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Monday, October 29, 2007
Hammer and Hammered
October 26th, 2007, 9:00 PM PST @ Pan American Park
Hitmen (5-2) hammered Cal Twerps (3-4) by eight runs Friday night, 26-18.
A couple pictures of the brothers:
This wasn't a very exciting game (for me at least). I got hammered in the first two innings (3 runs in the 1st and 10 runs in the 2nd). I was pulled and our best pitcher was inserted. He showed up just a little late. His reason was a big surprise: stuck in traffic on the 405.
I lost confidence in the second inning and was pitching like Ballfour (probably not that bad but I wasn't good). I finished the second inning, then Sam came in and finished the last five innings nicely.
Anyhow, the highlight involved a guy by the name of Kendrick Chipman. Kendrick is the best hitter in the history of softball leagues. He's our Barry Bonds without the steroids. Actually, I'm not sure; he could be on that HGH stuff, especially, after what happened in this game.
He homered in his first plate appearance. The ball hit the trees in right-field and almost disappeared. His second at-bat was an unintentional intentional walk where the pitcher threw three pitches halfway to homeplate and one over his head. He had to throw four because Kendrick swung at one of them to keep his at-bat alive. He walked on the fourth pitch.
In his third at-bat, the pitcher did the same thing. He throws one ball deep over the catcher's head and then one ball halfway short to homeplate. On the third-pitch, he threw another high pitch over Kendrick's head. But this time Kendrick took a hack and didn't miss. He swung his bat over his head in a downward-forward motion just like a blacksmith hammering his rod of steel. Kendrick didn't miss, he connected and the ball landed in the same spot as his first homerun: in the trees. The pitcher was clapping his hands. The umpire gave him a high-five as he stepped on homeplate. It was a disturbing homerun. Boy, I'm glad he's on my team.
Manager DPeng just released Season 25 stats. Here they are:
Here are the updated standings:
October 27th, 2007, 5:00 PM PST @ San Marino HS
NotGuilty (1-5) got hammered, 52-41 by Taiwan Center B (4-2).
I don't have much to say here except for the fact that I sucked it up because we should be winning even if our team sucks. But yeah, we suck. The other team sucks too. But they won and we didn't. That means we really suck!
Props to McNair and Killa Kev for showing up with six minutes left in the game when we were down by fifteen points. I appreciate it fellas! Not to mention, Magniza went down after ten minutes into the game with an ankle-sprain. Great game all-around.
Stats link: www.chineseballers.com
October 28th, 2007, 9:50 AM PST @ Banning HS
LBC (3-3) lose to 3-D, 74-70, on Sunday.
Once again, we found a way to lose a game. Even though we didn't have our best player, Kevin filled in and we should of won.
We were up by ten points on the defending champs in the third quarter until we decided to pass the other team the ball instead of to our own teammates. We turned the ball over on five consecutive possessions and had a 50-40 lead turned into a 51-53 deficit. Horrible.
More problems. This is from the October 2nd entry:
"James, our starting power forward, told one of his boys to join the team. I didn't get his name but he's a short Asian/Filipino/Mexican-looking guy. He pulled me from the game a couple times after like four minutes of play. I didn't like the gesture. He thinks he's good. He's not. I don't like him. I hope he never comes back."
It turns out that he shot about 1/10 in this game including 0 for 5 from 3-point land. Towards the end of the game, he pulled me out of the game (as if he's a better shooter than me or as if he's been hitting threes all-day) when we were down by 2 points and the other team shooting two free-throws. The guy shooting the free-throws was a defensive specialist and didn't seem like a good free-throw shooter. He missed both free-throws and finds a way to get his own rebound. That Asian/Filipino/Mexican-looking guy (let's call him Turnover) doesn't run after the ball and I blame him for not getting the loose ball. So that guy returns to the free-throw line to shoot two more. Of course, he makes the first one. In between the first and second free-throw, Turnover tells Manny to switch with him. Let's just say that Manny is about 6 inches taller than Turnover. What a great switch! Put the smaller man in the paint to rebound a miss free-throw! For some reason Manny conceded to the move but the dude ends up hitting the free-throw anyway (not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing). So we're down by five points and Turnover comes down and chucks up a three-pointer like it's going in. It doesn't. Manny gets the rebound and hits a three. We foul the same guy and somehow he hits two more free throws and we lose.
Jibri on Turnover (after our previous game):
"I don't like that guy man...[he] turns the ball over too much."
Stats: 3/5 FG's, 2/2 FT's, 8 points, 4 rebounds.
Hitmen (5-2) hammered Cal Twerps (3-4) by eight runs Friday night, 26-18.
A couple pictures of the brothers:
This wasn't a very exciting game (for me at least). I got hammered in the first two innings (3 runs in the 1st and 10 runs in the 2nd). I was pulled and our best pitcher was inserted. He showed up just a little late. His reason was a big surprise: stuck in traffic on the 405.
I lost confidence in the second inning and was pitching like Ballfour (probably not that bad but I wasn't good). I finished the second inning, then Sam came in and finished the last five innings nicely.
Anyhow, the highlight involved a guy by the name of Kendrick Chipman. Kendrick is the best hitter in the history of softball leagues. He's our Barry Bonds without the steroids. Actually, I'm not sure; he could be on that HGH stuff, especially, after what happened in this game.
He homered in his first plate appearance. The ball hit the trees in right-field and almost disappeared. His second at-bat was an unintentional intentional walk where the pitcher threw three pitches halfway to homeplate and one over his head. He had to throw four because Kendrick swung at one of them to keep his at-bat alive. He walked on the fourth pitch.
In his third at-bat, the pitcher did the same thing. He throws one ball deep over the catcher's head and then one ball halfway short to homeplate. On the third-pitch, he threw another high pitch over Kendrick's head. But this time Kendrick took a hack and didn't miss. He swung his bat over his head in a downward-forward motion just like a blacksmith hammering his rod of steel. Kendrick didn't miss, he connected and the ball landed in the same spot as his first homerun: in the trees. The pitcher was clapping his hands. The umpire gave him a high-five as he stepped on homeplate. It was a disturbing homerun. Boy, I'm glad he's on my team.
