Mornin A’s!
What a great game yesterday! Playing under a benevolent cloud cover and in the midst of a
Biblical-plague sized swarm of bugs, the First Effing Amendments fought valiantly against I’d
Hit That to come from behind in the last inning and pull out a 14-13 victory. Unfortunately,
even after reaching down into the farm system and pulling prospects from the WLO legal intern
team, we couldn’t produce enough female players for the game so it will officially be scored as
a tie (many thanks to Chelsea of the opposing squad for pulling a Benedict Arnold and playing
with us). Everyone who was there knows it was a well-fought, see-saw battle between two very
evenly matched squads. The MVP of the game was Chesa Boudin, who covered a good 10 miles
running around out in left field, bailing out Mike’s poor pitching time and time again. But we
had strong production up and down the lineup, even though our intrepid right fielder Theresa
Shaloub fell victim to a muddy basepath and had to be placed on the DL. It was a great game all
around, and I’m happy to know we actually won, even if it won’t be scored that way.
So now we move into the thick of the season, with two games next week, on Tuesday and
Thursday. On Tuesday we play the not-very-cleverly-named Lions for Climate Protection (of
the Alliance for Climate Protection), and on Thursday we play the Hitmen (not sure who they’re
affiliated with). Both games will start around 6:30pm, and we don’t have fields reserved. So
that means I will A) be eternally grateful to anyone, including interns, who could help me scout
a field and possibly leave earlier than 5pm to do so; and B) be letting you all know via email
sometime Tuesday and Thursday afternoon where the games will be played.
If you can make it out to one or both games, please let me know (with some sort of
affirmative in an email). Also – I need a beer sponsor for Thursday’s game. Perks of
sponsorship include: everyone gets to drink. Sorry, we stopped offering advertisement spots last
season. If you’ve already paid me for your jersey, I’ll bring it with my to whatever game(s) you
can make it to. If you haven’t paid me for your jersey, well, shame on you. Same goes for the
registration fee.
That’s it for now A’s. Try to not put yourselves in too much of a food coma over the holiday
weekend, because on Tuesday we’ve got some Lions to tame! (sorry, I know I’m lame. Just had
to get that in there though)
Effing A,
Skip
Friday, May 28, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
2010 Schedule Has Been Effing Set.
Yo,
What’s up, As? Skip here. I just wanted to let everyone know that we now have our 2010
Softball season schedule set! I jumped on some early email interaction and got us set up early
for the season. We’ve got some great games coming up – a few grudge matches from last
season interspersed with a nice mix of new faces. But regardless of whether we’ve played
them before or not, we’ve now got a bunch of new enemies to beat up on this season. I did my
best to schedule games on Tuesdays and Thursdays wherever possible, but we move into a few
Wednesday games near the end of the season. There are only 3 weeks where we’ve got two
games, so I expect all of you there for those (and two of those have unconfirmed games, so we
may only have 1 those weeks). In all, we’ve got 20 games scheduled and 2 unconfirmed games.
If you know of any games now that you definitely can’t make, please let me know so I can try to
plan accordingly.
The weeks in which we have 2 games are highlighted on the left-hand side. If this chart doesn’t
make sense, please let me know. Highlights of the 2010 season will include games against The
One-Hitters, Dinh & Tonic, Both the DNC and RNC, and rematches with the Bears of Grunley
and the Triskellions. It’s looking to be an awesome year for softball kiddos. Please go forth and
preach the gospel of First Effing Amendment softball, and encourage your friends/families/loved
ones/enemies who happen to take steroids to come out and play.
Also – if you want a jersey, you should contact me asap. Going to be ordering them soon, by the
end of next week at the latest.
Next up – practices! Yeah! As you’ll see below, I have tentatively scheduled 3 practices before
we start with our first game on Thursday, August 29. I’m hoping to go Tuesday and Thursday,
starting next week. Practice will be rather informal, just a little bit of work to get us back into
game shape. But please come out and enjoy it with me!
