DT Rants

Numbers weren't too good, so we ended up playing double or nothing. Double double or nothing in fact, with back to back 7 inning games.

The Odd Months had the numerical superiority so we had to give up Ted to the Evens. Though that wasn't the deal from Tuesday. Seems the Sandman missed the epic first game because he was out "rollarblading". Oh Well. Nomah and Yogi probably had a late-head-nodding-night at zouk as they didn't show up. We missed Guppy as well, but that wasn't surprising since we all had to take a drug test today before the game. Ramadan Dave was missing as well, cos he's back to being Cool Papa.

Both games were closely fought, and playing only 7 innings did not offer alot of room for catching up to a big lead. There were several contravesial calls as well. Primarily because we setup the field with a short porch facing the fence and carpark, instead of our usual location. Also, with the temptation of being able to hit over the fence, many tried, and many succeeded. Rickey hit 3 homeruns, but only 2 of them went over the fence. Indiana hit about 2 or 3 as well. Rube hit a couple and I hit one myself. Though, in my opinion the best hit of the day must have come from Jason. He was struggling all day while he was on the Odds team, but at the start of the second game, the Sandman had to leave, so Rickey took Jason over to the Evens. He was the first at bat, first inning, first pitch, and he blasted the ball over the fence. Now why didn't he do that for the Odds when we needed him? If he had done that, we wouldn't have lost the first game.

The weather was amazingly good, cool with a nice stiff breeze. Not as hot as Tuesday, with the sun finally relenting and not burning us to a crisp. Overall it was an enjoyable morning, with good hitting from everyone. I personally love the concept of double or nothing, but it should only be played once in a while, because it helps train directional hitting. You have to learn how to hit into gaps so that you make doubles, and this helps in normal games. I'm looking forward to the next time we get to do the "shut-down-center-field" cones thingy again. That was fun as well.

Odds have the lead in the series with 2 games. Hopefully we can win two straight on saturday to take the series.



Meanwhile, I dug up this rule from MLB.com
"A TAG is the action of a fielder in touching a base with his body while holding the ball securely and firmly in his hand or glove; or touching a runner with the ball, or with his hand or glove holding the ball, while holding the ball securely and firmly in his hand or glove."