5 March 2005 - The Power of the 'Fro

Classic Saturday Afternoon Softball game this weekend. Tight contest, great plays, a few goofy errors, and a ninth inning comeback. Nomar/Money/FUBAR was playing out of his mind at short. Whether its the glasses - which have gotten him a lot of grief from the non-metrosexuals - or the 'fro, is hard to say. The line-ups may be a bit off (sorry if they are), but here's how I remember it. Misspellings of the Monfort Men are on purpose:

ONES: C: Rickey; P: Izod; 1B: Shaun; 2B: Jason; SS: Teck (Mr. Wong); 3B: Male Jo/Jesson; LF: Jesson/Male Jo; CF: Sandman; RF: UNC Andy; Rover: Beyonce and Horfun
TWOS: C: Monk; P: Cheetah; 1B: Non-Assassin TH; 2B: Princess; SS: Money; 3B: Desmond; OF: TH, Grandpa, TS (The Smiling Assassin), X-mas (Noel), Diana

Final Score: 12-11 (ONES win)

We only played one game, but it was a good one. The twos led the entire game, until the ninth inning, but were never ahead by more than 4 runs. Among the highlights:
1) Money was leaping like Jordan. He caught a number of line drives over his head. He also had an unassisted double play; 2) Grandpa swung at a first pitch. Mark it down. Only happens once a year; 3) Jason hit his first homerun. He also contorted his body on a grounder to second. He picks up the ball, thinks about throwing to second or third, realizes that is not the right play, and twists strangely to get it to first in time. Learning in action. Shaun makes good grab on throw too; 4) Base running SNAFU: Jesson and Sandman keep running, while Shaun stays on 3rd. Oops. Comedy hijinks ensue. Eventually Sandman is tagged out at 2nd, allowing Shaun to score. Cheetah yells like Old Coach; 5) Hassie stops by for a visit with Emily; 6) Patented 9th inning SAS comeback.

MBP: Money
Best Bat: No one stood out, but props to Jason
Gold Glove: Money
DY: No one
Bonehead Play of the Day: Baserunning