Over the past 2 weeks, OBI has turned back into Split City,,, and this is a good thing. Our last venture in D1 saw Split City seldom and the OBI record suffered long enough for us to be shipped back to the lower D2 division.
According to rookie GM / Manager / Outfield Coach and sometime Han Solo, Chris Spillane, good shit happens when you hit the ball. And I agree, at 4-4, OBI is on pace for our best D1 finish to date. Currently, OBI / Split City / That Team Who Used to Fear D1,,, continues to be themselves and hit the ball well at the plate and play good defense against our Tourney level competition. I am sure it pisses them off way more than it amazes ourselves that we can be competitive in these climes...
Oh and did I mention that OBI currently sits 4th and simply needs Split City visits the next two weeks to make the playoffs,,, in D1 ?!?!?!!!!
Anyways, the past two weeks have been split DHs against both Those Guys and the Flying Squirrels. Game 1 of the DH was won both weeks with scores of 20-13 and 19-13 respectively. The loses were 7-15 and a heartbreaking 14-15 on a Grand Salami by one of FS's hot bats,,, wink wink...
The win against Those Guys started well with a 2-0 lead after the 1st. Then, after a Double Play two hitters into the second, OBI reeled off 11 consecutive hits plus a walk and scored 11 with two outs. Only Jayse and Nuta did not reach base in the inning, mainly because they were absent, just sayin'.
With Larry batting last in the lineup, he once again rolled it over to the top with positive results at 3-3, then with Jakob (3-4) and Tom (4-4) at the top, 9 of our 20 runs came from these 3... Hell, Tom scored 3 of our 7 runs in the finale...
This past week, the Flying Squirrels hit some serious shots and some for huge distance including a ~400' out being out of HRs. And the consistent hitting continued throughout OBIs lineup, but the top 7 had at least 3 hits apiece, sans only Tom at leadoff who was on base twice with a hit and a walk.
The second inning was a box party as we batted around not making the first out until the 9th batter in the inning. Again both offense and defense continue to impress, let's keep up the good work in this 2017 Season 5...
Go Split City !!! Go OBI !!!
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Thursday, October 19, 2017
OBI Reaches New Heights With Sweep!!!
OBI,, One Bad Inning,, Split City,, I'm Not Gay But $20 is $20,,, all good team names but this weeks moniker is simple, Winning!
OBI has officially give Coach Spillane his first victory, first weekly sweep, and as a team, defeated the Heights for the first time. Conversation amongst the Heights players was that they were a bit tired from 40+ Worlds the past weekend, but totally gave props to our players and the offense produced as everyone hit well all night and we outscored them 36-20 in the two games.
Here are the highlights by game...
Game 1 --
I have my contacts in already, see y'all tonight !!!
OBI has officially give Coach Spillane his first victory, first weekly sweep, and as a team, defeated the Heights for the first time. Conversation amongst the Heights players was that they were a bit tired from 40+ Worlds the past weekend, but totally gave props to our players and the offense produced as everyone hit well all night and we outscored them 36-20 in the two games.
Here are the highlights by game...
Game 1 --
- Jakob was a good fill in lead off going 7-9 on the evening.
- Clint had 5 hits and drove in 4 runs.
- Brian's 5 hits included 4 Doubles and a Home Run late in Game 2 to put it on ice. His 8 RBIs were split evenly between the games.
- John was 7-8 hitting clean up and had a Triple and a Base on Balls also.
- Spillane's 7-9 include 3 Doubles, a Triple and 6 RBIs total.
- Michael matched John's 7-8 and he had a Walk and 6 RBIs as well.
- Jayse was 6-9 with a Double a 2 RBIs.
- Nuta kept rolling on a 5-9 night.
- JR had 3 hits and pitched his ASS off. No Small Feat There I Tell Ya !!!
I have my contacts in already, see y'all tonight !!!
Thursday, October 5, 2017
The Torch Has Been Passed,,,
The only constant in life (and softball) is change... As OBI remains the same, a change at the top occurred to start 2017's Season 5, as Chris Spillane has taken the helm of this long running softball team.
In good hands, finally, One Bad Inning headed into Week 1 against a familiar foe in Warning Track Power. However, at evenings end, Warning Track Power hit 2 more Home Runs for OUTS than OBI hit all night. Which means that WTP totaled 4 big flies to OBI's 0...
That said, the double header loss totally took the wind from our sails and we head into Week 2 versus BFF, inc. Yes, the team that won the league last season. Chris has vowed to contact Split City to visit this week in hopes of obtaining his first victory prior to Thanksgiving as Head Coach / Manager...
Of course, much of the Game 1 blame goes to the RC fielder who was playing catcher since we only had 8 to start with and 9 once Jakob arrived. A fillin, Nick, was able to assist us in game 2 and we had a full 10 players to do battle.
After losing 14-5 in game 1, We held WTP to 12 runs and only scored in two innings ourselves. The 6-run 4th was our highlight in the 7-12 loss.
Most everyone batted and some players actually got on base, including myself by finally walking late in game 2 instead of taking a foul tip (just throw the man a frickin strike)... Anyways, i am almost better now LOL...
It was great to see John back on the field and that other new guy played well too,,, ummm what was his name, oh Ya,,,,, Juan Carlos... That was it!
At the time of this blog post, it was still unknown if Tom stuck around last week long enough to buy a pitcher. PS. It looked like a $10 Swing there, Mr. Puc...
In good hands, finally, One Bad Inning headed into Week 1 against a familiar foe in Warning Track Power. However, at evenings end, Warning Track Power hit 2 more Home Runs for OUTS than OBI hit all night. Which means that WTP totaled 4 big flies to OBI's 0...
That said, the double header loss totally took the wind from our sails and we head into Week 2 versus BFF, inc. Yes, the team that won the league last season. Chris has vowed to contact Split City to visit this week in hopes of obtaining his first victory prior to Thanksgiving as Head Coach / Manager...
Of course, much of the Game 1 blame goes to the RC fielder who was playing catcher since we only had 8 to start with and 9 once Jakob arrived. A fillin, Nick, was able to assist us in game 2 and we had a full 10 players to do battle.
After losing 14-5 in game 1, We held WTP to 12 runs and only scored in two innings ourselves. The 6-run 4th was our highlight in the 7-12 loss.
Most everyone batted and some players actually got on base, including myself by finally walking late in game 2 instead of taking a foul tip (just throw the man a frickin strike)... Anyways, i am almost better now LOL...
It was great to see John back on the field and that other new guy played well too,,, ummm what was his name, oh Ya,,,,, Juan Carlos... That was it!
At the time of this blog post, it was still unknown if Tom stuck around last week long enough to buy a pitcher. PS. It looked like a $10 Swing there, Mr. Puc...
Thursday, September 14, 2017
The Rains Save the Day and Split City LIVES !!!
We needed a sweep to get into the thick of the playoff chase. Split City reared her ugly head in a kind and gentle way (in the form of a monsoon attack) to assist with a 2nd game victory to barely keep those playoff dreams alive,,, by a thread.
The only redemption is this weeks opponent,,, 0-12 Scared Hitless. Who are obviously, just what their name says…
Our team name may soon be Split City, permanently. But that is a story for another day…
We scored 22 runs in the two games,,, 18 of those came in the bottom of the first of Game 1 and the last inning (4th) of Game 2. Basically, the offense was a no show otherwise. Consistently Inconsistent…
During our 8 run first of Game 1, the top 8 spots in the order raked well. Brian hit a 3-run Big Fly, Michael had a 3-run Double, and after the 8, Nuta grounded out to short to score the 8th run.
