Ballin Senators: 7
Recap from the Senators:
Johnson's fight against Jeffries, 1910.
Sunday’s match between the Ballin’ Senators and the Playground Bullies was reminiscent of the fight of the century between the great boxer Jack Johnson, the “Galveston Giant,” and James J. Jeffries. Arguably the best heavyweight of his generation, Johnson overpowered his opponents with a more patient approach than was customary in that day. The Ballin’ Sens, after having studied the techniques of Johnson, chose to begin the game cautiously, starting out with a 1-0 lead in the first with some great base running by Rob. Slowly building up over the rounds into a more aggressive team, the Ballin’ Sens finally exploded, scoring 6 runs in the bottom of the fourth, punishing the Playground Bullies rather than simply knocking them out. Maggie Mirch also added a one-two punch with her first score of the season! Following in the footsteps of their great teacher, Johnson, the Sens endlessly avoided the Bullies’ blows and struck with swift counters. The Bullies capitalized on a moment of weakness in the top of the fifth, but the effective defensive style of the Sens was no match for the weak punches the Bullies mustered. Just like Jack Johnson, the Ballin’ Sens are described by the press as devious fighters. K.O. after four and a half rounds: Sens 7, Bullies 2.
Heavyweight Championship Belts go to:
Bill: for countless blows from the pitching mound. Jab, jab, hook. Can’t deal with that.
Lauren: for keeping the team alive in the fourth, driving home a runner and shocking the Bullies by floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee. My, she’s pretty but she deals hard blows.
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Surrender Your Booty: 10
Kickin Yer Balls: 0
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Kick in a Box: 11
Flight of the Kickballs: 2
Recap from Kick in a Box
There was no take-off this week as Kick in a Box kept the Flight of the Kickballs grounded. A solid defensive game played by Kick in a Boxers helped give a big boost to their offensive attack. With 1 run in the weeks 2 and 3 combined...KIAB raced to 11-2 score after 5 innings; which by rule means they win.
The KIAB attack was led by Drew "I like to wear long sleeves in 117 degree weather" Murray and Heather "When I pee it" Byrnes, who each kicked two-run homers.
Game MVP went to "When I pee it" as she picked the pocket of a FOTK kicker with the quickest foul ball catcher catch ever seen in WAKA history.
Bar MVP Honors go out to Keith "Like an Oak Tree" OConnor, Brian "My Armpits Smell Like the Charles" Caldwell, and Kristen "Drew doesn't know my last name"... They didn't go to the game, but still showed at the bar with their uniforms on. Plus, Keith brought his family to play flip cup. So cute.
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Kickhopopotamus: 22
Max Power: 3
Recap from Kickhopopotamus:
In the battle of the best... named teams, Kickhopopotamus showed absolute dominance. The game started off very close, knotted at a 0-0 tie, until Kickhop lead-off hitter, Samantha, came around to score in the first. Kickhop's strategy took advantage of the high humidity, relying on the long ball to bring in the runs. Home runs from Brando (1), Nick (1), and two more from league leader Simon (4) put the game out of reach. But the real key to victory was again lock-down defense from all potami on the lineup, turning down the power from MAX to a much more manageable 3 watts.
Recap from Max Power:
A VERY VERY close game this Sunday. Max Power came out very strong and Kickhopopotamus seemed like they were having a very OFF day. Max Power was down 1 player. Cap'n Phil on the DL with a bad back (rumors of a vicious incident involving giant albino squirrels). Bethany and Madeleine stepped up to plate (well, not literally it was the pitcher's mound... grass). Even though Kickhopopotamus led the game in scoring Max Power did an excellent job offensively with many runners reaching base. Offensive props go to Rob and Elyssa both with doubles. Adam making some
great defensive plays along with both of the Brand sisters Elyssa and Rebecca. Props to the enemy (Kickhopopotamus) go to - Simon and Nick for some great pitching
Max Power would like to disprove the following statement: Cuz we're the Kickhopopotamus our runs are bottomless. That statement is obviously untrue as you can see we held them down to only a mere 22 runs.
Oh yeah and there were pictures taken. See below.
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