Cougar/Hitmen Highlights

This was a message from Bobis for the game against the Hitmen that I could not attend.

Rads - here are the highlights from the Hitmen vs. Cougars.

In the bottom of the 4th, Hoglund got a hit to lead off and Oxer got on by fielder's choice. Martin gets a hit, Oxer to 2nd. Trout gets a hit and Oxer, rightly tries to score, and BOWLS OVER THE CATCHER ON THE PLAY AT THE PLATE!!, but is out for not sliding (plus the guy made a great tag). I never would have predicted that Oxer would be the Pete Rose and not the Ray Fosse in a play at the plate collision. Martin moves to 3rd, Trout to 2nd. Fortier gets a double and 2 runs score. At the end of the inning we're down 8-2.

In the top of the 5th we get 2 outs, but then there's a high fly to CF. Trout and Hoglund converge and the ball drops, guy gets a double and Trout thinks he breaks his finger.

I lead off the top of the 5th with the pressure to score to keep the game going. I hit a hard grounder to the 2B side of SS, no play, so I am on first. Marc gets a hit to LF and we've got first and second nobody out.

What happens next will go down in Dead Cougars history.

Marc takes his lead at first and the pitcher for the Hitmen tries to pick Marc off. He throws the ball away. Danielsen, who's coaching first, starts waving his arms, Marc breaks for 2nd and I break for 3rd. As I'm standing on 3rd the Hitmen tag out Marc, throw to 3rd and tag me out, double play. Basically I can't advance because they didn't make a play on me and Marc can't advance because 2B wasn't open, so we're both out. We end up getting a third out and the game was over. Unf'ingbelieve-able.

After the game we talked with the Santa Claus ump and clearly we made a rookie mistake.

You missed a hell of a game. I can't wait until next Tuesday.