Finally, I need some money from most of you. Pretty much all of you. Please come find me
with that. Thanks!
That’s it for now, A’s. Let me know your thoughts if you have any, and I’ll see you next
Tuesday for practice, right after work at our home field on 15th & Constitution.
What’s up, As? Skip here. I just wanted to let everyone know that we now have our 2010
Softball season schedule set! I jumped on some early email interaction and got us set up early
for the season. We’ve got some great games coming up – a few grudge matches from last
season interspersed with a nice mix of new faces. But regardless of whether we’ve played
them before or not, we’ve now got a bunch of new enemies to beat up on this season. I did my
best to schedule games on Tuesdays and Thursdays wherever possible, but we move into a few
Wednesday games near the end of the season. There are only 3 weeks where we’ve got two
games, so I expect all of you there for those (and two of those have unconfirmed games, so we
may only have 1 those weeks). In all, we’ve got 20 games scheduled and 2 unconfirmed games.
If you know of any games now that you definitely can’t make, please let me know so I can try to
plan accordingly.
The weeks in which we have 2 games are highlighted on the left-hand side. If this chart doesn’t
make sense, please let me know. Highlights of the 2010 season will include games against The
One-Hitters, Dinh & Tonic, Both the DNC and RNC, and rematches with the Bears of Grunley
and the Triskellions. It’s looking to be an awesome year for softball kiddos. Please go forth and
preach the gospel of First Effing Amendment softball, and encourage your friends/families/loved
ones/enemies who happen to take steroids to come out and play.
Also – if you want a jersey, you should contact me asap. Going to be ordering them soon, by the
end of next week at the latest.
Next up – practices! Yeah! As you’ll see below, I have tentatively scheduled 3 practices before
we start with our first game on Thursday, August 29. I’m hoping to go Tuesday and Thursday,
starting next week. Practice will be rather informal, just a little bit of work to get us back into
game shape. But please come out and enjoy it with me!
Finally, I need some money from most of you. Pretty much all of you. Please come find me
with that. Thanks!
That’s it for now, A’s. Let me know your thoughts if you have any, and I’ll see you next
Tuesday for practice, right after work at our home field on 15th & Constitution.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
First Effing Amendments Softball 2010
Hey Everybody,
Thank you very much to everyone who responded to my harassments; we had enough people for
a squad and I just went and signed us up. So we’re official!
I know a lot of you still haven’t made a firm decision on playing yet and that’s fine. Just let
me know if you want to come out and play at any point during the season. We always pick up
stragglers halfway through to restock the farm system.
First order of business: my grand plan for recouping the team fee. I’d like to ask everyone who
plans on playing regularly to give me $20 for the registration, and folks who plan on playing
only a couple games (3 or more), $10. If anyone strongly objects to this, please let me know. I
just figured this was the best way to balance out the fee and not have anyone have to contribute
too much. So if you could maybe run that by my desk (those of you who work here), that would
be great; otherwise I’ll nag you at practice and games.
So we will also be ordering jerseys sometime soon. They will be of the same beautiful design
and hand-crafted materials as last year’s model (unless someone gives me something better to
work with – I may be many things but fashion designer is not one of them). If you would like
a jersey, please let me know the name and number you’d like on it, and the size. The sizes tend
to run a little on the small side, especially after a trip through the wash, so keep that in mind. I
anticipate the cost per shirt coming in anywhere between $20-25. I won’t submit the order for
another 2 weeks or so, so you have until then to get your order in to me.
And now, for the part you’ve all been waiting for: Practice! (“We talkin’ bout practice?”) Darn
right we are. Now I’m sure all of you are natural ringers, but ringers need practice too. You
gotta get those arms and legs in game shape! I would like to have our first practice on Tuesday,
April 20th. Since a lot of you will probably have better plans that day, let’s set Wednesday aside
for a rain date. If I’m waiting too long to initiate the practices, and you just need to get out there
ASAP, please let me know and I’ll schedule it sooner. I just wanted to wait until I could be sure
we’d have some nice weather.
