Nothing much to rant about this week. Had Marvelous, Heidi and Fei at first, they caught everything I threw, and I didn't throw wild.
Though, I do disagree with 2 rankings.
Biggest bat should be the Generalissimo.
San san should be the best bat
Weixiong should get the gold glove. He had a much better game in the OF.
Since when did Guppy think he could outrun the Sandman to tag him? Gosh! We could've had him. We were all lined up for the rundown.
San San had the most consistant bat I've seen this side of SAS for a long time.
The Generalissimo was stupendous, but his exploits were overshadowed by a monster hit from Melson. That ball went from one corner of the field to the other. It's probably somewhere in Indonesia by now.
Nomah had ONE play the entire DAY. ONE. I have it all on tape. I can't wait to make a highlight reel, put it right next to Guppy's. There should be a Nomah Rant right here in this blog too. It would've scored a 0 on the DT rant scale. Either he botched it with his glove or with his arm. Meanwhile, the real Nomah is doing just as badly playing for the Cubs at 3rd base. He's so bad that MLB.com is showing his error clips on the highlight reel. Amazing.
Weixiong is a scary outfielder. He's like a young Swat and a young TH combined. Fantastic range, brilliant timing and excellant glovework. I can't wait for him to turn 30 (like the rest of us), and say "I could've had that...when I was younger"(quote from Swat)
I wish I hadn't missed last week's game. oh well.
PS. Heidi had a good hitting day too. Cept she met her nemesis, Diana, who fielded her hits and threw her out a couple of times.
PPS. Jason made an amazing play throwing out a batter from his position at Rover. Great throw! Great play!
PPPS. Best play of the game was a 1-4-6-3 double play to get Diana and Rickey out in the 2nd inning. Rickey hit a hard ground ball up the middle, in true Nomahesque fashion, Nomah deflected the ball to the right side of the infield. San San showed some amazing reflexes to adjust to the deflection, fielded the ball and made a perfect feed to DT who was on the bag, and he made the throw to Marvelous to get Rickey by half-a-step.
The Names have been changed to Protect the Errorists
Monday, August 29, 2005
Sunday, August 28, 2005
27 August 2005 - Mercy, Mercy Me
ONES: P: Grandpa; C: Guppy; 1B: Heidi/Say Hey Kid; 2B: Marv-elous; SS: DT; 3B: The Venezualan Jaguar; OF: T1, T2, WeiXiong, Gil the Gazelle, San San
TWOS: P: SWAT; C: Jason/Rickey; 1B: John; 2B: Diana; SS: Nomar; 3B: Sandman; OF: Male Jo, Melson, The Cheetah, Jason, Burma Girl, CK, Rube
1st Game (6 innings):
ONES: 17
TWOS: 7
2nd Game (4 Innings):
ONES: 3
TWOS: 1 (Thanks Melson)
The scoreline says it all. It was a good day, once again, and the turn out was strong. The games were lopsided, mainly due to a leaky defense on behalf of the Twos and good hitting (it has to be said) for the Ones. Tans are also slowly drifting back. The only positive thing for the Twos was Melson, who must have had good coaching as a secondary school student. Without him, the ones would have mercy-ed their opponents in the 2nd or 3rd inning.
NOTES:
Take that Pat Robertson!! The Jaguar was on a tear. He had at least 2 home runs (I think) and other multi-base hits. He also may have gone through a tank of oxygen; DT was very good at short. No rants needed today; On the opposite side, Nomar needs his Boston/NY vacation. I'm sure he'll come back fired up (and perhaps a Yankees fan); Diana made some great plays at 2nd; There was an easy pop-up in the infield. Heidi and Marv-elous let it fall in-between each other after making a play for it; Jason threw someone out at 1st (no, not Rickey) from the outfield; Melson hit a kitty-length homer in the 2nd game; Rube graced us for a couple of innings. It was old Rube: dress pants, no shirt, no shoes; San San reached base every time she came to bat.
MBP: The Jaguar
Golden Glove: DT
Biggest Bat: San San
Best Hit: Melson
Drama Mama: Heidi and Marv-elous
TWOS: P: SWAT; C: Jason/Rickey; 1B: John; 2B: Diana; SS: Nomar; 3B: Sandman; OF: Male Jo, Melson, The Cheetah, Jason, Burma Girl, CK, Rube
1st Game (6 innings):
ONES: 17
TWOS: 7
2nd Game (4 Innings):
ONES: 3
TWOS: 1 (Thanks Melson)
The scoreline says it all. It was a good day, once again, and the turn out was strong. The games were lopsided, mainly due to a leaky defense on behalf of the Twos and good hitting (it has to be said) for the Ones. Tans are also slowly drifting back. The only positive thing for the Twos was Melson, who must have had good coaching as a secondary school student. Without him, the ones would have mercy-ed their opponents in the 2nd or 3rd inning.
NOTES:
Take that Pat Robertson!! The Jaguar was on a tear. He had at least 2 home runs (I think) and other multi-base hits. He also may have gone through a tank of oxygen; DT was very good at short. No rants needed today; On the opposite side, Nomar needs his Boston/NY vacation. I'm sure he'll come back fired up (and perhaps a Yankees fan); Diana made some great plays at 2nd; There was an easy pop-up in the infield. Heidi and Marv-elous let it fall in-between each other after making a play for it; Jason threw someone out at 1st (no, not Rickey) from the outfield; Melson hit a kitty-length homer in the 2nd game; Rube graced us for a couple of innings. It was old Rube: dress pants, no shirt, no shoes; San San reached base every time she came to bat.
MBP: The Jaguar
Golden Glove: DT
Biggest Bat: San San
Best Hit: Melson
Drama Mama: Heidi and Marv-elous
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Happy Birthday Julio Franco
From ESPN
Happy Birthday, Julio Franco. He turns 47 today, which makes him older than Ryne Sandberg, who was inducted recently into the Hall of Fame, the same age as the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sweet'N Low, Pizza Hut, the Hula Hoop, Toyotas, VISA and American Express, and nearly 30 years older than Mariners right-hander Felix Hernandez.
Franco is the oldest non-pitcher in major league history (not including stunt appearances such as those by Minnie Minoso). Last season, Franco became the oldest player to get 50 hits in a season, and had more than twice as many RBI (54) as any 45-year-old in history (Pete Rose had 25 in 1986). This season, Franco became the oldest player (by more than four years) to hit a grand slam, the oldest to hit a pinch-hit home run, the oldest to have a multi-home run game and the oldest to steal two bases in one game. If he hits another homer, he will replace pitcher Jack Quinn (1930) as the oldest player ever to do so. And he'll become the oldest to hit 10 homers in a season (Carl Yastrzemski hit 10 in 1983 at 44).