Manager DPeng just released Season 25 stats. Here they are:
Here are the updated standings:
October 27th, 2007, 5:00 PM PST @ San Marino HS
NotGuilty (1-5) got hammered, 52-41 by Taiwan Center B (4-2).
I don't have much to say here except for the fact that I sucked it up because we should be winning even if our team sucks. But yeah, we suck. The other team sucks too. But they won and we didn't. That means we really suck!
Props to McNair and Killa Kev for showing up with six minutes left in the game when we were down by fifteen points. I appreciate it fellas! Not to mention, Magniza went down after ten minutes into the game with an ankle-sprain. Great game all-around.
Stats link: www.chineseballers.com
October 28th, 2007, 9:50 AM PST @ Banning HS
LBC (3-3) lose to 3-D, 74-70, on Sunday.
Once again, we found a way to lose a game. Even though we didn't have our best player, Kevin filled in and we should of won.
We were up by ten points on the defending champs in the third quarter until we decided to pass the other team the ball instead of to our own teammates. We turned the ball over on five consecutive possessions and had a 50-40 lead turned into a 51-53 deficit. Horrible.
More problems. This is from the October 2nd entry:
"James, our starting power forward, told one of his boys to join the team. I didn't get his name but he's a short Asian/Filipino/Mexican-looking guy. He pulled me from the game a couple times after like four minutes of play. I didn't like the gesture. He thinks he's good. He's not. I don't like him. I hope he never comes back."
It turns out that he shot about 1/10 in this game including 0 for 5 from 3-point land. Towards the end of the game, he pulled me out of the game (as if he's a better shooter than me or as if he's been hitting threes all-day) when we were down by 2 points and the other team shooting two free-throws. The guy shooting the free-throws was a defensive specialist and didn't seem like a good free-throw shooter. He missed both free-throws and finds a way to get his own rebound. That Asian/Filipino/Mexican-looking guy (let's call him Turnover) doesn't run after the ball and I blame him for not getting the loose ball. So that guy returns to the free-throw line to shoot two more. Of course, he makes the first one. In between the first and second free-throw, Turnover tells Manny to switch with him. Let's just say that Manny is about 6 inches taller than Turnover. What a great switch! Put the smaller man in the paint to rebound a miss free-throw! For some reason Manny conceded to the move but the dude ends up hitting the free-throw anyway (not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing). So we're down by five points and Turnover comes down and chucks up a three-pointer like it's going in. It doesn't. Manny gets the rebound and hits a three. We foul the same guy and somehow he hits two more free throws and we lose.
Jibri on Turnover (after our previous game):
"I don't like that guy man...[he] turns the ball over too much."
Stats: 3/5 FG's, 2/2 FT's, 8 points, 4 rebounds.
Friday, October 26, 2007
LZ Softball Gets A Win
October 25th, 2007, 7:30 PM PST
LZ's (2-4) Softball beat Junk in the Trunk (0-5) Thursday night, 16-11.
All week long before this matchup between two cellar dwellers, my co-worker AC's been telling me he can't be worst than me in pitching. This is suppose to be the game where he takes over the pitching duties and allows me to play third-base (a position in dire need of a new player, no offense to my man Strum). However, a new-recruit was playing third this game putting me in right field. Either way, AC starts the game as pitcher.
In the first inning, he walks a couple batters but manages to get out of the inning fairly harmless: three runs, one walk. No biggie. Good start.
In the second inning, AC strikes out two of the three batters and they go 1-2-3. Nice, new pitcher in the making!
Not so fast...
In the third inning, "Ball-four" became AC's new name. He walked the bases loaded to start the inning. And then he walked a couple more with the bases loaded. After walking home a couple more runs, he decided to walk home a couple more. He wasn't even close to the plate. If you enlarge the plate three times its regular size, he'd still miss by four feet. He was missing long, short, left, right, top, bottom, high, low, everywhere! You get the point. So then he throws one strike and then walks in a couple more.
After a while, I decided enough is enough. Exit: AC. Enter: Me. I come in from right field and AC goes out to right field. My confident little self tells blue (blue = umpire) that I don't need any warm-up throws. I throw three pitches in a row to the first hitter I face and walk him. Not good.
But of course, I don't walk anyone else and the next three batters are out in order and we're out of the inning. They scored six runs in that inning. I gave up two runs in the last four innings including three shut-out innings. Solid. Ballfour = not solid.
Here are some pictures from the game:
This is Kevin, our best hitter on the team. He plays left-center/center field.
This is Kendy, our second best hitter on the team. He plays left-field.
This is me and AC. Don't ask me why I'm holding a football with my left hand. Michael Vick baby!
This is me and Athens:
LZ's (2-4) Softball beat Junk in the Trunk (0-5) Thursday night, 16-11.
All week long before this matchup between two cellar dwellers, my co-worker AC's been telling me he can't be worst than me in pitching. This is suppose to be the game where he takes over the pitching duties and allows me to play third-base (a position in dire need of a new player, no offense to my man Strum). However, a new-recruit was playing third this game putting me in right field. Either way, AC starts the game as pitcher.
In the first inning, he walks a couple batters but manages to get out of the inning fairly harmless: three runs, one walk. No biggie. Good start.
In the second inning, AC strikes out two of the three batters and they go 1-2-3. Nice, new pitcher in the making!
Not so fast...
In the third inning, "Ball-four" became AC's new name. He walked the bases loaded to start the inning. And then he walked a couple more with the bases loaded. After walking home a couple more runs, he decided to walk home a couple more. He wasn't even close to the plate. If you enlarge the plate three times its regular size, he'd still miss by four feet. He was missing long, short, left, right, top, bottom, high, low, everywhere! You get the point. So then he throws one strike and then walks in a couple more.
After a while, I decided enough is enough. Exit: AC. Enter: Me. I come in from right field and AC goes out to right field. My confident little self tells blue (blue = umpire) that I don't need any warm-up throws. I throw three pitches in a row to the first hitter I face and walk him. Not good.
