{"id":3116,"date":"2022-05-29T00:39:52","date_gmt":"2022-05-29T04:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/?p=3116"},"modified":"2022-05-29T01:31:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T05:31:47","slug":"kettlemans-meth-and-cocaine-sweatsox-vs-lumberjacks-2-0-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/29\/kettlemans-meth-and-cocaine-sweatsox-vs-lumberjacks-2-0-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Kettlemans, Meth, and Cocaine | SweatSox vs Lumberjacks 2.0 RECAP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SOUTH OTTAWA<\/strong>&#8211; It was a low scoring affair Wednesday night at Southgate, where the SweatSox dropped our first game of the season 3-1 to the still undefeated Lumberjacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was the second matchup of the season between the Sox and Jacks, but this may have been the final chapter in the long-standing feud between bitter rivals Craig Cornell and Brett Stott.\u00a0 Sources say the NCBL\u2019s OPS COM Alpha reached out to the NCBL Treasurer earlier that morning, issuing a blanket apology for all his previous wrongdoings, in an attempt to end the Great Grudge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_5095.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_5095.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3120\" width=\"482\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_5095.jpg 828w, https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_5095-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_5095-768x790.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_5095-300x309.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m hearing Cornell has conditionally accepted this apology, so long as Brett backs Craig\u2019s 2023 NCBL Winter Meeting proposal codenamed: <em>\u201cPutting the B back in the NCBL\u201d<\/em>.  Craig will be looking to <em>&#8220;Make the NCBL Great Again&#8221;<\/em> with this 14-point plan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Eliminating the EH<\/li><li>Eliminating the DH<\/li><li>Eliminating the everyone plays\/bats rule<\/li><li>Eliminating the automatic strikeout<\/li><li>Eliminating the automatic walk<\/li><li>Eliminating running for the catcher with 2-outs<\/li><li>Eliminating emergency spares<\/li><li>Eliminating ties<\/li><li>Eliminating the ability for umpires to call a strike after a batter has already thrown their bat believing it to be ball 4<\/li><li>Increasing the amount of games played from 24 to 162<\/li><li>Reducing the amount of teams that make playoffs<\/li><li>Mandatory base coaches<\/li><li>No bunting<\/li><li>A lifetime ban to Joe Buck in an NCBL booth<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_5099.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_5099.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3121\" width=\"482\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_5099.jpg 828w, https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_5099-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_5099-768x790.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_5099-300x309.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Feud still on I guess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2014START OF GAME RECAP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SweatSox should\u2019ve given up 1 run in the 1st, actually gave up 2 in the 2nd, scored 1 in the 5th, and gave up 1 in the 6th.&nbsp; Lumberjacks win 3-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2014END OF GAME RECAP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dave Rotari pitched 4 strong for the SweatSox, giving up just 2 runs before turning the ball over to Dillon Lowry who threw the final 2.\u00a0 With Eric White left out of the mix, his weeklong dream of pitching in all 24 games this year has officially ended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SweatSox struggled against Lumberjacks starter Tyas Montgomery, managing just 3 hits all game.\u00a0 Eric White and Kent Johnston led the game off with back to back infield hits, Eric had another hit a few innings later, and that was it.\u00a0 Marc Lett scored the only SweatSox run, Johnston had the only SweatSox RBI, and Jaspreet Sanghra was nearly lost for the season after a devastating HBP in the 5th inning.\u00a0 Fortunately, our new second-string second baseman is expected to make a full recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defensively, the SweatSox turned a season high 2 double plays: a routine 6-4-3 and a really messy 3-6, and we nearly had a 3rd after a super fucked up <strong>[F7] &#8211; [bouncer to 6] &#8211; [2] &#8211; [actual third base]<\/strong> with the bases loaded in the 6th. Liddy and Craiggy don\u2019t ever want to be reminded about that one.<\/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\">FINAL: Lumberjacks 3. SweatSox 1.<br>  <br>WP- Montgomery (1-0)<br>LP- Rotari (0-1)<br>  <br>*Shoutout to Valois and Montgomery, who each hit balls over the fence ??