The Pen (and Pencil) Proves Mightier than the Tambourine

The second half of our double feature this week featured the gregarious guys and gals from the Pen & Pencil Club. Drew was back for this one, Francis made his debut, and the core of the regular lineup was intact -- so at least in theory this should have been the best team we've got, or close enough to it. However, putting theory into practice can be a challenge in any field of study, and Tuesday at Edgeley #8 we proved that there are still a few kinks to be worked out.

This is not to take away from an excellent game played by the Scribes. They hit up and down the lineup and to all fields, while we... didn't, including a distressing number of infield pop-ups. Smilin' Bob Ford's scouting trip on Monday might have paid dividends, because there were long stretches where we couldn't seem to BUY a hit. Of course, our usual gambit of bribing opponents with beer wouldn't have worked this time regardless -- As an experienced CCSL team, P&P defend against such tactics with an extensive supply of their own refreshment. 

As always against those folks, it was a relaxed game with plenty of friendly banter and shared beers at the end.  I encourage you to head on over to their blog and check out their recap. It's probably more entertaining and certainly more statistically accurate than anything you're going to get here.

Notable Quotes from the evening:

"Why won't you just take your walk!"
- Cassie, pitching to a very selective Scribe, after 9 straight balls

"Because we're no Art Museum!"
- Response from said Scribe, before belting a double to left

 FINAL SCORE: TGT 3, P&P 14

Your GIFs of the week...

Nice form!

Dusty getting dirty.

A note for our beer drinkers from the TGT Provisioning Dept: Schwartz ended up supplying beverages for both games this week. If you haven't brought a case yet, it's your turn! If you previously bought a round, it's time to start thinking about buying a second...

There are a few additional photos below the fold...

This was a familiar sight.

Yep. Gonna be a long game.

The photo is a little blurry, but ya gotta hand it to P&P: fantastic hit placement.

Cassie pitching in relief.

Oh look, another red shirt dashing for home.

This is actually from Monday, but I messed up. Sorry Max!