Runs were scored and fun was had in Fish vs. Akamites double header

Fish and Friends,

 

Double headers are no one’s favorite thing, especially not on a field where the grass is like hay and you can’t see the bases, and you’re playing the Akamites are who really more like a mountain of beefcake with a hundred arms sticking out in all directions that can rob you of your proudest and mightiest smashy-smashy hits. Still, as always the Fish rose to the occasion, scoring a total of 7 whole runs against that beefcake mountain.

 

The date was an important one: May 23, the birthday of our biggest fan, The Laughing Man Laughlin. (If you are reading this, Laughing Man: We won! In our hearts, in a sense, or something, but happy birthday.) Our bats were explosive, with Na-Slam-Well Trippe starting things off early with a home run, followed soon by Tslammy Tsai. Jon “Butters” Elwell was robbed of some hits but also had a glorious triple, for which we Fish were deeply grateful. Raucous Richard shone at 3^rd base, making pretty much every out in the 2^nd inning of Game 2. Jamie “The Jamiable” was able to return to us, and made his signature diving catch with skinned-up knee combo. Nate “JAG!” Band was back in rare form, hitting well and covering the vast outfield. Christopher “Pants on Fire” Eyer did well stretching himself at 1^st base (when the rare occasion arose, since the beefcake mountain mostly hit things far into the outfield) and also was robbed of a beauty of a hit that was just foul by a centimeter. Yar “Mr. Tatty Tats!” had another fine evening of hits, and Erin “The Hustling H-Bomb” Hasley was put to the test, chasing after all kinds of pop-ups behind the plate. The Abbates were in their usual fine form, with Matt The Baffler pitching patiently against that beefcake mountain, and John The Battler making fine plays at 2^nd base (no small feat in the aforementioned hay-like grass). We were also joined by The Battler’s colleague in cahoots, the Mighty Amile, who had some fabulous hits as well.

 

We were cheered on by none other than our shortstop in training, Ferocious John Robley Elwell, pictured here for your viewing pleasure. He’s an elusive one and didn’t hang around long, which only served to intensify our fascination with him. We sure hope to see him again soon!

 

All in well, nothing to sneeze at Fish! Swim tall and proud, and look forward to our next game, which is Monday, June 6, vs. Langer Lab on Field 5.

 

Yours in softball enthusiasm,

Judy/Capn Batty

 

 

 

BE Natural Killers 27, Catfish 13

Dear Catfish and Friends,

 

It was a chilly and blustery beginning to the 2016 season last night. We did our best to beat down the BENKs’s bluster and we were proud to make it to double digits, but we couldn’t quite overcome their Biological Engineering tricks.

 

MVP is as always split among all Fish, but special kudos to Evan “The Beast” Mauser (for his 2 [TWO] home runs!), Nathaniel “Na-Slam-Well” Trippe for his chops at shortstop, and who can forget our pitchers Matt “The Baffler” Abbate and John “Tslammy” Tsai, for the marathon sessions they slogged through with one particularly slumping BENK who had trouble making contact. A moment of silence, please, for that painful time. We shall speak no more of this.

 

Our bats were on veritable fishy fire, with Richard “The Raucous” Wladkowski starting us off solidly in the first inning. Nate “JAG!!” Band had seriously solid hustle and hits, as did Johnny “Jumbo ’Moji” Costello, Erin “Hustling H Bomb” Hasley, Yar “Mr. Tats!” Laakso, and the Abbate Bros., John “The Battler” and Art “The Artful.” The Artful One also made a stellar catch in deep right field, for which we thank him and tip our caps.

 

We also had an astute cheering section in Edith “Lil Mouse” Mauser (we scored those lucky 13 runs for you, Lil Mouse!), Minky “Mama” Mauser, and Beth “The Mórrígan” Moore, who guided us well from the sidelines.

All in all, we Fish are proud of this opening day adventure, and we look forward to next week’s contest against the Akamites. .

 

Until then, swim tall and proud, Fish and Friends!