“ He takes a power nap every day on the couch in the clubhouse. He's dead to the world. That must be his secret. ”
— Former teammate Paul Byrd
Franco will hit another home run because he can still really hit, which is the most amazing part of his being 47, especially when you consider that he still uses one of the heaviest bats in the game. He has always been able to hit, back to the days when he was smoking line drives to right center as a 160-pound shortstop for the Phillies' Class A team in 1980. He is a career .300 hitter with 2,513 hits (3,240 counting those he accumulated in Japan, Korea and Mexico), a batting title and the distinction of being the only major leaguer we've ever seen who sometimes takes batting practice with a batting donut on his bat, and yet still rifles balls all over the field. Bobby Valentine, one of his former managers, was once asked how Franco could do that. "I have no idea," Valentine said, incredulously.
Franco is a medical marvel. Even when he was a skinny teenager, his hands, wrists and forearms were as strong as men 100 pounds heavier. Now he's listed at 210 pounds (he looks bigger than that), thanks in part to being a demon in the weight room for the last 26 years.
"Look at him with his shirt off,'' teammate Chipper Jones said recently. "He's built better than anyone on our team."
Julio Franco
Franco made his major-league debut in 1982 with the Phillies.
Former teammate Paul Byrd attributed Franco's amazing success at such an advanced age to lots of sleep. "He takes a power nap every day on the couch in the clubhouse,'' Byrd said. "He's dead to the world. That must be his secret.''
His secret also is eating a lot of food. Franco told ESPN's Jeremy Schaap that he eats six to seven meals a day, starting with a normal breakfast of 12 egg whites, raisins or strawberries. He drinks a protein shake at 10 a.m. every morning. He eats a steak or fish for lunch, takes his dinner (mostly protein) to the ballpark, then eats dinner again after the game. At 3 a.m., he wakes up, drinks another protein shake, and goes back to sleep.
Eat, lift and be merry. That has been Franco for most of his 24-year career. Franco made his major-league debut in 1982 (Michael Jordan was then a freshman at the University of North Carolina, 39 active major leaguers weren't even born yet) with the Phillies. Other members of that team included Stan Bahnsen, Del Unser, Pete Rose, Bill Robinson, Steve Carlton, Ron Reed and Sparky Lyle, all of whom are now in their 60s. Gary Matthews was on that team; Franco has also played against Matthews' son. And, yes, Franco is old enough to have a grandson.
Franco has been traded twice in his career, once in 1982, from Philadelphia to Cleveland in a deal involving Manny Trillo, George Vuckovich, Jay Baller, Jerry Willard and Von Hayes, and from Cleveland to Texas in 1988 in a deal involving Pete O'Brien, Jerry Browne and Oddibe McDowell. None of those eight players has played in the last 10 seasons.
The year Franco was born -- 1958 -- America was at war in Korea, Elvis joined the Army, segregation was ruled unconstitutional, Dwight Eisenhower was the president of the United States, gas cost 24 cents a gallon and Ted Williams, Sal Maglie and Mickey Vernon were still active. Now Franco is 47, and still a key member of a team that is on its way to the playoffs. Franco says his goal is to play until he is 50 years old, which seems ridiculous. But with the way he's going now, it's entirely possible.
Happy Birthday, Julio Franco. He turns 47 today, which makes him older than Ryne Sandberg, who was inducted recently into the Hall of Fame, the same age as the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sweet'N Low, Pizza Hut, the Hula Hoop, Toyotas, VISA and American Express, and nearly 30 years older than Mariners right-hander Felix Hernandez.
Franco is the oldest non-pitcher in major league history (not including stunt appearances such as those by Minnie Minoso). Last season, Franco became the oldest player to get 50 hits in a season, and had more than twice as many RBI (54) as any 45-year-old in history (Pete Rose had 25 in 1986). This season, Franco became the oldest player (by more than four years) to hit a grand slam, the oldest to hit a pinch-hit home run, the oldest to have a multi-home run game and the oldest to steal two bases in one game. If he hits another homer, he will replace pitcher Jack Quinn (1930) as the oldest player ever to do so. And he'll become the oldest to hit 10 homers in a season (Carl Yastrzemski hit 10 in 1983 at 44).
“ He takes a power nap every day on the couch in the clubhouse. He's dead to the world. That must be his secret. ”
— Former teammate Paul Byrd
Franco will hit another home run because he can still really hit, which is the most amazing part of his being 47, especially when you consider that he still uses one of the heaviest bats in the game. He has always been able to hit, back to the days when he was smoking line drives to right center as a 160-pound shortstop for the Phillies' Class A team in 1980. He is a career .300 hitter with 2,513 hits (3,240 counting those he accumulated in Japan, Korea and Mexico), a batting title and the distinction of being the only major leaguer we've ever seen who sometimes takes batting practice with a batting donut on his bat, and yet still rifles balls all over the field. Bobby Valentine, one of his former managers, was once asked how Franco could do that. "I have no idea," Valentine said, incredulously.
Franco is a medical marvel. Even when he was a skinny teenager, his hands, wrists and forearms were as strong as men 100 pounds heavier. Now he's listed at 210 pounds (he looks bigger than that), thanks in part to being a demon in the weight room for the last 26 years.
"Look at him with his shirt off,'' teammate Chipper Jones said recently. "He's built better than anyone on our team."
Julio Franco
Franco made his major-league debut in 1982 with the Phillies.
Former teammate Paul Byrd attributed Franco's amazing success at such an advanced age to lots of sleep. "He takes a power nap every day on the couch in the clubhouse,'' Byrd said. "He's dead to the world. That must be his secret.''
His secret also is eating a lot of food. Franco told ESPN's Jeremy Schaap that he eats six to seven meals a day, starting with a normal breakfast of 12 egg whites, raisins or strawberries. He drinks a protein shake at 10 a.m. every morning. He eats a steak or fish for lunch, takes his dinner (mostly protein) to the ballpark, then eats dinner again after the game. At 3 a.m., he wakes up, drinks another protein shake, and goes back to sleep.
Eat, lift and be merry. That has been Franco for most of his 24-year career. Franco made his major-league debut in 1982 (Michael Jordan was then a freshman at the University of North Carolina, 39 active major leaguers weren't even born yet) with the Phillies. Other members of that team included Stan Bahnsen, Del Unser, Pete Rose, Bill Robinson, Steve Carlton, Ron Reed and Sparky Lyle, all of whom are now in their 60s. Gary Matthews was on that team; Franco has also played against Matthews' son. And, yes, Franco is old enough to have a grandson.
Franco has been traded twice in his career, once in 1982, from Philadelphia to Cleveland in a deal involving Manny Trillo, George Vuckovich, Jay Baller, Jerry Willard and Von Hayes, and from Cleveland to Texas in 1988 in a deal involving Pete O'Brien, Jerry Browne and Oddibe McDowell. None of those eight players has played in the last 10 seasons.
The year Franco was born -- 1958 -- America was at war in Korea, Elvis joined the Army, segregation was ruled unconstitutional, Dwight Eisenhower was the president of the United States, gas cost 24 cents a gallon and Ted Williams, Sal Maglie and Mickey Vernon were still active. Now Franco is 47, and still a key member of a team that is on its way to the playoffs. Franco says his goal is to play until he is 50 years old, which seems ridiculous. But with the way he's going now, it's entirely possible.
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Hair Raising Spectacles
Now, can anyone guess who's the guy on the left? The prize is a beer.
