Rob’s Runts Newsletter
Date line: July 31st, 2009.
The Grisslies missed their opportunity to face a 1st place team in consecutive games. The Dislocated Joints had moved into a tie for 1st with the help of The Wild’s two losses last week (one of which was at the hands of the Grisslies). There were some questions as to why the game was postponed. Lets be honest here, there has been a lot of talk of fear on behalf of the “joints” (as they are commonly known). Sure, it is possible that one of the “joints” could have picked up the Ebola virus; but 7 of them? Seems a little unlikely to me.
But enough about the game that wasn’t, lets focus on the game that was.
The Grisslies got over the disappointment of the missed Tuesday game and set their sites squarely on the Dog Catchers. This was an interesting test for the Grisslies because the Dog Catchers were only two points ahead of the Grisslies and looked (on paper) to be pretty close competition. BUT, they don’t play games on paper do they? Nope, they play them on water logged bumpy vacant lots sometimes referred to as diamonds.
Some league veterans had been quietly comparing the Dog Catchers to the 1927 Yankees.
The Grisslies missed their opportunity to face a 1st place team in consecutive games. The Dislocated Joints had moved into a tie for 1st with the help of The Wild’s two losses last week (one of which was at the hands of the Grisslies). There were some questions as to why the game was postponed. Lets be honest here, there has been a lot of talk of fear on behalf of the “joints” (as they are commonly known). Sure, it is possible that one of the “joints” could have picked up the Ebola virus; but 7 of them? Seems a little unlikely to me.
But enough about the game that wasn’t, lets focus on the game that was.
The Grisslies got over the disappointment of the missed Tuesday game and set their sites squarely on the Dog Catchers. This was an interesting test for the Grisslies because the Dog Catchers were only two points ahead of the Grisslies and looked (on paper) to be pretty close competition. BUT, they don’t play games on paper do they? Nope, they play them on water logged bumpy vacant lots sometimes referred to as diamonds.
Some league veterans had been quietly comparing the Dog Catchers to the 1927 Yankees.
Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth, Tony Lazzeri. Gehrig, Ruth, Lazzeri. Douglas, Hayward, Sullivan. Hard to say which is better isn’t it?
They are second in the league in hitting with a .620 on base average.
On the Grisslie side of the ledger, they have come to rely on the big stick of Rob McCarron. Rob has become our own Babe of sort. Rob came into the game leading the league in hitting. LEADING THE FREAKING LEAGUE! That hasn’t been done since last week when some other guy was leading. But for now, it’s a Grisslie with that honour.
They are second in the league in hitting with a .620 on base average.
On the Grisslie side of the ledger, they have come to rely on the big stick of Rob McCarron. Rob has become our own Babe of sort. Rob came into the game leading the league in hitting. LEADING THE FREAKING LEAGUE! That hasn’t been done since last week when some other guy was leading. But for now, it’s a Grisslie with that honour.
Sadly, Rob went 2 for 3 which in the majors would be great; but when you are hitting .805 in old timers, men’s slow pitch, it’s a bit of come down. Yes, McCarron played like Babe alright. Babe Didrikson. It was a “slippery pig” kind of night for McCarron, but we hope he rebounds quickly!
Babe Didrikson? Rob McCarron? You be the judge.The Grisslies seemed to be impacted by the loss of Clifford “wheels” Stacey. Rarely has a player had such an impact on the makeup of a team. “It was weird not needing anyone to translate on the bench” said Steve Wynnyk. Rob Farah had this to say, “it was the strangest thing….every time I pitched the ball, it came RIGHT back into my glove!” Yes, Cliff was sorely missed.
Cliff proudly displaying his new “hand held wireless phone”
By all accounts, Rob Farah’s pre game speech this week blew. I mean, blew the doors off recent attempts. While he didn’t quote Shakespeare this week, he did stay with the English theme by not just quoting the late John Lennon & Sir Paul McCartney’s classic A Day in the Life, but by singing part of it.
“Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head.
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup. And looking up I noticed I was late.
Found my coat, grabbed my hat. Made the bus in seconds flat.
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke. And somebody spoke and I went into a dream”.
Win one for the Gipper be damned! There wasn’t a dry eye in the house.
By all accounts, Rob Farah’s pre game speech this week blew. I mean, blew the doors off recent attempts. While he didn’t quote Shakespeare this week, he did stay with the English theme by not just quoting the late John Lennon & Sir Paul McCartney’s classic A Day in the Life, but by singing part of it.
“Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head.
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup. And looking up I noticed I was late.
Found my coat, grabbed my hat. Made the bus in seconds flat.
