Whoa!!! Is this thing on?

...and we're back.  This has been a long awaited post.  But, it will prove to be worth the wait as it has been about a year since the last one.  I will try to recap what has happened since last season.

We have a new website at our old address www.DeadMoneySoftball.com .  This was put together by "V", and I believe the updates and the stats are posted by Roth.  I believe a "Thank you!" is in order for the hard work that the two of them have put into that. 

Last season proved to be fruitful as we were once again League Champions (after a review of the rules).  We clearly were the dominating force in the league, both offensively and defensively. 

This year is a different story.  We have struggled a bit, mostly because of our Plymouth league.  In Minnetonka,  we have completely locked in, at least 3rd place for the regular season.  After losing to the second place Dirty Grizzlies early in the season when we only fielded 8 players, we beat them last week in a rather dominating win allowing only 3 runs.  Doublewide Express has definitely improved this year, most likely a roster change.  They are on the top of the league with only one loss so far this season.  We have lost both games that we have played against them this season.  The other possible contenders, have for the most part, made themselves irrelevant.  Ballz Deep just hasn't been the power house that they once were.  Wild Turkeys have been misbehaving and become a non-factor (most likely the trash-talking, cry-baby, shortstop.  He just can't shut his mouth, especially when there is a pending loss).  And Team Alliance just hasn't figured out how to control themselves, their emotions, or their crack-pot pitcher. 

Just to set things straight after a little web based trash-talking...Dead Money is perfect! 

Well....our defense is almost perfect.  We have out-played our opponents in the field all year.  Only the Dirty Grizzlies have scored more than 10 runs against us.  And that was when we only had 8 players on the field.  Only one other team has scored more than 5 runs against us, and that is the first place Doublewide Express.  When I saw these stats I was very impressed....and shocked.  The latest data shows that we have out scored our opponents 182-69! 

So, it goes without saying, that the playoffs are going to be very important this year.  I don't see either Dirty Grizzlies or Doublewide Express dumping any of the remaining games of the regular season in the next couple of weeks.  We just need to look at our next few games as warm-ups for the playoffs.  Good, consistent hitting will be the key for us, as it has been our downfall for the begining of the year.