Team Captain Mike checks in with this week's game recap:
The Lords and Ladies with a short-handed crew, a result of
scheduling conflicts with the worst professional soccer team in North America
(perhaps the world), did battle in their 1st playoff game against
the RamRods last night. In the end
coming up short with a 9-6 Loss.
However, there was much to cheer about in the well played game.
Player of the game,
by a mile, Chris S, who takes over full time 3rd base. The Canadian born talent gave the Lords and
Ladies a chance to win the game (and perhaps local fan support) with his
stellar defence at 3rd and his crucial singles bring in 2 RBIs
coming in the latter half of the order.
His wife, Meaghan, not to be outdone, gave up her title to the regular
season batting statistic by going 2-3 at the plate. Earning the signal to “swing away” with the
count 3-0. Meaghan also did a wonderful
job of playing 1st base, making every catch even Diana’s blistering
throws from Shortstop (without the whiplash suffered by Tim). The couple left it all out there on the field
and showed that they perform when called upon, they were ready to raise their game for
the playoffs.
Other notable efforts,
- Diana who battled courageously at Short
Stop. Fighting through not 1 but 2
injuries, one to the knee, the other a minor concussion, she still managed to
go 2-4 in the #2 spot. I attribute her
lone strike out to the concussion she received during her last at bat.
- Alex made a strong case to be the
everyday centerfielder for next year, catching every ball in a half-mile radius
around him! His hitting was not up to
his typical high standards, although I believe that he was simply too tired
from running those half-marathons in the field every inning picking up all
those outs!
- Erick is notable for hitting into the
5-4-3 double play of the year (perhaps our 1st ever)! Earning his nickname honestly “Stumpy”,
Stumpy tumbled down the 1st base line at the speed of ... well .. a
stump! Who put him batting leadoff
again? Oh yeah, that would be me...
- Not to be outdone, Rob hit into the 2nd
ever 5-4-3 double play, and I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen
it! Rob ran even slower than
Stumpy. Although there may have been
some interference by the bat, which jumped up and “bit” Rob in the legs,
thereby reducing his velocity to less than Stumpy speed.
- Denise showed once again that she is
big-league talent in Right Field, playing strong in the outfield, making a
critical highlight-reel worthy catch and running down balls like a person
possessed. She had a great single, and
was robbed of a second by a great play in the field.
The game was filled with great defence, good pitching, and
clutch hits. In my humble opinion, this
was the game to be at! For I am certain
that the game was the most exciting professional or amateur sports match played
in the Toronto area last night!
Let’s get ready for the next playoff game, where Chris M, currently on the 15-day DL, will be returning his full-time Pitching duties, and
the Lords and Ladies wonder whether their key off-season acquisition, the
Swiss-dynamo, Brian “Er fliegt wie ein Vögel” (“The man who flew like
a bird!”), will come back from injured reserve to lead them to the promised
land, the Recreation league consolation finals!