I would also like to try to encourage folks to come out to the batting cages with me whenever
you’re free. There are cages in Virginia near the 7-corners shopping area that are cheap and
usually not too crowded, but if anyone knows of some closer to the District, that’d be great too.
Either way, if you want to go whack some balls around with me, give me a yell and we’ll set
something up.
For now, my dear A’s, that’s it. But soon we will have reason to rejoice and bask in the summer
sun. Until then,: a) let me know if you want to play but haven’t told me so already, b) let me
know if you can/want to make the April 20 practice, c) get yourself a jersey, and d) please come
find me with the registration fee. Thanks!
Effing A,
Thank you very much to everyone who responded to my harassments; we had enough people for
a squad and I just went and signed us up. So we’re official!
I know a lot of you still haven’t made a firm decision on playing yet and that’s fine. Just let
me know if you want to come out and play at any point during the season. We always pick up
stragglers halfway through to restock the farm system.
First order of business: my grand plan for recouping the team fee. I’d like to ask everyone who
plans on playing regularly to give me $20 for the registration, and folks who plan on playing
only a couple games (3 or more), $10. If anyone strongly objects to this, please let me know. I
just figured this was the best way to balance out the fee and not have anyone have to contribute
too much. So if you could maybe run that by my desk (those of you who work here), that would
be great; otherwise I’ll nag you at practice and games.
So we will also be ordering jerseys sometime soon. They will be of the same beautiful design
and hand-crafted materials as last year’s model (unless someone gives me something better to
work with – I may be many things but fashion designer is not one of them). If you would like
a jersey, please let me know the name and number you’d like on it, and the size. The sizes tend
to run a little on the small side, especially after a trip through the wash, so keep that in mind. I
anticipate the cost per shirt coming in anywhere between $20-25. I won’t submit the order for
another 2 weeks or so, so you have until then to get your order in to me.
And now, for the part you’ve all been waiting for: Practice! (“We talkin’ bout practice?”) Darn
right we are. Now I’m sure all of you are natural ringers, but ringers need practice too. You
gotta get those arms and legs in game shape! I would like to have our first practice on Tuesday,
April 20th. Since a lot of you will probably have better plans that day, let’s set Wednesday aside
for a rain date. If I’m waiting too long to initiate the practices, and you just need to get out there
ASAP, please let me know and I’ll schedule it sooner. I just wanted to wait until I could be sure
we’d have some nice weather.
I would also like to try to encourage folks to come out to the batting cages with me whenever
you’re free. There are cages in Virginia near the 7-corners shopping area that are cheap and
usually not too crowded, but if anyone knows of some closer to the District, that’d be great too.
Either way, if you want to go whack some balls around with me, give me a yell and we’ll set
something up.
For now, my dear A’s, that’s it. But soon we will have reason to rejoice and bask in the summer
sun. Until then,: a) let me know if you want to play but haven’t told me so already, b) let me
know if you can/want to make the April 20 practice, c) get yourself a jersey, and d) please come
find me with the registration fee. Thanks!
Effing A,
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
It's Effing 2010 Already
Hola, my Dear First Effing A’s (and potential future A’s),
A new spring is upon us. As the weather turns from dismal March-in-DC grey skies and soggy
air to the oppressive heat and just plain cruel humidity that summers in this wondrous swamp
bring, I can’t help but get excited about the upcoming softball season. I imagine that most or all
of you have missed drinking and sunbathing on the mall (and occasionally shagging a fly) as
much as I have.
Well, you’re in luck! I want to continue the proud effing tradition of our softball team early and
often this year. In order to do that, I need your help with a few things.
