I may need a ringer or two for kickball tomorrow... e-mail me if you can be in Central Park right by Columbus Circle tomorrow (Tuesday) at 5:45PM and you're interested.
All in Baseball and Other Sports
Yes, I play kickball. ZogSports, the same league we all play dodgeball in, has a kickball league as well. We won our first game 16-3, but that may have led to a little bit of overconfidence, because we didn't do as well last night. We lost to the Ligers 14-7. Plus, it didn't help that our ump what a very loose interpretation of where the foul lines were. That puts "Those Punks Stole Our Name" at 1-1 for the season. (That's our team name, for obvious reasons.) Still, we had a lot of fun and got pics and video thanks to my hobbled buddy Marina, who sprained her ankle in the first game.
Randy Johnson and the exploding bird.
The pine tar incident.
The All Star Game tie.
Add Fordham's Friday night game against The Deal to your list of wacky incidents. A scheduling error by the league left Fordham opponentless for 45 minutes until The Deal finally started showing up around 6:15--early as far as they knew. Both teams scurried to start as time on the field permit ticked away, but in the end, since the game didn't go the full time, the league decided to suspend the game with Fordham up 7-5 after five, to be continued later in the season.
Fordham bats were quiet but effective during the game, with several "seeing eye" hits doing some major damage against The Deal. Patti "Hit it where they ain't" Dickerson drove in four runs on two clutch floaters just over the infield. The game of inches also came back to hurt Fordham as well. Pat "The Mighty" Quinn just missed a great stab at a liner over third and Larry Porco attempted a diving stop of a smash to first. Both plays would have shut the door before The Deal put three on the board in the third, but as it was, luck wasn't much of a lady to either team on Central Park's Great Lawn that night.
Fordham sent Charlie O'Donnell to the mound in place of their absent ace Brian Cuthbert. O'Donnell frustrated The Deal with his unwillingness/inability to keep the ball around the plate, causing some ugly and desperate swings. He also walked three, but never game The Deal much of anything to hit. He slipped several called strikes past the surprised Deal hitters, and while it might of been ugly, it kept Fordham in the game.
No word yet on when the remaining two innings will be played, but Fordham will look for their first win this week at Heckscher #1 this Thursday night at 6:45 in Central Park.
Do you want to play softball on Thursday? Did you go to Fordham? Well, come on down to Hecksher Field #1 on Thursday at 6:30PM and we'll do our best to accommodate you! We're having an open practice and then we're going to the Young Alumni Happy Hour (as we do every 3rd Thursday of the month). This month, we'll be going to T.G. Whitney's.
Here's the field map:
So, all of the sudden, the Mets have drawn even at 5-5, erasing their dismal 0-5 start. They beat the Marlins 4-0. In fact, the Mets have a better record than the Yanks right now. Tonight, they did it on the back of... Aaron Heilman?? I've panned this guy so many times before... he's a career 3-11 in 20 starts. People are saying "finally" because they've touted him so much, but I have to see another start. I remember Dave Mlicki shutting out the Yanks one time and that was about it for his career. At least with Mlicki, he had a 12-6 curve that made me think he had something. I'm not getting on the Aaron Heilman bandwagon just yet, but I'll throw the guy a bone for a 1-hitter. Impressive start. Tomorrow, I'm going to see Pedro's home opener against Al Leiter. Should be quite a game and the weather is supposed to be faaaantastic.
From Brian:
[10:19] cuth23b: Brian Roberts is on pace for 92 HRs, 218 RBI, and a .412 BA
[10:19] cuth23b: AND
[10:19] cuth23b: 46 steals
Tomorrow, at 6:15PM, the Fordham Young Alumni softball team plays its inaugural game at City College. Spectators are encouraged!!
Here's how to get to the field...
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