GLOUCESTER– On May 19, 2003, Cory Bond* and Craig Cornell made their NCBL debuts, leading the SweatSox to an 11-7 win over the Pat Lyons led Raiders at Trillium. 6,969 days later, those two no good son of a guns were right back at it at the Trill, leading the SweatSox to a 10-6 win over the Team formerly known as Cuba.
(*fact-checkers note: that was not actually Cory’s NCBL debut, that was 3 years earlier as a member of the Tier 2 Crusaders)
During the home plate meet & greet before the game, the umpires made note of a fort-like structure in the right field foul territory area made up of construction barrier pieces, occupied by what we later found out was not homeless people, but horny teenagers. While almost everyone was prepared to play this game with these voyeurs pretty much on the field, SweatSox Authority Cory Bond opted to get both teams to march over, evict these trespassers, and destroy their beloved love shack. Kent Johnston didn’t get the memo, and instead strutted to his CF position thinking the game was starting.
Josh Ramage got the start for the SweatSox and was cruising through 3 innings, facing just 10 Latinos, 1 more than the minimum. The wheels fell off in the 4th though, when he gave up 6 runs and exited the game with the SweatSox “down five”.
The lights then went dark, and we thought for a second it was another power outage, but then we heard the entrance music… bah gawd, it’s our Greatest Lefty Ever Cory Bond walking down the ramp from the pen, making his way to the mound to hold the line while the SweatSox made our comeback.
We scored 9 runs over the final three innings and took a FOUR run lead into the final inning, but Jaspreet Sanghra has no idea how to work the book so Eric thought we were only up THREE, and entered the game looking to pick up the easy save. He got the 3 outs, and only learned in the parking lot it was all for nothing. He reacted the same way Daniel Villeneuve did way back when he learned his 1st career hit got taken away after the lights went out. Angrily.
Cory picked up the dub, his 52nd of his career, and 6,969 days after he picked up win #1. And now that he’s got his annual W in the books, GLE is not expected to take the mound again until the playoffs. Ramage walks away with another well earned no decision.
Final SweatSox vs Los Latinos Notes/Thoughts:
- At the next available opportunity, Craig is going to be DH’d for at 3B.
- Josh is more likely to get a hit than the chances of it raining tonight.
- Cory’s preferred beer is a beer that cooperates with his system.
- Even an injured Jas has to put his pants on too.
- Not even The Hammer can Miyagi Jas’s ankle.
- Breakfast beers are the most important beers of the day.
- 2016 was a good year for Tecate.
- Josh needs to better manage his expectations.
- Marc’s pregame nap was way better than Ross’.
- Tek’s bag has his name on it: Techno.
- 9 inches would still do some damage.
- Tek bangs to Sandstorm.
- Team Cuba de-diversified.
- Cory’s umbrella doesn’t umbrella properly.
- The cost of doing business is the cost of doing business.
- Hammer has some big shoes to fill in the #32 jersey.
- Kent was able to teach Klein proper golfing mechanics, by having Tek mirror his swing.
- Tek bats left, and swings left, that can’t be right.
- Josh isn’t going to eat bagless nuts.
- Did Tek and Lett just become best (VR) friends?
- Fuck Kids
- Jean Lazure was born in Milwaukee.
- There actually was one more ass to kick, as Cop was there to experience his first midnight chew.
