This Tourney is for all the marbles gentleman...

Ringers Battle Cry

Quarterfinals Series Win vs the Hibernians 2 games to 1 aka "We are all Witnesses"

The Sons of Sully took the series against the Hibernians 2 to 1 in what proved a series for the ages.

The Ringers took the first game 11-5 behind some strong defense and soild pitching. The Hibernians tied the series up in the second game behind a late rally 11-10.

The series came down to the rubber match. The Hibernians had the momentum, but the Ringers are tried and tested. They have been here before. They know what it takes to get the job done.

The Hibernians jumped up 5-0 early with a bunch of 2 out hits and a few Ringer miscues. The men of Monty started out slow at the plate but had a few breaks with some Hibernians errors to get things tied up. The bottom of the order fueled the run production DSull, Riz, Crowlz, Sweet all pitched in with hits and Sweet with a huge bases clearing hit. We took the field tied up at 5.

I fell apart in that next inning. There comes a time when a man has conversations with himself that are better left untold. I woke up feeling like I should go to church to apologize for my comments. It was a struggle all day...hot, angry, really mad at the fact that Billy would be calling half of those strikes, but you get through it. Thanks to DSull for the words of encouragment. A man needs that in his time of anguish. I really felt like I dined in Hell that inning.

Back and forth game with the Ringers up, then the Greens. Can't remember the particular order of anything:

-great plays by the Outfield all night, DSull, Danny, TC, McGrath all with big catches and some great throws

-MBags a huge play at 3B to nail a guy at second and keep them only scoring 1 that inning

-Sully, battling a tough day at the plate, with solid SS play nailing a guy from the hole

-Crupi and I connected on a nice out at home on a TC throw

-Big hits by MBags, Boonton setting the table

-Timmy a clutch hit with 2 outs to keep us playing that game

-Noyes and Shaun being team players and letting the better hitters stay in, good teammates

8th inning

The Hibernians had 2nd and 3rd with the leadoff hitter up and 2 outs. This is the tall guy, the captain, and a good hitter. I remembered him muttering something from game 1 that he is a sucker for the low pitches. I tried to throw him something he would have to lunge for, he did, and he popped it up to Danny. Crisis averted...on to the bottom

I lead off with a pushed single past the third baseman. DSull comes up and hits a rocket heading up the middle, no way that thing gets touched. I take off thinking third and the pitcher no looks it and it hits his glove, so ridiculous. Things were looking Bleak for the Ringers....but then Sweet singles, and Shaun gets on by the third baseman's error. They intentionally walk the Table Setter to bring up Danny the Freak. Crup-a-loop was almost out of the game early on but Noyes made sure that Asian Chasin' Dan stayed in the game. Dirty Knee stepped up to the plate liking his chances. The Power Bottom saw a pitch to drive and he drove it, and drove it hard. Sweet scored and pinch runner Crowlz took a big turn and came in to score via Lynn. Clutch hit by Crupi, The Legend of CLupi has happened guys. We are all Witnesses...

*special thanks to Boonton help with the artwork

This just in...McGrath's cable guy finally came

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhWavua-1FI&NR=1

Thanks Boonton

Last Reg season game Loss 16-15 to On the Hill aka "Danny the Freak"

The last regular season game came down to 2 powerhouses. The Powerhouse of the C divison vs the Mighty On the Hill, the powerhouse of the B division (still waiting for someone to explain to me where the A division is...or went.

The Ringers' took the field with 9 guys, led by swingin' Danny Crupi. We had a bat on loan from NJ, a Miken Freak 98, the bat, the myth, the legend. Danny had been eyeing that thing since I took it out of the car, he stepped up to the plate with it and mayhem insued. Kid roped a liner to left, GT'd it at first with that shit eatin grin like "yeah, i have had a few Mai-Tai's in my day...what's it to ya?"

We jumped out to a 6-2 lead with the kid knocking a 2 run single with 2 outs via the Freak. Noyes started off a little wild but brought it back in when we needed it. Also showed ridiculous relexes putting his glove in front of his face before he was hit with a laser...went on to scoop it over Crowley's head but we will blame that on nerves...nice save Noyes, settled down and pitched well.

