It was hot and sweaty, and that was just walking up and over Primrose Hill (The views were beautiful mind you...) , we arrived at an empty Pitch 2 , set our selves up and got some practice in while we were waiting for BlowUp media..
Caroline playing another fine game as Captain phoned around and eventually discovered them on Pitch 4 as opposed to pitch 2
Moral Victory BD 1 Blowup 0
They had also asked us to bring first base, but ended up not using the base which we had manfully brought along (Props to Matt H for carrying his new Orange security blanket)
Moral Victory BD 2 Blowup 0
then we started...
We started batting, and Lousia discovered she was still nursing injuries sustained playing last week.
we batted well, getting good contact on the ball throughout the order and getting on base, but were not able to turn this in to runs (somewhat like the new york yankees at the moment http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com)
Early mentions for Chris C coming in getting good hits, another solid presence in what could potentially be a a very potent lineup. This was then followed up by Harry kewell loving Jackie M, getting another hit to advance the runner.
However we weren't able to score... curses foiled again dear reader.
Even though we were fielding 6 new players we were just more assured , and played a better game than last week.
To misquote various gameshow hosts Pitching means prizes , and ours is getting there.
We issued far fewer walks, which meant we stayed competitive.
We had no umpire this week , so no sarky comments about the lack of beer... the second inning was something of a minor triumph, We got on bases and advanced runners, and Ravi scored an RBI (Runs Batted In meaning he is now hitting just shy of .500 (very good in terms of Baseball))
The 3rd inning was the highlight, and previous at bats gave no clues to how this would turn out, Alex lead off but was again called out on strikes, Jemma entered and again hit well advancing to first Rob S came in and hit the ball hard, and Jemma DH (Not designated hitter) ran , mid way through the run, she stumbled (possibly a deliberate ploy to bamboozle the opposition), but in a sublime moment turned the stumble in to a magnificent Cagney and Lacy style roll, and got to second.
Generally the experience of having played a game or in some cases going to the training is paying off, Alex G played well at first base, and made 2 good catches.. however was just beaten to the not at all coveted player of the game award
Play of the Game, Jackie M and Richard W for the catch they managed between them. It would have been worth the admission fee if we charged.
Honourable mentions : Louisa H for playing hurt , Alex G, for a well played game at first base, in his first competitive outing.
New dark horse: Richard W bringing his silky cricket skills to to BD softball team
Must Try harder : Antonio L for crying of at the last minute for having something of a Hangover...
Major props for helping the team without even meaning to: Christophe Taddei for giving Ravi a ask.com T-Shirt...
What ever happened to: Alex G he was just there and then disappeared on the way home via the pub???
Apologies to BlowUp but the lure of beer and football at The Pembroke on the way back to the tube was too great , we might have to try a different drinks night..
Dark horse redux: Gary Bonsels for bringing bd brasil hustle to the softball team
Potential new team name
bd softies (suggested by G Bonsels)
The Kissoff
The final score Blow Up won 23 - 6 (though we need to learn to do better scoring)
Notes:
We need to come with more beer
Learn to score (gawd bless the interweb - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_scorekeeping)
Better communication on the field
Learn the rules about baserunning (this includes me...) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softball
BD
Louisa Harker (playing injured)
Chris Clarke
Jackie M
Alex G
Jemma DH
Rob S (not Sellers but Swainson)
Matt H
Caroline P (Captain)
Ravi (Umpired this week)
Gary Bonsels
and Richard W
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