The Names have been changed to Protect the Errorists

The Names have been changed to Protect the Errorists

Sunday, December 31, 2006

30 December 2006 - Smokey stepped over the line

Although it was one of the clearest days in a few weeks, not enough people showed up. Since there were low numbers, The Venezualan Jaguar, The Rube, DT, The Mick and New John went to the batting cage, where they learned about The Jaguar's wicked curveball. After an hour or so of hitting they joined Rickey, Horfun, Sandman and Mrs. Sandman at Joe's. After some drinking and pool playing, we headed to bowling. The Jaguar and New John had to head off elsewhere, but the rest rolled (joined by Jonesy).

Teams:
ONE: Rickey, The Mick, Horfun
TWO: Sandman, DT, Rube, Mrs. Sandman

The TWOs got out the brooms as they had a sweep in three games, despite the Mick's best efforts. Rickey and Horfun struggled in different games and the Mick couldn't make up the difference, despite bowling 198 in the second game. The Mick's low game was in the 170s. Rickey had second best honors, but not by much. Rube, Sandman and DT also bowled well. As for Mrs. Sandman, they oiled the lanes in the middle of the second game, and it hurt her spinning game. Horfun had a rough start, but once the Mick coached her on delivery she was rolling with the pros.

Lebowski: The Mick
Walter: Rickey
Most Elegant: Mrs. Sandman
Number 9: Rickey (taking the crown from Sandman)
Angriest Bowler: Rube

Thursday, December 28, 2006

Japanese Baseball

I found this while surfing for Japanese baseball on Youtube



Now the question is, can we get cheerleaders like those?

Sunday, December 24, 2006

23 December 2006 - Down in the Swamp

ONES: 1B: Seven/Rube; 2B: Horfun; SS: New John; LF: Rube: Seven; CF: Sandman; RF: Chicago Bald
TWOS: 1B: Rickey; 2B: Surabaya Jack; SS: DT; LF: Gunz; CF: The Venezualan Jaguar; RF: Chicago Hair

ONES: 8
TWOS: 9

We played Indiana/Prof. Zen rules on the alternate field. The ONES took an early lead, heading to 8 runs in the 3rd or 4th inning. Then, they ran out of gas (and Rube's knee starting flaring up). The TWOS slowly worked their way back, tying the game in the 8th and taking the lead in the 9th, thus coming back from an 8-3 deficit. Afterwards, since Joe's was closed, we all went to Botak Jones.

NOTES:
1) Rickey brought Surabaya Jack, who was actually a great player. We're trying to trade Rickey to Surabaya. We'll keep Jack; 2) The outfield was a lake. The Jaguar was throwing up major trails of water while chasing balls down; 3) The TWOS came back when DT left for two innings to look for the Dictator (yes, he was visiting from South Korea) who was back at the old field. Does that make DT's absence "MBP"?; 4) Rickey was remarkably slow (even for Rickey); 5) Overall, good "D"; 6) Both Surabaya Jack and Chicago Bald are lefties. They wore righty gloves backwards and still made plays; 7) The Jalapeno poppers at Botak Jones have to be the best in town; Caesar Salad needs some ham.

MBP: Surabaya Jack
Biggest Bat: Rube
Gold Glove: Chicago Bald and Surabaya Jack
Best Assist: The Jaguar helping Rube with the ring

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

2006... Not 2003




Back Row - Ironman, Female Magazine's Most Gorgeous Man of 2006, Clement
3rd Row - Rube, Mr Furious, New John, Cheetah
2nd Row - Burma Girl, Kojak, DT, Rugburn, Rickey
Front Row - Generalissimo, The Mick, Indiana, Misty, Sandman, Coach
Taking Photo - Mrs Sandman

BBQ

Coach Explaining to Guppy the subtle nuances of grilling Chicken

From left - Jason&Diana, Fake Wife, Indiana, Mrs Sandman, Burma Girl, Rickey

Rube and Guns celebrate the Cardinal's World Series Win.

DY arriving with lil' DY (and a bag of Chilli).

Rube's Changing room

The Cheetah and The Sandman working the grill (and sampling the food).

The marvelous cake that Marvelous brought.