PS. the amazing things one can find on the internet....without even trying...
PPS. btw, the guy on the left shaved his head for charity, so this is not a poke at him.
Sunday, August 21, 2005
20 August 2005 - Who's your Cool Papa?
ONES: P: Burma Girl; C: Yogi; P: Indiana; 2B: NTU Chick; SS: Nomar; 3B: Venezualan Jaguar; OF: Cool Papa, Wei Xiong; Rube; NTU Dude, Pao (aka Distraction #2)
TWOS: P: Jesson/Grandpa/Rickey; C: Hor Fun; 1B: Andrew/Jesson/Rickey; 2B: Guppy/Andrew; SS: Sandman; 3B: Rickey/Grandpa; OF: Grandpa, Say Hey Kid; Heidi; Nelly; Gunz; TS (that's right, a Tan sighting!!!)
1st Game:
ONES 16
TWOS 11
2nd Game:
Rickey don't know. He goes to Malay Vampire Movie.
Great game on a great afternoon. It was Cool Papa's day, but more on that later. There were great hits, almost a comeback, a return of a Tan, speedy running, and a good crowd. What more could you ask for?
Well, first of all, apparantly DT slept through the game. A bit shocking, but he does have a busy work schedule (almost as full as Rickey's). Without DT, who to rant at? 1st basemen of course, unless I'm playing the position. Also, TS came back. Good to see a Tan in left field again. However, if no other Tans come soon they will have to be re-classified as rookies, and TS moves up to Tan Brother #1.
The game itself was a Cool Papa-fest. He had 2 homeruns, a triple and a double. Did I mention the fielding? Well, he had some great catches and throws, although a few bordered on "drama mama" (making the easy look difficult) status. He was simply amazing, and it was good to have Cool Papa back. The Ones had a Murderer's Row line-up. In two different innings they scored 5 runs on huge homers, fast baserunning and relentless pressure. By the 8th inning, the Ones had a nine run lead (and could have easily had a mercy). The Twos fought back with 4 runs in the top of the ninth, but then ran out of gas.
Notes:
1) Gunz had the best hit in years, but looking back a day later it was probably foul. It was so incredible though, everyone was stunned. He hit a line drive like a bullet down the 1B line, after 50 meters it curled around the soccer goalposts (which were on the line). Cool Papa had to field it some 30-40 meters into foul territory. Only Cool Papa's speed and arm (and Gunz' bare feet) kept it from being a homer. Gunz ended up with a triple; 2) Hor Fun had a clutch hit over the entire defense, right on the line to advance runners. But, when Hor Fun taught her friends how to bat they did worse than they had done at their 1st at bats...; 3) Cool Papa's 2 homers were to the exact same place; 4) Grandpa had a great hit right down the 3rd baseline. Cool Papa [are you picking up the pattern?] holds him to a triple; 5) The Jaguar, once again, with the double play. Hard hit at his feet. Impossible snag. Catches runners advancing, and calmy throws to Indiana at 1st; 6) But, play of the day was WeiXiong's running. He needs a new nickname (either Flash, Lickety-Split (for us southerners), or just Speed). He hit a hard grounder to Grandpa at 3B, who fields it perfectly and throws it perfectly. But, WeiXiong beats it. Perfect fielding, but the speed was jaw-dropping. Even Cool Papa was shaking his head.
MBP: Cool Papa
Biggest Bat: Cool Papa
Drama Mama: Cool Papa
Play of the Day: WeiXiong
Hit of the Day: Gunz
Gold Glove: Venezualan Jaguar and Cool Papa (tie)
Bonehead Play of the Day: Not turning on the alarm clock
DT Rant Scale: 0 (no one else to blame)
TWOS: P: Jesson/Grandpa/Rickey; C: Hor Fun; 1B: Andrew/Jesson/Rickey; 2B: Guppy/Andrew; SS: Sandman; 3B: Rickey/Grandpa; OF: Grandpa, Say Hey Kid; Heidi; Nelly; Gunz; TS (that's right, a Tan sighting!!!)
1st Game:
ONES 16
TWOS 11
2nd Game:
Rickey don't know. He goes to Malay Vampire Movie.
Great game on a great afternoon. It was Cool Papa's day, but more on that later. There were great hits, almost a comeback, a return of a Tan, speedy running, and a good crowd. What more could you ask for?
Well, first of all, apparantly DT slept through the game. A bit shocking, but he does have a busy work schedule (almost as full as Rickey's). Without DT, who to rant at? 1st basemen of course, unless I'm playing the position. Also, TS came back. Good to see a Tan in left field again. However, if no other Tans come soon they will have to be re-classified as rookies, and TS moves up to Tan Brother #1.
The game itself was a Cool Papa-fest. He had 2 homeruns, a triple and a double. Did I mention the fielding? Well, he had some great catches and throws, although a few bordered on "drama mama" (making the easy look difficult) status. He was simply amazing, and it was good to have Cool Papa back. The Ones had a Murderer's Row line-up. In two different innings they scored 5 runs on huge homers, fast baserunning and relentless pressure. By the 8th inning, the Ones had a nine run lead (and could have easily had a mercy). The Twos fought back with 4 runs in the top of the ninth, but then ran out of gas.
Notes:
1) Gunz had the best hit in years, but looking back a day later it was probably foul. It was so incredible though, everyone was stunned. He hit a line drive like a bullet down the 1B line, after 50 meters it curled around the soccer goalposts (which were on the line). Cool Papa had to field it some 30-40 meters into foul territory. Only Cool Papa's speed and arm (and Gunz' bare feet) kept it from being a homer. Gunz ended up with a triple; 2) Hor Fun had a clutch hit over the entire defense, right on the line to advance runners. But, when Hor Fun taught her friends how to bat they did worse than they had done at their 1st at bats...; 3) Cool Papa's 2 homers were to the exact same place; 4) Grandpa had a great hit right down the 3rd baseline. Cool Papa [are you picking up the pattern?] holds him to a triple; 5) The Jaguar, once again, with the double play. Hard hit at his feet. Impossible snag. Catches runners advancing, and calmy throws to Indiana at 1st; 6) But, play of the day was WeiXiong's running. He needs a new nickname (either Flash, Lickety-Split (for us southerners), or just Speed). He hit a hard grounder to Grandpa at 3B, who fields it perfectly and throws it perfectly. But, WeiXiong beats it. Perfect fielding, but the speed was jaw-dropping. Even Cool Papa was shaking his head.
MBP: Cool Papa
Biggest Bat: Cool Papa
Drama Mama: Cool Papa
Play of the Day: WeiXiong
Hit of the Day: Gunz
Gold Glove: Venezualan Jaguar and Cool Papa (tie)
Bonehead Play of the Day: Not turning on the alarm clock
DT Rant Scale: 0 (no one else to blame)
Sunday, August 14, 2005
DT's Rant
I forgot to bring the score sheet with me to work, so I can't update the blog yet, check back in a couple of days for the saturday game.
