Woodchucks Crunch Teddy Bears.

Hey guys. I just got back from Cergy,FR and I was incredibly tired and wasn't going to post. But...I have snapped out of being tired and felt like writing. Thanks for the comments. Karly, thanks for keepin' up qt...a lot more than a certain Grant Sparks, who I don't think can read anyway...Tiff, I hit a homer for you today, Alex and Ian, love the comments and I am still looking for royalty to marry so I can become a Duke of Something. Don't worry, we'll fly you over for the wedding.

I woke up this morning to the sound of rain pounding on my window. Thank god I closed my window all the way last night. I mean the rain was coming down and in the States...obvious rainout. But here...this is sprinkles. It was really weird too. The rain was pounding down on Eric's minivan as we were heading to Cergy. I was thinking there was no way we were going to play. Oddly enough, the rain had not touched the field. Cergy sits close to Paris. Not really sure which direction. I was trying to nap because I was pretty tired so I had no clue where we were. So when we arrived, I was greeted by Cergy Field. It wasn't bad. Our bench was an extended park bench, really short porch in left, right field seemed to go on forever.. So it was highly improbable to jerk a homerun to right field....

or was it?

You might be asking yourself about the title of the post. But the mascot of Cergy is, yes, a fucking teddy bear. The only difference between today's team and their mascot is that I think a Teddy Bear is too intimidating of a mascot.

Game 1: BG Woodchucks vs Cergy Teddy Bears
Time: 11:30
Weather: Overcast, with scattered showers
Attendance: 0

The Cergy Teddy Bears, 1-13, really don't have the same support that we do. So no one was at the first game. Marc, our ace, started for us because we just wanted to test the waters of how bad we heard this team was. Let me put it to you this way. They have one pitcher. He pitches both games for them every weekend. Poor lil' bugger. This was pretty much like an extended bullpen for Marc and they didn't score a run in the first game. We run ruled them 14-0 in the 5th inning.

I mean, we all hit like all-stars this game and I really don't feel the need the explain play-by-play...you can get the point.

Game 2: Woodfucks vs Teddy Fucks
Time: 1:00
Weather: Sun was peekin' through the clouds
Attendence: About 10

Five of the fans were Olivear's friends that came to see him pitch. He was going to start this game. I have been working with Olivear on his delivery and he was pumped to go in. I guess nothing can help your confidence than facing Rogersville. So Olivear had a great debut. Unscathed with only one hit. We clobbered them offensively and that was that. 16-2. I was pretty much pissed off the whole day because this is not baseball. No mental toughness was needed and couldn't be found anyhow. I was getting so upset because my line drive screamers were not homeruns. I finally belted one out to right in my last at bat. Olivear was telling me that he has never heard of anyone hitting a ball out of right field at Cergy's field. That's pretty cool...couldn't give a shit less.

Sorry if I sound pretty bitter. But that is the way I feel. I have been in a pissy mood the past couple of days and today's games didn't really help out.

I have to say that it is really hard to get mentally into these kind of games. We were pretty much laughing the whole time and joking around during the game. I made sure to keep the jokes and laughter at bay and not completely disrespect the other team. I mean shit...I felt sorry for these guys. I mean, they obviously REALLY love baseball to get their asses whooped every weekend. They even took bp after both games. The first smile cracked on my face at this moment. I started to feel a little happier. They were laughing and just playing ball for love of the game. So I tip my cap to Cergy for their attitude.

I will snap out of the Debbie Downer mood I'm in and be more chipper in the next posts. BG record 13-2. I love you guys and I will talk to you soon. Au revoir.