All Things Green
In honor of the new WHSS uniforms this AL writeup for today’s game, 1/7/20, deals with green images.
Visitors: Stier, Shipley, Dana, JD, Ramos, Toro, Bob Schultthesis, Guttenberger, Miguel Hernandes, Morty Ogden, Don Scarborough, Mark and Doug.
Home: Shirer, Keller, Netzel, Hamilton, Epperson, Matta, Pep, M. Gonzalez, Mineer, DeBroeck, Pope, Witmer and Walley Wallace.
The Visitors started the game like they were the Fighting Irish of ND; Stier and Ship lead off with singles. JD struck the ball like a Praying Mantis attacking a bug. He hit a double and knocked in the two runners. The Home team came up in the bottom half of the inning and equaled the score. We were on them like ivy on a wall, poison ivy. Shire and Lonnie scored on a blast by Hamilton, who hit a triple so hard it landed in the tropical rain forest. After one inning the score was 2-2.
The Visitors were just getting started, they had the green light in the 2nd inning and flew around the bases like Peter Pan. Schulthesis, Guttenberger, Ramos, Ogden, Scarbrough, Mark and Doug must have had pixie dust. No outs were recorded in the inning. The Home team were the Lost Boys. We found out that Kermit the Frog’s song was correct; “It’s Not Easy Being Green”.
It's not that easy bein' green
Having to spend each day
The color of the leaves
When I think it could be nicer
Bein' red or yellow or gold
Or something much more colorful like that
We scored the egg part, of Green Eggs And Ham. After 2 innings the score was 7-2, in favor of the Visitors.
In the top of the 3rd inning the Visitors came out and Hulk smashed us. Ship, Dana, JD, Ramos, Toro and Bob S. all reached base. In fact, they only made one out. For those of you keeping track that is one out recorded in the last two innings for the Visitors and ten runs. That is a lot of cabbage. The Home team was green with envy. We had to answer, we were being chopped up like a cucumber. Answer we did, to the tune of 7 runs, Yoda would be proud, we used the force. The force of our bats. Yoda said; “there is no try, only do, or do not”. We did; Witmer, Wally, Shirer, Keller (HR), Netzel, Hamilton, Epperson, Matta, Gonzalez and Mineer all proved to be Jedi fighters. We listened to Yoda, “Your focus determines your reality”. After 3 innings the score was 12-9, Visitors holding the edge.
The next three innings, the 4th through 6th, things quieted down a bit. Both teams hit like Mike Wazowski, from Monsters Inc. We could not keep our eye on the ball. One player did distinguish himself in the field, Lenny DeBroeck made a great catch in left, on a ball that was hit over his head. Len ran back so fast on the ball he looked like the Green Lantern. After 6 innings the score was Visitors: 17-Home: 14.
The visitors were batting like they were exposed to Kryptonite in the 7th inning. They did not score. In the bottom of the 7th the Visitors found out that the grass was greener on the other side of the fence. The Home team flexed our Shrek muscles. “There are a lot more to ogres than people think”. We hit our way out of the swamp. Shirer, Netzel, Hamilton, Epperson (triple), Matta (double), Pep and Gonzalez knocked the green off the ball, we scored 5. After 7 innings the score was Visitors: 17- Home: 19. We frog hopped them for our 1st lead in the game.
In the 8th the Visitors were quiet once again; guess they did not eat their spinach. The Home team was stealing the game just like The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. We even muttered in our best Grinch voice, “Be it ever so heinous, there’s no place like home.” “We slunk to the icebox, we eyed the who’s feast, we took the who pudding, we took the roast beast.” The Home team had transformed into the mean green one. We scored another 4 runs. Mineer, DeBroeck, Pope, Witmer, Wally and Shirer were like John Deere, “Nothing Runs Like a Deere”. We mowed down the opposition. Score; Visitors: 17- Home: 23.
The Visitors attacked like Ninja Turtles in the 9th. With one out they loaded the bases and scored a run. Down just a few runs, a hit in the green grass of the outfield would be big, it would keep the rally going and knock in a few more runs. “Wally Gator” came in to relief pitch for the Home team, a tough spot for him and the team. Wally needed to throw some green lasers and get us out of our pickle.
Mark came up with peas on every pod, for the Visitors. Mark delivered, sort of, he hit a ball up the middle that looked like it would light up the Christmas tree and the scoreboard. Matta went after the ball and dove for it. I looked like the Jolly Green Giant chasing down some veggies, “Ho, Ho, Ho”. I came up with the ball, threw it while laying on my back, to an alert Donnie Witmer at 2nd and forced the runner out, for the 2nd out of the inning. A run scored, but the rally and momentum was cut short. The next batter grounded out ending the comeback. The Home team won 23-19, we were happier than Oscar the Grouch at a garbage dump.
Visitor Players Who Earned Their Greenbacks:
JD: 4/4 with a double.
Schulthesis: 3/4 with a double.
Ogden: 4/4.
Scarbrough: 3/4.
Home Team Green Monsters:
Shirer: 4/5.
Netzel: 4/5 with a triple.
Hamilton: 3/5 with a triple.
Matta: 3/4 with a double.
Mineer: 3/4.
Witmer: 3/4.
In conclusion, both teams should take some advice from The Riddler.
“Don't get too full of yourself, Dark Knight. It only gets harder from here."
Special thanks to KFC for a great meal. Thanks to Bob and Mel Hite for providing the best cookies ever. They filled our green stomachs.
Written by Nick Matta
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