But of course, I don't walk anyone else and the next three batters are out in order and we're out of the inning. They scored six runs in that inning. I gave up two runs in the last four innings including three shut-out innings. Solid. Ballfour = not solid.
Here are some pictures from the game:
This is Kevin, our best hitter on the team. He plays left-center/center field.
This is Kendy, our second best hitter on the team. He plays left-field.
This is me and AC. Don't ask me why I'm holding a football with my left hand. Michael Vick baby!
This is me and Athens:
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Slow Start, Fighting Finish
October 24th, 2007, 7:30 PM PST
The third-season kick-off wasn't as strong as I wanted but still a successful one. LZ (1-0) posted a 45-41 victory over one of the weaker teams in the league.
We ran ten deep with three returning starters from last season. Our two best rebounders were M.I.A.; they both averaged over ten rebounds each last season. It was definitely a factor last night as we got pounded big-time on the glass. This one youngster (Kevin Durant-like) was killing us left and right. He scored at least sixty-percent of their team's points (I think half of his points came on put-backs). Too bad in the end he lost and we won. Good game KD!
On an outside note, this game was in the makes of getting pretty dirty pretty fast. Some white-guy (about 5'11) with an Arizona Mike Bibby jersey (#10) brought his elbow up high on my shoulder when I was boxing him out on a shot that was a pump-fake.
I had to give him the check-down. He pulled off for a screen for one of his teammates. I gave him a blind-sided push on his back. Left hand on the number one and right hand on the zero. A solid ten-yard illegal block in the back. The good thing was that neither ref saw the push or else I'd been called for a technical (maybe an ejection). He didn't retaliate and played as if nothing happened. Sweet.
Wait...
A couple possessions later, Big L (yes, the dynasty is reborn!) drove to the rack for a lay-up and Bibby (B) gives him a solid foul. L goes chest-to-chest with Bibby and hollers "Let's Go!..."
L: Watch out baby...I'm unemployed and I'm looking for work.
B: I know, I know you're living off your Mom at home.
L: Oh no baby, your mom is living with me and she's sucking my #@$*.
Next possession down, KD drives to hoop in the open-court and my guy McNair gives him a solid shoulder to the mid-section making sure he meets mister floor. Bibby comes in for some more mouth-jawing and McNair tells him what are you going to do about it. Flagrant foul. No punches thrown. No technicals. Halftime.
In the second half, KD drives to the hoop again and Kevin decides he need to get on the foul tally sheet. A clean foul in attempt to stop an easy lay-up. KD didn't appreciate the contact. He opens his mouth and Kevin gets in his face. KD's mouth suddenly goes into shut-down mode. Kevin becomes Killa Kev and Bibby is mumbling something hiding behind his boys. Technical foul. KK out of the game.
In the end, no fists were fired. And oh yeah we didn't lose.
The third-season kick-off wasn't as strong as I wanted but still a successful one. LZ (1-0) posted a 45-41 victory over one of the weaker teams in the league.
We ran ten deep with three returning starters from last season. Our two best rebounders were M.I.A.; they both averaged over ten rebounds each last season. It was definitely a factor last night as we got pounded big-time on the glass. This one youngster (Kevin Durant-like) was killing us left and right. He scored at least sixty-percent of their team's points (I think half of his points came on put-backs). Too bad in the end he lost and we won. Good game KD!
On an outside note, this game was in the makes of getting pretty dirty pretty fast. Some white-guy (about 5'11) with an Arizona Mike Bibby jersey (#10) brought his elbow up high on my shoulder when I was boxing him out on a shot that was a pump-fake.
I had to give him the check-down. He pulled off for a screen for one of his teammates. I gave him a blind-sided push on his back. Left hand on the number one and right hand on the zero. A solid ten-yard illegal block in the back. The good thing was that neither ref saw the push or else I'd been called for a technical (maybe an ejection). He didn't retaliate and played as if nothing happened. Sweet.
Wait...
A couple possessions later, Big L (yes, the dynasty is reborn!) drove to the rack for a lay-up and Bibby (B) gives him a solid foul. L goes chest-to-chest with Bibby and hollers "Let's Go!..."
L: Watch out baby...I'm unemployed and I'm looking for work.
B: I know, I know you're living off your Mom at home.
L: Oh no baby, your mom is living with me and she's sucking my #@$*.
Next possession down, KD drives to hoop in the open-court and my guy McNair gives him a solid shoulder to the mid-section making sure he meets mister floor. Bibby comes in for some more mouth-jawing and McNair tells him what are you going to do about it. Flagrant foul. No punches thrown. No technicals. Halftime.
In the second half, KD drives to the hoop again and Kevin decides he need to get on the foul tally sheet. A clean foul in attempt to stop an easy lay-up. KD didn't appreciate the contact. He opens his mouth and Kevin gets in his face. KD's mouth suddenly goes into shut-down mode. Kevin becomes Killa Kev and Bibby is mumbling something hiding behind his boys. Technical foul. KK out of the game.
In the end, no fists were fired. And oh yeah we didn't lose.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Sports League Updates
Wednesdays:
LZ Basketball Third Season starting...
Record: 0-0
Thursdays:
LZ Softball Season Game Six tomorrow night.
Record: 1-4
Fridays:
Hitmen Softball Season Game Seven Friday night.
Record: 4-2
Saturdays:
NotGuilty Basketball Season Game Six Saturday night.
Record: 1-4
Sundays:
LBC Basketball Season Game Six on Sunday.
Record: 3-2
LZ Basketball Third Season starting...
Record: 0-0
Thursdays:
LZ Softball Season Game Six tomorrow night.
Record: 1-4
Fridays:
Hitmen Softball Season Game Seven Friday night.
Record: 4-2
Saturdays:
NotGuilty Basketball Season Game Six Saturday night.
Record: 1-4
Sundays:
LBC Basketball Season Game Six on Sunday.