First – I need to know if you want to play. OK, that’s probably not relevant because I know
you all desperately want to play. But who can play? I need to know if you plan on playing
consistently for this powerhouse squad of MLB castoffs, or if you just want to show up
occasionally and fill in for spot duty. As always, cheerleaders are most welcome at all our
events and if you can’t get out to play, I would like to encourage you to come out an cheer us
on. Or maybe even give me a phone call with a little “rah rah rah” on game day and I’ll put you
on speakerphone for the whole team to hear. That’ll work too.
Next, I’m going to need some money. Specifically, from the folks who plan on playing on a
consistent basis, I’m going to ask for $20-25 from each person for the yearly registration fee for
the team (the more people that offer to contribute, the less painful it’ll be for each of you – so try
to recruit some folks). If you only plan on playing every once in a while, a donation won’t be
required but would surely be nice.
In the near future, I will also send around some information on ordering jerseys for the new
season. So if your jersey is a little old, or worn, or you just shrunk it in the wash, you’ll have
a chance to get some dapper new duds for a nominal fee. I’m thinking we’ll try to do the same
thing with beer that I rather unsuccessfully tried last season (I guess this town is rubbing off on
me) – we’ll shoot to have someone different supply every week. I’ll send around that signup
sheet after we have a better sense of our team.
Last thing I need – for folks who know the email address or other contact information of some of
our teammates who are no longer here, could you please forward this to them and/or have them
get in touch with me about the season?
Please get back to me asap to let me know if you want to play, so I can get us registered and
whatnot. If I don’t hear from you, I will roam the office looking for answers from at least
the (hopefully) returning players. I’m not above that.
So my A’s and maybe A’s, the time has come for us to realize the potential that the 2009 season
brought and go out there and win the Congressional Softball League Championship!
OK, maybe that’s shooting a little high. I’ll consider this season a good one if we just beat up on
the AllVols and bass.
Effing A,
Skip
A new spring is upon us. As the weather turns from dismal March-in-DC grey skies and soggy
air to the oppressive heat and just plain cruel humidity that summers in this wondrous swamp
bring, I can’t help but get excited about the upcoming softball season. I imagine that most or all
of you have missed drinking and sunbathing on the mall (and occasionally shagging a fly) as
much as I have.
Well, you’re in luck! I want to continue the proud effing tradition of our softball team early and
often this year. In order to do that, I need your help with a few things.
First – I need to know if you want to play. OK, that’s probably not relevant because I know
you all desperately want to play. But who can play? I need to know if you plan on playing
consistently for this powerhouse squad of MLB castoffs, or if you just want to show up
occasionally and fill in for spot duty. As always, cheerleaders are most welcome at all our
events and if you can’t get out to play, I would like to encourage you to come out an cheer us
on. Or maybe even give me a phone call with a little “rah rah rah” on game day and I’ll put you
on speakerphone for the whole team to hear. That’ll work too.
Next, I’m going to need some money. Specifically, from the folks who plan on playing on a
consistent basis, I’m going to ask for $20-25 from each person for the yearly registration fee for
the team (the more people that offer to contribute, the less painful it’ll be for each of you – so try
to recruit some folks). If you only plan on playing every once in a while, a donation won’t be
required but would surely be nice.
In the near future, I will also send around some information on ordering jerseys for the new
season. So if your jersey is a little old, or worn, or you just shrunk it in the wash, you’ll have
a chance to get some dapper new duds for a nominal fee. I’m thinking we’ll try to do the same
thing with beer that I rather unsuccessfully tried last season (I guess this town is rubbing off on
me) – we’ll shoot to have someone different supply every week. I’ll send around that signup
sheet after we have a better sense of our team.
Last thing I need – for folks who know the email address or other contact information of some of
our teammates who are no longer here, could you please forward this to them and/or have them
get in touch with me about the season?
Please get back to me asap to let me know if you want to play, so I can get us registered and
whatnot. If I don’t hear from you, I will roam the office looking for answers from at least
the (hopefully) returning players. I’m not above that.
