The Wild and Crazy Ride

 

“Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes” - Jim Carrey

Game # 21 – August 16th, 2023

Hurtin' Units vs. Beer Bros.

Hurtin' Units lose 21-6

Team Record- 4-16-1

This has been just a messed up and crazy season. I'm loving it!! It has really been a fun season, there is just something that has been hanging around this team all season, not the Devil (as Roman seems to believe I made a deal with last season), not a killer, win-at-any-cost attitude, not a mysterious spirit that shows up at our games, it's really just a funny, goofy, feeling with this team. Show me a team that can go winless in 13 games and everyone is still laughing, show me a team that loses 17-0 and we still joke about it, show me a team entrenched in last place and we don't seem to be fazed by it. This is definitely a different type of season for the Units. No pressure, no expectations, just go out and have some fun.

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 an 8:15pm start time, on C#2 (not a fan of C #2), the Units were the home team.

At game time, the Units had 12 guys ready to take on the Beer Boys for the second time this season. And a full team for probably the first time all season. We even got a team picture. Next week we are back to having a shortened bench. We will need a sub or two next week.

I did get a picture of the game sheets. I will say we were not as bad
as the score would indicate. Let's just say the Beer Bros hit well and the rest is history. I will be meeting Al Bales and Pete for breakfast this morning and I'm sure Al will be giving us the business about the game.

The Game: A quick rundown of the game and we can move on. In the first inning, the Beer Bros got off to a good start scoring 5 runs. In the bottom, the Units would send 4 batters to the plate, and Wayne would get to 3^rd, but that was it. In the second inning, the Bros would tack on another 3 runs and the Units would counter with 1 run. The third inning, saw the Units' defence slow the Beer Boys down, allowing only a single run to score, but in the bottom, the Units would go down 1,2,3. In the fourth inning, the Beer Boobs would score another 4 big runs, bashing the ball around the park. The Units bats would come to life a little, in the bottom, scoring 4 runs to make the game a little more respectable. The score at the end of 4 complete innings was 13-5 for the Beer Buds.

In the fifth inning, the Beer Buggers would score another frickin' 5 runs. The Units would send 5 batters to the plate and score nothing, leaving Ingo on third base. In the sixth inning, the Beer Bashers would score another 3 runs. The Units would send 4 batters up and score no runs. The seventh inning (open) was not looking good for the Units., the Beer Beetles were up 21 to 5, and we needed 16 runs to tie, 17 to win. In the top of the inning, the Units took down the Beer Boners in order, 1,2,3. The Units were determined to come back, Corey led off with a single, Justin got on with a single, Roddy hit into a fielder's choice and got Justin' out at second and himself at first. 

Crap!! The comeback will all have to be with 2 outs. Corey had advanced to 3^rd base, and Jimmer would hit a single, scoring Corey and keeping the inning alive. They are down by 15 runs now. So you're saying there's a chance. Ingo, the next batter would ground out and that was the ball game. The Beer Boogers won 21-6.

The Hurtin' Units are back at it next Tuesday night vs. The Inglourious Batsters. I believe we will be challenging for the mighty Beer Cup. It's our time to shine Hurtin' Units.