Bad Gnus take opener 10-6!

On a chilly March evening, the Bad Gnus surprisingly took the field after a week of rain. It may have been 6 months since the last Gnus game, but everything had such a familiar twang. The opposition was taking infield practice before the game as the Gnus rolled in late and warmed up by shaking hands with their friends they haven't seen in a while. Just like an old habit, Manager Mike had to fake a bathroom break and go Softball Whoring looking for a ninth player to avoid a forfeit. As the game was just starting, the ninth tye dyed jersey could be seen sountering slowly from the parking lot. There was no urgency to Erik Carlson's stroll. Fashionably late, the youngest Gnu looked cool to all the fans in the stands. Oh, that was just the scorekeeper.

The Gnus started very slowly, as you would expect. The pitches falling so tantilizingly slow that the eager batters swung wildly and early. They were still able to string together three hits in the first inning for a run. While the Bad Gnus lookly incredibly rusty the URS team looked devoid of talent. I'm pretty sure URS was an acronym for U Really Suck. I never got the reason, but Kev continued to berate the URS third baseman and leadoff hitter to any Gnu that would listen. The Gnus didn't look too rusty in the field however. Despite fielding their fourth string shortstop, the oversized round mound of ground outs, just about all the Gnus played great defense. I'm not bringing up any names, but it's bad karma to cover up the tye dye. You gotta put that on the outside, my man! Although, upon watching Bill (dangit, I wasn't going to say his name) slip on his powder blue mittens after the game it all started to come together. Bill's hands are dearly supple from an off season with no softball and too much lotion. Put down the baby oil and I think those hands will be in softball shape in time.

Anyway, the game was pretty dull and eventless until the Gnus finally broke out their Gnu inning in the top of the 6th to put the game away. A couple of meaningless runs by URS put the final tally at 10-6. The Bad Gnus played pretty poorly but still dominated a much inferior opponent.

Coming up next.... weekly stars and stats!