Ferraro Brothers • Hermosa Beach 'B' • Summer 2010 Season
HERMOSA BEACH SUNDAY NIGHT CHAMPIONS, SUMMER 2010
Ferraro Brothers 22, Beach Bombers 11
Posted by Matt on August 1st, 2010
Things to remember:
.500 in the regular season; undefeated when it counts... On the final day of the regular season, the Ferraros' 4-5 record -- and the Killer Squids' 3-5-1 -- necessitated a play-in game, and the Ferraros scored 8 in their first at-bat on the way to a rout over the Killer Squids, who couldn't get a run until the fourth inning. Not so "killer," eh?... Then the Brothers stomped Comedy of Errors. It seemed like only a week earlier, they'd lost to Comedy 22-1. That's because it was only a week earlier... Then the Ferraros earned the tiny t-shirts with a beat-down against the Beach Bombers in the finale... The always menstruating Bombers' pitcher can think a lot about the shellacking he took over the long break... The Comedy win came after a usually momentum-killing hour off... Gary's MVP stats: for the day, he went 9 for 11 with 3 HRs and 14 RBI. 14! He hit for the cycle against Comedy of Errors. He shattered his own season record of 27 RBI by driving in 34. It is now written into Gary's contract that he and Naomi must renew their vows before every season, because when this fella is married, he rakes... Some major fog rolled in before game three, but the outfield of Gary, Keith, Beltane and JB handled it way better than Randall Cunningham could against the Bears in '90... Of the 17 innings played Sunday night, Chris kept teams from scoring in eight of them. That's eight zeroes vs. illegal bats and angry hitters. Chris' illegal-pitch strategy is air-tight... Cankles... Definition of "clutch": Sunday night, the Ferraros scored 34 runs with two outs... Gatorade "Fierce" is the official gay beverage of Ferraros softball... One tiny negative: it would have been nice to have Rob, who was on vacation, with us... Slightly larger negative: the newly-divorced Beltane will have to give up half of his championship share to the ex-wife... Post-victory pizza and malt beverages at the Underground... Rick, if you're reading this, we don't blame you for rooting against us, and we still love you.
Hey guys-
What I'll always remember was a moment right after the hour-long break, before the Comedy game. The air just changed, and we were all business. We got ready as a team, warmed up, cleared our heads, got locked in and scored seven right away. It was entirely reminiscent of last summer's playoffs -- that contradictory vibe of being completely relaxed, yet entirely focused. We wanted it more than they did.
We've got the coolest, funniest, smartest team in the league. And now, once again, we've got the hardware to prove it.
Valiant effort by a Ferraro team that wasn't quite at full strength. It happens.
One regular-season game to go, which at this point is still listed by as TBD. It'll be a 6:15 game, just no word on what night, so keep Sunday clear just in case.
Then the real season begins -- the playoffs -- where the Ferraros know a thing or two about adding a new t-shirt to the wardrobe. Let's make it happen.
This was the kind of beat-down that makes Charlie Sheen look like a piker.
Sure, the man can knock around the wife like nobody's business, but the Ferraros set records. Like holding a team to just one run -- a feat that surpassed a 20-2 drubbing of Beach Bombers way back in Fall, '07.
Sunday night's kill-rule shortened extravaganza was better in so many ways than the Bomber win, featuring more hits, more RBI, more everything. Everyone...
Once again, ten o'clock reared its ugly head and kept the Ferraros out of the win column. This time didn't suck as bad as the championship game a few years back, but it wasn't exactly pleasant, after the Brothers played sparkling defense and came from behind twice to take a lead against Mama D's.
Jeremy tried to squeeze in a seventh inning, but time ended the ballgame with the...
The bad news: the Ferraros could only muster six runs, and are back to .500 ball.
The good news: fans of Comedy of Errors can be thrilled that their new left fielder, JB, went 4 for 5 for them tonight in the early game. Way to hustle, sir.
This week, find yourself a slump-buster, and make sweet, passionate love to that pig. Then be there at 6:15 on Sunday to get a W against the Killer...
If any of the Ferraro players lost one second of sleep over Sunday night's loss to Comedy of Errors, they should think about what a real loss felt like for the English. (Yes, it was a tie, but in the eyes of the Brits, a real punch in their lily-white guts.)
Hey, Robert Green: Robert Smith, the lead singer of the Cure, could've stopped that shot with the black pinky nail on his weak hand.
Sunday night, it became apparent that the Ferrraro Brothers lost to Mama D's in the playoffs last week because they were missing three crucial elements: 1) Naomi 2) Stone 3) Wilhelm.
After Mama D's scored four to tie the game in the top of the seventh, with one out, Naomi knocked a key hit into left, and when it skipped under the left fielder's glove, she turned on the after-burners and raced all the way...
Yes, it sucks donkey to go down to a 2-7-1 (though thoroughly enhanced) team after a brilliant win over Comedy of Errors. But let's not forget how far the Ferraros progressed this season, from a 28-0 deficit in the first inning of the first game against Comedy, to beating them handily when it really mattered.
The Ferarros raised their batting average 68 points over last season. They had more hits than they've had in years, and...
