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Tonight is the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, yes, but I will be getting my sporting excitment another way... Yes, it is softball season and Dave is getting it in gear.
Last Thursday, we opened our season by sweeping a double header against Team EDO - a game made more dramatic by the giant mud puddles left by rain earlier in the week. Indeed, the mud was worth two hits for me, as otherwise weak grounders to third were swallowed up in the muck. I did manage one of my customary triples to right - and it would have been a homer too if it hadn't splashed into a puddle and stopped rolling.
More importantly, I didn't injure myself. Perhaps, this is because I am hiding out at first base, where the only challenge is making sure I stand on the base with my rightt foot. (Novice mistake right handed throwers make is stepping on the base with the left foot, which leaves you no reach to catch the ball.) Since I didn't have to throw anywhere other than the pitcher, and didn't have to run either, my body remained safe. We'll see how things hold up today...
Link to last year's Softball Action Photo! post.
And of course, getting all sabremetic with team stats this year...
Last Thursday, we opened our season by sweeping a double header against Team EDO - a game made more dramatic by the giant mud puddles left by rain earlier in the week. Indeed, the mud was worth two hits for me, as otherwise weak grounders to third were swallowed up in the muck. I did manage one of my customary triples to right - and it would have been a homer too if it hadn't splashed into a puddle and stopped rolling.
More importantly, I didn't injure myself. Perhaps, this is because I am hiding out at first base, where the only challenge is making sure I stand on the base with my rightt foot. (Novice mistake right handed throwers make is stepping on the base with the left foot, which leaves you no reach to catch the ball.) Since I didn't have to throw anywhere other than the pitcher, and didn't have to run either, my body remained safe. We'll see how things hold up today...
Link to last year's Softball Action Photo! post.
And of course, getting all sabremetic with team stats this year...
Player |
Pos |
AB |
H |
R |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
| Ahmed | RF |
6 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0.833 |
0.833 |
1.167 |
2.000 |
| Beau | P |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
0.667 |
0.714 |
1.000 |
1.714 |
| Matt | CF |
7 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0.429 |
0.500 |
0.857 |
1.357 |
| Smitty | LF |
7 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.571 |
0.625 |
0.714 |
1.339 |
| Dave | 1B |
8 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0.500 |
0.500 |
0.750 |
1.250 |
| Mark | 3B |
7 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0.571 |
0.625 |
0.571 |
1.196 |
| Jimmy | 2B |
6 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.333 |
0.429 |
0.500 |
0.929 |
| Holly | C |
7 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.286 |
0.286 |
0.286 |
0.571 |
| Tommy | SS |
7 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.143 |
0.250 |
0.143 |
0.393 |
| Team Totals | -- |
61 |
29 |
20 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
20 |
6 |
0.475 |
0.522 |
0.656 |
1.178 |
