.500!

We pulled out our second win of the season against the Bureau last night by a final score of 9-3 and managed to finish the season at .500 with a record of 4-4. Not exactly a winning season, but if there is something to take away from the season it's that we finished it by going 3-1. Once our team started to gel, we started winning and hopefully we'll carry that into next season.

Our defense played great last night when it needed to and kudos to those of you playing a position you usually don't play (Tiffi and Lisa). Also, I thought Chris was amazing as usual in left and Luke played a solid right field. (Ed also played right field, but he played it more like a hockey goalie. He also pointed out last night that he did not own a baseball mit until 2000.)

The offense was pretty good too. We scored a decent amount of runs, but left a few people on base so whatever.

Some highlights from last night's game:

- Lisa Nottingham playing a solid second base and winning MVP. (She also scored from first.)

- Chris B doing amazing in left. He is quick like Cheetah out there.

- Yours truly coming up a triple away from hitting for the cycle.

- Jessica looking a bit like Angelina Jolie when she got home last night because she hung tough and took a bad hop in the kisser.

- John telling me that he couldn't turn a double play because he was too tired from "chasing [my] ass around the bases."

- Nick playing one inning in the field in a 6 inning game and not complaining once.

- Tiny Amber making a routine play at first and then saying she thinks she pulled a muscle.

- Tiff Mendes stepping up and playing and coaching third last night (gotta work on the hold up signal for next game).

- Luke almost face planting on home plate due to the "quick sand" in the batter's box.

- KC still trying to figure out just the right amount of beers to bring.

- Ed telling the opposing team he was going opposite field this time and then popping up to roughly the same spot he had the previous at-bat.

- Megan texting me that she felt ill 20 minutes before the game, but somehow managing to get a couple hits, field a few grounders, and drink a few beers. If that's ill, I hope it's contagious.

I don't think I missed anyone at the game last night. If I did, my bad.

New season starts next Tuesday at 730 versus the Hippies. Schedule and shit is posted on the Blog.

VICTORY!!!!

That's right ladies and gentlemen, the Suck Dragons beat the league champion Damn Dirty Hippies last night by a final score of 3-2. The Dragons defense killed it last night shutting down the Hippies each time they got something going.

(Did I mention the Hippies won the league and haven't lost all season? I shouldn't be too excited because, after all, this is the second time we've beat them. In case your counting, that's two more times than the next team in our league.)

After the game I heard rumblings from Suckralicious saying that the Hippies, "let us win." To that I say horseshit! That chick they had playing for them last night (the one with the blonde mullet), played shortstop like fucking Derek Jeter and swung the bat better than Cory. They also brought in some Samoan dude who was easily four times bigger than their normal outfielder Dave. Oh yeah, I almost forgot, Paco pretty much umpired the game last night for anyone that was paying attention. Those three things lead me to believe that there was no way the Hippies tried to throw that game.

Our victory can be attributed to two things: our defense played out of its mind, and it takes your average Hippie 13.5 minutes to round the bases. Hippies, you might want to tone it down a bit and focus on one league because you guys played like the two people in the above picture look - old and tired.

Megan got a well-deserved game ball for doing an incredible job at Rover and everyone else played great. I hope that we never see those umps again because between the horseshit calls, the interference in the field, and the band-aid incident, I don't think I can take another game with those guys.

Next week we play the Bureau whom we demolished last time we met. However, something tells me we won't be seeing the same watered-down version we got last time so we'll just have to play out our minds again.

I think we should do a hot dog BBQ before or after the game next week. Details on that to come.

(And Hippies, I hope you know I am just busting your chops. After all, the shirts don't say "League Champion Suck Dragons" on them now do they.)

Fucking Lame...

Apparently, the dude that oversees our league is a big fat Nancy-boy because every other league I know of played last night. Now, a season that should have ended for the Suck Dragons this week, will carry on almost until next month. What is a little smoke in the lungs? It is softball. It's not like were running wind sprints for an hour.

My Head Almost Exploded...

And I lived to tell about it. Last night, the Suck Dragons secured their second win of the season by beating Sacralicious 12-8. It was one hell of a game even though I almost punched everyone on the team in the face.

We jumped out to an early lead and never really looked back. We did glance in our rear view mirror a couple of times in the bottom half of the sixth inning, but never actually put the arm on the passenger's seat, put the car in reverse, and rotated the old noggin.

Our defense was superb for five innings. I mean we were fucking amazing out there. We held them to two runs until the sixth inning. Everyone played a role in last night's defensive iron curtain so I really don't see the need to point out highlights...shit, who am I kidding.

Defensive highlights from last nights game:

Chris B. throwing fuckers out from left field at 50 percent of the bases. He looked like a short stop out there. (Oh wait, that is his other position).

Megan R/B. playing a great second base, catching "oh shit" frozen ropes and fielding a couple of tough ground balls up the middle.

Jamison H. retiring the entire side at third one inning.

Amber B. who was very close to retiring the side one inning, even with the stupid red hat on.

Yours truly for throwing strikes the last inning when they went up with intention of walking.

There were others, but they were not highlight worthy this go round. There's always next week.

If you didn't catch the score above, the S. Dragons also managed to put 12 runs on the board. That is one shy of our personal best. I am under the impression that pretty much everyone on the team scored and if someone didn't, I don't remember so who cares. That is the mark of a quality offense - when you're not really sure how you got it done, you just know you did.

Next week we play the Bureau. Oh and must have failed to mention that we are currently in 3rd Place!

Hot dogs and burgers at our house before or after the game next week. Have a great 4th of July.