Terrorized.

Morning A’s,

Well last night wasn’t exactly the strong showing we had hoped for.  After the rain subsided, the A’s and the Margin of Terror decided to forge ahead with their game, sloppy field and all.  On an Ellipse deserted by softball teams with far less fortitude, the A’s fell to the Margin of Terror in a relatively low-scoring game, losing 11-3.

Playing with a small lineup due to the near-rainout, we just couldn’t muster much offense at any point in the game.  We started off OK, holding the Terrorists scoreless in the first inning before plating 2 runs in the bottom half, but that was the only lead we’d hold all night.  The Margins’ bats sparked up over the next few frames; with pinpoint precision, they dropped line drives halfway between the infield and outfield, and they jumped out to a commanding 11-2 lead at the end of the fourth.  Even the spectacular defensive play of MVP Marilyn “Little Babe Ruth” Robb and a start-studded outfield was not enough to overcome some unfortunately-timed miscues at shortstop.  Offensively, the 2-3 combination of Will Abbott and K-Dizzle was one of the brighter spots in an otherwise sub-par performance, both getting multiple hits on the day.  Following a few more innings of both teams laying goose eggs, the A’s managed to eke out one more run in the 6^th, but could garner no more offensive firepower, even during what looked at first glance to be a rally in the last inning.  After juicing the bases during our final at-bat, we wound up stranding 2 runners and failing to score, and just like that, we were 2 games below .500

So A’s, we’re now 3-5 on the season, dropping us to the lower portion of the rankings in the CSL.  Which will make our thunderous domination of the feeble Republicans all the more satisfying.  I mean, really – let’s go wipe the smug smirks  off their faces.  We take them on in the first of two games next week, on Tuesday at 6:30, hopefully on or near our home field.  Please let me know if you want to play.  This is one of the better games we’ll have all season, so tell your family, co-workers, communist pals, pinkos, and community organizers to come on out to cheer on the Effing A’s.  Then on Thursday of next week, we strike up what will hopefully become a new rivalry as we’ll wage the Battle of the Amendments!  We take on the 10^th Amendments, the National Conference of State Legislators.  I’ve got a beverage sponsor for Tuesday’s game but not yet for Thursday’s, so please let me know if you’d like to volunteer.  Also, on Thursday, we will likely need someone to run down to the mall early to grab a field – let me know if you can make yourself available to do that.

Finally, if you got a jersey in this year’s order, please return it to me asap.  If you’re not in our building, the next game would be fine.

That’s all for now kids – ice those shoulders and rest up over the next few days, because on Tuesday we get to lay the (non)partisan smackdown.

Effing A, Mike