Defense is a terrible name for a team, by the way.
I really think the rules laid out in the team email helped. Here is your abbreviated reminder:
- Get there early: Check We had ten people for the team lap and stretch. Gets everyone moving and right into the other teams head.
- Drink more: Check We were not conservative with the beers. They went down smooth, often, and aplenty... like things should go down.
- Katie can't drive: Check See MVP line descriptions for explanations
- Stay calm: Check I equate this to having fun. When we get worked up we suck.
- Hug: Check There was finally an adequate amount of hugging... though there could have been way more.
I'm Kick James (1-1) 12, Toast (0-2) 2
MVP's
Katie confirmed yet another weekly MVP award. How you might ask? Take a guess I'd say. Was it by drinking and kicking ass? You might ask in return. Yes, I would answer.
With three kicks, two RKI's and single handedly closing out an inning, Katie returned to her Kick James royalty status. Interviewing people from her life I learned the following.
"I picked her up and she rode with me." Smitty
" She sat next to me at Marshall Street." Brian
"Give her a couple drinks and she'll do anything." Creepy old neighbor from her childhood.
The inning she closed out wasn't just a normal inning. The kicker popped out right to her. She made it look easy. The second she had to get underneath, but caught the ball with ease. (Timmy was right behind her just in case) The third, a high fly a little over her head and a ways away was called by Timmy, Brian and Katie. They were all in range. They all wanted the glory. It wasn't really that close to Katie. That did not matter. Ripping it out of Brian's cold dead hands Katie dove for the ball, tucked rolled, and ended the inning.
Thomas. I played well.
Honorable Mentions
The game wouldn't have been what it was if Laura hadn't started us off with a bang. Shelley, pumped up as always from the mound, was spitting hot fire. The first pitch went right over the plate and right past Laura watching intently, but not moving at all to stop the ball. She ran after it, which she did very well, before returning to the plate where she tried to drop kick the ball back to Shelley, missed and giggled until she couldn't breath. It was awesome.
Jesse had a banner game as well. His second Kick James home run, first of this season and two doubles will go down in history by being written about in a blog right now! The internet is forever kids, don't ever forget.
Timmy had some amazing kicks and catches. His consistency makes it hard to recognize how truly important he is to the Kick James squad. He is also very skinny, so he hides behind people sometimes.
In general, everyone stepped it up a notch.
Dave vowed to play 60times better than the week before and he hit that mark and then some. He looked like he was going to pass out when he hit third base, but it was still really good.
Smitty have a vicious arm from 3rd.
Brian had another great game.
PJ played the field!
Jim still runs everywhere, and I actually think he's even getting faster.
Sandy and Ashley #1 (Tinkle) were fantastic moral support. Even though he never knew what was going on or how many outs there were, Sandy coached a hell of a third base.
Nate, our ref for both our games so far, likes us a lot and when we had the captains meeting he completely ignored me and only talked to the other captain. The other captain was very confused, thus helping us get in his head. Thanks Nate.
If you weren't there, you might have been missed, and you definitely missed out.
Next week Kick James meets Old Enough to Know Better, the other 1-1 team in our division for the battle of who is more mediocre! I think we all know the answer to that...
I'm Kick James and I'm even better at mediocrity than you are... but not adept at braggadocio.
I hope to never use the word braggadocio again and I apologize for its initial use.
Good day to you.
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