Game 1: H-W Demons 10, Green Street Hooligans 6
The defending Division V champions began defense of their crown on a windy Moorman Main by taking down one of the new pieces of meat the Quincy Park District has thrown into the Division V arena.
The final score isn't indicative of how much your heroes were in control of this game. Had it not been for three garbage-time runs in the top of the seventh, the Demons' superiority would have easily been seen from the final score.
The Hooligans have a few players, but they could more than make up for the devastating loss of the U.S. Cooler Boyz as the Division V whipping boys.
(By the way, seems the Cooler Boys - and you might want to sit down for this one - .... have moved up a Division and switched nights. They've swiped Kriss Kross and Marky Mark to play for them on Tuesday nights. And - sit down again - they've already matched their 2007 win total. From the sounds of it, the Boyz beat down on a bunch of old men. If you look back at former posts on this blog and you'll note that I suggested the Boyz play the elderly a long time ago. Look it up. Go back to the August 2006 archives and it's right there. I'm a prophet!)
Back to your heroes. No one was spectacular tonight, but the defense was pretty solid - save for the last inning. We turned a couple of double plays, including one by one of our rookies - Cooley-O. Our other newbie - Brad "yet to have a rap nickname" played well in right-center field and made several plays.
The most bone-headed play of the night belonged to Kriss Kross. Maybe playing with the Cooler Boyz is rubbing off on him. He was the victim of the first ever - in the history of softball or baseball - 3-1-2-3 putout. Kriss Kross hit a screamer to first base, but the first baseman botched it. His flip to the pitcher, who covered the base for some reason, glanced off the pitchers' glove and started rolling home. By this time, Kriss Kross was about two steps away from his Bud Light and in the dugout and then decided to try to run to first. The catcher got the ball and threw him out by a step.
Laziest. Play. Ever. Athletes talk about giving about 110 percent. Kriss Kross gave about 6.2 percent on that play.
Nick the Quick gets honorable mention for getting doubled off after DOB hit a pop up in the infield that resulted in an infield fly being called. Nice work.
After a rocky first where the Weamster threw as many strikes in an inning as he does during a game of bowling - three - he settled down and let the defense do the work for him.
All in all, a good opening night for the Demons.
We'll be back in action next Thursday to see some more new Division V meat. We'll square off against Paulie's Customs at 6 p.m. at Upper Moorman. They'd better be ready for a custom beat-down at the hands of the Demons.
Demons notes: Big John Studd's BPG average - beers per game average - was hurt right out of the gates. Taking some antibiotics, he was forbidden to drink. ... We're hoping to make BPG an official Demon stat this year. DOB went 1 for 3, including a stupid pop up in his lone left-handed at-bat. ... Grape Ape and Chuck D were MIA. ... A tip for the Weamster for next game. Slide Eric B. over to second base and put Cooley-O at third. We'd be money all over the infield with that move.
The defending Division V champions began defense of their crown on a windy Moorman Main by taking down one of the new pieces of meat the Quincy Park District has thrown into the Division V arena.
The final score isn't indicative of how much your heroes were in control of this game. Had it not been for three garbage-time runs in the top of the seventh, the Demons' superiority would have easily been seen from the final score.
The Hooligans have a few players, but they could more than make up for the devastating loss of the U.S. Cooler Boyz as the Division V whipping boys.
(By the way, seems the Cooler Boys - and you might want to sit down for this one - .... have moved up a Division and switched nights. They've swiped Kriss Kross and Marky Mark to play for them on Tuesday nights. And - sit down again - they've already matched their 2007 win total. From the sounds of it, the Boyz beat down on a bunch of old men. If you look back at former posts on this blog and you'll note that I suggested the Boyz play the elderly a long time ago. Look it up. Go back to the August 2006 archives and it's right there. I'm a prophet!)
Back to your heroes. No one was spectacular tonight, but the defense was pretty solid - save for the last inning. We turned a couple of double plays, including one by one of our rookies - Cooley-O. Our other newbie - Brad "yet to have a rap nickname" played well in right-center field and made several plays.
The most bone-headed play of the night belonged to Kriss Kross. Maybe playing with the Cooler Boyz is rubbing off on him. He was the victim of the first ever - in the history of softball or baseball - 3-1-2-3 putout. Kriss Kross hit a screamer to first base, but the first baseman botched it. His flip to the pitcher, who covered the base for some reason, glanced off the pitchers' glove and started rolling home. By this time, Kriss Kross was about two steps away from his Bud Light and in the dugout and then decided to try to run to first. The catcher got the ball and threw him out by a step.
Laziest. Play. Ever. Athletes talk about giving about 110 percent. Kriss Kross gave about 6.2 percent on that play.
Nick the Quick gets honorable mention for getting doubled off after DOB hit a pop up in the infield that resulted in an infield fly being called. Nice work.
After a rocky first where the Weamster threw as many strikes in an inning as he does during a game of bowling - three - he settled down and let the defense do the work for him.
All in all, a good opening night for the Demons.
We'll be back in action next Thursday to see some more new Division V meat. We'll square off against Paulie's Customs at 6 p.m. at Upper Moorman. They'd better be ready for a custom beat-down at the hands of the Demons.
Demons notes: Big John Studd's BPG average - beers per game average - was hurt right out of the gates. Taking some antibiotics, he was forbidden to drink. ... We're hoping to make BPG an official Demon stat this year. DOB went 1 for 3, including a stupid pop up in his lone left-handed at-bat. ... Grape Ape and Chuck D were MIA. ... A tip for the Weamster for next game. Slide Eric B. over to second base and put Cooley-O at third. We'd be money all over the infield with that move.
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