vs. THE GLOVE MUPPETS [15-19]

The year of Division 1 continues and this weeks game versus the Muppets is brought to you by a newcomer to the team, Lachlan, who with about 60 seconds training helped us to our closest defeat yet.

Wednesday 27th Mays showdown with the Glove Muppets was never going to be easy. Beset by almost insurmountable challenges from the outset, the Pirates team was held on the rails by the dedicated leadership of JB and Waldie. With client events, the Champions League final and pure unadulterated laziness prevalent across the board and all vying for the A lists collective time, JB and Chris were forced to scrape the bottom of the barrel, to produce a highly questionable team consisting of more ring-ins than a Mexican riot.

With my own knowledge of the game not predating only hours earlier when I had to look up ‘Softball’ on Wikipedia, It was evident even to me that something quite magical happened that day. With JB’s precision eye, Waldie’s superior athleticism and an all antipodean out-field holding the team together, the Pirate’s still managed to overcome; all meeting only moments before, having only a few members who knew what they were doing and being two men short to only fall 4 short after a gripping game.

In the immortal words of Caesar with a JB twist - “We came, We saw, we got fucked up”

By Lachlan James

Thanks again all. Next Thursday we take on the collective might of RKCR/Y&R and that game report will be brought to you by this years team Ringer, another Saffer and friend of our very own Bridg and now of course the pirates.....

vs. CAP GEMINI [7-23]

Our second game in Division 1 was played yesterday with the first hints of summer sunshine breaking through the clouds occasionally blinding batters and fielders alike.

But even the seemingly level playing field of occasional blindness and the fact they only had a team of eight could not close the gap between us and one of the leagues longest playing teams and frequent champions, and who also contribute three players to team Great Britain.

After a comfortable defeat we could still enjoy a little sun and a few more beers on yet another Thirsty Thursday. Yay!

Mention and thanks go out to

• Anthony Buck for filling the shoes of JB.
  
• Our No.1 Ringer Ange for yet another sterling performance with bat and ball contributing 2 of the 7 runs they let us sneak in.
  
• And to 'El Kiddo' Ali for a great catch taken at full stretch and on the run.

Next weeks game is on a Wednesday and against The Glove Muppets a composite team of weekend players that just asked to join the Ad League this year and were slotted into Divsion 1. As JB would say.... let's fuck 'em up.

vs. DEALBREAKERS [20-33]

Our first game in the top flight was played under grey clouds and diminishing light. Would we echo the England cricket team's exploits with bat and ball earlier on in the day. Or would we get an utter lesson in the game by 2008's DIV 1 champs?

Well, as you can see, we were pretty well beaten. But not before we gave them a damn good scare with a display of mighty hitting in the first innings, which ended up 14 - 3 to us.

Sadly, this promising start was negated by consecutive blanks in the next two innings as the Dealbreakers upped their performance in the field - particularly their short stop, a laconic Yank.

Over the next few innings they reeled us in, overhauled us and then piled on the points.

But we played pretty well, know where we have to improve (hitting, catching, throwing - that sort of thing) and are looking forward to meeting Cap Gemini in a fortnight's time.

Honourable mentions go to; Waldie for the second base slide of the season (executed in dramatic fashion), Buck for getting his pitching arm back straight away and Bridge's mate Ange, who in her first match, demonstrated the hardest throw since David felled Goliath.