Purple Herd is in the hoooouuuuse toniiiiiight...

...HERDrybody just have a good time.  We just want to see you....Herd that.

[dance break]

All better now?  Let's resume our normally scheduled Herd Report.

Eddard Stark promised that winter was coming, however with the Herd's plan to reclaim the iron aluminum throne in the spring 2012 season, winter was clearly too scared to bring the cold and/or the pain.  Or any kind of real snow.  C'mon winter, what's up with that?  Anywho, on a warm March evening that was built for softball, the Mighty Herd took to the pits of WP #3 to remember how to play the game.

Notable on this evening was the return of not one, not two, but three Herd superstars from days gone by.  Ashley "A-Dub/The Legend" Perdue executed perfect Favre-ing and came back to the Herd after a brief stint in retirement.  The time off only seemed to re-ignite the fire in her belly as she smacked the ball all over the field with ease.  Bryan "with the new base distance, can you call me singles and a half?" Timmons also returned to the field after taking the fall to help teach a new baby about what's important in life and start grooming the little man for Herd v6.0.  And in a final twist of fate, Rose "I was here when the Herd Report was born" Ketner showed that her time playing for our arch nemesis only served to improve her skills, hitting like a champ and fielding as if she was wearing a gold glove instead of one that was filled with spiders.

Not to be outdone, the backbone of the Herd was well represented, as Scott "Goose" Walkush decided that, hey if we're not running bases, I'll just hit one over the fence instead of making an inside the park home run.  Chad "Biggie/Big E/Gazelle" White peppered the ball like seasoning on a fine steak, while John "Sparkles" Spivey provided sunflower seeds, questionable laundry tactics, and a blistering on the ball normally reserved for your shoulders on spring break back in Cancun in 2000.  Ah, the memories.  Herd Management continues to inspire the team with his mere presence, class, dignity, and funding for practice.  Seriously Coach, let us help pay for the field next time, mmmmkay?  Christopher "C-Nix" Nixon was a little late to the party and gave up his BP to help plan the newest PGF staple.  Homemade. Purple. Beer.  'Nuff said.

Representing a large portion of the clan, Heather "is it just Ice now?" and We$ "BGF" Miller decided that on this evening, one sport would not be enough, and shared softball duties with soccer and Jackson "he's gonna need a nickname too" as they (in no particular order) batted, fielded, wore shinguards as helmets, watered trees, and were generally just awesomesauce.

And there you have it!  We'll practice again next week with the benefit on Daylight Saving Time, and further solidify our plan for Thursday Co-Rec domination.

Awards:
(these are reserved for actual games, duh)

Random Herd Facts:

Camp Counselors warn Jason Voorhees when the Herd goes to summer camp.

The Herd once made a robot for its 8th grad science class - we now know this robot as the Terminator.

The Herd can get Blackjack with just one card.

When Alexander Bell invented the telephone he had 3 missed calls from the Herd.