Roy Hobbs Baseball November 11, 12, 2010

The Pheasants were involved in two more 10-run games the past two days. We beat the Midwest Saints (from Minnesota) 10 - 0 Thursday night, and lost 10 - 0 in 7 innings this morning to the San Diego Western Silver Foxes. The result of today's loss pushed us into the bottom bracket of 8 teams for the playoffs. There were 4 x 4-1 teams and they will make up the top (Championship?) bracket. We will play the New England Red Sox tomorrow at 10 AM. If (WHEN!!) we win, we will play again at 1:45 PM; opponent to be one of the winners of the other playoff games. Lose either game and we are on our way home. Win both and we will be in the championship game on Sunday.

In yesterday's game, Gary Croon threw the first 7 innings and Charlie Feiner finished up. The Pheasants scored a few runs in almost every inning, but did not get the 10th run until the top of the 9th, requiring a full, 9-inning game this time. I entered the game in left field in the 8th inning. Before that, I did some "courtesy running", but in the early innings had the misfortune of getting hit by a batted ball between 1st and 2nd...which is, of course, a no no resulting in an out. For some reason, I was not asked to run again! I also had one at bat and beat out a hit off the pitcher's leg. Unfortunately, this was in the top of the 9th with us ahead big and the ump wanted to go home. Meaning....I was called out at 1st!

Before the game, the umpire called both teams to the lines and said a few words in honor of Veteran's Day.

Today, Charlie pitched the entire 7-inning game. The Foxes got 5 runs in the top of the 1st and didn't look back. They scored one in both the 2nd and 3rd, and got 2 more in the 5th I think. They scored their 10th and last in the bottom of the 6th. We, on the other hand, hit into double plays in both the 1st and 2nd innings, and could not string any hits together the entire game. I played left field and, for one batter, 1st base and got two at bats. First time up I hit a rocket back at the pitcher who gloved it before I was out of the batter's box. Second time up, I rolled one between 1st and 2nd for a hit.

We are becoming a team of walking wounded. Feiner pulled a hammy in the first game of the tournament; Gary Croon pulled something in one of the earlier games chasing a pop-up and aggrivated it in today's game; Ty Wacker is cramped up; Mike Held twisted his "good" knee; and today Ray Johnson and Shaggy both pulled hamstrings. Hopefully we will have enough bodies to conclude the 3 next games.

In the picture above, the boys are checking out Wayne's injury.


After the game, the Smiths, Wackers, Goldammers, Biches and Beatties went to the end of Captiva Island for the sunset followed by dinner at Timbers on Sanabel.