The 10 run top of the 4th inning was wet and wild!!! The monsoon rolled in with full force, along with the rains. It was nice to be in the dugout and batting instead of in the field.
The scoring started with a base clearing, immmm, Single off the LFers glove by Michael, followed by Singles by Nuta, JR, Larry, and back2back2back2back Doubles by Spillane, Brian, DC and Juan.
But it was (I believe ) DCs Double that was the wondrous circus event of the night. With the winds howling and the rain sheeting down, a long fly to LC became the ultimate viral sensation as the ball turned toward center at least 10 feet, then wildly swung back a good 20 feet to fall helplessly onto the wet grass or warning track… Whatever, it was the coolest thing ever.
This pushed our 2-1 lead to 12-1 and what followed was a basic 1-2-3 inning (IN THE RAIN) to close out the 4th and final inning as the umpire was done with this weather front… Ball Game !!!
Still no stats, but we have blog again this week !
The only redemption is this weeks opponent,,, 0-12 Scared Hitless. Who are obviously, just what their name says…
Our team name may soon be Split City, permanently. But that is a story for another day…
We scored 22 runs in the two games,,, 18 of those came in the bottom of the first of Game 1 and the last inning (4th) of Game 2. Basically, the offense was a no show otherwise. Consistently Inconsistent…
During our 8 run first of Game 1, the top 8 spots in the order raked well. Brian hit a 3-run Big Fly, Michael had a 3-run Double, and after the 8, Nuta grounded out to short to score the 8th run.
The 10 run top of the 4th inning was wet and wild!!! The monsoon rolled in with full force, along with the rains. It was nice to be in the dugout and batting instead of in the field.
The scoring started with a base clearing, immmm, Single off the LFers glove by Michael, followed by Singles by Nuta, JR, Larry, and back2back2back2back Doubles by Spillane, Brian, DC and Juan.
But it was (I believe ) DCs Double that was the wondrous circus event of the night. With the winds howling and the rain sheeting down, a long fly to LC became the ultimate viral sensation as the ball turned toward center at least 10 feet, then wildly swung back a good 20 feet to fall helplessly onto the wet grass or warning track… Whatever, it was the coolest thing ever.
This pushed our 2-1 lead to 12-1 and what followed was a basic 1-2-3 inning (IN THE RAIN) to close out the 4th and final inning as the umpire was done with this weather front… Ball Game !!!
Still no stats, but we have blog again this week !
Thursday, September 7, 2017
We Don’t Need No Split City!!!
But most of the time, we do need 10 players…
OBI showed in full force versus Midlife Crisis this past week. The sweep was impressive as game scores were 20-6 and 15-0 …
Game 1 started with a phone call to Larry, who was sitting at his desk at work all the while thinking we had late games. Thus, we played on with 9 players until his arrival in the top of the 5th inning. JR was once again wildly effective on the mound and the defense almost didn’t suck behind him.
By the at time the game was well in hand as the score was 18-6. Larry did single and score in the inning.
We batted thru the order twice in the game, both in the second and fourth innings. Everyone scored at least one run with Spillane leading the way with 4.
DC batted 5 times, collected 5 hits and had only 2 RBIs. That is on Brian,,, as he had hits in his middle 3 at bats driving in 7 Runs with a Sac Fly (AB1), 2 Big Flies and a Double,,, then he tried to kill the pitcher. Quite the complete afternoon.
Tom had back-to-back Doubles, while Spillane did the same with Triples. Everyone had at lest two hits sans Larry who was just 1 for 1.
Game 2 was another run rule, but more importantly,,, a shutout. The 15-0 final was a quick and efficient game of 3 2/3 innings.
The home team was led by DC on the mound and a good defensive performance even with Michael playing in the OF #Scary…
No HRs recorded by Brian in this game but I did see another Sac Fly in the book. Clint led the way with 4 hits and Matt was 3-3.
Again, everyone scored at least one, with JR being the exception. But that is ok, he had the walk off hit driving in the 15th run to send us home early….
But then, Brian, Larry and I stayed and played two more games… I need a nap…
ps. we will clear up a few questions in the scorebook and have stats available later this week.
OBI showed in full force versus Midlife Crisis this past week. The sweep was impressive as game scores were 20-6 and 15-0 …
Game 1 started with a phone call to Larry, who was sitting at his desk at work all the while thinking we had late games. Thus, we played on with 9 players until his arrival in the top of the 5th inning. JR was once again wildly effective on the mound and the defense almost didn’t suck behind him.
By the at time the game was well in hand as the score was 18-6. Larry did single and score in the inning.
We batted thru the order twice in the game, both in the second and fourth innings. Everyone scored at least one run with Spillane leading the way with 4.
DC batted 5 times, collected 5 hits and had only 2 RBIs. That is on Brian,,, as he had hits in his middle 3 at bats driving in 7 Runs with a Sac Fly (AB1), 2 Big Flies and a Double,,, then he tried to kill the pitcher. Quite the complete afternoon.
Tom had back-to-back Doubles, while Spillane did the same with Triples. Everyone had at lest two hits sans Larry who was just 1 for 1.
Game 2 was another run rule, but more importantly,,, a shutout. The 15-0 final was a quick and efficient game of 3 2/3 innings.
The home team was led by DC on the mound and a good defensive performance even with Michael playing in the OF #Scary…
No HRs recorded by Brian in this game but I did see another Sac Fly in the book. Clint led the way with 4 hits and Matt was 3-3.
Again, everyone scored at least one, with JR being the exception. But that is ok, he had the walk off hit driving in the 15th run to send us home early….
But then, Brian, Larry and I stayed and played two more games… I need a nap…
ps. we will clear up a few questions in the scorebook and have stats available later this week.
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Split City is a No-Show!!!
But just barely...
7-1 BFF-inc. is in first place this season. 3-5 OBI is not, but there is still hope for the playoffs...
13-15 & 10-11 losses to BFF definitely showed that we are competitive this seasons front runner. Now it is up to us to keep Split City at arms length,,, and win out if we want a third consecutive chance at the postseason tourney...
We start tonight versus one of our long time rivals, MidLife Crisis. I think this a great place to begin a run, mainly since we are here now and we need to go on a run and win out or this season will not end with much more than a 8th week double header against another team that did not perform as well as it thought it would in week 1 although they may have actually played well in that first weeks two games and possibly faded over time or just sucked from the get go, though i doubt they would have started slow then picked up a few wins the sucked again at the end, but it is not out of the question.
And no, i totally had no point in that long ass run-on sentence/ paragraph. Oh hell, I am doing it again........
Now, where should I be, oh ya... In Game 1 last week, BFF rolled to a 12 run lead before we even came to bat. If only we had convinced the umpire to start the game in the bottom of the first,, we would have won 12-3. Nice!