Record: 3-2
Fantasy Post Update
2007 Fantasy Archives (from 8/27/07 post):
$5 NBA 2006-2007 Fantasy Lil' Bro's League (last place: -$5)
$50 NBA 2006-2007 Fantasy LegalZoom (1st place: +$205)
$25 NFL 2007 Playoff Fantasy LegalZoom (1st place: +$75)
$20 NFL 2007 Super Bowl Picks LegalZoom (1st place: +$90)
$20 NCAA 2007 Pick 'Ems (last place, money back: $0)
$50 MLB 2007 Alex's League (6th place out of 7: -$50)
$20 NFL 2007 Fantasy Ryan's League (see below "The$$$$y'all")
$20 NFL 2007 Fantasy Pitou's League (see below "sillywilly")
$25 NFL 2007 Fantasy LegalZoom ESPN (see below "2ND FLOOR")
Ryan's/Pitou's Leagues:
LegalZoom League:
$5 NBA 2006-2007 Fantasy Lil' Bro's League (last place: -$5)
$50 NBA 2006-2007 Fantasy LegalZoom (1st place: +$205)
$25 NFL 2007 Playoff Fantasy LegalZoom (1st place: +$75)
$20 NFL 2007 Super Bowl Picks LegalZoom (1st place: +$90)
$20 NCAA 2007 Pick 'Ems (last place, money back: $0)
$50 MLB 2007 Alex's League (6th place out of 7: -$50)
$20 NFL 2007 Fantasy Ryan's League (see below "The$$$$y'all")
$20 NFL 2007 Fantasy Pitou's League (see below "sillywilly")
$25 NFL 2007 Fantasy LegalZoom ESPN (see below "2ND FLOOR")
Ryan's/Pitou's Leagues:
LegalZoom League:
Monday, October 22, 2007
Poker and Basketball
October 19th, 2007, 9:00 PM PST
I never made it to the game. I went to go play poker with Killa Kev right after work and didn't leave until 9:30 PM PST. I missed my softball game, missed a dinner get-together with my high school friends, and missed a birthday party at V2O. I didn't miss on my sleep-time though; I slept like a baby. Solid.
Another day at the office produced a $96 profit. I played NL $40.
Two memorable hands:
1.) I am in seat six. I have about $80. I look down at JJ under the gun (UTG = position right after BB [big blind]).
I limp for $2 (blinds are $1/$2) hoping for a raise. Seat #1 has been raising all-night with junk and so has Seat #3. Seat #9 has been calling all night with mediocre hands as well. Seat#9 calls the $2. Seat #1 raises to $10. Bingo. Seat #3 calls. I check my hand once more and decide that I should just call because if I go all-in they're gonna call me no matter what (the skill of the game will go out the window and up the percentages to their favor with that thing called luck). So I call the $10 and so does Seat #9. So we are 4-way to the flop. Flop comes two spades QJ7. Money flop. I check. Seat #9 goes all-in for $28. Seat #1 folds. Seat #3 goes all-in for $32 total. I tell the dealer I call. Turn and River are blanks. Seat #9 shows Q10. Seat #3 shows KQ. Send it!
2.) I am still in seat six with about $160. I look down at KK.
Once again I am UTG and limp for $2. Everyone calls until it reaches Seat #2. Time for a little introduction to Seat #2. Seat #2 is a tight-player. He is Asian and has built his stack off one hand when he hit quads on the turn. He has 180 chips and is the only other big stack I'm worried about. I'm pretty sure I can push him off a top-pair board. Back to the action, he opts to raise it to $5. Seat #3 calls of course and it comes to me. I announced "raise." I decided to make it $20 total. Seat #7 calls and says I'm about to lay a bad beat down. Seat #9 calls the $20 too. Action comes back to Seat #3. He gives a little ugly laugh and says forty more. Now action comes back to me and I call time to think. My thought process, there's only one hand out there that can beat mine. I don't think he has Aces because he would of gone all-in so he has to have Kings or Queens. He can't have Kings because I have two of them. I put him on Queens. I call the $40. Seat #7 calls with his last $38 or so. And of course Seat #9 goes all-in for about $25 total. Flop comes: QQ7 rainbow. Seat #3 checks. At this point, I'm guessing he has Jacks or Aces because he didn't like the flop. I decide to check. Turn 3. He checks, I check. River 4. Check, check. Seat #7 shows 69 off-suit. Seat #9 shows QJ off-suit. Seat #3 shows KK. I show KK.
I heard we won the softball game 19-3.
Ocotber 20th, 2007, 2:00 PM PST
Notguilty's game was canceled due to some random event going on at San Marino High School.
October 20th, 2007, 4:20 PM PST
LBC 75, God's Army 78.
I'm not sure how we lost this game but we found a way. We had about ten illegal defenses called on us (more like six but still), missed about ten layups (~5), and had one huge breakdown on defense with a one point lead with 45 seconds left in the game. The shortest guard on God's Army drove in for a layup, uncontested out of a timeout in the half-court set. Lost.
Stats: 2/5 FG's, 4 pts.
I never made it to the game. I went to go play poker with Killa Kev right after work and didn't leave until 9:30 PM PST. I missed my softball game, missed a dinner get-together with my high school friends, and missed a birthday party at V2O. I didn't miss on my sleep-time though; I slept like a baby. Solid.
Another day at the office produced a $96 profit. I played NL $40.
Two memorable hands:
1.) I am in seat six. I have about $80. I look down at JJ under the gun (UTG = position right after BB [big blind]).
I limp for $2 (blinds are $1/$2) hoping for a raise. Seat #1 has been raising all-night with junk and so has Seat #3. Seat #9 has been calling all night with mediocre hands as well. Seat#9 calls the $2. Seat #1 raises to $10. Bingo. Seat #3 calls. I check my hand once more and decide that I should just call because if I go all-in they're gonna call me no matter what (the skill of the game will go out the window and up the percentages to their favor with that thing called luck). So I call the $10 and so does Seat #9. So we are 4-way to the flop. Flop comes two spades QJ7. Money flop. I check. Seat #9 goes all-in for $28. Seat #1 folds. Seat #3 goes all-in for $32 total. I tell the dealer I call. Turn and River are blanks. Seat #9 shows Q10. Seat #3 shows KQ. Send it!
2.) I am still in seat six with about $160. I look down at KK.
