HURTIN' UNITS ARE A LITTLE SNAKE BIT.

HURTIN' UNITS VS. THE MASTER BATTERS. 

" Missed it by that much" - Maxwell Smart

Game # 10 - June 19th, 2017

Hurtin' Units lose 14-13

Team Record - 5-5-0

Coventry Park- The Hurtin' Units have had some shit-ass bad luck over the last 4 games. I think we are jinxed or have some bad karma going right now. I believe our bad luck began when we played our game against the Sons of Pitches. That was the night we didn't get on the field until after 10:00pm, that was the night it was cold and damp, and that was the night when the lights went out mid inning, ending the game. That was the night that the game probably should not have been played. 

In our game against the Sons of Pitches, we lost by a score of 14-9, but we were actually coming on before the lights went out.
In the Units game following the Sons of Pitches, vs. the Beer Bros, the Units had a lead going in to the top of 7th inning, we had 2 outs, and the 3rd out (and game) was in and out of Darren's (Lefty's) glove... a catch made 99 out of a 100 times. Winner, Winner, what the F*#@ just happened. Unbelieveable!!!

The Beer Bros. would score 5 runs with 2 outs, and the Units would rally in the bottom of the inning, but they would end the game with the tying run stranded on 3rd base. D'oh!!

In the game vs. the Dogcatchers, the Units kept pace all game, but we just couldn't get that big hit. The Units hit way to many balls in the air and Kevin C. (Skippy) was a vacuum in LCF. Brian R. made an amazing, over the shoulder catch (best catch of the season), to save the Units from scoring 2 or possibly 3 runs. 

The Dogcatchers game was a very winnable game, but again that jinx or bad luck thing was on our backs, on that night. Lady Luck where are you?

The Master Batters game was another winnable game, but we just could not break through with the big hit. 

The weather for the Batters game was damp and cool. The temperature was hovering around 14 degrees and there was a strong breeze that seemed to change its direction every inning. 

At game time the Units only had 8 players at the park. Winston and Dave were on their way. Winston would arrive in time to play the 1st inning, Dave was 10 minutes late.  Keith showed up without a glove and borrowed Pete's extra, Candy D. showed up with Keith's glove during the game. Missing on the night was Ryan and Darren. 

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Hurtin' Units	0	4	5	2	2	0	0	13
Master Batters	3	4	0	2	3	2	0	14

This game was a back and forth affair the entire game. 

In the first inning the Master Batters would score 3 runs and the Units would not score, going down quickly in the home half of the inning. In the 2nd inning, each team would score 4 runs. In the 3rd inning, the Units would shut down the Batters and in the bottom, the Units would score 5 runs to take the lead for the first time in the game. The score after 3 complete innings was Units 9, Batters 7.

In the 4th inning, both team scored 2 runs each. In the fifth inning, the Batters inched a run closer, Units scored 2 runs, Batters scored 3 runs. 

In top of the 6th inning, the Master Batters would score 2 runs and took the lead again. In the bottom of the inning, the Units would go down 1,2,3. Bobby, Winston and Dion. In the home half of the 7th (open) inning, Jimmer would lead off and line out to Gord T. playing in left field. The Unit's next batter was Dave S. and Dave would do the exact same thing, hitting a line drive to Gord T. in left. Top of the order batter, Peter H., got to 3rd base and was the tying run. Next batter, Brett, would fly out to Todd H. (SS) to end the game. The Units would lose by a score of 14-13.



In this game the Units looked a little bit more like the team that had a 5 game winning streak in the early games of the season. Hopefully, Lady Luck has decided to attend more of our games. 

The Hurtin' Units next game is Monday June 26th at Keogh Park vs. the Tap Masters.