Look Ma, We're Going to Vegas!

A few stats and facts from Look Ma, No Hands's brilliant kickball season, which came to an end with our 11-0 loss to Balls Deeper in last night's championship game:

-We finished 8-3, including two wins and a loss in last night's playoff marathon.

-There were seven men on the team. When at least six were present, we went 8-0 and outscored opponents 25-7. When fewer than six were present, including last night's final, before which we lost Matt to a hamstring injury, we went 0-3 and were outscored 19-0.

-That's right, we gave up more runs than we scored and went 8-3. We're like the Arizona Diamondbacks with bigger balls.

-We had the option to take the title last night, when one of the four girls on Balls Deeper left in the third inning with an illness. WAKA rules state that they have to forfeit in that situation, but it didn't seem right to take the cheap win when we were down 11-0 after two innings.

-Another reason not to take the forfeit is the rule that sends both finalists to the national championship next Labor Day in Las Vegas. I'm not sure it'll hold up 10 months from now, but at the moment, we're planning on going.

-Our semifinal against Bears was probably the game of the season. Up 4-2 in the bottom of the fifth (and last) inning, Bears loaded the bases with no outs. They cut the lead to one on a sac fly, bringing the tying run to third with one out, but the game ended up a liner to the pitcher (your friend and humble narrator), and a fly out to the thirdbasewoman (the wife). By the skin of our teeth, we earned a mauling in the final.