A Giants

Somebody told me this was a great game ... I had to ask because my eyes were closed half the time!  This one was off the hook going back and forth until the nail biter ended at a wild 11-10 final.  Wow what a game, and if word gets out we might be able to charge admission the next time the Giants and Dodgers square off … maybe parking too!

Offensive fireworks were a plenty … Tyler continuing his hitting streak going 4-4 with a shot to LF … Cameron A again crushing the ball 3-4 … Austin and Fisher reaching base all three trips… Nick O, Colin, Blake all 3-4 … Nick G getting his due (and finally decent pitching) with a nice bases loaded hit … Joshua and his solid 2-3 … Jimmy doing his Jimmy Thing getting a great base knock after taking it to a full count … Dave getting a hit in the 5^th inning, scoring the tying run … and Anthony 3-4 with the game winning walk off hit … but was it enough for Game Ball?

Everyone sure did smack the ball around and contributed offensively .... so I had to turn to Defense to find our game ball winner … should it be Austin’s pop out grab at Catcher? SS Tyler’s fly ball out doubling the runner at 1^st? Colin’s out after out …. after out? Nick O’s nice catch at SS? Nick G’s incredible and many assists at 1^st base, especially late in the game coming off the bag to catch the off throw and getting the out? Man this is tough … but after really looking at this game closely I have to go with a momentum changing play … you know the one I’m talking about … Mr. Delightful Double-Play Dave ... and his LF pop fly running catch and continuing to 3^rd for the unassisted double play was game changing … yeah that’s right, Game Changing Double Play Dave is his new name, and he definitely deserves the Game Ball … no doubt about it!

But hats off to the Dodgers … they came out swinging and played very tough. Maybe this rivalry can trickle down to the Single "A" little league level … as it should be :o)

Say it with me now … hummmmmmMMMMMM BABY!!!!!