Offensively, it was all about consistency, as we scored in all 5 innings (3,2,1,4,3). Stand outs were abundant as follows:
-- Tom collects 2 hits, scores 2 and had 2 RBIs
-- Jayse collects 2 hits, scores 1
-- Spillane had a Double and 2 RBIs
-- Brian collects 2 hits, scores 2 and had 2 RBIs
-- DC collects 2 hits including a Han Solo HR
-- John collects 3 hits, scores once-- Matt singled and had a Sac Fly
-- Clint singled and scored
-- Jakob scored twice and had 3 hits
-- Michael had 2 hits, scores once and had an RBI
-- JR singled and had a Sac Fly
-- Larry had 2 hits, scores once
The second game was much the same but 2 scoreless innings in the 6th and 7th sent us to our doom as BFF eeked out the 1 run victory.
Brians 3-run Tater in the 3rd put us up 6-3. Then after a 4 run outburst in the 5th to take the lead again by 3 runs,,, we were done.
So, another opportunity is in front of us tonight... Goooo OBI,,, Stay Home SPLIT CITY,,, give me a Broom so I can clear a path towards .500... then we can think playoffs lol...
7-1 BFF-inc. is in first place this season. 3-5 OBI is not, but there is still hope for the playoffs...
13-15 & 10-11 losses to BFF definitely showed that we are competitive this seasons front runner. Now it is up to us to keep Split City at arms length,,, and win out if we want a third consecutive chance at the postseason tourney...
We start tonight versus one of our long time rivals, MidLife Crisis. I think this a great place to begin a run, mainly since we are here now and we need to go on a run and win out or this season will not end with much more than a 8th week double header against another team that did not perform as well as it thought it would in week 1 although they may have actually played well in that first weeks two games and possibly faded over time or just sucked from the get go, though i doubt they would have started slow then picked up a few wins the sucked again at the end, but it is not out of the question.
And no, i totally had no point in that long ass run-on sentence/ paragraph. Oh hell, I am doing it again........
Now, where should I be, oh ya... In Game 1 last week, BFF rolled to a 12 run lead before we even came to bat. If only we had convinced the umpire to start the game in the bottom of the first,, we would have won 12-3. Nice!
Offensively, it was all about consistency, as we scored in all 5 innings (3,2,1,4,3). Stand outs were abundant as follows:
-- Tom collects 2 hits, scores 2 and had 2 RBIs
-- Jayse collects 2 hits, scores 1
-- Spillane had a Double and 2 RBIs
-- Brian collects 2 hits, scores 2 and had 2 RBIs
-- DC collects 2 hits including a Han Solo HR
-- John collects 3 hits, scores once-- Matt singled and had a Sac Fly
-- Clint singled and scored
-- Jakob scored twice and had 3 hits
-- Michael had 2 hits, scores once and had an RBI
-- JR singled and had a Sac Fly
-- Larry had 2 hits, scores once
The second game was much the same but 2 scoreless innings in the 6th and 7th sent us to our doom as BFF eeked out the 1 run victory.
Brians 3-run Tater in the 3rd put us up 6-3. Then after a 4 run outburst in the 5th to take the lead again by 3 runs,,, we were done.
So, another opportunity is in front of us tonight... Goooo OBI,,, Stay Home SPLIT CITY,,, give me a Broom so I can clear a path towards .500... then we can think playoffs lol...
Thursday, August 24, 2017
The Long Awaited Stat Update, Brings Forth Season 4 ....
Yes, that is right, we actually have stats...
After a yeas hiatus, Stats B' Back...
After a yeas hiatus, Stats B' Back...
Sunday, August 20, 2017
Larry Survives Trip to San Clemente as Split City Continues Run with OBI
On a long and lonesome highway, east of Blythe, C.A.
You can feel the eyes upon you,
As your vette spins outa control...
Well, something like that anyways... Larry survived the trip to San Clemente on Thursday night, however harrowing the spin and backwards trip across the desert transpired. And so did OBI !!!
After scoring 4 runs in the 5 inning Game 1 effort on a mere 9 hits, OBI went all Split City on Old Glory to win game 2 14-9. The evening was fun on the Launching Pad (aka Field 3) as OBI welcomed back KC for a visit and he collected 4 hits on the night including a Big Fly. DC topped that with 2 HRs of his own on the night including a Grand Slam.
Game 1 was all about being quietly offensive. Tom was the only player to collect 2 hits. Same number of Sac Flies that Matt had in the game. It was all about first inning defense as well with Old Glory hitting well and posting an opening 10 spot...
DC's 2nd inning lead off Home Run was our first run. Matt followed in the 3rd with his first Sac Fly. Down 15-2 going to the top of the 5th, with the bases loaded, Clint and Matt hit productive Sac Fly outs and the game was over one batter later.
Game 2 started with a two-out 2 spot by Split City (errrr, OBI) as Mike Doubled (first of three in the game) in a run and JR singled following to score him. In the second inning, Tom and Clint started with singles and were pushed across by Spillane and KC's singles (the latter with 2 outs).
Old Glory scored 3 to pull within one run but Mike's second Double was followed by Kyle's Double pushing the lead to two runs.
In the next two innings both Defense and Offense shone. With two outs in the top of the 4th, Michael ran down a deep drive in RF making an over the shoulder catch to end a scoring threat. Topping that in the top of the 5th, the infamous 6-8-5 putout on a ball that would have loaded the bases work out well as DC ran down the popup, Tom fielded the deflected ball and threw to Clint at 3B for an important force out. Old Glory scored no runs in either inning.
Meanwhile, on offense, DC connected for a satisfying lead extending Grand Slam with one out in the 4th inning to score 4 including Spillane, Jakob and KC. Then in the 5th, KC hammered one out to LF scoring Spillane and Jakob. With Matt scoring in front of those 3, the lead extended to 13-3.
Game should have been over there but the Umpire thought it was only the 4th inning. Game On !! And Old Glory put up a 4 spot to answer back in the 6th. OBI pushed across one and it could have been more but for a Double Play that included a tag out at the plate.
After a less painful top of the 7th, the split was in and folks were happy once again in the city...
The blog is back for a week, maybe more...
Stats for this season are being calculated and are anticipated to be posted on Monday evening!
You can feel the eyes upon you,
As your vette spins outa control...
Well, something like that anyways... Larry survived the trip to San Clemente on Thursday night, however harrowing the spin and backwards trip across the desert transpired. And so did OBI !!!
After scoring 4 runs in the 5 inning Game 1 effort on a mere 9 hits, OBI went all Split City on Old Glory to win game 2 14-9. The evening was fun on the Launching Pad (aka Field 3) as OBI welcomed back KC for a visit and he collected 4 hits on the night including a Big Fly. DC topped that with 2 HRs of his own on the night including a Grand Slam.
Game 1 was all about being quietly offensive. Tom was the only player to collect 2 hits. Same number of Sac Flies that Matt had in the game. It was all about first inning defense as well with Old Glory hitting well and posting an opening 10 spot...
DC's 2nd inning lead off Home Run was our first run. Matt followed in the 3rd with his first Sac Fly. Down 15-2 going to the top of the 5th, with the bases loaded, Clint and Matt hit productive Sac Fly outs and the game was over one batter later.
Game 2 started with a two-out 2 spot by Split City (errrr, OBI) as Mike Doubled (first of three in the game) in a run and JR singled following to score him. In the second inning, Tom and Clint started with singles and were pushed across by Spillane and KC's singles (the latter with 2 outs).
Old Glory scored 3 to pull within one run but Mike's second Double was followed by Kyle's Double pushing the lead to two runs.
