The Intro
This is going to be short. Okay, so we all know that I don't do "short" very well, as Paul Piellusch reminded me this week. This is a two game week for the Grisslies and they are back to back on Tuesday and Wednesday. For those of you who don't know how the BLOG indexing works, every time I post a new entry, the previous editions are still available on the side bar on the right. However the most recent one is the one that pops up on the front page.
We play again tonight so I will post another tomorrow morning. After I post tomorrow's I will be immediately posting a special report on the Help The Kids Play program. So, tomorrow, if you're looking for the game BLOG (weather permitting) check the side bar for GAME 10 - I Want To Be An OldTimers Star. On the front page will be the special report. If there happens to be no game because of the pending storm, you will see it next week. I've probably made it more complicated than it needed to be. For those of you looking for comedy, check back tomorrow when we'll be back to being moderately funny.
So, considering that this is only going to be up for a day, I just wanted to give you a really brief summary of some stats from BLOG that I find interesting as well as try and illicit some support.
First, the stats around the BLOG this year have shocked me! Last year, BLOG pages were loaded 3,395 times. I thought that was pretty cool. This year there have been 2,666 page loads and we're only a 1/3 of the way through the season! There have been over 800 page loads each of the last two weeks which tells me that people have been receptive to the format changes in the BLOG. Additionally, the BLOG has been referenced by PCs from London, Newmarket, Kenosha (Wisconsin) and Mount View (California). Its strange how these things work. Enough about stats.
If anyone is still reading, I'm appealing for help in two areas.....
1) Subject matter. I've pretty much exhausted making fun of Mark Doyle and Danny Chiasson. If anyone would like to nominate a new victim subject for an upcoming BLOG and perhaps supply a tiny little bit of background dirt information I would be SO very grateful! You can post to the BLOG comment section or email me at dwyerdouglas@gmail.com
2) I've been notified by Rob Farah that he is running low on songs. I know, the supply of songs seems endless, but he has pretty specific criteria. While Rob is pretty flexible (he can put his ankle behind his ear), his is pretty insistent that the song NOT be obscure. He's pretty much looking for top 40 stuff anytime over the last 30 years that people can recall of tune of pretty quickly. Again, please forward your suggestions to the BLOG comment section or email me at dwyerdouglas@gmail.com and I'll forward to Rob.
3) If anyone has any ideas for POLLS that are moderately offensive but not completely offside, please let me know via the above contact coordinates.
Sorry for this lame edition, check back tomorrow and we'll be back to normal!?!?!
THE SPEECH
Rob has struggled a little (just a little) with the last two losses. Not for any other reason than 2/3 of our team has played great. Just for clarity, that doesn't refer to people as much as phases of the game. If you break the game into the 3 phases of pitching, defense and offense, we've been better than good in the first two. Clearly, when Rob pulled everyone together before the Rusty Rebel game and started moon walking, his goal was to rally and inspire!!! (The tune can be found by clicking the song title).
Your butt is mine, the Griss are gonna bite
Its face to face, under the Coventry lights
I'm telling you, about how I feel
Gonna get inside your head, We’ll score at will
(Come On, Come On, Lay It On Me All Right...)
I'm Giving You, strikes one through three
You’ll be sitting on your duff, ‘except maybe Steve Grenkie . . .
I'm telling you, your team’s heading south
I know your game, what you're about
Well they say the sky's the limit
And to me that's really true
But my friend you have seen nothing
Just wait 'til the Gris break through . . .
‘Cause the Gris are bad, we’re bad-
Come On (Bad Bad-Really, Really Bad)
You Know We’re Bad, We’re Bad-
You Know It (Bad Bad-Really, Really Bad)
You Know We’re Bad, We’re Bad-
Come On, You Know (Bad Bad-Really, Really Bad)
And The Whole League Has To Answer Right Now
Just To Tell You Once Again, Who's Bad . . .
The Word Is Out, we’re fielding strong
and I’m gonna lock you up, in the pitching zone
Your shifty eyes, gonna make you fly to right
So Listen Up, Simon snags them all night,
I know my talks not cheap, My back is covered by Dan
And Dave the contradiction, Has soft hands
Well they say the sky's the limit
And to me that's really true
But my friend you have seen nothing
Just wait 'til the Gris break through . . .
‘Cause the Gris are bad, we’re bad-
Come On (Bad Bad-Really, Really Bad)
You Know We’re Bad, We’re Bad-
You Know It (Bad Bad-Really, Really Bad)
You Know We’re Bad, We’re Bad-
Come On, You Know (Bad Bad-Really, Really Bad)
And The Whole League Has To Answer Right Now
Just To Tell You Once Again, Who's Bad . . .
