Battlestar put up yet another epic battle of kickball wits and determination against the undefeated JFK team this week. Good gosh, it was close throughout the entire game! JFK fought right back to defend their #1 spot as Daniel "Condor" Shaw [CAW CAW!] took the mound for the game. Those pitches came in fast and hard. So much so, that 2 Ballsacks were struck out in the game. Well, that and an unusually wide strike zone...(Damn, Ant!! ;) Hey, gotta blame a ref in at least ONE of these blogs...). Anyway, the Ballsacks were down a man with Geoff Morehart nursing an unhealthy knee, and Brandon Silver was questionable until game time. He apparently kicked his own ass in Jungle Gym and was sore as hell, but he managed to cover his entire body in Tiger Balm and loaded up on Aleve, Red Bull, and a few beers. That'll fix you up every time!!
Team JFK kicked first and the Ballsacks were all over it! With the trio of George Kiriazidis as pitcher, Michael Machie as catcher, and Kyle Rowley as charger, nothing....and I mean NOTHING got past them. And with the help of Joe "Sticky Hands" Stumpo and Jason Wieszek playing first, they made it look all too easy. 3 up, 3 down!
Switch!! Battlestar came in to kick and challenged the infield with 2 runners on 1st and second, but that's as far as it got. With the Condor's wing span, Dominique Smith's agility at charger and Eric Stevens' quickness at catcher, it was dang near impossible to get past them, but in the next inning Battlestar found a way! Brandon Silver booted one in short left field to get on base and a few other kickers were able to bunt and get on. Mike Graziano bunted toward 1st and beat the throw and that allowed Brandon to come in. 1-0!!!! Could this be happening??! Stay tuned! And now a word from our sponsor....
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Welcome back!! 3rd inning time! JFK was scared! But they didn't panic and kept focused. With a few well placed bunts a few kickers got on base. One of those well placed bunts was by Jiselle Anderson. Her kick went straight down the 3rd base line, but Kyle Rowley scooped it up and threw it to 1st. The throw was a bit off...ok it was way off to Joe Stumpo's left where he had to stretch out for the catch by his fingertips, with a toe still on the base for a WICKED out!! A kick was made to the outfield where it was caught by Jason Wieszek (This guy is everywhere!) and it was thrown into the infield where Andy Tapley caught it at pitcher. Runners tagged and ran and Andy threw it to Mark "Rabbit" Thompson but dang it, Rabbit didn't bring his jet pack or he would have easily caught that ball, but it went 5 feet over his head and 2 runners were able to score on the error. (How many times have I told you to prepare for things like this, Rabbit?! He SAYS it's being worked on at the shop, but we all know better....smh.)
2-1?? Dang! Let's get back in it! 4th inning was 3 up, 3 down for both teams. Battlestar's was at the bottom of the line up and with 2 outs JFK decided to walk George Kiriazidis so they could break up the top of the line up for Battlestar, but GK had a trick up his sleeve. He walked to 1st and took a purposeful lead off the base and was automatically called out to preserve the top of the line up for some AWESOME action in the 5th.
JFK was held to no runs yet AGAIN by the Ballsacks and it was time to get the kicking game on!! 3 kickers came up, 3 kickers got on! With bases loaded and NO outs, it was a sure bet that Battlestar would at least tie. Right?! Right??? AM I RIGHT???! (I'm gonna take a moment and cry right here, because....well, just because!!) SIGH......the next kicker tried to boot it but it was just a hard line drive to the charger who threw it to the catcher for the first out. Then another kick was booted over the charger, but the charger jumped up and tipped it and the third baseman almost caught it. Runners had to go back and tag in case it was caught, so the throw to home beat out the runner on third for out #2. Then the final kick was made by Philip "Tuna" Tanner. It was a hard bunt and Tuna was zinging to first where most of us thought he beat the throw and got on safely to bring in the tying run!! We were jumping up and down when the first base ref gave a closed fist signal for out #3. What??! OH, THE HUMANITY!!!!!!!! So close......and yet...........so.....far....
Well, that TOTALLY sucked, but it was an awesome game! JFK was scared! Battlestar was hyped!! The game was almost tied by 0.000000000000000000000045 of a second!! Damn ref.....Yep, I'm blaming it on a ref!! That and the stars being misaligned or something.....those damn stars.... JFK totally pulled it off and remain undefeated. After the game, Bryan Freed went up to the Battlestar team and said he was impressed with their abilities and congratulated them on a game well played. For the third week in a row, Battlestar lost by one point with ducks left on the pond, ready to run in for the tie. DAMMIT!!!!!!!
Next up: 5 O'Clockers!! I hear the Perfect Storm is brewing out in the Atlantic....and it's coming for YOU!!! [Editor's note: This statement now seems a little silly] The Ballsacks have the confidence that they can beat any high ranking team and they're ready to take out their frustrations all over you!! It might be 5 O'Clock somewhere.....below the Battlestar rankings!! BOO-yah!!!
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