In the next two innings both Defense and Offense shone. With two outs in the top of the 4th, Michael ran down a deep drive in RF making an over the shoulder catch to end a scoring threat. Topping that in the top of the 5th, the infamous 6-8-5 putout on a ball that would have loaded the bases work out well as DC ran down the popup, Tom fielded the deflected ball and threw to Clint at 3B for an important force out. Old Glory scored no runs in either inning.
Meanwhile, on offense, DC connected for a satisfying lead extending Grand Slam with one out in the 4th inning to score 4 including Spillane, Jakob and KC. Then in the 5th, KC hammered one out to LF scoring Spillane and Jakob. With Matt scoring in front of those 3, the lead extended to 13-3.
Game should have been over there but the Umpire thought it was only the 4th inning. Game On !! And Old Glory put up a 4 spot to answer back in the 6th. OBI pushed across one and it could have been more but for a Double Play that included a tag out at the plate.
After a less painful top of the 7th, the split was in and folks were happy once again in the city...
The blog is back for a week, maybe more...
Stats for this season are being calculated and are anticipated to be posted on Monday evening!
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Split City Returns After Larry’s No-No
On the wind swept plains of Victory Lane Sports Park, a call from the corn fields whispered across the Launching Pad that is Field 3... The conspiratorial whispers from the first base dugout stayed muted as Larry pitched into the fourth inning with nary a hit by the opposing team.
The 2-0 lead after two, blossomed to 10 in the third and topped at 23 after a 13 run outburst. No one realized the real story... In the dugout,,,
After two innings, the score was still close and discussion turned to Midlife Crisis not scoring any runs. At this point, there was more in what was not said than confirmation of the shutout. After a 1-2-3 third inning, the tension was mounting but no words were spoken about what was going down on the field.
After a 13 run top of the 4th, One Bad Inning led 23-0. This forced Midlife Crisis to score 9 runs just to stay in the game. To do this they needed an OBI type rally. They first needed to get a hit or One Bad Inning History would unfold in front of our eyes. With two outs in the fourth inning,,, a ground ball got by the first baseman,,, and well,,,
Larry faced 3 over the minimum in the 4 inning No-Hit Shutout. A ground ball to third in both the first and second innings that would not stay in the glove, caused the throws to be just late at first base.
Then with two outs in the fourth inning, a third ground ball went to first base and allowed another runner. Slightly misplayed, ticked off Joe’s glove and bounced into right field. The discussion was quick and unanimous, the bounce of the ball was true and an error accessed.
One out to go! The unspoken words between J.R. and Michael were carried between them as adrenaline flowed freely in the near empty dugout. A scary yet lazy fly ball fell deftly into the shortstops glove and history was made by Larry Schouten and the One Bad Inning Defense behind him,,, a 4-inning No Hitter indelibly etched into the fabric of everything OBI.
Congratulations Larry!!! Congratulations OBI!!! Thank you softball gods for allowing us to witness such an awesome event,,, even if we did not speak of it until afterwards.
Both J.R. and I were once again able to breathe following the final out. Wonder I did how long I had really been holding my breath…
Annnnnnnd then Split City showed up in game 2’s 11-20 loss. But who gives a shit?
This night was all about Larry’s No-No… Does not get any more special than that…
The 2-0 lead after two, blossomed to 10 in the third and topped at 23 after a 13 run outburst. No one realized the real story... In the dugout,,,
After two innings, the score was still close and discussion turned to Midlife Crisis not scoring any runs. At this point, there was more in what was not said than confirmation of the shutout. After a 1-2-3 third inning, the tension was mounting but no words were spoken about what was going down on the field.
After a 13 run top of the 4th, One Bad Inning led 23-0. This forced Midlife Crisis to score 9 runs just to stay in the game. To do this they needed an OBI type rally. They first needed to get a hit or One Bad Inning History would unfold in front of our eyes. With two outs in the fourth inning,,, a ground ball got by the first baseman,,, and well,,,
Larry faced 3 over the minimum in the 4 inning No-Hit Shutout. A ground ball to third in both the first and second innings that would not stay in the glove, caused the throws to be just late at first base.
Then with two outs in the fourth inning, a third ground ball went to first base and allowed another runner. Slightly misplayed, ticked off Joe’s glove and bounced into right field. The discussion was quick and unanimous, the bounce of the ball was true and an error accessed.
One out to go! The unspoken words between J.R. and Michael were carried between them as adrenaline flowed freely in the near empty dugout. A scary yet lazy fly ball fell deftly into the shortstops glove and history was made by Larry Schouten and the One Bad Inning Defense behind him,,, a 4-inning No Hitter indelibly etched into the fabric of everything OBI.
Congratulations Larry!!! Congratulations OBI!!! Thank you softball gods for allowing us to witness such an awesome event,,, even if we did not speak of it until afterwards.
Both J.R. and I were once again able to breathe following the final out. Wonder I did how long I had really been holding my breath…
Annnnnnnd then Split City showed up in game 2’s 11-20 loss. But who gives a shit?
This night was all about Larry’s No-No… Does not get any more special than that…
Thursday, March 9, 2017
Those Guys Again...
One Bad Inning had another close visit from sleepy ol' Split City, to no avail... Those Guys were able to hand us another sweep, winning the games by counts of 21-9 and 12-9...
OBI was extremely consistent in everything except starting lineup and the batting order. Had late afternoon add ons, folks running late, and people hitting out of order. But that all worked out as Brent hit 3rd and Brian T. in the clean up spot where he was good for two Big Flies on the evening.
The consistency portion of the effort:
9 - Runs scored in each game
18 & 19 - Hits in each game
36 & 37 - At Bats in each game
21 & 12 - Runs Given up in each game
Extraordinary Efforts on the night:
Brian T. with his two HRs including a 3-run shot in the bottom of game 1's first inning. This gave us a 4-1 lead which was our only lead that lasted to another innning... Just Sayin'
Clint had hits in his first 6 ABs and was 6-7 for the night...
Fill-In Juan had 5 hits but did not wear pajama bottoms...
Pretty much everyone else had 3 hits and scored a couple runs ,,, yeah!
Michael had a triple in game 1 while both Clint and Juan doubled in Game 2. That does it for any / all extra base hit talk.
Consistent yet Cray Cray,,, Sad yet Demented ...
We may be short a player or two this week but should bounce back next week and have a good 14 in the lineup. Just feels like that sort of season... ;~) Play Ball !!!
OBI was extremely consistent in everything except starting lineup and the batting order. Had late afternoon add ons, folks running late, and people hitting out of order. But that all worked out as Brent hit 3rd and Brian T. in the clean up spot where he was good for two Big Flies on the evening.
The consistency portion of the effort:
9 - Runs scored in each game
18 & 19 - Hits in each game
36 & 37 - At Bats in each game
21 & 12 - Runs Given up in each game
Extraordinary Efforts on the night:
Brian T. with his two HRs including a 3-run shot in the bottom of game 1's first inning. This gave us a 4-1 lead which was our only lead that lasted to another innning... Just Sayin'
Clint had hits in his first 6 ABs and was 6-7 for the night...
Fill-In Juan had 5 hits but did not wear pajama bottoms...
Pretty much everyone else had 3 hits and scored a couple runs ,,, yeah!
Michael had a triple in game 1 while both Clint and Juan doubled in Game 2. That does it for any / all extra base hit talk.
