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Thursday, July 10, 2003 | ||
| pentavaret HOLDS JV TO SINGLE DIGIT | |||
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Pentavaret 3, JV 9 |
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out to the field on this, the final regular season game for kickball
2003, the Pentavaret knew that they would have a tough game on their
hands. JV was a monster this year, having lost only one game and
clearly having a good shot at winning the Founders Cup, which goes to
the best overall team in the DC region. Also, we knew that they
would be better than normal because Jeff Ludden was not going to be at
the game.
JV, a team that wears their traditional yellow T-shirts, was like a team of worms. Every time that you thought that you had gotten one out, two appeared in its place. I guess you could actually call them gremlins, as water balloons were being thrown constantly and each time they were thrown they got a little bit nastier and it seemed like they produced more runs. This game did elicit the finest kick by co-captain Don, which flew out to right field like a ball with a mission. Once all the hoopla was over, Don was standing at third base and he brought a run in. But JV was too much for the Pentavaret. Their men were experts at hitting the ball for bunts, which only made them seem more manly to the many women who gazed in their direction. The trees became an unruly intrusion on game play, as JV did muscle a couple balls into the trees that were deemed fair by ridiculous kickball rules. To the kickball counsel, whoever you are, please change this unfair and ridiculous rule. This caused the Pentavaret more than a couple of runs, both defensively and offensively. When Jeff was at first base, a ball that smashed into the trees over him he picked up and gave back to the pitcher, unaware that this would be considered a fair ball. Yet another opportunity wasted, yet obviously a stupid rule. Dan does not usually like to toot his own horn, but he did make quite a few nice plays at third base. He caught one line drive over his shoulder, hit a runner on their way to first, threw another runner out by tossing to Sarah at first base, caught Mike Smaha's pop up, and got a force out at third on a ground ball. Dan also slid into second base in the bottom of the fifth that allowed two runs to score. Yes, Dan had a productive day, which means that all of those games where he played like a jackass can be forgotten. Many of the Pentavaret players were unable to make it to the bar, however, those who did, put on yet another show. All of these other teams who claim that they are so cool are not as cool as the Pentavaret. People wonder how this can be said without using the scientific method to test the results. Well, it's obvious that the Pentavaret is cooler so there. And on this night, the Pentavaret did car bombs and buttery nipples (in honor of Don's birthday, naturally). And who once again closed down the Irish Times? I'll give you one guess. Ahh, you know the answer. |
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