This was our final game of the season against the Hamburg Steelers. they are on the bottom of the pack so this should've been a simple game. Wait it was a simple game. We won the first game 13-0 and the second game 10-1. It's good to have a game just before we head into the playoffs, that way we keep our skills sharp, however playing a team like this doesn't prepare us that well.
The first game while just 7 innings ( Mercy rule) still lasted 2 and a half hours. Their batters did a really good job of making contact with the ball, but did a horrible job of putting the ball in play. They would foul off pitch after pitch then strike out. Batter after batter would foul off pitch after pitch then strike out. Made for one very, very boring game in the oufield.
I finished the day hitting 4-8 total. I also had a walk and a phantom hit by pitch. Phantom because the ball never hit me, but the umpire told me to take my base. Nice! Cy had a pretty good day as well. he had a lot of action at second and was smooth as always and finished hitting I think 3-8 or something like that. Now its off to the playoffs against Manheim. Well see how we fare since the North division (our division) is considered the weaker division.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Cologne
We came out flat in this game which I personally think was a good thing. it woke us up to see that we actually do have to take practice more seriously and that baseball isn't just a game that you can just show up and do well. also, because we came out flat, the game went faster as we didn't score that many runs like normal. Our pitcher for the first game showed up late and was severely drunk, yet threw surprisingly well (considering his circumstances) And we had some bad at bats during in the early part of the game that really set us back. the game was 1-1 until the 5 or 6th inning when we exploded for a bunch of run. We finished the game winning 9-3.
the second game we were on top of our stuff. We were ready with this one and it showed. We had a good pitching performance by our pitcher from the Dominican Republic and some really good, timely hits. We ended up smoking them this game by a score of 10-0 in 7 innings.
I had some bad at bats in the first game going 1-3 with a walk and a hit by pitch. My one hit however was right on target...when i say that I mean I hit a hard ground ball up the middle and it nailed the pitcher on his ankle. I guess i didn't hit it as hard as I thought because he was able to finish the inning, however we did score a bunch of runs that inning as a result. The second game was much better for me. i had really good at bats and took one deep. I hit a ball and actually though I just hit a fly ball. It ended up landing just in front of the fence for a double. We have the biggest field in our division so if i had hit that ball at any other ball park that we've played at, I would've had a homerun! that's luck for me. I finished this game going 2-3 with a walk and a hit by pitch as well. My one out this game was a hard hit line drive to right field.
Cy had a pretty good day as well. I am not sure what he finished off with on the second game but i know he was 2-4 in the first game with a couple of key RBI's. We have one game left in the regular season and then we head to the playoffs in august. Hopefully we can get something good going with practice and everything that'll rolls into the playoffs playing at our best.
the second game we were on top of our stuff. We were ready with this one and it showed. We had a good pitching performance by our pitcher from the Dominican Republic and some really good, timely hits. We ended up smoking them this game by a score of 10-0 in 7 innings.
I had some bad at bats in the first game going 1-3 with a walk and a hit by pitch. My one hit however was right on target...when i say that I mean I hit a hard ground ball up the middle and it nailed the pitcher on his ankle. I guess i didn't hit it as hard as I thought because he was able to finish the inning, however we did score a bunch of runs that inning as a result. The second game was much better for me. i had really good at bats and took one deep. I hit a ball and actually though I just hit a fly ball. It ended up landing just in front of the fence for a double. We have the biggest field in our division so if i had hit that ball at any other ball park that we've played at, I would've had a homerun! that's luck for me. I finished this game going 2-3 with a walk and a hit by pitch as well. My one out this game was a hard hit line drive to right field.
Cy had a pretty good day as well. I am not sure what he finished off with on the second game but i know he was 2-4 in the first game with a couple of key RBI's. We have one game left in the regular season and then we head to the playoffs in august. Hopefully we can get something good going with practice and everything that'll rolls into the playoffs playing at our best.
Horrible Week off
We had a week off the first week of July and it just wasn't a good one. Lets recap some of the things that went on. Our coach gave us the week off and told us to go and travel. Unfortunately we had no money to travel, and on top of that it rained all week. Both me and Cy had some personal issues off the field that really brought us down as well. and to top it all off...Cy had this sweet moutain bike from our coach and one night we went into the city I locked up his bike to my bike and to a pole. We were only in the city for about half an hour and when we came back, His bike was gone! Those bastards even stole my lock....6 bucks down the drain!
Sure enough the next day we went to the weight room and about 20 minutes after we got there, it started to rain, and it didn't let until late in the afternoon. So there we were walking home in the rain, while some guy is at home laughing looking at his new bike and thinking "somebody is walking in the rain because of me!"
Sure enough the next day we went to the weight room and about 20 minutes after we got there, it started to rain, and it didn't let until late in the afternoon. So there we were walking home in the rain, while some guy is at home laughing looking at his new bike and thinking "somebody is walking in the rain because of me!"
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