Consistent yet Cray Cray,,, Sad yet Demented ...
We may be short a player or two this week but should bounce back next week and have a good 14 in the lineup. Just feels like that sort of season... ;~) Play Ball !!!
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly ...
This past Thursday, One Bad Inning lost two to KG/AB (aka The Heights). Split City made a brief showing in Game 2, but left faster than Matt after game 1 due to a sore hand (aka he is lonely)...
Great, two sentences in and I am already spewing negativity in the form of masturbation jokes. Oh, prolly should not have explained that one. Ummm, may standard out comes next,,, but I digress...
This weeks movie review is a 1966 Italian epic Spaghetti Western story played out across the confines of Field 2 at Victory Lane Sports Park. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly film is seen as a highly influential example of the Western film genre and one of the greatest films of all time.
The games played on Field 2,, meh,,, not so much...
The Good = 32 Runs Scored in 10 Innings.
The Bad = 51 Runs Allowed in 9 Defensive Innings.
The Ugly = Giving our opponent 4,5,6 outs during a few innings, conservatively speaking...
Our offense continues to be a work in progress in the upper divisional play. Our Defense is typically one that keeps us in games... Needless to say, improving our "D" will go a long way to ensuring we play more like Split City over time.
Game 1 was all about our first inning offensively as we sent 12 men to the plate scoring 6 runs.
Game 2 was much more competitive as we were tied at 9 after 2 innings and jumped ahead by 8 going into the bottom of the 4th inning. The second inning explosion included 3-run Home Runs from both J.R. and John...
Brothers John and Brian Bartinelli had 7 hits in the contest and were 12-14 for the night. J.R. had 6 RBIs in his 3 Game 2 At Bats... Jayse had 2 Triples,,, and Tom & Michael each had 3 hits...
Everyone contributed in both games and as we continue to do the same,,, Split City will come back and eventually be kicked to the curb by Let's Take Two ...
Okay, a lame Sweep reference but hey, at least you have a blog entry to read. Oooouuuuuttttt !!!
Great, two sentences in and I am already spewing negativity in the form of masturbation jokes. Oh, prolly should not have explained that one. Ummm, may standard out comes next,,, but I digress...
This weeks movie review is a 1966 Italian epic Spaghetti Western story played out across the confines of Field 2 at Victory Lane Sports Park. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly film is seen as a highly influential example of the Western film genre and one of the greatest films of all time.
The games played on Field 2,, meh,,, not so much...
The Good = 32 Runs Scored in 10 Innings.
The Bad = 51 Runs Allowed in 9 Defensive Innings.
The Ugly = Giving our opponent 4,5,6 outs during a few innings, conservatively speaking...
Our offense continues to be a work in progress in the upper divisional play. Our Defense is typically one that keeps us in games... Needless to say, improving our "D" will go a long way to ensuring we play more like Split City over time.
Game 1 was all about our first inning offensively as we sent 12 men to the plate scoring 6 runs.
Game 2 was much more competitive as we were tied at 9 after 2 innings and jumped ahead by 8 going into the bottom of the 4th inning. The second inning explosion included 3-run Home Runs from both J.R. and John...
Brothers John and Brian Bartinelli had 7 hits in the contest and were 12-14 for the night. J.R. had 6 RBIs in his 3 Game 2 At Bats... Jayse had 2 Triples,,, and Tom & Michael each had 3 hits...
Everyone contributed in both games and as we continue to do the same,,, Split City will come back and eventually be kicked to the curb by Let's Take Two ...
Okay, a lame Sweep reference but hey, at least you have a blog entry to read. Oooouuuuuttttt !!!
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
By The Time I Get to Tampa,,, the TOC Will Be Starting ...
In a magical land far, far to the east of Phoenix, there lies a little town called Lakeside, FL... Ya, I know this should have been Orlando but that just did not work for me...
OBI will be representing at the SSUSA Tournament of Champions as Michael Lee will be playing with the 55+ Major division AZ Legends. It really is more impressive sounding than reality. That said, this tourney is of higher prestige than the World Championship tournament in Vegas each September.
But the realllllly importante' thing is,, Life is slowing down enough that I feel like writing again. In fact, later this month, the musical group PreCog will be releasing a song (Love is...) that I wrote lyrics for and gifted to them. Ya, pretty sappy... But it shows that the creative mental juices are flowing again...
Am almost caught up on the stats and will be posting again after we play this week. Anticipating 2016 final stats dropped into the blog before I head to Floriday...
Laters !!!
OBI will be representing at the SSUSA Tournament of Champions as Michael Lee will be playing with the 55+ Major division AZ Legends. It really is more impressive sounding than reality. That said, this tourney is of higher prestige than the World Championship tournament in Vegas each September.
But the realllllly importante' thing is,, Life is slowing down enough that I feel like writing again. In fact, later this month, the musical group PreCog will be releasing a song (Love is...) that I wrote lyrics for and gifted to them. Ya, pretty sappy... But it shows that the creative mental juices are flowing again...
Am almost caught up on the stats and will be posting again after we play this week. Anticipating 2016 final stats dropped into the blog before I head to Floriday...
Laters !!!
Monday, October 10, 2016
The Postman Always Rings Twice ...
It has been said that time and space are relative... And we all need more space because over time, we get more relatives that seem so dependent upon us adults...
And in a land, not too far, far away,,, there currently is a young couple who are on the precipice of changing their names from Brittany and Jayse, to Mom and Dad...
Yes, it is true... A wonderful and magical land where Walk-Off HRs are found on field 6, where improbable but legendary three Triple games fall like wildfire when there is not a score book in sight,,, the beauty of family will be bestowed upon the Meyer family.
The only real bad news is,, we will be missing Jayse for at least one week due to impending Daddy Duties.
Oh, and I found the answer to that silly opening title. If the postman always rings twice, you prolly need a new doorbell...
ps. If you are reading this post while escorting your gal in the hospital hallway, you may want to FOCUS on Job 1 ... Congrats Jayse and Brittany !!!
And in a land, not too far, far away,,, there currently is a young couple who are on the precipice of changing their names from Brittany and Jayse, to Mom and Dad...
Yes, it is true... A wonderful and magical land where Walk-Off HRs are found on field 6, where improbable but legendary three Triple games fall like wildfire when there is not a score book in sight,,, the beauty of family will be bestowed upon the Meyer family.
The only real bad news is,, we will be missing Jayse for at least one week due to impending Daddy Duties.
Oh, and I found the answer to that silly opening title. If the postman always rings twice, you prolly need a new doorbell...
ps. If you are reading this post while escorting your gal in the hospital hallway, you may want to FOCUS on Job 1 ... Congrats Jayse and Brittany !!!
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Split City Makes a Triumphant Return to end 6-Game Skid
Split City showed up this week and helped (4-8) OBI move into a tie in the lower half of the standings. The 10-9 Game 1 victory over Warning Track Power was our 3rd win against them this season. Only other victory was against League Leading DL, who are a spirited 11-1 (Yes, we gave them their only loss of Season 4).
With only one week to go till the end of this season, our chances are slightly less than nil to make the playoffs. However, we will get to experience our first Week 8 Double Header that means absolutely nothing,,, or slightly less than nothing as it were...
