Lords and Ladies come up short to WTF

Never in the history of softball (honestly! You could look it up!) has a team scored 10 runs in an inning, and gone on to lose the game. This event befell the Lords and Ladies on Wednesday, as they made up a rain out game to the WTF Collective, losing 19-17.

The game started off positively, as the Lords and Ladies scored 2 runs in the bottom of the first. Then the offence exploded for the 10-run inning in the second. After that, the bats went silent for some reason. The defence looked colander-like, allowing WTF to regroup and chip back, taking the lead for good in the fifth inning.

Even the support of two (count 'em) TWO spectators, the Lords and Ladies couldn't muster the drive to make their fans proud. Even Alex got into the act of disappointing the fans, as he achieved something only Jeremy has done (on several previous occasions), by unsuccessfully trying to stretch a triple into a home run. "I got the go sign", said an out-by-a-mile Alex. "Just ask [third base coach] Tim!"

Seeing as Tim tells everyone to GO GO GO, and never pays any attention to coaching himself, this was not a valid excuse.

Speaking of Tim, he managed to add his name to the Injury List. Pre-game, Tim took his life into his hands and began playing catch with Definitely-Doesn't-Throw-Like-A-Girl, Diana. Soon after beginning, it all came to a crashing halt as he took a 103 MPH fastball off the tip of his glove, and into his valuable, valuable face.

Tim demonstrates his ability to stare directly into your soul.

This caused a flurry of excitement, and not the tasty kind from McDonalds. Immediately, one of the spectators went flying off the bleachers to tend to the wounded warrior. In the end, an ice pack and a hearty "There, there, it'll be OK" was enough to get Tim back to playing.

AWARDS

GAME MVP Goes to Diana, going 4-for-4, including 3 singles and a double. She wins despite the unforgivable atrocity of being called out for leading off first base, and the slightly more forgivable crime of trying to kill Tim.

BEST DRESSED This award has been retired, because we all look so good.

INJURY REPORT
It's amazing we can even field a team with all the owies everyone has!

Chris M. (leg)
Diana (ACL)
Mike (knee)
Brian (foot)
Alex (scraped leg)
Meaghan (back, shoulder, finger, lip, boo-boo on elbow)
Tim (Face)
Big E Stumpy (Pride)

HALF-SEASON YEAR IN REVIEW

Record: 3-3-1
Run differential: -2

We will remain in the recreational division for the remainder of the regular season, thanks to a typical-for-us beginning of the season.

Our next game is Thursday July 19 at 4:30 pm on Kinsmen South vs. Class IV Power. We have defeated this team already once this year, let's keep it up!