Hey A’s,
I’m not even going to try to sugarcoat last night’s routing. We got our butts kicked. Among
the few bright spots was the play of team MVP Emily “Ichiro” Garber, who batted 1.000 with
3 singles and one of our very few RBIs. We struggled a bit on defense, but hey that’s bound to
happen sooner or later. No one did particularly bad, but we didn’t do particularly good either,
and the Triskellions ran away with the game in what could have been the biggest 2-out rally
in human history in the 3rd inning. Thankfully, we have one last shot at redemption, one more
chance to leave this season on a high note.
We square off against the Freedom Ticklers on Thursday of next week. I believe I may have
told some of you it was on Wednesday but I was wrong; sorry about that. This is the last game
of the season, so I expect to see everyone out there. Please let me know if you can make it to
the game. And so you know, I’ve about exhausted the team fund for alcohol so I will be asking
participants of next week’s game to contribute $3-5, or whatever you can muster, to help pay for
the beers. So keep that in mind. The game will be around 6:30, somewhere on the mall TBD. I
will of course circulate the field location once we have it.
That’s it for now A’s. Hope you all have a nice weekend.
Effing A,
Skip
Friday, August 27, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Struggling for Players
Hey A’s,
It is unfortunately that time of year again, the time every softball manager dreads, when his crop
of fresh young legs (aka law clerks) have left for the summer and only the true stalwarts remain
to form the core of a previously-dominant squad. Following the departure of the majority of our
team, I am finding it exceedingly difficult to pull together enough people to field a team for the
remaining games we have. So I implore you to please, please come out, even if for only one
game this season, to join in the effing splendor of A’s baseball. Bring your friends, your family,
your coworkers, that creepy guy who leers at you in your apartment building lobby, heck even an
athletic dog that can field a fly ball would be useful. Just please help me find some bodies so I
don’t have to hang my head in shame as we forfeit away the end of a great season.
So I really need some players for tomorrow. Get out there and the spread the word, and please
let me know asap if you’re able to conjure up any additional help for us. If we don’t have a
squad by midday tomorrow I’m going to need to forfeit, so that’s your time frame. Thanks!
Effing A,
Skip
It is unfortunately that time of year again, the time every softball manager dreads, when his crop
of fresh young legs (aka law clerks) have left for the summer and only the true stalwarts remain
to form the core of a previously-dominant squad. Following the departure of the majority of our
team, I am finding it exceedingly difficult to pull together enough people to field a team for the
remaining games we have. So I implore you to please, please come out, even if for only one
game this season, to join in the effing splendor of A’s baseball. Bring your friends, your family,
your coworkers, that creepy guy who leers at you in your apartment building lobby, heck even an
athletic dog that can field a fly ball would be useful. Just please help me find some bodies so I
don’t have to hang my head in shame as we forfeit away the end of a great season.
So I really need some players for tomorrow. Get out there and the spread the word, and please
let me know asap if you’re able to conjure up any additional help for us. If we don’t have a
squad by midday tomorrow I’m going to need to forfeit, so that’s your time frame. Thanks!
Effing A,
Skip
Friday, August 20, 2010
2 Games Next Week
Hey A’s,
I don’t know about all of you but I always look forward to getting back out on the field for some
effing action after a rainout. So if you’re anything like me, you’re in luck because we’ve got
two, count ‘em TWO, games next week. On Tuesday we face off against the Third Rail, of the
American Public Transit Association. Then on Thursday we take on the Triskellions, resuming a
decades-old rivalry that has swung in both directions in past years (including one really bloody
French nose). The games will be around 6:30 or so and probably on the mall. So please let me
know which game(s) you can make it to. Our season is winding down folks; this is actually our
second-to-last week. So if you’re one of those people who’s been putting this off all summer,
now is the best time for you to come out and get in a little softball before the season ends.
OK, let me know. And have a nice weekend.
Effing A,
Skip
I don’t know about all of you but I always look forward to getting back out on the field for some
effing action after a rainout. So if you’re anything like me, you’re in luck because we’ve got
two, count ‘em TWO, games next week. On Tuesday we face off against the Third Rail, of the
American Public Transit Association. Then on Thursday we take on the Triskellions, resuming a
decades-old rivalry that has swung in both directions in past years (including one really bloody
French nose). The games will be around 6:30 or so and probably on the mall. So please let me
know which game(s) you can make it to. Our season is winding down folks; this is actually our
second-to-last week. So if you’re one of those people who’s been putting this off all summer,
now is the best time for you to come out and get in a little softball before the season ends.
OK, let me know. And have a nice weekend.
Effing A,
Skip
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Wow! What a Game!
Mornin’ A’s!
Fantastic game last night. Really, you all played like the AL all star team in MLB 99. It’s a
shame we had to end that one in a tie, but that was certainly an amazing effing effort displayed
by all.
