Independents hosting Kent B.B.C.
Sunday, July, 15, 2007 | vs.
Kent
Bay City
12, Kent 16
A Presidential Pardon of a PONDerous Defeat
Carroll Park, Bay City, Michigan – The eyes of the Union fell upon Bay City as our hometown played host to the President of these United States, Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Lincoln found the time in his busy campaign day to glad hand the Bay City faithful at the ball grounds and even played every day gentleman as he took his turn striking and threw out a pitch or two. Mr. Lincoln took the time to preach about the grand game and its benefits to our nation during this time of war and hardship. He spoke of how this game can bring us laughter and joy, in a time of many tears. He could have also been speaking of the match that was played to determine the championship of the state of Michigan as well, for this game would bring laughter, but also tears to the Bay City faithful.
In order to determine the championship of the state the Bay Citys played host to the Kent Club of Grand Rapids. Earlier in the season the Bay City nine fell to the Kents by a score of 14-4 in a contest that did not even resemble a fair accounting of the Independents. On this day, the hometown boys hoped to put on a better show for the spectators visiting Carroll Park.
The Bay City club chose to strike first in the contest and was whitewashed in their innings. They then returned the favor to the Kents and left them skunked as well, thanks in large part to a fine turn of two hands by the Bay City infield of LeRoux, Dinauer, and Garcia. In the second innings the Independents’ striking would be off due to some fine striking by Justin “Doc” Garcia, Branden “The Rope” Revette, Al “Kid” Garcia, and Dean “Sawmill” Koch. Each of the aforementioned strikers would reach the garden with a variety of daisy cutters and howitzers and score aces in their turn. The most excitement in the innings came when Scott “Umpy” Umphrey reached his first and then barreled home on a fine strike from Jason “Buttons” McInerney. The Bay Citys now took the lead in the contest at 5-0.
The second innings were not closed however, and the Kents still had to take their turn with the willow and take it they did. Through a calamity of nerves, poor bounces, and fine striking the Kent Club would tally 4 runs before losing a hand, and then 6 more before losing a second. By the time the innings had ended the gentlemen from Grand Rapids would hold the upper hand at 10-5.
The third innings would be a near mirror of the first for the Independents as they were skunked again by the Kents. The Bay City defense would come up strong as well in the face of adversity. The Grand Rapids gentlemen had already tallied one ace with 2 hands down and now had the bases full when David “The Tally Express” Turner came to the stripe. Turner, the Kent pitcher extraordinaire, drove a howitzer deep to the right field where the Independents own Ray “The Banker” Banister was patrolling. Turning his back to the plate and running at full steam Banister would reach with one hand and find the apple, seemingly as easy as Newton napping under the tree. The play brought cheers from the Bay City faithful, and a reprieve of 3 more aces that most assuredly would have tallied. As it was, the Kents now held a lead of 11-5.
The Independents could easily have folded their tents and headed for home, as they sometimes have in contests with the Kents, but this time they mounted a return charge in the fourth innings. The rally cry would come from the bats of Dennis “Double D” Dinauer and Sean “Tanner” LeRoux. Each of the Bay City infielders would reach their second and their first respectively. Mr. LeRoux would take his second on the next pitch from Mr. Turner and both strikers would tally on a two hands lost hit by “Shoeless Jeff” Dinauer. It was at this time that Doc Garcia would step to the plate for the second time in the contest. Turner, of the Kents, let loose of one of his prime slows and Garcia sent it flying. The ball rocketed beyond the arbors that surround the field and was promptly deposited in the pond where the water fowls “foul”. While Dinauer and Garcia blazed a trail around the bases, Mr. Pazoulli, the Kent center fielder entered the pond beyond his waist and produced the spongy sphere. Despite his efforts, Garcia would have a home run that drew awe from the spectators, and ire from the nesting ducks. At the close of the innings the Bay Citys would now have forward momentum in the contest, and had closed the lead to 11-9 in favor of the Kents.
The momentum would carry to the field as the Bay Citys sent the Kents down in the order of their striking in the fourth innings, and would whitewash them again in the fifth. The Independents, however would creep ever closer, when Al “Kid” Garcia tallied again in their fifth innings. Mr. Koch and Mr. McInerney would be left standing at third and second base to close the innings and the Bay City opportunity to take the lead would be lost. At the close of the fifth innings the score would stand at 11-10 Grand Rapids.
