HURTIN' UNITS LICK THE RED DOGS...

HURTIN' UNITS vs. RED DOGS...

Game #16 - July 21, 2010

Hurtin' Units win 7-4

Team Record 14-1-1

Keogh Park- The sky was clear and the sun shone into the eyes of most of the players facing to the west. The weather forecast had been calling for thunderstorms again today, but again they didn't come, I'm not complaining, but whenever you play a sport outdoors, the weather forecast is something you watch more closely...


For the second night in a row, we had to call for a sub, it is after all holiday season. We were fortunate to pick up Ed McDowell as a sub. Our thanks go out to Ed for filling in...Missing in this game for the Units were Uncle Tom Perry, Chris Nyers, and Don Curran...

Unlike the game on Tuesday evening, this game was a low scoring affair at least by T.O.T standards. We were the visitors tonight. In the first inning neither team scored, the second inning saw the Units score a single run and held the Red Dogs to nothing. The Units scored 2 more runs in the third, 2 more in the forth and 2 more in the sixth. The Units defense held the Red Dogs of the score sheet for the first five innings and 6 of the 7 innings. The Red Dogs did manage to score 4 runs in the sixth inning, but for the most part we managed to keep them in check for most of the night.


If you recall, the Red Dogs were the team that knocked the Hurtin' Units out of the Help the Kids Play tournament, in the semi finals, by a single run and a score of 17-16 Dogs. The Red Dogs are not lacking in the explosive offense department with the likes of Mike Candy, Matt Forester, Glen Gray or Mike Roche to name a few...With these players they can quickly run up the score board and for the Hurtin' Units to shutout these offensive weapons in 6 of the 7 innings played, speaks volumes to the Units defense.

Boxscore:

                         1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  7th    Total

Hurtin' Units.   0       1      2       2       0       2      0          7

Red Dogs         0       0      0       0       0       4      0          4      


There were probably more highlights (defensively anyway) in this game then the game on Tuesday night against the Grisslies, at least more then I can remember. There were 4 plays that stood out for me in this game....Al Hayward tagged a ball over the head of Glen Gray into left field for a standup double.... Robin made an outstanding, over the shoulder, in no mans land, catch for a fantastic out.... Matt Forester hit a towering fly ball to Ed Mcdowell, which Ed couldn't quite catch, the ball was relayed to myself and I turned with a throw to home plate to Al Hayward to catch Bill Cloutier running home, for the out. There was also a play in LF/LCF where Jens and Jimmy Mac could not decide who wanted the ball and it skipped between them.....opppsss.

There is one more thing I would like to mention before I put this addition of the blog to rest. Sometimes if we have something good it tends to get overlooked or taken for granted. I would like to tip my cap to our teammate Jerry Wallace. Jerry has been a model of stability for our team this season (except when he doesn't show up for the games). He is (in my opinion) one of the premier pitchers in our league. Game after game, he battles hard against the other team's top hitters, some nights he struggles, on occasion he'll pull himself out. Jerry's defense is very solid, catching line drives and ground balls up the middle, he can bat the ball to all fields, but it's Jerry's acumen of baseball that impresses me the most. You will always see Jerry backing up other players on the field, he is constantly adjusting the other player's positions on the field based on his experience, he is the first to go coach on the bases, and he continously encourages others to play better.

In 2008 I played with Jerry on the Lucky Stiffs championship team, he was always encouraging me to play, bat and field better and I think I'm a better player today because of him... Thanks Jerry! Most of us know Jerry probably won't read this blog... we all know Jerry is not online all that often, probably because the Commodore 64 takes 12 hours to boot up and 11 hours to shut down, that only gives him an hour each day to login, dial up and use the function keys to the internet....LOL.

On Wednesday evening, our defense was in the zone, we stopped a pretty good hitting team for the first 5 innings, not allowing a run and I was really hoping we could pull off a shut out. I have never seen a shut out in this league, it has probably happened, but I think a shut out in a softball league like this, is equivilent to a no hitter in the major leagues. I was hoping we could pull it off, but unfortunately it was not to be. We did get another win and we have been playing some good ball, I look forward to the stretch run of the season...UNITS UNBELIEVABLE!!

HURTIN' UNITS LIGHT UP THE GRISWOLDS...

HURTIN' UNITS vs. GRISSLIES...

