No Laughs for Hitmen vs. Freedom Ticklers
While we hoped it wouldn’t be so, most of us familiar with the mediocre history of the Hitmen figured this day would eventually come. After a strong start to the 2007 campaign, the Hitmen dropped their first game of the season on Monday evening, thus ending the dream of the perfect year.
Early on, it appeared that our spring of undefeated bliss might last another week. Leadoff batter Fish smashed a comebacker through the box, slowed only by its sudden impact into the chest of the Ticklers’ pitcher. (Let the record show that we are good sports. After the assault, Dr. Fish did offer his services to the injured opponent.) F-Bomb followed with a single and then BigStick clobbered a home run. Three batters… three runs… Not bad.
Unfortunately, this proved to be the high point of the game for the local squad. Playing with a jumbled lineup, which had many folks out of their normal positions, the Hitmen defense struggled to slow the Ticklers on the basepaths. While the game remained close in the early innings, the Ticklers built a substantial lead with a fifth inning rally aided by a comedy of Hitmen errors. It proved too much to overcome.
All were disappointed with the outcome and WhoShotJR was near suicidal or homicidal (we’re not sure which so everyone kept their distance). On the bright side of things, the game saw the first 2007 appearance of Slugger and the long awaited return of Shooter, which provided many opportunities for kickball needling. Welcome back, ladies!


June 19, 2007, 9:24 am
Ok Team,
So there was a little dose of reality fueled by what I can only assume was bad karma after the early assault on their pitcher. On the other hand does anyone else find it oddly coincidental that our first loss comes at the exact same night the “kickball” players decided that since kickball was over they could grace us with their presence? I certainly do, and in order to prevent mass public hysteria over this loss I was thinking maybe we should round them up circa 1692 Salem style. Then send them back to kickballdom forever. Its that or we can tighten up on D, keep rockin on O and show this next team a thing or two. Inaccuracies and outrageous obnoxiousness of this post may or may not be attributed to poster non attendance which will hopefully not happen again.
Love,
lil bow wow
June 19, 2007, 11:45 am
Ahem…..so the trash talk on the kickballers wants to get started. I think we should applaud Kerry for coming out and gracing us with her presence. I mean I have no excuse, but don’t be hating on my girl Kerry. She will have to hold the reigns as I embark tomorrow on my 2 1/2 week vacation. GO HITMEN!
June 19, 2007, 5:13 pm
Sorry Shooter. I had been in the lab drinking coffee and doing push-ups before I wrote that so it may have come out a little fired up. High Five!
June 19, 2007, 5:24 pm
Push ups at the office… bike riding down the highway… BowWow is a no limit soldier.
June 19, 2007, 11:11 pm
Ok, so I have calmed down a little since our loss, but not much. I sitll have a chip on my shoulder which I will attempt to shake by crushing the ball, or missing and making an ass out of myself.
June 26, 2007, 9:51 pm
What happened guys?
August 13, 2007, 6:33 pm
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