LAST NIGHT:
Matted Fur 11, Herd 10
Herd 22, Good peoples at South Fork 2
NEXT WEEK:
Herd vs. The Crew, 7:30 WP #1
Missing: Heather, Erin, James, J-Mill, (anyone else?)
PREGAME FESTIVITIES:
They're back! 5:15ish, location TBD
Game Notes: Si (haha) what I did there with the Spanish? For the Mighty Herd, it was a roller coaster of emotion on a Mexican holiday that is celebrated almost exclusively in Mexican restaurants in the US and A (aka, Cinco de Mayo). As late as 3:00, it looked as if the Herd, under duress from a number of vacationing members, would have to do the unthinkable - a double forfeit (which isn't nearly as awesome as a double rainbow). In typical fashion, the Herd moved mountains, crossed streams and recruited suitable replacements to round out the roster on a chilly evening at Washington Park. A special thanks goes to Biggie "ugh, my guts" White for fighting off a nasty virus long enough to deliver our equipment and keep the book for the first game. Here's hoping you kept that little bug to yourself.
Game one saw the Herd line up against league rival Puppy Salon, er, Groomingdale's. Ending the one last bit of drama on the evening, We$ By Gosh Frickin' Miller can pitch too, seriously what can't this guy do?!? made his triumphant return to glory and took to the mound. We$ pitched like a pro and hasn't lost an ounce of the power that makes mere mortals tremor and yellow softballs disappear into the woods beyond left field. The Herd would jump out to an early lead behind mediocre hitting by Bryan "make 'em throw you out" Timmons and much more impressive at-bats from Christopher "ping! goes the top of the fence" Nixon and James "the machine" Haire.
Solid play in the field along with an inning loaded with not one, but two home runs (thanks to C-Nix and We$) would set the Herd up for the win, but unfortunately the curse of the visitor's side was once again too much to overcome, as the dastardly Groomingdales would argue/complain/chain smoke their way to a walk-off single in the bottom of the 7th. Really, how many times can that happen to one super lovable purple team?
After a brief session of meditation and a video pep talk with Herd Management (and Mia Shea!) to shake off the loss, the nightcap would be a different story entirely. Led by, well, pretty much every single person on the team, the Herd quickly dismantled our friends at South Fork Electric with a mercy rule win. The victory sure would have been more sweet if they weren't the only other decent human beings in the Thursday Co-ed league. Dave "Kool-Aid" Allred quickly graduated from spectator to scorekeeper and kept perhaps the cleanest book ever kept by a rookie scorekeeper. Ever. Legacy Herd superstar and sister of C-Nix, Kendra Woo-Ten Clan ain't nothin' to mess with returned from a seven year hiatus spent raising members of Herd 4.0 and wasted no time flashing the brilliance that runs through the Nixon genes. A 3 - 3 performance at the plate filled with hit after blistering hit was just another easy day at the park for K-Woo.
Also called up from the Herd's extensive farm system would be Inch "oh, your last name is Inch?" Inch and Amanda "youngin'" Able, who both turned in stellar and remarkably Herdworthy performances. Erin "Fantasy" Haneline showed her pure, unadulterated will to win by holding down a solid left field and taking any residual frustration from last week's throat shot out on the opposing pitching. J-Mill "c'mon did that girl really scare you when she screamed at you on first base, you can tell us?" Miller turned in another astounding performance. She approaches the game with the ferocity of one of those Navy SEAL dogs with the titanium fangs. And let's not forget Ice Cream Miller, whose power and grace on the field and at the plate could only be matched 2011 Kentucky Derby favorite Dialed In.
Awards!
The Shannon Craft Award for being Shannon Craft award goes to...Kendra Wooten! Way to step in and play like you never left.
The Redding/Haneline award for most gut-wrenching slide goes to...James Haire! As was noted last night, your knee is probably gonna bleed through your pants today.
The Herd Management's Sabbatical Spirit award goes to...We$ BGF Miller! Who knew this guy could pitch? Thanks for coming back to us. And thanks for throwing strikes and hitting home runs.
Random Herd Facts:
The Herd CAN order Chick-Fil-A on Sunday.
The Herd once got into a staring contest with its bathroom mirror. The mirror backed down after only three days.
The Herd once bought an old used car. It immediately turned itself into a mythical Pegasus.
In the back of the Guiness Book of World Records, it says "All records are held by the Herd. The names listed are all in second place".
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