Bags got back in the mix with "the best ball I have hit in 5 years", a bases clearing hit that scored Crowley and I, with Bags rounding the bases after an error in the OF. Josh hit a bomb that may be still going out to left center, MBags hit well occupying the 3rd slot with our fearless leader spankin it down in Plymouth. Sweet did a good job at the top of the order getting on base, Mario missed a few RBI situations with some sky pop ups. They caught up, we then traded runs, going up 15-12 in the 7th, but couldn't hold them down at the end. We purposely loaded the bases with a walk to get a force at home but a single ended our bid.

Some interesting plays at third, Noyes an indirect route rounding second heading to third...touching the OF grass, Crupi hurdling the third baseman to avoid a tag looking like a cat that you just snuck up on...he managed to over hurdle the base for an out, Josh was NOT happy. Noyes got beaned in the back with a throw from short, On the Hill wanted Noyes dead...must be some bad blood.

The Freak is being kept in an undisclosed location so the Feds can't get it...http://paws.kettering.edu/~drussell/bats-new/doctored.html

Playoffs start on Tues, 7:30, good field

Last 4 games W, L, W, L. I think?

dah!!

Schedule while I am gone...

Game 16 Loss 17-7 aka "stunt doubles game"

Mahk whiffs twice

Game 15 Rained out after 2 innings or "Later Noyes"

Game 14 Loss 6-4 aka "Noyes' slo mo throw"

This is just your average first pitch thrown out by a T-Rex at the White Sox game. If you notice, the T-Rex has finished his windup, yet the ball is still next to his head. This was EXACTLY how Noyes threw the ball over to Crowley at first. His follow through was over, he could have even tied his shoe...yet the ball was still somehow beside his head on the way over to Crowley. Amazing

Bats were cold after the break and we couldnt really put a bunch of hits together. Damn you Demons.

Game 13 Loss 20-3 aka "Window Pain"

After a brief hiatus that saw Crupi lose 10 pounds due to a "stomach bug", the Sons of Sully took the field against the 8 time champion, Insogna Club (soft G). Showing up with barely enough people to play and no lineup set, things were looking up for the Burns bunch.

The hometown team took the hill first and the flood gates opened. Bomb to center, Bomb to left, rope down the line, liner to third, bomb to left, bomb to center...strikeout...bomb to center, you get the picture. It amazes me they were able to do all of this without and speed or any walks.

We decided after the first inning to have Josh play out in the bushes in Melrose, while we manned the diamond in Medford. You may have heard him bellowing out "WHAT IS THE COUNT?" or "HOW MANY OUTS". We were looking at putting in a can-phone so he could here the play by play but Phil would have gotten mad. Looking like Andy Farmer hiding in Funny Farm, the guy made some great catches on there towering bombs they were hitting. Apparently 6 current softball tourney players don't disappoint.

Josh's buddies took their at bats in the next few innings and didnt do very well (understatement). Coming up to the plate, you almost thought it was a bunch of B-list stunt doubles. Couldn't knock off the rust the entire game. Sully had two hits, McGrath gave it a ride to right a few times, but we couldnt muster up much of anything that led to short at bats and looooong fielding time.

We tried the shift, having no SS. This actually helped but in retrospect maybe keep the SS there and have 3 OF's with an OF Rover that plays like Sully did last night. Take that first inning away and we held our own, just didn't hit. I tried to throw it low, high, actually throwing one up about 20 feet that Crowley found very amusing. At times I felt my life was in danger and decided to pitch 10 feet behind the rubber. Boonton played a nice CF. One defensive highlight was Crowley running to cover second from his 1B position as MBags fired it over to first, almost reaching Stevie Paz's pad...instant classic.

A real nightcap came around 9:30 when the Wet Bandits right fielder sailed one over 3B and smashed Crowley windshield (parked there by none other than TC). Quoting Eminem..."I guess that's why they call it wondow pain"

Nice of T. Smith to stop by the game, too bad he picked that one. Rebound against the Demons on Thurs, not sure who Josh and Crupi are playing for yet.

Game 12 Win 11-10 aka "a cycle for the ages"

Sometimes a change of scenery does a man some good. In this case, it did a man a real big solid. Crowley comes off the DL, moves Josh to the OF, and Josh goes on a tear of epic proportions. Get the f out of this man's way. Jump on his back and enjoy the ride boys, he may just take us to the promised land.

