TEAM BRAFMAN WINS FIRST HALF IN THE RAIN……….
In what might have been the rainiest (is that a word?) night of softball in the history of the league,
TEAM BRAFMAN, TEAM GREFER, TEAM LEADER, TEAM GROH and TEAM SOLOMON all
ended the first half at 5-3, but the tie-breaker went to BRAFMAN…….don’t ask…..(check out earlier
blog)…..
Also, I don’t ever remember a team with three losses winning a half……….
First to report in……..
by MARC BRAFMAN
BRAFMAN 5…………WEISSER 4
In a game of two teams going in opposite directions, TEAM WEISSER, in the role of spoiler and
TEAM BRAFMAN, in position to win the first half with some help, squared off…….
The first half champs came from behind again in a thrilling 5-4 mud filled contest….
“I felt like ROY HOBBS hitting in the rain.” said a happy JEREMY FOGEL afterwards after
delivering the game winning two run double in the bottom of the 7th inning.
The 20-year old University of Cincinnati student added, “I don’t know how I was able to pull it
together after my hard day of work. I’m just glad I was able to come through for the team.”
As is always the case, they relied on their defense to keep the game close as AARON COMPTON,
BEN “B-ROD” RODRIGUEZ, ERIC GRUEN and Rookie Of The Year candidate LEON “THE
BULL” SESSERMAN , JOEL “THE WRATH” KAHN and MIKE “THE FLASH” CREEMER
battled the elements to make plays all night.
One of the key plays was a perfect relay from B-ROD to GRUEN to CREEMER to nab TAYLOR
SCHWARTZ, roommate of SESSERMAN, at the plate in the top of the 7th inning to keep the game
tied.
Offensively, B-ROD, JASON “THE MAD HUNGARIAN” FAUST, RILEY ABLE and BRAFMAN
set the table for the big hit by FOGEL…….
Afterwards, the muddy and wet winning pitcher FAUST had this to say, “The more you play softball
the less you rely on your athletic ability and the more it becomes mental. I’m not sure that applies to
me or not, but I like the sound of it.”
Finally, the entire team would like to congratulate MIKE CREEMER for winning his first title ever.
“We couldn’t have done it without him, ” added BRAFMAN.
Again, a reminder that there are NO games on JULY 4……see you on JULY 11……HAPPY 4TH!!!!!
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