It was an old school game, with all the old guys coming out, faces we haven't seen in ages. All we needed was Coach, Martin and Kitty to show up to complete the lineup.
We're still missing the Tan family and Gavin, but everyone else is back.
on to the rants....
My arm was not working properly, I did not make a single throw to first during warmups. Luckily, I only had a couple of plays and I managed to get the ball to Heidi. No complaints of the firstbasepersons today, both teams had brilliant, brilliant firstbasepersons. Indiana was my gold glove, playing first for the TWOS.
Jason hit for distance, a career HR IMO, except he hit it into a Fei/Rube/Seven relay, that tagged him out at him. Textbook relay from amazing arms.
Dave was back, playing with a broken arm. He missed us so much, he decided to share a base with Horfun, and promptly got tagged out at first on a rundown. And it was his first at bat...
Of course the week Paul returns, all the NTU girls go into hiding.
more to come when I get my hands on the scoresheet.
It was an old school game, with all the old guys coming out, faces we haven't seen in ages. All we needed was Coach, Martin and Kitty to show up to complete the lineup.
We're still missing the Tan family and Gavin, but everyone else is back.
on to the rants....
My arm was not working properly, I did not make a single throw to first during warmups. Luckily, I only had a couple of plays and I managed to get the ball to Heidi. No complaints of the firstbasepersons today, both teams had brilliant, brilliant firstbasepersons. Indiana was my gold glove, playing first for the TWOS.
Jason hit for distance, a career HR IMO, except he hit it into a Fei/Rube/Seven relay, that tagged him out at him. Textbook relay from amazing arms.
Dave was back, playing with a broken arm. He missed us so much, he decided to share a base with Horfun, and promptly got tagged out at first on a rundown. And it was his first at bat...
Of course the week Paul returns, all the NTU girls go into hiding.
more to come when I get my hands on the scoresheet.
Friday, August 12, 2005
9 August 2005 - National Day
It was hot then rainy then humid. Don't remember much that happened. Gino was there for the first game. DT and Rickey played all time (SS and 1B) in the 1st game. The Jaguar replaced Rickey in the 2nd game.
Can't fully remember the lineups: But, present were:
Gino, Sandman, The Say Hey Kid, Michael, Diana, DT, The Venezualan Jaguar, Nomar, Yogi, Hor Fun, Heidi and Seven.
No awards, just a good time.
Can't fully remember the lineups: But, present were:
Gino, Sandman, The Say Hey Kid, Michael, Diana, DT, The Venezualan Jaguar, Nomar, Yogi, Hor Fun, Heidi and Seven.
No awards, just a good time.
Saturday, August 06, 2005
DT's Rants
Nothing to Rant about today. Well, maybe the shortfall of numbers from SAS regulars. If the NTU guys didn't show up, we would only have had 10. Hopefully, we'll get some good numbers on Tuesday morning.
Rickey forgot to mention that Fei sold us out and went to play for the NTU team, making some fantastic (typically feiesque) catches.
With Heidi at first, all bad throws were caught, and later when Rickey took first, I spoilt him with good throws...till he got a bad one (not from me) and totally fubbed it.
The ladies did own the game today. And I definitely suffered some paulititis when the NTU ladies came up to bat for the first couple of innings. Our ladies did well too, with Diana making some good stops, and Heidi catching everything chucked at her from the Generalissimo and myself. Horfun was great at the plate as well, and she's definitely getting good improvement on her skills. Of course, not forgetting the NTU ladies making their men carry their gloves out for them... :D
To elaborate on the Generalissimo fake (I am watching the tape in slo-motion now...I'll make a clip for download). Runners on one and two. Ball is hit to the General and he gets the ball, steps on third and makes the throw to first to try for the double play. Batter is safe, but Spider steals third on his throw, Heidi returns the ball to try to get Spider out, too late. The General then makes the buenoest fake throw to first and Spider is caught trying to make it home. In one smooth motion, the General turns, and tags Spider for the third out, making it a 5-3-5/fake3-5 double play. Awesome.
It was great to see Marvelous and the Sandman come out, but we're still missing quite a number of our regulars... Where's Prof Zen, and Indiana, and the Tan Family. And strangest of all, the Rube went missing...
PS. forgot to mention, when Diana was modeling for my video shoot, she was knocking the ball OUT OF THE PARK. Easily home run type hits, great contact, fabulous power. Standing about 2 meters from the fence, she could actually smack the ball over the fence, past the trees and deep into the carpark. One of the best swings I've seen.... THEN...the game started....
Rickey forgot to mention that Fei sold us out and went to play for the NTU team, making some fantastic (typically feiesque) catches.
With Heidi at first, all bad throws were caught, and later when Rickey took first, I spoilt him with good throws...till he got a bad one (not from me) and totally fubbed it.
The ladies did own the game today. And I definitely suffered some paulititis when the NTU ladies came up to bat for the first couple of innings. Our ladies did well too, with Diana making some good stops, and Heidi catching everything chucked at her from the Generalissimo and myself. Horfun was great at the plate as well, and she's definitely getting good improvement on her skills. Of course, not forgetting the NTU ladies making their men carry their gloves out for them... :D
To elaborate on the Generalissimo fake (I am watching the tape in slo-motion now...I'll make a clip for download). Runners on one and two. Ball is hit to the General and he gets the ball, steps on third and makes the throw to first to try for the double play. Batter is safe, but Spider steals third on his throw, Heidi returns the ball to try to get Spider out, too late. The General then makes the buenoest fake throw to first and Spider is caught trying to make it home. In one smooth motion, the General turns, and tags Spider for the third out, making it a 5-3-5/fake3-5 double play. Awesome.
It was great to see Marvelous and the Sandman come out, but we're still missing quite a number of our regulars... Where's Prof Zen, and Indiana, and the Tan Family. And strangest of all, the Rube went missing...
PS. forgot to mention, when Diana was modeling for my video shoot, she was knocking the ball OUT OF THE PARK. Easily home run type hits, great contact, fabulous power. Standing about 2 meters from the fence, she could actually smack the ball over the fence, past the trees and deep into the carpark. One of the best swings I've seen.... THEN...the game started....
6 August - Revenge of Hall 5
Today was another NTU Hall 5 v. SAS showdown. The Hall 5-ites got the best of us this time.
Lineup:
SAS - P: Rickey; C: Hor Fun; 1B: Heidi; 2B: Diana; 3B: The Venezualan Jaguar; SS: DT; LF: Grandpa; CF: The Sandman; RF: Jason; Rover: Marv-elous
Hall 5: Still unfamilar with many of their names, but WeiXiong, Rabbit, Fei (traitor of the week) and a newby (San San) played for Hall 5.
Game 1:
SAS: 5
NTU: 10
Game 2 (3 innings):
SAS: 2
NTU: 3
The day was hot. There were a number of really nice plays, and all played well (except for a few hiccups). NTU scored 4 in the top of the first, and SAS had a hard time digging themselves out of the hole. By the 5th, it was tied. Then, the wheels fell off the bus. NTU would load the bases and keep getting them across. They had good team play.