For those who missed it, this might have been the game of the season, thrill-wise. After jumping
out to an early 5-3 lead, the fightin GPOers had a few big innings to take a daunting lead at
11-6. Going into the 6th, it looked as though this one had gotten away from the A’s. But with
blazing guns from the bullpen John “I disappear when it’s my turn to bat” Hardenbergh and Ian
Thompson, the defense held solid. It was up to the offense to pull this one out.
The A’s were still in a hole, and a deep one at that with a 4-run deficit heading into the last
inning. We were just hitting the meat of the lineup, with Jeremy “gloves” Caverly leading off.
After brutally mauling the ball on a rope up the middle, the A’s were flabbergasted when the
catch of the game, nay the catch of the season, was made by GPO’s jerk shortstop. Now with
one out and no one on, the prospects weren’t looking good for a rally.
But no one told that to Will Smith, who perfectly placed his 3rd home run of the game into 14th
street traffic. He was followed by Matt Allee, who got on base and was driven home by yours
truly. Sandy Fulton knocked skip in with a huge single, and a wayward throw by the GPO on the
next play got her across. The A’s had tied the game, and all was right in the world.
Except, the GPO had to bat. So the A’s took the field under the lights to try to hold them off.
Closer Jeremy Goldberg was brought in for the save. Matt “I make every out in the infield”
Allee had two beautiful plays at SS to quickly put GPO down 2 outs. But a blistering groundball
that took a bad hop made it past skip at third, and the GPO all of a sudden had a runner in
scoring position with the chance for a walkoff. But lights-out pitching from Jeremy iced the
GPO’s skip as he grounded out to (where else) shortstop to end the inning. Because it was
nearly pitch black outside at that point, we had to make the tough call to end the game in a tie.
So. Here we are, with a tie in our second-to-last game, still sitting on that .500 record. We’ve
got a chance to make history next week when we take on the Third Rail in a rematch of the
game we were supposed to play yesterday. Let’s go out with a bang and end this season a game
above .500
The game next week will be on Wednesday night, usual starting time. I don’t know about a field
yet but we will shoot for the vicinity of our home field on 15th and Constitution. I hope to see
everyone out there. Even if you don’t want to play, and if you’ve been telling yourself or me all
season you’ll make it out, just come on out, share a beer, and cheer on the A’s. Let me know if
you can make it
Speaking of, I could use a beer volunteer for next week. If I don’t get one, we can just do the
same thing we did this week, and I’ll ask you each to bring a few ones to help defray the costs.
But if someone who hasn’t bought before would like to step up, please let me know
And we would like to do a happy hour next week as well to celebrate our wonderful season,
probably on Friday. Other options would be Thursday or Monday. Please let me know which of
those days would be best for you, and we’ll try to get out on a night when most folks can make
it. Also – we don’t have a set place in mind, so if you’ve got a suggestion for a fun/cheap/both
happy hour spot, I’d like to hear it.
That’s it for now. Great game, and I hope you can all make it out next week. Have a good one
Effing A,
Skip
Fantastic game last night. Really, you all played like the AL all star team in MLB 99. It’s a
shame we had to end that one in a tie, but that was certainly an amazing effing effort displayed
by all.
For those who missed it, this might have been the game of the season, thrill-wise. After jumping
out to an early 5-3 lead, the fightin GPOers had a few big innings to take a daunting lead at
11-6. Going into the 6th, it looked as though this one had gotten away from the A’s. But with
blazing guns from the bullpen John “I disappear when it’s my turn to bat” Hardenbergh and Ian
Thompson, the defense held solid. It was up to the offense to pull this one out.
The A’s were still in a hole, and a deep one at that with a 4-run deficit heading into the last
inning. We were just hitting the meat of the lineup, with Jeremy “gloves” Caverly leading off.
After brutally mauling the ball on a rope up the middle, the A’s were flabbergasted when the
catch of the game, nay the catch of the season, was made by GPO’s jerk shortstop. Now with
one out and no one on, the prospects weren’t looking good for a rally.
But no one told that to Will Smith, who perfectly placed his 3rd home run of the game into 14th
street traffic. He was followed by Matt Allee, who got on base and was driven home by yours
truly. Sandy Fulton knocked skip in with a huge single, and a wayward throw by the GPO on the
next play got her across. The A’s had tied the game, and all was right in the world.
Except, the GPO had to bat. So the A’s took the field under the lights to try to hold them off.
Closer Jeremy Goldberg was brought in for the save. Matt “I make every out in the infield”
Allee had two beautiful plays at SS to quickly put GPO down 2 outs. But a blistering groundball
that took a bad hop made it past skip at third, and the GPO all of a sudden had a runner in
scoring position with the chance for a walkoff. But lights-out pitching from Jeremy iced the
GPO’s skip as he grounded out to (where else) shortstop to end the inning. Because it was
nearly pitch black outside at that point, we had to make the tough call to end the game in a tie.