The Main Event (Dom's Farewell Yard)
Rube gives his speech.

Dom's turns a little misty.

Dom chokes as he tries to swallow.

He looks good (for the first 20% of the yard)....cont below

...but soon throws up... note that he's barely hit the halfway mark.

Shirts off, trousers on. Dom makes another effort to finish his drink.

DONE!!! FINALLY!!! Most people throw up AFTER they finish the yard, Dom does it halfway.


The RE-PROPOSAL
Rube asks Jones to marry him.... again for the benefit of the cameras and the crowd who missed it during Dom's wedding...



New Picts from Dom's Wedding

A couple of picts have surfaced from Dom's wedding. Much props to Kari who bothered to record the festivities (instead of getting drunk like the rest of us)


Sunday, December 17, 2006

Zoolander



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: gilbert song
Date: Dec 16, 2006 11:44 PM
Subject: Video click
To:

Hi guys..
 
Something to share with u all.. Well, just look.. Try not to laugh.. And.. dont tease when u guys see me in the field.. :P
 
 
Well.. I looked like very restless rite.. Ha.. Enjoy..
 
 
Regards,
Gilbert Song




--
Be desireless. Be excellent. Be gone.

16 December 2006 - Old Timer's Game

ONES: P: Zoolander; 1B: Coach; 2B: Misty; 3B: The Venezualan Jaguar; SS: DT; LF: Rube; CF: The Cheetah; RF: Ironman; Rover: Geok
TWOS: P: Seven; 1B: Indiana; 2B: Mr. Furious; 3B: Clement; SS: New John; LF: The Mick; CF: Sandman; RF: Rugburn; Rover: Rickey

Game One:
ONES: 7
TWOS: 14

Game Two (3 Innings):
ONES: 1
TWOS: 2

Look at the photo and the line-ups. That's our 2nd old timer's game in 3 weeks. We had a bunch of people coming back to play. Misty from Vietnam, Mr Furious from the States, Coach from Holland Village. Plus, The Cheetah and his boys came out. Later at the BBQ, there was Guppy, DY, Marv-elous, Gunz and Cool Papa all out for a good time.

The games were well played, with good fielding and hitting. Among the best was Rugburn, who was amazing at bat. He hit the ball of all three outfielders. He carried the TWOs to victory in both games with the bat, plus he brought the Fake Wife to the BBQ. Good day for him. Both teams had solid infields. For the TWOS, DT and the Jaguar were doing a good job, while the ONES had New John and Mr Furious looking like a well-oiled machine. Plus, with nice outfield play from Sandman and the Mick, all was well.

Afterwards, there was a BBQ. As usual, there was too much meat (but that's never a bad thing, unless your the Mick). Good to see everyone come out.

NOTES:
1) Seven pitched a great game. Must be the new Tupac look; 2) The Mick caught 8 out of 9 outs to end Game One, and start Game Two. Didn't have to move much either to do it; 3) Rugburn hit for the cycle in Game One, and hit the homer that gave the ONES the 2 runs to win Game Two; 4) Congrats to Zoolander (formerly Gil the Gazelle), our first certified male model. The Ipoh Assassin's DHL shots don't count; 5) Romantic Rube re-created the proposal at the BBQ; 6) The Mick talked smack at the BBQ about his shortstop skills.

MBP: Rugburn
Best Bat: Rugburn
Gold Glove: The Venezualan Jaguar
Playing Catch: The Mick
Cy Young: Seven
Best Meat: The Venezualan Jaguar
Golden Tongs (Best BBQ chef): Coach

Friday, December 15, 2006

One can only Dream



There's an advert in the beginning. Let it finish playing before the real film.

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Dom's wedding, a pictorial recap

Frankly, there aren't any photos of Dom's wedding. In fact, the ONLY photo that was taken during Dom's wedding was taken AFTER we were chased out at 11pm with our beers unfinished.

Rube rightfully claims his beer.


After Dom's wedding, H and DT suggested to go to Cafe Iguana to try their delicious tequila (which is half-price after midnight). Here is what happened.

Yummy, nice chips... waiting for tequila.

The only way to drink tequila is to shoot it down!

Tastes goooooood.