Notes:
Welcome back to Marv-elous and the Sandman, who just ended rehab stints in the minors in the Great White North; The Jaguar brought the glove this week. Great plays throughout the game. Highlight was a 5-3-5 double play. On this one, the final out was the patented fake throw back to first. Guy at 3rd takes two steps. Inning over. Classic moment; Diana as camera model for DT; Without Grandpa SAS probably would have had no runs. Good day for him at the plate, He is a classic leadoff man. Right mix of bat and aggressive baserunning; Sandman had a great catch in the outfield; Horfun had some good stops at home and at 2nd (in the 2nd game); SS for NTU was making great plays also; San san was solid in RF; Don't forget: Game on Tuesday (National Day) at 10:00.
MBP: Somebody on NTU probably
Gold Glove: The Venezualan Jaguar
Best Bat: Grandpa
Play of the Day: Jaguar Fake
DY: San San backing up first on plays.
Bonehead Play of the Day: 2 choices -- WiexXiong's Homerun. At least 4 errors led to a pop-up being a homerun. Or, Horfun giving away San San.
**New Category -- DT Rant Scale. This scale is based on how much justification is their for a DT rant. Scale is from 1-10. 5 is neutral. The closer to 1 means that DT is at fault; Closer to 10 is the fault of the fielder or someone else (such as Guppy plays 1B or Rickey is CF). This week: DT Rant scale - 5 (He had some Paulie-isms [distractions], but most throws were on target. All misses at 1st were not his fault. Balanced out].
Lineup:
SAS - P: Rickey; C: Hor Fun; 1B: Heidi; 2B: Diana; 3B: The Venezualan Jaguar; SS: DT; LF: Grandpa; CF: The Sandman; RF: Jason; Rover: Marv-elous
Hall 5: Still unfamilar with many of their names, but WeiXiong, Rabbit, Fei (traitor of the week) and a newby (San San) played for Hall 5.
Game 1:
SAS: 5
NTU: 10
Game 2 (3 innings):
SAS: 2
NTU: 3
The day was hot. There were a number of really nice plays, and all played well (except for a few hiccups). NTU scored 4 in the top of the first, and SAS had a hard time digging themselves out of the hole. By the 5th, it was tied. Then, the wheels fell off the bus. NTU would load the bases and keep getting them across. They had good team play.
Notes:
Welcome back to Marv-elous and the Sandman, who just ended rehab stints in the minors in the Great White North; The Jaguar brought the glove this week. Great plays throughout the game. Highlight was a 5-3-5 double play. On this one, the final out was the patented fake throw back to first. Guy at 3rd takes two steps. Inning over. Classic moment; Diana as camera model for DT; Without Grandpa SAS probably would have had no runs. Good day for him at the plate, He is a classic leadoff man. Right mix of bat and aggressive baserunning; Sandman had a great catch in the outfield; Horfun had some good stops at home and at 2nd (in the 2nd game); SS for NTU was making great plays also; San san was solid in RF; Don't forget: Game on Tuesday (National Day) at 10:00.
MBP: Somebody on NTU probably
Gold Glove: The Venezualan Jaguar
Best Bat: Grandpa
Play of the Day: Jaguar Fake
DY: San San backing up first on plays.
Bonehead Play of the Day: 2 choices -- WiexXiong's Homerun. At least 4 errors led to a pop-up being a homerun. Or, Horfun giving away San San.
**New Category -- DT Rant Scale. This scale is based on how much justification is their for a DT rant. Scale is from 1-10. 5 is neutral. The closer to 1 means that DT is at fault; Closer to 10 is the fault of the fielder or someone else (such as Guppy plays 1B or Rickey is CF). This week: DT Rant scale - 5 (He had some Paulie-isms [distractions], but most throws were on target. All misses at 1st were not his fault. Balanced out].
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Saturday, July 30, 2005
30 July 2005
This week we played a friendly with a group from NTU. They were 5 generations of NTU students from Hall 5. It was an even affair. Either side could have won, as the score went back-and-forth.
Our lineup:
1B: Rickey/Rube; 2B: Diana/Rickey; SS: DT; 3B: The Generalissimo; C: Hor Fun; P; Seven; LF: Heidi/Male Jo; CF: WeiXiong/Heidi; RF: Jason; Rover: Diana
Game One:
SAS: 14
NTU: 13
Game Two (3 innings):
SAS: 5
NTU: 3
The game was played on a wet field. The areas around the bases were often lakes, and were quite muddy by the end of the game. The two teams were remarkably even. WeiXiong played for us in the first 2 innings before Jo and Rube showed up. It was a day where we could have used a couple of utility guys (shout out to mi hermano in Canada), and Jo and Rube's arrival helped. The NTU crew had a number of good catches and plays (sorry I don't know the names beyond WeiXiong and Rabbit - if you'd like to write up your impressions, put something in the comments section). They are welcome to come by any Saturday, as a team or individuals. They showed what we would call "Saturday Softball spirit". Fei showed up for the second game.
Notes/Observations:
3rd base saw a lot of sliding, water and mud flying. Truly the hot corner; Diana got a good mud spray at second; Jason had some drops in the outfield, but also had some good hits (clutch game winning rbi in the bottom of the ninth). Good job of not getting down; Hor Fun had some major singles. Nice hitting; The guy in center robbed Rickey and Heidi of sure hits in the 2nd inning of game one; The NTU woman at first robbed some sure hits; Second game, bottom of 9th. Roger (rabbit) comes up to bat, Hor Fun catches his foul tip, we call it "not high enough", then he proceeds to whack a 3 RBI HR on the next pitch.
But...
Ultimately it was the Generalissimo's game. He just let us play along. We got our own Bobby Abreu. Damn. He was hitting the ball with some skillz. Two homers, a double, and more. I lost count.
MBP (Mostest Bestest Player): The Generalissimo
MVP (Most Venezualan Player): The Generalissimo
Biggest Bat: The Generalissimo, with special mention to Hor Fun
Gold Glove: Weixiong or the guy in CF who stole Rickey and Heidi's hits
DY: Rube
Bonehead play of the day: Runners on 1st and 2nd, grounder to Rickey at 2nd. Should be double play. Rickey freezes. Runners now on 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
Our lineup:
1B: Rickey/Rube; 2B: Diana/Rickey; SS: DT; 3B: The Generalissimo; C: Hor Fun; P; Seven; LF: Heidi/Male Jo; CF: WeiXiong/Heidi; RF: Jason; Rover: Diana
Game One:
SAS: 14
NTU: 13
Game Two (3 innings):
SAS: 5
NTU: 3
The game was played on a wet field. The areas around the bases were often lakes, and were quite muddy by the end of the game. The two teams were remarkably even. WeiXiong played for us in the first 2 innings before Jo and Rube showed up. It was a day where we could have used a couple of utility guys (shout out to mi hermano in Canada), and Jo and Rube's arrival helped. The NTU crew had a number of good catches and plays (sorry I don't know the names beyond WeiXiong and Rabbit - if you'd like to write up your impressions, put something in the comments section). They are welcome to come by any Saturday, as a team or individuals. They showed what we would call "Saturday Softball spirit". Fei showed up for the second game.