So my A’s and maybe A’s, the time has come for us to realize the potential that the 2009 season
brought and go out there and win the Congressional Softball League Championship!
OK, maybe that’s shooting a little high. I’ll consider this season a good one if we just beat up on
the AllVols and bass.
Effing A,
Skip
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Thoroughly Trouncing the Expletives
Good Morning A’s,
The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the A’s steamrolled to domination over the CDT /
Fleeting Expletives last night. What a great day!
The final tally was 28-7, and the A’s had strong production from all over the field. The strong
right side of the infield/short outfield combination of Katy, Sandy, Mary and Kelly dropped
a whopping 12 hits on CDT and scored 9 runs between them. When Mandy “Ass Manager”
Simon wasn’t hurling fleeting expletives at just-out-of-reach fouls, her lightning-fast reflexes
shut down the fleetin’s at the plate. A perfectly solid outfield manned by Toby, Will Smith, and
Aziz contained CDT, while Toby came about 0.00003 millimeters from the catch of the season
(great hustle there, Toby). Skip and Dan “Big” Mach held down the infield with their aggressive
style. And last but certainly not least, MVP Jeremy “I’m gonna throw the ball into that other
team’s infield” Caverly had 5 hits, two of them doubles, and scored every time he reached the
plate. All in all, it was a heck of an effing performance.
But, as glorious as this victory was, especially since it was over former ACLUers, and current
traitor Liz Banaszak, and since it was a wonderful revenge for our short, 2-inning game of a few
weeks back, I’ve also got some bad news. We only have 2 games left. I know, I know. Once
you compose yourself, read on…
On Tuesday of next week we square off against the Complexificationizers, of the Project
Performance Corporation. The game will probably be starting at 6:30, or whenever all of you
feel like showing up. Please let me know if you can come. (And if you need to bail, please try
to give me as much advanced warning as possible)
After that, we have one more game, on the following Tuesday. We haven’t really been too
aggressive in trying to reschedule games, but if folks really want to keep playing, I can try
to schedule us some more (I know what you’re thinking Kelly, but I will try to handle the
rescheduling myself. You’re off the hook). So also please let me know if you’re as devastated
as I am that our season is rapidly winding to a close, and I’ll do what I can to get us another
match or two.
That’s it for now. Great game last night A’s, and I hope you can all make it out next week to
build off this success and/or come cheer us on. Have a nice weekend.
Effing A,
The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the A’s steamrolled to domination over the CDT /
Fleeting Expletives last night. What a great day!
The final tally was 28-7, and the A’s had strong production from all over the field. The strong
right side of the infield/short outfield combination of Katy, Sandy, Mary and Kelly dropped
a whopping 12 hits on CDT and scored 9 runs between them. When Mandy “Ass Manager”
Simon wasn’t hurling fleeting expletives at just-out-of-reach fouls, her lightning-fast reflexes
shut down the fleetin’s at the plate. A perfectly solid outfield manned by Toby, Will Smith, and
Aziz contained CDT, while Toby came about 0.00003 millimeters from the catch of the season
(great hustle there, Toby). Skip and Dan “Big” Mach held down the infield with their aggressive
style. And last but certainly not least, MVP Jeremy “I’m gonna throw the ball into that other
team’s infield” Caverly had 5 hits, two of them doubles, and scored every time he reached the
plate. All in all, it was a heck of an effing performance.
But, as glorious as this victory was, especially since it was over former ACLUers, and current
traitor Liz Banaszak, and since it was a wonderful revenge for our short, 2-inning game of a few
weeks back, I’ve also got some bad news. We only have 2 games left. I know, I know. Once
you compose yourself, read on…
On Tuesday of next week we square off against the Complexificationizers, of the Project
Performance Corporation. The game will probably be starting at 6:30, or whenever all of you
feel like showing up. Please let me know if you can come. (And if you need to bail, please try
to give me as much advanced warning as possible)
After that, we have one more game, on the following Tuesday. We haven’t really been too
aggressive in trying to reschedule games, but if folks really want to keep playing, I can try
to schedule us some more (I know what you’re thinking Kelly, but I will try to handle the
rescheduling myself. You’re off the hook). So also please let me know if you’re as devastated
as I am that our season is rapidly winding to a close, and I’ll do what I can to get us another
match or two.
