It was the game of the year thusfar: Jonny Hammers vs. Auroras, both with matching 7-1 records and tied for 1st place in the league. It had all the makings of a classic contest and the final score of 12-11 with shows that we didn’t disappoint in giving it our best. Luckily, Hammer’s came out on top, with Hawes driving in the winning run (me) with 2 outs in the last inning. A win is a win, especially against a team we’re tied with for first, so I won’t complain.

Extra thanks to Jenny, Erica and John for coming out for the 9:15pm game and being our best fans. This week, we play at 6:15pm, so no one has an excuse for not coming because of the time of the game.

As for me, I went 1-3, but my sole hit was a solid TRIPPle over the left center fielder’s head, so I felt good about getting some power back, finally.

On to Coach Z’s comment…

Congrats to everybody on a hard fought and well deserved win! Yes we caught a couple of breaks there in the last inning, but we also had a couple of tough breaks earlier in the game, so it all evened out. We got contributions up and down the lineup and we played great defense both in the infield and the outfield (Dan’s “web gem” especially). So, we are now in the driver’s seat in the league! So lets beat the teams we should beat from here on out!

Season Stats are below. I was going to bold the leader in each category, but basically, it all goes to Mike except for Doubles and runs scored (which both go to Dan) and walks, which go to Jenny. Therefore, Game ball goes to Mike… he took his first walk of the season and perhaps in a few years… poor guy didn’t even remember that guys get a double on a walk. Oh, and he singlehandedly drove in the tying run for the game.

I gotta say, I’m with her on this one…

“Is it just me or does it look like Prince Charles is going for a boobie grab here???”

The Prince of Wales, Colonel-in-Chief (left), gestures during a presentation of medals to 9 Regiment, Army Air Corps at Clarence House, London on Wednesday July 11, 2007. Prince Charles handed over service medals to soldiers who fought in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/ John Stillwell ,pool )

While I’ll be posting softball stats sometime this weekend, I had to post about the status of my leg. You see, I slid into 3rd base in the game last night (which, we ended up winning) and I tore up my leg in the process. About 3 years ago, Neill also tore up his leg playing softball and I thought mine was just as bad. Hardly.

MY LEG, July 2007	NEILL’S LEG, August 2004

I guess Neill wins.

I sat down in front the the TV last night as not only a Milwaukee Brewers fan, but a baseball fan as well. It was the All-Star game and there is some enjoyment in watching the best of the best get together and play in a game that means something (homefield advantage in the World Series), especially when the Brewers sent an NL best 4 players to the game. While the NL lost AGAIN (10 straight years, if you count the infamous “tie” year), there were a lot of other things that bothered me about the game this year.

I’ll start off by looking at the Brewers’ performances, which overall were disappointing to me.

And some other notes…

There were some good parts to the game too… it was cool to see Ichiro’s in-the-park homerun, it was cool to see the game was actually CLOSE at the end, and it was cool to see that people like Vlad and Junior actually have pretty good arms. But, overall, I obviously had a lot to complain about.

What did you think about the game?

Definitely an article for the “what’s wrong with these people” heading…

Police in America have arrested a man who robbed a bank ‘disguised’ as a tree. CCTV footage shows the man entering the bank with branches and leaves taped to his body. After patiently waiting in the queue with fellow customers, the man makes his move, ordering the bank cashier to fill a bag full of cash, Fox News reported.

Unfortunately for the suspect, a dye pack inside the bag exploded. And in a second stroke of bad luck, the man’s face could be clearly seen by the CCTV camera through his foliage. He was later arrested at his home in Manchester, New Hampshire.

It is just the latest in a run of odd attempts by robbers trying to get their hands on some extra cash.

Earlier this year, two teenage girls robbed a bank in Georgia, USA, and their only disguise was their sunglasses. The so-called Barbie Bandits were soon caught. Last summer in Dorset, a pair of bungling robbers who targeted a pub for its takings were caught after dressing up in heavy puffa jackets, parkas and hats - on the hottest day of the year.

In April this year, a man who tried to steal an entire cash machine in California was captured after his prosthetic leg fell off during his getaway attempt.

And in Italy in 2006, a pair dubbed “Bonnie and Clyde” distracted potential victims in a park by kissing passionately and then suddenly attacking and robbing them.

I mean, come on. Tell me you didn’t laugh when you saw the headline. The funny part to me is that this is real. This guy woke up that morning, thought over his “plan” of duct taping TREES to him, and said, “yup… this is a great idea. This is really going to work…”

Too funny…