Flame Upgrade!

I know that we have had a few performances throughout the history of the Grizzlies that deserved more than just a normal flame, but Dan's stat line last night (which was 7-8 with 3 doubles and 3 HR's with 6 runs scored and 12 RBI) was amazing and inspired me to make a flame upgrade.  In honor of his performance and all future dominance we are introducing the "White Hot" flame for the stats column.  This designation will be reserved for only the most ultimate performances or streaks and if you recieve one you should definetly consider it a incredible honor, right up there with the noble peace prize or purple heart.  Congratulations Daniel!

Week 8 Recap / Scores

It was a couple of much anticipated match-ups as we faced the top 2 teams in double-header fashion last evening. In game 1 vs PT we started out very slowly at the plate and in the field, digging ourselves an eventual 14-3 hole after the top of the 4th.  Dan responed in the bottom of the inning though with a 2-run bomb to keep us from getting 10 runned.  PT came back with 5 more runs in the top of the 5th and things wer looking bleak, but in gritty fashion we responed with 6 straight 2-out hits to score 5 ourselves.  We finnally shut down thier offense in the top of the 6th and proceeded to score 7 more runs(with the aid of the flip-flop rule) but ended up just short of the amazing comeback.  Final Score: 17-19

We used our late game momentum to get off to a good start against the #1 team in the league, scoreing 5,5,4 and 9 runs in the first 4 innings.  Hose and Fitting came to play though as well as we found ourselves down 10-16 in the middle of the 3rd.  We put together 6 straight hits in our half of the inning to score 4, but the high score and long innings were taking it's toll on the clock.  Our 9-run bottom of the 4th gave us a 5 run lead heading into the ump declared final inning.  Even though we allowed the bases loaded with no-outs in that last inning we escaped with only giving up 2 runs to preserve the upset victory over our long time nemisis.  Final Score: 23-20

Here are the rest of the scores from last night:

Week 7 Recap/ Scores

It was a very steamy evening in Hopkins but the one thing that wasn't very hot were the Donkey Mob's bats.  Cary was able to induce an amazing amount of pop flys which Wurd almost exclusivly brought in.   The few good hits they had only produced limited runs as they left many guys on base. Our bats on the other hand were fairly hot, scoring 1, 2, 3, and 4 runs in the first 4 innings.  Dan and Wunder each contributed big 3 run blasts.  A 2-run double by Sam with 2 outs in the 6th was the final demoralizing blow.  Overall, another clean game as we head into a HUGE doubleheader next week against the undisputed top two teams in the league.  Objects in your mirror are closer than they appear...  We're Comin! We're Comin!!
 Here are the rest of the scores:

Week 6 Scores

Well, there was a mild upset last night as the Amish Donkeys stay hot and give PT thier second loss in as many weeks but everything else was basically as expected.  Here are the scores from last night:

Week 6 Recap

Last nights battle against Balls Deep included many hard hit balls, but the one with the most impact only traveled about 60'.  Hof hit a wicked liner down the first base line that targeted Tom's right leg like a rocket propelled grenade, and by Tom's reaction you would have thought it was an actual explosive because he was down instantly.  But in a true demonstration of heroism Tom crawled to 2nd base in gutty fashion just beating the throw safely.  Although we had to adjust the defense after the injury, Ballz Deep had used all of thier home runs at that point and multiple F-11's made life easier on the defense.  After keeping in close early (with only 9 guys until Wurd finally made it) we eventually cruised to a 10 run victory capped off with Fosmo's 2-run walk-off in the bottom of the 6th.  Wunder also contributed 2 more HR's to his total as he stays on track to beat his 2008 record.  Overall, it was a pretty smoothing evening of ball...well except of course for Tom (see below). Final Score: 19-9

Week 5 Scores

Well there aren't any more undefeated teams as Park Tavern and Hose and Fitting Supply both got thier first loss last week.  The Silver Bullets continue to roll and the Amish Donkeys seem to be putting up big scores and catching fire even though they lost a nail-bitter to Ballz Deep.  Here are the rest of the scores... sorry again for the delayed update.