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.

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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.