Softball Season

[Guest]

For nearly 30 years, "play ball" on an early-May Friday night in Elgin has signaled the start of another softball season for my Dad's city softball team. Friday night, May 11, was no different. Unfortunately, Dad's team lost 20-5. Elgin Ind/Jake's Pizza started off well enough ... scoring 3 runs after 2 were out in the bottom of the 1st. But, a 6-run 4th and an 11-run 5th for the visitors wiped that away.

Meanwhile, for the last few years, "play ball" on an early-May Tuesday night in Elgin has meant the start of the softball season for my brother-in-law's co-ed team. Tuesday night, May 8, they started the season with a 16-1 win. Tempco scored 2 in the 1st, 3 in the 3rd on an inside-the-park HR, 7 in the 4th and 4 in the 5th.


I love baseball ... and I love softball just as much [at least in softball, errors aren't tabulated and broadcast to the world every day]. I love keeping the runs by inning, and sometimes, I'll do a little "play by play" in the stands.


Anyone else either play softball or have a "team to watch" during the spring/summer/fall months or just enjoy keeping all sorts of statistics?



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[Ross]

I like to go to watch the wormen in the crowd.

 

[Bradley White]

Cort,

I just finished getting my summer team together. We will be playing on Mondays and Wednesdays starting in June. Hopefully we can take the championship this summer. We ended up finishing second in the spring.

Brad

 

[Guest]

Ross,

Somehow I knew that. And, I admit ... a couple of the ladies on my bro-in-law's Tuesday night co-ed team are very easy on the eyes . Sadly, though, none of 'em are single........arg.



Brad,

Awesome! I know you noted starting in June ... early June? And, of course, GOOD LUCK! Would love to hear updates about your team! Is it a city league?



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[Guest]

*grins*

TOURNAMENT CHAMPS!

After finishing the season 10-5, securing 2nd place, my bro-in-law's team won 2 games in the playoffs Tuesday night (8/28/07) to grab the tournament championship trophy!

They won the first game over the 3rd place team, 4-3, with 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning. Then, in the tournament's third game, against the 1st place team (which nearly slaughtered the 4th place team in the second game of the evening), they scored 1 run in the top of the 8th (an extra inning) to win 11-10. It was a see-saw type of battle, too, and they beat the team that had beaten them 3 times during the regular season, with scores of 9-6, 9-8 and 9-8.



Unfortunately, Dad's team didn't fare as well, ending the season at 2-12....



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[Cooker]

I like to go to watch the wormen in the crowd.

I love to watch Lady Gamecocks (USC) softball I go to as many games as I can. I played church soft ball as a kid, I pretty much sucked so I moved to the sport of girl watching where eye to hand coordination is still vitally important

GO BRAVES

 

[Guest]

...I moved to the sport of girl watching where eye to hand coordination is still vitally important

LOL!

Yes, it certainly is, isn't it?

Not that I would know ... but, I've been told as such.

Reminds me of the song "Watching Girls Go By" by Ronnie McDowell ... he he .

"Watching girls go by
me oh my
What a lovely way to spend an afternoon"



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