KANATA– On July 17th, the Lumberjacks clinched the season series against the SweatSox 2-1-1 with a 9-6 win at Kinsmen. The Jacks got what they needed early, exploding for 6 runs in the first inning off SweatSox starter Josh Ramage, who clearly wasn’t at 100% after dominating the HOPE Beach Volleyball SummerFest (Corporate Division) the day before.
The SweatSox offense was silenced most of the game, but we had a little something going near the end when the Lumberjacks put in a rookie to throw the final 2 innings (and throw the entire time between those 2 innings) and we scored 3, but the 1st inning damage was too much for us to overcome. Honourable mention to Dillon Lowry for his nice RBI double to deep center field in the 7th; I predict he hits one out sometime in the next few weeks, most likely in Lanark.
It was a historic night for SweatSox Rookie Drew Clark-Brewin, who finally got initiated into the SweatSox HBP Club, getting plunked during his 1st at-bat in the 2nd inning. To celebrate, DCB brought the team a cooler full of cold beer; he’ll tell you he brought it because it was his day to bring beer, but really it was for his inevitable HBP.
One player who would not be drinking Hammer’s Molson Canadians was Josh Ramage, who left immediately after the game to beat the traffic back into the city. With the Hero of Hydration out of the way, the SweatSox could finally participate in some much needed team bonding activities, with tonight’s event being the Team Chew. It was a great chew, but my bucket never looked so empty afterwards, I need a top-up ASAP!
Final SweatSox vs Lumberjacks Notes/Thoughts:
- Team Korea and the Reapers record and upload their games onto YouTube. Why aren’t we?
- Craig finally got The Six!
- Sticks and stones may break your bones, but they give Kent fucking heartburn.
- Kent’s perfect trifecta is pizza, beer, and ice cream.
- Cop miscalculated the price of a lobster roll by $28.71.
- Kent is buddies with Jon. We do not know the nature of the relationship between Kent and Rusty, or between Rusty and Jon.
- Kent is having an inventory blowout, Thursday to Sunday ONLY!
- You can flush the TP, but the boom boom must stay in either of the decks.
- If Ross is giving out hugs and kisses, Josh wants the hugs, Cory the kisses.
- Original flavour gum can make some people really angry.
- Suns out, Craig’s guns out.
- Josh is dedicated to pharmaceuticals.
- Larry would rather be fellated than urinated.
- There are always a few people in Josh’s space.
- The Lumberjacks signed Brian Merkel the day before, but didn’t have him pitch against us.
- Cory will drink a a baptism Pepsi, a funeral Pepsi, a wedding Pepsi, and/or a bris Pepsi.
- The Hammer made it to the Final Four. Cornell was new Josh.
- There may or may not have been a Darcy’s run. Twitter doesn’t lie though.
- Today’s NCBL By-Law of the Day:
