Friday night was cold but the Scarlets were hot. They disguised themselves as the Lavenders, and pounded three Royal pitchers for 15 hits and 16 runs, seven of those in the bottom of the 6th. There were a few errors, hit batsmen and walks in there as well. They only played 7 innings because of the 10 run rule.
The Scarlets look like they have a couple of strong left-handed pitchers in Joe Barta and Brady Muller, the winning pitcher in the Friday extravaganza.
We are lucky to have such a dedicated Legion umpiring crew here in Billings. That wasn't always the case.
The Scarlets play a double-header on Sunday afternoon against Casper WY. Will they continue their unbeaten ways? Check them out at Dehler Park Sunday afternoon and Monday morning.
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Ah, baseball! As I write this, Texas A&M is leading Seton Hall in the College Station regional.
Baseball - God's game. After all, the first words in the Bible are "In the big inning...."
Thanks for the comment. It seems we have a lot in common: Lutheran background—and foreground too—as well as baseball and puns. Blogging is good therapy too for whatever ails you, at least I find it so.
This morning I traveled across town to hear Mass and Marcus Grodi afterward: it was a fund-raiser for KJCR, our just-started Catholic radio station.
I was reminded of GK Chesterton's metaphorical comment about the Church being much larger on the inside than on the outside as St Bernard's in Billings Heights really is much bigger physically on the inside, barely visible as you drive up to the massive parking lot.
"In the big inning . . .": I love it and will shamelessly use it my own.
"In the big inning . . .": I love it and will shamelessly use it my own.
I shamelessly stole that from George Will's book Bunts (p. 264).
Thanks for the reference. Will writes well about baseball. Is there any other sport that has an actual literature? Well yes, cricket does, but any other sport besides those two?
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