FUNBUNCH ANSWER THE BELL
Team salvages some pride with a slugfest win over Aquabats
OTTAWA-The fun bunch approached the dugout with dread, their worst nightmares visualized as team captain steve "field marshal" saunders stood awaiting their arrival. No sooner did the last straggler squeeze unwillingly onto the bench when the tirade began. Screaming at the top of his lungs, "field marshal" shamed the team as president of the club soren "scoop" sorenson looked on smugly. "Listen hear you maggots, show some fortitude out there for gawds sakes", he howled as his teammates averted their gaze as to avoid being singled out for insubordination. " This team has never, and I repeat never, had such a poor start to t a tournament", he continued barely audible against the driving wind and rain. "You are going to win this game or so help me god you will wish you were never born", he finished up driving home his point by snapping an aluminum baseball bat over his knee. The team then scampered onto the field, resembling rats fleeing a fire, the message indelibly imprinted on their psyche. And boy did they respond scoring runs in six of seven innings to barely edge the hated aquabats in a see-saw affair 26-23 that saw a seventh inning total of fifteen runs scored--nine by the fun bunch and six by the aquabats for a wild finish as the fun bunch held onto their lead for the win.
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