Amish
Kill Dogs in Chepstow
AP - Another
Friday, another double header. As the old saying goes there are only three
things that are for sure in life. 1. A cat will only eat half a pickle before it
pukes. 2. The bathrooms in Chepstow will always smell like a combination of
urine and old spice. 3. A double header between the Amish and the Diamondbacks
will produce some of the best ball ever.
And so it was on that fateful Friday that the Amish were about to face
the Diamondbacks in a battle for the ages. Both team arrived for the first game
ready to play some serious ball. I think Lacey said it best when he walked into
the dugout {late}, looked each Amish in the eye and said "This shit's about
to get heavy." But noone knew just how heavy it was going to get.
The Amish took the field with high hopes and low flies. However, the
Diamondbacks game out swinging. Before you could say, "Boy, I wouldn't mind
giving up a run or two but as long as we don't give up more than 7 and less the
9.", the DBacks had scored 8 unanswered runs. Was the game over before it
had barely begun? Should the Amish fold up their tents and head home? Not on
your life. The Amish came to play and by God they were gonna play. The mighty
Amish bats took over, led by Dennis Thompson who went 4 for 4 with 2 home-runs.
James Donnelly, known as the big unit, went 4 for 4. The amish were smacking the
ball around so hard, green peace showed up to protest the abuse they were
taking. However, after watching a few inning the protesters soon forgot about
the ball-abuse and were enjoying some great baseball.
Unfortunately, the Amish couldn't hold the DBacks down, and eventually lost 19
to 16.
It was a tough lost but the tenacity the Amish had shown was tremendous. After a
small break the second game was underway.
It didn't start much better than the first game. After four innings the
amish were down 23 to 12. It looked like they may get mercied which would be the
ultimate slap in the face. But what can you do? I'll tell you what you can do.
Get off your can and get some mutherfrickin hits. And that's what the Amish did.
Gordy led the way, going 5 for 5. Scotty had 2 homers and 7 RBI's. Next thing
you knew, the Amish we're up 30 to 29 going into the bottom of the 7th. However,
with two outs, the Dbacks were able to squezze in two runs and take the game.
After two game like that, any other team would be frustrated, maybe even drop
out of the league. Not the Amish though. Their bats had come alive and they knew
some day they would get another shot at the DBacks.
That Sunday, after dreaming about what might have been Friday, the Amish
took the field against the BlueDawgs. Again, this was a team the Amish should be
able to beat, but had lost their first two meetings of the season. 10 Amish
showed up for this one and once again they brought their bats. Young Bryan
Muegge, who had missed the games Friday night, seemed to want to be part of the
hitting marathon that happened. He went 4 for 4 with his first homerun of the
season. He was a double away from the cycle. Young Darryl Dayman made what some
are calling the nicest catch of the year, coming in fast on a hard liner, diving
headfirst across the terra firma, suspnded in mid air, he looked liked God's
marionet. When he hit the ground the ball was securely in his glove. He jumped
to his feet, did a little jig and said "I'm a real little boy". Young
Kevin Scmidt also had a great day at the plate, almost smacking one out. The
Amish scored 7 runs in the 3rd inning, and went on to mercy the BlueDawgs. It
was the Amish's 5th consecutive game with 10 plus runs. It appears that the
Amish are hitting their offensive stride just in time for the upcoming trilogy
of tournaments. The only bad news from the game was a mishap in the field. A
hard liner was hit into the gap between Dayman and Shayne. Running like a deer,
Shayne made up more ground than a..er..ah...a deer that was running fast. He
reached for the ball, unfortunately it must have had some wicked spin on it
becasue it hit off the glove and right into the side of his face. Knowing the
Amish only had ten players Shayne stayed in the game. Seconds after the last
out, he was airlifted to the Cargill hospital of face and necks. He was in
critical condition at the time of the article. Our prayers are with him. Lacey
read this and shed a single tear.
The Amish have four games lkeft and currently stand at 6 and 9. That means if
they win the rest of their games they have a shot at .500. Good luck Fighting
Amish, and Godspeed.