O-fers 17, Lakers Inn 9

Salty said I should write something nice, so I will, right after I wish him good luck as the wedding crasher this weekend. Have fun storming the castle!

So Beck wrote the lineup, and for about three innings he looked like a damn genius because we were on pace to win the game 1-0. But, alas, things started to sputter and only quick thinking by Coach Sully put the game back on track*. Whew!

* We got back on track when Coach Sully pulled himself out of the game.

We had good defense, by which I mean nobody made any real egregious errors. Big Cat went deep into the hole *snort* at shortstop to make a play, and Dewey went deep and left *snicker* to make a nice running catch in left field.

The hitting started slow, but picked up after the afore-mentioned benching. I don’t know if anyone else has noticed this, but with Sloppy, Mookie and The Tank back in the lineup, we’re not quite as glacial getting around the bases as we were in April, May and June.

Beasley had a long double in the third inning, which came at a good time because it looked like we might never score again.

Salty came into the game for House and went 2-for-2, including something called a “double” which usually for us is followed by “penetration.” Action Jackson, fresh off watching his son’s baseball team win the state tournament, went 3-for-3 to lift his average off the deathbed.

Who else went nuts? Art! Art! went nuts! Playing like a much younger man*, Art! got on base all three times he batted, including an almost-bases-clearing double deep over the left-centerfielder’s head.

Good win. Routine win, at least after the fifth inning. I like that. Next up is the Coeur d’Alene tournament, which is the usual one-day marathon in a sauna.

* 38

Postscript: When I reviewed the scoresheets, I found a run for the O-fers that apparently the scorekeeper missed. The actual 17-9 score is reflected above.