It’s a No-Brainer

They’ve been calling for rain on Sunday morning for a week and it’s begun. The numbers are good for both Sunday and Monday (17 confirmed usually gets us 20) but “Harvey” continues to be a total dick. No game on Sunday.

Use Sunday’s free time to free up Monday, when we will bear the fruits of our Labor and play baseball, continuing our remarkable streak of playing every week since Mother’s Day.

Father's Day

In 36 hours (as of Friday 4pm), we got to 15 "confirmed" - three more than showed up last year and more than enough, based on previous attendance inquiries, to get us to where we need to be.
 

Dave C., Christian, Matt A., Frank M.,Nick, Mark K., Ed P., Eloi, Albert, Jason, Trey, Kyle, Marlon, and the season debut of both Paul O. and Charlie.

Add in the rumored, the many who are computer illiterate, lazy, or non-committal and there's no doubt that we're looking good. So is the weather. Play ball!

No Game

It seems obvious, with forecasts all week that would please Noah, but let's make it official - no game. This Sunday, be nice to Mom, the wife, and everyone else that you know, so they will be nice and not complain when you come out to play next week, and the week after, and Father's Day, and Thanksgiving ...

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. Been erased like a blackboard. Rebuilt and erased again. Baseball marks the time. This field ... this game ... it reminds us - of all that once was good. And it can be again."

~ Terence Mann, "Field of Dreams"

Our 21st Opening Day is this Sunday.

 

If you haven't finalized your bat order,

if you want to take extra BP with Adam,

if you want to play ball,

get in touch!

“They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball. And they tell you to hit it square.”

~ Willie Stargell

While we looked much better on Sunday at the end of practice than we did at the beginning, it was nearly unanimous that we scrape off the rust in a practice one more time this coming week before we begin games.

The 2017 Season

“Baseball has a way of ripping your heart out, stabbing it, putting it back in your chest,

then healing itself just in time for Spring Training.”

 ~ Noah Syndergaard

The permit application has been in for weeks. Recruiting is already bringing in a new class of rookies. And the Opt-in email has gone out and ought to be in your inbox for you to respond and get onto this year's email list. If you've not received it or responded, get in touch - we're hitting the field this weekend!