Thursday, October 13, 2005

The Boys Of Fall

Well another fantastic season of softball came to an close on this chilly October night, and while the outcome was not what the team (and small fan base) desired, there were still some memorable moments along the way. As we look back upon the season, we salute those who left it all on the field not for fame, or fortune, or glamour, but simply for the love of the game (and the webgems of course).....

-Here's to you, Ryan Saffel, for beng the only constant in a sea of ballpark uncertainty. You are truly the glue that holds us together.

-Here's to you, Chad Elliot, for being the naive optimist, for finding the good among the bad, and for getting all the ladies to come to the games.

-Here's to you, Dan the Man, for your solid hitting and field presence that intimated even the bravest of souls.

-Here's to you, John Wiley, for your superb play in left field, and for your fiery spirit that made us all rethink what we were playing for.

-Here's to you, Todd Burus, for the times you denied the runner access to home plate, for the times you tried to get cheap outs by touching the other teams bat, and for your corked bat.

-Here's to you, Jason Lamb, the Great Lambino, for your managment tactics and for your play at shortstop. I bow humbly before you, my liege.

-Here's to you, Troy Woodyard, for your being called out on strikes, for your being called out on strikes, and for your your being called out on strikes. Better hit the batting cages this winter big guy.

-Here's to you, Dustin Coleman, because without you, no one would ever hit it to right field.

-Here's to you, Andy "Parker" Henard, for your stuff on the mound, for your fly-outs, and most of all for allowing me the chance to stare at that gorgeous behind of yours from out in center field.

-Here's to you, Chandler Snyder, for playing in only one game but having more errors in that game than most had all season. And for striking out in the High School State Championship game.

-Here's to you, Jon Canler, for being the most ripped muther I have ever seen, yet never taking one yard. No excuses Jon, no excuses.

-Here's to you, Bryce "Q-Tip" Cooper, for taking a ball right in the mouth in a losong cause.

-Here's to you, Hagan, for just being there.

-Here's to you, Ryan Preece, for never being there when we needed you the most.

-And finally, here's to you, Wes Cooper, for playing in three games and totaling exactly one hit and one walk. Fine work, my friend.

So I say to all of you, keep hope alive. There will be more games. More chances for big hits. More chances for webgems. But most likely, more chances to makes errors and kill drives. May you all be proud of what you have accomplished, for if there were a cloumn on the league standings sheet for "Games where we played well but just made a few to many errors and didn't get enough hits", we would be champions of the world. Rest well, my lieges.

posted by Wes @ 11:35 PM

5 Comments:

At 10/14/2005 08:57:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

It wasn't the mouth JERK... it was the left side of my nose!!

 
At 10/14/2005 11:21:00 AM, Blogger dc said...

you guys sucked for two straight seasons.

i think it's time to make some offseasons trades and acquisitions.

who do you got in thhe minors.

perhaps a new manager. maybe even an overhaul of he entire front office.

i've been a fan since the beginning though i live too far away to attend games. how 'bout some you start winning and get some TV sponsopship so i can watch.

i'm ready for a world championship or I'm gonna start cheering for the Latino league.

 
At 10/14/2005 01:59:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

stupid short-hop...

 
At 10/15/2005 09:42:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey - when are you going to post a review of Elizabethtown? Did they cut your scene? Is it any good?

 
At 10/16/2005 09:49:00 AM, Blogger d blake said...

it looks like a chic flick in the ads on television.

 

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