We play Miller Time tonight at 8:00pm and I will be out at the practice field at 7:15pm. Melchiorre is in charge of beer and we are headed to his front porch after the game.
Last year we played Miller Time in our fourth game of the season and we lost 11-0. The game notes indicate that we only had one hit in the entire game and set the record for quickest game on record. Highlights of the game included lofty strikes and good defense. We let up six in the first inning and held them to five over the next four innings.
At the game four mark this year, Miller Time has the same record as the Cougars at 1-2. Each of us has beat the expansion D38 Bombers and each lost to Grandpa's (we lost 11-4, MT lost 12-5).
Miller Time is hungry for a victory and so are the Cougars (well, a victory and some postgame grilled meat).
Like Grandpa's, Miller Time thinks they have an easy one on their hands tonight based on our rookie season. Grandpa's recognized our improvement and their manager was busting his team's chops the entire game to man up out there. Miller Time won't know what was flung at them tonight.
We are going to stick with our shortcenter outfield setup for this game. As those of us who were postgaming in the alley saw, Miller Time has a few batters that can bludgeon the ball. However, we are going to add one twist to our already unconventional strategy. For their big hitters, in addition to our shortcenter out in the grass, we are going to put on the full-court press and place our second baseman out there too - essentially 5 outfielders.
I have a strong opinion that these few big boppers will still try and kill the ball. Certain members of Miller Time will not come out to the field and hit a grounder to second base just because we have nobody there. These strongmen workout all year for a 16 week season and there is no effing way they will hit a weak grounder to get on base when they have bulging muscles that need to be put to use.
Here's the thing. Most people stand square and most teams play the shortcenter in the infield. We are not like most teams. After reading this article, I realize we need to shake up the game a bit more in certain instances.
Last year we played Miller Time in our fourth game of the season and we lost 11-0. The game notes indicate that we only had one hit in the entire game and set the record for quickest game on record. Highlights of the game included lofty strikes and good defense. We let up six in the first inning and held them to five over the next four innings.
At the game four mark this year, Miller Time has the same record as the Cougars at 1-2. Each of us has beat the expansion D38 Bombers and each lost to Grandpa's (we lost 11-4, MT lost 12-5).
Miller Time is hungry for a victory and so are the Cougars (well, a victory and some postgame grilled meat).
Like Grandpa's, Miller Time thinks they have an easy one on their hands tonight based on our rookie season. Grandpa's recognized our improvement and their manager was busting his team's chops the entire game to man up out there. Miller Time won't know what was flung at them tonight.
We are going to stick with our shortcenter outfield setup for this game. As those of us who were postgaming in the alley saw, Miller Time has a few batters that can bludgeon the ball. However, we are going to add one twist to our already unconventional strategy. For their big hitters, in addition to our shortcenter out in the grass, we are going to put on the full-court press and place our second baseman out there too - essentially 5 outfielders.
I have a strong opinion that these few big boppers will still try and kill the ball. Certain members of Miller Time will not come out to the field and hit a grounder to second base just because we have nobody there. These strongmen workout all year for a 16 week season and there is no effing way they will hit a weak grounder to get on base when they have bulging muscles that need to be put to use.
Here's the thing. Most people stand square and most teams play the shortcenter in the infield. We are not like most teams. After reading this article, I realize we need to shake up the game a bit more in certain instances.
As it says in the article, David did not beat Goliath in a conventional swordfight, where he would have fallen quickly. Rather, he fought and won with a sling and five stones.
Five outfielders. Five stones.
Play angry! No gifts!
Five outfielders. Five stones.
Play angry! No gifts!
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