3/7/07
Softball: The Various Levels of Smearing
Dear People,
My team pulverized Jonny’s 24-11, and I think I know why. In part, I can point directly to Tim and Arthur, the dynamic Dutch duo who until last week hadn’t played in over a year, in theory because Tim the son now has two kids (lame excuse) and Arthur the father lives in Amsterdam (even lamer excuse). Regardless, the Arthmeister overcame jetlag with a sublime performance in both the batter’s box and infield. Indeed, 13 months later and now heading fast toward his vital retirement years, he still has the raw speed, strength and precision that he had back in the glorious Summer of ’65, when he first started playing for the legendary Utrecht Tulips.
I mention this because as a young lad growing up in the South African bush (uptown Johannesburg), Jonny himself had intimate contact with the local Boers, and thus I think he became frightened by the presence of so much impressive Dutch firepower on my side. It's only a theory, and in the end I can't "know" why his captainship was so feckless, uninspired and jejune.
What I do know is that I simply will not be drawn into a metaphorical game of snarky topical allusion, as if Scooter Libby's convictions on obstruction of justice and perjury have anything to do with Vice President Cheney, much less softball! No, my friends, all that we can know for sure is that fresh athletic sturgeon rots from the head down, which clearly means that Jonny, and only Jonny, is fully accountable for his team's calamitous failure. And therefore there will be a game at Codornices this Sunday at 11AM, IF I get enough commits by this Friday morning…Ray
3/7/07
Softball: Clocks (Spring Forward…)
Dear People,
There will be a game at Codornices this Sunday at 11AM, and as of now, it is full. As always, please let me know me ASAP if you committed and need to cancel, and feel free to contact me later if you are looking for reopened slots.
Also, please note that Daylight Savings begins this weekend, which means you must set your clocks forward one hour before you go to bed on Saturday night. If you forget to do this, you’d likely arrive at the game an hour late, thereby reinforcing your reputation as a pitiful temporal dufus.
$3 for the field/Happy abbreviated snooze…Ray 845-7552
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