Stats after week 1

0-2

Well, that was not how we wanted to start the year.

The first game was about as good a softball game as I have witnessed in this league in a while. Both pitchers were throwing strikes, and balls being hit were being played cleanly. I do not have stats because Tim has the book, but I believe Michael had two triples and someone (Shane?) had a HR.

We lead 7-5 going into the bottom of the 7th and the wheels fell off and we lost 8-7 on a walkoff ground ball.

Hearts Ripped Out By Game One Loss

The Bombers carried the momentum into the second game and wore Tim down with plate discipline and timely hitting. Dave and Dwayne finished off the poor pitching performance and we lost by a lot. I do not even know the score of this game, but it was never in question. One of the new guys hit a nice opposite field HR and the defense continued to be good.

HIGHLIGHTS
The team defense was great all day. Phil played a flawless third, the OF got to everything they could, and people hustled to keep runners from advancing. I can only think of one ball that was completely thrown away. People showed some good patience at the plate and we had good attendance for opening day.

LOWLIGHTS
We struck out too many time and walked too many hitters. At one point we had a three popout inning that included two to the catcher. We also seemed to mail it in for the second game too early, as we have hit Jay in the past.

THE ROAD AHEAD
We have Memorial Day weekend off and then take back to the field to face off against Moe Howard on June 2 at Smith Field 3.

Week One Role Call

In an ongoing attempt to track who to expect, please complete the form below about your availability for the Sunday's game at Cleveland Circle against the Bombers.

Roster (?)

As of May 4 here is what we are looking at

Dwayne C/1b - The heart and soul of the team

Shane OF - The only one capable of hitting the ball very far last year

Tim P - Can he follow up a breakout offensive season?

Doug SS - Like KG he keeps claiming he is done, and then ends up playing almost every day

Mike Rizzo IF - My typing this somehow hurt his elbow

Mike McDonald OF - Possibly the fastest man on the team at 50 years old

Dave Clegg 3b - Back from Afghanistan. Can he recover from losing a year in his prime?

Ben Czar OF - Will having Dave back be too much of a distraction?

Roly 1b - It is about time he starts hitting like the Dominican that he is.

Dewey C - Why would any team waste this much speed behind the dish? Because we can

Quirk C - Why would any team put someone this slow behind the dish? Because it's smart

Dave Delgado - A true wildcard picked up off the waiver wire

Derek Ryan - I will believe it when I see it

Jeff S - Yet another attempt by Dave and Ben to bring a friend in. This has always gone well for us.

Joe P - Will he return? Will I ever remember to call him?

Phil UT - Will the loss of Mal be too much for Phil to handle? Also, does he play any other positions that he might want to tell us about since he hid being a good OF for so damn long.

Tommy UT - Every game with Tommy Mitchell is a good game

Mario OF - Mario squeezed the last out of the last Renegades championship and makes his triumpant return

Barry OF - We needed to fill a North Shore quota.

We also have a female claiming that she wants in. Unprecedented for this team, but not for this league. 19 people sounds like a lot, but we play doubleheaders, can bat as many people as we want, and we all know what will happen as the season progresses.

First meeting is tomorrow at 9 in Southie. Then in two weeks we open against the Bombers at Cleveland Circle.

2013 Schedule

2012 Final Renegades Statistics

Stats, July 22, 2012