Game #15 - July 20, 2010


Hurtin' Units win 15-10


Team Record 13-1-1

Coventry Park- It was a beautiful evening for baseball. The storm clouds that were around earlier in the evening had pushed through and the skies were almost clear. At game time, the clouds were gone , but now the sun was shining into the faces of the players. Thankfully, we were on diamond # 3 and the tree line, on the west side of the diamond shielded most of us as the game progressed...

At game time, we had 9 players, I knew Tom, Chris N. and Chris R. were all going to be away, so I arranged for a sub. We picked up Wilf Roblin as a sub...The Grisslies only had 8 players at the start of the game, and after the first half of the inning we traded our sub Wilf to the Grisslies for a first round draft pick and a player to be named Later... I've never personally met anyone named Later, so as chances of seeing a player in this transaction are quite slim...

We were the home team again tonight. In the top of the first inning we had a difficult time with the hitting of the Grisslies. The Griswolds came out swinging, spraying the ball all around the field and when the half had ended, the Gris had scored 6 runs. The Units first at bat saw the team only score a single run... 6-1 Grisslies at the end of one...

In the second inning the Units defense tightened up and shut down the Grisslies. In the bottom of the second the Units scored 4 more runs and made the score 6-5 after two innings. The Units also left the bases loaded in the second.


The third inning saw the Gris score a single run and the Units countered with 7 big, juicy runs... Somehow this just sounds wrong, not the 7, but the big, juicy runs, sounds more something you do when you have the flu.. doesn't it? In the forth inning neither team could score. In the fifth inning the Units scored 3 more runs and shut down the side defensively...

The sixth inning was the open inning due to time restraints, and the Grisslies rallied to score 3 more runs, but in the end it would not be enough and the Units would go on to victory by a 15-10 score.

Boxscore:

                         1st     2nd    3rd    4th    5th    6th    7th   Total

Hurtin' Units     1        4        7       0       3       X      X       15   

Grisslies            6       0         1       0       0        3      X        10   

With the exception of the 1st inning the defense was solid again, in fact we were good in the first inning, but the Grisslies managed some good, timely hitting to score their first inning runs. We continue, as a team, to make smart decisions on the field, and stay out of trouble by not throwing the ball away, our communication on the diamond is great and our batting lineup can get us back into most games... Units United!!

                

HURTIN' UNITS SMOKE THE JOINTS....

HURTIN' UNITS vs. DISLOCATED JOINTS...

Game # 14 - July 13, 2010

Hurtin' Units win 8-7


Team Record 12-1-1


Coventry Park – I am thankful that we got our games in this week. There was a real threat of thunderstorms over the last 2 days and it was very hot and humid, which on Monday made the ball fly off the bats, but tonight the ball was not lively at all. What up with that?

At Coventry tonight the lights actually worked unlike last night at Keogh Park. There was not the sense of urgency which we experienced the night before. On this night, all 12 of our players were present for the game, pretty good considering how much we played over the last. Tonight's game was a low scoring affair. Only 15 runs in total scored between the two teams. It looked as though the bats were taking the night off after a 17 – 5 win against Dodge City on Monday. We played a lot of baseball over the last week (8 games) and we deserve the break until our next game, which is next Tuesday July 20, 2010 at Coventry Park at 7:00 pm...

This game was a quiet game and a lot of 3 up and 3 down innings. With 12 players on the roster, it took us 3 innings for everyone to get up to bat for the first time. The Hurtin' Units scored all their runs in 2 innings. Four in the third, four in the forth, and the Joints scored all of their runs over 3 innings, one in the forth, four in the fifth and 2 in the sixth . The Hurtin Units players only had 3 at bats each.

Boxscore:
                                     1st     2nd      3rd       4th     5th      6th      7th      Total

Hurtin' Units                0         0          4         4          0          0          X          8      

Dislocated Joints       0         0          0          1         4          2          0          7       

There were not a lot of memorable moments in this game. We did play well defensively, and we managed to squeak out a win. Tom and I both had good night at second base making some good defensive plays...Jens was stinging the ball hard again, like last night...with little effort I might add. Donny Curran was again consistent at bat and in the field. Al had a good game at first base.

Chris Nyers daughter renamed the team players throughout the game...she seemed to be our good luck charm on this night.

When I arrived home Tuesday evening and checked my emails, I was saddened to see that our teammate Chris Ross, President of the TOT Oldtimers League will be resigning at the end of this season. It will be a challenge to try and replace a man whom was the best of the best. Chris was a great President and we wish him well in his future athletic endevours.

