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.