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke. And somebody spoke and I went into a dream”.
Win one for the Gipper be damned! There wasn’t a dry eye in the house.
Rob Farah, singing his pre game speech.
Back to the game.
The Grisslies were sluggish at best to start the game giving up two runs in the 1st inning. As bad as that was, there were no less than four errors in the inning and it actually could have been a lot worse. There seemed to be a hub of activity around first base. Doug Dwyer (who only answers if you use both names) failed to grab two balls in the dirt and didn’t have quite enough time to get a ladder and grab one that sailed over his head. Doug Dwyer apparently became bored with first base and decided to mess things up at second as well by dropping a fly ball hit right to Wynnyk.
Unbeknownst, to the rest of the team, Doug Dwyer had sensed a malaise in the team during the warm ups and purposely committed a multitude of errors to allow the team to have a common rallying point. (The last paragraph might be a complete lie)
True or otherwise, the team started to look like the Grisslies after the 1st inning. The final score was 10 – 4 with a few memorable moments. Farah & Doris, the Captain and Co-captain, contributed hugely defensively and at least one of them showed up with a bat too!
With a 10th win in a row, the rallying cry for the Grisslies is to not take the foot off the gas. Next week is the Lucky Stiffs and Grisslies, more than any other team, should know how motivated a last place team can be! Plus the Stiffs are known to have the odd super-sub and despite the fact that subs shouldn’t make a difference; you never know for sure!
PROPOSED NICKNAMES FOR GRISSLIE STAR PLAYERS.
Ingo: John Deere (because nothing runs like a Deere)
Billy: Hoover (everything gets sucked up at third)
Dwyer: PeeWee (I’d rather not explain)
Farah: Rapid Robert (may have something to do with his fastball – may not)
John: nuestro padre que viva en cielo honramos su nombre y su reino (translates to “bucky”)
Dan: Big Mac (leads the team in home runs; hence the Mark McGwire reference – also likes to eat Big Macs)
McCarron: Barney (apparently a purple jump suit hangs in the closet – who knew?) Also, “slippery pig”
Dave: Cabernet Sauvignon (because he has a smooth finish)
Jim: Diamond Jim (apparently there is a piercing that has been kept very quiet???)
Cliff: The Fury (ironic isn’t it?)
Steve: Frenchy (I don’t get it either)
Doris: Juke box hero
(because there are stars in his eyes)
Back to the game.
The Grisslies were sluggish at best to start the game giving up two runs in the 1st inning. As bad as that was, there were no less than four errors in the inning and it actually could have been a lot worse. There seemed to be a hub of activity around first base. Doug Dwyer (who only answers if you use both names) failed to grab two balls in the dirt and didn’t have quite enough time to get a ladder and grab one that sailed over his head. Doug Dwyer apparently became bored with first base and decided to mess things up at second as well by dropping a fly ball hit right to Wynnyk.
Unbeknownst, to the rest of the team, Doug Dwyer had sensed a malaise in the team during the warm ups and purposely committed a multitude of errors to allow the team to have a common rallying point. (The last paragraph might be a complete lie)
True or otherwise, the team started to look like the Grisslies after the 1st inning. The final score was 10 – 4 with a few memorable moments. Farah & Doris, the Captain and Co-captain, contributed hugely defensively and at least one of them showed up with a bat too!
With a 10th win in a row, the rallying cry for the Grisslies is to not take the foot off the gas. Next week is the Lucky Stiffs and Grisslies, more than any other team, should know how motivated a last place team can be! Plus the Stiffs are known to have the odd super-sub and despite the fact that subs shouldn’t make a difference; you never know for sure!
PROPOSED NICKNAMES FOR GRISSLIE STAR PLAYERS.
Ingo: John Deere (because nothing runs like a Deere)
Billy: Hoover (everything gets sucked up at third)
Dwyer: PeeWee (I’d rather not explain)
Farah: Rapid Robert (may have something to do with his fastball – may not)
John: nuestro padre que viva en cielo honramos su nombre y su reino (translates to “bucky”)
Dan: Big Mac (leads the team in home runs; hence the Mark McGwire reference – also likes to eat Big Macs)
McCarron: Barney (apparently a purple jump suit hangs in the closet – who knew?) Also, “slippery pig”
Dave: Cabernet Sauvignon (because he has a smooth finish)
Jim: Diamond Jim (apparently there is a piercing that has been kept very quiet???)
Cliff: The Fury (ironic isn’t it?)
Steve: Frenchy (I don’t get it either)
Doris: Juke box hero
(because there are stars in his eyes)
All for now....check back next week!
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