Community Gatepath All Stars - yesterday night was our softball team's return to regular play in the San Mateo Co-Ed League after two weeks w/o any softball games. I'm still nursing the right calf muscle strain but I'm hopeful in getting some playtime by next week. We played the Fiery Daemons, who have always given us a great competitive game in past seasons. Many of our players have great luck at Joinville Field, and despite having to fill in some last-minute slots with reserve players, it all worked out perfectly. It was the game we all dreamed of - down by 5 in the 4th inning and ultimately tying it up in the bottom of the 6th and closing it out with a huge WIN! Absolutely clutch pitching and hitting with RISP (Runners in scoring position) on our end! Our opponents were pretty solid and consistent, offensively, but were pretty lousy at fielding, which worked to our benefit through many plays. I have to give a shout out to last night's lineup:
J.R., Jr. (SS)
T.H.(LF): 5-5, 3B, 5 Runs, 3RBI
A.L. (P): 3-4, 2B(2)
P.H. (2B): 4-4
J.H. (1B): 1-4 :*with a clutch 2B!
N.S. (3B)
Adam D. (sub) (CF): 4-4 *with awesome speed and defensive prowess, catching six balls bombed way out into CenterField! he made it look so easy...
P.L. (RF): a.k.a. "wheels"...
C.C. (C): 1-4, but... the most absolutely clutch hit in the bottom of the 6th to keep us alive!
Defense Notes:
Smoke was coming out of P's glove when she caught an absolute rocket line-drive right to her at 2B; Adam absolutely owned Centerfield, and then some... some acrobatic moves, precision and power-throwing; Nancy made an absolutely crucial catch giving our opponents a FoulOut.
661 baby... - talk about "kayak karma" out on McCovey Cove - what about Larry Ellison catching both HR balls (660 and 661)!? Good for him. And the Houston Astros and San Diego Padres had better simmah down with their negativity and strong attitudes against the SF Giants request to hold a minor celebration at the plate, incl. Willie Mays, if Barry were to hit #660 at their fields - Willie Mays is a Hall of Famer for goodness sake - Let the man do what he wants to do. Don't hate - Appreciate. They'd better recognize... Bad Karma, is all I'm sayin...
Can't wait for this weekend's L.A. Series! Welcome back, Schmidttie!!! He's expected to start on Friday night's game, which will be preceded by a celebration of Barry's #660 and honoring Willie Mays.
