Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Aaron Breaks the Record

1974 - In the fourth inning of the Braves home opener against the Dodgers, Hank Aaron parks an Al Downing pitch in the left-center field stands for career home run No. 715, breaking Ruth's once thought to be unapproachable record.  The Braves win, 7-4.

Gold's Gym Field

Today's game in the national league featured the visitors, managed by Moots, vs the home boys managed by Simon.   The visitors scored a total of nine runs in the first two innings led by a Denny Schaeffer HR.  The home team scored their first five hitters in the first inning and one more in the second frame.  The visitors led 9 to 6 after two innings.  The home team exploded for five runs in the third inning  on a HR by Hill, a double by Simon and a triple by Schapler.  The score after three innings of play had the home team ahead 11 to 9.  

Both teams were scoreless in the fourth.   In the fifth the visitors scored five times on on doubles by Ducham and Thompson.  The home team responded with four runs of their own by doubles by Schapler and Frank Miller.  Both teams were held scoreless in the sixth frame.  

The visitors broke the game open by scoring a total of nine runs in the last three innings.  They featured a Remington and Ducham triples and a Mohan HR.   The home team only scored three times total in the final three innings.  Mills was the winning pitcher. It was a close game most of the way and fortunately we beat the rain.  A good time at the ballpark was had by all.  It should be noted that Marshall Bloom on the home team had a career day going five for five at the plate.

Gatorland Field


Team Matta, (Visitors): Coffman, Dampier, Held, Wiltshire, Jacobs, D’Herin, Gonzalez, Lopez, Marino, Waddell, Shinholt, Wells and Matta.
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Team Witmer, (Home): Rivera, Witmer, Butler, Wolfe, DeRidder, Pepin, Constantine, King, Hartley, Reagan and Powell.
I when I saw my lineup today, for team Matta, I thought, this team is a treasure. Apparently the other team felt the same way, because they promptly went out and buried us.
The Home team started fast, in a slow sort of way. They had 5 hits that barely went 70 feet. The little Texas Leaguers were effective though, they went just far enough to reach the outfield and fall in for hits. When you string enough of those hits together, you score 5 runs. When you do the same thing the next inning, you score another 5 runs and before you know it, you are leading 10-1.
It was sort of like playing softball on Bikini Bottom, that’s the place SpongeBob lives. I doubt many of you are SpongeBob viewers, if you need help on this reference ask your grandkids, they will know what I am talking about.  Things were out of kilt for the visiting team, we were eating chum. For the home team, things were fine and dandy, they feasted on crabby patties.
Speaking of Bikini Bottom, that place was probably drier than the field we competed on. As the game went on today, the rains increased steadily. By the end of the game you could drown if you tried to look up and field a pop fly.
Team Matta never quite made it into a competitive game. Although Rich, the Yankee Clipper, Marino gave it his best shot, smacking three timely hits, including a triple. If Rich was DiMaggio, then Don Held was the great Babe Ruth. Don smacked out 2 long home runs, deep over the right field fence, to try and make it a game.
Team Witmer had too much hitting, solid pitching and they made some timely fielding plays, turning 3 DP’s on defense. They would not allow Team Matta to get too close. After a game like that, I guess it's appropriate to quote SpongeBob’s friend, Patrick, "The inner mechanics of my mind are an enigma..."
A quick look at the box score will tell the tale.
Team Matta:       0-1-0-3-2-3-1-4-4
Team Witmer:    5-5-0-5-3-1-2-3---

Final Score: Visitors 18- Home: 24
 
Leading hitters for the Visitors:
Dampier: 4 / 5
Held: 4 / 5 , two HR’s and a triple.
Jacobs: 3 / 4 with a double.
Gonzalez: 3 / 4.
Marino: 3 / 4 with a triple.
Matta: 2 / 3 and a walk.

Home team outstanding players:
WP: Powell
Rivera 3/ 5, with a double.
Witmer: 3/ 5 with a triple.
Butler 3/ 5
Wolfe: 3/ 5.
DeRidder: 3 /5
Constantine: 4 / 5 with a double.
King: 4/ 4 with a triple.
Hartley: 4/ 4.

 

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