Sausages bats cool off

MONTGOMERY PARK, July 12, 2007. The Sausages' bats went from hero to zero in Thursday's game against the Traders, until the fifth when they came alive to score four runs to make the game interesting. But the final score was an 11-5 loss to put the Sausages another game below .500.
Dirty Al, Volley and Sink led the way with 2, 3, and 3 hits respectively. Dirty Al has a new favourite bat. "I keep it in a climate-controlled, ozone-free, lubricated bath," muttered Al after coach Shoe tried to put his bat with the other bats. Dirty Al would have had a better game, but he was still distracted by his great poker wins recently. "I'm like a gambleaholic, but for booze," he said.
Volley had an extraordinary home run, pulling a monster shot over the left fielder's head. "After five years of trying I finally hit the ball over the fielder's head," said Volley in between cartwheels.
Amber had two great stops at second base, getting one of them out at first and saving a double on the other one.
Shoe pitched, but didn't have his 'A' stuff. Cereal tried to cheer him up by saying "good pitching... not really, I was just trying to build you up."
The fans were out in force on this warm evening, with Ewan leading the cheering on the sidelines. His favourite cheer was "mamamamama". And when asked if he wanted to go to the bar for a post-game drink, he said "mamamamama".

Dirty Al (stock photo)

Some of the other fans were asked for their highlights of the night. Here's what they said:
"When my big, hunky husband hit a home run." - Claudia
"Five is one of my [30] favourite numbers." - Daz (referring to the score, but also to the number of years Volley has gone without a home run)

Coach Shoe thought maybe some of the players could use a beer to blow off some steam after the game. "No, no, no, OK," said Volley.
"When I play ball like this I get so thirsty," said Daz.
At the bar, Sink had a bit too much to drink and spilled MIT's Strongbow, but MIT had another explanation. "I actually asked [hic] Sink to spill my drink..." she said, slurring her words.

Box score
Norm! 1/4
Dirty Al 2/4
Sink 3/4
Volley 3/4
T-Bag 1/4
Slashbunt 1/3
Cereal 0/3
Amber 2/3
Shoe 1/3

P.F.