I'm no scientist, but there may be a correlation between my blogging and the absence of our teams mojo.
I will be taking a sabbatical until the playoffs, or until we get a few wins under our belt.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
Game 12: Hopkins v Eden Prairie
We went to Round Lake Park (the relatively new Eden Prairie complex) to take on the Eagles for the second time. It's a very nice field, and to tell you the truth, I like it better than Veteran's Field, the former EP stadium.
We faced the same pitcher as last time, the kid who throws in the high 80's with hard slider. Their coach said that his elbow was bothering him. All I can say is that I'd love to throw like that when my arm is bothering me.
Chris Code took the bump for his for his first Varsity start and pitched very well. He kept us right there with them the entire game.
The game was relatively same old, same old until the 5th inning. We had put a rally together while the score was 4-1 in favor of the Eagles. Tanner got a hit to the outfield which scored Benny Christopher and Mike Larson. But the umpire thought differently. Mike came around third base and he was chuggin'. The Eagles made two nice relays to get the ball in. Mike clearly slid under the tag, but the umpire paused for a second and yelled, "HE'S OUT!" which ended the inning. Needless to say, the crowd and our bench were outraged at the horrible call.
Coach Lerner walked up to ask the umpire about his thoughts on the play and the umpire claimed that the catcher had gotten Mike on the helmet before his (long) legs reached the plate. I think the umpire just had dust in his eyes from when Mike slid. This chitchat brought Coach's season total to 7.5.
The rest of the game went on without any crazy stories, and we lost 6-4. If that run had scored, the score would have been 4-3 with us still rallying and the middle of our order coming up. It may have been a different game, or it may not have been, but one thing is for sure: the umpire rained on our parade.
Up next is Minnetonka at home followed by a BBQ for players, coaches, and friends of the program. Come on out to cheer on the team and enjoy a burger.
We faced the same pitcher as last time, the kid who throws in the high 80's with hard slider. Their coach said that his elbow was bothering him. All I can say is that I'd love to throw like that when my arm is bothering me.
Chris Code took the bump for his for his first Varsity start and pitched very well. He kept us right there with them the entire game.
The game was relatively same old, same old until the 5th inning. We had put a rally together while the score was 4-1 in favor of the Eagles. Tanner got a hit to the outfield which scored Benny Christopher and Mike Larson. But the umpire thought differently. Mike came around third base and he was chuggin'. The Eagles made two nice relays to get the ball in. Mike clearly slid under the tag, but the umpire paused for a second and yelled, "HE'S OUT!" which ended the inning. Needless to say, the crowd and our bench were outraged at the horrible call.
Coach Lerner walked up to ask the umpire about his thoughts on the play and the umpire claimed that the catcher had gotten Mike on the helmet before his (long) legs reached the plate. I think the umpire just had dust in his eyes from when Mike slid. This chitchat brought Coach's season total to 7.5.
The rest of the game went on without any crazy stories, and we lost 6-4. If that run had scored, the score would have been 4-3 with us still rallying and the middle of our order coming up. It may have been a different game, or it may not have been, but one thing is for sure: the umpire rained on our parade.
Up next is Minnetonka at home followed by a BBQ for players, coaches, and friends of the program. Come on out to cheer on the team and enjoy a burger.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Games 10 and 11: Hopkins v. Wayzata and Hopkins v. Edina
It's been a busy few days so I'll regale the past two games at the same time.
Last Friday (Wow, I'm very late), Wayzata's Trojans came to PBMF to play some ball. Good ol' Maris Blanchard (first baseman), Coach Bobby DeWitt, and the rest of our favorites were among the cast and crew for the Trojans.
It was a shootout. We ended up winning 14-8, our first game scoring over 10 runs, but also only our second game where opponents scored 7 or more runs. We ended the game with 13 hits (most of the season) and three guys each had 3 hits. It was refreshing to see us score in all but one inning.
Then, after a nice weekend, the Hornettes came over for a grudge match. Hammy pitched for us and some sophomore with a decent curveball pitched for them.
Very little happened in the game, nothing that I would normally blog about, other than the fact that in the middle of the game, a Hornette base runner broke for third base. I wasn't going to let him break and enter into my home without a fight. Sinderson fired the ball to me, I made the pick out of the dirt to catch the ball and put the tag on. To be honest, I'm not sure whether or not we got him, it was an extremely close play, but the umpire called him safe. Coach Lerner walked out to talk to the umpire and asked him about the play, bringing the season total to 6.5.
We ended up losing 6-5, our fourth one run loss of the season.
On a happier note, Christmas came a little early for Coach Berger. Yesterday, the new John Deere grounds-keeping, field sweeping, all purpose four-wheeled cart arrived. The E-Z Go (the old grounds-keeping cart died a tragic death earlier in the year, so we had been living without one since the beginning of the season. Coach Berger took it on it's maiden voyage after Coach Strong christened it by cracking bottle of champagne on the nose. I will here by name it the Berger Mobile.
Last Friday (Wow, I'm very late), Wayzata's Trojans came to PBMF to play some ball. Good ol' Maris Blanchard (first baseman), Coach Bobby DeWitt, and the rest of our favorites were among the cast and crew for the Trojans.
It was a shootout. We ended up winning 14-8, our first game scoring over 10 runs, but also only our second game where opponents scored 7 or more runs. We ended the game with 13 hits (most of the season) and three guys each had 3 hits. It was refreshing to see us score in all but one inning.
Then, after a nice weekend, the Hornettes came over for a grudge match. Hammy pitched for us and some sophomore with a decent curveball pitched for them.
Very little happened in the game, nothing that I would normally blog about, other than the fact that in the middle of the game, a Hornette base runner broke for third base. I wasn't going to let him break and enter into my home without a fight. Sinderson fired the ball to me, I made the pick out of the dirt to catch the ball and put the tag on. To be honest, I'm not sure whether or not we got him, it was an extremely close play, but the umpire called him safe. Coach Lerner walked out to talk to the umpire and asked him about the play, bringing the season total to 6.5.
We ended up losing 6-5, our fourth one run loss of the season.
On a happier note, Christmas came a little early for Coach Berger. Yesterday, the new John Deere grounds-keeping, field sweeping, all purpose four-wheeled cart arrived. The E-Z Go (the old grounds-keeping cart died a tragic death earlier in the year, so we had been living without one since the beginning of the season. Coach Berger took it on it's maiden voyage after Coach Strong christened it by cracking bottle of champagne on the nose. I will here by name it the Berger Mobile.
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