Ringers needed a win and we got it, walk off mercy-rule, gotta love it. Under the rainy skies of Medford, MA, the sons of Marty came out and pretty much duffed the first half inning. They hit everything I threw pretty hard, every pop up they hit fell, every ground ball found a hole. Slippin and sliding out there to make plays, they batted around and finally made the third out, down 7-0. After a very brief pep talk "Yuck, we need to hit" by the skipper Sully, the bats woke up and we held them in check for the next 6 innings. A Home runs by DSull and McGrath got it started. McGrath, fresh off playing cuddly face with that girl at Red Sky, he looked determined to get off on the right foot. Fill ins for the night, Mike Lydon hit a double to score a few, Hubbs struck out on a pop foul but would redeem himself with an absolute bomb later on. Former Bees pitcher Sully finally put the nail in the coffin with a Grand Slam. The kid was shot out of a cannon to get home but thats fine with me. Overshadowing his slam was a perfectly executed Gentlemans Turn in the 3rd inning. A little "in your face Ty Cobb" kind of turn but that's respect you cant find at today's Friendly Fenway.
Fielding was rough in the First but everyone settled down. A wet ball and a slick field leave no margin for error. Sully had a few clutch pop up catches, Boonton played a solid second base late in the game with a force out and a double play. MBags unassisted double play, making up for his 1.5 K's. Sammy tagged a guy out, kid f'd up a Gentlemans Turn, made the move to first and was tagged out.
21-11, mercy rule win. 6 and 2 for the year with a big game coming up tonight, get some.
Seen in the crowd: NO one, not one person, zero, not even a Ringers "groupie"
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