I knew Chris was going to resign, he had mentioned his resignation and reasons to us during the season, but until you actually see it in writing, well, there was always a chance of him staying on...Chris is the only president I have ever known in this league, we can only hope that the next is as devoted, caring and dedicated as Chris has been... UNITS UNDERSTAND!!!

HURTIN' UNITS WERE LIGHTS OUT AROUND DODGE CITY...

Hurtin' Units vs. Dodge City Rounders...

Game # 13 July 12, 2010

Hurtin'  Units win 17-5

Team Record 11-1-1

Keogh Park- On another hot and humid evening, the Hurtin' Units have reached the half way point in the 2010 T.O.T season. Tonight's game was our 13th and how quickly it goes by... On this night we didn't only have the heat and humidity, we also had lighting conditions to contend with. Keogh Park is much improved this year, the new fencing and backstop, the regraded outfield, the trees down the foul lines have been cut back, and even though the lights were re-aimed, re-lamped and cleaned we have had problems with them... Last night we had no lights working in left field, two lights on the third base line by the bleachers out, and several single lights in other parts of the diamond were also not working...

When the conditions are not ideal, i.e lighting, gigantic puddles of water on the field, sun streaming into our eyes, it seems to steal something from the game. Last night I felt that way, at times I felt we were rushed and we were. I felt the banter between the teams was not there, there seemed to be this sense of urgency hovering over the later innings, which really kept things moving along, but made me feel like we were not getting what we came for, not taking the time to make sure the job was done right... Sure we won the game, but I felt something was missing. According to the President of league, the lights should be fixed on Tuesday, making the Wednesday games more enjoy for whom ever is playing...

At game time, we had 10 players and the Rounders only had 9. Uncle Tom and Nyzee were away. We supplied the Rounders with a catcher for the evening.

Boxscore:   ( My Camera battery is dead, update later)
                                1st         2nd        3rd         4th       5th        6th        7th    Total
Hurtin' Units.                                                                                                           17 


Dodge City                                                                                                                5


We  played a solid game, our defense held the Rounders to only 5 runs, and our bats were ripping the cover off the ball...The ball seemed to be rocketing off our bats, probably the most solid hits this season... Jens and Robin really hit hard and the results were 17 runs total for the Units over 6 innings played... UNITS UNLIT !!

HURTIN' UNITS play HTKP Tournament...

HURTIN' UNITS PARTICIPANTS IN HELP THE KIDS...

In the fast paced world we live in it is easy to overlook some of the hardship  that goes on right under our noses...There are families, for what ever reason, that are faced with financial problems. These financial problems can be hard on families and it can be hard on the children. When kids are in school and their friends are talking about playing hockey or baseball or soccer, it can be hard for them to explain, maybe even embarrassing, why their parents have decided that little Jenny or Johnny are not going to participate in this years local recreational sports activities.

The children who do have the opportunity to play in the community, form a bond with their teammates and fast become friends, creating a lifelong common bond with each other, a bond that is probably remembered forever...I'm sure that most of us who played sports growing up, still can remember events, parties, games, sleepovers, etc. with teammates. When we participate in sports we also participate in social interaction...Think about any team you ever played with and how it molded you into the person you are...

For families that can not afford to put their children in organized sports, the kids are not only missing out on physical activity ( which is healthier than playing X-box), but they miss out on multiple other social skills as well.  

Most of us playing in the Help the Kids Play tournament, probably played sports most of our lives ( with maybe the exception of The Pieman, who lived in a bubble for 45 years). We have all had the opportunity to play with others in sports throughout our lives and remember the good times we've had...

By participating in this tournament we are giving the less fortunate kids of our community a chance to play. To date, this tournament has helped 73 kids in our community and will help many more with our continued support for a great cause...I tip my hat to Ed Hopkins and Jeff Dancey for all their hard work in putting this tournament together, this is probably my favorite tournament in the summer and I'm glad the Hurtin' Unit players decided to participate. 

The Hurtin' Units have 11 regular roster players playing this weekend, a fantastic turnout, and we added another player to help with the individuals who wanted to play, but didn't have a team participating this weekend... Fortunately we picked up Anicete Goncalves...

OUR GAMES...

Friday July 9, 2010.

Game # 1 vs. The Dusty Cleats...

We had a great night for baseball on the Friday, the storm clouds that had been around in the late afternoon were clearing out and later in the evening the sky was filled with stars...

We had a good first game when we faced the Dusty Cleats...

