A hearty congratulations to the Farah clan on the birth of the newest Grisslie, Cohen Robert Farah; born last night at 9:18 and coming into the world at 7lbs & 6ozs.
Pre-intro
A note to whomever is writing the batman commentary at the end of the blogs: "keep it up! Very funny stuff!!"
Intro
There has been a little negative feedback for The Blog. I know, I too am in a complete state of shock! Apparently some people, Lame Old Soul Eating Rebellion Starters, (or LOSERS for short) seem to think that there has been a disproportionate amount of ink between our two rookies. Apparently “The Losers” think there needs to be more about Greg and less about Tim.
For the record (this was written after game 6), Tim and Greg both were mentioned in 3 BLOGS each and the game 7 edition was primarily about Timmy "two beer". So it was close. However, to make “The Losers” happy, we will be dedicating the remainder of this BLOG to Greg in a Get-to-know-Greggy kinda way.
So, to that end, The BLOG did a little rapid fire question and answer session with
The BLOG: Okay, this is to give people a little insight into you
GREG: Ready and can I just say that I'm really excited about the opportunity.
The BLOG: Sure, great…1st question, what are your favourite songs?
GREG: Tough one off the start eh? I'll give you my top five. "Eyes without a face - Billy Idol", “Eye of the Tiger – by Survivor”, “Brown – eyed girl” Van Morrison, “Eyes of a stranger” by the Payolas and, uh, probably “Eye in the Sky by the Alan Parsons Project”.
The BLOG: Nice, favourite bands?
GREG: Naked Eyes, 3rd Eye Blind and the Black Eyed Peas. Oh, and REM.
The BLOG: Do you know what REM stands for?
GREG: Rapid Eye Movement. What? Do you think I'm new?
The BLOG: Well, yeah. You're a rookie. So, is there any truth that you ran for town office a few years back.
GREG: Its true, yes. But I pulled out before the election. I couldn't stand being in the public eye.
The BLOG: Favourite Actress?
GREG: Faye Dunnaway. She was in the “Eyes of Laura Mars”
The BLOG: What is your favourite food?
GREG: A medium rare Rib-eye steak! I can almost taste it!
The BLOG: Who do you admire most in the league Tottenham Oldtimers League?
GREG: Obviously, The Man, The Myth, The Legend, Pete Shmagola.
The BLOG: If you could be any movie character, who would it be?
GREG: In my minds eye, I've always seen myself as an Indiana Jones type.
The BLOG: What is the best concert that you've ever seen live?
GREG: About 10 years ago I had a chance to see Ray Charles. It was AWESOME. I think Stevie Wonder opened for him.
The BLOG: Did you see that here?
GREG: No, Vancouver...I came back on the Red Eye.
The BLOG: So what do you think of the League so far?
GREG: At first it was hard not knowing many people, but now I'm seeing it through a different lens.
The BLOG: Whats your favourite beer?
GREG: Cornea
The BLOG: Did you say Cornea?
GREG: No man, Corona!
The BLOG: What place would like to visit that you’ve never been to before.
GREG: Probably I-raq or I-ran.
The BLOG: What’s your favourite baseball team?
GREG: Other than the Grisslies?
The BLOG: Yes
GREG: The Pittsburgh Pirates, I dig the way the Pirate looks in the logo - you know, with the eye patch and all.
The BLOG: What’s your favourite book?
GREG: That would have to be “Eye of the needle” by Ken Follett. Its a WWII spy classic!
The BLOG: Favourite Rap Artist?
GREG: Lisa “left eye” Lopes from TLC. Too bad about her car accident though.
The BLOG: Favourite movie?
GREG: Golden eye, I’m a huge Bond fan. Although Eagle Eye was good adventure flick too.
The BLOG: What is your favourite girls name?
GREG: Definitely Iris.
The BLOG: What was your favourite memory from your school days?
GREG: Generally, just being a pupil.
The BLOG: If money was no object and you could do whatever you wanted for a living, what career would you like to have.
GREG: I've always thought that it would be cool to be a Private Eye.
