 |
| Spring standings thru 4 games |
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Shutout City
We held Get It In scoreless to win 4-0 this week. Our defense is on point. Two shutouts in a row. Tonight we'll go for number 3 as we face Kickerbockers. Season is going great so far. We've risen to #3 overall in the league and I don't expect us to lose any of the remaining 4 games during the regular season. Our 6 rookies are doing well and we're going to keep our foot on the pedal until we face off against one of these tougher teams. So far so good.
Friday, May 5, 2017
Three Games In
A little tardy on the recaps here but after 3 games we are 2-1 on the season!
Was able to shake off a little rust during that preseason game. Got an inning of work in rolling and two plate appearances. Rounded the bases once I got on the first time and got pushed to home a little bit by the baserunner behind me but I got there and scored and that was nice.
First official game back we were missing a third of our squad while we attempted to acclimate 6 rookies and 2 new players to our team. So it was interesting. In retrospect our first opponent on the schedule could potentially of been our toughest game of the regular season. They had an adequate pitcher (zing Rob), a solid SS, and a monster catcher. The catcher gobbled up all our bunts and swallowed us whole. There was a few questionable calls at first but had we been in the field we would have wanted them too. I got into trouble a couple times with deep pitch counts and runners on base. I even walked two kickers, though I don't mind when they are good kickers since it limits the damage. The dagger came in the top of the 5th with bases loaded and a left foot kicker placing it just right on the right field line sneaking past the right fielder. The ball was relayed in and I chucked it towards home and got the kicker out saving the grand slam, but we were in trouble being down 5-0 by then. Our attempt to rally sputtered before it started and we lost 5-0. It's tough when you are down but kickball is a funny sport. Sometimes all a team needs is one big inning. Our opponents got one but we weren't able to. We'll likely have to face them again in the playoffs. Losing that game put us at 5-2 lifetime against Menace. First time I lost to them.
Game two a week later was against more of a casual team, Manatee. It hurt to not color any bubbles in week 1 but everything changed right away in this game as we scored 6 runs in the bottom of the 1st. The field we played on was annoying. I swear that there was a tiny bump right at the exact spot that I typically throw the ball at during a pitch. It was super windy too. I had to make an adjustment to just get it in play and my defense held. Unfortunately our game started late so we only got 5 innings in. The game was over 9-4 but Manatee wanted to field again and let us kick for fun. Okay. So we scored 6 more runs as darkness invaded. I went 1-2 in the game, getting on base with a bunt (something I don't plan to do all the time but when the opportunity presents itself). Brendan was annoyed he was last in the kicking order but hey, it rotates. Was great to get that first W and to color in all those bubbles. The new players were adjusting and learning quick as to where they needed to be in the field and what was expected of them on offense.
Last night was our third game of the season against Home Run or Bust. A mild friendly rivalry with this team has always existed going back to when they used to be the "Times Union" team with Lisset. At least I'm pretty sure most of those players that still play are on this team now but what do I know. Terri and Chris (Big Daddy) are fun to play against and I hope they feel the same way about us. Though they didn't seem to be having all that much fun at the end of the game when we skunked them 7-0. Brendan got bumped up in the order and had himself a day getting 6 RBIs on 2 kicks including a grand slam whopper in the 3rd. There was a catch he made in the field that I can't adequately describe in words but I'll note it here so that those that saw it can remember it via this trigger. It was one of those, WTF is he doing catches, but he caught it. Alex pitched 1 scoreless and I pitched 5. Had a couple player scratches during the game that forced me to make some managerial adjustments but all was well. I again went 1-2 with a bunt single and unfortunately like a dumb ass I over stepped my self and tried to get from 2nd to 3rd on a wild play where the ball went askew after getting the other baserunner out at 3rd. Thought I could make it and knew within 3 steps that I very much could not. Tried to get back but it was too late. Should of stayed at second. I made an over the shoulder catch for the last out and that was that. 2-1 on the season with 9 runs against.
Was able to shake off a little rust during that preseason game. Got an inning of work in rolling and two plate appearances. Rounded the bases once I got on the first time and got pushed to home a little bit by the baserunner behind me but I got there and scored and that was nice.
First official game back we were missing a third of our squad while we attempted to acclimate 6 rookies and 2 new players to our team. So it was interesting. In retrospect our first opponent on the schedule could potentially of been our toughest game of the regular season. They had an adequate pitcher (zing Rob), a solid SS, and a monster catcher. The catcher gobbled up all our bunts and swallowed us whole. There was a few questionable calls at first but had we been in the field we would have wanted them too. I got into trouble a couple times with deep pitch counts and runners on base. I even walked two kickers, though I don't mind when they are good kickers since it limits the damage. The dagger came in the top of the 5th with bases loaded and a left foot kicker placing it just right on the right field line sneaking past the right fielder. The ball was relayed in and I chucked it towards home and got the kicker out saving the grand slam, but we were in trouble being down 5-0 by then. Our attempt to rally sputtered before it started and we lost 5-0. It's tough when you are down but kickball is a funny sport. Sometimes all a team needs is one big inning. Our opponents got one but we weren't able to. We'll likely have to face them again in the playoffs. Losing that game put us at 5-2 lifetime against Menace. First time I lost to them.
Game two a week later was against more of a casual team, Manatee. It hurt to not color any bubbles in week 1 but everything changed right away in this game as we scored 6 runs in the bottom of the 1st. The field we played on was annoying. I swear that there was a tiny bump right at the exact spot that I typically throw the ball at during a pitch. It was super windy too. I had to make an adjustment to just get it in play and my defense held. Unfortunately our game started late so we only got 5 innings in. The game was over 9-4 but Manatee wanted to field again and let us kick for fun. Okay. So we scored 6 more runs as darkness invaded. I went 1-2 in the game, getting on base with a bunt (something I don't plan to do all the time but when the opportunity presents itself). Brendan was annoyed he was last in the kicking order but hey, it rotates. Was great to get that first W and to color in all those bubbles. The new players were adjusting and learning quick as to where they needed to be in the field and what was expected of them on offense.
Last night was our third game of the season against Home Run or Bust. A mild friendly rivalry with this team has always existed going back to when they used to be the "Times Union" team with Lisset. At least I'm pretty sure most of those players that still play are on this team now but what do I know. Terri and Chris (Big Daddy) are fun to play against and I hope they feel the same way about us. Though they didn't seem to be having all that much fun at the end of the game when we skunked them 7-0. Brendan got bumped up in the order and had himself a day getting 6 RBIs on 2 kicks including a grand slam whopper in the 3rd. There was a catch he made in the field that I can't adequately describe in words but I'll note it here so that those that saw it can remember it via this trigger. It was one of those, WTF is he doing catches, but he caught it. Alex pitched 1 scoreless and I pitched 5. Had a couple player scratches during the game that forced me to make some managerial adjustments but all was well. I again went 1-2 with a bunt single and unfortunately like a dumb ass I over stepped my self and tried to get from 2nd to 3rd on a wild play where the ball went askew after getting the other baserunner out at 3rd. Thought I could make it and knew within 3 steps that I very much could not. Tried to get back but it was too late. Should of stayed at second. I made an over the shoulder catch for the last out and that was that. 2-1 on the season with 9 runs against.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)