That’s it for now. Great game last night A’s, and I hope you can all make it out next week to
build off this success and/or come cheer us on. Have a nice weekend.
Effing A,
Friday, August 7, 2009
Expletives Hopes Fleeting Against Reunited A's, 8-6-09
The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the A’s steamrolled to domination over the CDT / Fleeting Expletives last night. What a great day!
The final tally was 28-7, and the A’s had strong production from all over the field. The strong right side of the infield/short outfield combination of Katy, Sandy, Mary and Kelly dropped a whopping 12 hits on CDT and scored 9 runs between them. When Mandy “Ass Manager” Simon wasn’t hurling fleeting expletives at just-out-of-reach fouls, her lightning-fast reflexes shut down the fleetin’s at the plate. A perfectly solid outfield manned by Toby, Will Smith, and Aziz contained CDT, while Toby came about 0.00003 millimeters from the catch of the season (great hustle there, Toby). Skip and Dan “Big” Mach held down the infield with their aggressive style. And last but certainly not least, MVP Jeremy “I’m gonna throw the ball into that other team’s infield” Caverly had 5 hits, two of them doubles, and scored every time he reached the plate. All in all, it was a heck of an effing performance.
But, as glorious as this victory was, especially since it was over former ACLUers, and current traitor Liz Banaszak, and since it was a wonderful revenge for our short, 2-inning game of a few weeks back, I’ve also got some bad news. We only have 2 games left. I know, I know. Once you compose yourself, read on…
On Tuesday of next week we square off against the Complexificationizers, of the Project Performance Corporation. The game will probably be starting at 6:30, or whenever all of you feel like showing up. Please let me know if you can come. (And if you need to bail, please try to give me as much advanced warning as possible)
After that, we have one more game, on the following Tuesday. We haven’t really been too aggressive in trying to reschedule games, but if folks really want to keep playing, I can try to schedule us some more (I know what you’re thinking Kelly, but I will try to handle the rescheduling myself. You’re off the hook). So also please let me know if you’re as devastated as I am that our season is rapidly winding to a close, and I’ll do what I can to get us another match or two.
That’s it for now. Great game last night A’s, and I hope you can all make it out next week to build off this success and/or come cheer us on. Have a nice weekend.
Effing A,
Skip
The final tally was 28-7, and the A’s had strong production from all over the field. The strong right side of the infield/short outfield combination of Katy, Sandy, Mary and Kelly dropped a whopping 12 hits on CDT and scored 9 runs between them. When Mandy “Ass Manager” Simon wasn’t hurling fleeting expletives at just-out-of-reach fouls, her lightning-fast reflexes shut down the fleetin’s at the plate. A perfectly solid outfield manned by Toby, Will Smith, and Aziz contained CDT, while Toby came about 0.00003 millimeters from the catch of the season (great hustle there, Toby). Skip and Dan “Big” Mach held down the infield with their aggressive style. And last but certainly not least, MVP Jeremy “I’m gonna throw the ball into that other team’s infield” Caverly had 5 hits, two of them doubles, and scored every time he reached the plate. All in all, it was a heck of an effing performance.
