Splitsville Once Again, OBI Should Pull Down the #6 Seed ...

Inconsistency is the bastard child of Effort and Complacency. Ok, maybe it just seems that way when it is cold and rainy and muddy, who nose. 

OBI earned another weekly split and finishes Season 6 with a 6-7-1 record. We hit extremely well at times and at others, soooo not so much. The effort is there, but someone needs to replace the light bulb on the porch as we sometimes seem to not be home ,,, lol ... Ok, enough dark.

With Murphy's Law splitting an early game double header, the 4th seed was out of reach by the time OBI took the field for the 8:15 game. Ok, ok,,, we started this game an hour late due to an earlier rain delay, but I digress. Winning game 1 gave us an opportunity to control our own destiny for the 5th seed, alas,,, spanksville in Game 2 put us back on our collective 6th seed asses ...

We should open first round play vs. either Skeleton Crew, Mammas Boys, or Warning Track Power. With a good effort in this early January 2014 game, a meeting with #4 seed Murphy's Law will await us.

Game 1 had some good offensive highlights: DC and KC each drove in 2 runs in the bottom of the 1st inning, KC's via a Big Fly. Having fallen behind 7-11 going to the bottom of the 5th, OBI put up a 6 spot to take the lead capped by an improbable Grand Slam by Mighty Matt (his second HR of the season).

OBI then took back to the offense in the 6th and ran out the clock with 5 hits in 6 at bats. No stalling, just hitting. That is how we do it ...

Of course, that said, Chico's Bail Bonds took it to us in game 2 with a 19-9 rout that most likely sent OBI to the 6th seed. Down 16-3 going into the 4th inning, OBI opened up a real small can of whoop ass and punched across 5 runs with DC and KC going back-to-back... Ya, and that was about it in that misty mountain rain storm there on Thursday night.

The stats for Season 6 follow, however, do note that there are a few interesting season long categories up grab in the tournament ,,,

-- Larry leads Michael 163-161 with the most Hits in 2014 ... Ok, boring I know,,, 
-- KC and Spillane have 14 HRs in 2014, with DC at 12 ... Who finishes atop the Bambino category?
-- @ 47-45-2 ,,, OBI needs one win to guarantee a winning 2014 ... Let's just do it !!!

Bulletin Board Material: Truth is Stronger Than Fiction

As inspirational as the League Standings were to Week 5's effort,,, this weeks material fell flat on its combined ESPN and other lame networks broadcasters faces ... And that is about all I got to say about that...

Game 1 started with a nice 2 run First inning as KC drove in both DC and Larry. Michael was the next OBI'er to cross the plate, doing so on a Sac Fly in the bottom of the 7th inning. DC also scored via Sac Fly on the next at bat. Losing to Midlife Crisis is bad enough,,, but a 4-11 loss just sucks jingle balls...

Game 2 ,,, the hits returned !!! Matt was 4-4 ,,, Steve cleared the bases with a two-out, 3-run Double ,,, DC stroked a 2-run Big Fly ,,, KC edged closer to the Season 6 Batting Title with his own 3-3 effort ...

We look forward to having Clint back for Week 7 .. Those are some big shoes for us to fill at the Hot Corner I tell ya ... Whew !!!

Two wins in Week 7 will guarantee us a 5th or 6th seed in the January 2nd tourney ... We could possibly move up to 4th seed with some help as well... Let's take care of business folks and let the chips fall where they may ...

OBI Game 2 Comeback Nets a Tie after Game 1 Blowout of Skeleton Crew

Chris Nuta brought the Bulletin Board material in the form of the current Season 6 Standings and posted them in the dugout. With OBI's Point Differential being well into negative numbers and all tied for next to last at 3-5 ,,, the call to offense was heeded by the entire squad... Fact is,,, OBI did not score in the 4th inning of Game 2,,, and that was the only Doughnut put up by OBI on this chilly evening that was.

4-5-1 OBI tied a Game High for 2013 with 21 runs in Game 1. We last scored 21 runs in Week 7 of Season 1. The loss drops Skeleton Crew to 3-6-1, thus we should move up the Standings list for next week. Nuta will need to find new motivation ... Though marked 11th in the current standings, we were actually tied for 7th annnnnd,,, were only 1 game out of a tie for 4th... LOL

Game 1 began with a 3-Run Bomb by KC to Left Field. The second inning found Steven driving in two with a double and scoring a run himself. Inning 3's five run outburst was highlighted by Jayse's fixed swing and 5 consecutive hits.

Then, a major hit parade rolled out as OBI batted around in the 4th inning and scored 9 more runs. Spillane's inside the park HR was followed up by the second half of the order continuing their assault on Field 5 ...

Game 2 was a back and forth affair with KC strokin' another Big Fly in the second inning. Steven hit his second Sac Fly in 2 games giving him more SFs than BBs in one evening than modern history can recall...

Down 3 heading into the bottom of the 5th (and last) inning,,, OBI scored 2 to tie on JR's single with two outs. Ryan's continued his good hitting with a line drive in the next at bat ,,, however, the SS had him perfectly played and 13-13 tie ended up better than a loss...

Am guessing we move up to the middle of the pack standings wise... Whew, just out of the reach of a Nuta printout ...

This weeks .600 average is the 10th time we achieved the mark in 2013,,, and only the third time since the beginning of Season 4... Keep it rolling OBIers !!! 

Prescott Valley Big Fly ...

The video below is from a Senior Softball tournament game this past summer in Prescott Valley.

In this tournament, I am playing with the Tucson Bandits at the 50+ AAA level. With the Bandits moving to 55+ for 2014,,, ironically, I am now also playing with the AZ Legends at the 50+ AAA level,,, and they are the folks who recorded this shot I hit out to RF ...

As I was recovering from the thumb injury, this is about my only highlight from Prescott Valley...