The Bay City nine would be whitewashed in the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings, while the Kents would tally one run in each of the sixth and seventh innings. The run in the seventh innings came on an odd play when Mr. Page of the Kents had a strange object fall from his trousers while traversing from third to the home base on a fine hit from the moist center fielder Mr. Pazoulli. Remarks from the crowd varied from howls of laughter to slanderous objections as to whether the object was detached from Mr. Page in order to distract the fielders. In any case, the run would tally, and the pond swimming Mr. Pazoulli would be tagged at home to end the innings. The Kents would also add 3 runs in the eighth innings to bring their ever growing lead to a near leviathan 16-10.
Having been skunked in the previous three innings, the ninth began near the same for the Independents. Their first striker would lose his hand on a fine play by the Kent short stop Mr. Dekker. Their second striker, Kid Garcia, would make his first on a finely placed ball, but disaster nearly struck as Sawmill Koch barely made his first after Mr. Garcia was forced at second. With new life Mr. Umphrey strode to the line and uncorked a fair foul that left the Kent defense scrambling. After a series of throws Mr. Koch had scored and Mr. Umphrey now stood at second. Buttons McInerney now came to the plate in the hopes of extending the innings and bringing the match ever closer. Buttons drove a daisy cutter through the infield and Mr. Umphrey would just barely evade a tag at home to score the second run of the innings. That was as close as Bay City would get as the next hand was lost and the contest finished. The Kents could now claim sole possession of the State Championship with a win of 16-12. Someday the Independents will throw off the black veil that the Kents seem to have them under, but today would not be that day.
Ballist H.L. Runs
LeRoux ss 1 1
David 3d 2 0
Freehling 3 0
Dinauer J. 2d 2 1
Garcia J. 1st 1 2
Revette c 1 1
Johnson J. p 3 0
Garcia A. 1 2
Koch 0 2
Umphrey lf 1 2
McInerney cf 1 0
Bannister rf 2 0
Decuf cf 2 0
Brissette p 2 0
O’Laughlin 2 0
Johnson A. 2 0
Dinauer D. 1 1
Total 27 12
A Presidential Pardon of a PONDerous Defeat
Carroll Park, Bay City, Michigan – The eyes of the Union fell upon Bay City as our hometown played host to the President of these United States, Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Lincoln found the time in his busy campaign day to glad hand the Bay City faithful at the ball grounds and even played every day gentleman as he took his turn striking and threw out a pitch or two. Mr. Lincoln took the time to preach about the grand game and its benefits to our nation during this time of war and hardship. He spoke of how this game can bring us laughter and joy, in a time of many tears. He could have also been speaking of the match that was played to determine the championship of the state of Michigan as well, for this game would bring laughter, but also tears to the Bay City faithful.
In order to determine the championship of the state the Bay Citys played host to the Kent Club of Grand Rapids. Earlier in the season the Bay City nine fell to the Kents by a score of 14-4 in a contest that did not even resemble a fair accounting of the Independents. On this day, the hometown boys hoped to put on a better show for the spectators visiting Carroll Park.
The Bay City club chose to strike first in the contest and was whitewashed in their innings. They then returned the favor to the Kents and left them skunked as well, thanks in large part to a fine turn of two hands by the Bay City infield of LeRoux, Dinauer, and Garcia. In the second innings the Independents’ striking would be off due to some fine striking by Justin “Doc” Garcia, Branden “The Rope” Revette, Al “Kid” Garcia, and Dean “Sawmill” Koch. Each of the aforementioned strikers would reach the garden with a variety of daisy cutters and howitzers and score aces in their turn. The most excitement in the innings came when Scott “Umpy” Umphrey reached his first and then barreled home on a fine strike from Jason “Buttons” McInerney. The Bay Citys now took the lead in the contest at 5-0.
The second innings were not closed however, and the Kents still had to take their turn with the willow and take it they did. Through a calamity of nerves, poor bounces, and fine striking the Kent Club would tally 4 runs before losing a hand, and then 6 more before losing a second. By the time the innings had ended the gentlemen from Grand Rapids would hold the upper hand at 10-5.