But, as glorious as this victory was, especially since it was over former ACLUers, and current traitor Liz Banaszak, and since it was a wonderful revenge for our short, 2-inning game of a few weeks back, I’ve also got some bad news. We only have 2 games left. I know, I know. Once you compose yourself, read on…
On Tuesday of next week we square off against the Complexificationizers, of the Project Performance Corporation. The game will probably be starting at 6:30, or whenever all of you feel like showing up. Please let me know if you can come. (And if you need to bail, please try to give me as much advanced warning as possible)
After that, we have one more game, on the following Tuesday. We haven’t really been too aggressive in trying to reschedule games, but if folks really want to keep playing, I can try to schedule us some more (I know what you’re thinking Kelly, but I will try to handle the rescheduling myself. You’re off the hook). So also please let me know if you’re as devastated as I am that our season is rapidly winding to a close, and I’ll do what I can to get us another match or two.
That’s it for now. Great game last night A’s, and I hope you can all make it out next week to build off this success and/or come cheer us on. Have a nice weekend.
Effing A,
Skip
Grunley Bears Friendly, Fierce, 8-4-09
So I’m sitting here trying to come to terms with our defeat last night at the hands of the bears of Grunley. What I think is most difficult to bear is that we played a darn good game but just couldn’t pull it all together and get the hits in the clutch moments. Despite a valiant effort and great play all around, we were only able to get 6 people across the plate (would have been seven if it wasn’t for jennie effing finch on first base) and that turned out to not be enough to overcome the Gruns.
The game had numerous highlights, about as many as injuries. Mr. Goldberg unfortunately acquired a hammy pull on a tremendous diving attempt in left field, and needed a pinch runner for the rest of the game. Katy Nelson was dodging balls left and right as the bears bore down on her through the middle innings, but still took one off the toe that would have felled a lesser woman. My hand has a nice sized welt on it from the 50,000 mph line drive I snagged in left.
Dan “Big” Mach and Emily “Easy” Zia intoned the great Wizard of Oz for some diving stabs on the infield. James “Rocky Mountain Oyster” Owens and skip nearly collided on a shallow fly ball, while Brian Levine and Steve Rietzke rounded out a solid outfield effort. All in all, we played great and (I hope) all had a good time.
So while this game was one for the ages, or at least for an exciting Tuesday night by ole Honest Abe, we must move on to our next game, tomorrow. Yay!
We are playing the CDT/Fleeting Expletives in a rematch of the 2-inning, DizzyBat-shortened game from a few weeks ago. The game will be at 6:30pm tomorrow, but you can, as always, show up as early as you’d like to start warming up. The fleetin’s are supposed to be getting us a field, which will likely end up either right at 15th & Constitution or on that strip of mall between the monument and the Capitol.
Effing A,
Skip
The game had numerous highlights, about as many as injuries. Mr. Goldberg unfortunately acquired a hammy pull on a tremendous diving attempt in left field, and needed a pinch runner for the rest of the game. Katy Nelson was dodging balls left and right as the bears bore down on her through the middle innings, but still took one off the toe that would have felled a lesser woman. My hand has a nice sized welt on it from the 50,000 mph line drive I snagged in left.
Dan “Big” Mach and Emily “Easy” Zia intoned the great Wizard of Oz for some diving stabs on the infield. James “Rocky Mountain Oyster” Owens and skip nearly collided on a shallow fly ball, while Brian Levine and Steve Rietzke rounded out a solid outfield effort. All in all, we played great and (I hope) all had a good time.
So while this game was one for the ages, or at least for an exciting Tuesday night by ole Honest Abe, we must move on to our next game, tomorrow. Yay!
We are playing the CDT/Fleeting Expletives in a rematch of the 2-inning, DizzyBat-shortened game from a few weeks ago. The game will be at 6:30pm tomorrow, but you can, as always, show up as early as you’d like to start warming up. The fleetin’s are supposed to be getting us a field, which will likely end up either right at 15th & Constitution or on that strip of mall between the monument and the Capitol.
Effing A,
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009
A Heartbreaking Defeat, and our Next Chance at Redemption
Good Morning A’s,
So I’m sitting here trying to come to terms with our defeat last night at the hands of the bears
of Grunley. What I think is most difficult to bear is that we played a darn good game but just
couldn’t pull it all together and get the hits in the clutch moments. Despite a valiant effort and
great play all around, we were only able to get 6 people across the plate (would have been seven
if it wasn’t for jennie effing finch on first base) and that turned out to not be enough to overcome
the Gruns.
