Not a Game of Absolutes

Whiffle games start at 9:00 am.  Unless it’s raining at nine, and then you start at ten.    The Oakwood Whiffle and Ale Club plays on Saturdays.  Unless too many are busy, and then you play on Sunday.  But these are not hard and fast rules.  

For the final week of July, Whiffle got underway a little after ten o’clock on Sunday morning.  The rain had passed through and the sun shone strong on the puddles and made the newly sealed asphalt STEAMY.  Eight players showed up, and were able to play 4-on-4.

Commish Preps the Surface

Brent Mackintosh, as is his wont, volunteered to pitch first for the home side.  After downing his Perrier, he proceeded to give up a double and a homer to the first two batters (Glen, Kurt).  Four singles later it was 3-0 Visitors.

Brent Swills French Water

The score would hold there for several innings.  Kurt, Stats, and Glen held the Home Side scoreless through the first three (though it must be said that Kurt was less than satisfied with the support of his defense).  Then came the fourth.  The Artist led off the inning facing Tim, connecting on a prodigious fly ball over the head of the Commish in left.  It dropped on the asphalt and the Visitors awaited the call as to the bases - would it be three or four?  Initially the call was 4, then changed to three - no one seemed SURE.  A despondent Visiting Team never managed to get that runner home, and never managed another run all day.  

But no matter as the Home Crew managed only a single run off Laura Hume, and then were shut down by Kurt, Matt, Glen in the 5th, 6th, and 7th.  

In addition to her three hits today, Hume only surrendered 1 run on the mound.

V - Glen, Kurt, Laura, Matt
H - Brent, Chris D., Peter, Tim

Final Score

What was the final score?  Hard to be sure.  Some wish to debate it.  Did the Visitors win? Absolutely.

Game Notes:

Welcome to Chris Diodoardo (new guy).  Chris can brag about his accomplishments on the asphalt - 2 innings pitched, no runs allowed; 3-for-8 at the plate.

Chris D. Strikes Out Kurt

Laura Hume’s three hits today (one each off Brent, Commish and Chris D.) raised her batting average to 0.128.  Nice work.

A young Master Huxley job shadowed the Official Scorer during today’s contest and learned the fine details of strike outs, fly outs and that Stats is indeed taller than his mother.  Huxley also learned that throwing one’s bat is not sportsmanlike.