The Slugs showed up at Tahoe Park Thursday night in desperate need of a win over Loose Change. They had sunk to third in the league standings after painful back-to-back losses to the SoCals and Bad News and Review Bears. And win they did, final score 13-8 (or maybe 9). The key to their winning ways: excellent defense.
Loose Change came ready to play, bringing their A team. In fact, they seemed to have stocked their ranks with heavy hitters since their last meeting with the Slugs. "Loose Change in fall league, is way better than Loose Change in spring league," said the home plate umpire. He followed by saying "The Slugs have improved a lot too."
The team of bankers must have been taking advantage of their predictable work schedules to practice because in the opening inning their bats were hot. Two of their men hit fly balls into neighboring sports fields. The Slugs also made a couple of silly errors.
After the first inning, as they prepared to bat, the Slugs resolved to turn things around. There were some amazing catches. Melody at second base knocked a hard line drive out of the sky. Aided by her chest, she made the catch beautifully. And in the final inning Kevin made a catch that can only be described as a SportsCenter play of the day. He dove through the air, rolling and extending mid-air to get his glove in just the right spot. "It was a thing of beauty," said one bystander. "The batter was in shock," said Coach Tamara who was playing catcher at the time.
In fact, the Slugs latest victory was indeed a thing of beauty.
Next week - 10/25/07 7:30 Backseat Drivers V Slugs
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