Game 1: DBacks 8, White Sox 5

The first 9am game of the year started quite rough for the DBacks. In the first, 1B Thomas Gayef made no attempt to catch a popup that dropped 10 feet from him. "The ball was in the sun...so I said 'NOPE'. That's like the reverse of calling for a ball, right?" said Gayef after the game.

Shortly thereafter, a similar popup was hit. This time, pitcher Axel Christoffersen - aka Macklemore - takes charge, calling for the ball with the vigor of a young rap star. Unfortunately, fly balls hit by the White Sox on this day were singing "Can't Hold Us", and the ball dropped to the ground.

Down by 3 in the 7th, the Dbacks made a huge comeback. After stealing 2nd, Trask called time to shake the beach from his ginch. Apparently, this was audible to everyone except for Gerwing and the White Sox pitcher Potts, as they continued to play as if nothing happened. Gerwing almost murdered the 3rd baseman with a pissrod down the line. After the umps informed the two dummies that time was called, Gerwing proceeded to fly out and bitch about his practice double all the way back to the dugout.

After that, Gayef hit a fly ball to center, where the sprinkler head sniped the White Sox CF to allow the tying runs to score.

In the bottom of the 7th, with the White Sox threatening, the Dbacks turned a 6-3-2 double play as Gayef threw out the winning run at the plate. In the top of the 8th, the DBacks put up a huge 3-spot to take the lead. Trask shut the door in the bottom half, going 1-2-3.

MVP: Center field sprinkler head, Trask (3-3, 2RBIs, W)
Vag Badge: JB - for getting blackout drunk the night before and not showing, Kenton - for the Sombrero



Game 2: DBacks 8, White Sox 6

After staff veteran Ryan Saunders asks to pitch the noon game so his old man can watch, he proceeds to no-show. A rusty, under-the-weather Gayef made the start and got shelled early. He eventually settled down to keep the DBacks in the game.

And then retardedness ensued.

Late in the game, with the game-tying run on 3rd with 2 out, Sutherland decides stealing 2nd vs a lefty is a good idea. He was thrown out by 10 feet. Manager James Trask was overheard saying, "Since you like running so much, you can run all the way to the liquor store 'cause that's a case of beer."

Fortunately for the DBacks, they batted around in the following inning to take the lead.

This reporter is sure there were at least 3 other Little League baserunning mistakes, but they have since been washed from memory in an epic Base Pong (R) tournament later that night.

Kenton Haugrud elected to skip the second game in favor of slo-pitch, the only sport he can actually get a hit in.

Steve Medaglia pulled his hamstring after another long game of window shopping.

MVP: Trask (2-3, 2RBIs)
Vag Badge: Saunders, JB