Notes/Observations:
3rd base saw a lot of sliding, water and mud flying. Truly the hot corner; Diana got a good mud spray at second; Jason had some drops in the outfield, but also had some good hits (clutch game winning rbi in the bottom of the ninth). Good job of not getting down; Hor Fun had some major singles. Nice hitting; The guy in center robbed Rickey and Heidi of sure hits in the 2nd inning of game one; The NTU woman at first robbed some sure hits; Second game, bottom of 9th. Roger (rabbit) comes up to bat, Hor Fun catches his foul tip, we call it "not high enough", then he proceeds to whack a 3 RBI HR on the next pitch.
But...
Ultimately it was the Generalissimo's game. He just let us play along. We got our own Bobby Abreu. Damn. He was hitting the ball with some skillz. Two homers, a double, and more. I lost count.
MBP (Mostest Bestest Player): The Generalissimo
MVP (Most Venezualan Player): The Generalissimo
Biggest Bat: The Generalissimo, with special mention to Hor Fun
Gold Glove: Weixiong or the guy in CF who stole Rickey and Heidi's hits
DY: Rube
Bonehead play of the day: Runners on 1st and 2nd, grounder to Rickey at 2nd. Should be double play. Rickey freezes. Runners now on 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
Sunday, July 24, 2005
Where oh where have my first basemen gone?
SAS needs firstbasemen like Ben Afflek needs acting classes.
Where is Rube, Heidi and Indiana when I need them?
It's not like I'm throwing at your head....catch the goddamn ball. And when you catch it, close your goddamn glove. Use TWO hands. Bring your non-glove hand to close the mitt so that the ball doesn't bounce/drop/slip out. If I have to rush the goddamn throw cos of a slow roller, get off the goddamn bag to stop the goddamn ball. Ball-goddamn-first goddamnit! Why are you standing on the goddamn bag and trying to stretch and miss, rather than taking a step off, catching and THEN stepping on first base? Gupdroppa strikes again, and I wasn't even suffering from knoblochitis. Fucking hell, my goddamn throws were spot-goddamn-on.
Where is Rube, Heidi and Indiana when I need them?
It's not like I'm throwing at your head....catch the goddamn ball. And when you catch it, close your goddamn glove. Use TWO hands. Bring your non-glove hand to close the mitt so that the ball doesn't bounce/drop/slip out. If I have to rush the goddamn throw cos of a slow roller, get off the goddamn bag to stop the goddamn ball. Ball-goddamn-first goddamnit! Why are you standing on the goddamn bag and trying to stretch and miss, rather than taking a step off, catching and THEN stepping on first base? Gupdroppa strikes again, and I wasn't even suffering from knoblochitis. Fucking hell, my goddamn throws were spot-goddamn-on.
23 July 2005
Ones: 1B: Michael/Fei; 3B: Rickey; LF: Fei/Michael; CF: Grandpa; Rover: Jason
Twos: 1B: Guppy/Rube; 3B: The Generalisimo; LF: Nomar; CF: Rube/Nigey-pooh; Rover: Nigey-pooh/The Shark
Note: Gino came in the 4th inning. Before that DT played shortstop for both sides. After the Shark arrived, DT joined the Ones and Nomar moved into SS for the Twos.
Note #2: Diana arrived in the 8th, and joined the Ones. The Twos got Francis, the ESPN anchor and Channel 8 personality.
Final Score:
ONES 9
TWOS 12
Notes from a Game:
Low turnout, once again. It was a rainy day, particularly in the first few innings. The first 8 innings were played with Right Field being out-of-bounds. Scoring came in spurts. The Ones took a big leap in the 2nd inning, scoring six runs. Fei and Rickey each scored two, and Rickey had one of his patented triples (meaning he ended up on 2nd base), which included the rare RBI of self (ghost runner on third) on a double. Unfortunately for the Ones, they had to play 7 more innings.
The Twos kept it close - scoring a run or two over the next few innings - and then exploded in the 9th, another Saturday Softball standy. During that inning, some of the highlights included a Rube homerun and the Generalisimo's equally impressive triple. The final chance at bat for the Ones ended with DT striking out Fei for the 2nd out, and weak pop-ups.
Other highlights:
DT didn't clock anyone with his throws; Ipoh Assassin's absence in LF was noticeable. Many hits would have fallen into his glove; Twos had some bad running decisions, with two innings ending with their runners being tagged out at 3rd, including Guppy's back-pedalling slip (To paraphrase a quote from the Saturday Softball DVD of the week: "They needed a 3rd base coach the way Ben Affleck needs acting school"); Diana had a nice stop at 2nd; Play of the Day for me was a minor fielding play. Ball goes past the LF, and Grandpa fields it on the run - as the backup - and rifles it into second to keep the runner - on an easy double - at first; No other awards this week - no one stood out.
Twos: 1B: Guppy/Rube; 3B: The Generalisimo; LF: Nomar; CF: Rube/Nigey-pooh; Rover: Nigey-pooh/The Shark
Note: Gino came in the 4th inning. Before that DT played shortstop for both sides. After the Shark arrived, DT joined the Ones and Nomar moved into SS for the Twos.
Note #2: Diana arrived in the 8th, and joined the Ones. The Twos got Francis, the ESPN anchor and Channel 8 personality.
Final Score:
ONES 9
TWOS 12
Notes from a Game:
Low turnout, once again. It was a rainy day, particularly in the first few innings. The first 8 innings were played with Right Field being out-of-bounds. Scoring came in spurts. The Ones took a big leap in the 2nd inning, scoring six runs. Fei and Rickey each scored two, and Rickey had one of his patented triples (meaning he ended up on 2nd base), which included the rare RBI of self (ghost runner on third) on a double. Unfortunately for the Ones, they had to play 7 more innings.
The Twos kept it close - scoring a run or two over the next few innings - and then exploded in the 9th, another Saturday Softball standy. During that inning, some of the highlights included a Rube homerun and the Generalisimo's equally impressive triple. The final chance at bat for the Ones ended with DT striking out Fei for the 2nd out, and weak pop-ups.
Other highlights:
DT didn't clock anyone with his throws; Ipoh Assassin's absence in LF was noticeable. Many hits would have fallen into his glove; Twos had some bad running decisions, with two innings ending with their runners being tagged out at 3rd, including Guppy's back-pedalling slip (To paraphrase a quote from the Saturday Softball DVD of the week: "They needed a 3rd base coach the way Ben Affleck needs acting school"); Diana had a nice stop at 2nd; Play of the Day for me was a minor fielding play. Ball goes past the LF, and Grandpa fields it on the run - as the backup - and rifles it into second to keep the runner - on an easy double - at first; No other awards this week - no one stood out.
