Softball

REM May 5

2008-05-06T07:21:00.001-07:00

For those of you who were not there last night ... we lost 17-14.

...Psycho missed the game tying field goal with :03 left on the clock.

Steve Reckart pitched a great game ... walking only one.

Once again .. we all hit the ball.

We threw out a guy at the plate twice ( same guy in different innings)

Just a few reminders:

1 - Next game Monday at 9pm on Whiston

2 - Dont forget, MVP softball day at the Paintball Park is Sat June 14 beginning at 10am
and running til running can no longer be had. $25 gets you all your rental gear plus a bag
of ammo. ( 500 shots) This is a way to thank yer sponsor for shelling out the money to play
softball. And it is "the more the merrier." In other words, anyone you bring with you gets the
same discount. So bring people!

...and Shane and Ryne ... you are on the softball team now...capice? :-)

3 - Thursday July 3rd is BBQ night at Dan Barnes. ie: The Barnes Lake Ampitheatre!
It's outdoor karaoke, lotsa food and all types of beveridges.
Bring yer Red White & Blue, something to eat and yer wiffle ball ability.
We're all ( hopefully) off Friday July 4th, so make plans to be there.
It's also a family event, so bring significant amounts of family.
Directions are simple and will be distributed as we near the date.

Questions?
Answers?

See ya
Chris O

2008 Season Begins

2008-05-03T04:54:00.000-07:00

2008 Season Begins...

MVP Ballers vs. Bucket Heads Pub 1

The 2008 Season has arrived !!

On a complete swamp of mud & muck we scored 8 in the bottom of the 1st
last night & never looked back en route to a 18-3 win in 4 innings. ( 15 run rule after 4)

EVERYONE hit the ball ....excpet for Psycho & Steve R who did not get
an at bat because of the shortened game.

But - Psycho kept the book and Steve made the final out.

Arthurs is 1-0 despite walking the first batter of the year!
But at the plate he "burnt" the so-called left centerfield twice.

Newcomer Dan "Who" Hardesty led off in the bottom of the first with
a bloop single to shallow center and that opened the flood gates.

For what it's worth, Evans drank 4 beers in the parking lot afterward.
There was no 8pm game, and by the time 9pm rolled around , the rain
cancelled the rest of the game.

It would have been nice to have Dan Barnes available to end this miserable game in 3 innings instead of 4... had it not been for the major life/season ending, freak crab fishing accident he suffered on the Bering Sea during last October's red crab season.

See ya next week! ( Monday 6pm on Ogden)
Coach

Go Kevin

2008-01-25T06:41:00.001-08:00

Is it Softball yet?

2008-01-09T07:33:00.000-08:00

Alright it is January 9th and I'm ready to hit the field. Football is over with, basketball is in full force, time to hit the field.

Although I have heard that we are losing our Coach to the University of Michigan.

A win is a win

2007-07-31T05:16:00.000-07:00

I hate to win by forfeit, but we are now back to .500 on the season at 8-8.

Wings Ole Type of Night

2007-07-05T06:19:00.001-07:00

After tonight's game, everyone is planning on taking a trip to Wings Ole for dinner and possibly eat out on the deck.

We're 6-6 on the season, lets see if we can pull it to above .500 again.

I Believe In Softball

2007-06-13T05:39:00.000-07:00

I believe in competition and camaraderie.
I believe in brackets, bubble gum, and bang-bang plays.
I believe that attendance and preparation win games.
I believe there is more to being a good batter than just being a good hitter.
I believe in being relaxed on defense until the batter lifts her front foot.
I believe it's ok to use defensive shifts to play the odds, and head games.
I believe in taking my turn to coach the base across the field from our dugout.
I believe in checking on the condition of injured opponents.
I believe players should applaud opponents after they make great defensive plays.
I believe players can get better with age.
I believe taking winter BP with a cheap bat helps to hit summer homers with an expensive bat.
I believe in running out routine grounders and lazy fly balls, no matter how frustrated I am.
I believe it is better to be a smart base runner than a fast one.
I believe in the nervous anticipation of a play at the plate.
I believe in the magical moment of recognition after contact on a "no-doubter" home run.
I believe in catchers who talk junk and pitchers who throw it.
I believe in infielders who think getting dirty is part of the job description.
I believe in fast outfielders who do not hug the lines or play to deep.
I believe rattling bats can wake them up, and uncrossing them can avoid bad luck.
I believe in wiping the morning dew off a ball, and squinting into the sunset.
I believe in saving an equipment catalog until the next issue replaces it.
I believe photos; autographed balls and scorebook pages can be better than trophies and t-shirts.
I BELIEVE THERE IS NO OFF-SEASON. JUST A LONGER WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT GAME.
I believe in the butterflies of opening day and the long drive home after the final game.
I believe in showing appreciation to your family and friends who came to watch you play.
I believe in thanking the umps when the game is over, regardless of the score.
I believe the final score is part of the overall experience.
I BELIEVE IN SOFTBALL.

