Early Candidate for MVP

So, did the sidewalk fairy come to your house this week?

These orange X's are a rite of spring in our fair Oakwood.  But let it be said, smooth sidewalk surfaces are the oWAR of city service metrics, because they are indicative of soooooo many other positive parameters. Like sidewalk plowing. Like fewer school days missed because of said cleared sidewalks. So I support the sidewalk inspection regime. 100%.  I do, however, wish some cheeky public servant would be more creative in marking the derelict squares:

That. Would. Be. Eeeepiiiic.

I note as well that our sidewalk fairy did make a pass along Aberdeen Avenue, as well:

Do you recognize this beloved driveway apron as the motor entrance to historic Nance Bradds Field? Note you the X's on said apron??  Looks like the schools will need to do a little work on the sidewalks.

Oh, would that the sidewalk fairy had taken just a few minutes to walk around our beloved asphalt. What would s/he have seen...?

Here's a suggestion from the Jolly Green Sidewalk Giant:

In other words: FIX THE PAVEMENT, SCHOOL BOARD. Whomever gets this done, gets my vote for 2014 League MVP.
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In other news, today was the final day of Wiffle Spring Training, with a very Grapefruit score of 11-0. Here are the cumulative Spring Training stats (noted here alphabetically and then to be forgotten since Spring Stats don't count):

Name	BA	SLG	OPS	AB	1B	2B	3B	HR	BB	RBI
Berwald	0.444	0.444	0.889	27	12	0	0	0	0	3
Campbell	0.417	0.542	0.958	24	8	1	1	0	0	3
Lindsay	0.517	0.793	1.310	29	8	6	1	0	0	9
Mosser	0.550	0.600	1.150	40	20	2	0	0	0	7
Zamonski	0.545	0.727	1.273	11	4	2	0	0	0	1

It's a sluggers' league, gents, so make sure you come out for Opening Day next weekend!!

#letsgetthispartystarted

#above40andnotraining

This is the key for playing wiffle - gotta be above forty degrees and not raining.  This is also a typical description of a wiffler - above 40 and no training. Both conditions were largely in play today and five wifflers got in some spring training wiffle this morning.

#springtrainingdoesntcount

This is a good thing from Kurt's and Eric's points of views, since each of them allowed five run innings today.

#seasonofleisure

Low key stats this year. The boys will be counting up the hits, homers, and RBI, but not the pitching stats. We'll know who had monster years at the plate, but we won't know who gave 'em up. Keeping stats today was a little rusty, but here's what got tallied:

Eric - 6-for-11, 1 RBI
Kevin - 5-for-11, 3 RBI
Matt - 5-for-11, 2 RBI

Kennedy, Kennedy, Kennedy!

Kurt - 12-for-20, 3 RBI
Peter - 7-for-19, 3 RBI

So a 6-6 tie.

#whyget2outswhenyoucanget1?

Not withstanding our annual meeting of the rules committee, the basic rules of this game have not changed in any appreciable way since the dawn of this league. Nevertheless, Eric, who really was just looking to get his Spring work in, eschewed not one, not 2 but three opportunities to turn double plays in the final inning. This is what let the duo of Kurt and Pete back in the game.

#greatestwifflecomebackin2014

Happy Spring, wifflers!!!