Oh wait... did I forget to mention that the Tequila is called "Muy Picante"?

Blamo... that hits the spot!

Gimme the water goddamnit.... Indiana looks quite calm in this picture. The tequila is clearing his valves. He wouldn't have needed the quadruple bypass if he just drank more of this muy picante.

What's the opposite of Brain Freeze?

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

DT rants about Early Games

This was the first time we played ball on a saturday (that wasn't a public holiday) before noon. It was awesome. We were lucky though, the weather was cool and the sun was covered by clouds.
The field was nice as well, though slightly soggy from the rain, it wasn't as 'lumpy' as the alternate field. The Mick must have done a number on the varsity folks, as they've never agreed to play us before. Kudos to them. The bunch of pricks that used to be NUS varsity have all graduated, and the current bunch are a group of fine fellas. Hopefully, we can arrange to have more games against them. Though I suspect after seeing us, they'd definitely want to hone their skills against us.

Overall, it was a great game. We played outstanding ball. Showing great defense and so-so offence. Our number one and two batters had some trouble seeing the ball, and strangely, it was the bottom of the order that managed to turn on the fast-pitch and score runs. Except for one error that fell into the gap between right field and second, there were no mistakes from the defense. Even poor communication that lead to collisions did not result in dropped balls. Both times when the shortstop ran into centerfield terrority, the ball was caught, even thought two guys were yelling 'mine' and colliding on the play. Friendlies definitely bring out the hustle in us. We could've used the Rube, H and Rugburn to buffer our bats, considering that 3 of our 8 runs were scored by our 'generic catcher'. Although it must be noted that only 1 was a solo HR. The other two runs were batted in by DT. The Mick had possibly the worst game of his career. He was denied in the field (both catches taken away by the immense range of the shortstops) and didn't get a single hit or on base. Nigey Pooh fared similarly poorly, striking out twice and not getting a single ball his direction. Burma Girl was denied a chance at the plate when a poor call ended up with her striking out. That pitch was way too high and the umpire knew it. We should've run in and kicked sand at his feet. Poor poor call.

It was Botak Jones for lunch and burgers for everyone. We went there for dinner as well, post-bowling. I think we need to arrange for a membership card for us since we're going there so often. Maybe get them to sponser our team the next time we enter a tournament :)

Jason and Diana's wedding was lovely. Jason looked uber cool in that tux and Diana looked absolutely captivating (pictures below). It was good to see everyone turn up on time (for ball and for the wedding). It is nice to socialise outside of ball, and the last two saturdays were certainly apt occasions for celebrating.

Post-wedding bowling was awesome. Rickey picked the teams (and for the first time) picked extremely even teams. The TWOs won the first game (by about 40 pins), and the ONEs won the second game by about 60. The final game was hotly contested, though not as hotly contested as the basis for the overall win. Superdad's argument was for final pinfall that determined the winner. Rickey's was for game wins out of 3. Technically, the TWOs had to win the 3rd game by more than 30 pins to take the overall win. It all came to naught when the TWOs let their lead slip away and choked away the victory. The ONEs won 2 games out of 3 AND the overall pinfall.

Dinner at Botak Jones... lovely Jalapenos... deep fried to a crisp, but with moist cheese on the inside with a tangy, spicy kick. Everyone wanted a piece of someone else's sausage.

The award for MBP is questionable. Superdad may have got 3 RBIs, but he dropped the ball. Meanwhile, DT had .500 with 2 RBIs and a DP, Clement had 1.0 at bat with stellar defence, The Generalissimo had .750 at bat and a gold glove in the hot corner.

Getting to the Church on Time

Found on the door of the Church that Jason and Diana got married at. This should totally be the new SAS motto...

Monday, December 11, 2006

Too Close...

Post Wedding bowling ended up in a 1-game all tie, needing a 3rd game to break the deadlock.
And it was close, right down to the wire.... right down to the last frame of the last bowlers of both teams...
ONEs.... 360Pins, 1 bowler left

TWOs.... 360Pins, 1 bowler left

ONEs WIN!

TWOS lose!

To the Victor, go the spoils... Jalapenos at Botak Jones....

