Week 8 Scores

Deer Run wins 2, combining for an  impressive 24-3 score on the night.  JJ's wins 2 more making the middle of the standings even tighter as Ballz Deep and PT both split...

Week 8 Recap: Muggy Memories

It was one of those dreaded single 9:15 games... the type of game that can get away from you real quick, especially if the team you are playing is warmed up and coming off a win.  Especially if you are playing Park Tavern Blue, one toughest, meanest, most focused teams in softball.  Park Tavern even had a late night rowdy crowd in the stands adding to the already thick and humid atmosphere.  We were just hoping to get out of there alive (which Derek almost didn't as he somehow dislocated his shoulder on a swing and miss which left him in a heap on the ground) In Grizzly fashion we started slow, down 2-4 after one.  But we kept adding on runs until we finally put together a few big innings towards the end as we combined for 10 in the 6 and 7th to pull away.  We ended the game with a easy, yes easy, double play.

Amazingly on the night we combined for a total of 30 hits as a team, led by Tom who went 5-5.  Our D played well too, only really giving away that one big inning in the 1st.  The highlight of the night was when Derek (still obviously mad about the that painful swing in the previous at bat), hit a ball into the pitchers ankle which then was deflected into the air and caught by the shortstop.  It was a bright spot for PT, but the game belonged to us.  8 in a row, for Mike Yeo!  BMW and Deer Run next week!  3 weeks of doubleheaders then its playoff time...

Final Score:
Dirty Grizzlies 19,  Park Tavern 8

Week 7 Scores

A good night for us as the 3 teams closest to us in the standings combined to go 1-3. Deer Run loses to JJ's by 4.  Ballz Deep lost as well, and BMW came back to get a win after losing to us.  Park Tavern Blue who we play next week seems to be heating up as they win 2.   We won't want to sleep on those guys as they played us tough last time. 

Week 7 Recap

It was just an off night for us as a team as you can tell by the lack of a photo... and in previous years it was the type of night we would have found a way to lose a game or both.  However we grinded our way through two tough games to keep our winning streak intact and show that our team doesn't lay down as easily this year.  Game 1 against an improving Gold Nugget squad was much closer than our previous 20 run blowout, however we put together just enough offense to get the win.  Game two against BMW was alittle more intense, capped off by thier pitcher running his mouth after the game.  After getting down 6-0 after 2, things weren't looking too good... but a couple huge innings put us in the lead for good en route to our seventh straight win (1 off of tying our franchise record from 2010).

Game 1:
Dirty Grizzlies 8, Gold Nugget 5
Game 2:
Dirty Grizzlies 19, BMW of Minnetonka 12

Week 6 Scores

Nothing too surprising here... excecpt for maybe Gold Nugget ten running Balco.  BMW and Ballz Deep both spilt... And Deer Run, well, we all know how they did... ;)

Week 6 Recap: Wardrobe Malfunctions

It was bad enough that Dan shows up without any shoes, but then in a blunder of all blunders Brian forgets to put on his jersey for 6 innings during the biggest game of the season.  Not only did his mistake cause us to score only 1 run through 6 innings, but it nearly cost us the entire game.  Finally by the grace of God Almighty he realized the problem, and no less than 10 seconds after he put his jersey on in the bottom of the 7th Hof hit a HR.  Then Dan backed it up with a bomb of his own cutting the lead to 3.  Then single after single after single after sac fly and pretty soon jersey boy himself came up with 2 outs and runners on 2nd and 3rd with us down 1.  He redeemed himself by deliverying a smash to second that got mishandeled and eventually turned into the game winning hit after a close play at the plate.

Final Score:
Dirty Grizzlies 7, Deer Run 6

Game 2 against JJ's was less dramatic but way more tiring.  The game seemed to drag on forever and the misquitos were in full force in the outfield but we stayed pretty focused through the whole game.  We were never behind during the game, but JJ's tied us a few times and were always within a couple runs fueled by a huge grand slam on thier part.  We did what we had to do though and kept our momentum from game 1 going by outlasting those guys in the end.  It was a hard fought game but nothing could stop us now that Brian had his jersey on.

Final Score:

Dirty Grizzlies 19, JJ's Clubhouse 16

Week 5 Scores

The two teams we haven't played yet are pretty hot... Hopefully we can take down Deer Run next week, and then BMW in the following week.  Ballz Deep won twice to get back on the right track but JJ's lost twice... which makes me wonder if maybe old age is finally catching up to those geezers.

Week 5 Recap: Wet and Wild

Like two caged animals Brian and Derek show us that we are sitting at 6-1...  We are now 1/3 of the way through the season, and as you can tell from thier intimidating grizzly like faces they are hungry for more winzies.  It was a cold and nasty evening, but we came away with one of our best wins of the season. Our bats kept us hot through the rain with a 8 run 1st and 7 run second as Dan and Hof combined for 3 dingers, Tom went 3-3 with a walk as well and Brian had another 3-4 night at the top of the order. 

Our defense is doing well too, giving up less than 10 runs for our 3rd game in a row... especially good considering we only had 9 guys for the second week in a row.  Our runs against average is now down to 10.1 which is pretty good when we are putting up 20.9 per game ourselves.  Balco wasn't really into it tonight but next week will be a much bigger test as we finally get to take on 1st place Deer Run GC followed up with the always entertaining fellers from JJ's Clubhouse. 
It may only be June, but start polishing up your rifles cause next week is the opening of deer hunting season.

Final Score: 
Dirty Grizzlies 18, Balco 3