Highlights from guest blogger "The Table Setter"

-Declude raking the ball everywhere and hitting for the cycle (also rumored to be going after the s#x cycle in the bushes immediately following the game)
-Sweet’s leadoff triple in extra innings to set the stage for a game winning hit by TC
-Josh’s all-or-nothing sliding grab on a sinking liner to right center.
-Heroic effort on the bump by The Ballfielder
-DiStefano-Sully-Crupi relay to nail the guy at home and preserve the tie.
-Steady play in the left side of the diamond by Sully, and MBags, who settled in nicely after an early throwing miscue.
-Some nice scoops at 1B by LaBody
-The Ballfielder dropping in a single from the left side of the plate.
-Sweet continuing to swing the DeMarini with authority.
-Clutch hitting by Crowlz, MBags in the late innings.
-Bags disobeying doctor’s orders and hitting from the right side. As the theme song from the Natural ran through everyone’s head, expecting a memorable moment, instead the most anticlimactic worst-case scenario happens, as he grounds into an inning-ending DP.
-2-Hole having zero luck at the plate, getting robbed of 2 base hits (one liner, one foul ball that the fielder made a shoestring catch)

Game 11 Loss 23-18 aka "we found the old D-Bag Diamonds"

Will this storm be a direct hit and rain us out?

Game 10 Win 20-6 aka "First mercy of the year"

The Ringers/Demons came to play last night. Putting together a 9 player, patchwork lineup...everyone hit, even the Ball Fielder with a bum wrist go into the action.

Things looked bleak in the beginning, I walked stupid CJ to start the game and then 2-Hole lets one through the 5-Hole and we are down 1 zip before we know it. The story of the game was the defense of Josh Smith OF Ringers/Demons, kid held down left field all night...not an easy job with only 3 OF's. Made a few grabs in the OF to keep the score at 4-1 going into the 3rd.

The flood gates opened and EVERYONE hit. It's not like they made many errors or anything, we just hit line drives all over. The offense was led by two men, Two Hole and the man known as Table Setter. Table Setter (shown above with Amelyn DiStefano) was getting on base any way possible. Whether it was a single or double to left, or a walk., the Kid set the table all night. I don't know whether it is the clean crisp air of the 'burbs, or the fact that Eddie was thrown spitters, but the kid got on base. 2 Hole does his damage at the plate. I dont know if you guys have played with the 2 Hole, but if you have, take it all in...always goes down smooth. 2 Hole scored, I asked him "are you 4 for 4?" without hesitation he mutters with that Crupi shit eatin grin "5 for 5, 5 runs scored" and jogs right past me. Kid is a prick but he can hit.

My control has been average at best this year so I went back to the video tape and consulted with pitching coach Pete Brown. He mentioned I was following the pitch instead of bringing my head up. I took that and started throwing strikes like clock work. I guess that's why a guy like Pete is on the payroll.

Solid D by MBags, filling in for Vegas Joe at SS. Shaun Connors (aka Sean Connor to Bags' emails) made a great stab behind the dish. Smith really stole the show, so much so that he wanted to keep the streak going and played OF for the Demons along with 2 Hole for the second game. Right on cue, first ball hit in the game goes through Crupi's legs in CF. Kid looks like a genuis for trying to throw the game.

At any rate, bats didn't quiet down and we held them to 2 runs through the last 4 innings, finally getting the mercy rule in the 6th.

Ringers move to 7-3 which should put us 4th or 5th.

Euro Auto who apparently couldn't come up with a better name, looms on Thurs night.

Game 9 Win 13-6 "The thrill of victory...and the agony of defeat"

The Ringers win and the Celts lose. One team beginning their march to 5th place, and one team wrapping up an improbable run. I can almost see ol Danny Crupi drunk as a skunk flying down Rt 2 as the game was finihsing up, happy for the Ringers win, but saddened by the loss of his beloved C's. As he put it so eloquently "I'm outta here, this is bullshit".

I typically write down some notes when I get home from the game. Highlights, lowlights, whimsical moments...this time I couldnt figure out that the 18th was the 3rd Friday and thus couldnt park on a certain side of the road. One 50.00 ticket and a headache later, I learned my lesson. How I couldn't do that math I'll never know.

In any event, a solid Ringers win. Honey Fitz seems to be one of the better teams in the league and was 6-2 going into that game. The D got started right off the bat with MBags making a stab at 3rd. Connors had a surprise start at First and played a heck of a game, very steady. Sully played a great SS, and Noyes came up with a great play behind the dish to get us out of a jam in the 5th. Consistent hitting, Sweet getting back into the swing of things. Definately leaving a lot out but that happens when you slug beers back without eating until midnight.

