Morning A’s,
Try as we might, the A’s just can’t seem to get this winning streak started. We looked ready to do so last night, facing off against the Freedom Ticklers and seeking revenge for last year’s blowout 19-2 loss literally in the shadow of the Washington Monument, after our habitat became the victim of reforestation (damn Park Service with your trees and fresh air and whatnot). With the warm afternoon sun radiating out from behind the obelisk, the perfect weather for the game seemed to put the A’s in prime position to start climbing back through the ranks of the CSL.
Diverting from our usual trajectory of starting games in a huge hole, the A’s stormed out of the gate yesterday. Four of our first 5 hitters singled and were promptly driven home by Little Babe Ruth and Will Abbott, who led the team in RBIs. We scored four runs in the bottom of the first to take an early lead, and after a bit of a see-saw battle in which practically the entire second half of the order was driven in by Will The Hammer Horowitz’s monster blast, the A’s and Ticklers were tied after 3 innings. A couple of key defensive adjustments, notably bringing up AAA Prospect Nasty Nate to man first base and putting Wild Wild “Ow My Clavicle!” Wes out in left field helped seal up the few leaky spots we had early. We again battled the Ticklers to a tie – heading into the sixth inning, it was all knotted up at 9.
The Ticks pounced on a few clutch hits to quickly score two runs in the top half, but MVP Brian “Dirt Devil” Patterson decided to take control of the outfield – his miraculous diving catch to end the inning stopped the bleeding and saved the As’ hopes of a comeback. In the bottom of the inning, Nasty Nate and Mr. Prohibition tried to spark a 2-out rally but we just couldn’t muster much offense against Spinny McSmokerstein
and failed to bring home the baserunners. Following another strong defensive outing with Pattycakes’ second web gem of the day, the A’s were still down two in the 7th. This time we started a bit earlier, getting two men/women on with only one out and two of our most feared offensive weapons stepping to the plate. But alas, this was not our time, as the spinning balls were too much for our hitters, and we fell to the Ticklers by the much more respectable score of 11-9.
and failed to bring home the baserunners. Following another strong defensive outing with Pattycakes’ second web gem of the day, the A’s were still down two in the 7th. This time we started a bit earlier, getting two men/women on with only one out and two of our most feared offensive weapons stepping to the plate. But alas, this was not our time, as the spinning balls were too much for our hitters, and we fell to the Ticklers by the much more respectable score of 11-9.
Effin' A, Mike.
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