And Then There Were Two.

"Like the Lotus Flower we too have the ability to rise from the mud, bloom out of the darkness and radiate into the world."- unknown.

Game # 22 – August 22th, 2023

Hurtin' Units vs. Inglourious Batsters

Hurtin' Units lose 29-7

Team Record – 4-17-1

Whoa!! I can't believe we are already at game 22 of the season. It seems like we just had a draft day and now we are on the cusp of the playoffs. Where the hell (yeah, I said it Roman, no devil reference) did the season go? I'm not going to miss this season, but I am going to remember it as a Wild and Crazy ride, with a bunch of fun and quirky teammates.

If we do nothing in the playoffs, I won't be too disappointed, we will give our best and if we get knocked out, I will remember this season as I did last season and the season before that. I will remember it for different reasons, but it will definitely not be forgotten. Pete and I still talk about teams we had before COVID-19, teams during COVID-19, the ups and the downs, players we had and lost, highs and lows, even team jerseys. This season will be no different.

We have milked the last two seasons pretty well, 2 seasons ago we got jackets for winning the league, last season we got jackets for winning the championship, we also bought engraved shot glasses for every player, we bought championship hats for everyone, with some financial assistance from our sponsor Tottenham Physiotherapy, we had hoodies embroidered for our supporters Kelly and Nicole and we reunited for the August Tournament. You don't win very often, milk it well you can...the next season you may finish in last.

Tonight we took on the # 1 team in the league, a powerhouse in my opinion, the team that I am predicting will win the Championship this season. They just have too many weapons and their defence and offence are very well-balanced, there will be challengers, but if I were a betting man, I would put my money on the Inglorious Batsters to win it all.  Perhaps we should do a playoff pool. Tonight the Hurtin' Units were trying to win the Beer Cup from the hands of the Batsters.

The weather for this Hurtin Units game was comfortable, around 25 degrees, with a light breeze and for most of the day, the weather was beautiful with plenty of sunshine. We had a 7:00pm start time, on C#2. The Units were the visiting team.

At game time, the Units had 10 guys ready to take on the Batsters for the second time this season. We were missing 4 of our own guys, Wayne, Jamie, Roman and Justin were missing from our lineup. We picked up Lorne D. and Dave F as subs on the night.

I did not take a picture of the scoresheet, but I can tell you it was not a pretty picture anyway. Move along, nothing to see here.

This was a frustrating game, and it really showed on the faces of the Hurtin' Unit players. We did not have a good night on the field. Our defence was out of sorts, and our offence could not string anything together. We had innings when the bases were loaded, nobody was out, and we would not score a run. One inning bases were loaded, Lorne screamed a line-drive down the first base line, Will caught the liner and doubled up Tommy at first, went from big inning to runners on 2^nd and 3^rd with 2 outs. The Units' defence was fighting the ball all night, with very few clean plays and balls off gloves everywhere on the field. The Inglorious actually pulled back on the reins later in the game, runners only moving base to base. Classy move by the Inglorious. They could have scored more on this night.

I can't make excuses for this game, we were beaten by a good team, and we were missing 4 players, but that's not an excuse. It's been a tough season, we are now down to 2 games left on the season and then on to the playoffs, where anything can happen... especially with a full team.

The Units last 2 games are next week.