My thoughts drift forward to Season 5 and the fine recovery effort that I believe our bats will be awake and ready to take on... In preparation, I am very interested in a few logistical and not nearly metamorphic thoughts:
-- First, we are carrying 14 players on the roster at this time and we can drop the Season League Fees from $55 to $50 for next season.
-- Next, if you are interested in getting some time at another position, come see Clint, Spillane or I and we will work it into the mix the next couple of weeks. The caveat here may be player availability (aka Who Shows and Who Does Not, Just Sayin')...
-- Third, the second point may be mute if they break up our division into upper and lower tourney brackets...
-- All that said, I am just writing this line so that I have some additional words to use as filler with my thoughts wavering due to an upcoming meeting that I do not want to attend,,, but I digress.
From the category of what reallllly happened against WTP:
-- Matt and his injured knee were a collective 6 for 7.
-- Clint owned a patch of grass in deep 1B/very shallow RF collecting at least two hits there that actually may have backed up on the green...
-- Jayse had four hits and played well defensively.
-- Juan almost killed the pitcher and hit 2 HRs.
-- Spillane finally avoided defenders with his well hit balls. Go Chris !!! 2 Triples.
-- Brian was consistent picking up a HR and a triple in his 4 hits.
-- Erin was hot and cold a the plate with 3 hits in Game 1 and 3 At Bats in Game 2... He did stay on his feet for multiple catches in the OF.
-- Tom followed up his Week 5 performance (included a HR) with 3 hits and a Sac Fly.
-- Larry consistently found a hole in the stacked defense and finally hit a screaming slow roller to the third baseman who was playing SS,,, for another hit.
-- JR had a big hit in Game 2 to help us get back in the game, though hit the ball consistently to his friend in LC for outfield practice.
-- Paul was another hot/cold player, but the big news was that having him run the bases for the injured or for himself was risky business.
-- And finally Michael, 4 hits a walk and unfortunately, made the final out with tying runs on base in Game 2...
Stats are still in progress... Update coming soon.
With only one week to go till the end of this season, our chances are slightly less than nil to make the playoffs. However, we will get to experience our first Week 8 Double Header that means absolutely nothing,,, or slightly less than nothing as it were...
My thoughts drift forward to Season 5 and the fine recovery effort that I believe our bats will be awake and ready to take on... In preparation, I am very interested in a few logistical and not nearly metamorphic thoughts:
-- First, we are carrying 14 players on the roster at this time and we can drop the Season League Fees from $55 to $50 for next season.
-- Next, if you are interested in getting some time at another position, come see Clint, Spillane or I and we will work it into the mix the next couple of weeks. The caveat here may be player availability (aka Who Shows and Who Does Not, Just Sayin')...
-- Third, the second point may be mute if they break up our division into upper and lower tourney brackets...
-- All that said, I am just writing this line so that I have some additional words to use as filler with my thoughts wavering due to an upcoming meeting that I do not want to attend,,, but I digress.
From the category of what reallllly happened against WTP:
-- Matt and his injured knee were a collective 6 for 7.
-- Clint owned a patch of grass in deep 1B/very shallow RF collecting at least two hits there that actually may have backed up on the green...
-- Jayse had four hits and played well defensively.
-- Juan almost killed the pitcher and hit 2 HRs.
-- Spillane finally avoided defenders with his well hit balls. Go Chris !!! 2 Triples.
-- Brian was consistent picking up a HR and a triple in his 4 hits.
-- Erin was hot and cold a the plate with 3 hits in Game 1 and 3 At Bats in Game 2... He did stay on his feet for multiple catches in the OF.
-- Tom followed up his Week 5 performance (included a HR) with 3 hits and a Sac Fly.
-- Larry consistently found a hole in the stacked defense and finally hit a screaming slow roller to the third baseman who was playing SS,,, for another hit.
-- JR had a big hit in Game 2 to help us get back in the game, though hit the ball consistently to his friend in LC for outfield practice.
-- Paul was another hot/cold player, but the big news was that having him run the bases for the injured or for himself was risky business.
-- And finally Michael, 4 hits a walk and unfortunately, made the final out with tying runs on base in Game 2...
Stats are still in progress... Update coming soon.
Thursday, August 18, 2016
And Another One Bites the Dust..
Actually, last week it was Dusty (umm, Michael, errrr ummm ME !!!) who bit / stung / drilled the Another One who is artfully known as Ken the Pitcher. I have heard the song about putting a ring on it,,, but seeing Kens non-6pack area with a ring of sting with ball stitching across it, definitely not the prettiest sight.
Alas, as a team, we are waking up from an early season slump the past couple of weeks and though we have lost 4 in a row there is still a chance for a top 4 finish and another playoff appearance.
All that is necessary is planning ahead of your swing where you are hitting the ball, executing and hustling and staying one step ahead while on defense. And that refers to thinking ahead what you are going to do with the ball, not cheating right, left, up or back during a pitch.
Playing within ourselves and doing what each of us does best will provide us with the opportunity to win each game. A sweep of The Flock this week will be the key to our Season 4 comeback.
If not, at least we are not playing at 615 with the temperature at 110+ anymore ;~) fingers crossed...
Let's have some fun this week and we will get the stats caught up this weekend !!!
Alas, as a team, we are waking up from an early season slump the past couple of weeks and though we have lost 4 in a row there is still a chance for a top 4 finish and another playoff appearance.
All that is necessary is planning ahead of your swing where you are hitting the ball, executing and hustling and staying one step ahead while on defense. And that refers to thinking ahead what you are going to do with the ball, not cheating right, left, up or back during a pitch.
Playing within ourselves and doing what each of us does best will provide us with the opportunity to win each game. A sweep of The Flock this week will be the key to our Season 4 comeback.
If not, at least we are not playing at 615 with the temperature at 110+ anymore ;~) fingers crossed...
Let's have some fun this week and we will get the stats caught up this weekend !!!
Thursday, August 4, 2016
Split City Gives DL first loss since June
3-1 DL and 3-1 OBI battled in two painful games. Well painful for me as I was only supposed to DH. Alllllready digressing, fail! Well may also have been painful offensively for us as we scored 10 runs total, yet wonderful with a 5 run rally in the bottom of the 7th in Game 2 to win 7-6.
Game 1 was painful after the top of the first where we scored 3 runs. Michael walked, Jayse and Juan then singled. Brian doubled in 2 and after Tom walked, JR did the same to push across a run.
JR also singled in the 4th inning. Those 4 hits were it during our 5 at bats... Four for 19 hitting wise... Run Ruled 3-13 in 5...
As depressing as that might have been, OBI was down 2-3 after two innings in Game 2. In the bottom of the first, Jayse singled and Spillane doubled, Brian followed with an RBI single and Tom hit a Sac Fly. 'Nuff Said...
And then both teams bats went silent for 3 more innings. DL scored 3 in the top of the sixth... More silence till the bottom of the 7th.
-- Brian singled but a bad call by the blue had him thrown out trying to advance on a 5-3-4 putout.
-- Tom singled followed by a JR Double.
-- Fill in Nick drove in a run with a single.
-- Then, Larry lined one over the outfielders heads for an RBI Double.
-- With the score 4-6, Matt Doubled in 2 to tie it up and Michael was intentionally walked to put a force in play at 1st, second and third.
-- Jayse nearly won the game with his single but the LC Fielders diving effort kept Matt from scoring.