The game had numerous highlights, about as many as injuries. Mr. Goldberg unfortunately
acquired a hammy pull on a tremendous diving attempt in left field, and needed a pinch runner
for the rest of the game. Katy Nelson was dodging balls left and right as the bears bore down
on her through the middle innings, but still took one off the toe that would have felled a lesser
woman. My hand has a nice sized welt on it from the 50,000 mph line drive I snagged in left.
Dan “Big” Mach and Emily “Easy” Zia intoned the great Wizard of Oz for some diving stabs
on the infield. James “Rocky Mountain Oyster” Owens and skip nearly collided on a shallow
fly ball, while Brian Levine and Steve Rietzke rounded out a solid outfield effort. All in all, we
played great and (I hope) all had a good time.
So while this game was one for the ages, or at least for an exciting Tuesday night by ole Honest
Abe, we must move on to our next game, tomorrow. Yay!
We are playing the CDT/Fleeting Expletives in a rematch of the 2-inning, DizzyBat-shortened
game from a few weeks ago. The game will be at 6:30pm tomorrow, but you can, as always,
show up as early as you’d like to start warming up. The fleetin’s are supposed to be getting us a
field, which will likely end up either right at 15th & Constitution or on that strip of mall between
the monument and the Capitol.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP IF YOU CAN PLAY. I know some of you have told me,
so don’t bother telling me again, but we need to get a roster together so we can confirm the
game. So if you haven’t already let Kelly or I know you’ll be there, please do so.
And if you needed any encouragement, just remember that not only is this the team that usurped
our batboy’s allegiance, but they are so confident that we were told we’d be “Vanquished.”
Enough said.
Effing A,
So I’m sitting here trying to come to terms with our defeat last night at the hands of the bears
of Grunley. What I think is most difficult to bear is that we played a darn good game but just
couldn’t pull it all together and get the hits in the clutch moments. Despite a valiant effort and
great play all around, we were only able to get 6 people across the plate (would have been seven
if it wasn’t for jennie effing finch on first base) and that turned out to not be enough to overcome
the Gruns.
The game had numerous highlights, about as many as injuries. Mr. Goldberg unfortunately
acquired a hammy pull on a tremendous diving attempt in left field, and needed a pinch runner
for the rest of the game. Katy Nelson was dodging balls left and right as the bears bore down
on her through the middle innings, but still took one off the toe that would have felled a lesser
woman. My hand has a nice sized welt on it from the 50,000 mph line drive I snagged in left.
Dan “Big” Mach and Emily “Easy” Zia intoned the great Wizard of Oz for some diving stabs
on the infield. James “Rocky Mountain Oyster” Owens and skip nearly collided on a shallow
fly ball, while Brian Levine and Steve Rietzke rounded out a solid outfield effort. All in all, we
played great and (I hope) all had a good time.
So while this game was one for the ages, or at least for an exciting Tuesday night by ole Honest
Abe, we must move on to our next game, tomorrow. Yay!
We are playing the CDT/Fleeting Expletives in a rematch of the 2-inning, DizzyBat-shortened
game from a few weeks ago. The game will be at 6:30pm tomorrow, but you can, as always,
show up as early as you’d like to start warming up. The fleetin’s are supposed to be getting us a
field, which will likely end up either right at 15th & Constitution or on that strip of mall between
the monument and the Capitol.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP IF YOU CAN PLAY. I know some of you have told me,
so don’t bother telling me again, but we need to get a roster together so we can confirm the
game. So if you haven’t already let Kelly or I know you’ll be there, please do so.
And if you needed any encouragement, just remember that not only is this the team that usurped
our batboy’s allegiance, but they are so confident that we were told we’d be “Vanquished.”
Enough said.
Effing A,
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