The third innings would be a near mirror of the first for the Independents as they were skunked again by the Kents. The Bay City defense would come up strong as well in the face of adversity. The Grand Rapids gentlemen had already tallied one ace with 2 hands down and now had the bases full when David “The Tally Express” Turner came to the stripe. Turner, the Kent pitcher extraordinaire, drove a howitzer deep to the right field where the Independents own Ray “The Banker” Banister was patrolling. Turning his back to the plate and running at full steam Banister would reach with one hand and find the apple, seemingly as easy as Newton napping under the tree. The play brought cheers from the Bay City faithful, and a reprieve of 3 more aces that most assuredly would have tallied. As it was, the Kents now held a lead of 11-5.
The Independents could easily have folded their tents and headed for home, as they sometimes have in contests with the Kents, but this time they mounted a return charge in the fourth innings. The rally cry would come from the bats of Dennis “Double D” Dinauer and Sean “Tanner” LeRoux. Each of the Bay City infielders would reach their second and their first respectively. Mr. LeRoux would take his second on the next pitch from Mr. Turner and both strikers would tally on a two hands lost hit by “Shoeless Jeff” Dinauer. It was at this time that Doc Garcia would step to the plate for the second time in the contest. Turner, of the Kents, let loose of one of his prime slows and Garcia sent it flying. The ball rocketed beyond the arbors that surround the field and was promptly deposited in the pond where the water fowls “foul”. While Dinauer and Garcia blazed a trail around the bases, Mr. Pazoulli, the Kent center fielder entered the pond beyond his waist and produced the spongy sphere. Despite his efforts, Garcia would have a home run that drew awe from the spectators, and ire from the nesting ducks. At the close of the innings the Bay Citys would now have forward momentum in the contest, and had closed the lead to 11-9 in favor of the Kents.
The momentum would carry to the field as the Bay Citys sent the Kents down in the order of their striking in the fourth innings, and would whitewash them again in the fifth. The Independents, however would creep ever closer, when Al “Kid” Garcia tallied again in their fifth innings. Mr. Koch and Mr. McInerney would be left standing at third and second base to close the innings and the Bay City opportunity to take the lead would be lost. At the close of the fifth innings the score would stand at 11-10 Grand Rapids.
The Bay City nine would be whitewashed in the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings, while the Kents would tally one run in each of the sixth and seventh innings. The run in the seventh innings came on an odd play when Mr. Page of the Kents had a strange object fall from his trousers while traversing from third to the home base on a fine hit from the moist center fielder Mr. Pazoulli. Remarks from the crowd varied from howls of laughter to slanderous objections as to whether the object was detached from Mr. Page in order to distract the fielders. In any case, the run would tally, and the pond swimming Mr. Pazoulli would be tagged at home to end the innings. The Kents would also add 3 runs in the eighth innings to bring their ever growing lead to a near leviathan 16-10.
Having been skunked in the previous three innings, the ninth began near the same for the Independents. Their first striker would lose his hand on a fine play by the Kent short stop Mr. Dekker. Their second striker, Kid Garcia, would make his first on a finely placed ball, but disaster nearly struck as Sawmill Koch barely made his first after Mr. Garcia was forced at second. With new life Mr. Umphrey strode to the line and uncorked a fair foul that left the Kent defense scrambling. After a series of throws Mr. Koch had scored and Mr. Umphrey now stood at second. Buttons McInerney now came to the plate in the hopes of extending the innings and bringing the match ever closer. Buttons drove a daisy cutter through the infield and Mr. Umphrey would just barely evade a tag at home to score the second run of the innings. That was as close as Bay City would get as the next hand was lost and the contest finished. The Kents could now claim sole possession of the State Championship with a win of 16-12. Someday the Independents will throw off the black veil that the Kents seem to have them under, but today would not be that day.
Ballist H.L. Runs
LeRoux ss 1 1
David 3d 2 0
Freehling 3 0
Dinauer J. 2d 2 1
Garcia J. 1st 1 2
Revette c 1 1
Johnson J. p 3 0
Garcia A. 1 2
Koch 0 2
Umphrey lf 1 2
McInerney cf 1 0
Bannister rf 2 0
Decuf cf 2 0
Brissette p 2 0
O’Laughlin 2 0
Johnson A. 2 0
Dinauer D. 1 1
Total 27 12