Seriously, the Whiz are a very good team this year with only a couple soft spots that I could see. We (Twins) saw their new ace this past Friday and I have to say hes got the best consistent hard curveball that I have seen in all of my years of 55 ball. And, he spots the ball exceedingly well.
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-- Edited by crowbait on Monday 17th of June 2019 08:24:56 PM
The 55's don't count runs for/against. They count lack of injuries. The team with the least amount of injuries at the end of the game wins (regardless of runs scored). Glad I could help. JP : )
How many surgeries you up to, Steve? Somebody recently told me you were at 10. You'd think they'd throw in a hip replacement as a frequent flyer bonus. You must have been something back in the way back.
Every team in 55s gets banged up. That's life. Depth is important.
There's no new "ace" on the Whiz Kids. But now we've got two top starters, Mike and Joe. Pick your poison.
Yep, theres a lot of challenges for many of us still trying to play the game. When we played the Whiz, our left fielder played with a broken elbow who can catch but cant swing a bat or throw, a catcher who has 2 hips and one knee replaced, EH knee replacement 4 months ago and 6 surgeries on the other knee, another starter with 2 eye surgeries in the past 4 months, starting pitcher 67 years old with tendonitis, reliever who hadnt pitched in 25 years, a 70 year old right fielder, and a first baseman with a torn rotator cuff. These guys all played the entire game and it still took the Whiz 6 innings to beat us via the slaughter rule. We almost made it to the seventh, but that was, as they say, a bridge too far. Their starting pitcher went the entire game and we received no special treatment. I am proud of my team. They all have spines that are intact.
-- Edited by crowbait on Tuesday 18th of June 2019 02:10:37 PM
My uncle always said, "if you ain't gettin hurt, you ain't playing hard enough". If he was still alive, I'd kick him in the shin (or I'd kick me because I believed him)........ Same guy who worked down at the port (scrap yard) - when he needed money, he'd stick a finger in the chopper - $1500 was a lot of money in the 1960's.
you're one of my Favorites, JP! Glad you're playing again!
