13 May 2006 - Indiana Rules

After a downpour that threatened the game in the early afternoon, Guppy and Horfun arrived at 2.30pm to a nice, soft and EMPTY field with a cloudy sky, the perfect day for a game, except, a minor problem—there was just Guppy and Horfun, sans bats, bases and balls. However, at 3.15pm, we were rescued by Indiana and Geok who showed up not only with the equipment, but another new set of rules. (what's with archaeologists and softball rules? By the way, we think he came PREPARED and was musing on this for a long while—the cones miraculously came along with the bases and bats) The deal is, we play 3 infield and 2 outfield in a very small outfield, without double or nothing, or Prof Zen rules. Basically, the foul lines were brought in.

ONES:
1B: Guppy, 2B: Horfun, 3B/SS: Dieter, OF: The Mick, Ted
TWOs:
1B: Rube/Indiana, 2B: Burma girl/Kimchii kid (TNG1)/Swiss Miss, 3B/SS: Indiana/Burma girl, OF: Swiss Miss/Rube/Kimchii kid (TNG1) C: French dude (TNG2)

ONES 22 : TWOS 22

Highlights:
1) Strike out day—we had 3 strike-out jugs from the new French dude, Burma girl and Guppy. 2) The Mick has been turning single base hits into triples by aggressive base-running. 3) The ONES were supposed to have won, but I suspect Horfun's counting went wrong somewhere, hence, the teams actually tied, as you can see from the score table. (the ONES thought they were down by 5 runs, and hence, when the 6th run came in, the game ended) 4) Guppy has been displaying some amount of aggressive base-running, stealing bases when fielders aren't looking. 5) The Swiss Miss, Dieter and the Mick had the "cleanest" clothes at the end of the game. 6) Indiana showed up with funky new glasses. That must be the reason why he beaned Horfun at the back of her head with a throw—partially obscured vision created by the funky shaped lens. 7) New French dude has a good bat—first time he is playing, and he had 3 solid hits out of 5 pitches, though they all miraculously found their way into the Mick's glove. He was so good that he was subject to strike-out jug rules, even for a rookie. 8) Kimchii dude has a good bat too, think he got on base every time except once.

Drama Mama: Swiss Miss
MBP: The Mick—a combination of offensive and defensive power, in midst of a bout of laughing hysteria.
Bonehead: Horfun—History majors can't count, period.

Contributed by Horfun In