We can win again tomorrow
We can charge up to 1st place
If You Don't Like What I'm Saying'
Then why don’t you say it Mabee’s face…
‘Cause the Gris are bad, we’re bad-
Come On (Bad Bad-Really, Really Bad)
You Know We’re Bad, We’re Bad-
You Know It (Bad Bad-Really, Really Bad)
You Know We’re Bad, We’re Bad-
Come On, You Know (Bad Bad-Really, Really Bad)
And The Whole League Has To Answer Right Now
Just To Tell You Once Again, Who's Bad . . .
The GAME
The team finally responded to Rob's speech with enthusiasm!
With a new batting lineup that featured Brett Mabee leading off, the Grisslies rolled to 5 runs in the 1st inning after only giving up one run to the Rebels in the top of the first. The Grisslies first inning was highlighted by Danny Chiasson's inside the park grand-slam home run!
The game looked to be in control early but the Rebels found their bats and ended up scoring 13 runs by the end of the 4th.
The Grisslies defense locked down at that point and we headed to the bottom of the 6th inning with the Rebels up by as score of 13-5. I'll admit that that it looked a little grim for our Grisslie heroes at that point, but the team put together a great 6th inning scoring six runs and cutting the lead to 13-11.
As the Grisslies took the field for the top of the seventh, the mantra was "no more runs". before the first pitch was thrown, Rob Farah turned to face the defense from the pitching mound and repeated the lines from his speech, "The Word Is Out, we’re fielding strong, and I’m gonna lock you up, in the pitching zone". This gave the team new found energy and 3 batters later the Grisslies were off the field and ready to try and hit for the win.
In the bottom of the seventh, the Grisslies had 3 consecutive singles from Dwyer, Tracey and Argue to load the bases. Chiasson followed with a hit to drive in the Grisslies 12th and 13th runs to tie the game before Farah hit a single to plate the winning run.
It was an awe inspiring come from behind win that left the team elated! The only down part of the evening was potential MVP Cal Steeves pulled groin. It looks like the Grisslies could be without Cal for some time as he was in an awful lot of pain. Hopefully the rub down from Piero will help, but I'm suspecting that it might be late in the season before we see our everyday center fielder again.
The final score was Grisslies 14, Rusty Rebels 13.
Be sure to check the other BLOG pages and check back tomorrow!
Cheers.
NOTE:
The special report for the Help The Kids Play program (Thursday Morning) can be found in the following locations.
www.tottenhamoldtimers.blogspot.com
www.hurtinunits.blogspot.com
www.tottenhamoldtimers.ca
www.madhunt.ca
also it should be available in print in the Tottenham Times, but in unsure if it will be this week or next.
Please encourage people to read and participate in a great cause!
OTHER NOTES:
What happened to the batman commentary?
Congratulations to Danny Chiasson for coming from behind (you know what I mean) and winning the poll. "If sarcasm was money, who would be rich". You narrowly held off Gary Cox with 45% of the vote. Well done!
6 comments:
Na na na na na na...Batman!
Robin: “Batman did you see the Grisslies big come from behind victory against the Rebels?”
Batman: “I did Boy Wonder, I think some luck was on their side”
Aside: Joker “ curses, I placed that quarter on the ground near first to distract Tim “don’t call me Donny” Osmond and it actually distracted BOOTH…..several times” “I’ll be more devious next time”
Robin: “what happened to Cal? He looked OK then just went down in a heap?”
Batman: “ well Robin, he was playing beside Chaisson just before that in the outfield and was overcome by some noxious gases,I guess they finally got to him..…poor soul”
Robin: “ I get it Batman, don’t eat beans before a game”. “how will the Grisslies replace Cal ?”
Cat Woman: “ I’m available boys”
Batman: “ Why it’s…it’s…. Piero; I recognize that voice…what are you doing in that outfit?”
Cat Woman: “ No no, I’m Cat Woman.”
Robin: “does it come in Blue?”
Batman: “don’t be foolish Robin, people would talk”
Robin: “ya right , have you ever seen how Cal dresses”
Batman: “good point Robin”, “Cat Woman, just don’t wear pumps when you catch, we don’t need you getting an ankle injury”
Did you guys feel the earthquake? It was an aftershock from Cal's groin pull and subsequent cursing.
Nice to have "THE BATMAN" back, whoever you are!!!
Re: The earthquake...good theory.
CatWoman: I am not Pieman! I am a male and love to dress in black leather with whiskers. Purrring is my specialty!
A letter to BATMAN!
Dear Batman,
Knowing what kind of sport you are, you WILL reveal yourself!! Here is my proposition.....I will give myself up,,,,but ONLY TO YOU!! Meet me at one of the MANY Grisslie games. I will be lurking around the stands...PUurrrr...Puurrrrr.
It would be a Puuurrrrfect!! place to meet...mmeeoowww!!
Yours truly,
CATWOMAN
If Catwomen breaks his/her leg would that be considered a busted Tranny???
Got to be Bob Candy, right?
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