Collar Part II

Holy crap, why do we have to play teams 3 times in a row? It's ridiculous. I don't even remember what the Tap Room looked like. Oh, right, losers.

So, we lost. In the playoffs (Nick?). But we have to say, all things considered, we played pretty well. It took the Collar to hit about .750 to beat us. And we nearly pulled it out in the end. 10-8. However, it was 8-1 Collar in the 4th. Again, they scored 2 runs down the stretch when we scored 7. Take the 1st inning out and we win 8-5. But we can't. So we have to look onward to game 3. Hasn't been a Game 3 since I've been in the league. All bets are off. This will be for blood!

Recap

Collar scored 5 in the first on ZERO errors. That's some really good hitting out of them. But as usual, they couldn't keep it up for the whole game. Scattering 5 runs over the next 6 innings. Our top of the first was the tale of the game and why we lost. Very unlucky. Matt P. lines a seed that JW leaps and robs at 3rd base. Very unlucky. Adam lines sharply to an outfielder who makes a nice play. 2 outs, nobody on. Nick and the Management get their hits before Pete lines out sharply to right. 2 hits. 3 linedrive outs. No runs. Story of the game. Collar got some nice placement and some lucky breaks. We didn't. We got the intensity up later in the game and you could see that the Collar thought it was all slipping away. 10-8. Top 7. Same thing. Matty lines out. Adam grounds out. Nick gets a hit. Management grounds out. Sometimes the breaks get you. On to Game 3!

The Good

Memorial Nick showed us what he could do going 4-4 on 4 hard hit ground balls. That's how you get on base, Kids. Defense was good overall. Jason and Buddy had a hit apiece. Pete had a couple of hits. Alice gave up 2 runs in 3 innings. Adam saved several hits at 1st base. Overall, a well played game by us. Just didn't get the runs in the 1st inning that we needed. Or the 7th. Those two innings, we get 3 an inning like we should and its a laugher.

The Bad

Not a lot that was bad. Nothing went our way. The Management made a retarded mental error that gave them a run. And we may or may not have given them one more run on an overthrow, but they hit the ball very well. Also let some balls go over our heads for some reason. But, Mike won't be there Monday Pete. So he can't do it for the 6th time. Oh and Jake ran on Memorial Nick. Where do you think you're going Jake? Oh, right, to 3rd. That sucked balls.

The Franklin Mystique (Formerly The Ugly)

And this week's FM goes to Phyllis Rabbit's shins which were touched up nicely by Memorial Nick. Put a glove on those shins, Ms. Rabbit, there's more where that came from.

Drunk Words of Encouragement

"I'm not drunk, I'm just exhausted from being up all night drinking."

Lumber Liquidators Studs of the Week

Alice, for not throwing strikes

Memorial Nick, 4 hits

Jason and Buddward, hits

Chandra, sac fly with bases loaded

Paul Watch

During the loss to the Collar, a small, malnourished child approached Memorial Nick in centerfield. Play was stopped briefly as the child whispered, "I have a secret. Would you like to know my secret?" Memorial Nick thought for a second then nodded yes. "I see Paul People." Stunned and looking around nervously, Memorial Nick then asked the small girl, "When did you see The Paul?" The girl responded without blinking, "all the time." The small girl then slowly walked away from the ballfield humming a nursery rhyme, "Ring around the rosey....." The Management walked over to Memorial Nick following the exchange to ask what she said and found Memorial Nick profusely sweating and sobbing.

Quotes from the game

"I'm good for hits 68.2% of the time."

Timmeh!

"You have my everything!"

"Oh, Fuck my ass!"

Buddy then Mary

"Pickle, have you ever played a female part?"

"Nope."

"That's what I thought."

Management and Brian McPickleberg

"No one will believe I'm not Bob Ford."

Fordo Baggins

"I'm not Bob Ford."

Sikorski

"I'm not going anywhere! Except possibly jail."

Memorial Nick

"My uncle loves you and Nick and can't wait for the aftermath of Monday's game."

Jake "run all day on Nick" Schulz

"Pete, why are you playing me there?"

Mike before homering to left

"Derm, why are you playing me there?"

Mike before homering to right

"At water park, with the any scouts. Lots of hot broads working their huge fun bags!"

Chris Marino, about what I have no fucking clue

"Yay we won! Yay!"

Phyllis Rabbit, before lip-mauling LaNice

"At least we're not Benson."

Mickowitz

"My name's Robby and I have a huge grin on my face cause we're winning this game. I also molest collies."

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