Hitmen Win a Soggy One
After several straight days of rain, the Hitmen’s game against FDIC Too Big to Fail seemed to be in serious jeopardy. As Congressional Softball League fans know, the fields on the Mall are somewhat dicey to begin with, even under the best of conditions. Add some rain to the mix, and its a virtual obstacle course. But, what can I say? We love softball. Or, at least we love Hitmen Softball, which, of course, has very little resemblance to actual softball but anyway…
And so, while many other squads called off their games this week, we pressed on. Or, rather, a few of us pressed on. Despite the above claims about our deep commitment, attendance for the game was… shall we say… sparse. As the FDICers assembled a small army of softballers, the Hitmen could only muster a handful of players. A series of frantic phone calls yielded a lot of poor excuses and but little else, so we were still shorthanded when it came time to start the game. Unwilling to give in, however, we borrowed a catcher from the forgiving FDICers and engaged the patented Hitmen three man infield.
Thankfully this arrangement did not last long. By the second inning Harold & Davekumar (who, like Chainsaw, changed out of his office clothes on the field) appeared on the scene and Freckles arrived a short time later to take over the catching duties. Though still down a position player, we were – at long last – legit!
And we played like it! Our bats woke up and our fielding was strong. Other than a few baserunning blunders – like Ice doing a face plant between first and second – it was a solid performance. Put another win in the books!
