Superb coverage/reporting as usual! Your effusive prose reminded me
of the time Eric "Gonzo" Gonzalez, my former teammate, described me
as the "Dizzy Dean of corkball" (at which I laughed heartily). Too
damn bad he moved way up to Denton - he was the "Barry Bonds of
central Texas corkball" (his alternate nickname was Grand Slam) and
one helluva catcher. I don't know what it is about those mixed German-
Mexican fellas that makes 'em hit so damn hard.
Still no c-ball in central Texas. Note to members - never store your
mitt in a steel storage shed for several months, especially someplace
where 90 degrees and 80% humidity is the rule. Dry rot and insects
will result. --- In corkballuniverse@y..., thevwill <no_reply@y...>
wrote:
> Week 2 of Cambrian season saw at first unseasonably warm
temperatures
> then later a raucous wind out of the North blowing from right to
left.
> The temp was near 80 at the start, the wind blew, all got sunburned
> and later chilled. In game 1, Scooter the hardballer picked up
where
> he left off week 1 with the 0-0 after 12 innings tie against
Victor.
> He gave up no runs in 9 in. and picked up his first win of the
season.
> In spite of a hangover. Batting against him, he seemed a little
> sharper week 2. Maybe the hangover was beneficial. Grover
Cleveland
> Alexander in 1926 for the Cardinals against the Yankees' murderer's
> row? Larsen's perfecto? Scott also homered and doubled to help
his
> cause. Paul Fernandes, our Bob Knepper, our Randy Jones, our
resident
> soft-tosser with the 39 scoreless innings lost game 1 by an 8-0
score.
> In spite of a Jim Edmonds style dive on a one-bouncer by Victor
> (started at third base, wound up in right-center with a back-to-the-
> plate dive for the one-hopper), Paul lost his scoreless streak on
> crafty singles (OK. Randy Jones with the '70s Padres or Tudor or
even
> Harry "the Cat" Brecheen with the old '40s Redbirds), and homers by
> Nate, Scott, Vince, and Dustin, the 13-year-old son of Dan Vado,
who
> injured his ankle in warmups. Scott's team won 8-0.
> Game 2 lasted four innings. The score was deceptive. The
last
> guy named Mark who started off a little wild and lost his first two
> went on to become a legendary lefty pitcher and a legend in many
other
> ways. New righthanded Mark lost to Nate 10-0 and got ten-run-ruled
by
> Louis's grand slam. Mark was around the plate, against veteran
> hitters, forced to give theme their pitch. He was in a lot of 3-0
and
> 40 counts and so the 10 runs in 4 innings was just experieince with
> the fuzzball versus non-fuzzball-experience. Vic was 4-for-4 with
3
> walks as a leadoff hitter, with two doubles, Nate had a bases
clearing
> triple and Louis a grand slam. Nate had a great hitting day and a
> fairly effortless four innings.
> After two blowouts, game 3 featured Victor versus Louis,
teammates
> in the first four real games. Mark, the new rookie, homered off of
> Vic in his first at-bat. Vic then settled down and didn't give up
> another run until the sixth, on a walk and two singles. Louis gave
up
> taters to Nate, Vic, and John to fall behind 5-2. John came in in
> the 7th to relieve Vic; ha meade the game interesting. It was 5-4
> after a Louis homer when Nate relieved John. Nate recorded the
last
> three outs and the season's first save. Nate-Vic-John 5 to Louis-
> Chris-Mark 4. A close, good, game.