Bloop-a-saurus
6-11-16
11 Billy - Billy Billy Billy. Once, a long time ago, I mean a really long time ago, he was a physical specimen. A 5 tool player some may or may not have said. Able to perform at a high level in any sport. Now he struggles with old age, a puppy, a fear of pop-flys and choosing proper footwear for the occasion. If only he could hit a softball as far as he drives a golf ball.
10 Dale, Kelly, Dan – It was nice to see you guys again.
9 Ariel – When she didn't make it to practice on Monday, I knew not to expect much from her. If we're going purely off expectations in these rankings though, Ariel did infinitely better than I expected with a single and a sac RBI (or RBIs?). But we're not.
8 Karen – When Ashley bailed on her team, Karen saved the day. She arrived with a smile on her face, a brand new glove, and a no quit attitude. Some of her finest moments were her hits, her ability to hide behind Borges as he took a ball off the face and making it to first base upright. Karen also gets extra point for ruining Dales entire day.
7 Ward – Ward has become accustom to being the MVP of tournaments, but not this time. His 1.000 batting average quickly plummeted as the day progressed and I cant say I remember him ever making a catch in right field. I do remember seeing the ball smashed over his head repeatedly and his base running left something to be desired.
6 Johnny – Johnny's rankings suffers severely as he became a casualty of the swing and miss. But his positioning in the infield proved to be most important. He had to cover a lot of the infield as he snagged scorchers up the middle and threw strikes to Griff at first. He was also the only one who was able to throw a strike to Karen; something that was previously thought to be impossible.
5 Borges – Played a solid short stop and was never afraid to get his body in front of a hard hit of poorly thrown ball. He drove in important runs in key games and accomplished the unbelievable feat of getting Billy to play which ultimately was a mistake, but impressive none the less. The only thing more impressive was when he swung and completely missed. Make sure you get your eyes checked and maybe even learn the rules before you decide to ump a game ever again.
4 Brett – It was tough deciding whether swinging and missing was worse than what Brett tried to do. But at least we all got a good chuckle out of what he did. There's nothing funny about swinging and missing. Brett moving to left settled things down defensively in the outfield and his hitting was as expected. Except for that incredible HR he hit in the championship game. Brett 3, Jimmy 1.
3 Griff – Nothing too exciting ever happens at 1st base. Griff did a respectable job at the corner and was the only one who hit a legitimate home run. But his hitting on the rest of the day was sub par. I was more impressed with how he kept his emotions in check. If he didn't, he would've actually tried to break that bat over his knee and been out for the rest of the tournament. Having that second kid must have really mellowed him out.
2 Jared – Fence!!
1 Nick – Impressive. I really was impressed with Nick's fielding more than anything. More impressed than when he scored a goal on a wrist shot. I don't think anyone else on the team or any other team makes all the plays that Nick made at 3rd. I don't remember too much of what he did at the plate so I guess it wasn't that great or that bad. Which probably means he was the best on the team there too.
