I bet my ticket we'll hear this one.
23 June 2011
22 June 2011
Diamond notes (6)
Moved to 12-9 on the season with our 8-5 win last night. I played centerfield and went 2-3 (.426) with a double.
Now let me mention one of the best ways to determine how well a fastpitch game is played: time. On Saturday night we lost a game 11-8 that lasted easily two and half hours. That is bad. Last night, our game took an hour and twenty minutes. That's much more like it.
It's not that I wish to hurry my recreation along. But sloppy play typically slows the game to a snail's pace. Last night's game had a couple of errors, but it didn't have countless wild pitches and walks and pitching changes. It also had one very long homerun hit by our opponent's left fielder--a hanging changeup got launched about 330 feet.
Now let me mention one of the best ways to determine how well a fastpitch game is played: time. On Saturday night we lost a game 11-8 that lasted easily two and half hours. That is bad. Last night, our game took an hour and twenty minutes. That's much more like it.
It's not that I wish to hurry my recreation along. But sloppy play typically slows the game to a snail's pace. Last night's game had a couple of errors, but it didn't have countless wild pitches and walks and pitching changes. It also had one very long homerun hit by our opponent's left fielder--a hanging changeup got launched about 330 feet.
21 June 2011
20 June 2011
U2 360
So, next Sunday night I'll be going to my 5th U2 concert. It will be Jeanie's 4th. But I'm envious that she actually saw one of the Joshua Tree tour concerts. Anyhow, leading up to this, songs I'd love to see performed (again) in concert.
Diamond notes (5)
Long story short: We finished second in the Rich Plangger Invitational this year.
After winning our game Friday night [see Diamond notes (4)], we won 5-2 on Saturday morning. I went 2-4 and scored a couple runs. That guaranteed us a spot in the elimination round on Sunday, but we still had one more game of pool play late Saturday night. We lost a marathon game in the sultry, mosquito infested Benton Harbor midnight, 11-8. I led off the game with a homerun (5), and then went 0-3 the rest of the way.
On Sunday morning in the elimination round we won a tight game 3-2 against Jack Daniels from Ohio. I hit the ball hard all game, but had nothing to show for it (0-4). We dropped the championship to Munger, MI, 11-8. I went 2-4--the two balls I hit hard were outs, the two I didn't hit hard were hits. Go figure.
Numbers:
Tournament record = 3-2
My tournament hitting stats = 8-20, 3 HR
Season Record = 11-9
Season hitting stats = .415, 5 HR
Below is me about to connect. I believe that ended up being a line drive right to the second basemen.
After winning our game Friday night [see Diamond notes (4)], we won 5-2 on Saturday morning. I went 2-4 and scored a couple runs. That guaranteed us a spot in the elimination round on Sunday, but we still had one more game of pool play late Saturday night. We lost a marathon game in the sultry, mosquito infested Benton Harbor midnight, 11-8. I led off the game with a homerun (5), and then went 0-3 the rest of the way.
On Sunday morning in the elimination round we won a tight game 3-2 against Jack Daniels from Ohio. I hit the ball hard all game, but had nothing to show for it (0-4). We dropped the championship to Munger, MI, 11-8. I went 2-4--the two balls I hit hard were outs, the two I didn't hit hard were hits. Go figure.
Numbers:
Tournament record = 3-2
My tournament hitting stats = 8-20, 3 HR
Season Record = 11-9
Season hitting stats = .415, 5 HR
Below is me about to connect. I believe that ended up being a line drive right to the second basemen.
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