So. Here we are, with a tie in our second-to-last game, still sitting on that .500 record. We’ve
got a chance to make history next week when we take on the Third Rail in a rematch of the
game we were supposed to play yesterday. Let’s go out with a bang and end this season a game
above .500
The game next week will be on Wednesday night, usual starting time. I don’t know about a field
yet but we will shoot for the vicinity of our home field on 15th and Constitution. I hope to see
everyone out there. Even if you don’t want to play, and if you’ve been telling yourself or me all
season you’ll make it out, just come on out, share a beer, and cheer on the A’s. Let me know if
you can make it
Speaking of, I could use a beer volunteer for next week. If I don’t get one, we can just do the
same thing we did this week, and I’ll ask you each to bring a few ones to help defray the costs.
But if someone who hasn’t bought before would like to step up, please let me know
And we would like to do a happy hour next week as well to celebrate our wonderful season,
probably on Friday. Other options would be Thursday or Monday. Please let me know which of
those days would be best for you, and we’ll try to get out on a night when most folks can make
it. Also – we don’t have a set place in mind, so if you’ve got a suggestion for a fun/cheap/both
happy hour spot, I’d like to hear it.
That’s it for now. Great game, and I hope you can all make it out next week. Have a good one
Effing A,
Skip
Thursday, August 12, 2010
A Close One
Well you can’t win them all, unfortunately, unless you happen to be the ’72 Dolphins, but that’s
a different story. The story I’m going to tell, or sparsely glance over, is the story of the A’s
valiant gameplay being thwarted by the likes of the Free Agents last night. After the Repubs
feebly backed out of last night’s game, we ended up in a game against a group of ringers that
proved just a bit too difficult for us to combat. We played really well though, with consistent
production from all spots in the lineup, solid defensive play all around, and our usual sense of
beer-fueled bravado. Eric “The Rocket” Hoffman started off strong on the mound, holding the
agents to only 4 runs in the first 4 innings, including two 3-up, 3-down frames. On the opposite
side, the A’s played mostly small ball besides Wes’ towering home run that landed on the roof
of the American History Museum (I’m pretty sure…) and effectively punched a few runs across
on some base hits to be sitting pretty with a 5-4 lead heading into the top of the 5th. But from
there it was largely downhill as the defense collapsed in the top frame, letting the Agents put an
incredible 8 runs across to take a commanding lead into the late innings, when they finally also
decided to start playing some defense against us. Though we were able to regain our form after
the barrage, the damage had been done as we weren’t quite able to surmount the lead the agents
had built. After two more innings the A’s suffered their 5th loss of the season, 14-8. The game’s
MVP was Scott “Ichiro” Sanderson, who had 3 singles on the day and a huge RBI when things
were looking awfully bleak for the A’s. But everyone played really well, despite the score, so
thank you all for coming out (yes, that implies that had you stunk, I wouldn’t be thanking you).
Great game!
Next week we continue on our march to glory in our historic season as we face off against the
A Team, of the Avescent Group, on Wednesday. Game will be around 6:30, somewhere on the
mall in the general vicinity of where we always play. More details will follow once we have the
field secured. Please let me know if you plan on playing.
That’s it for now folks. Have a nice weekend, and I hope to see you all next week
Effing A,
Skip
a different story. The story I’m going to tell, or sparsely glance over, is the story of the A’s
valiant gameplay being thwarted by the likes of the Free Agents last night. After the Repubs
feebly backed out of last night’s game, we ended up in a game against a group of ringers that
proved just a bit too difficult for us to combat. We played really well though, with consistent
production from all spots in the lineup, solid defensive play all around, and our usual sense of
beer-fueled bravado. Eric “The Rocket” Hoffman started off strong on the mound, holding the
agents to only 4 runs in the first 4 innings, including two 3-up, 3-down frames. On the opposite
side, the A’s played mostly small ball besides Wes’ towering home run that landed on the roof
of the American History Museum (I’m pretty sure…) and effectively punched a few runs across
on some base hits to be sitting pretty with a 5-4 lead heading into the top of the 5th. But from
there it was largely downhill as the defense collapsed in the top frame, letting the Agents put an
incredible 8 runs across to take a commanding lead into the late innings, when they finally also
decided to start playing some defense against us. Though we were able to regain our form after
the barrage, the damage had been done as we weren’t quite able to surmount the lead the agents
had built. After two more innings the A’s suffered their 5th loss of the season, 14-8. The game’s
MVP was Scott “Ichiro” Sanderson, who had 3 singles on the day and a huge RBI when things
were looking awfully bleak for the A’s. But everyone played really well, despite the score, so
thank you all for coming out (yes, that implies that had you stunk, I wouldn’t be thanking you).
Great game!
Next week we continue on our march to glory in our historic season as we face off against the
A Team, of the Avescent Group, on Wednesday. Game will be around 6:30, somewhere on the
mall in the general vicinity of where we always play. More details will follow once we have the
field secured. Please let me know if you plan on playing.
That’s it for now folks. Have a nice weekend, and I hope to see you all next week
Effing A,
Skip
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
2010 A's Team Photo
Here's our first and only photo (so far at least) of the 2010 season, taken after our victory over VA is for Lovers
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