From: jimdean@bnr.ca (Jim Dean)
Subject: AMATEUR: Ryan'll want to hear this one!
Originator: jimdean@bcrks81
Reply-To: jimdean@bnr.ca
Organization: Bell-Northern Research
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 13:12:38 GMT


I got shelled.

Playing the 9th place Dodgers, who we defeated 9-1 on Sunday, the
'Devils felt pretty cocky about this game. Prior to the game,
Third-baseman Gerry "I like grounders but they don't like me" Drolet
told me, "Ya know, Jimmy Dean, we could give up 10 runs to these guys
and we'd still beat 'em."  A premonition of things to come.

First inning: Two E6's, an E3, and 1 hit give the Dodgers a 4-run
lead, but we came back with 3 in the bottom. On my triple.  That's
right. My first extra base hit of the year, all 230 of me.  A slicing
liner that skipped under the right fielder's glove. I scored when the
relay to third went into the stands. (Imagine, them trying to gun me
down at 3rd! :-) )

Second inning: Your humble scribe gives up 7 consecutive hits
including a monster triple, as well as personally committing two
errors. One was overthrowing a relay to the plate. The other was
worse. With a runner on first taking excessive liberties I wheeled and
fired. Had him by a mile. But my dear little brother, the World's
Greatest Blue Jay Fan (non-woofing variety), was off in la-la land and
didn't even react to the thrown ball (I think he was watching the
softball game at the next diamond). My error, but his mental error.
The Dodgers get 6 more runs and lead 10-3.

Excuses: None. My arm felt great.  It was a little cold, so the
knuckler was not very effective so I stayed away from it. Hung a few
curves, Acker-style. They were crunched.

Comeback: Devils score one in the 3rd and one in the 4th, to get to
10-5. I settled down on the mound, threw low consistantly. Picked a
runner off second (second time this year). Then the magic fifth. In a
typical 'Devil rally, we rode 4 BB's, 1 HBP, 2 Hits, an E5, and 3 WP's
for 8 runs.  With one out, the home team leading by three, the game
was called due to curfew. Phew.

Devils win ugly and lucky, 13-10, and go 18-0 for the regular season,
the first time in the 11 year history of the league that has been
done. Now a two-week layoff until our first playoff game.

The line:

James "Dawgger" Dean: W,6-0  5 IP, 10 R, 2 ER, 10 H, 3 K, 1 BB. Yuk.

For the season:

APP    IP  R ER  H HR  K BB HB WP BLK Record      ERA (7-inn)
=== ===== == == == == == == == == === =========== ===========
  8 38.67 31 11 43  0 29  7  2  2   0 6-0, 1 save 1.99

The ERA should be close to the league lead.

AB  R  H RBI 2B 3B HR  K BB HP SAC SB CS  AVE  OBP  SLG   OPS
== == == === == == == == == == === == == ==== ==== ==== =====
47 14 22  27  0  1  0  2 10  1   4  5  0 .468 .532 .511 1.043

Led the league in RBI's, 10 more than the next closest on my team. 3rd
on the team in AVE. Little brother slumped horribly to finish at .318,
but 6 of his 18 hits went for extra bases, 4 2B and 2 3B.

-- 
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