Diamond's up next. This guy comes off the DL this week

Game 8 win 13-0 aka "I feel bad playing them"

The Sons of Monty took the field on a beautiful day in Medford last night hoping to start a winning streak and have a few laughs amongst friends. The opponent was "The Kid's Table", formerly known as the "Angles" or "Angels" depending on who is spelling it. The lefty took to the hill last night. Kid has a new lease on life, new trick to pitching, new way of catching pop ups, and a new way of dropping his pants at the field and not getting labled a sex offender.



The Kid's Table looked like a 60's Peace rally gone horribly wrong. At least get the same tye dye shirt or something, but sometimes a new name does ya right...in this case, they may have gotten worse.


Spent my time in back of the dish talkin to Billy. If you guys didn't know, he has been doing this for 17 years. He is a real hot ticket, let me tell ya. Said hello to TC twice as if he didnt even say the first one, was heckling Sully, labled Noyes the worst pitcher in the league, said Stevie Paz makes a mean Veal Parm, and mentioned that Insogna beat the Diamonds 28-8. All in all the strike zone was the size of the Pacific and Noyes pounded on it like Van Der Sloot in a Peruvian jail.



Noyes coasted through a few innings before giving up a base on balls to TC's buddy Michael Cera. "Dont ever walk Michael Cera again". Cera didnt do much damage on the basepaths and the Kid's Table was held in check.



Bats were alive, Sully got us up early on a 2 run bomb then almost murdered the pitcher later in the game. Danny 3/4, Crupi 3/4, MBags 3/3, McGrath 3/3, PRich 2/3, TC 2/3, Sully 2/3, Josh 0/3, Bags 0/1. Probably forgetting a few people...





Speaking of Bags, he was activated off the DL late on the game because he wanted to hit lefty. Bags has had a wrist injury that dates back to the early 90's. He gave it a valiant effort (seen here) but grounded to the pitcher. To quote Dear Leader of seeing the pic "I look like a dump", not sure which way to go with that but well said Bags. Not too much more to say. Bags put on his Ball Fielder cape as a defensive replacement in the 6th. No disrespect to any of our fielders, but when the game is on the line (13-0) and the bases are loaded (on purpose by the umpire) their just isn't anyone else that can turn a double play like the ball fielder. His glove is like a magnet and the ball is made of sweet steel. Tip of the cap to you ball fielder.




Tavern on the Square was fun last night. As seen here, I felt like I was in that elevator that we all started moshing in in Atlantic City. Trivia was at the Hill Tavern, so the Square was our "best chance" of getting a table...


Mercy Rule for the Ringers and it couldnt have come at a better time. Now that is a win we can get behind.

Game 7: Loss 14-10 aka "lets never speak of this game again"

Stevie Paz had all his pitches working tonight

we didnt play very well

we lost

Game 6 Win 15-14 aka "it was the biggest call of my career, and I kicked the sh!t out of it"

That quote could also be muttered by Phil...man he stunk


There was something in the air last night. Not sure if it was the possibility of 2 perfect games in the same night or that Crupi smelled a tad ripe when I picked him up from work, but something was out there.

The Sons of Sully had a late night tilt at ol Tufts Park against the red-headed stepchild of On the Hill Tavern. The comedic duo of Billy and Philly (might as well be Danny DeVito and Ahnold) were calling the game, which always leads to random outbursts and war stories of 17 years behind the dish.

Little did we know, 1500 miles away, two men would take the mound with a chance at history. One a journeyman trying to stick in the big leagues, and the other a journeyman trying to stick in the big leagues. One man lost his oerfect game with 2 outs in the bottom of the ninth on a bad call, one man lost his with no down in the first on 4 balls. Both men had their chance at history, and both men came up just a bit short.

(Circus music) Lets take it to the top of 1 where we had one of those innings that NOTHING goes right. 3 walks, some ground ball errors, a no-squeeze at first, falling fly balls, ground balls to the outfield on a slip and slide, etc etc. We've had those innings before. The true test of a team is how they come back when they are down. Well the Ringers passed the test.