Once again I am UTG and limp for $2. Everyone calls until it reaches Seat #2. Time for a little introduction to Seat #2. Seat #2 is a tight-player. He is Asian and has built his stack off one hand when he hit quads on the turn. He has 180 chips and is the only other big stack I'm worried about. I'm pretty sure I can push him off a top-pair board. Back to the action, he opts to raise it to $5. Seat #3 calls of course and it comes to me. I announced "raise." I decided to make it $20 total. Seat #7 calls and says I'm about to lay a bad beat down. Seat #9 calls the $20 too. Action comes back to Seat #3. He gives a little ugly laugh and says forty more. Now action comes back to me and I call time to think. My thought process, there's only one hand out there that can beat mine. I don't think he has Aces because he would of gone all-in so he has to have Kings or Queens. He can't have Kings because I have two of them. I put him on Queens. I call the $40. Seat #7 calls with his last $38 or so. And of course Seat #9 goes all-in for about $25 total. Flop comes: QQ7 rainbow. Seat #3 checks. At this point, I'm guessing he has Jacks or Aces because he didn't like the flop. I decide to check. Turn 3. He checks, I check. River 4. Check, check. Seat #7 shows 69 off-suit. Seat #9 shows QJ off-suit. Seat #3 shows KK. I show KK.
I heard we won the softball game 19-3.
Ocotber 20th, 2007, 2:00 PM PST
Notguilty's game was canceled due to some random event going on at San Marino High School.
October 20th, 2007, 4:20 PM PST
LBC 75, God's Army 78.
I'm not sure how we lost this game but we found a way. We had about ten illegal defenses called on us (more like six but still), missed about ten layups (~5), and had one huge breakdown on defense with a one point lead with 45 seconds left in the game. The shortest guard on God's Army drove in for a layup, uncontested out of a timeout in the half-court set. Lost.
Stats: 2/5 FG's, 4 pts.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
The Third Season
October 17th, 2007, 7:00 PM PST
LZ to open season tonight with zero starters from last season. Should be interesting.
The statement above is actually a false one because K-Khange decided to skip his $125 Poker $100K-Tournament at Hollywood Park to play some basketball instead. Tough decision. Wait, horrible decision. It turned out to be a preseason game and the other team didn't even show up. We ended up running a scrimmage game against random pick-ups and Killer K smashed his finger, sat out most of the game, then missed the game-tying three pointer from forty feet.
He did bring us back from nine-points down late in the game after we blew a fifteen point lead.
RECAP:
SEASON ONE: 7-0 SEASON; 2-0 PLAYOFFS; CHAMPIONS.
SEASON TWO: 5-3 SEASON; 3-0 PLAYOFFS; CHAMPIONS.
SEASON THREE...
LZ to open season tonight with zero starters from last season. Should be interesting.
The statement above is actually a false one because K-Khange decided to skip his $125 Poker $100K-Tournament at Hollywood Park to play some basketball instead. Tough decision. Wait, horrible decision. It turned out to be a preseason game and the other team didn't even show up. We ended up running a scrimmage game against random pick-ups and Killer K smashed his finger, sat out most of the game, then missed the game-tying three pointer from forty feet.
He did bring us back from nine-points down late in the game after we blew a fifteen point lead.
RECAP:
SEASON ONE: 7-0 SEASON; 2-0 PLAYOFFS; CHAMPIONS.
SEASON TWO: 5-3 SEASON; 3-0 PLAYOFFS; CHAMPIONS.
SEASON THREE...
Monday, October 15, 2007
Lost and Lost
October 12th, 2007, 7:45 PM PST
Hitmen loses big to WhatsPoppin', 35-13. These guys beat us up bad. Then they beat us up bad again. And then they decided to beat us up bad once more just for kicks.
These guys talk a big game and then they go and back it up. They haven't lost a game and they're in first place. I'm not sure if I like them much. Bastards!
Batted: 1 for 3.
October 13th, 2007, 4:00 PM PST
NotGuilty blows a fifteen point lead and fall 56-50. Our team sucks. We need to trade for Kobe!
Stats: Click here.
October 14th, 2007, 11:50 AM PST
LBC game was canceled.
Hitmen loses big to WhatsPoppin', 35-13. These guys beat us up bad. Then they beat us up bad again. And then they decided to beat us up bad once more just for kicks.
These guys talk a big game and then they go and back it up. They haven't lost a game and they're in first place. I'm not sure if I like them much. Bastards!
Batted: 1 for 3.
October 13th, 2007, 4:00 PM PST
NotGuilty blows a fifteen point lead and fall 56-50. Our team sucks. We need to trade for Kobe!
Stats: Click here.
October 14th, 2007, 11:50 AM PST
LBC game was canceled.
Friday, October 12, 2007
LegalZoom Can't Hold Lead
October 11th, 2007, 7:30 PM PST
Little Bar Lounge 18, LegalZoom 12.
This was a much anticipated game for LegalZoom primarily because of the situation with Left-Glove and not because both teams have one win.
It was a good game and we led all the way until my defense failed me in the seventh and final inning. We couldn't hold a one run lead due to some terrible defense. No surprises here. Our defense sucks. I haven't been that frustrated in a very long time. Not good.
Props to Little Bar Lounge as they put up seven runs in last inning and then shut us down in the bottom of the seventh.
As for the situation-help, Left-Glove shows up late in the fourth inning or so when we were batting. She sits down at the end of the bench. No greeting from her. I speak first.
I ask her if she's playing tonight and she says yes. I tell her to sign the lineup card and that she's batting at the bottom of the order. No complaints.
We only have nine players before she shows up. Adam, who was catching his first game, was re-inserted back to his normal role at third. Left-Glove is now catching. No complaints.
Only complaints came from a soft-spoken guy that works in my department (let's call him BT). I am on first-base. I was on base and taking third on a single to right-field. He told me to go home as I approached third-base. I questioned his decision because it was just a single and I got gunned down last week trying to score from second. So I held up as the ball was already in the infield. There were two-outs. BT points towards home plate and says look who's coming up. Left-Glove was coming up thereafter to bat. I should of listen. She grounds out to the pitcher. Inning over. Two runners stranded. Did I ever hear it from BT. I respond, "I didn't know she was coming up, you know I would of gone."