<br>  <br>**If <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hydroottawa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@hydroottawa<\/a> could get some power to Josh, Marc, and Kent\u2018s house asap, it would be much appreciated.<br>   <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wonthehyjinx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wonthehyjinx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vQIR49sOqS\">pic.twitter.com\/vQIR49sOqS<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SweatSox (@SweatSox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SweatSox\/status\/1529698494629482496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2022<\/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 Lumberjacks Notes\/Thoughts:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Eric was scouted all the way back in t-ball<\/li><li>Nothing washes down a Tums quite like a Tekate<\/li><li>Nobody monitors the local golf club black market quite like Kent<\/li><li>Who needs Ray Bans when you\u2019re batting .875<\/li><li>The Goathouse is now open to the neighbourhood, with poolside parking available<\/li><li>Dick Strike needs a therapist<\/li><li>I lost power 6 times<\/li><li>Hydro One #1<\/li><li>It\u2019s always a trap<\/li><li>A triple outage zone is not ideal<\/li><li>We don\u2019t know the status of Lett Forest<\/li><li>A Jamaican Shower is always fun<\/li><li>Kent once ordered 31 cheeseburgers using his own phone he once found unlocked<\/li><li>Lots of firewood in the garage is the key to surviving a power outage<\/li><li>Jas is to Patrick Star as Josh is to Napoleon Dynamite<\/li><li>Jason is an In &amp; Out guy<\/li><li>Josh fucked up not being an In then Out guy<\/li><li>Kent is hoping Manny12\u2019s boss\u2019s husband is a liar<\/li><li>Tonight, my shower will not be waffle stomped, nor will my toilet be upper decked, thanks to Hydro Ottawa<\/li><li>Kent will need to tap into the speed force to cover that outfield<\/li><li>Uncle Bruce is going to drop a bit this year<\/li><li>I show up when I feel like it<\/li><li>Marc is generous with his generator, Craig is not<\/li><li>Larry got got by the delayed steal<\/li><li>When you get 5 hits in a game, you don\u2019t need to run out lazy fly balls the next game, evidently<\/li><li>Kyle Stewart is in the building!<\/li><li>The Lumberjacks would like to implement an \u201canyone can run for anyone at any time\u201d rule<\/li><li>The SweatSox are 0-1 in games not umpired by Louis &#8220;Reply-All&#8221; Gadbois<\/li><li>The Arsonist does not masturbate with A535<\/li><li>Eric had 2 hits, but not 3<\/li><li>Wee Heavy, is how the Leprechaun describes his dick<\/li><li>Kent loves a good pregnant pause<\/li><li>Kent loves adult cartoons<\/li><li>Kent doesn\u2019t like the Southgate bullpen<\/li><li>The Oreo race wasn\u2019t enough to get Craig to press play on Episode 2<\/li><li>Rotari and White worked out a new pickoff play at 2nd &#8211; the signal for it is even more complicated than Eric&#8217;s pitching signs<\/li><li>If you have the option to jerk off in a steamed bathroom, even if hot water is limited, you have to do it<\/li><li>Cajun spice needs to be on every Condiment Utility Belt<\/li><li>Enough with your horse talk lady<\/li><li>If you get your nipples micro bladed, you might as well get your balls dipped, and butthole bleached<\/li><li>The best question to ask somebody after they die is: \u201cSo how did you die?\u201d<\/li><li>Blind people should not be allowed to cross the street after midnight, per Josh Ramage<\/li><li>\u201cJust get a fucking bagel\u201d<\/li><li>Pickles on a sandwich at Subway is like parmesan cheese on a pizza at East Sides, you only stop when you completely run out of each<\/li><li>I forgot my thermos had mushroom soup in it<\/li><li>I still have no idea what Cory forgot he was saying<\/li><li>French onion soup is Josh\u2019s favourite soup<\/li><li>Josh&#8217;s storage unit is on floor 3, locker 16<\/li><li>Happy Birthday Joe Beelen<\/li><li>There was no pact, I just wanted that side of the booth for myself<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_5079.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"271\" src=\"http:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_5079.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_5079.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_5079-300x127.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next up for the SweatSox was supposed to be our second matchup of the season against the Capitals, but that got rained out.\u00a0 The new next up is our first matchup of the year against the Coyotes later today at the Sportsplex (pending the opening of Woodroffe Avenue and the Sportsplex itself).  Eric White is scheduled to make his first start of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>#WONTHEHYJINX<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SOUTH OTTAWA&#8211; It was a low scoring affair Wednesday night at Southgate, where the SweatSox dropped our first game of the season 3-1 to the still undefeated Lumberjacks. 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