-- Walk-Off Single ALERT !!! Juan drove a single mightily up the middle to score the winning run...
Great comeback after a long night of sleepy bats... Our 14 for 30 effort in this game brought our total to 18 for 49... .367 team average and a split against DL with only 9 healthy players,,, my hat is off to the team...
Game 1 was painful after the top of the first where we scored 3 runs. Michael walked, Jayse and Juan then singled. Brian doubled in 2 and after Tom walked, JR did the same to push across a run.
JR also singled in the 4th inning. Those 4 hits were it during our 5 at bats... Four for 19 hitting wise... Run Ruled 3-13 in 5...
As depressing as that might have been, OBI was down 2-3 after two innings in Game 2. In the bottom of the first, Jayse singled and Spillane doubled, Brian followed with an RBI single and Tom hit a Sac Fly. 'Nuff Said...
And then both teams bats went silent for 3 more innings. DL scored 3 in the top of the sixth... More silence till the bottom of the 7th.
-- Brian singled but a bad call by the blue had him thrown out trying to advance on a 5-3-4 putout.
-- Tom singled followed by a JR Double.
-- Fill in Nick drove in a run with a single.
-- Then, Larry lined one over the outfielders heads for an RBI Double.
-- With the score 4-6, Matt Doubled in 2 to tie it up and Michael was intentionally walked to put a force in play at 1st, second and third.
-- Jayse nearly won the game with his single but the LC Fielders diving effort kept Matt from scoring.
-- Walk-Off Single ALERT !!! Juan drove a single mightily up the middle to score the winning run...
Great comeback after a long night of sleepy bats... Our 14 for 30 effort in this game brought our total to 18 for 49... .367 team average and a split against DL with only 9 healthy players,,, my hat is off to the team...
No Home Runs vs. Warning Track Power Yet OBI Sweeps!
Season 4 finds 18 teams set to go on Thursday Nights. However, only 3 D1 teams in the bunch so 2 groups were randomly created of 8 & 10 teams. In Group 2 is where you find OBI,,, and D1 Champ DL,,, and D2 Champ Those Guys. Good Stuff as we are always up for a good challenge.
First up was Warning Track Power. With Larry on vacation in Colorado, Juan handled the pitching duties. The defense was pretty solid behind him as WTP scored only 11 runs in 13 innings winning Game 1 9-8 with 4 consecutive hits to start the bottom of the 6th inning and Game 2 9-3...
The hardest thing in the way seemingly was Michael's head as a bad hop took him down. However, up before the count was completed he made it and then played angry afterwards. Comments from WTP and OBI were bantered about of how improved my play was post bad hoppage. But I digress...
In Game 1, OBI led 5-1 after 4 only to have WTP score 5 in the top of the 5th. Both teams scored 2 in each at bat the last inning and a half to reach the 9-8 final score. Fillin Brent , Matt and John all singled prior to Brian's walk off Double.
In Game 2, after WTP tied the game 3-3 after 2,,, it was all OBI offensively,,, well and defensively as well:
-- Tom lead the way with 2 Walks. (Good Ol' Steve would be proud)
-- Brian, Michael, Nuta and Brent each had 3 hits.
-- Brent and John each had 2 RBIs
-- Matt had 3 RBIs to top them
In total, we had 40 hits on the night and scored 18 runs. Not bad on field 4 in 110 degree weather... Hope they get the AC fixed on field 4 soon.... Whew!!!
First up was Warning Track Power. With Larry on vacation in Colorado, Juan handled the pitching duties. The defense was pretty solid behind him as WTP scored only 11 runs in 13 innings winning Game 1 9-8 with 4 consecutive hits to start the bottom of the 6th inning and Game 2 9-3...
The hardest thing in the way seemingly was Michael's head as a bad hop took him down. However, up before the count was completed he made it and then played angry afterwards. Comments from WTP and OBI were bantered about of how improved my play was post bad hoppage. But I digress...
In Game 1, OBI led 5-1 after 4 only to have WTP score 5 in the top of the 5th. Both teams scored 2 in each at bat the last inning and a half to reach the 9-8 final score. Fillin Brent , Matt and John all singled prior to Brian's walk off Double.
In Game 2, after WTP tied the game 3-3 after 2,,, it was all OBI offensively,,, well and defensively as well:
-- Tom lead the way with 2 Walks. (Good Ol' Steve would be proud)
-- Brian, Michael, Nuta and Brent each had 3 hits.
-- Brent and John each had 2 RBIs
-- Matt had 3 RBIs to top them
In total, we had 40 hits on the night and scored 18 runs. Not bad on field 4 in 110 degree weather... Hope they get the AC fixed on field 4 soon.... Whew!!!
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
With 3rd Place Regular Season and Tourney Finishes, OBI Proves Escalation to D1 Is No Joke!
D1 Season 3 Tourney Champion DL Rolled over OBI and then top seed The Heights Sports Bar. 3rd Seed OBI awoke in the Consolation Game and dominated Team Wear It 16-8. This was the third victory over TWI in the past two weeks and made it 4 wins in 5 Season 3 games. Most Satisfactory!!!
Tourney game 1 found OBI down 16-0 after two innings and though we won the next two innings 5-4, DL scored again in the 5th inning to push the final to 22-5.
Team Wear It stopped by field 4 and opened with two runs in the opening frame. Home team OBI countered with 4 runs as Brian singled in between walks by John and Michael to start the game, which preceded Senior Tourney Player Paul and his Big Fly of Grand Salami proportions off one of the picnic tables just outside the RF wall of field 3...
TWI would not score again in the second or third as the OBI offense remained consistent and pushed across 2 runs on a Jayse single followed by Juan tying for the HR lead in the game during inning 2. Then, it was Mando, Paul, Larry, Tom and Clint with singles to push two more across in the third.
Down 8-2, TWI pushed across 3 in the top of the 4th to regain momentum only to have OBI win the inning with 4 of our own in cyclical fashion. John singled, Brian doubled, Michael tripled them home, then Mando Homered to the deepest part of center field! Ok, Ok, was an inside the parker but still counts as 3 HRs in 4 innings ;~) ...
After yet another 3 spot by TWI, the fellas on that good ol' OBI squad once again pushed 4 across to make it 16-8. Clint singled, Jayse tripled, Juan doubled, Spillane singled, Brian tripled, and Michael doubled. Whew!!!!
The game would end with a two out single where the TWI base runner from first was unable to muster the energy to motivate to second base before a throw could be made back to the infield. Michael being unable to cut the ball off, turned to see the force out that clinched the Consolation Game Victory...
And the party was on at Jerseys!!! A great season for sure...
Season 4 will be fun as the Men's teams have expanded to 18 and we have been placed in Group 2, a ten team division. See you this Thursday !!!
With the stats that follow, we also say goodbye to Mando for now. His work nights have changed and he has moved to playing on Tuesdays!
Stats for 2016 Seasons 1-3 to be posted later this week...
Tourney game 1 found OBI down 16-0 after two innings and though we won the next two innings 5-4, DL scored again in the 5th inning to push the final to 22-5.
Team Wear It stopped by field 4 and opened with two runs in the opening frame. Home team OBI countered with 4 runs as Brian singled in between walks by John and Michael to start the game, which preceded Senior Tourney Player Paul and his Big Fly of Grand Salami proportions off one of the picnic tables just outside the RF wall of field 3...
