Week 2 Recap

[Fence]

Before I get to talking about the games, I’d like to introduce a new section for this write up. And I’ll call it…..

The Biggest Boobs in DD
There are some guys out at the Gilruth who just don’t seem to get it and it’s time they are exposed for the over-inflated, attention seeking, boobs they are. The nomination tonight is the shortstop from the Rebels. So what earned him this honor? Wearing baseball pants and ending plays with unnecessary flare were annoying, but could have been attributed to an overactive pituitary gland or midlife crisis. The line was crossed when he started dishing out F-bombs to his teammates for not covering third or making a bad throw. My guess is this guy either struck out to lose the championship for Digbat High School or didn’t make the team and has never gotten over it. Either way, he has my vote for most likely to be seen on the news 15 years from now choking a little leaguer for not hitting a cutoff man. The headline will read “Big Boob Suffocates 10-year-old.”

Game 1
Ok, I had to get that off my chest, but now we can forget about big boobs and get to what may have been the best game in George Jetsons’ history. Hopefully that comment will start a new debate on the GJ forum, but I’ll explain why this was at least our best game in recent history. Great games have to start with solid D and we had that. Even though we gave up 17 runs, the Rebels were spreading around hard shots and I can’t remember any bad errors. I do remember DJ making a nice glove save on a liner at third, Edgar hopping out from behind the plate to catch a short pop-up, only one walk by Helms, and solid play in the outfield keeping hits from turning into extra bases. The defensive play that epitomizes this game wasn’t spectacular, but it showed how we resisted our all too common meltdown inning. There is a guy on first and a ball is hit sharply to Clem’s right. He smothers it, but the ball bounces a few feet away. He quickly lunges after it and in one motion wings a throw to second. The throw is high and right. Ron not only catches it, but manages to keep his toe on the bag for the force out. This play could have easily broken down at many points, but you guys stuck with it. Great job.

With the Rebels scoring 17 runs (13 in regulation) our offense had to also be hitting on all cylinders and score more than the standard 12 to win this game. And we were hitting up and down the line-up! In the first three innings we spread out our hits scoring 2, 2, and 1 to stay within striking distance after spotting the Rebels 5 runs in the fist. In the fourth inning, after seeing Edgar make his first out of the season, we put together a 2 out rally with six consecutive hits highlighted by back to back doubles from Wellner and Dries scoring 4 runs. We’re still down 2 moving into the late innings and the defense came up big posting a goose egg in the top of the 5th. This time the bottom of the lineup starts a rally with Quincy and Helms getting on and Edgar driving one in. Down one. I hit a fly ball down the line that turned into a triple thanks to barely staying fair and third being left uncovered. As we’ve discussed, there was a big boob sighting after this play and of course he’s hot because the game is now tied. Ron followed up with a line drive single giving the Jetson’s their first lead of the game! Two more hits by Dries and Clem gave us an insurance run, but were not enough to run out the clock. The Rebels tie us up in the sixth and I fail to seal the deal at the end of regulation so we go to an extra frame. The rebels make us earn this victory by scoring 4 in the top half of the inning, but the resilient Jetsons were not to be denied in this one. Ron, Nick, and Kevin all realized this game could not be won with one swing and knocked solid singles to start the inning. Two outs and an RBI single from Kroeger later, the stage is set. Trailing by one… Two down… Two ducks on the pond… And the mighty Q at the plate! Quincy kept the ball on the ground placed perfectly between short and third scoring both the Husky Ichiro and a Pancreas to win the game for the Jetsons! The perfect finish to a seriously great game. This one was a lot of fun and is one to remember. The big boob gave us a reason to be competitive about this game and everyone played well. Sos had a perfect game at the plate, but for his clutch performance I’m ditching statistics and going with the “Who would get the post game interview?” theory and the MVJ goes to Quincy.

