"What does he think he's doing?"
"Winning!"
Remember the classic "Aunt Emily" scene from Mr.Mom? They stop at Ron Richardson's (Caroline's boss) for a quick visit but they don't want to stay, so they claim their Aunt Emily is dying and they have to leave. But, Ron challenge's Jack's manhood with his corporate olympics and they decide to stay. However, it's Ron's challenge and Ron must win. Jack has other ideas and when Caroline is questioned by the snotty secretary when Jack sprints by about to prevail, she simply says with a shrug, "Winning".
With our own shrug and in crapola conditions, we kept our "winning" alive. We took the Big Easy to seven innings and took care of business. The difference is, Jack threw the race at the end to save face for his wife. We're not dropping shit for anyone. Babes included.
Note: I know the above picture has NOTHING to do with the scene and trust me, I am not pleased. The damn net had no cap of what I needed. But rest assured 'Cap subscribers, I will bring in my copy and update the pic accordingly.
Bears: 7
Big Easy: 4
Season: 5-4
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The Positives:
Pitching: Same old same old but I love it. They scored some runs in the end but our hurler held strong. Not to mention the downpour from inning 5-7 made the ball feel like a rock. Not an easy task but Bennet "Throwfax" Beckenstein ** once again gave us more than a chance to prevail.
** Knickname courtesy of James "Jimmy V" Varian
Defense: In tough conditions we remained pretty much lockdown - especially in the infield. Two major mentions for Jose "Back Pedal" Lora's monster on-the-run grab in left field and Scotty "FAME!!!" Foster for his Alvin Ailey-esque leap of a grab at short that would have made any SportsCenter hi-lite real. Truly amazing.
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The Negatives:
Hitting: I know, we amassed 7 runs but we owe a bit of thanks to the pitchers beautiful throwing error in the later part of the game. Also, we left 10 people on base. 10. That's a ton for softball game. We went ice cold (Scott, Pete, & Jose were the exception) 2-6 but we got away with it and that's ok - for this one. Conditions were tough as well.
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And now it's time for the Bears "Geico Player of the Game Award"! This award is given to the player or players that show outstanding play in the field, at the plate, or in the bar. Whether it be heroic, game saving, or shatting one's pants sliding into third, this is an honor of pure courage.
And now, presenting this weeks winner... Scotty "Bob Fosse" Foster!!!!
"Rookie Scott Foster was manning SS wondering when his agent was going to call him when a sure fire run producing line drive was hit up the middle. With serious range the drive was snared out of mid air with a leap to rival Roy Scheider in "All That Jazz!" causing two grown men in the dugout to scream and almost kiss. Added to this was a tremendous fake to first nail the the guy at home play that well, just doesn't happen in normal beer leage ball. Top it off with 2 doubles and a walk at the plate (and some serious nut-ball antics at the bar) and the award was a lock.
Congratulations Twinkle Toes, you are this weeks Bears "Geico Player of the Game"!!!
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It's time for another episode of "Overheard at the Bar".
Yeah right. Are you fucking serious? That was almost a week ago and a "writers retreat" at the coast in between. Instead, here's the noted from the writers meeting for this weeks content:
1: Why is Ken's girl looking to for a Latin lover?
2: Scott forgot his meds.
3: Scott must be drinking something serious. He thinks my GF is a playboy model or something.
4: Ashley's hot.
5: Fuck me. I don't want to leave.
6: BYOM (bring your own monkey) is not a highly recommended idea.
7: Rob, Slavin, and Jarret stayed. Gayness ensues.
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Other Business: Just a quick note - if you plan on hitting the bar, leave enough for the tab. It seems there's a couple of people leaving more than some. I know it's $2 beer night but even though we get shots bought for us, we do pay for the others. $8 a shot x 10 guys or so adds up. Do the math. The only exception is Pete at this point because he bought a case of balls for I believe fifty some odd dollars - so we owe him. Let's all just try to be aware of this in the future.
NEXT GAME: Wednesday, June 25th, 6:10 PM vs. Vanguard
These guys are good. We need to keep this thing rolling along for a shot at the playoffs.
Note: The stats are NOT updated. I messed them up pretty bad so it will take some time to repair. My apologies.
Well done last few weeks fellas. I think we're really starting to gel and the early season crap may be behind us.
In the words of Jack Butler, "You know what kids? Go get daddy's sneakers."
- James Buddy "I Suck Out Loud At Hitting" Villani
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