That was her first at-bat. Her second at-bat came in the bottom of the sixth inning with the bases juiced and one-out. She grounds out to the pitcher again. The pitcher boots the ball so a runner manages to score. She's out at first. Dandy stuff.
Batted: 3 for 4. 2 singles, double.
Little Bar Lounge 18, LegalZoom 12.
This was a much anticipated game for LegalZoom primarily because of the situation with Left-Glove and not because both teams have one win.
It was a good game and we led all the way until my defense failed me in the seventh and final inning. We couldn't hold a one run lead due to some terrible defense. No surprises here. Our defense sucks. I haven't been that frustrated in a very long time. Not good.
Props to Little Bar Lounge as they put up seven runs in last inning and then shut us down in the bottom of the seventh.
As for the situation-help, Left-Glove shows up late in the fourth inning or so when we were batting. She sits down at the end of the bench. No greeting from her. I speak first.
I ask her if she's playing tonight and she says yes. I tell her to sign the lineup card and that she's batting at the bottom of the order. No complaints.
We only have nine players before she shows up. Adam, who was catching his first game, was re-inserted back to his normal role at third. Left-Glove is now catching. No complaints.
Only complaints came from a soft-spoken guy that works in my department (let's call him BT). I am on first-base. I was on base and taking third on a single to right-field. He told me to go home as I approached third-base. I questioned his decision because it was just a single and I got gunned down last week trying to score from second. So I held up as the ball was already in the infield. There were two-outs. BT points towards home plate and says look who's coming up. Left-Glove was coming up thereafter to bat. I should of listen. She grounds out to the pitcher. Inning over. Two runners stranded. Did I ever hear it from BT. I respond, "I didn't know she was coming up, you know I would of gone."
That was her first at-bat. Her second at-bat came in the bottom of the sixth inning with the bases juiced and one-out. She grounds out to the pitcher again. The pitcher boots the ball so a runner manages to score. She's out at first. Dandy stuff.
Batted: 3 for 4. 2 singles, double.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Situation Help
(backdoorstraight - 3 miles in 11 minutes)
For those of you who don't know, Company's softball is in its second season. Our first season didn't go so well primarily because our talent pool just isn't very solid.
Prime example: our first practice session ever before our first season had a total of eight players. Five of them were late. Three of them were girls. Perfect!
That's just the beginning. Two of the girls never made it on the team but one did.
And this one is a manager's nightmare to say the least.
Before the practice session, she emails me and tells me she played softball in high school. "I have been playing softball for a long time, I am a very good player." Alright we have hope!
She shows up to the first practice session with the wrong-sided glove. Yes, she brought a left-handed glove. I asked her where she got it and she tells me she just bought it over the weekend. I told her to return it. She goes on and tells me that this is normal for her. She throws and catches with her right hand. Yes, she says she catches the ball and then takes her glove off and then throws the ball with her right hand. Wonderful. No offense to my former Angels' pitcher but I just found a successor to Jim Abbott and she's going to play on my team!
So practice ends and we return to work the next day. She emails me and asks me if she needed cleats to play in these softball games. I told her they're not mandatory but they're highly recommended and you should have them if possible. She says okay and comes to the first game of the season with tennis shoes.
So here we go.
On her very first at-bat, she swings and hits a slow-grounder to third base. The third-baseman finds a way to boot the ball and kicks it towards the fence in between the catcher, third-base, and the pitcher's mound. At this point, cool, she's going to be safe at first.
Wrong.
She trips over herself half-way to first base and hits the deck hard. She's down for a couple seconds and gets up and tries to beat the throw to first-base. OUT!
So she comes running back into the dugout, yelling at me and telling me that's it's all my fault because I told her that she doesn't need cleats. I told her I never said that. She said yes you did. I said okay. So game ends and the next day she emails me again.
She tells me she wants to play left-field or first-base, and not catcher. She wasn't joking. Neither was I when I told her that she's not good enough to play those positions. She didn't take it well. I asked Killer K to talk to her about the whole thing and next thing I know, I get a forwarded email with her calling my boy a sexist. Nice.
So game two comes rolling-around the corner. One-day right before the game, I go upstairs to talk to the CEO of the company. He's on the team also and he funded the team. He was telling me he's been in dire-wanting to play softball (he couldn't make it to the first-game of the season). It was a good-solid conversation with him telling me that we need a strong left-fielder and a good-first basemen because those positions require the most work. I agreed and assured him that we have a good left-fielder and a good first-baseman. After we finished talking, I was about to go back downstairs when I saw the CEO waiting by the elevator practicing his baseball swing. This guy was ready to play some ball! I'm all for it.
So I go back downstairs and KK informs me that he just told Left-Glove that she can play left-field tomorrow night. Excellent. Did not I just tell the CEO that our left-fielder is pretty good?!
Me: What did you do that for?
KK: I'm trying to prove a point. That's probably a bad thing huh?
Me: Yeah, hah.
So our second game comes around and we put Left-Glove in leftfield. The very first pitch of the game is hit hard to where else, left field! So she comes charging in and then when the ball nears, she slaps her glove at the ball and knocks it down. Then she boots it a good ten feet. She chases it down, then picks it up and throws with all her might. The ball went about ten feet. So the shortstop comes running out to left-field to grab the ball off the ground and throws it back in. The runner has already scored.
The inning ends and I put her at catcher the very next inning. No complaints.
Finally, her ramblings end and I think she got the point. Or did she?
A season and a half later...
This was an email dated today, Tuesday, October 9, 2007.
This is the email I sent out to the team:
Team,
Reminder: This week’s game (Thursday, October 11) is at 7:30 PM at the new park. We (1-3) are the home team versus Little Bar Lounge (1-2). Please let me know whether or not you’re coming. Thanks.
This email is how she responded:
Contrary to what you may think, I’ll be there.
Also I expect to be at the top of the lineup, thanks. I’m not catching. I’ll be at LFC.
See you Thursday
And this is how I responded (haha):
No.
No.
