A's stumble out of the gate (again)

The A's fell to 0-2 last night, but showed a ton of guts and drank a fair amount of Miller Lite. After Chris Ford, Medicine Man, had to rush off right before game time to save a small villlage, the A's were down to seven players. Frantic calls went out. Mandy called Aziz. John called his friend Meredith. Tsoghig called Pizza Hut. Only Meredith delivered, and though she brought intensity (and her own bat) to the field, it was not enough. The undermanned A's gave up 3 to 4 runs every inning and their bats stayed ice cold, in losing to Bases Loaded 18-7.

Quickly, a few bright spots. Herr German continues to impress in the field. Despite consitent post-game comments about his 'creaky knees' and 'trick back', he continues to shine defensively. (My guess is that when Herr German says 'trick back', he doesn't mean arthritic, he means some awesome McGyver-esque trick that has gotten him out of many a scrape.) H-Bergh went three for three in his first game of the year, bringing the State Legislative Department to a whopping season total of 10 hits in 13 at bats. SLD! The Armenian Berserker and Shinouye both pitched solidly, Mattallee displayed a cannon arm from the outfield, Timeout Mary hit the ball hard, and the Ass Manager caused tremendous envy on the opposing sideline with her jersey. Perhaps most exciting was the 5th inning arrival of A's all-star center fielder Young William, who ended his holdout after three long weeks. His appearance lifted the team to a four run rally, but it was too little too late. Still, it is hopefully a harbinger of big things on the horizon.

Next week, game 3, A's vs. The DC Renovators, Tuesday, May 15th, 1st pitch at 6:30. Last year they scored 14 runs in the 2nd inning, then held on to beat us 19-15. It's another road game, at 23rd and Independence. Please let me know if you're playing soon, I'll bring the first 18 to respond. Let's get a win so I can do a real game writeup.