Friday I left work right at five, and picked up Will at the Normans. Was listening to Kincaid on the way. When we got back in the car from getting Will at the Normans was when I heard about the trade. Ceil was in SC when she heard and she called, wondering if we’d miss Francoeur. She (& her father) weren’t aware he was doing so bad, that the trade was good just because now Diaz could play more. Getting Church was a plus…sounded like both needed a change of scenery. Didn’t take Kincaid long to say that SportsSouth would need new rain-delay programming…they could never show the Francoeur special again.
I changed and we headed to the field, for a cleanup day for the tourney they were hosting. Afterwards we went to the CFA across from Sprayberry, where an old coach / friend works. He was out in the parking lot, so we talked baseball for a long while, then got free CFAs. Rented Volkarie, which Will enjoyed.
Saturday I had concession duty at 8:30, which was fun…not busy. Had just enough time to go home and get Will for his game…he went 2-2 with 2 walks in a 15-0 win. Before these games the dads had field duty, raking, chalking, watering, etc.
Will led off game 2 with a smash that kicked up chalk behind third…for some reason the ump ruled foul. Two pitches later he smashed a line drive over the fence. The Prowlers lost, despite Will’s HR. That night we rented I Am Legend.
First-baseman Tyler committed 3 errors in the first inning of Sunday’s 10 am game, the same umpire blew another obvious call, but Will made a sweet catch with his back to the plate (I don’t think he made an error all weekend). Down 3-0, they finally came back. Will drove in the tying run with a seeing-eye single to left, and later scored an insurance run. Mitch came on to quell a last-inning rally, beating the fourth best team in the state.
After lunch at 5 Guys (& more between game groundskeeping), they played a semifinal at Lassiter against the 27-3 East Cobb Cubs, the number 2 team in the state. Their starter shut them down pretty good. Key play…in the bottom of the 6th RF Audie fired home, but the AJ was accidentally hit by the runner as he moved to catch the throw. Both fell, then AJ tagged the runner, but the ump ruled safe.
With one out in the top of the 7th Will singled to left, and scored on Jared’s triple. Jared scored on a WP to tie the game. Tyler reached, Mitch doubled, and AJ was intentionally walked. Durham tripled to left center, making the score 9-6.
In the bottom of the 7th, the Cubs rallied, scoring twice and placing the tying run on second with two out. On another single to right, Audie charged and fired home…a perfect throw to AJ on one-hop, beating the sliding runner by a step. The ump made the correct call, despite later arguments by the East Cobb coach, which were drowned out by the celebration.
Ceil made it to the 8 pm championship game against Fellowship, who they’d beaten twice before. Will singled in the first and made a couple more good defensive plays…but the rain came and didn’t stop. Spencer, 2B Parker’s brother / Lassiter Trojan mascot, pulled a Rick Dempsey, sliding headfirst (shirtless) across the tarp covering home plate. The game was called, and Will’s Prowlers were declared the winners, by virtue of their higher seed.
We may go see the Pelicans Wed week with Will’s team after all.
Saw Lang’s wife Isabel on Iron Chef Sunday night (& last Thursday). It will rerun Thursday night. She was sitting next to KeyShawn Johnson.
At work they have recently let one inside and one outside sales person go…more to do with their performance than layoffs?
C, A, & M went to SC for a wedding this weekend…her cousin’s son. Think the kids had a good time.
…house still a mess from the attic cleanup.
…dishwasher quit working
…today the fridge started leaking.
…we have been too busy to go out for a while.
…I’ve been too busy to get a haircut or go to the library.
…both cars need oil changes.
…we leave for the beach Friday
…my dad is having another heart procedure Tuesday and mom would like me to come down.
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