The final score was 18-7 for the Hurtin' Units...

Saturday July 10, 2010.

Game # 2 vs. The Hot Tub Woodies...

Our first game on Saturday was at 1:15pm, following an emotional dedication of the Pavilion for Micheal Worrod. Our opponents were the Hot Tub Woodies and again these guys played us tough...

The final score 14-9 for the Hurtin' Units... This made our record for the tournament 2-0.

Game #3 vs. The Torn Ligaments...

In our pool of 4 teams we had won 2 games and the Torn Ligaments had won 2 games which assured us of a berth in the Sunday semi- finals. I was goofing around pitching before the game and Jerry was okay with me starting the game. I thought I through some good pitches, many making contact with the board for strikes, but the Torn Ligaments pounded the baseball around the diamond and around the fifth inning, I thought it was time to pack in the pitching and put Jerry back in... By this time the Torn Ligament had tacked up a pretty good lead and our batting had taken a break, the Torn Ligaments cruised to an easy victory...

The final score Torn Ligaments win 15-3.

Sunday July 11, 2010.

Game # 4 - Semi final game vs. The Red Dogs...

All games from this point were elimination games, lose and go home, win and go to the finals... The game was close from start to finish, each team trading runs, the lead went back and forth, in the sixth inning the Units were down by 2 runs, and scored 7 runs to take the lead, the Red Dogs fought back with 7 runs of their own in the bottom of the inning to take the lead again. In the open inning, down by 2 runs, the Units scored a run and had the tying run on 2nd base before the Red Dogs shut the door for the victory and a berth in the finals...

The final score Red Dogs win 17-16.


The Red Dogs would lose in the finals to the Torn Ligaments. Congratulations to the 2010 HTKP Champions the Torn Ligaments...

HURTIN' UNITS COME UP BIG WITH WOODIES...

HURTIN' UNITS vs. HOT TUB WOODIES....

Game # 12 - July 8, 2010

Hurtin' Units win 11-8

Team Record 10-1-1

For those of you that follow the Doug Dwyer blog site or even those who don't, in a recent poll conducted on the site, the question was asked " Who is Batman?", a mysterious blogger who has stirred up some controversy in the Grisslie lockeroom. I received an e-mail from Doug on Thursday morning, informing me that I was the poll leader at 54%. And even though this was just a poll, I felt that I should respond to Doug's e-mail...Here is my reply to Mr. Dwyer...

Dear Douglas, 

Holy Poll Question!! The poll results may believe that I may in fact be the Batman... Let me just start by asking a few questions?? Would the real Batman reveal his bat identity, even if a poll was correct?? I don't think so! Has anyone, including my nemesis The Pieman, ever seen me wearing a cape or tights?? I don't think anyone has seen me... Although my neighbors might dispute this answer. Has anyone ever seen a batmobile parked in my driveway? Many other vehicles, but never the batmobile... Does Mikey O. look like he could be the boywonder? Or would he even wear tights? And, has there ever been a blog posting on the Hurtin' Units Blog where I used a picture of the bat mobile or Batman related sayings in the blog? Tune in next week for more answers to other bat questions...Same bat time, same bat channel...I hope this e-mail has put to bed (with Batman sheets and pillow cases) the notion that I am the Batman... I must run along, my butler Alfred has lunch ready...

Regards, Jimmer.  

This link might help to shed some light on this situation.... http://hurtinunits.blogspot.com/2010/05/holy-bat-day-batman.html


I think I have made myself perfectly clear as to whether or not I am the Batman...You can check out Doug Dwyer's blog at http://tottenhamoldtimers.blogspot.com/. 

Now on to the really important stuff...

Keogh Park-The high temperatures and humidity were still hanging around on again on this night, not as bad as Tuesday evening, but still quite muggy. Sweat, sweat and more sweat was running downhill on most all of us, unless you were a robot...Hmmm, come to think of it,  I don't think I saw Paul break in to a sweat all evening, even though he was wearing those stripped, warm, insulated, long pants...Could he be?

There was a chance of Thunderstorms in the area, at 6:15pm I looked out my front window and saw a darkening sky, the wind had picked up and wondered if this game was going to happen...It did happen, the storm clouds were still hanging around at game time, but they didn't threaten us at all.

We were the home team again, my baseball supply was starting to get low, 5 balls left after tonight, 13 balls ( the number of balls each team receives) minus 5 balls means we have played 8 home games. I hope we play as well when we are the visitors....