We started slappin the ball around, that 3rd basemen may not want to show his face on that field for awhile. McGrath peppered the Right Center fielder with some moon shots, at the last minute he would always fall, reminded me of the icy patch from the Muppets. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LonzFUbMlY

They weren't very good fielders at all, usually you have a staple at SS or in the OF that makes plays, they had none. I can't imagine what they did in the B League...

We made them make plays they couldn't. Timely hits, and errors allowed us back into it. Unlike the skunk game, we stayed in it mentally and that made a huge difference.

Mr June showed up because...well...it's June, and that's what he does. Using his speed, getting on base, doin' the bull dance...all part of Mr June's game.

There are only a few players in the history of the game that get the green light on 3-0, one was Chipper in his hey-day, one was the Mick, and the other is obviously Noyes. A great 3-0 quote puts things into perspective.


"Wow, time flies. It was seven years ago yesterday that Chucky Carr uttered those immortal words, after what would be his final appearance with the Milwaukee Brewers.Chucky was quite amazing. He would hit 4 home runs a year, but he would roll up the short sleeves on his shirt as high as they would go, to show off his guns.On the day in question, Chucky was hitting .130, with an OPS of under .400, and needless to say he was given the "take" on a 3 and 0 count, promptly popping up to kill a rally. Asked about it by reporters after the game (i.e. about not taking the 3 and 0), Chucky replied "That ain't Chucky's game. Chucky hacks on 3 and 0".


Well that ain't Noyesies game and Noyesie hacks on 3-0, hacked it right into left field for a key hit.

Lefty battled though, never seen a guy walk 7 and get so many big outs. TC with a huge 3rd to Catcher double play with a nice block by Connors, big forceouts by Sweet, Sully, and TC. Great toss by McGrath to nail a guy at third, nicest throw from the OF I have seen in awhile. Tip of the cap

We have a chance to win in the bottom of the 7th. Noyes looked like CC out there throwing long into the game. "Richards, thanks for not taking me out in the 4th". That was your game my friend, you were either going to bare down and silence the critics or implode on a level that we have never seen before...I am glad you picked the first choice.

Bases full for the DiStefano in the last of the 7th. The kid had as much luck at the plate that day as Jim Joyce will have getting out of Detroit alive. Boonton grounds out to the pitcher and they get the force out. 2 down. The man needs some time alone...I will let Axl take it from here...

Sometimes I need some time...On my own
Sometimes I need some time....All alone
Everybody needs some time....On their own
Don't you know you need some time........All alone


Kid either called a ghost runner or tried out the dreaded Reverse GT but we wandered off somewhere and was alone with his thoughts...good thing time was called. Wow. Self admitted bonehead play, life goes on.

Lefty held them in the top of the 8th. Sully led off the bottom with a bomb that held up in the humid skies, dropped between the outfielders, winning run on third. Intentional Walks to TC and Josh brought up Danny, who I would have bet money was going to fly out to left to win the game. Popped up infield fly rule. That brought up LaserShow. McGrath was quoted earlier in the Medford newspaper...

"Josh is fine, He’s one of our teammates. It could have been me that hit into a double play. It happens to everybody, man. He’s had 60 at-bats. A couple years ago I had 60 at-bats, I was hitting .170, everyone was ready to kill me too. What happened? Laser show. Relax."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPvMOVFshyI

LaserShow always hits the ball hard and couldn't go opposite field to save his life. LaserShow casually walks up to the plate, takes one pitch, and belts the next into Right field.
Game.Set.Match

4-2 on the season. Relax.

Game 5, Win 13-7 aka "the first win vs a B team"

The Sons of Monty took the field in sort of a must win game. After showing know energy in the last two, the Ringers needed to put something together. The A-Team was the opponent and the game was played under ominous skies. The Sully Boys Bangers were missing their fearless leader with what he claimed was a "wrist deformity". I Googled wrist deformity this morning and this popped up.

Now if that is the case, then it is safe to say Bags will NOT be playing anytime soon and he should really consider a job in the Haunted House circuit that comes once a year...

The game got off to a tough start as some fielding miscues got us in a bit of a jam...but like a Cornerback with a short memory, MBags came back to make some great plays and crisis averted. Boonton had the honor of Christening the Miken, but walked on 4 pitches, bringing up the man, the myth, the legend, Two Hole. Two Hole had already heard that Adrian Beltre took his patented "dirty knee" and hit a bomb with it. You remember the dirty knee right? The kid would ALWAYS have dirt on his knee from wiffle ball...well Beltre must have heard about this and stole it.

