Art Museum Recap

Ok. This did not go as well as anyone had hoped. 25-3. In 13 innings, we have been outscored 44-10. The days of Franklin out-slugging the other are clearly over, and our defense was in shambles Tuesday night. Edgely 2 certainly wasn't much help. Ravines on the left side of the infield, sand for a third base line, the whole thing up hill. This field was so bad looking, it makes a Nick Ventrola post softball driving crash course look like a child in an inflatable bouncy castle.

Stars for Game 2:
* Charlie "I got new pants so stop calling me Brett Favre" - solid defense in a game that didn't feature much.

** Brendan "Chippy" - the Art Museum kept coming at him and he stayed strong, making some nice catches in the outfield.

*** Fairmount Park! Thanks for letting the league know you'll be renovating a field after you approve a permit and take the money for it. If we want to fix this recession, let's turn it over to them. They have it figured out.

This game hurt to go through, and next week will be a challenge. We will be facing Catahoula's Revenge this week. I hear it makes Montezuma's Revenge feel like a pleasant day off. They will be looking to run up the score, and will attempt to do it without the last manager of The Franklin to ever lead the team to a championship.  Ryan has been on the DL and hopes to return by Monday. He will play, if only to hit the ball at Captain Buddy or Tucker the DizzyBatDevil. Just once more to feel the joy, and remember the good old days when the FAG would come and he could scamper the bases with a cup of gin in hand.

We could be witnessing the twilight of a great CCSL career. Sure Ryan will stick around, swing his mighty bat, and hit a ball 300 feet. Just like when Babe Ruth would hit a home run and have a pinch runner finish for him, an eager Tim "Shane Victorino without ADD" Marino could run for him from first base, somehow miss second then be called out.

Or, I could be wrong.

If we hope to have any chance this week it will have to be with defense. Keeping the game close will play to our advantage.

At the end of the day, we infuriate them. It's like when an unstoppable force meets and immovable object.  They can't just let us go out of some misplaced sense of self righteousness, and we won't let it go cause it's just too much fun. I think us and them are destined to do this for a long time.