Game # 23 – August 29th, 2023
Hurtin' Units vs. Gruesome Devils
Hurtin' Units win 17-11
Team Record – 5-17-1
Our last game was really depressing. We were badly beaten by the number 1 team in the league by a score of 29-7. We did enjoy that game and the frustration showed on most of our faces. It's been a struggle this season. We have had a fun season, but for the most part, winning is more fun than losing. Tonight was a lot more fun than the game we played last week, we started off slow, but we played some good baseball as the game went on. It was like we all lined up and got a shot of confidence tonight.
The weather for this Hurtin Units game was comfortable, around 23 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 home team.
At game time, the Units had 10 guys ready to take on the Gruesome Devils. The Units had 9 of their own players. Missing from this game were Roman, Corey and Jamie. We picked up Kevin Moore as a pitcher/ RCF for this game.
Tonight, Pete and Kevin shared the pitching duties, I took the night off from pitching and played second base. In 2009, I played on the Banshees and was a P2 on the team. Frank Laird was the P1 and this was my first taste of pitching in this league. In 2010, the Hurtin' Units came into the league and I played second base for the entire season, we did win the league that season. Our pitcher in 2010 was Jerry Wallace. In 2011, Bill Jonkman was the Units pitcher, and I was again the P2 for the team. Sometime during the season, Bill forgot his cleats and when running to first base, took a spill and got injured (cracked or broken ribs and arm, I think). Bill was going to be out for a bit, I got my opportunity to pitch. I liked it, but I also liked playing 2nd base, the following season I decided to become a P1 and that is how I ended up pitching for the Units. I became a P1 for the Units and have pitched every season since.
So over the last little bit, Pete has asked me to pitch a little bit more, and because I want to develop more pitchers in this league, I am happy to have him pitch. I have also tried to get other guys pitching in our league. As a part-time sub-controller, I have asked other guys (who are not P1s) to pitch, Nimmo, Tiny, Peter H and Brian R. are all guys who have subbed as P1s this season and have done really well. These guys have really helped us out when P1s are not available (Tuesday nights are bad) and there have been several pitchers injured this season. i.e. Scotty, Roger. These subs have stepped up and have been there when we needed them. Thanks go out to these guys for helping out.
The Units needed a sub tonight, I texted Kevin M. (another go-to guy for pitching and subbing anywhere on the field) needing an outfielder (RCF), Kevin agreed and then Peter (the class act that he is) decided to share the pitching duties with Kevin. I played second base for the first time in 11 years and enjoyed it. I enjoy playing anywhere on the infield, recently I subbed 2 games for the Tap Masters at 1st base, totally enjoyed that also.
Game Time: I mentioned that the Units were the home team, thanks go out to Brad Young for putting in the bases for us. In the first inning, the Gruesomes came out hitting well, they would score 5 runs and shell-shock the Units. In the bottom of the inning, the Units sent 4 batters to the plate, and the inning ended quickly.
In the top of the second inning, the Gruesome was stopped quickly by the Units' defence. In the bottom, the Units scored 7 runs and the bottom half of the lineup was on fire. In the third inning, the Gruesome would score another 3 runs to make the score a little closer. In the bottom, the Units would keep the batting going and score 4 more runs. The score after 3 complete innings was 11-8 for the Units.
In the fourth inning, the Gruesome went down quickly, with no runs. In the bottom, the Units were not much better, only scoring a single run. In the fifth inning, the Units' defence was tight, the Gruesome would only score a single run. In the bottom, the Unit's bats would continue their hitting ways, and score 3 more runs. The Gruesome would go down quickly in the sixth inning, with no runs. In the bottom, the Units would score 2 more big insurance runs and keep the Gruesome in the rearview mirror.
In the top of the seventh inning, the Gruesome would score 2 more runs, to make the game a little closer, but the Units shut the door and go on to win the game. The final score was 17-11 for the Units.
The Units would also score their first home run of the season (the first of the season), and Justin would hit an in-the-park homerun in the 3rd inning to end the homerun drought. Kevin would also hit an in-the-park homerun, but if he was our sub it would not show up in the stats.
The Hurtin' Units are back at it, in our final game of the regular season vs. The Gamblers. Last game, holy smokes, where did the season go?
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