02 Oct 2004

ONES :
Catch : Horfun, 1st : John/Rube, 2nd : HY/Monk, 3rd : Generalissimo, SS : Rube/John, Outfield : TH, TK, Monk, Alex, HY

TWOS :
1st : TS, 2rd : Geok, 3rd : Rickey, SS : DT, Outfield : Swat, Scooterboy, Andy, Nigeypooh

Pitchers from batting teams.

Game 1 : ONES 23, TWOS 24 (extra innings)

MBP : Nigeypooh (who actually plays very well without a handphone stuck to his ear)

I guess we must have been feeling the fallout from the previous weeks humiliating defeat because everyone was hitting like there was no tomorrow. Lots of singles to advance runners. None of the flashy long ball whacks, but simple ball on the ground up the middle hits to get on base. No one team had an obvious superiority over the other, and the score flipped-flopped from one side to another. The TWOS had a chance to wrap up the game in the 9th, but due to an error at short, ONEs managed to come back. Score was tied at the bottom of the 9th and we went into extra innings. TWOs surged ahead at the top of the inning to take a 2 run lead, and when the ONEs came up to bat, it was some good defence by TWOs to withhold the ONEs assault. The final play of the game was the most memorable. Monk was the tying run on third base, with Alex up at bat. DT played bunt depth expecting Alex to pull a suicide squeeze to bring in the run. Lo and behold, Alex bunted. DT surged forward to cut off The General(pitching) from making the play to first and pumped faked a throw. Monk was fooled and turned back towards the 3rd. DT then fired a shot to Swat who was covering the bag, and he tagged Monk out for the win. Monk made a great effort to slide back into the base, but somehow ended up sliding ballfirst right into Swat's ankle. Swat walked away with a bruised ankle from the collusion with Monk's scrotum. There was a stifled "oooo" from all the men on the field.