Games 13 & 14: A Big & Easy "Turner" Around!!!

"Nice pair!"

And what a pair it was! Were they huge? You bet they were! Were they sublime? Oh yeah. Delicious in the end? To the last drop! Did you want to revisit them many times and often? If only we could.

Am I talking about those well sculpted orbs in the photo above? Nah, I'm talking a sweep to put ourselves in the playoffs! PLAYOFFS? Did You say PLAYOFFS???? Damn right I did, Jim. Damn. Right.

Game 1:

Bears: 5

Big Easy: 1

Game 2:

Bears: 10

Turner: 5

Season: 8-5 ========================================================== The Positives:

Pitching: Spectacular. In both games but more than ever in Game 1 which looks pretty much like this: 3 hits, no walks, 1 run scored. And that run came uber cheaply in top of the 6th inning. Game 2 wasn't as easy, but neither were the hitters. Yet, #44 still held them scoreless from the bottom of the fourth on while the next category in this section turned it on. Bennett, you are a very big part of this years success.

Hitting: Pretty decent but more so in game 2. Game 1 was a bit of a struggle but a quick tip to John "Where I Left Off" Malosh for hitting his third dinger in a row (in 2 games) and getting us a quick jump in the lead colum. A few insurance runs in the fourth but still fairly cold. However, enough to get the job done. Game 2 is where the the sack needed to be lifted and it was. And it came late, but it came. Big nod to Scotty "My Left Foot" Foster for a 5 RBI night and a Kirk Gibson esque injured HR. And as much as I don't like tooting my own horn, it all started out of the gate with a 2 out RBI single from a ticked off manager. I guess I owe it to that pickle hugger from Coppersmith's for walking by during my at bat and being the bag of vagina cleaning vinegar water he is.

Defense: We won a double header, so fucking up wasn't a big issue. Major, major acknowledgement to Jarrett "I'm Ending This Fucking Game" Lew for the streaking put away out on a lazy (and NOT easy) fly ball in foul territory. Pretty much summed up our efforts right there. B.A.L.L.S. ==========================================================

The Negatives:

The Little Things: I yelled a teammate for making a mental mistake on the base path's and then I went right on and did the same thing myself. We're human. We fuck up. But we're in the post-season after next week and "the little things" can be the difference between going home and bringing it all home. So lets get each other's back, talk to each other, and listen to each other. We have one common goal in all of this: Keep advancing. ==========================================================

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, winning this makes the Nobel Prize winner look like the retard who brought the volcano to the 3rd grade science fair.

And now, presenting this weeks winner... Bennett "Throwfax" Beckenstein!!!

"He arrived on a cool April afternoon after being recruited on a website usually reserved for pedophiles and someone looking for a used rib spreader. Regardless, he weathered the competition and a new Bear was born. As the season comes to a close we were faced with two games that were of utmost importance. With a quick smoke (in the dugout) and some dazzling work, #44 posted 14 innings of softball magic. No walks, 6 runs, and a combined 9, yes, 9 innings of shut-out ball."

Congratulations to the first denizen of the West Village, you are this weeks Bears "Geico Player of the Game"!!!

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It's time for another episode of "Overheard/Thoughts at the Bar".

Rob: "Holy shit. Look how short her skirt is! That girl DEFINITELY came out to do some Bear huntin'!!

Buddy: (Chokes on Natty Light)

Thoughts:

1: FENNELLI!!!!! (to the tune of "NORM!!!!")

2: Just who is going to see THOSE cans?

3: Rob G. picks up right where he leaves off.

4: Ok? Who was the genius who started spilling our ages? Nice move.

5: Lisa was good. We can return to 80th if 31st and Lex doesn't pan out.

6: Fuck you A-Rod. Still. Just for the hell of it you Kabbalah douche whistle.

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Other Business: I got none again.

NEXT GAME: Wednesday, July 23rd, 7:30 PM vs. Red Wagon

**LAST WEEKS RANT**

I hope you're all still reading. For those that missed it, the Red Wagon band of douche is still in full force. Upon leaving last night they asked if we had won or not. When we said we did, they gave a "Ooh, the Bears won. Yay!!" like they were talking to a three year old. It was condesending and they can fuck themselves. You have NO idea the intesity I am personally bringing with me to that game and I ask for the same from each and every one of you. No joke. I don't remember ever wanting to lay waste to a team so bad in my entire life. And when it's over, we are going to give them their little "yay the Bears won" clap. Right in their dejected fucking faces. Who's with me?

I still feel the same way. Let's end this on a high note. Not only will beating them bring us full unbridled joy, it will also have a big determination on our playoff draw. At 8-5 we are tied for 5th with Turner. We win, they lose, we get Vanguard first round. Now doesn't that sound awesome??

- James Buddy "4-7 Are You Fucking Kidding??" Villani