At game time we had 11 guys ready to take on the Hot Tub Woodies, a team we had not seen yet this year...Tom could only play four innings because he has hockey on Thursday evenings, but he managed to get some at bats and had 2 innings at 2nd base and 2 innings at 3rd...I'm just happy to see him come out, even if it is only half a game... Tom is a great calming influence on the our team.

The Hot Tub Woodies actually played a tough game against us tonight, and although we came up with the victory it was not a walk in the park. All of the Hurtin' Unit runs came in only 2 innings, 7 runs in the 2nd inning and 4 runs in the 5th inning...It would be all that we would need, our defense came up solid throughout the entire game, allowing no more than 2 runs in any inning. This was certainly not the high scoring battle that we were in on Tuesday, when we had to scratch and claw are way back into the game. The Hurtin' Units seemed to have this game under control most of the evening, never really under a lot of pressure, it was certainly a close game, but I think we could have taken it to another level if it was necessary. I don't want to sound cockie, and I'm not, but we are capable of shutting teams down defensively and when our offensive is firing on all cylinders, we can put a pile of runs on the scoreboard...I really don't have to even mention this, we have played together for almost half a season (12 games already) and we have all experienced what we can do as a team... 

Boxscore:

                                   1st     2nd    3rd    4th    5th    6th    7th       Total


Hurtin' Units              0         7       0        0       4        0       0            11 


Hot Tub Woodies       1        2        2        0       1        2       0             8     

This is a team game and some nights, for what ever reason, guys have off nights. It may be a brain cramp and run off the bag, bad throws, missed catches, bad at bats, etc. We've all had these nights, sometimes we get a little down on ourselves. The nice thing about the Units this season is that when someone is having a bad night, this team seems to pick the slack, play as a team, and pull us through...

Every game is different, even playing the same team is different, there are never two games the same, we all know this and understand about the off night...I mentioned in one of my first blog posts for the Hurtin' Units, that I like to mention only the positive events or plays in our games (sometimes I'll mention the funny events), we are not professional baseball players ( I've never seen a paycheck for playing), we are recreational softball players and if someone has a bad game, it's usually forgotten by the next game. I am thankful we have such a great league to play in and good guys to play with, this is a team game and I like it that way...

We didn't have a great night tonight, but we played well enough to win. Don made several nice, running catches in LCF...Jerry caught a line drive back up the middle and through to first for a double play (Steve W. was down, but still a double play)... Jens caught a couple of line drives in LF... Al made a play that I thought was great, in the top of the 7th, while playing first base, he knocked down a hard it ball, recovered it and through, from his knees, to second base to Robin for an out, Robin through back to first to Jerry covering and just missed the double play...and the rest of us just did our best to play well... Good game guys...

We have the HTKP tournament this weekend, I might blog it or summarize it in the next blog, it's sometimes tough to stay on top of this stuff. We have 11 of our own players and we picked up Anicete Goncalves as our 12th player. It would have been great to have the whole team, but unfortunately Don C. wasn't available... Have a great weekend Don... UNITS UNWIELDY!!
  

HURTIN' UNITS PECK AWAY AT BREW JAYS FOR THE WIN...

HURTIN' UNITS VS. THE BREWJAYS...

Game # 11- July 6, 2010


Hurtin' Units win 20-16


Team Record 9-1-1


Coventry Park- The temperature and humidity over the last couple of days was brutal, the temperature at 3:30pm was around 32 degrees C. and the humidity made it feel like 38 degrees. At game the temperature had dropped, but the humidity was still there, just moving around slightly was enough to get the sweat running down our backs... This was definitely a night for cold beers after the game...I know Babe Ruth would agree...This is Babe Ruth in the picture.... Right??


The Hurtin' Units were facing the league's leading team the Brew Jays. The Brew Jays have lost only one game all season and they come into this game with a 10-1-0 record and 20 points in the standings...The only loss the Jays suffered was to the Hurtin' Units on May 27, 2010, when the Hurtin' Units won by a 10-7 score. On the night the Units defeated the Jays, Jerry W. the Hurtin' Units ace pitcher was missing and Tom Perry (P3) and Myself (P2) pitched a gem of a game coming up with the win...


The Hurtin' Units currently hold the second position in the standings, a slight lead over the Banshees, a team we beat twice in the last couple of weeks. After a great couple of weeks and with a 5 game winning streak going in to tonight's game, the Units were in for a good battle against the league leaders. And a good battle it was...


