Denver Post South Suburban Edition 8/12/10
Fat Kids Tighten the Belt
The Fat Kids are going to play another week of summer softball after an extra innings extra effort 18-17 win over the other Platte River Bar and Grill team. While the Fat kids maintained their playful spirit of beer league softball there was a hint of serious game time attitude on the field. And some serious playoff trash talk from the Preggo Posse (and Lee and Nikki) out of the dugout. The team was without their starting pitcher Pete the Pitcher who was tending to his wife on the eve of their daughters arrival. Congrats Peter and Natalie!! The Fatties have always welcomed new teammates and none have come up as big as Josh “The Fireballer” did last night. Enough quality pitching, a few defensive gems in the field, and some of the best clutch hitting of the season helped the Fatty Fatty Boombiladdies move on to the next round of the playoffs.
The Chode Cannode was in a world of his own last night, after having received his pregame good luck charm of being peed on from his son, went out and made game saving catch one after another. Did I mention yet that The Chode no longer has to wear the pink helmet??? Congratulations to the Swing Siv on his strikeout, hope that tiny helmet fits on your gigantic noggin! We like good beer for strikeout beer, not that crap that Canada brings. More defensive highlights from the game were UGA with a diving snare almost doubling up the runner at first and a groundball that El Sukador didn’t miss. Not usually a highlight play picking up a rolling ball but it is for him! Defensive lowlights include anytime the ball was hit to Tom “I add nothing to the conversation” Paliga.
The story of the night was comeback clutch hitting. After the Fat kids had their usual inning of blunders and giving up 3 runs they trailed 10-6. After allowing a single run in the top of the 6th inning to be down by 5 the Tubby crusaders kicked it into high gear to pull within 2 runs. With time expired and the Hippie and the twitching Hollywood Bristow on base and two outs on the board, Super Freas stepped to the plate to deliver a game tying double that glanced off the center fielders glove. “I heard my wife as one of the preggo posse members if she could get a ride home if I got an out; I wasn’t going to let her down”
Extra innings where you get one pitch to either strike out, hit it, or walk. The other guys decided to walk…a lot. To the disgruntled shouts coming from the ladies in the dugout. The Platte River Bar and Grill team scored 6 runs to be ahead 17-11. The Fat kids were down but not out. Coach Jim Jim was heard saying “it’s like when you order 50 hot wings and you gotta eat them all but get full after 40, you gotta keep going”, who eats 50 hot wings? Good grief Jimbo. The boulder Hippie delivered the game tying base clearing triple causing all hell to break loose in the dugout. Calm Kyle belted a hard ground ball into left field to seal the victory.
The Fat Kids play in the Semi Finals next Wednesday at 8pm and if they win that game they move on to the Championship game at 9.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Fat Kids Are Beefed Up
Denver Post South Suburban Edition 8/5/10
Fat Kids Are Beefed Up
Whoa nelly are the Fat Kids ready roll! After finishing the regular season with the best record in team history the tubby tumbleweeds are set to roll through the post season. The bats were still sizzling and the defense was stout once again for the Kids as they move to 8-1 on the season with a 14-4 triumph over the Coyotes.
The Fat Kids were once again without the Canadian and Calm Kyle and Glass Jaw. The Canadian must be doing well peddling his free health care selling copies of Emily Post’s Guide to Etiquette, as only Canadians can do. Calm Kyle was rumored to have been seeking enlightenment from the Dali Lama himself in San Francisco. Glass Jaw took 2nd place in a pizza eating contest displaying that his rehab stint in Great Bend Kansas went well. Without the usual “gentlemen” in the lineup we once again welcomed Jason “The Silent Assisin” back into the dugout. Why “Silent Assassin” you ask, “because no one has really heard him talk he just kinda giggles and then goes out and smacks a base hit.” The Assassin will be joining the team come fall with Frankie “UGA” Newman stepping down. It was rumored that he would pull a reverse Michael Jordan and try his hand at basketball but quickly came to terms with the fact that he’s not good at basketball. “Heck I’m only mediocre at softball, what makes you think I can ball with the big boys in a D-Rec basketball league” We would question the mediocre part about softball after witnessing a great catch on a line drive. I didn’t hear the music but the ice cream truck must have been circling cause he snow coned it!