George Jetsons 18, Rebels 17

1 2 3 4 5 6 OT | R H
REBELS 5 2 2 2 0 2 4 | 17 -
GEORGE JETSONS 2 2 1 4 4 0 5 | 18 24

PLAYER STATS
1 MCCANN 3-for-5, 3B, 3 R, 2 RBI
2 SOSTARIC 4-for-4, BB, 4 R, RBI
3 WELLNER 3-for-5, 2 2B, 3 R, 3 RBI
4 DRIES 3-for-4, BB, 2B, 3 R, 3 RBI
5 CLEM 3-for-4, BB, 2 RBI
6 KROEGER 2-for-5, R, 2 RBI
7 CUPITT 1-for-4, SF, RBI
8 HARP 3-for-5, 2 R, 2 RBI
9 HELMS 0-for-3, BB
10 MEDINA 2-for-4, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI

Game 2
So when writing up a great game like the fist one it’s fun to go play by play. Game two can best be summarized by some quotes:
“It’s getting colder. Let’s just lose this one quick so we can get out of here.” - DJ
“I was up, I was down, I was thinking, “Hey how about game one!” and then it was over” - Quincy
“Bye bed” – Betsy
We were either all satisfied after game one, the “Texas” cold was getting to us, or we just couldn’t get over the fact that it looked like the pitcher was going to wind up and zing in a real heater as part of his windup. Whatever it was, this game was a waste. So what can I talk about and how can I possibly pick an MVJ from this one? The defense did fine only allowing 9 runs although in the third inning Kevin informed me that I played a step too far right on the first batter, a step and a half to far left on the second batter, and two steps too shallow on the third batter. Oh well, I’ll read the scouting report next time and two out of three ain’t bad. I’m just happy my shoulder was still all in place when the inning was over! Besides DJ setting a record for jumping jacks done on a softball field there isn’t much else I remember from this one. Betsy deserves consideration for MVJ for being the only fan to brave the cold and keeping a meticulous book for us once again. But there wasn’t really much to keep track of. Ten hits, none for extra bases, and only two runs? I think you should all just go back and reread the Game 1 recap, purge this one from your memory, and be happy. I’ll give the MVJ to Ron for not sucking more than anyone else in this game and being a strong second in the first. Clem, you had the best stats, but subs have to do something special to earn an MVJ. Let us know when you are ready to admit you’re tuning into a full time GJ’er!

Asassyns 10, George Jetsons 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 | R H
GEORGE JETSONS 0 1 0 0 0 1 | 2 10
ASASSYNS 6 1 0 2 1 X | 10 -

PLAYER STATS
1 MCCANN 0-for-3
2 SOSTARIC 1-for-3, R
3 WELLNER 1-for-3
4 DRIES 1-for-3
5 CLEM 2-for-3, R, RBI
6 KROEGER 2-for-3
7 CUPITT 1-for-3
8 HARP 2-for-3, RBI
9 HELMS 0-for-2
10 MEDINA 0-for-2

[IRon]

Man, when you said big boobs and DD in the same sentence, I was thinking, "This is going to be the best recap ever!", but then it was all about some shortstop...

Actually, I know the person you are talking about, and I see that person in my building sometimes, and I have a particular story I have to share (vent). The day after the Astros lost the series to the Cardinals he was walking around the building wearing a Cardinals jersey with "Edmonds" on the back. First, who wears a baseball jersey to work. Second, remember that this was the game that Edmonds basically won it single handedly. Now, if it were anyone else I would think maybe they jusy happened to be from St Louis and a big Jim Edmonds fan. But this guy, he probably bought the shirt from Oshman's on the way to work that day, just to rub it in the face of all the Astro fans.

[Pancreas]

I have a story about that guy too. I once saw him killing puppies and laughing about it with one of those evil laughs. And then he jumped all over their remains screaming, "die helpless puppies, die!"

