Love of the Game. Happy
Valentines.
I centered the write up around the
Valentine's holiday. We had a sweetheart of a game. Both sides made some
excellent plays; the game was close. In fact, these two teams were as close as a
Valentines heart and arrow. Before I get too far into describing the game, I’ll
share a Red Neck, Valentine poem. I don’t recommend saying this one to your
wife.
Collards is green, you
make a great possum stew.
I am so lucky to have a darlin' like
you.
Ya kin strip a motor in just few
minutes
And still have time to go hunt supper and even
skin it.
We go together like a skunk and
stink
Every time I see ya my eye starts to
wink.
Yer love fer me is like a roll of duct
tape
Ya hold me together each time I
break.
At night when ya hold me
real, real tight like ya do
I can smell on yer breath the scent of yer
chew.
I love yer kisses, ain't none no wheres
finer
Ya taste like the road kill down at the
diner.
11 Roses, Visiting team: Rivera,
Hamilton, Jacobs, Pepin, Denny, Kurt, Levesque, D’Herin, Vandenberg, Farinas
and Wells.
Box of Chocolates, Home team: Benson,
Drouilard, Brock, Matta, Erb, Seguin, Reagan, Dampier, Oesterreich, Ing and
Parker.
These two teams were trying to settle
the longstanding question, which gift does a woman prefer on Valentine’s Day,
flowers or chocolates? The answer is neither, they prefer
diamonds.
We played on a diamond today, does
that count? The roses started off smelling sweet; they scored 5 runs in the
first inning. They were aided when the Box of Chocolate’s team had a minor melt
down and dropped a few balls.
The Chocolate team, turned into hot
chocolate in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th innings, as their bats heated
up. After 5 innings of play the score was Roses: 6- Box of Chocolates: 9. As for
love, one writer said it this way, "All you need is love. But a little chocolate
now and then doesn't hurt." (Charles Shultz).
The Visitors sent an FTD bouquet of
flowers to home plate in the 6th and 7th inning, scoring 4
runs in each inning. That gave the Rose team the lead, 14-11. The Rose team then
kissed the plate two more times, once in the 8th and once in the
9th.
The Home team came up in the bottom
of the 9th inning hoping to send a candy gram across the plate. They
were down by a score of 16-12, having scored once in the 8th
inning. Five, out of the first six
batters reached base in the bottom of the ninth, things looked good for the Box
of Chocolate’s team. The tying run was on 3rd base and the winning run was on
1st base, with only one out. It was not to be, the roses turned a
game ending double play, to win in dramatic fashion. Final score:
16-15.
Roses are red and my team turned
blue
When that winning run, never came
through.
Visitors Hitting
Stars:
Hamilton: 2/4 with a walk and a
triple.
Jacobs: 3/5 with a
double.
Denny: 3 / 4 and a
walk.
Kurt: 3/5.
D’Herin: 3/5.
Home Team Hitting
Stars:
Drouilard: 5/6.
Brock: 3/5 with a
double.
Erb: 5/5.
Reagan: 4/4 with a
double.
Parker: 3/4.
Fielding Stars:
Rivera
Hamilton
Farinas
Brock
Erb
Parker
Seguin
Hidden facts: Both Brock and Wells pitched
excellent games. The Visiting team turned 4 double plays, which were a key to
their success.
Here is a good poem for your special
lady:
Getting older can be a
pain,
But with you along, I can’t
complain.
Despite the things that we go
through,
I know I’ll never stop loving
you.
Write up by Nick Matta.
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