Sunday, December 10, 2006

Jason and Diana's Wedding, a pictorial recap

The Church

Who's that handsome Dude?

Here Comes the Bride... a preview...

Here comes the REAL bride

They're DONE!

One small step for Jason and Diana, One giant step to FOREVER...

Pop Quiz... How many people in the photo AREN'T married.

Sometimes you just need to meditate in church.

9 December 2006 - Get me to the church on time

SAS: 1B: Indiana; 2B: Aussie Mike/Rickey/Geok/DT; 3B: The Venezualan Jaguar; SS: DT/Clement; LF: Superdad; CF: The Mick; RF: Nigeypooh/Aussie Mike
NUS Varsity.

SAS: 8
NUS Varsity: 1

We started early (11:00) so everyone could make it to Jason and Diana's wedding. When The Mick showed up at the field, the NUS Varsity team was practicing and the Mick asked them if they wanted to play. Well, they did. NUS provided the pitchers and catchers (fast pitch), and we provided the rest. It was a good game, but many of us were not familar with hitting the fast-pitched ball.

The only real hitter we had was Superdad, who was amazing except for that one dropped ball on a difficult catch. As for the Mick, he got denied. At the plate and in the field. DT and Clement both took Texas Leaguers away from him. But, this also showed the hustle that SAS brings to such games.

The NUS guys were great, and we appreciated the game. Hopefully we can get some more going. We won the game on defense. DT/Clement and the Jaguar were solid on the left side of the infield, and we caught them in a number of running mistakes. NUS' one run came on a homer down the LF field line that was a real boomer. Superdad got them back. All-in-all it was a fun game against a good group of guys. Clement may have even played himself onto their team.

After the game, we all went to Botak Jones and had lots of meat, although DT wanted someone to take the cheese off his meat. Then, we cleaned up and went to Jason and Diana's wedding. Heidi, Sandman and Sandwoman, as well as Guppy, joined us all there. Congrats to Jason and Diana, and we'll see them at the BBQ on the 16th.

Then, we went bowling. It was a tight competiion with the teams being: 1) Superdad, Venezualan Jaguar, Horfun, Heidi; 2) Rickey, DT, Sandman, Sandwoman (who has a wicked spin on her rolls). Individual game winners were Rickey, Superdad and Heidi. The TWOS took the first group game, while the ONES took the second. The third was a nail biter coming down to the last frame. Alas, the ONES pulled it out by only a few pins.

But, we weren't done. We went back to Botak Jones because Rickey wanted a Big Sausage, and DT wanted to pop some spicy jalapenos in his mouth. At this meal we branched out beyond the burgers to have a look at the Cajun chicken dishes as well as Caeser's Salad, although the Jaguar is still looking for his ham. After a long 12-hour softball day, we all made our way home.

MBP: Superdad
Biggest Bat: Superdad
BBWNK (Biggest Bat Who's Not Kyle): Generic, interchangeable NUS catcher for us
Gold Glove: DT/Clement/Jaguar
Denied: The Mick
Married: Jason and Diana
Cardiac Consultants: Botak Jones
Lebowski: Superdad

Saturday, December 09, 2006

OMFG... what a Shortstop

How to snag 3000 major league baseballs



Scroll to 4min to hear the guy ask for a ball in different languages.

The Yankees could use him in Centerfield. No Doubt he'd have a better arm than Damon

Asian Games : Doha : Japan vs Taiwan (Final)

Asian Games : Doha : Korea vs Taiwan

Friday, December 08, 2006

BBQ

Dear All:
We will be having a Saturday Softball BBQ to celebrate a number of things (particularly weddings) on 16 December. It will also provide for a nice end-of-the-year party.

As I'm sure you know, the BBQ will be at Joe's after ball. You can bring just about anything, but meat is the usual staple. I - of course - will bring my puu puus (if you don't know what that is, you haven't been to a SAS BBQ). In the meantime, write me - and only me - telling me what you might bring so we can get an idea of what will be on the menu. I'll send out another e-mail with the list next week.

Also, if there is someone who should receive this who is not on the list, please forward this message to them.

Rickey

PS. If youu don't have Rickey's email address, Send it to saturdaysoftball AT gmail.com

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Tenure