Buenos Dias A’s,
HOLY COW What a game! Squaring off against the Disablers of the Social Security Administration in our new ballpark last evening, the First Effing Amendments got their first effing taste of victory in nearly a month, in about the most epic fashion possible.
The game started off as a see-saw battle with the lumber of both the A’s and the Disablers active early and often. With a group pared down slightly from Tuesday’s excellent turnout (and a temperature thankfully pared down from the forecast), everyone offered up some valuable contributions throughout the game. We started strong in the first, scoring five runs on (what else) mostly singles, including Ian “Desmond” Eppler’s and “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Me” Stamm’s first of two hits a piece on the day. The Disablers struck right back in the second, scoring a quick six runs, but Wild Wild Wes, who along with K-Dizzle batted 1.000 and scored two runs (making them our Co-Runner-Up-MVPs), kept things close when he was driven in
by the bat of newcomer Erin Stock
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by the bat of newcomer Erin Stock
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Following a few more innings of back-and-forth and the requisite defensive adjustments, the A’s had kept the game close, going into the 7th down 2 by a score of 13-11.
Unfortunately, that seventh inning didn’t start off so well for us. By this point, the Marine Corps Brass Band had started filling the early-evening air with an intoxicating aura of patriotic melodies, and tourists began lining up in our outfield to take in the game. The meat of the Disablers’ lineup started things off, and the defense that had held them scoreless through the past 2 frames broke down a bit. After two quick runs, their four-run lead seemed to have put the game just out of reach. But 2-time MVP and clutch hitter extraordinaire Wes was leading off, and did so in style with a thundering blast to deep right field. We were down 3. Jennifer Wunderkind punches through a single. Mighty Matt Marran finds another hole in the defense. Erin drops yet another single on the Disablers, and all of a sudden we’ve got the bases juiced. An unfortunate foul out tamped our rising hopes, but then in stepped Scott “Bossman” Sanderson.
After watching pitch after poor pitch fall listlessly at his feet, the Disablers’ pitcher put a big fat meatball out over the plate – CRACCCKKK! I knew it was gone the second he hit it. The yellow-green hue of the softball looked so lovely against the night sky 
as it sailed past the outstretched arms of the outfielder, and Scott got on his horse to bring home the first grand-slam walkoff in A’s history (confirmed by the Elias Sports Bureau).
After watching pitch after poor pitch fall listlessly at his feet, the Disablers’ pitcher put a big fat meatball out over the plate – CRACCCKKK! I knew it was gone the second he hit it. The yellow-green hue of the softball looked so lovely against the night sky 
as it sailed past the outstretched arms of the outfielder, and Scott got on his horse to bring home the first grand-slam walkoff in A’s history (confirmed by the Elias Sports Bureau).
It sure feels great to have won a game, but we’ve still got plenty of work to do to ensure we stay on the winning track for the remaining 12 or so games of our season. Next week we face off against Team Dump Truck. I bet they have great personalities. We’ll be playing at 6:30 on the mall, hopefully right on that same field adjacent to the Monument – let me know if you’re in.
Go ice those shoulders and have a wonderful weekend, A’s.
Effing A, Mike
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