Congratulations

According to the league website, we finished in a first place tie with the Owls at 14-4.

Since we split games with them, winning one by one run and losing one by one run, this is truly a tie situation. I'll see if I can find out about a trophy. As soon as I hear, we can set a date for the post-season party and present the trophy to the owners of Stars & Stripes.

This is a nice touch on an excellent season.

Tom

Stripes Finish Successful Season - Boniface for MVP

Well, you just knew it was bound to happen again. Al Boyd, 2 outs, tie game, time up, runners on....This time he delivered. (boy he's gonna kill me for that!) (Just kidding Al!!!)

In uncharacteristic Boyd fashion nonetheless -- a can of corn that dropped in -- Chris Boniface, who will likely win his first MVP award, scored from 3rd, and the Stripes win. And the stands emptied onto the field to celebrate with the Stripes as they finished a 14-4 season, not knowing if they won the league or not.

Surely Herr Meldrum will let us know when he finds out.

The post-game celebration at our sponsor featured a sure-to-be-locked-out-of-his-house-by-his-angry-wife Mike Chapman holding court and ensuring that we fulfilled our fiscal responsibility to our patron.

Stay Tuned for final stats and news about season awards and post-season party.

Great Season Boys!

Thanks Tom

Tom Meldrum's Review

Last night, after a back-and-forth first game with Deuces Wild, we ended up losing 17-16 in the last inning. After they scored six runs in the top of the last inning to go ahead by three, we rallied to score two runs and had men on first and second with two outs. Unfortunately we weren't able to push across the tying run. In the second game, Deuces Wild scored 9 runs in the bottom of the first inning, and things were really looking bleak. However, in the top of the second inning we batted around twice and scored 17 runs. Deuces Wild could manage only three more runs in the last three innings, and we won 25-12 in four innings.