Apparently there was a glitch in the Matrix causing the Piggies to not have a captain’s corner write up for week 4 even though great content was available with a sweep.   The Piggies’ captain apologizes for the technical difficulty, and for any frustration or sorrow that may have been felt through the difficult time.  

Week 5 has come and gone, mirroring a title from the Clint Eastwood movie, “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.”  With the dust settled, let’s find out what’s shakin’ with the boys in bacon.

GAME 1: IRONPIGS – 4 vs. YARDGOATS – 19

Top 1 and the Pigs are feeling Good with a base knock to start the game from 2 Guns, and then a 3 run smash over the left field wall by Peter Hustle. Not to be out done, the bottom (bottom) of the first saw Captain Samsel and the Goats send several to the plate with hits of their own, including but not limited to, a Samsel and Martin routine of back to back hits linked with a no doubter “Jimmy cracked corn and he don’t care” by Rookie Phenom Daryl Drake.  4-3 and still a ball game after an inning of play.

Pigs swing softly in the second with a 3 up/3 down effort leading to some flat energy to take the field. Goats kept putting on the hits in the second. One after another, as the Piggies defense simply couldn’t keep up.  Several Bad defensive errors coupled with some Noonans and sharply hit liners saw the score balloon inning by inning the wrong way for the little Piggies. 

Fourth inning was the last of the offense from the Bacon Boys when JZ smashed an RBI single to get the Pigs score to an average of 1 run an inning thus far. Now roll on to the 5th inning and yet again, the masterful Roy White deals a doozie of a top half as he held the Pigs to a whole lotta nada enchilada.  Now the Goats went for the throat of these stuck, bleeding Pigs, and the Ugly truth was “Single me this, Double me that, who’s afraid of the Yardgoats bats?”  Matt Myers crushed a base clearing shot to deep left for an exclamation point on this contest.  An absolute hitting and running the bases clinic, sprinkled with stingy D was the formula to dismantle the Pigs in a run rule route, 19-4.  Congrats Goats on the Dub in a well played and executed game. 

GAME 2: BULLS -10 vs. IRONPIGS – 11

Bulls came out with an agenda as they posted a quick 3-0 score on the Pigs thanks to a Dalton Fallaw oppo tater.  Pigs did themselves no favors as they sent three to the plate with three straights outs, falling prey to John Burke's knuckleball for a nothing doing bottom (bottom) first. 

Bulls piggybacked the 1st inning success into 6 more runs in the 2nd to give Captain Cuddles and the boys a 9-0 lead.  Walking into the dugout, it definitely felt like the IRONPIGS had eaten a turd sandwich without the bread for six and a half innings of softball played on the day.  However, “Not to fear, Peter Hustle is here,” with a cold drink of water to wash away that half eaten sandwich with a rally starting one out double.  Smalls came up big as well with an RBI single then Mr. Positivity Doug Hogan had a smash hit that resurrected the Piggies to life followed by yet another JZ Ribbie single on the day.

With a pulse and a prayer, the Piggies took the 3rd inning down 9-3, and held off the hard charging Bulls to get to the bottom (bottom) with the same score intact.  Fortunately, a ridiculously bad strike call against El Capitan Cova, forced him to look within and become “Rojo-Rojo.”  With this new-found hyper focus, Cova drove a double to left field scoring 2.  Pepper in hits from Mr. 21 and Peter Hustle, and the Bacon Boys are clawing their way back into the game by the end of the third with the score now 9-6. 

Brink and Cbass started the rally in the 4th with back-to-back singles and would eventually score in the inning.  Cova “Rojo Rojo” hit a “We’re back and ready to Rock and Roll” mammoth homer to bring the score to an Even Steven 10.  

Unfortunately, a ridiculously bad strike call against a perfect at the plate so far this game Keg Dryer, snuffed out a rally for the Bulls in the top of the 6th with bases loaded and 2 outs, maybe altering the final outcome of the game.  Bottom (bottom) 6 started with a looper to shallow LCF hit by Cbass.  Reese Leonard and Dalton Fallaw collided, and Cbass found himself standing on second.  Fallaw, was down for several minutes, and gutted out the rest of the game while banged up (hats off to you Fallaw for hanging in there for your team).  2 Guns and Mr. 21 also reached base to help secure a comeback walk off win 11-10.

This was an ultimate team win.  Everyone contributed and had a hit.  Everyone stayed positive and engaged.  Sometimes in life you get served a turd sandwich without the bread.  You can either keep on choking it down, or look for some water to help wash it down.  I’m proud to know I have a dugout full of WATERBOYS!!!