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| CARL "THE COMMA" |
No place, that’s what I say.
Let’s get right to it, Yes Yes Softball fans. We’ll go to the action on Monday and start with what must have been a rock ‘em-sock ‘em ding-dang of a darn tootin’ battle out on Edgeley 8 where the Wild Animals of the Philadelphia Zoo barely tamed the Jangly Instruments of Team Green Tambourine by a razorback hog thin 11-10 margin.
Gotta remember here that the Mildly Annoying Musical Thingamajigs had only scored a total of nine runs in their first three losses of the season, so it’s anyone’s guess what happened in this one. Either the Tambourin Verts found some lumber lunks or the Zoomeisters had some leather lethargy on the grappling grass. Now 3-2 on the season, Les Animeaux has played four games decided by two runs or less, splitting those. Whoa Nellie!
Over on Belmont 4, the Tappers of the South beat the National Constitution Center for National Constitutions by a 30-15 pasting. Nevertheless, the 15 runs was a record for NCC since its rollicking reemergence in the Of Course Softball League at the beginning of 2012, and not withstanding its under-the-radar sneaking around as Ancient City.
Finally on Monday, the Red Inks of the Pen & Pencil Club came from behind to beat the Bellowing Bens of the Franklin Institute by a 21-5 margin. The Buddy Monsters jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first but weren’t able to hang on for the next six innings.
Tuesday, the Fleisher Arties bested those Artie Museum types by a 19-18 count. Careful CCSL watchers knows that the Sammys have been a team on the rise for a while now and they kept rising like bread in the oven against the Groping Griffins of the Parkway. Fleisher’s only debit in the checking account this season was a mere three-run loss to the Tap Dancers of Mifflin Street. The Griffins, meanwhile, have played three one-run games and lost two of those. That’s how close the Ray-Bans are to a 4-1 record and a brighter outlook on the long, dusty road of the league season that appears to have wandered into an unexpected off-ramp for the Hanging Objets du Artism.
Catahoula finished off what must have been an enjoyable two days for the NCC, with a Dairy 2 win by a 17-5 final score (nice scheduling there, commish.) The Spotted Dogs of the Cajun Region improved to 5-0 and remain tied at the top of the table with the Roomies. NCC can sneak up on the Writing Implements at Lake Belmont next week with a single game.
And in the final game on the schedule, it was those Southern City Tappers with a 22-18 win over the Priest’s Collar (they ain’t Bishops no more, Aunt Lou) in a rematch of last season’s championship semifinal game. The Neckbands won that one, but they couldn’t keep up with Elmer & The Mashers in a contest that looks a lot closer than it felt. Collar Me Sad is now 1-4 on the season, but still has that old grit and determination to be a contender before all the songs are sung and all the mouthwash is gargled.
Let’s see what happens next!
