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The Smokin' Smokers |
When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one league to dissolve the bands which have connected them with another league, and to assume among the powers of the Valley, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and the Baseball Gods entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation and formation of a vastly superior League.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that the PVOTB rocks hard, and is a wholly necessary ingredient of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Where were Grass and Terminator? This was on Smoke's mind as he pondered his lineup along First base line before the game. Termie starts and Grass finishes, and I am sure Smoke picked these guys high in the draft. The Posse pitching staff was loaded. You hit for show, but you pitch for dough. Lee Skiffington got the start for the Smokies. Lee features a nice hook and a tough competitive nature. But before the sold out crowd had tome to get their cold beer, Xman, Crazy Legs and Keith Lyman had put up a couple of Tallies on the Megatron.
Chap got the ball for the Posse. Chap keeps the ball in play, and the game moving along. He quickly retired Casey, Macon and Skiff; three very good hitters. Lee pitched effectively through the 5th and Tommy Smoke shut the Posse down in the 6, and after 6, the score was a managable 4-0, Posse.
If you are superstitious you don't say stuff out loud that might 'jinx' you. Chap, Bullet and Max had no-hit the Smokers thru 7. As Buck, who had been pestering the players for interviews all morning, came back from a beer run, he stopped in left field in the 8th (with 2 outs) and yelled:
"Hey, has anybody got a hit yet?"
No sooner had those words left his lips when Carl Cyr or Bruno (I forget which) flaired a Wirkkila offering into right for a clean hit. Somebody from the Posse dugout yelled to Buck:
"Hey Looshe Flag, (I think that's what they said) maybe you should shut the schmuck (or something like that) up!"
Smoke and Catnip finished up for the Smokers and Tommy Conway pitched a 1 hit 9th for the Posse, who added a few more runs to put the game away. The weather was awesome and the All Stars retired to the Pavilion for the beer inning .
