Our first game of the night was between Balls and Dolls and Masterbatters. A sinister revelation was made last night. All this time we have been under the impression that Balls and Dolls was a laid back team. That image may have been shattered last night as the Masterbattered claimed that the team in green were really quite sinister. Why the charge? Well the Masterbatters stated that the Balls and Dolls should treat others the way they want to be treated and they were pitching the ball too fast to the girls. Here is the problem with that accusation. While that may be true, we've all seen the Masterbatters play by now and their girls might be the best kickers on the team. So maybe the Masterbatters are really just upset that the awful, sinister and evil Balls and Dolls didn't just roll the ball nice and slow to their boys. Adding to their sinister ways, as soon as the game was over the Balls and Dolls all vanished in a flash, leaving their 2 refs alone, scared and confused with no emotional support. Only time will tell if the rest of the league even cares. Balls and Dolls won 3-0.
Our second game had the marquis matchup of the season, 99 Problems vs the Seminoles, #1 vs #2. There was quite a bit of hype leading up to this game and it really didn't disappoint. This was expected to be a tightly played, low scoring game and it was as neither defense made any mistakes. One lesson learned is that the Seminoles have no problem just standing in the kicker's box, waiting for walks while whispering sweet nothings into the ears of the refs. The strike zone was a bit tighter (though in all fairness was consistent). The Seminoles won this heated game 4-0.Asstastic Balls took on Suck My Kick in the first edition of our late games, or should I say Asstastic Balls took on Mandy. The blonde firecracker had the athletic performance of her life. Considering that in week one she had to ask her teammates which leg she was supposed to kick with, that might not be saying much but she has certainly come a long way. She ran the bases like a flash, though her run probably shouldn't have counted. Her third base coach pushed her towards home plate to get her to run home which should have been an out according to rules 6.02 and 14.02h but the ref didn't see it. Asstastic Balls told me that the most interesting part of the game was when Beast, not really paying attention, ran just to the right of 2nd base instead of towards 1st base after kicking the ball. Suck My Kick's reply to that was, "which one was beast? You have to narrow that down. There are a few of them." Suck My Kick insisted that I end this portion with XOXOSMK, whatever the F that means. Suck My Kick won 4-0.
Our next game had Barbara Ballters squared off against the Jagerballs. This one should have been an easy one to pick, right? Wrong. Jagerballs were able to scrape together an early lead. The play of the game was made by Jagerball, Maria, who was able to make a backward somersault catch to rob Barbara Ballters of a key kick with runners on base. The true importance of that catch didn't show itself until the final inning. In the bottom of the 6th the Masterbatters were kicking with a 5-2 deficit and were able to mount a rally but ultimately fell one run short. The last play of the game might have been the most anticlimactic ending ever. The ball was miss-kicked, resulting on an easy grounder to the pitcher who threw the diving runner out at first base. The music immediately went silent and there was no cheering, no arguing, no sighs of disbelief or disappointment. Just total silence. Jagerballs won 5-4.
In our last game of the night we had D's Nutz and Booze on First. This game had some stunning early inning developments as D's Nutz got off to a large early lead. Booze on First tried to narrow the gap but their players really need to invest in cleats as the slick grass on field 3 had players slipping and sliding all over the place. This was another game where the strikezone was a bit tight but D's Nutz catcher, Amanda, didn't see anything wrong with that as she was quoted as saying, "Keep it tight, he likes it tight". Good work, Amanda. She also had another great quote, "They thought they had us beat for a minute". Unfortunately, that minute was the last minute of the game as Booze on First were able to overcome a 4-1 deficit, thanks mostly to the aggressive base running of Geoff. Watch out everyone. Booze on first is rolling on a 4 game winning streak. Booze on first won 5-4.
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