Mothernature wins again!

Tonight's game against the Expo's has been postponed due to the town pulling the permits.

Damn Rain!!!

 

Storm finish off doubleheader with a victory!

The second game of the doubleheader saw Storm pick up where they left off scoring 6 in the first inning. They scored five more in the second. Joey tripled in each of the innings, and Duran started worrying about his triples record. Duran and Craig both homered in the third and Storm added five more. Storm went on to win 20-4.

Storm    20   -   Isotopes 4

Boxscore
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Isotopes	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	4
Storm	6	5	5	3	1	0	x	20

Storm take the first game in Friday Night Doubleheader

The first game of the double header was a tightly contested affair through the first four innings. Duran hit an inside the park home run (are they even home runs anymore) and the teams traded blows to tie 6-6 through 6.

Then the open inning hit and Storm blew the gates open scoring 13 runs in the 5th inning. Every player got a hit in the inning except Jeff, who walked twice in the same inning. The Isotopes didn’t recover and Storm won 19-7..

A few funny things happened during the game. Instead of stepping on second base, Joey decided to throw to first, but Brian was blinded by the son and didn’t even know the ball had been thrown and the ball bounded off the runner.

Speaking of Brian, he doesn’t seem to have found his equilibrium after losing all the weight, because a throw from first base that he caught, literally knocked him over.

Bob was going back from third on a foul ball and Duran was coming in. When Bob called it, Duran hit the ground like he’d been shot by a sniper. We’re definitely glad there wasn’t a collision, though.

On a pop fly to second, Joey wandered over and caught the ball beside Brad.

And other stuff. It feels like there was more stuff, but my memory ain’t what it used to be. Storm won both games. I’m going to start taking notes.

Storm    19   -   Isotopes 7

Boxscore
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Storm	2	3	1	0	13	0	0	19
Isotopes	2	1	3	0	0	1	0	7

Storm washed away by Storm

Chip Merriweather here to report that the not so merry weather has washed away another Storm game. 

Stormwatch will resume soon.

Storm Bats stay Hot!

Storm won so long ago nobody cares anymore

I, Chip Merriweather have been remiss. I have lost my scoop on the game from May 14 because it has taken so long to report on the game. But I lost my scoop because I lost my Scoops. Oh where is my Jockivitch? For who is Holmes without Watson? Kirk without Spock|? Lewis without Clark? Rest assured I will find my Scoops again, and with him I will find my scoops again. 

As for the game that happened so long ago that nobody cares anymore and certainly no one remembers so I can make this all up…

Mills started the game off with a walk and Duran tried to get his cycle going early by following it up with a triple. Rene struggled at the plate for the first time in forever and popped out, but most of the Storm managed to single their way to five runs.

Even though Captain Underpants was present and accounted for BP (that stands for batting practice for the uninitiated) was given the ball to start the game. He set down three of the first four batters and Storm carried the five run lead to the second.

In the second Storm decided they liked what they saw in the first and pretty much carbon copied it. Most players hit, Mills walked again, and Rene… got out again. At least this time it was a sac fly. 

The third and fourth innings saw the law of diminishing returns set in as Storm scored four and then two. Mills finally swung the bat in the third inning and Rene… got out again. Some things never change (cue Olaf). 

In the fifth inning, Storm really took control of the game. Storm started at the bottom and batted all the way through the order. This time, Rene got a hit, proving that you can’t listen to children’s movies, and Storm scored seven runs. Maybe more importantly, though, Lance struck out. 

Storm scored four more in the sixth, Rene is the most self-sacrificial person in baseball as he got another sacrifice, but all was for naught as Hanet decided to call the game as they realised time would expire before they scored the seventeen runs they needed to to tie.

Highlights:

Brian went a solid 4 for 4

A lot of guys on the team didn’t get out

Lowlights:

Duran did not hit a cycle. He got the triple out of the way, but never managed to get the home run. 

Rene started popping the ball up a lot. He’ll need to turn those into line drives if he’s going to maintain his status as the highest OBP in Storm history.

Storm    23   -   Coulas 10

Boxscore
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Storm	5	5	4	2	7	x	x	23
Hanet	1	0	0	5	4	x	x	10

Storm Bats start strong!

 Storm and Coulas played a tight three innings to start the regular season. Coulas actually had the lead through those three frames. Storm managed only two runs in the top of the first, and Coulas managed to put up five. Coulas himself hit a hot shot to third. Jeff pulled a Vladdy and had the liner tear the top of his glove. Sam was also getting accustomed to second base, and has clearly been watching other second baseman. A high fly ball that appeared to be headed to the outfield drifted back almost to the infield. By the time Mills caught it (having run about 120 feet to get there), he was standing about a foot behind Sam.

Storm would respond by scoring the max six runs capped off by a two run shot by Duran. Coulas would score four more in the next inning aided by some confusion at second base. Al fielded a ground ball, and looked to throw to second, but both Sam and Joey were there (clearly having a father-son bonding moment) and Al got confused about where to throw the ball and threw it into centre field.

Storm was blanked in the third inning. Sam was yet again having adventures between first and second. He came off a little bit on a pop fly behind second. Mills yelled it’s down from the on-deck circle, (which is pretty far away from where the play was) and Sam bolted for second. The ball was caught and Sam was doubled off. 

Storm truly came alive in the fourth with five more runs with Duran hitting the the first of what will likely be many triples this season and Sam hit a massive grand slam. Coulas scored two in the bottom to keep the score to a tight 13-11.

And then the floodgates opened. Storm scored 10 runs in the fifth and in the sixth they hit so much the rest of the scoresheet looks dark. They hit for so long that time ran out, and the pencil that gave its lead to the scorehseet’s sacrifice was in vain, as the inning reverted. 

Other Highlights:

Mills was immediately up to his old tricks turning singles into doubles, and in one case, a very confusing run down that ended with him safe at second.

Duran hit his first cycle of the season. He actually hit two triples (one for good measure, I guess), and he would have added a couple of extra doubles had the sixth inning not been erased. Still 6RBIs in one night is nothing to sneeze at. 

Storm has started well. They now have plenty of time to recover for their next game six days away. Will they be able to stay on their hot streak? Will Ken break his record for number of games in a season? Time will tell.

Storm    23   -   Coulas 16

Boxscore
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Storm	2	6	0	5	10	x	x	23
Coulas	5	4	0	2	5	x	x	16