[eljefe]

Best game in George Jetsons' history? Sounds like a good question for an upcoming poll. There was our 26-5 thumping of the Rastros in Season 5. We also enjoyed a sweet victory over the Rally Monkeys in the Season 8 playoffs. We've had other good victories, but I'd have to agree that our extra-inning win over the Rebels may have been our best game ever.

The Rebels quickly proved themselves to be hard hitters, as they deposited a ball over the left field fence for a 3-run homer before we had recorded an out. We held them mostly to 2-spots after that and I knew that if we could just keep it close, we would have a good chance to win. When we went into the top of the sixth and final inning of regulation leading by 2, I was confident that we could hold off the Rebels and claim victory. Once we got two outs on them before any runs were in, I definitely thought we had it in the bag. I was sitting there at catcher thinking, "Man, this was a quality win." We blew the lead and couldn't score in the bottom of the inning, but the team was awesome in overtime. The lineup did a great job getting it to our clutch stud, Q. It turned out to be a better way to win, after all.

[la Chica]

I'm honored to have even been considered for MVJ (even if it was only because the options were a bit limited). I realize that it is a coveted, and queriable, position, and this short encounter renews my hope and spirit. I know that it is a long shot for scorekeeper to win MVJ. I mean, the logic just isn't in my favor: if the game sucks, there aren't many MVJ candidates on the team causing the writer to look elsewhere, but that also means that keeping score was pretty darn easy, so no MVJ there. Yet, if the game is really exciting and run-filled, there are plenty of candidates for MVJ on the field, and the bloodied-fingered scorekeeper is overlooked! Luckily, I'm not in it for the glory.

I do think that my immensely loyal fan status could've bubbled me to the top of the MVJ pool. I am happy to report that feeling had returned to my fingers by 10pm that night. It was touch 'n go for a while. Nevertheless, I pushed aside the numbness for two hours, knowing the morale of the team and the accuracy of the GJ database was at stake!

I totally agree with choice for Big Boob award recipient. The pants alone convinced me of it many seasons ago. Puh-lease!

Good job out there, bed!

[Dirty Moose]

Well, Chip didn’t talk nearly enough about those ridiculous catches he made. Those were the kind of catches that give you grass stains in your armpits. Let’s relive those for a moment:

The opposing batter starts off the inning with a shot to left, the ball looks like it’s going to shoot the left center gap. It’s sinking fast and really moving and I’m thinking it’s extra bases for sure. Then there’s this blur of black and maroon that comes streaking across the grass, like’s it’s trying to avoid RADAR detection or something. The blur snags the ball millimeters above the grass to record the first out.

Just as everyone is recovering from that absurd display of athletic ability, probably most of all Chip, the next batter decides to himself, “If he can move that well to his left, there’s no way he can move that well to his right”, and proceeds to smack the ball toward the line. This one was also hit hard and sinking fast. That’s when the blur returns to claim another victim. This one was like a mirror image of the last, except he did use the same hand both times to catch it, so not like a mirror at all, but you get the idea. He was just as low and stretched out as the last one and hauls it in only angstroms from the grass this time.

Chip had a chance for the WebGem trifecta, something I’ve never before witnessed in my life and infinitely more scarce then hitting for the cycle or 4 homer games, but 3 things stood in his way. 1) he was writing the re-cap 2) he had moments before preformed the inhuman acts of WebGems 1 and 2. 3) Chip’s mononucleosis carrying tapeworm had his energy down around 70%. With those 3 things working against him he still came femtometers close to making a spectacular over the shoulder catch at the foul pole. Luckily for all of us he didn’t make the catch, otherwise someone would have alerted the government and he would have been taken to Area 51 as evidence of alien genetic engineering.

So good job on those ludicrous plays and avoiding government detection for one more week, just don’t cut it so close next time, we need you out in left field!

[Fence]

Even though it was a loss I'd have to add the playoff game against the Baby Brains where we played with 5 outfielders to the list. In the end we would have needed another outfielder on the wrong side of the fence to stop them, but still this game showed we could play with anyone in the league. And even those who were politely asked to move up a level!