Jim Ramsey

Now thats the way we need to be playing.

2007-06-12T07:03:00.000-07:00

What a game last night, I think Dan Barnes has found a comfortable position in the outfield and Scott Barr looked like Ozzy last night on a couple plays.

Steve Staff made a nice highlight reel catch late in the game when he came a long way to grab a shoe string catch.

We play like this, and we are a very hard team to beat.

Meet TroyBu

2007-06-04T21:13:00.000-07:00

Jobu?

2007-06-04T08:50:00.001-07:00

WHY SOFTBALL IS BETTER THAN SEX

2007-06-04T05:14:00.001-07:00

* You can play softball as much or as little as you want; YOU get to decide.

* After an unusually long and difficult softball game you can still ride your
bike home.

* In softball, the other team pays attention throughout, even if they're done
scoring.

* If you have to take a piss during a softball game, you can say "Excuse me,
I gotta drain the swamp" and you don't lose style points.

* In softball, nobody comments on the size of your bat, as long as you know
what to do with it.

* In softball, you don't feel guilty about winning the ugly ones.

* The other team never has to forfeit a game cause they're on their period.

* In softball, you don't have to compliment the other team on good they look
in their new uniforms.

* You don't have to buy the other team dinner to get a game.

* If you get all scratched up in a softball game, you can brag about it to
your wife.

* In softball, if you go a couple months without scoring, your balls don't
hurt.

* In softball, you can play the same team every day for a year and it's never
the same twice.

* You don't mind if your parents come to watch you play softball.

* You can play three, maybe four softball games a day.

* In softball, it's no concern of yours if the other team has had marital
relations with diseased livestock.

* In a good weekend of softball, you can play six or seven different teams and
it only costs you twenty bucks and you may get a prize at the end.

* Playing the wrong softball team won't get you shot.

* You can be absolutely certain that, nine months after a softball game, the
other teams lawyers won't call, asking for half of your pre-tax income for
the next eighteen years.

* During a softball game you can spit tobacco juice all over the place.

* Rest assured that the other team will not invite you to the ballet.

* The other team doesn't demand that you shave before the game.

* The other team can smell like road kill and you'll never know it.

* If you don't score in a softball game, the other team doesn't ask you if
you've had that problem often.

* No matter how drunk the other team is they never throw up in your bed.

Rematch tonight

2007-06-04T05:08:00.000-07:00

...maybe. That is if the weather manages to hold up and allow us to play yet another 10:00 timeslot.

These guys beat us for the Championship two years ago, now lets see if we can turn the table and pull out a W tonight.

The A-Rod thing

2007-06-01T09:04:00.000-07:00

The rest of MLB is calling A-Rod "bush" for yelling out "mine" on a pop-up while running the bases.

Frankly, I think they are a bunch of whiners, and it was brilliant. He's trying to win the game.

That's "bush" but the hidden-ball trick is ok? Deking a runner at 2b on a fly ball is ok? Who makes up these ridiculous "unwritten" rules of baseball. As Barry Bonds (the only guy I've seen defend A-Rod) said.... "just catch the ball."

I'll buy a beer for the first guy who successfully pulls off this trick during one of our games.

You know you're a softball junkie if...

2007-06-01T05:08:00.000-07:00

You need a second job (or your parents do) just to pay for gloves, bats, equipment, uniforms, player fees, batting cages, etc...

Your second job is umpiring at softball games.

Your idea of spending quality time with your spouse is playing on the same co-ed team.

You have more than one bat that cost over $200.

You go to the softball fields on nights your team isn't even playing.

You used to rest and relax on the weekends, now the only rest you get is between games at a tournament.

You think "wearing something nice" means an all-tournament shirt with no dirt stains.

When someone says they are going out of town this weekend you ask if there is a tournament there.

All your white socks have dirt stains from playing softball.

Your idea of a weekend getaway is a two-day tournament in (insert town name).

You have a tattoo that says softball forever.

You plan your summer vacation each year around the state softball tournament.

You own more softball t-shirts than pairs of underwear.

Your girlfriend / boyfriend knows when you ask them out to dinner you really mean pizza after the game.

You tape your bat handles with various designs and use only tape with team colors.

You have a softball website.

Pirates Game

2007-05-31T13:29:00.000-07:00

New Blog

2007-05-31T13:21:00.000-07:00

I have wanted to start a new blog for some time, so I thought I would try a multiple author blog with a few team mates.