The BLOG: And finally, what’s your favourite hockey team?
GREG: The Carolina Hurricane.
The BLOG: Really? That’s a bit of a departure from your theme.
GREG: Theme?
The BLOG: Yes, everything else has some kind of “eye” relationship to it.
GREG: So do the Hurricane.
The BLOG: How so?
GREG: A Hurricane only has one eye.
The BLOG: Wow! I didn’t see that coming!
GREG: Hey, is that a vision joke? That’s not funny!
POSTSCRIPT: Shortly after this went to print, The BLOG leaned that Greg had lost an eye in a freak hockey accident. It is not the intention of The BLOG to call attention to these issues, but what can we say, we just ask the questions, Greg answered them!
The Speech
Despite the Grisslies dip back below the .500 mark, they are 3-1 in their last four games and that success has all be centered around defense. Overall, they are only scoring an average of one more run a game since they were 0-3, but the defense has improved by more than 15 runs per game! I guess that turn around with the gloves led Rob to his latest speech. Click on the song title to read along! (To the tune of More Than A Feeling by Boston)
MORE THAN OUR FIELDING
I looked out to right field and the sun was gone
Pounded my glove to start my game
I lost myself in a familiar sound
I closed my eyes and I slipped away
It's more than our fielding (more than our fielding)
When I see that old ball put into play (more than our fielding)
And I begin chilling (more than our fielding)
'till I see Cal put the fly ball away
I see Cal put the fly ball away
So many Grisslies have come and gone
Their faces fade as the years go by
Yet this year’s defense has really got it all
as clear as the moon in the Keogh sky
It's more than our fielding (more than our fielding)
When I see that old ball put into play (more than our fielding)
And I begin chilling (more than our fielding)
'till I see Tim turn a sweet double play
I see Tim turn a sweet double play
When I'm tired and I’m feeling old
I remember Ingo, making the play of the day
and I think of Radar, going deep in the hole
Seeing this defense is like watching ballet
Like watching ballet
It's more than our fielding (more than our fielding)
When I see that old ball put into play (more than our fielding)
I begin chilling (more than our fielding)
Even though Piero is still dancing Reggae
Piero is still dancing Reggae
The Game
Last night saw the return of two Grisslie demons. The first was The Wild. Last years champions are surely a different team, but they looked similar to the team that eliminated us in the semi-finals last year. The second was the return of The Fonz. Tito continued to torture the Grisslies giving up only 3 runs through 7.
In all honesty, last nights game was pretty lethargic. After trading early runs, The Wild rolled a seven in the third inning. Every hit that inning, although hit hard, seemed to be one step to far away from Grisslie defenders. The Wild were full value for the inning, and from that point forward it was pretty much shut down defense from both sides.
That being said, there weren't a lot of 'high-light' defensive plays. However, Chuck Cragg did his hoover routine at short (albeit he couldn't throw out the speedy Rob Farah on a routine ground ball). Maybe it was the late start, or the fact that The Wild had played the night before as well, but it seemed like everyone was running in quick sand last night.
The Grisslies will be challenged next week with games against the Rusty Rebels and the Hurtin' Units.
The final was 9-3.
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Next weeks scouting report: Rusty Rebels & Hurtin Units
Rusty Rebels:
Donny 'telephone' Booth :"incorrectly wired,glove usually on wrong hand"
Eric 'KFC' Hipken: "makes extra $$ doing chicken commercials, also can be heard making clucking noises on the mound"
Dave 'gogo Gadget' Polny: "proof that drugs and ball don't mix"
Peter 'here's my phone #' Shmagola: " couldn't catch a cold, only women"
Hurtin Units:
Robin 'Mason' Dickson: "not allowed to go to the States after the Bills cheerleader incident"
Chris 'Betsy' Ross: "seen checking out ebay for a 'tounament base hit' "
Jerry 'Can' Wallace: " sometimes runs out of gas on the mound"
James 'too tall' Taylor: "demoted to the minors as he didn't meet the league height requirements"
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