And NO.
This is how she responded:
Yes Vi, and I’m not playing with your ass. But you can’t stop me either way. I’ll see you on the diamond.
THIS MAY GET INTERESTING.
For those of you who don't know, Company's softball is in its second season. Our first season didn't go so well primarily because our talent pool just isn't very solid.
Prime example: our first practice session ever before our first season had a total of eight players. Five of them were late. Three of them were girls. Perfect!
That's just the beginning. Two of the girls never made it on the team but one did.
And this one is a manager's nightmare to say the least.
Before the practice session, she emails me and tells me she played softball in high school. "I have been playing softball for a long time, I am a very good player." Alright we have hope!
She shows up to the first practice session with the wrong-sided glove. Yes, she brought a left-handed glove. I asked her where she got it and she tells me she just bought it over the weekend. I told her to return it. She goes on and tells me that this is normal for her. She throws and catches with her right hand. Yes, she says she catches the ball and then takes her glove off and then throws the ball with her right hand. Wonderful. No offense to my former Angels' pitcher but I just found a successor to Jim Abbott and she's going to play on my team!
So practice ends and we return to work the next day. She emails me and asks me if she needed cleats to play in these softball games. I told her they're not mandatory but they're highly recommended and you should have them if possible. She says okay and comes to the first game of the season with tennis shoes.
So here we go.
On her very first at-bat, she swings and hits a slow-grounder to third base. The third-baseman finds a way to boot the ball and kicks it towards the fence in between the catcher, third-base, and the pitcher's mound. At this point, cool, she's going to be safe at first.
Wrong.
She trips over herself half-way to first base and hits the deck hard. She's down for a couple seconds and gets up and tries to beat the throw to first-base. OUT!
So she comes running back into the dugout, yelling at me and telling me that's it's all my fault because I told her that she doesn't need cleats. I told her I never said that. She said yes you did. I said okay. So game ends and the next day she emails me again.
She tells me she wants to play left-field or first-base, and not catcher. She wasn't joking. Neither was I when I told her that she's not good enough to play those positions. She didn't take it well. I asked Killer K to talk to her about the whole thing and next thing I know, I get a forwarded email with her calling my boy a sexist. Nice.
So game two comes rolling-around the corner. One-day right before the game, I go upstairs to talk to the CEO of the company. He's on the team also and he funded the team. He was telling me he's been in dire-wanting to play softball (he couldn't make it to the first-game of the season). It was a good-solid conversation with him telling me that we need a strong left-fielder and a good-first basemen because those positions require the most work. I agreed and assured him that we have a good left-fielder and a good first-baseman. After we finished talking, I was about to go back downstairs when I saw the CEO waiting by the elevator practicing his baseball swing. This guy was ready to play some ball! I'm all for it.
So I go back downstairs and KK informs me that he just told Left-Glove that she can play left-field tomorrow night. Excellent. Did not I just tell the CEO that our left-fielder is pretty good?!
Me: What did you do that for?
KK: I'm trying to prove a point. That's probably a bad thing huh?
Me: Yeah, hah.
So our second game comes around and we put Left-Glove in leftfield. The very first pitch of the game is hit hard to where else, left field! So she comes charging in and then when the ball nears, she slaps her glove at the ball and knocks it down. Then she boots it a good ten feet. She chases it down, then picks it up and throws with all her might. The ball went about ten feet. So the shortstop comes running out to left-field to grab the ball off the ground and throws it back in. The runner has already scored.
The inning ends and I put her at catcher the very next inning. No complaints.
Finally, her ramblings end and I think she got the point. Or did she?
A season and a half later...
This was an email dated today, Tuesday, October 9, 2007.
This is the email I sent out to the team:
Team,
Reminder: This week’s game (Thursday, October 11) is at 7:30 PM at the new park. We (1-3) are the home team versus Little Bar Lounge (1-2). Please let me know whether or not you’re coming. Thanks.
This email is how she responded:
Contrary to what you may think, I’ll be there.
Also I expect to be at the top of the lineup, thanks. I’m not catching. I’ll be at LFC.
See you Thursday
And this is how I responded (haha):
No.
No.
And NO.
This is how she responded:
Yes Vi, and I’m not playing with your ass. But you can’t stop me either way. I’ll see you on the diamond.
THIS MAY GET INTERESTING.
Monday, October 8, 2007
Just Another Weekend.
October 5th, 2007, 7:45 PM PST
Hitmen (3-1) mercied Ptsd (2-2) Friday night.
There was one memorable point in this game. This guy wearing a bright-blue shirt on the other team came out to relieve the starting pitcher (who did pretty well). This blue-shirt-guy walked about eight batters and I'm not sure if he recorded an out. At the same time, he was rambling at us for not swinging at his pitches. I walked on three pitches. Two of the pitches almost hit the umpire in the head.
After walking in like fifty-five runs (can you say Brett Tomko), the manager on the other team yanked him. He didn't record one out I don't think.
Batted: 3 for 3 with a walk.
Here are the updated standings:
October 6th, 2007 4:20 PM PST
LBC (3-1) wins 78-70.
This is a solid victory. With Big Bri out serving his one game suspension and LBC running the whole game without any subs, it was an outstanding effort by the starting-five. Manny, Tuan, James, myself, and some random pick-up from the other team.
We led pretty much the entire game and pulled away in the fourth quarter leading by as much as fifteen points. This was my first real game back and I have to say...well, I'm back! Holler!
Stat line: 5 for 7, 10 pts, 10 rebounds.
October 6th, 2007 6:00 PM PST
NotGuiltyBrand.com loses 75-56.
This has to be the worst league game I've ever been apart of in my life! So my game at Banning High School ended at approximately 5:32 PM PST, I high-fived my teammates and told them I have to run. I have to get to San Marino by 6:00 PM PST for this new league I just entered. Actually, I entered this league last month but then I broke my finger into five pieces sucking at softball playing second base. I am a late-addition.
Anyhow, I showed up to my first game (team's fourth game, we're now 1-3) with 16 minutes and change left in the second half (this league has two halves) thanks to some killer traffic on the Long Beach Freeway.