The defense stood up to the minimal challenge the Coyotes provided with Pete the Pitcher going a record 8 complete games. “My arm is a little sore, just hope it holds out for my volleyball league come fall” Pete answered.
The offense took off from the get go with a 3 run homer over the left field fence from The Swinging Siv. “I swung the bat, the ball left the yard. What else do you want to know?” A man of few words. More solid offense where singles were the soup de jour was provided by the Hippie, Super Freas, and the Silent Assassin. The base paths were still smoldering after the bottom of the 5th inning with the Fat Kids up 8 runs and Hippie laced a line drive into left field. Hollywood Bristow stepped to the plate, with his intimidating presence at all of 5 foot 6 inch frame, and roped a hit to the wall in right center fence. What a way to end it on a walk off in the park home run. When asked how he felt about the games ending Hollywood was difficult to understand obviously either excited or over caffeinated. “oh man, I hit the ball and then I run and I hit the bases, and I run real real fast and I touch home and go Yeah!” Seriously, no more sugar for this kid.
The Fat Kids enter the playoffs in the number 2 seed. Game time is set for 8pm at the cornerstone fields on August 11th.
Thank you to everyone who voted in my poll on the Platte River Fat Kids blog. If Kris “the Chode” Cannode should strike out next game before anyone else strikes out he will be ICED before every game until someone else strikes out.
Fat Kids Are Beefed Up
Whoa nelly are the Fat Kids ready roll! After finishing the regular season with the best record in team history the tubby tumbleweeds are set to roll through the post season. The bats were still sizzling and the defense was stout once again for the Kids as they move to 8-1 on the season with a 14-4 triumph over the Coyotes.
The Fat Kids were once again without the Canadian and Calm Kyle and Glass Jaw. The Canadian must be doing well peddling his free health care selling copies of Emily Post’s Guide to Etiquette, as only Canadians can do. Calm Kyle was rumored to have been seeking enlightenment from the Dali Lama himself in San Francisco. Glass Jaw took 2nd place in a pizza eating contest displaying that his rehab stint in Great Bend Kansas went well. Without the usual “gentlemen” in the lineup we once again welcomed Jason “The Silent Assisin” back into the dugout. Why “Silent Assassin” you ask, “because no one has really heard him talk he just kinda giggles and then goes out and smacks a base hit.” The Assassin will be joining the team come fall with Frankie “UGA” Newman stepping down. It was rumored that he would pull a reverse Michael Jordan and try his hand at basketball but quickly came to terms with the fact that he’s not good at basketball. “Heck I’m only mediocre at softball, what makes you think I can ball with the big boys in a D-Rec basketball league” We would question the mediocre part about softball after witnessing a great catch on a line drive. I didn’t hear the music but the ice cream truck must have been circling cause he snow coned it!
The defense stood up to the minimal challenge the Coyotes provided with Pete the Pitcher going a record 8 complete games. “My arm is a little sore, just hope it holds out for my volleyball league come fall” Pete answered.
The offense took off from the get go with a 3 run homer over the left field fence from The Swinging Siv. “I swung the bat, the ball left the yard. What else do you want to know?” A man of few words. More solid offense where singles were the soup de jour was provided by the Hippie, Super Freas, and the Silent Assassin. The base paths were still smoldering after the bottom of the 5th inning with the Fat Kids up 8 runs and Hippie laced a line drive into left field. Hollywood Bristow stepped to the plate, with his intimidating presence at all of 5 foot 6 inch frame, and roped a hit to the wall in right center fence. What a way to end it on a walk off in the park home run. When asked how he felt about the games ending Hollywood was difficult to understand obviously either excited or over caffeinated. “oh man, I hit the ball and then I run and I hit the bases, and I run real real fast and I touch home and go Yeah!” Seriously, no more sugar for this kid.
The Fat Kids enter the playoffs in the number 2 seed. Game time is set for 8pm at the cornerstone fields on August 11th.
Thank you to everyone who voted in my poll on the Platte River Fat Kids blog. If Kris “the Chode” Cannode should strike out next game before anyone else strikes out he will be ICED before every game until someone else strikes out.
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