16 June 2007 - Rained Out

It rained the whole day, only slowing (and nearly stopping) at about 2pm, which tempted everyone to come out of their caves and go to the field. But no sooner had we arrived at the carpark that the skies opened up again. We adjourned to Joes for beer and pool, but the emptiness that gnaws at our insides when we don't play ball just kept getting worse and worse. We wait the whole week just to play softball on saturday and when we don't, the horrible feeling of being disjointed from the world is just awful. When the rain subsided at about 4pm, we just had to play. Though not everyone wanted to get wet and dirty, there were enough of the stalwarts to get in some batting/fielding/diving/sliding practice.

WetandWildsters - NewJohn, Wild Thing, Knees, Gunz, The Mick, Rube, H, DT

DrinkingatJoes - Horfun, Uboat, Rickey

CameToPlaybutLeftBeforeRainStopped - DY

Overall, it was quite a good day. Even with the rain, we managed 12 without trying. Rugburn was out of town, Superdad probably had to protect his daughters from the thunder and Sandman is just whipped. If not for the rain, we would probably have had 13-15.

We did get in a good 2 hours of batting practice, with everyone taking 20-30 hits. The only rule in the field was every play had to be a dive, and that made it hella fun. Everyone was soaking wet after the session, but it made it worth the while as it was incredible fun. The Mick showed his Glen impression in the infield. He has a better arm than Glen (mostly displaying knoblochitis), but the holes were the same. Wild Thing was showing some power at bat, hitting the ball into the outfield easily and consistantly. We'll definitely have to show some respect when defending against her. Gunz was showing off his arm by bypassing the cutoff man and going straight for home. DT hurt his hand catching one of Gunz's throws. Knees was in his element in the wet. He caught practically everything while sliding on the ground. Not only that but he was showing some power with his bat, hitting deep into left field over the outfielders head. We discovered Rube's weakness at the plate. He just can't throw the ball from home to 3rd. So runners take note, if you're on second and Rube is catching, go ahead and steal 3rd. More likely than not, you'll end up safe at home. DT was competing with The Mick for the best Glen impression in the infield. The Mick won in the end. NewJohn showed some good range in the outfield. We might want to move him out there if The Mick and DT want to continue pursuing the Glen award.