I entered the game with about twelve minutes left and I'm not sure what happened but we lost by nineteen points when it was all said and done.
Some short, Asian kid with glasses was scoring on us at will! I sucked too! It's on next week!
Stat line: Please see http://www.chineseballers.com/
Click on "Players" and search for me. However, just for this game, I was using someone else's name, Eugene Cheng. 2 points, 1 rebound.
After the game, I went to Noodle World and ordered #82 with Thai Iced Tea Boba! Even though we lost, my stomach won! =)
Hitmen (3-1) mercied Ptsd (2-2) Friday night.
There was one memorable point in this game. This guy wearing a bright-blue shirt on the other team came out to relieve the starting pitcher (who did pretty well). This blue-shirt-guy walked about eight batters and I'm not sure if he recorded an out. At the same time, he was rambling at us for not swinging at his pitches. I walked on three pitches. Two of the pitches almost hit the umpire in the head.
After walking in like fifty-five runs (can you say Brett Tomko), the manager on the other team yanked him. He didn't record one out I don't think.
Batted: 3 for 3 with a walk.
Here are the updated standings:
October 6th, 2007 4:20 PM PST
LBC (3-1) wins 78-70.
This is a solid victory. With Big Bri out serving his one game suspension and LBC running the whole game without any subs, it was an outstanding effort by the starting-five. Manny, Tuan, James, myself, and some random pick-up from the other team.
We led pretty much the entire game and pulled away in the fourth quarter leading by as much as fifteen points. This was my first real game back and I have to say...well, I'm back! Holler!
Stat line: 5 for 7, 10 pts, 10 rebounds.
October 6th, 2007 6:00 PM PST
NotGuiltyBrand.com loses 75-56.
This has to be the worst league game I've ever been apart of in my life! So my game at Banning High School ended at approximately 5:32 PM PST, I high-fived my teammates and told them I have to run. I have to get to San Marino by 6:00 PM PST for this new league I just entered. Actually, I entered this league last month but then I broke my finger into five pieces sucking at softball playing second base. I am a late-addition.
Anyhow, I showed up to my first game (team's fourth game, we're now 1-3) with 16 minutes and change left in the second half (this league has two halves) thanks to some killer traffic on the Long Beach Freeway.
I entered the game with about twelve minutes left and I'm not sure what happened but we lost by nineteen points when it was all said and done.
Some short, Asian kid with glasses was scoring on us at will! I sucked too! It's on next week!
Stat line: Please see http://www.chineseballers.com/
Click on "Players" and search for me. However, just for this game, I was using someone else's name, Eugene Cheng. 2 points, 1 rebound.
After the game, I went to Noodle World and ordered #82 with Thai Iced Tea Boba! Even though we lost, my stomach won! =)
Friday, October 5, 2007
Base Running Mistakes
October 4th, 2007, 7:30 PM PST
LegalZoom (1-3) fell Thursday night to Priviledged & Confidential (3-0), 16-11.
This was a terrible game. I am extremely disappointed.
We were four for five in the first inning and then the inning ended. In the second inning, we were 3 for 5 and then inning over. In the third inning, we were five for six and somehow the inning ended! Our runners were getting thrown out left and right trying to steal the extra bag. As coach, I take responsibility.
No, I lied. I can't control people trying to take extra bases. Yes, I got gunned down at home (and I could of control this I guess) but that's only because there was no third-base coach and I heard "Go home, go home!"
The worst part is these guys on the other team in the outfield were some short, skinny Asian dudes firing bullets at their designated targets and not missing. They were gunning us down like Vietnam over again!
Batted: 1 for 3, single, walk.
KK, we win if you show.
LegalZoom (1-3) fell Thursday night to Priviledged & Confidential (3-0), 16-11.
This was a terrible game. I am extremely disappointed.
We were four for five in the first inning and then the inning ended. In the second inning, we were 3 for 5 and then inning over. In the third inning, we were five for six and somehow the inning ended! Our runners were getting thrown out left and right trying to steal the extra bag. As coach, I take responsibility.
No, I lied. I can't control people trying to take extra bases. Yes, I got gunned down at home (and I could of control this I guess) but that's only because there was no third-base coach and I heard "Go home, go home!"
The worst part is these guys on the other team in the outfield were some short, skinny Asian dudes firing bullets at their designated targets and not missing. They were gunning us down like Vietnam over again!
Batted: 1 for 3, single, walk.
KK, we win if you show.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
LBC loses to Lights Out
September 30th, 2007, 11:50 AM PST
LBC (2-1) lead the entire way until Lights Out (3-0) hit a couple of clutch three pointers with a few minutes left in the game to steal a win Sunday afternoon, 79-75.
James, our starting power forward, told one of his boys to join the team. I didn't get his name but he's a short Asian/Filipino/Mexican-looking guy. He pulled me from the game a couple times after like four minutes of play. I didn't like the gesture. He thinks he's good. He's not. I don't like him. I hope he never comes back.
On a side note, JBreeze had a little altercation with this black dude on the other team (who dunked on us). Pushing and shoving ensued after the last buzzer went off. A couple shirts went off and some tattoos were about to get acquainted real fast until both teams pulled their guy back. It was about to go down! Both players suspended one game! That's our best player! Damn!
Stats: 2 pts, 8 minutes, 1-2 FG.
LBC (2-1) lead the entire way until Lights Out (3-0) hit a couple of clutch three pointers with a few minutes left in the game to steal a win Sunday afternoon, 79-75.
James, our starting power forward, told one of his boys to join the team. I didn't get his name but he's a short Asian/Filipino/Mexican-looking guy. He pulled me from the game a couple times after like four minutes of play. I didn't like the gesture. He thinks he's good. He's not. I don't like him. I hope he never comes back.
On a side note, JBreeze had a little altercation with this black dude on the other team (who dunked on us). Pushing and shoving ensued after the last buzzer went off. A couple shirts went off and some tattoos were about to get acquainted real fast until both teams pulled their guy back. It was about to go down! Both players suspended one game! That's our best player! Damn!
Stats: 2 pts, 8 minutes, 1-2 FG.
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