{"id":2769,"date":"2021-07-23T23:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-24T03:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/?p=2769"},"modified":"2021-09-07T00:37:23","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T04:37:23","slug":"the-non-condom-binge-sweatsox-vs-heat-2-0-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/23\/the-non-condom-binge-sweatsox-vs-heat-2-0-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"The Non-Condom Binge | SweatSox vs Heat 2.0 RECAP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WINCHESTER<\/strong>&#8211; On August 14, 2014, I, Shaun Keay, got a speeding ticket driving north on Bank Street. That was also the day the SweatSox last lost a baseball game in the town of Winchester, until \u201clast night\u201d.\u00a0 In a game Kent Johnston swore would never take place, the SweatSox blew 2 different leads, 3-0 and 5-4, ultimately losing 7-5 to the Winchester Heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FUCK <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/sTE5HjC1D4\">pic.twitter.com\/sTE5HjC1D4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Shaun Keay (@ShaunKeay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaunKeay\/status\/500107029097512960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2014<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I, Shaun Keay, don\u2019t really want to talk about how I, Shaun Keay, stumbled over 1st base twice on the same play; instead let\u2019s talk about the official NCBL debut of Nicholas \u201cNikolaj\u201d Groves.\u00a0 With several SweatSox players falling ill just before the big trek to North Dundas, we called up the Son of John (<em>not to be confused with Kent, the Ston of John<\/em>) to fill the void in left field, the biggest of the 3 Winchester outfields.\u00a0 The taller of the Groves\u2019 missed out on becoming the SweatSox all-time leader in batting average when he popped out to 2nd base in his first at bat, and finished the game going 0-3 with a walk and 2 strikeouts (truly a SweatSox in the making).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQw_HxNlpQ0\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please send your thoughts &amp; prayers to Mark Bond, Chris Lidstone, and Marc Lett on their speedy recoveries from the vaccine-less virus known as the <s>Native<\/s> Winchester Flu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the loss, the SweatSox finish the first half of the 2021 season with a 2-3-1 record.\u00a0 If we were handing out mid-season awards, here\u2019s how I imagine that would look like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Doug Dorion Memorial Trophy (<em>MVP<\/em>)<\/strong>: Chris Lidstone<\/li><li><strong>Batter of the Year (<em>highest AVG<\/em>)<\/strong>: Kent Johnston<\/li><li><strong>Pitcher of the Year (<em>lowest ERA<\/em>)<\/strong>: Cory Bond<\/li><li><strong>Defensive Player of the Year<\/strong>: Chris Lidstone<\/li><li><strong>Manager of the Year<\/strong>: Cory Bond<\/li><li><strong>Rookie of the Year (<em>SweatSox<\/em>)<\/strong>: Kyle Stewart<\/li><li><strong>Rookie of the Year (<em>NCBL<\/em>)<\/strong>: Nick Groves<\/li><li><strong>The Shaun \u201cK\u201d Accolade<\/strong>: Jaspreet Sanghra, Craig Cornell<\/li><li><strong>The GLE<\/strong>: Cory Bond<\/li><li><strong>Mr. Hyjinx Two Thousand Twenty One<\/strong>: Cory Bond, Shaun Keay, Josh Ramage<\/li><li><strong>The Murdock<\/strong>: Kent Johnston<\/li><li><strong>SGA Professional Golfer of the Year<\/strong>: Kent Johnston<\/li><li><strong>SGA Amateur Golfer of the Year<\/strong>: Ross Hughes<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apres le game, my life changed forever&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qcEX6ruXD6\">pic.twitter.com\/qcEX6ruXD6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Shaun Keay (@ShaunKeay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaunKeay\/status\/1418544233808605188?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next up for the SweatSox is our 3rd and final regular season matchup with Beau\u2019s Misfits.\u00a0 The season series is split 1-1 so far, and we\u2019ve got all the momentum heading into this rubber match, that is unless they picked up somebody new\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Misfits add: Kevin Lamarche.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ncbltransactions?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ncbltransactions<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NCBL (@ncbl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ncbl\/status\/1416812019517427720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Misfits add: Wade Wilson<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ncbltransactions?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ncbltransactions<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NCBL (@ncbl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ncbl\/status\/1420580552957177859?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Final SweatSox vs Winchester Heat 2.0 Notes\/Thoughts:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Cuba\u2019s first 2 games were against us<\/li><li>Misfits first 2 games were against us<\/li><li>Winchester\u2019s first 2 games were against us<\/li><li>Jaspreet Sanghra and Josh Ramage need to get a room<\/li><li>Our honourable mentions did not get an honourable mention<\/li><li>Cory Bond is the Tier 3 leader in offensive walks, and pitching saves<\/li><li>Kent Johnston has made a powerful enemy out of me<\/li><li>You only release the Twitter hounds when absolutely necessary<\/li><li>John Groves does not wear pants in his house<\/li><li>Anything goes in the Chester<\/li><li>Would blowing the Winchester field up make it better or worse?<\/li><li>Eric White incorrectly predicted we\u2019ll &#8220;get 30 minutes of play in before it pours and the diamond is unplayable&#8221;<\/li><li>Ottawa\u2019s Best Hotel is Dunn\u2019s Famous<\/li><li>It doesn\u2019t rain in Winchester<\/li><li>Craig Cornell: 5, 2, 1, 6, 4<\/li><li>\u201cPut it in the Air&#8221; &#8211; Don&#8217;t mind if I do.<\/li><li>How did Eric White have an error?<\/li><li>Do not piss me off when I\u2019m on the Pilsners<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FINAL: Heat 7. SweatSox 5.<br><br>WP- Shaw (1-0)<br>LP- JGroves (0-1)<br><br>*No Winchester homeruns given up, wasn\u2019t a mercy, wasn\u2019t a shutout, and only 1 catastrophic penile injury. Overall, not that horrible a day.<br><br>*SweatSox finish first half of regular season with a 2-3-1 record.<br> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ncbl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ncbl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xo5BMuAopV\">pic.twitter.com\/Xo5BMuAopV<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SweatSox (@SweatSox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SweatSox\/status\/1418450660123627526?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WINCHESTER&#8211; On August 14, 2014, I, Shaun Keay, got a speeding ticket driving north on Bank Street. 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