, id like to get some sun while im doing it... gotta keep up the tan

CC:What is your proudest baseball moment?

JH: it was a few years ago, but i'd swear i hit a home run once. sure it was at tamanawis, but its all i got... besides, i think it was to left center, so it may have gone like 320... booyah! (runner up goes to the ground rule double i hit off lee when he played for the pirates back in the day... man that was sweet!)

CC: Tell us a good joke. Keep it clean.

JH: q. what do you call a hooker with a runny nose? oops sorry, thats not that clean...
how 'bout: 2 old men are sitting on a park bench when a dog comes along, sits down in front of them and starts licking himself. once he gets down between his legs one of the guys looks over and says: 'ya know, i always wanted to do that.' to which the other replies: 'yeah, but he looks pretty mean, ya better ask him first.'
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