Softball
Week in Review: Week 13; July 15 - July 21
July 16, Monday
6:00P at FoD: Toyota of Clifton Park vs. The Goodfellas. With a final score of 24-6, one might think this game was a laugher from beginning to end--exactly what should happen when a good team plays a struggling team. Such a thought, however, is a mistake as the score belies the schizophrenic nature of the game. Through the first four innings, the score was 5-3 in favor of The Goodfellas with Toyota having problems in the field and at the plate. The official count of three errors doesn't fully capture Toyota's defensive futility that also included some poor routes on fly-balls. Defensive futility, on the other hand, was completely overshadowed by Toyota's offensive ineptitude as they collected only four hits over the span. "His head was ready to blow off..." noted the ever alert Deron S regarding Toyota manager John C, adding "I could see the veins bulging in his neck...he was ready to blow..." "The poor defense was one thing..." said manager John C, "but not hitting and the constant chasing of his blooping high pitch...wow. Tough to watch."
Then, like shifting from Park to Drive, Toyota remembered who they were in the top of the 5th and pasted 13 runs on the hapless Goodfellas. Toyota followed their big offensive inning by dropping a 1-2-3 goose egg on The Goodfellas in the bottom of the inning. In the top of the 6th, the offense picked up where they left off and scored another 8 runs. "You knew it was going to happen..." said Toyota 3B Jim C, "...sometimes it takes a few innings before we get rolling." John C was less than sharp after two long innings on the bench when he went to pitch the bottom of the 6th, but the damage was minimal as The Goodfellas could only plate 1 run despite loading the bases. "I should've went to the pen..." said John C, "The long layoffs eventually iced me, I was done. I need to monitor that better in the future." Regardless, in the end, Toyota amassed 22 hits--7 for extra bases and 7 walks. Offense was the star of this game.
July 16, Monday
6:00P at FoD: Toyota of Clifton Park vs. The Goodfellas. With a final score of 24-6, one might think this game was a laugher from beginning to end--exactly what should happen when a good team plays a struggling team. Such a thought, however, is a mistake as the score belies the schizophrenic nature of the game. Through the first four innings, the score was 5-3 in favor of The Goodfellas with Toyota having problems in the field and at the plate. The official count of three errors doesn't fully capture Toyota's defensive futility that also included some poor routes on fly-balls. Defensive futility, on the other hand, was completely overshadowed by Toyota's offensive ineptitude as they collected only four hits over the span. "His head was ready to blow off..." noted the ever alert Deron S regarding Toyota manager John C, adding "I could see the veins bulging in his neck...he was ready to blow..." "The poor defense was one thing..." said manager John C, "but not hitting and the constant chasing of his blooping high pitch...wow. Tough to watch."
Then, like shifting from Park to Drive, Toyota remembered who they were in the top of the 5th and pasted 13 runs on the hapless Goodfellas. Toyota followed their big offensive inning by dropping a 1-2-3 goose egg on The Goodfellas in the bottom of the inning. In the top of the 6th, the offense picked up where they left off and scored another 8 runs. "You knew it was going to happen..." said Toyota 3B Jim C, "...sometimes it takes a few innings before we get rolling." John C was less than sharp after two long innings on the bench when he went to pitch the bottom of the 6th, but the damage was minimal as The Goodfellas could only plate 1 run despite loading the bases. "I should've went to the pen..." said John C, "The long layoffs eventually iced me, I was done. I need to monitor that better in the future." Regardless, in the end, Toyota amassed 22 hits--7 for extra bases and 7 walks. Offense was the star of this game.
Records and Standings
Dirty Pirates Sunday: 10-0, Remain in 1st place in Lynn's Sunday League
Dirty Pirates: 8-5, A win and a loss drops the Pirates to 6th in the North
EYS: 10-1, EYS maintains their grip on 1st place in the Media League
Anarchy: 10-1, 2 wins moves Anarchy to 2nd place behind Farm Family in Lynn's Rec AL
Toyota of Clifton Park: 10-1, Despite identical records with the Domincan All-Stars, Toyota drops to 2nd inn Andy's League Men North
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