Bad News - the Bears beat the Slugs

We need to find a pitching machine that sends out crazy spin throws. Anyone know of batting cages with a tweaked out pitcher? The Bad News and Review Bears pitcher sure knows how to throw some wild balls, hiding his pitching hand behind his glove so opposing batters can't see his grip on the softball.

But, blaming the opposing pitcher for the Slugs showing last Thursday night, perhaps overlooks a larger issue: defense. The Bears weren't remarkable hitters, but by the start of the final inning they were up by 11. We weren't making catches that we normally make. Balls popped out of gloves in the infield. Balls found holes in the outfield. And this writer learned a valuable lesson, the hard way.

It's a little thing called "the two step rule." According to this rule, when catching a high fly ball in the outfield, if you think you're right under it, take two big steps back. Of course I didn't come to understand this rule fully until a fly ball was coming right to me, and then all of a sudden I heard Ahmed saying "it's going over your head get back." By then it was too late. So, we're just going to call that a learning moment.

Despite the pain of this loss, the Slugs shouldn't feel deflated. The Bad News and Review Bears are a solid team, with good players...and we weren't having our best night. But, you Bears better watch out. The Slugs will be back in the spring, prepared to kick some spin balling ass.

And just to get us in the mood, here's a short video.
The Slugs Cheer:

Photos by Harrison: