MBC 13’s fell to third place (13-2) Brewers Blue team last night 7-1. The score was not a true representation of the game, as MBC had chances to win this one, but found themselves way out of sync.
I circled eight plays in the scorebook that tilted the game in favor of the Brewers. Three were coaching errors, three outfield plays, and two tough plays from the mound. All correctable, most non-typical for this team, but they all happened and we came up short.
Both coaches were asleep at the switch when Ben Thomson led the game off by hitting the catcher’s glove. This non-questioned non-call cost us a base runner in a inning where we left the bases loaded. Later on, a frustrated Coach Cougan at third sent Tino home with a chance for a inside the park home-run after the Brewers blew the relay to home. In retrospect, after an super hustle play by the Brewers shortstop nailed Tino at home, Coach Cougan wished he had a man on third with no outs. Later in the evening, an absent minded, and perhaps itchy (no other explanation) Coach Cougan mislead both Ben Thomson and Coach Bishop into thinking he wanted to steal. Wrong move when down 5-1.
Three no catches on flyballs that we will someday “get to” cost us dearly, and I am sure the ultra competitive Stuart will always know how many outs there are in the future. And by golly, as long as baseball is played light hitting nine hitters will be accidentally beaned with two outs, two strikes and the bases loaded, that is just the baseball Gods telling you that it is not your night.
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