Herd is BACK!

Courtesy of Special Herd Correspondent Mr. Shane McLane....

Greetings Herd Purps! (I neglected Erin, I think, due to the fact that her inbox SURELY would have erupted after receiving this bit of news!!)
I don’t know if others in the Thursday night crowds (including Prince and his Purpleness Revolution) realize this, but as the 2010 rookie of the Mighty Purple Herd, I now see why this virtually unstoppable squad is the most dominant and powerful team within the last millennia! Not only did they prevail in last night’s tsunami-like rainfall, it’s HOW they ascertained their opening victory.
As I slowly strolled up the asphalt JUST before the first pitch from the camouflaged Mulleners I pondered “will the Herd triumph within the mired, puddle-filled infield and marshy outfield”? Is it possible? Well, it didn’t take long to figure out one of MY life’s most burning questions.
As liquid precipitation began to descend upon the finest team to ever tread within the confines of Washington National Park, it quickly became apparent that the Herd came for one reason and one reason only, TO ANNIHILATE! From the 1st inning onward, the bats (the mighty orange and black freak among them) were on fire! They flaunted a conflagration of flames that could not be quenched even by the 1st inning rains.
Therefore, the showers turned into a most monstrous fa shizzile, mizzle drizzle, that has reportedly triggered the indefinite closure of the newly erected downtown BB&T Ballpark. That didn’t stop the Herd! The 2nd base wonder-woman prevented even the most hard-hit line drives from leaving the infield. Two 300 mph drives were snagged by Scott “the Muther Goose” Walkush at his pitching mountain. And as if the Herd’s 12-0 lead wasn’t embarrassing enough, Goose’s collaboration with short-stop We$ley Swipes at 2nd base turned a 1st base overthrown ball into a resounding OUTTA THERE at bag # 2, IN THE FREAKING POURING DRENCHED SOAKING RAIN! Oh, and let’s not forget Goose’s inside the park homerun and dos strikeouts. (do I hear debut MVP?)
I apologized if I deliriously omitted anyone’s finer moments last night. Everyone was AWESOME, reminding the population of Winston Salem why softball seasons exist across the country. It is because the HERD is BACK!!