The men that were met counted seven;
Whiffy weather was on the cool side of heaven.
Lines quickly chalked,
“None are straight” was the talk.
The home pitcher got his arm revvin’.
Krash, 2 Strike, the Bandit and Stats
were made a team and given first bats.
R-Dave pitched the ball:
Beltrans for all!
Top of one was over like that.
The visitors pitched with an outfield of three.
Home team hit pop-ups, “Home free!”
But the wind it was swirling,
and fly balls were twirling.
These fielders might as well have been trees.
Hansoo pitched the second-inning.
The call of the longball was beckoning.
R-Dave’s big hit
twisted over Matt’s “mitt.”
Homerun!. Two earned runs was the reckoning.
Home batters put Kurt through his paces
as bloops and grounders loaded the bases.
The rally, though, floundered
as Kurt (!) fielded a grounder.
Hey, no matter: home pitchers are all aces.
The visitors were now in a fix.
Can’t catch and inept with the sticks.
They really did frown -
went nine up and nine down
in innings four, five and six.
Early on, Stats’ hits he did scatter,
but struck out late when it mattered
off curveballs by Pete,
and R-Dave’s straight heat,
and Ben’s junk sent up on a platter.
Kurt gave his team one last hope:
a blast off the Commish on a rope.
Truly, he tagged it,
But Dave ran and snagged it,
while talking of stock market dope.
Slugfests are games we all crave,
but the offense came only from Dave.
But his three scoreless innings
both late and beginning
earned Montague the Win and the Save.
Whiffy weather was on the cool side of heaven.
Lines quickly chalked,
“None are straight” was the talk.
The home pitcher got his arm revvin’.
Krash, 2 Strike, the Bandit and Stats
were made a team and given first bats.
R-Dave pitched the ball:
Beltrans for all!
Top of one was over like that.
The visitors pitched with an outfield of three.
Home team hit pop-ups, “Home free!”
But the wind it was swirling,
and fly balls were twirling.
These fielders might as well have been trees.
Hansoo pitched the second-inning.
The call of the longball was beckoning.
R-Dave’s big hit
twisted over Matt’s “mitt.”
Homerun!. Two earned runs was the reckoning.
Home batters put Kurt through his paces
as bloops and grounders loaded the bases.
The rally, though, floundered
as Kurt (!) fielded a grounder.
Hey, no matter: home pitchers are all aces.
The visitors were now in a fix.
Can’t catch and inept with the sticks.
They really did frown -
went nine up and nine down
in innings four, five and six.
Early on, Stats’ hits he did scatter,
but struck out late when it mattered
off curveballs by Pete,
and R-Dave’s straight heat,
and Ben’s junk sent up on a platter.
Kurt gave his team one last hope:
a blast off the Commish on a rope.
Truly, he tagged it,
But Dave ran and snagged it,
while talking of stock market dope.
Slugfests are games we all crave,
but the offense came only from Dave.
But his three scoreless innings
both late and beginning
earned Montague the Win and the Save.
| Runs | Hits | |
| Eric, Hansoo, Kurt, Matt | 0 | 6 |
| Ben, Dave E., Peter | 2 | 11 |
W: Ben Montague
L: Hansoo Ha
S: Ben Montague
Notes:
- Ben had himself a game. In addition to getting the Win and the Save, he was 4-for11 at the plate, including a double to raise his average to 0.316. Three scoreless innings on the mound, allowing only three hits, took 1.15 off his ERA (now 7.54).
- We hope Dave's homerun, a game winner and his first of the season, adequately makes up for his 2-for-10 day at the plate. For the season, Dave has drooped below the 0.400 mark.
- Da Commish is closing in on Kurt - he might make it a race. 1-for-7 hitting brought Kurt down to 0.442, while Peter is up to 0.412 after going 5-for-10.
- Hans' 2 runs allowed doubled his total for the season, cost him a loss and raised his ERA from 0.86 to 1.50.
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Brilliant, you amazed us yet again.
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a montague feast-a-thon
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