TWI would not score again in the second or third as the OBI offense remained consistent and pushed across 2 runs on a Jayse single followed by Juan tying for the HR lead in the game during inning 2. Then, it was Mando, Paul, Larry, Tom and Clint with singles to push two more across in the third.
Down 8-2, TWI pushed across 3 in the top of the 4th to regain momentum only to have OBI win the inning with 4 of our own in cyclical fashion. John singled, Brian doubled, Michael tripled them home, then Mando Homered to the deepest part of center field! Ok, Ok, was an inside the parker but still counts as 3 HRs in 4 innings ;~) ...
After yet another 3 spot by TWI, the fellas on that good ol' OBI squad once again pushed 4 across to make it 16-8. Clint singled, Jayse tripled, Juan doubled, Spillane singled, Brian tripled, and Michael doubled. Whew!!!!
The game would end with a two out single where the TWI base runner from first was unable to muster the energy to motivate to second base before a throw could be made back to the infield. Michael being unable to cut the ball off, turned to see the force out that clinched the Consolation Game Victory...
And the party was on at Jerseys!!! A great season for sure...
Season 4 will be fun as the Men's teams have expanded to 18 and we have been placed in Group 2, a ten team division. See you this Thursday !!!
With the stats that follow, we also say goodbye to Mando for now. His work nights have changed and he has moved to playing on Tuesdays!
Stats for 2016 Seasons 1-3 to be posted later this week...
Thursday, July 14, 2016
While the Coaches are Away, the OBI Faithful Play
Both Clint and Michael were absent this past Thursday and the team was all the better for it during a well earned sweep of Team Wear It. The DH Sweep was the second consecutive, pushing the D1 record for season 3 to 7-5-2 and ensured retention of seed #3.
Officially, the record is 7-6-1 as we played DL in a winner-takes-both-Game2 after tying game 1 on field 4 a few weeks back, but I digress for the first time in this post ;~) ...
Finishing over .500 in a D1 regular season is a first in recorded history, which is only 3 1/2 years at this point. Basically, a few years after that whole dinosaur apocalypse. As I digress, I am left to wonder what tonight brings…
Will there be continued stellar play as OBI has displayed in late seasons all 2016? Only the late news can tell you that!!!
We have 13 players set to rock it tonight! Congrats to the team for the efforts last week!!! See y’all tonight for tourney time! 8pm on Field 4...
Final Stats for Season 3, and maybe even YTD 2016 stats available early next week!
Officially, the record is 7-6-1 as we played DL in a winner-takes-both-Game2 after tying game 1 on field 4 a few weeks back, but I digress for the first time in this post ;~) ...
Finishing over .500 in a D1 regular season is a first in recorded history, which is only 3 1/2 years at this point. Basically, a few years after that whole dinosaur apocalypse. As I digress, I am left to wonder what tonight brings…
Will there be continued stellar play as OBI has displayed in late seasons all 2016? Only the late news can tell you that!!!
We have 13 players set to rock it tonight! Congrats to the team for the efforts last week!!! See y’all tonight for tourney time! 8pm on Field 4...
Final Stats for Season 3, and maybe even YTD 2016 stats available early next week!
Monday, July 4, 2016
Earning The Blog Post!!!
After OBI scored 9 runs in a double header and fell to 3-6-1, the Blog fell silent as the OBI Offense... A week later, against 4-5-1 and 3rd Place E-Machine,,, OBI used timely hitting and good defense to slow the Machine to a slow crawl and take two games 9-7 and 11-8. Annnnd, Michael feels like writing something positive yet obscure, motivational yet dumbfounded, sad yet demented,,, into the OBI Blog, as it were.
A week after hitting 25-56 as a team (lowest DH Avg. that I could find going back well into pre-Columbus, Ohio days of the late 14th century), OBI upped the ante (Spillane, please note the I-Played-Well-And-Finished-Better-Than-John-In-Vegas reference, though I will mention no names),,, hit .500 (32-64) in route to the DH Sweep...
Here are a few things different this week than last:
-- After scoring 5 runs in the bottom of the first inning of Game 1 (6 last week), our scoreless streak only lasted two innings as opposed to 8...
-- Offensively, 7 more hits, and also, 3 more Sac Flies and 5 more Base on Balls.
-- Last week, 1 double as we played on Field 4. Again back there this week, 5 doubles and a triple.
-- Defensively, we were very solid as balls found their way into both outfielders and infielders gloves alike this week. Last week, it was more like ummm is there a hole in there somewhere?
But the biggest key to the week was Larry aka Frickin-Randy-Johnson, moving down batters at a frightening clip with 4 Ks in the first four innings of Game 1 this week... Tone set, 'Nuff Said !!!
Offensive Champions this week:
-- The Sun, that bitch helped several hitters reach base as it was simply nastee looking W/NW through mid Game 2.
-- Brian has quietly continued his climb in the confidence area with another solid week.
-- Spillane went 6 for 6 on the night and impressed all with his directional skills of the ball to all fields and arranging of players in the outfield.
-- Juan and Paul were each 4-6 though Paul out RBI'd him 2-1.
-- Mando had 2 hits and 2 walks
-- Many, Many more players contributed but they cannot all be named as my fingers are tiring and dammit, well, dinner is ready...
This week we Battle the Poet Laurate's aka Team Wear It on Field 1 at 615/715.
If you plan to play in Season 4, Debit card payments are being accepted at the office. Cash payments can be make to either Clint or I,,, all are due by July 21st. Thanks in advance!
A week after hitting 25-56 as a team (lowest DH Avg. that I could find going back well into pre-Columbus, Ohio days of the late 14th century), OBI upped the ante (Spillane, please note the I-Played-Well-And-Finished-Better-Than-John-In-Vegas reference, though I will mention no names),,, hit .500 (32-64) in route to the DH Sweep...
Here are a few things different this week than last:
-- After scoring 5 runs in the bottom of the first inning of Game 1 (6 last week), our scoreless streak only lasted two innings as opposed to 8...
-- Offensively, 7 more hits, and also, 3 more Sac Flies and 5 more Base on Balls.
-- Last week, 1 double as we played on Field 4. Again back there this week, 5 doubles and a triple.
-- Defensively, we were very solid as balls found their way into both outfielders and infielders gloves alike this week. Last week, it was more like ummm is there a hole in there somewhere?
But the biggest key to the week was Larry aka Frickin-Randy-Johnson, moving down batters at a frightening clip with 4 Ks in the first four innings of Game 1 this week... Tone set, 'Nuff Said !!!
Offensive Champions this week:
-- The Sun, that bitch helped several hitters reach base as it was simply nastee looking W/NW through mid Game 2.
-- Brian has quietly continued his climb in the confidence area with another solid week.
-- Spillane went 6 for 6 on the night and impressed all with his directional skills of the ball to all fields and arranging of players in the outfield.
-- Juan and Paul were each 4-6 though Paul out RBI'd him 2-1.
-- Mando had 2 hits and 2 walks
-- Many, Many more players contributed but they cannot all be named as my fingers are tiring and dammit, well, dinner is ready...
This week we Battle the Poet Laurate's aka Team Wear It on Field 1 at 615/715.
If you plan to play in Season 4, Debit card payments are being accepted at the office. Cash payments can be make to either Clint or I,,, all are due by July 21st. Thanks in advance!
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