During our ON THIS DAY series, we’ve been going back in time and highlighting (on Twitter) some of our most memorable, forgettable, or extremely mediocre games from that day in SweatSox history. Today, we’ve gone back to June 11, 2008, when we took on the Diamondbacks at Southgate, not necessarily for of the on field…
14 Breathtaking Things I’ve Learned So Far In Quarantine
I haven’t learned much actually, except: It’s not Kent Johnston’s birthday. I’m not sure if I want a handjob, mouthjob, or button for my birthday, on March 4th. Josh Ramage’s imagination is remarkable. Kent Johnston needs to stay off the Internet. Gift cards are always part of successful scams. Mark Bond is the SweatSox Button….
How Do You Ignore The Hard On?
During our ON THIS DAY series, we’ve been going back in time and highlighting (on Twitter) some of our most memorable, forgettable, or extremely mediocre games from that day in SweatSox history. Today, we’ve gone back to June 5, 2012, when we took on the Metcalfe Mudd (now that Townless Giants) in the rain at…
The Sanitizer Sutra (maybe)
Yesterday afternoon, Baseball Ontario released its draft “Return to Baseball Protocols”. Among other things, the 11-page proposal explains in full detail how to properly protect and clean our balls in the event we do return to play this year. Don’t worry though, you don’t have to read the whole thing; I, Shaun Keay, took it…
14 Unbelievable Things I’ve Learned So Far In Quarantine
No time for introductions. Kent Johnston needs to get off the Internet. The anxiety he experienced caused plumbing issues in the basement. Wu-Tang delivers locally, son. It’s Gon Tornado. Mark Bond and Ross Hughes are the SweatSox Wads. COMING SOON: The Morehouse Soft Toss Pitching Machine? There is no winning. Thanks for nothing Mackensi. ?….
14 Incredible Things I’ve Learned So Far In Quarantine
I, Shaun Keay, learned so much this past week. But now it is time for you to learn what I’ve learned. Take notes, I’m only going to say this once: If you are in a gay threesome, the middle is where you’d want to be. Volume 3 is right up Ross Hughes’ alley. 6914 >…
14 More Things I’ve Learned So Far In Quarantine
Aside from all the Virtual Tours it’s still pretty quiet here at the D-Bunk, so I thought I’d take a moment and share a few of the things I’ve learned since the last time I learned all the things: It’s been a while since the SweatSox have been invited to one of Craig Cornell’s birthday…
R.I.P. #SweatTrip2020
Today is not a good day. Earlier this morning in another timeline, 6 of your Stittsville SweatSox boarded a flight from Ottawa to Dallas (via NYC), officially kicking off this year’s version of the annual SweatTrip. Unfortunately, Ross Hughes let one of his many STI’s get away from him, infecting the world, and cancelling our…
14 Things I’ve Learned So Far In Quarantine
It’s been pretty quiet here at the D-Bunk, so I thought I’d take a moment and share a few of the things I’ve learned over the last couple of months: Tom Brady left the Patriots, the biggest betrayal in all of sports since Armando Navarro left the SweatSox. Ross Hughes is now a Viral Pandemic…
A Secondhand Account of the 2020 NCBL Winter Meeting
HALL F– This past Sunday, the NCBL Winter Meeting took place balls deep inside the Nepean Sportsplex. I, Shaun Keay, the Tier 3 Representative on the NCBL’s Social Media Committee, was not there; but thanks to some well-placed sources, I’m once again able to provide what is surely to be a perfectly accurate report of…
BETWEEN TWO URNS: Craig Cornell
Welcome to the first of hopefully many episodes of “Between Two Urns” – Interviews for People. In this inaugural edition, I, Shaun Keay, sat down with my good friend Craig Cornell (well I assume we were both sitting when we were emailing back and forth), and went over some of the highs and lows so…
FULL RECAP: The 2019 NCBL Banquet
PINEVIEW– We’re nearly 24 hours removed from yesterday’s 2019 NCBL Banquet, and reports are MC Joe Beelen is still on the podium presenting the lifetime achievement awards to the 1,000+ players who at one point in their careers suited up for the Braumeisters, Braves, and/or Brewers. Just 200 more names to go Joe, hustle up. It…
SweatSox Sweep Rockets, Advance to Finals
SPORTSPLEX– It was a playoff matchup that had never happened in the NCBL before. 2 teams that have been around for a combined 50 seasons had never before met in the annual après regular season tournament. Most of that was our fault though, having been completely & utterly useless before 2003 and never making the playoffs…
SweatSox Sweep Capitals, Advance to Semi’s
SPORTSPLEX– Behind strong starting pitching in game 1, and even stronger relief pitching in game 2, the SweatSox swept the Capitals in the T3QF and punched our ticket back to the semi’s for the second straight season. Getting past the Capitals, who we were hoping to avoid in the first round, was not easy. We knew…
GLE Records 5th Hundred K, Sox Secure #2 Playoff Seed
HERITAGE– When the SweatSox played the Mavericks in our regular season finale back on August 11th, the Mavericks were thinking one thing: stay healthy for the Lumberjacks. The one thing on the minds of the SweatSox: OBPE! This particular SweatSox-Mavericks matchup didn’t look too competitive on paper, with the Vegas oddsmakers establishing the Sox as the…
SweatSox Overcome Fear of Water, Beat Lumberjacks
KINSMEN– I’m not sure how it is on other teams, but whenever there’s a chance of rain, a risk of rain, a rain warning, a drop of rain and/or two or more drops of rain, our team turns into a bunch of really crappy weathermen. It’s not just rain either, if a single cloud seems out…
SweatSox Beat the Clock, and the Orioles
Ever since the SweatSox won the Tier 3 championship well over a month ago, we’ve been swamped with messages of congratulations. Everyone* seems genuinely happy for our most recent success, and we’ve seemingly found our way once again after hitting rock bottom up in Tier 1 a few years back. *Reports from #FallBall2019 seem to indicate…
SOURCES: Team Cuba Sending 8 to the Banquet, Bandits 5
HAVANA– The SweatSox have learned that Team Cuba has requested 4 extra tickets to this year’s NCBL Banquet, sending a total of 8 to next Friday’s year-end awards gala. We don’t know exactly which Cubans will be attending, nor what their preferred method of payment is, but it’s a good bet we’ll be seeing James…