Mission Baseball Club

[...] .  The homers had one of the more formidable line ups that I had seen in a while, with Rich, Chris Powell, Storm, Duane, John McG, just to name a few.  We made sure that we got Mitch to at least [...]

[...] lineup of the homers, I remarked to Lattig that the key to winning this game would be to let Chris Powell be the only one who scored.  The thought was that trying to stop him was an exercise in [...]

[...] get the outs, and started playing defense and hitting bases-loaded triples.  The ball went to Chris Powell who pitched in relief the rest of the game (maybe his longest stint so far?). Satch started [...]

[...] fun, although about half of our team left, so the homers were good sports about defense.  Chris Powell came in and pitched for the homers, and we managed to score two runs in our half, so you could [...]

[...] back, but for now, this blog is as close as I am coming to MBC.... We had a pretty good game at Big Rec yesterday: After a couple of weeks of rainouts, we were feeling the pent-up demand for baseball [...]

[...] the process greg went all nine on the mound. duane and ed the same behind the plate. not easy at big rec. [...]

Sorry this is a bit behind the times, but things have a way of getting away from Satch sometimes.  It was a great game, well, if you were on the home [...]

Sorry this entry is a wee bit late, not enough time in the day to keep up with the old dispatches.  Needless to say the game we had on Sunday last wa [...]

[...] make it 9-7.  Alas, with 2 outs, Tice flied out and the game was over. Highlights: * It was a great game, defense was pretty strong on both sides * The changing weather and wind had a great effect on [...]

[...] happens that way. * I think I counted three hawks in the area Thanks to everyone for a great game, sorry if I missed some of the exploits, its hard to remember in the midst of all the fun! [...]

[...] runs and refused to go down easily, but down they did go eventually, and we all enjoyed another great game. Final Score- 16-6? Highlights * 20 people on a 49er playoff day was a good sign * Adam, back [...]

[...] , and he grounded out to SS, I bet he will think of that for a few days * Mitch threw a great game * The Piano Leg threw a wood splinter on to the field of play.  Nothing a little more [...]

[...] guess I was heartened by the fact that I had put him in a good position to break that cycle.  Brian Phelps came in for one inning of work, followed by another Brian, resplendent in a early 70's Joe [...]

[...] waiting on this kind of stuff.... The game got off to good start, as we walked and walked and Brian Phelps hit a beautiful single to score two, and then we walked some more.  We scored three runs in [...]

[...] , and New Guy Ryan.  Not a lot of hopes for easy outs in any of those batters. Greg bowed to Brian Phelps after 6, and then Mitch came into close the door for the 8th and 9th.  Satch stayed into [...]

[...] that a rake and ten minutes and the game would be on. Then, after all that, our own AOY 2012 Brian Phelps reported this to me: Ed and I played catch, hit some fly balls and talked ill of everyone who [...]

[...] beginnings of a strain there, Satch decided to make the adult choice and bow out.  Ryan, a new guy from Elvin's league came in a did a fine job in the later innnings.  Sean came in to mop up [...]

[...] a triple off Greg to tie the game.  Greg claimed he was going easy on him for being a new guy.  Never again. * Will strapped on the tools of ignorance for the first time, and did a [...]

[...] perfect.  Show off. * Rich hit a foul ball that hasn't landed yet * Per tradition, I threw the new guy lots and lots of knuckleballs, which worked well.  I think the mantle of new guy is thrown off [...]

[...] she belonged out there from the second she took the field.  Come out again anytime! * Daniel's new guy had two home runs that were both brought into question ( first one he might have missed third, [...]

[...] well.  Greg started for the homers and did well, but the defense was not as good as it was the first game.  We see sawed for a few innings, the game was another low scoring affair.  Don flashed the [...]

[...] catch of a pop up in no man's land behind the mound.  Glad I didn't step on a spare ball * First game in a while that Greg didn't catch at all * My last inning was 95% knuckleballs * Jen had a [...]

[...] kids proved to go against everything they had learned about the game up to that point * First game I pitched in shorts ( I left my baseball pants on the garage floor) since the infamous [...]

[...] from getting a Gasparian hit * My buddy Howard came out and managed to avoid the "first game in 10 years" strikeout. * Thanks to Mike, Ed and Bob for catching * For a middling [...]

[...] to a family out for a walk on the nice paths. * The sun becomes a pitcher's ally by the middle innings. Elevate and you blind everyone who goes up for the ball * The visitors just out played us on [...]

[...] errors, legit hits, bloops and bad breaks, they all cost something, and heading into the middle innings, the score was something like 6-1.  Satch came in to relieve Greg and was throwing with some [...]

[...] alone (for a little while....). We see sawed a bit, the visitors were leading for most of the middle innings and then the homers took an opportunity and tied up the game.  It didn't last long, as we [...]

[...] of passed balls/wild pitches. The homers took a quick lead. then both teams settled in. the middle innings were a pitchers duel. with the defenses making all the routine plays with some spectacular [...]

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE This just in from the opposite field hitting surgeon, Mike Gaspar.  I wish I could have been t [...]

The best weekend of the year, the birthday weekend, when Satch can gurantee that he will be out and no one, beast nor man can stop him. Makes me feel [...]

A little late, but lots going on outside baseball these days.  The game was great, classic old school Mission baseball, complete with replacements, l [...]

[...] to see Lattig et al. out again, although he didn't go his customary 5-6. Yesterday's game at Cop Field, outcome not yet known. S. Paige [...]

[...] usual muffs and drops.  The game was quick and we were having so much fun that we played an extra inning.  The homers loaded the bags and were on the verge of breaking out only to be turned away [...]

[...] side.  Nick was there to pick it up, oops, never mind.  And the game was over. We played an extra inning to have a little fun, although about half of our team left, so the homers were good sports [...]

[...] Odom and Rollie Fingers - Sean for the win, and Lattig for the three-inning save. We played an extra inning or so just because, but the final score was 8-1. - Sean, Greg, Mike, and Mitch (and Tony in [...]

[...] innnings.  Sean came in to mop up as we finished our game in record time and played an extra inning and a half.  Ed did us all a favor by catching for the visitors and the homers in the [...]

[...] This week's write up courtesy of Mike Gaspar, thank you Mike!  Seven Double plays, that is definitely a MBC record! It was a surprisingly [...]

[...] Thanks to Mike Gaspar we have a blog entry, sounds like it was a gas, a real zinger, stone gone, and fulla piss and [...]

[...] 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE This just in from the opposite field hitting surgeon, Mike Gaspar.  I wish I could have been there, but hopefully weekends will be a little easier now that we [...]