Two hole proudly smacked one in left field and the Miken has been born...and she is a real bad bitch. The line drives, ground balls looked like lasers off the bat. Noyes even got into the action a bit when he unbuckled his seatbelt, locked his car, walked up to the plate, and hit a sharp grounder to short.

What we had going for us was our speed. Looking at the A-Team, they looked like a bunch of muscle d-bags that would crush beers on their heads at keg parties back in the early 90's. #3 would walk directly in front of me warming up EVERY time, real pricks. There outfield resembled the stunt doubles in Spaceballs. So slow and if you hit it in the right place you could run forever. Case in point Mr June getting an inside the park HR on a Texas Leaguer down the right field line. Or my single up the middle that 3 people looked at and NO ONE hustled to get it.

McGrath also had the same luck with a misplay in right center that the guy all the way on the left of this picture didn't want to run full speed.

Solid defense by Sully, Josh, TC and Danny, and a great play by Boonton to get a short hop in right and keep it in front of him with Sweet helping out. We won by playing sound defense and speed stretching singles to doubles and taking Home when they were dogging it...a good recipe all year.

Dodged a bullet in the 5th with bases loaded and no out...how that kid 1. let that pitch go for a 3rd strike, and 2. how the f that wasnt a strike is beyond me. That stirke zone was the size of the short umpires prick...but that is neither here nor there. MBags geta a grounder, third to home for a double play, then we get a pop up, that saves the game.

We hold them off and they go 1-2-3 in the 7th. A big win for the program and we found out a great recipe to win.

In the crowd: Peter Brown (peterxbrown@gmail.com), Noyes butt buddy Tony, the Daily Boggs bitching about the schedule, Rudelyn Tilingting Smith with Rude Jude in tow.

3-2, get some

Can this bat deliver us to the promised land?

Schedule 2

Last 2 games, L 11-3 vs Demons, L 17-8 vs On the Hill

bleh

Topps Comeback Player of the Year, 2 Hole

Game 2 Win 12-10 aka "she's got a nice can for a lesbian"

Boston's oldest Softball team took the field last night hoping to ride the waves of Wednesday's nights win. The Daily Boggs were the opponent, a rag tag bunch of beer ballers that were the last team to sneak into the playoffs last year. A formidable foe, they faced our Lefty for his first start of the year. The Lefty's contract expires mid-summer as the Ringers did not want to pick up his 2 million dollar extention...he could always pick up with Raso's Grill forming a Beckett/Lester type tandem.

In true Noyes fashion he walked the first batter of the game and you could already see former Manager Sully biting his nails. Noyes settled down though, figuring out the zone and working side to side trying to nibble the corners. Maybe having a hunchback behind the plate helped his aim and velocity. Seriously Crupi...how is your back today? Looking at you made MY back hurt.

The bats were warm most of the night, Sully stays hot and TC kept peppering left field. We really capitalized on their errors. I have never seen such awful overthrows, fast throws, slow throws, it was pretty amazing. That third baseman is lucky he still has his head with the lasers we were hitting at him. As the ex-skipper said while he wore a Bud Light mustache "nothing wrong with hitting ground balls at a bad team"

The lineup changed a bit, giving birth to the kid we all now call "2 Hole". At first we all thought the 2 hole stunk. He was the only starter not to have a hit in the first game . But the 2 hole is tricky, sometimes you cant really find him, sometimes he really stinks...yet sometimes he can be the most fun you've ever had...especially when you've had a few Ice houses. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=2%20hole 2 Hole really proved his worth last night with 2 solid hits and a fly ball which Bags really should have scored on...although his knees looked rickety all night, maybe a good choice not to run.

On to the field where the Shortstop really wanted to make his mark. Sully cannot stand when people make better plays then him...hates it. His entire basement is filled with pictures of people that have made rad plays and he vows to either top them or kill them. It is like walking into the Lair of James Gumb from Silence of the Lambs...you do NOT want to be on that wall.

So how do you pull a rabbit out of a hat? You pull off the unthinkable. You do what Kevin Mitchell did a long time ago for the Giants. You get a good jump on something...but you dog it just a bit...you think to yourself this is my moment, this is where I prove I am the best at everything. This is my time to shine and I can finally take all of those pictures down. No more Daryl Clark bulletin board, Davis Tyree gets pulled down tonight. So Sully extends that claw of a hand he has...and quielty tops all the one handers that caught a smaller baseball in their hand, or use a gey glove to stick it. Sully extends, Sully sees, Sully grabs. He smirks, he wants to talk about it, he's the man.

