Dear
FH Alumni,
The
FarmHouse Actives have once again challenged us to a softball game.
We are scheduled to play at 6:00pm, Sunday, June 29th here in St. Peter
with lunch and poker to follow at the Tollefson residence. Details
will follow. Please let me know if you can attend as soon as
possible. Please pass along the invite to others I might have
missed.
Thanks,
Mike
Tollefson
Gary Schmiesing Response:
As bad as Sullivan sucked the previous few times he has played with us, I
vote that we rescind his invitation. We would be doing him a favor by
not allowing him to embarrass himself. (that’s funny!!!!) I
also see that Super Dave is on the list. Are you high? No,
seriously, are you high? Unless it has antlers and lives in the
woods, Dave has no chance of hitting it. Just my two cents worth.
Gary
Gary,
Todd Arduser Response:
Do you have someone available in case I need a ride to the
hospital again?
Duz
Mike Tollefson Response:
Yeah, but this
year I'm going to get someone else to do it. Last year you were
kinda grumpy.
Mike
Todd Arduser Response:
Grumpy? I think you should have know when Pesta said
there was definitely something “wrong” with my wrist that you would
have driven over 13 miles per hour instead of talking about how bad the
St. Peter police are and worrying about getting a ticket. After all
hasn’t Pesta broke more things than the rest of us combined?
Duz
Jeff
Streit Response:
Mike--I am available. With that said, I am not playing any softball
this year and have not yet swung a bat yet this year. I know there
is not a big difference between how I play when I am playing softball
during the year versus when I am not playing softball. I'm slow, I
can't hit the ball very far, and I don't have range in the outfield.
If these characteristics are what you think we need for our alumni team,
then I am your man. If not, I can come and just watch and make
smart-ass remarks to the team also.
Thanks,
Jeff
Streit
Mike Tollefson
Response:
Jeff,
C)
I've seen how you play, when you play and if this is an indication of how
you will play when you're not playing, than I agree that your comments
(I'm slow, I can't hit the ball very far, and I don't have range in the
outfield) are indeed correct and our expectations for your play will
be appropriate.
Gary
Schmiesing Response:
Sullivan....Sullivan.....Bueller.....Bueller!!!
Rob Moline Response:
Gary
& Tolly:
I
will be there on that night. I will certainly plan on showcasing my
amazing softball skills which includes impeccable fielding, fabulous
leadership ability, my zest for life and most of all, my pipes!!!!
Tim Sullivan once told me that the biggest reason he is coming to the
Eidahl Golf Tournament and being on my team is that he relishes the
opportunity to verbally pound me into the ground until I have no
self-confidence left. We all know that I am brimming with
self-confidence (Borderline Cocky). Is it possible that Tim
“Sully” Sullivan is not only afraid that he will be out-hit,
out-fielded and completely out-played by myself, but by every other
FarmHouser who will be wielding a glove and bat. This would
certainly not surprise me! Thus, I think I speak for all of us in
saying that we are laying down the gauntlet and challenging Tim
“Sully” Sullivan to come to St. Peter and show us the rage he once
carried loud and proud. Ask yourself this one question.
Do you have it in You!?!?
Fraternally,
The
Rocket
Jeff
Mayo Response:
Just wanted to let you know that I will be making it to this year's game.
I will probably wear my "80's" version of baseball pants
just to spite Schmeze. Actually I can't afford new pants since I
have to feed $6.50 corn to our pigs.
Rocket
- I would be full of self confidence too if I was hitting a robust
.320 in softball.
Jeff
Gary
Schmiesing Response:
Mayo,
It
won't bother me that you will be wearing your pants from the 80's.
It WILL bother me if along with your pants from the 80's, you
also bring along your game from the 80's. Can anybody say
"Black Eye?"
Schmeze
Jim Krebsbach Response:
Gents, Schmeise, I retired from softball several years ago. My
glove, cleats, bandages and body wraps are all in Cooperstown on display.
I will not be able to play.
Women
and Children- Read no
further, mark this message as unread, and head for the basement.
Fellas,
After
a thorough review of the current softball statistics for the 2008 season
(by the way Tolly, the Post Game Wrap - Damn funny!) I have come to the
conclusion that you all suck. Michael Moline's illegitimate
father is batting a paltry .364 for the season. Goat Boy strikes
out twice in the same game. Billy contributes two outs in one
inning. Mike Tollefson has continued to reap the benefits of selling
his soul to the Devil through his stellar play and the fact he was able to
land Heather. It is fortunate you can land ringers as to give
yourselves a false sense of security that you guys actually add value to
the team. Don't get me wrong, any team will offer a couple of token
triples to the slow guy on the team. Heck, in my days on the mound,
I gave a couple of free passes to the old hippie in jean
shorts and Red Wings, just to make him feel like it was worthwhile to get
out of the house! Hell Rocket, it appears you have the attention
span of a yard gnome in the outfield. What value does this have to
the team other than allowing Gail the opportunity to have a real man come
over and parent your kids for a couple hours per week? Might I
suggest you get Janikula to manage the team much like the 93' Cup Game
picture on the web site? Don't forget the stone washed Levis pretty
boy!
Enough
over analysis of your repulsive performance. I have been consulting
with my former steroid-era colleagues to best determine how to unveil my
new game. Jason (Hit like an all-star, party like a rock star, bang like a
porn star) Giambi, Roger (shot my wife in the ass with steroids, or was
that Mindy McCready? By the way have you seen Mindy lately?
Time has been hard on her. She looks like Hillary Clinton for cripes
sakes!) Clemens, and Brady (I made sideburns cool before Joe
Mauer) Anderson. We have decided that, much like my counterparts, I
need to continue to play as if I have not taken any time off from the
game. I will hit for power (much like Pesta, but with some
desire) and run the bases with the aggressiveness of ScoTay at bar close.
Worst case scenario, if I suck as much as you guys, I can blame my
performance on intestinal parasites or trying to manage multiple female
relationships at one time (all kept on the down low of course).
On a
side note, Krebs, good to hear from you! Sounds as if you are doing
well. Unfortunately, my stereotype is a vision of you outside of a
gas station in Appleton with your 82' Camero, a bottle of Boon's Farm,
Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again On My Own" on the radio, all the
while hitting on juniors in high school. You have obviously come a
long ways! Congratulations!
Tolly,
please inform Krennik of an earlier starting time. This way if he
shows up in the middle of the eighth inning, he might actually be on time.
Also, be sure to have Kevin back by curfew.
I
can also understand why you are having this on a Sunday. It will be
hard for Busch and Wangen to go on a ten-hour beer run!