FUN BUNCH WIN BY THE SKIN OF THEIR TEETH
Huge run produced by "hans solo" and "rum runner" wins the game
OTTAWA-With the game on the line, and the fun bunch bats coming up woefully short, leave it to sickly, weak, and worn out John "methuselah" Devries to exceed his pain threshold and lead by example with a lead-off double in the top of the seventh inning to start a hopeful rally. Two pitiful outs later, he was still standing alone, afraid and depressed on second base, shrugging his shoulders at pitcher steve "field marshal" saunders in a "here we go again" gesture. The fun bunch started the game off with a vengeance scoring five runs including a two-run shot by Richard "wild thing" Bujold--with three runs already scored and two runners on. That was the last run they were to score until the seventh inning as the team managed to hit into three double plays in the first three innings, record two three-up, three-down innings and launch lazy pop-ups for ho-hum outs for the next five innings. Luckily, the Athletics didn't fare much better as they failed to hit a single home run as they picked away at the fun bunch lead. The euphoria of Richard "wild thing" Bujold's stellar pitching in the previous game quickly ended as he struggled early and often with his control making the fun bunch task that much harder. As the home team the fun bunch shut down the Athletics in the top of the seventh to enter the bottom of the inning tied 5-5. Fast forward to "hans solo" standing on second base with two outs and the game on the line as Chantal "rum runner" Bujold strolls to the plate wincing in pain from her herniated disc. Looking "field marshal" straight in the eye she confidently told him to "throw it in like a beach ball" and then proceeded to launch it into the outfield for a single and the game winning RBI. "It's great to start with a win, but really we are very fortunate that the A's were a little flat. I can't overstate the heroics of "hans solo" and "rum runner" who literally won that game for us", espoused team captain Alison "bulldozer" Hale. "My advice to everyone is to stretch, take some advil and stay away from the sauce before our next game. Oh yeah --and keep the ball on the ground for crying out loud", she continued referring to the plethora of pitiful pop-ups produced by the team.
--------------------------------------------