Sunday, July 17, 2005
16 July 2005
ONES:
1st: TS, 3rd: Jason, SS: Nomah, OF: Diana, TH, Fei
TWOS:
1st: Heidi, 3rd: TK, SS: Dan Collison, OF: Horfun, DT, WeiXiong
Game 1: ONES 7 : TWOS 14
Short numbers. Shut down right field and second base. Twos scored 9 runs in 2nd inning, but could not capitalise to get a mercy. Horfun was on a hitting streak. Smacked 2 OVER TH's head. Heidi hit righthanded. Dan Collison cut short his vacation in Puhket specially to come play softball. He just got back from a year in Afghanistan.
1st: TS, 3rd: Jason, SS: Nomah, OF: Diana, TH, Fei
TWOS:
1st: Heidi, 3rd: TK, SS: Dan Collison, OF: Horfun, DT, WeiXiong
Game 1: ONES 7 : TWOS 14
Short numbers. Shut down right field and second base. Twos scored 9 runs in 2nd inning, but could not capitalise to get a mercy. Horfun was on a hitting streak. Smacked 2 OVER TH's head. Heidi hit righthanded. Dan Collison cut short his vacation in Puhket specially to come play softball. He just got back from a year in Afghanistan.
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Sunday, July 10, 2005
Misty is ONE year closer to DEATH
Dear Friends,
Please proceed to bomb the hell out of matthew.underwood_AT_gmail.com and wish him many happy returns of the day.
Go here and see what his other friends (gosh, I never knew he had other friends) did for him.
Matt's Big Mac Show
BTW, Misty is now 29. If you wanna see a BIG ONE well up, say something abt missing him...
This is the email from Eliza (Matt's fantastic gf), which I wasn't allowed to post earlier, due to the fact that I blew the surprise LAST YEAR
Greetings from Hong Kong!!
Hope you all are doing well.
This is Eliza, gf of Matthew Underwood.
For those who met me before: Hihi, it's me!! Yes, I am still enjoying
the distance thing with Matt. (well, obviously my choice)
For those who never met me, pls don''t think this is a spam, instead
a big mission behind. Check photo attached, w/ Matt this May a trip to
Amsterdam. Guarantee no virus (normally virus w/ extension like .exe
or .zip)
You're receiving this mail cos you are either relatives, frens,
ex-colleagues, workmates, ex-collegemates, IM mates of Matt and you
all know that Matt is now having his "adventure" in Vietnam for almost
2 years.
He has been doing fantastic in VN, built TQPR Vietnam from scratch
into a nine consultant with offices in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, won
big name clients: Airbus, O2, DHL, Kimberly-Clark, Nestle, Enterasys
Networks, Canon, BenQ, Acer….etc. So proud of him!!
However, I've been to VN visit him for several times, it's definitely
not an easy place for expats; especially for Matt, he missed Christmas
family dinner in Adel, driving in Mel, weekend softball game in NUS,
martial art in SG, Big Mac and fries at McDonald (probably he missed
the most!!)….and numerous other civilized enjoyments.
As you may or may not notice, Matt's b'day is around the corner, 10 July!!
I am preparing him again a b'day surprise, a b'day e-card with all you
guys' greetings or updates.
To add a bit more fun on this, I am going to do a "Big Mac run" for him, too.
Should you will drop by McDonald in the next week, may consider to
take a snap shot (with your cell phone) while you're enjoying the
meal, then email me together with your greetings, sure Matt will love
but kind of jealous, haha!!!
Honestly, I am a computer idiot, it took me 2 days to consolidate 30
greeting messages, this year I got more name on the list, it will take
even longer to compile, so if you can send me your greetings before 6
July, that will be great!!
Thanks a trillion!!!
Cheers
Eliza
Please proceed to bomb the hell out of matthew.underwood_AT_gmail.com and wish him many happy returns of the day.
Go here and see what his other friends (gosh, I never knew he had other friends) did for him.
Matt's Big Mac Show
BTW, Misty is now 29. If you wanna see a BIG ONE well up, say something abt missing him...
This is the email from Eliza (Matt's fantastic gf), which I wasn't allowed to post earlier, due to the fact that I blew the surprise LAST YEAR
Greetings from Hong Kong!!
Hope you all are doing well.
This is Eliza, gf of Matthew Underwood.
For those who met me before: Hihi, it's me!! Yes, I am still enjoying
the distance thing with Matt. (well, obviously my choice)
For those who never met me, pls don''t think this is a spam, instead
a big mission behind. Check photo attached, w/ Matt this May a trip to
Amsterdam. Guarantee no virus (normally virus w/ extension like .exe
or .zip)
You're receiving this mail cos you are either relatives, frens,
ex-colleagues, workmates, ex-collegemates, IM mates of Matt and you
all know that Matt is now having his "adventure" in Vietnam for almost
2 years.
He has been doing fantastic in VN, built TQPR Vietnam from scratch
into a nine consultant with offices in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, won
big name clients: Airbus, O2, DHL, Kimberly-Clark, Nestle, Enterasys
Networks, Canon, BenQ, Acer….etc. So proud of him!!
However, I've been to VN visit him for several times, it's definitely
not an easy place for expats; especially for Matt, he missed Christmas
family dinner in Adel, driving in Mel, weekend softball game in NUS,
martial art in SG, Big Mac and fries at McDonald (probably he missed
the most!!)….and numerous other civilized enjoyments.
As you may or may not notice, Matt's b'day is around the corner, 10 July!!
I am preparing him again a b'day surprise, a b'day e-card with all you
guys' greetings or updates.
To add a bit more fun on this, I am going to do a "Big Mac run" for him, too.
Should you will drop by McDonald in the next week, may consider to
take a snap shot (with your cell phone) while you're enjoying the
meal, then email me together with your greetings, sure Matt will love
but kind of jealous, haha!!!
Honestly, I am a computer idiot, it took me 2 days to consolidate 30
greeting messages, this year I got more name on the list, it will take
even longer to compile, so if you can send me your greetings before 6
July, that will be great!!
Thanks a trillion!!!
Cheers
Eliza
Monday, July 04, 2005
OT : Federer wins
Fantastic. The cool Swiss putting down the loudmouth American.
Only the cool icemen dominate on grass... Edberg, Sempras and now Federer. Not a spark of emotion, just brilliant, brilliant tennis. A joy to watch.
And Agassi only won AFTER he cut his hair and lost the flashy, neon clothes...
Only the cool icemen dominate on grass... Edberg, Sempras and now Federer. Not a spark of emotion, just brilliant, brilliant tennis. A joy to watch.
And Agassi only won AFTER he cut his hair and lost the flashy, neon clothes...
Sunday, July 03, 2005
2 July 2005
Not a very long post this week.
Basically I was still drunk from drinking on Friday night, so didn't have the energy to keep track of the game. I don't even know the score cos I had to go puke in the bottom of the 10th(I do know it was extra innings), I think ONES won.
My apologies.
ONES:
1st: Gupdroppa, 2nd: Princess/Hassie, 3rd: DY, SS: DT, OF: Swat, TK, Fei, Michael
TWOS:
1st: Heidi, 2nd: Diana, 3rd: Grandpa, SS: Nomah, OF: TH, Jason, TS, Cool Papa
Highlights.