Noyes continued to work the corners, running into some count troubles but letting them hit it and getting out of a few jams. One play may be a precursor to a little thing we like to call, The Golden Glove award. This award is given to someone who just makes the plays, no bs, no dressing things up, and no errors. The award has eluded Noyes the last few years...actually finishing dead last each year...but with darkness comes light and he has added a new move to his repetoire, the sky hook to first. Patented by Kareem (Lew Alcindor) Noyes has been watching tape and figured if Kareem can average a double-double and win a few Championship, he can at least throw over to first with a signature move...should have went to third with it, but that was too pretty not to go to first with. Tip of the cap to ya.

Noyes gets out of a jam in the 7th and we take the game 12-10. Now starts a stretch of really really tough games, we need all hands on deck. Here's to being 2-0, buckle up...it's gonna be a bumpy one.

...and the lesbians ass kind of looked like Erin Andrews'...here's to feelin good all the time.

Drive.

Dan Crupi, bottom of the order hitter and only OF to play with a First Baseman's mitt in the entire American Softball Association:

"You know what drives me? I know my glove is going to turn up tomorrow after I buy one"

What Drives You?

Game 1 Win 8-6 aka RIP Hammer, we hardly knew ya

Maybe it's just me being sentimental, or maybe I was the only one stupid enough to use the Hammer, but he served the team well in his short 1 year stint. God Speed Hammer. As Danny said "it sounds like their is a squirrel inside it". Well, maybe that squirrel was an angel of God...if so take him to a nice quiet place squirrel, where every bunt is a Home Run, and every suicide squeeze gets layed down. (Ironically I hit in the 7th with the Green Machine and had a single but oh well)

The Sons of Monty took the field on a brisk day in May ready to start the season of right. The usual suspects were there minus the Lefty and Connors. Started out a bit slow, a lot of grounders and Josh with one GIGANTIC pop up in the first, the thing barely went to 3rd. TC started out hot at the plate as did Sully. Nothing to show for it through the first few innings. I came up with the bases juiced grounded out to bring a run in but didn't get that big hit we could have used. Defense and pitching was the name of the game last night. Great plays all around the infield last night, Mbags a huge hot corner, Sully solid all night, Josh two great plays going first to second to get 2 force outs. Timmy and Danny covering a lot of ground in the OF...and our own Danny Crupi with what looked to be a first basemans mitt. He tried to pull a reverse Willy Mays and position his glove to scoop a fly ball coming at him but had some trouble snatching it. Made up for it with a fly grab to end the inning though. Welcome back to the team Danny Boy.






Most people run to first like this...but not the Brothers Bagshaw. They go into first like a brick shit house and bulldoze everything in sight. Bags gave a new meaning to the phrase Dirty Thirty as he flopped into first as did MBags with a half moon job pointing straight at Paz-ay's two family joint across the street. If the Bagshaw train is pulling into the station...it's best to get out of the way.


I K'd a kid but I think he may have been a re-tard. Jury still out on that one.


Rally starts in the 7th with a single by Riz, a few errors by the SS, big hit by Sully, and a clutch two-bagger by the King of Late Night tele....ah just the King of Late. Kid places it in the same spot every time, nice rip Boonton, clutch hit.

The Bandits go 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 7th and that's the game folks.

Ringers 1-0


*special thanks to Boonton with help on the pictures, TC for reminding me about the Bagshaw flop...never go into first like that at home...

Opening Day vs the Wet Bandits

The Ringers open the season tonight agains the Wet Bandits...a "Hill-less" Wet Bandits as apparently he is fixing ships in St Thomas. Yes, the same Hill that took a liner from Sully and ended his season. It will be a chilly one at Tufts Park tonight, hopefully the rust comes off early.

The Ringers have arguably the hardest schedule in the league for the first few weeks. The Kid takes the hill tonight, Noyes is on the bump against the Daily Boggs tomorrow night.

Bring on the Wet Bandits

(I have to thank some of our listings girls for running/swimming in the L Street Brownies thing in Southie and getting Wet Bandits uniforms)

League info

2010 Schedule (1st month)

2009...ends in the Finals

swept by the Demons