Game 2: H-W Demons 20, Mendon Bar 8

Mother Nature tried to do us in again, but she soon realized it's a futile effort - trying to stop the H-W Demons from their round of destruction.

With the Weamster sunning himself in Monkey Run, Mo., after getting kicked out of his Marblehead camp last Memorial Day, DOB was in charge. Large and in charge.

The Demons demoralized the poor lawyers from Mendon. And - get this - the Demons had only nine players. In addition to the Weamster's absence, we were missing Shawny and Cooley-O, who were both at the Unity baseball team's year-end celebration. Eric B. was also curiously absent. Who needs them? (Also is Chuck D or Grape Ape ever going to show up this season?)

With Jazzy Jeff making like Dice-K on the mound and a solid defense behind him, the Demons had little trouble. We hit around twice, getting base knocks up and down the lineup. Kriss Kross actually showed up to play, scoring four runs and driving in three. Had he not come down with a case of pussitis in the fifth inning and played center field instead of third base, the final score wouldn't have been as close as it was. (No offense to Marky Mark, who danced around a few balls in a seven-run fifth by the Lawyers.)

Big John Studd and Nick the Quick each drove in four runs, while Marky Mark and DOB each drove in three from the Nos. 8 and 9 spots in the lineup.

DOB may just be the best player-coach in the history of the game. Not only was he able to craft a lineup that pounded out run after run, but he showed the skills that made him a first-team All Division V all-star last summer. With the wheels starting to come off the Demons' wagon in the fifth, DOB made a sliding catch in foul territory to help save the day.

When the Weamster gets back (or if someone reads this blog to him), he'll find out that things have changed. Jazzy Jeff is our starting pitcher for the rest of the season. He consistently threw strikes, including several curve balls, and fielded his position like no Demon pitcher has ever been able to do.

Here's how the defense should look next game:
P-Jazzy Jeff
C-Nick, DOB
1B-Big John Studd, Weamster
2b-Eric B.
SS-Hit Man Hart
3B - Cooley-O
LF - Brad or Weamster
LCF-Shawny
RCF-Kriss Kross
RF-Rob Base, Marky Mark

Do that, and no one, and the Rock means NO ONE, will be able to touch the Demons this season. Not only will we defend our crown, but we'll do it by going undefeated.

The Weamster will be back next week to run things again. Let's see if he makes like John Paxson and totally screws up a would-be championship team. (No pressure.)

We're back at it next Thursday at 7 p.m. when we face our long-time nemesis - the Merry Beavers - at Upper Moormain.