Shredded

11U lost in a rain-shortened game 11-1. We had nothing. Makes me cranky (or grumpy I hear).

In the good news department, Tom Cruise's new movie apparently sucks.

Summer Baseball Begins

Like another opening day. 9U's took a rival town by the score of 19-13. A veritable pitcher's duel. 11u starts tonight.

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Saturday, my two in-town teams played in their respective Championship games. In game 1, my Boys Minors team played great for a win and the championship. We struck out the clean-up batter with two on (and up 2) to end the game.

In game 2, my Boys Majors fell a little short, losing 8-6. Two bad plays on the bases was the difference. Oh well.

HFD

Happy Father's Day to all, especially to my pop.

CWS

Begins tomorrow in Omaha at the almost late Rosenblatt Stadium- the College World Series.
Eight Teams -

Bracket 1
TCU Horned Frogs
Florida State Seminoles
Florida Gators
UCLA Bruins

Bracket 2 -
South Carolina Gamecocks
Clemson Tigers
Oklahoma Sooners
Arizona State Sun Devils

AZ State is my pick. Not exactly going out on a limb. I like South Carolina as well.

Name Calling

Last year I was a "stacker". This year I'm a "cheater".

That's why I love parents and rec sports. (NOT!)

Anyway, my two rec-type teams, one in Boys Majors and the other in Boys Minors have won their playoff games and are going to the championships. The boys deserve all the credit.

In my Minors game, a game that started at 6PM and had a hard-stop curfew; parents of the opposing team are accusing me of stalling and cheating. Fact: the defense controls the tempo of any baseball game. The opposing coach didn't manage the time (and tempo) when he was in the field.

At 8:05PM we had a "no new inning" rule. After 5 innings (I'm home team), the score is 10-8 for my boys. Some of us had 8:07, ump had 8:04. OK, let's play another inning. But the hard deadline is 8:25.

Opponent goes up 13-10 in his half. But USES TOO MUCH TIME. I get up with 5 minutes to go. We don't stall, we don't rush. We play like we did in inning 1, 2, 3 and 4. They get one out. I load bases. Alarm goes off. Time expires. Since the inning was not completed, the score reverts to last inning. We win. And I am accused of being a cheater.

Eat it.

Unsung Heroes

Since SoulSlam's mind is a maze of knowledge - and I often think of absolutely non-sensical things at any given moment, I am starting my Unsung Heroes segment. These are not heroes like the military, police, fire and EMS; rather some figures (real or not so much) that pique my interest.



Today's UH is Sluggo. Earstwhile male companion of Nancy (the comic strip gal), he was as tough as they come. Well for an 8 year old that is. I'm sure Sluggo grew up to work an endless array and dead-end jobs and died homeless.

SLUGGO!

Graduation

Lots of it going around, so congrats to the grads.

And remember, fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life.