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2008 Clippers Summer Softball at Nokomis Park
in Minneapolis:
We have 12 regulars with Andy on the team now. So we'll go with two
free outs each night until Brian returns on July 9.
Roster: Jupe, Tracy, Neil, Larry, Kayne, Rich, Kevin, Joe, Ed, Matt,
Tom, Andy, Brian.
League Fee is $72 each
Minneapolis
softball schedules (we are #399)
League Standings:
| Date/Field |
Time |
Beer |
Outs
/ Subs |
Scouting |
Write-up |
4/30 #8 |
6:00
7:00
|
Matt
Tom |
Outs:
Matt (IR), Jupe, Rich Sub
for Rich: Bob 11
guys |
Adrian's
Weak
RF gave up multiple home runs, 2B and SS booted a few balls, they had a
couple guys who could hit deep, but they also had a couple guys who struck
out.
|
W
19-8, W 17-3. The Clippers came out of the gate with two Ws.
Ed got the first win and Klubber got the second win. Kayne racked up
4 HRs to right field on the night.
Train was in action last night. The fan base was glad to see him back, but there was some concern as he came up slightly hobbled after a game one sprint to first base. When questioned about the injury, L-Train's response was "No injury, just age, just getting old." Clearly, the Clippers are a team that is hindered by practice--we have a limited number of swings, throws, and sprints in our bodies...why waste them on practice. Everyone was pleased to see that the well-trained umpire crew from years back still remains in the Mpls leagues. It was duly noted though that their reign may be coming to a close as the ump for our game needed a cane to get from the field to the street (this is not a joke). Finally, given the state of the finely manicured fields at Nokomis, Matt has agreed to cover all medical expenses incurred by bad hops, undulating outfields, and 18 inch drop offs from the infield to the outfield. By the way, my daughters were very impressed with the tattoo of a softball on my chest that I was able to procure last night.
|
5/7 #9 |
6:00
7:00
|
Chris
Joe |
Outs: Ed,
Tom 10
guys |
High
Life
Almost
all of them hit the ball to the left side of the infield. #4 hit
weak to 2nd base and #75 hit lazy shallow fly balls up the middle.
None of them hit the ball deep on us. They had good range in the
outfield and didn't make many mistakes.
|
W
18-16, L 1-20. We had a great comeback in the first game, top of the
7th inning. We scored 7 runs and took the lead and a nice double
play in the bottom on the 7th finished it. We only had 4 hits in the
second game and the only run was Jupe's solo HR. Defense was suspect
as well. |
5/14 #5 |
6:00
7:00
|
Kevin
Rich |
Outs: Jupe,
Chris 10
guys |
T.C.
Bombers
A
group of older guys with a young great short stop. He has a lot of
range and hits the crap out of the ball. 2B thinks he is much better
than he is. Pitcher has a high arch and most of the pitches are
deep. Lots of slap hitters. |
L
6-15, L 15-23. We should have beat this team. We made tons of errors in the field and gave them a couple huge innings. Game 1: they scored 10 of the 15 runs in the 1st inning. Game 2: they scored 13 of their 23 runs in the last inning. |
5/21 #9 |
6:00
7:00
|
Larry
Neil
|
Outs:
Matt, Kayne, Rich, Chris
Sub for Rich: Jessi
Played with only 9
|
Hamm's
Hit Squad They
didn't hit much to the infield so we moved to 4 outfielders and no second
baseman. |
W
14-8, W 18-9. We played both games with 9 people: 8 guys and Jessi. We started with three outfielders and then moved to no second baseman since they were hitting everything to the outfield gaps. Jessi played first. |
5/28 #8 |
6:00
7:00
|
Kayne
Tracy |
Outs: Larry. 11
guys |
Spikes Slap hitters. Three lefties. Only the 1st baseman could hit the ball hard. Poor infield - made lots of errors. Pitcher has a high arch - tough to hit. |
W
21-8, W 18-5. |
6/4 #5 |
6:15
7:15
|
Jupe
Tom |
Outs:
Kayne, Klubber, Tracy Sub
for Tracy: Mike 10
guys |
Adrian's
Weak
RF gave up multiple home runs, 2B and SS booted a few balls, they had a
couple guys who could hit deep, but they also had a couple guys who struck
out.
|
L
3-19, W 6-4. |
6/11 #8 |
6:15
7:15
|
Matt
Andy |
Outs:
Kevin, Klubber 10
guys |
Adrian's
Weak
RF gave up multiple home runs, 2B and SS booted a few balls, they had a
couple guys who could hit deep, but they also had a couple guys who struck
out.
|
Rainout. |
6/18 #9 |
6:15
7:15
|
Joe
Larry |
Outs: Tracy,
Kevin 10
guys |
High
Life
Almost
all of them hit the ball to the left side of the infield. #4 hit
weak to 2nd base and #75 hit lazy shallow fly balls up the middle.
None of them hit the ball deep on us. They had good range in the
outfield and didn't make many mistakes.
|
W
18-8, L 6-8. The ump didn't show and we started out playing
1-pitch. The score was tied 5-5 when the ump finally showed up and
we switched back to the normal rules. We couldn't get any offense
going in the 2nd game. |
6/25
#5
|
6:15
7:15
|
Rich
Kevin |
Outs: Larry,
Tom, Andy
Sub for Andy: Mike
10 guys
|
T.C.
Bombers
A
group of older guys with a young great short stop. He has a lot of
range and hits the crap out of the ball. 2B thinks he is much better
than he is. Pitcher has a high arch and most of the pitches are
deep. Lots of slap hitters. |
W
17-11, W 12-11. We played good defense and didn't give up the big
innings this time. We had a bit of a book scoring issue in the 2nd
game and the other team was quite upset. They made a surge in the
7th inning, but they stranded the last runner and came up short. |
7/2 |
No
games
|
|
|
|
|
7/9 #9 |
6:15
7:15
|
Neil
Tracy |
Outs: Kayne,
Joe, Larry 11
guys (Brian is back) |
Hamm's
Hit Squad
They
didn't hit much to the infield so we moved to 4 outfielders and no second
baseman. |
Lost
the first one and won the second. This was rib night and their
catcher was getting fired up in the last inning of the second game when we
batted around the order. |
7/16 #8 |
6:15
7:15
|
Kayne
Jupe |
Outs: Larry,
Tracy, Andy
10 guys (Brian is back)
|
Spikes Slap hitters. Three lefties. Only the 1st baseman could hit the ball hard. Poor infield - made lots of errors. Pitcher has a high arch - tough to hit. |
Won
both games. We were the home team, so we actually only batted 3
times and won by mercy rule in the 4th. We went through the order 4
times. |
7/23 #5 |
6:15
7:15
|
Brian
Matt
|
Outs: Kevin,
Tracy, Larry, Matt
Mike is subbing so we'll have 10 guys |
Adrian's
Weak
RF gave up multiple home runs, 2B and SS booted a few balls, they had a
couple guys who could hit deep, but they also had a couple guys who struck
out.
|
Split. |