Bottom of 3 : DT suffers from a severe case of knobloch-itis and throws one smack into Princess' cheek. For the record, this is the 3rd female second baseperson DT has hit in the face(blood included), and the fourth person DT has hit in the head with a thrown ball.
Gupzilla becomes Gupdroppa. He does not catch a SINGLE ball the entire day. Every play was 5-E3, 6-E3, even bloppers to 1st base were dropped. Either his glove is not working properly, or he used up ALL his skills last week saving SAS from the scoring run. Total dropped balls : 9 (at least)
Top of 9 : Nomah makes a brilliant unassisted 6-3 double play, fielding the ball, running to 2nd and throwing to 1st (making one of his best throws ever IMO). I believe it is his 4th career DP. It SHOULD have been the play of the day....
...except 1 pitch later, Fei makes the most incredible over-the-shoulder-no-look-fully-stretched-leaping catch off a deep deep fly ball by TS(TS has NEVER hit that far, and he was robbed....no normal human could have caught that ball) for the play of the day. And then, he goes and hits the game leading HR
Cool Papa was hitting like nobody's business. To quote : "Why can't I hit like that last week?"
MVP: Fei
Biggest Bat: Fei
Gold Glove: DY
Play of the Day: Fei's over-the-shoulder-no-look-fully-stretched-leaping catch
Bonehead play of the Day: Guppy putting on a glove
DY Play of the Day: Swat running into a mishmash of bags, stepping on some, to catch a foul pop against his own team (and not dropping the ball)
Basically I was still drunk from drinking on Friday night, so didn't have the energy to keep track of the game. I don't even know the score cos I had to go puke in the bottom of the 10th(I do know it was extra innings), I think ONES won.
My apologies.
ONES:
1st: Gupdroppa, 2nd: Princess/Hassie, 3rd: DY, SS: DT, OF: Swat, TK, Fei, Michael
TWOS:
1st: Heidi, 2nd: Diana, 3rd: Grandpa, SS: Nomah, OF: TH, Jason, TS, Cool Papa
Highlights.
Bottom of 3 : DT suffers from a severe case of knobloch-itis and throws one smack into Princess' cheek. For the record, this is the 3rd female second baseperson DT has hit in the face(blood included), and the fourth person DT has hit in the head with a thrown ball.
Gupzilla becomes Gupdroppa. He does not catch a SINGLE ball the entire day. Every play was 5-E3, 6-E3, even bloppers to 1st base were dropped. Either his glove is not working properly, or he used up ALL his skills last week saving SAS from the scoring run. Total dropped balls : 9 (at least)
Top of 9 : Nomah makes a brilliant unassisted 6-3 double play, fielding the ball, running to 2nd and throwing to 1st (making one of his best throws ever IMO). I believe it is his 4th career DP. It SHOULD have been the play of the day....
...except 1 pitch later, Fei makes the most incredible over-the-shoulder-no-look-fully-stretched-leaping catch off a deep deep fly ball by TS(TS has NEVER hit that far, and he was robbed....no normal human could have caught that ball) for the play of the day. And then, he goes and hits the game leading HR
Cool Papa was hitting like nobody's business. To quote : "Why can't I hit like that last week?"
MVP: Fei
Biggest Bat: Fei
Gold Glove: DY
Play of the Day: Fei's over-the-shoulder-no-look-fully-stretched-leaping catch
Bonehead play of the Day: Guppy putting on a glove
DY Play of the Day: Swat running into a mishmash of bags, stepping on some, to catch a foul pop against his own team (and not dropping the ball)
Sunday, June 26, 2005
General Impressions from a Tournament
It was good to be playing tournament ball again. Some of our best moments - beyond the joy of weekly Saturday ball - have come when we play teams that are not familar. Whether it is the Legendary homerun victory or getting kicked out the next year, it often brings out the best in us.
First of all, Lloyd and the Montfort gang did a great job organizing this. We look forward to playing in the 2nd Annual tournament next year. Also, Chris did a great job of organizing things prior to game day for us.
General Impressions, in no particular order:
- SWAT, Rube and the Ipoh Assassin played in every game, and played well. They may have been exhausted by the end of the day, but they anchored a team that went the whole way. Also true for the whole Tan family. TK and TS played every game for Alumni B.
- Weirdest play in a long time: 2nd game, bottom of the 5th (9th), we lose. Wait a second. Cool Papa's bullet throw (btw, misses the cut-off man) gets to Guppy at home. Great throw, but too late. BUT, the winning run doesn't tag the plate. He tries to get back to the plate - juking, feinting, slipping. But "Gup-zilla" just bears down on him. Tagged out. We rally in extra innings to get the #1 seed.
- Good to have DY back (at least for a couple of weeks)
- Tennis court homeruns (out of the park): SWAT and Nomar
- Good Fielding (the key to tournament wins) from all. Particularly notice to SWAT and DT.
- 1st game (other team has 9 runs to start the game). We only have 8 runs in the last inning. Two outs. DT has clutch hit, and Rube puts it to rest with game winning rbi. Got us off to a good start.
- Heidi had some clutch hits in that close 2nd game.
- Who knew so many of us are up at 8:30 on a Saturday morning (doesn't include Gunz who probably didn't get up - never went to sleep)?
- Guppy traded Fei (the Say Hey Kid). To quote Coach from the wedding speech: "What we're you thinking???"
- The peanut gallery (particlarly Rickey, Diana and Princess) enjoyed the shade. Nothing like a super big Gulp from 7-11 to pass the time.
First of all, Lloyd and the Montfort gang did a great job organizing this. We look forward to playing in the 2nd Annual tournament next year. Also, Chris did a great job of organizing things prior to game day for us.
General Impressions, in no particular order:
- SWAT, Rube and the Ipoh Assassin played in every game, and played well. They may have been exhausted by the end of the day, but they anchored a team that went the whole way. Also true for the whole Tan family. TK and TS played every game for Alumni B.
- Weirdest play in a long time: 2nd game, bottom of the 5th (9th), we lose. Wait a second. Cool Papa's bullet throw (btw, misses the cut-off man) gets to Guppy at home. Great throw, but too late. BUT, the winning run doesn't tag the plate. He tries to get back to the plate - juking, feinting, slipping. But "Gup-zilla" just bears down on him. Tagged out. We rally in extra innings to get the #1 seed.
- Good to have DY back (at least for a couple of weeks)
- Tennis court homeruns (out of the park): SWAT and Nomar
- Good Fielding (the key to tournament wins) from all. Particularly notice to SWAT and DT.
- 1st game (other team has 9 runs to start the game). We only have 8 runs in the last inning. Two outs. DT has clutch hit, and Rube puts it to rest with game winning rbi. Got us off to a good start.
- Heidi had some clutch hits in that close 2nd game.
- Who knew so many of us are up at 8:30 on a Saturday morning (doesn't include Gunz who probably didn't get up - never went to sleep)?
- Guppy traded Fei (the Say Hey Kid). To quote Coach from the wedding speech: "What we're you thinking???"
- The peanut gallery (particlarly Rickey, Diana and Princess) enjoyed the shade. Nothing like a super big Gulp from 7-11 to pass the time.
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