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 !!!
Monday, October 10, 2016
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!
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