Welcome friends, to the inagural recap for the inagural fall double-header season!
Yes, in a bold move, Sack added a third season, this one with back-to-back games each week. And in a twist worthy of a soap opera, features Ron "I'd never sign with the Swingers" Murdock, going for the big bucks and donning Swinger blue for the fall campaign.
Motivation...awwww...yeah...
Anyways, picking up where the summer season left off...we won a game by forfeit!
But, we did get to play game 2 against Scared Hitless, a scrappy bunch who enjoy long walks on the beach, poetry readings and only fielding 8 players, because why catch when the other team can do it for you?
Starting off, Justin took the hill and one-two-three went Scared Hitless and it was scoreless heading to the Howzer first.
Leading off, Justin "Ace of Staff" Kolikof doubled, Nick "Hair of the Dog" Vockrodt singled and Ben cleaned up the mess with a double of his own to make it 1-0.
In the second, zeros again, as the defense showed no signs of give. In the bottom of the frame, Meg started us off with a sharp single, Jesse "up the shoot" Johnson hit a 300 ft fly (that would be 300 feet up, not out) and Sam "picking up the pieces" Anderson and Mer "batting champ swing" Parrish cleaned up the mess to make it 2-0.
Third...more zeros. Said Matty, "damn it, I want to play..."
Bottom of the frame...Howzer inning! Ben "Strokin' it like 06" Shelton singled, Matt "Beat LA" Wiggins doubled, Adam "Hockey Season" Zimmerman singled, and after a walk to Josh "Pitch Around" Moskowitz and double for "Papa" Chuck Salvo the Howzers had plated 5 and made it a 7-0 game and Justin had exceeded his nickname quota for one recap.
Fourth...more zeros. Said Matty, "damn it, why'd I agree to this 'if I've got a shutout going I stay in' crap?"
Then in the fourth...Justin got a little greedy. After hitting a liner to right, I was at 3rd all the way. Wigs may have said stop, Meg "Non-defensive catcher" Kross may have said go, three guesses who I listened to...yadda yadda yadda, I was thrown out at the plate...it happens.
In the fifth...more zeros. Said Matty, "I wish I threw up last night..." Said Jesse, "There's a mother-fuckin' bush right over there..."
In the bottom of the frame, the Howzers plated 4 behind a double from Nick, single from Ben, triple from the speedster - Matt Wiggins and home run from Chuck (who as an aside, managed to strike out in front of his in laws...for the second time as a Pour-Howzer).
In the sixth...more zeros. Said Matty, "It's so damn hot, milk was a bad choice..."
Bottom of the frame, 3 more runs when Justin tripled (and stayed there this time), Nick singled and Benji homered to help cap off a stunning day. 14-0 Howzers.
All that was left was to collect 2 outs and complete the shutout. Why two? Because we got an auto out due to their 8 person lineup.
Well, we got out number 1, took the auto out, then of course, gave up a long double which drove in run number 1 and the final score was 14-1 and the first ever shutout in Howzer history...slipped through our fingers. Eh, it happens. But holy shit we played well...couldn't be happier...
As always, special kudos to:
Justin "This close to gameball" Kolikof: 4-4, single, double, 2 triples, 6 2/3 shutout innings
Nick "Go for it, connect four" Vockrodt: 3-4, 2 singles, double, RBI
Chuck "Wow, Ron must really hate you" Salvo: 2-3, double, homerun, 3 RBI
Meg "Don't listen to me, I wasn't the base coach" Kross: 2-3, 2 singles, RBI
And your week 1 gameball winner, Ben "Red-Bull and Vodka bet" Shelton. There were a couple of candidates for the game ball this week, *cough* Justin *cough*, but truth be told, Benji led the attack. With a few key outs secured in left, a few key beers drunk in the dugout, a few key complaints filed against the Pour House for a lack of reserved tables and a 4-4 day with 2 singles, a double, a homerun, and 4 RBI's - it's pretty tough not to give this to the most popular left fielder in all of Cityball. Good work Ben!
