{"id":2722,"date":"2021-07-10T23:50:47","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T03:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/?p=2722"},"modified":"2021-07-11T00:18:59","modified_gmt":"2021-07-11T04:18:59","slug":"the-scroll-of-destruction-sweatsox-vs-misfits-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/10\/the-scroll-of-destruction-sweatsox-vs-misfits-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"The Scroll of Destruction | SweatSox vs Misfits RECAP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BREWER<\/strong>– Last night, the SweatSox faced the Misfits for the first time since our infamous L-T-T playoff elimination three years & two seasons ago.\u00a0 For the second straight game, the SweatSox only allowed 1 run to cross the plate (good<\/em>); but unfortunately for the first time since Barnes 2-hit us back in 2017, we were shut out (bad<\/em>).\u00a0 The SweatSox end up on the wrong end of a 1-0 pitchers duel, dropping our 2021 record to .500 (1-1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only run of the game came in the bottom of the 1st inning, when Peter Gauthier scored from second on an Isaac Cockburn RBI single to right; which was all the scoring the Misfits needed to win their season opener, and effectively clinch the #1 seed in the Parkins division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The closest the SweatSox came to scoring a run was in the 5th inning when Chris Lidstone knocked a base hit up the middle, then Cory Bond pushed him over to 2nd with some good ol\u2019 fashioned small ball. Mark Bond was up next and nearly cashed Liddy in, but the Misfits 3rd baseman (name unknown because the Misfits lineup card had no positions or numbers<\/em>) made a great juggling catch after taking a hard hit ball to the jugular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was an empty victory for the Misfits, as all their wins will be this year.\u00a0 They never earned their way back down to Tier 3 like we did by finishing last, and not only did they bring everyone<\/strong> back from their 2018 pennant winning season, but they also added Phil Martin, who moonlights for the Tier 1 Nepean Brewers in all of their local tournaments, to their roster this year. Superteam! Do the right thing Misfits Management, offer to trade spots right now with a Tier 2 team we know we can handle, like the Cornwall River Rats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The lone bright spot for the SweatSox was the pitching of Eric White, who racked up to 10k\u2019s over 6 innings, including the 500th K of his NCBL career, a 3rd inning strikeout of Sir Darkness McPickles.\u00a0 THC is the 16th player in NCBL history to reach 500K\u2019s, following our GLE Cory Bond who did it in our 2019 regular season finale.\u00a0 Congratulations to Eric for reaching this milestone, but just know the SweatSox don\u2019t officially recognize your non-SweatSox stats, so to us you\u2019re only at 264.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kyle \u201cdon\u2019t call him Tyler<\/em>\u201d Stewart, who made his debut wearing a #26 Black Sox jersey, played yesterday\u2019s game for the SweatSox in an actual SweatSox jersey, jersey #69. Stewart becomes the 3rd full time player to wear this most desired jersey in a regular season game, following in the footsteps of Martin Trepanier and Jason Klein.\u00a0 Big thanks to Tek for returning the jersey earlier this week, which he had been keeping in a Domino\u2019s pizza oven so it would be nice & warm for whoever wore it next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With a pair of Black Sox split between the SweatSox (Stewart<\/em>) and Misfits (Martin<\/em>), it was fitting that they\u2019d face one another in a key 5th inning at bat. Martin got Stewart to ground into a fielder’s choice, so we\u2019ll call that battle a draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What might\u2019ve helped the SweatSox last night was if Mr. 750 Kent Johnston was in attendance to help get the offense going. The Angry Center Fielder originally declared himself \u201ciffy\u201d, but downgraded his status to \u201cout\u201d a few minutes before the game, so he could stay home and attempt<\/em> to watch Black Widow on Mrs. Ross\u2019 Disney+ account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Finally, the fans in the stands (if you hear us clap your hands<\/em>) were treated to some mid 4th-inning shenanigans when Louis Gadbois (of Ferda fame) showed up and stormed the field during Eric\u2019s warmups, wanting to recreate their epic showdown from Fall Ball 2019.\u00a0 For those who weren\u2019t there 2 years back (Josh), White told Gadbois he was going to throw a fastball, then Gadbois put it about 414 feet to deep left field.\u00a0 Good times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next up for the SweatSox is an opening day rematch against Team Cuba this Tuesday at the Sportsplex. The Arsonist is listed as our probable starter; their souls will be his.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The SweatSox took the season opener 9-1 vs Team Cuba last night. Read all about it, and all the other random stuff that happened leading up to, during, and after this game, right here:
https:\/\/t.co\/MKYSJf3ddi<\/a><\/p>— SweatSox (@SweatSox) July 7, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>