11/11/15
Softball: Cupgate (A Slippage in the Drivel Brakes)
Dear People,
Under a cold, dark and drizzly Berkeley sky, Chris Fure's team slathered my own in a demoralizing patina of ruthlessly effective languid-lotion, 14-8. The fact is that we had some of the most robust sluggers this league has ever known, and yet Jerry's masterful blend of curve, knuckle and hairy balls shut us down for every inning but the great anomalous 5th (for a shamelessly circular excursion in our narrative flow, see D.K. Slater's seminal 1963 masterpiece A Symphony Apart: Beethoven's Burning Genius, Harry Balls of Fire and the Great Anomalous 5th). Indeed, I myself went a somewhat understated 0 for 5, though in fairness, I was still reeling from trace amounts of Nyquil PM.
The point is that the upcoming winter season is now rapidly approaching, and so naturally I couldn't help but notice that the War on Christmas has started early this year. I'm referring, of course, to Starbucks' anti-savior holiday cups, which are plain red without the slightest allusion to snowflakes, Santa or the Lord! Needless to say, corporate haters are gonna hate, but I happen to think that we can easily fight back against such pathetic PC messaging by making sure that over the next couple months, we as an aerobic community place a nativity crèche of the awesome Baby-J clutching his first ancient stickball right on top of the plate.
Indeed, and at a minimum, I think we can all agree that we need to be better than some kind of Godless latte-slurpin' social club that is more concerned with Harry Balls of Fire than Jesus Christ of Nazareth. And therefore there will be a game a Codornices this Sunday at 11, IF get enough commits by this Friday morning . . . Raymond
PS: The Intuitive Reasoning Behind My 1983 Vaz:
http://www.theonion.com/article/study-finds-every-style-of-parenting-produces-dist-26452
11/13/15
Softball: A Rare Blend of Buffoon and Douchebag
Dear People,
There will be a game at Codornices this Sunday at 11 and as of now there are still five slots left.
Please bring $4 for the field, which for this week only will includes my personal pledge to humanely deport the 10-15,000,000 outfield aphids who are invasive, illegal and clearly upsetting our traditional base . . . Raymond 845-7552
Softball: Sunday 9:45AM: Drainage of the Gods! . . .
Yep, there was a mighty storm a brewin' last night, but I just got back from Codornices and she is as glorious as I've ever seen her, with no puddles anywhere in the infield or outfield (there is a mini-pond by the bleachers next to the steps, but that only adds to the rich marine life that gets to enjoy our frolicking).
As of now, there are still two slots left/See ya at 11….Raymond 845-7552
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