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.