I have recently found out I could include videos into the blog, it's actually a new thing, and since I don't have any videos of the Hurtin' Units and I wanted to try out the video thing, I have included a favorite of mine, a video that has been viewed by many of people about 120 times, featuring The Pieman ( Piero D. of the Grisslies and he played for the Wild last season) playing golf for the first time. Pieman was the guy who came to our practise wearing the designer jeans....The video is titled " Pieman goes Golfing"... If it doesn't play for you, you can also view it on u-tube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Ws7jAmHj4 , probably a better view on u-tube...Enjoy.

Now back to the game...
At game we had 11 players suited up and eager to do battle with the league leaders, everybody likes to get up for the top guns, I think it's a measuring stick as to how well you're playing. Don Curran was our only missing player this evening.

This was a really good game and a great win for the Units, defeating the Brew Jays for the second time this season. The Brew Jays only two losses come from the bats of the Hurtin' Units...This was not an easy win and at times it looked very bleak for the Units, the Blue Jays built an early lead on some early, sloppy Hurtin' Unit defense. Both the defense and the offense would come through in the later innings for a heroic come from behind victory.


The Hurtin' Units were the visitors in this game for only the second time this season. In the top of the first inning the Units offense looked solid, we had scored 4 runs, the based were loaded with 2 out and Tom Perry was up to bat, unfortunately, for the first time that I have ever seen, Tom struck out watching as the 3rd strike nipped the board. The Brew Jays scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 1st.


Over the next two innings, the Brew Jays defense kept the Units off the score sheet and only 2 unit players actually reached base. The Blue Jays scored 6 runs in the 2nd and 4 more in the 3rd inning... At the end of 3 innings the score was 12-4 for the Brew Jays...


The 4th inning saw each team score runs, the Units scored 4 runs and again left runners on base, the Jays scored 3 more runs in the bottom of the inning. The fifth inning was quick and painless, neither team scored, the Units defense shut down the Jays 1, 2, 3, change em up boys!  Score after 5 innings  Jays 15- Units 8...


I went over to the score keeper to ask the score at the end of the 5th, 15-8, we were down by 7 with 2 innings to go. We could tie the score with a good offensive inning. Tom Perry got the inning started with a base hit, Jimmy Mac followed with another base hit, Al Hayward with another base hit, Jerry forced Al out at second, but brought around Tom to score... Jim, Jerry, Jens, Paul, and Robin all also came around to score, Robin was scored by a sacrifice fly hit deep in to right field by Chris Nyers. Unfortunately, it was not my best night at bat and the inning ended with me flying out and with Chris Ross on second. The Unit defense held the Jays to only a single run in the bottom of the 6th. The Jays lead was cut to 2 runs...16-14 going into the open inning...


In the top of the 7th inning the Hurtin' Units offense went back to work. Down by  2 runs, Mike started the inning reaching first, Tom followed with a single and took a runner (Jimmer), Jimmy Mac got another single and advanced the runners, Al and Jimmy got out in a double play, Mike came into score, I was at third ( the tying run), two out and Jerry hits a single bringing the tying run across to score...Jerry, Jens, Paul and Robin all came in to score and give the Units a 20-16 lead... In the bottom of the inning the first 2 batters got out... a fly out and a ground out, the next 2 batters reached as far as second base and with Francis at bat, Jerry managed to induce a foul ball strike out to end the game...Hurtin' Units win 20-16 in a dramatic comeback....


Boxscore:

                        1st      2nd     3rd     4th      5th      6th     7th     Total

Hurtin' Units    4         0         0         4         0         6         6          20   

Brew Jays       2         6          4        3         0         1         0         16     


This was a great character building win, to beat the number one team in a come from behind win speaks volumes to the we think of our team. There were some rough innings in this game, we managed to survive the adversity and come away with a second win against a very strong team.  This is something no other team has managed to do even once against the Brew Jays this season. This is a special win... come from behind, beat the #1 team in the league for the second time this season and we gain some ground in the standings... This game had some special moments worth mentioning... Mike O. hit an in the park homerun to lead off the 4th inning, Al H., Jens, Paul, Robin and Chris R. all went 4 for 5 at bat, Chris N. made a nice running catch in the field, I had a nice defensive game at 2nd base and we never stopped believing we could win... Special thanks go out to Zack on the Hurtin' Units bench, giving high fives and keeping the team spirit alive...UNITS UNRELENTING!!