Patrick's Post Game Wrap
- July 7th, 2010
-Submitted by Mike Tollefson
Game Summary
Pre-game banter was lively Wednesday night as players began showing up for the game and as is the custom, trading insults as a way of greeting one another. As sandals were replaced by clete’s and gloves were removed from their bags. Pplayers were once again reminded of their miscues from prior weeks and encouraged to improve their performance. Warm-up tosses were completed quickly as there is a fine line between “warming up” and “wearing out” at our age, and the team quickly settled in to watch the game being played ahead of them. It was during this time that the team witnessed a player the size of Homey (and no more fleet of foot) attempt to tag from second and advance to third on a fly ball to center field. The player was gunned down at third for the final out of the inning to which Gary Schmiesing remarked “I haven’t seen a play that dumb since . . . we played last week.” Yep, it’s easy to be kept humble around this group.
Wednesday night’s game represented the rubber match between Patrick’s and the Embassy Bar. Both of the previous contests had been decided by a run (W 17-16 and L 17-18) and so it was no surprise that this game also came down to the bottom of the 7th to determine the winner. As the home team, Patrick’s entered the bottom of the 7th down by two runs but battled back to tie the game with the bases loaded, no one out. Marty Simonette stepped to the plate . . .
During a playoff game for the New York Yankees, Derek Jeter dove into the seats to catch a fly ball, sacrificing his body as he gashed open his chin in the process and forever earning the title of “gamer.” Brett Favre has made more consecutive starts than any other player in NFL history and has done so in the sometimes brutal cold of Lambeau Field while playing with an injured thumb, bruised ribs, and an assortment of other injuries. Brett Favre is a gamer.
Marty Simonette stepped to the plate Wednesday night with an opportunity to define his young career with Patrick’s Softball. The game was on the line. The pressure was on. How would he react? Simonette put the weight of the team on his shoulders, along with his bat, and watched three consecutive pitches fall. “I wanted to swing, really” said Simonette after the game (sure you did). The resulting “walk off walk” gave Patrick’s a one run victory but more importantly answered the all-important question. Yep, he’s a gamer.