Sensing A Victory

Inhaling the lilac infused air.

        Eavesdropping on the squawks and squeals of the birds.

               Gazing at the trees and plants as the sun gives abundant color.

                      Savoring the piquant coffee that was roasted by an all-star pitcher.

                               Caressing the keyboard to commemorate the Cougar conquest.

What a way to start my Wednesday morning!  My five senses are alive and my mind and body feel reinvigorated.  

Of course, had we lost, the self-loathing and the questioning of life's meaning would have commenced upon rising.  But our team was victorious for the second week in a row.

Last night, the Cougars played Ethervision, which is a team we had never bested.  Every game against this team of many Central School dads has been tight and last night we came out victorious, 8-6.

Over the last two weeks the Cougars have played terrific defense, adding to the explosive offense and last night we had many stars.

• Lipinski once again led the scoring charge.  For our first run of the game, he rounded third like a freight train and violently slid into home plate leaving some epidermis on the field.

• Flannery, hands down, has the best catch and pivot in the league and is quickly becoming the league's top short center.

• Bookstaber made a running, over-the-head, backwards, game-saving catch in center field.

• Otsuka plays at such a high level in left field that we take his skills for granted.  Last night was no exception as he came up with his usual excellent catches.

• Bobis is a tower of power at the plate and scored our game-winning run.

• Danielsen made a number of stabs at first base that made his infielders look good.  Our man also made another great save by hosting a top-notch postgame. 

• Lipsey continued to rope the ball all over the field and ran like a gazelle on the bases.

• Boomgaarden showed off his moves at shortstop.  His hands are like glue and his arm a cannon.

• Melchiorre pitched a stellar game with no walks and timely strikes.  His clutch hitting knocked in a run and helped his own cause.

• Hoglund was on the disabled list last night but dressed in full green and rooted fiercely for his compatriots.

• McDonnell came off the DL last night for his season debut.  His broken foot healed (kind of), he pounded the ball and raced around the bases while readying to replace Oxer behind the plate.

• Oxer, in his penultimate game, was a force behind the plate and in the batter's box.  His snap throws to first almost pegged a couple runners and he was swift on the bases.  He even got a number of cheers from our opponent, many of whom are his old neighbors. 

• The fans are always a highlight, especially at a 9:00pm game.  Our friends and family gave us many ovations and propelled our confidence late in the game. 

While my traditional five senses were piqued this morning, my sixth sense tells me the Cougars could be on a streak...