Pristine late summer air graced the friendly confines of Payson Park as the hometown darling Fresh Cut Crew dropped their double elimination championship opener to Howie's Pub, 12-4. Shoddy defense lead to 6 unearned Howie runs and the men in green exhibited untimely batsmanship (14 men left on base), plaguing the Fresh Cut cause. Gavin McCarthy
delivered a gutsy performance on the hill, pounding the pee-colored HP faithful inside all night and inducing laser-liners and one-hoppers to shellshocked cornerminder Brad Smith all night.
Spirits rose to crescendo as Travis Meek stormed into Payson Park, having woke up in Salt Lake City earlier that day, however Travis' impact was unfortunately negligible as he went 0-0 with a walk. He replaced a dejected and unamused Spud Wright in the 4th.
Gameballs were awarded to Jared Vigue for a clutch foul ball snare on a ball out of play in the 5th inning, and George Doucette for a diving stab of a HP liner with men on 2nd and 3rd.
A third gameball goes to the indomitable fans of Fresh Cut softball, who witnessed some stellar moments and personalities during the year. Whether it be Jon Pottle's inconceivable backhanded catch at Riverton, Jon Aromando's diving catch-that-wasn't, Travis Meeks regular hosing of opposing baserunners and penchant for the timely bomb, Spud Wright's topspin liners and special brand of love, Josh Thompson's karate chop swing and sneak attack relief pitching, Jack Lombard's amazing 300 foot-occasionally-fair-bombs, Seth Dromgoole's hit-'em-where-they-ain't action, Randy Loubier's pre-and-post-wedding hit parade, Don Coutier's slick fielding and timely batwork, Lucus Ritchie's laserbeam homers and shiny green cleats, George Doucette's timeless game, Gavin McCarthy's tireless pursuit of the season base on balls record, Brad Smith's mastery of the one-hop liner, or Mark Bower going "the other way" for a near-homer at Riverton, this was a season to remember. Training Camp opens in April 2009, with a pair of offseason minicamps scheduled for January and March. Season ticket packages start at $10, and good seats, as usual, are still available.
Friday, August 22, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Fresh Cut Runs for Title Tonight
The Fresh Cut playoff run, chockablock with guile, intrigue, and mayhem, arrives at the beachhead tonight in the championship game(s) against league archnemesis Howie's Pub.
History will judge the men of Fresh Cut, as greatness can never be bestowed, it can only be earned. Epic battles forge history from molten iron, and harden men by time and effort, preparing each for defense of realm, family, or property.
The men of Fresh Cut know this well, and shall take to Payson Field to wage war for glory, honor and trophy.
Gametime 7:15pm. good seats still available.
History will judge the men of Fresh Cut, as greatness can never be bestowed, it can only be earned. Epic battles forge history from molten iron, and harden men by time and effort, preparing each for defense of realm, family, or property.
The men of Fresh Cut know this well, and shall take to Payson Field to wage war for glory, honor and trophy.
Gametime 7:15pm. good seats still available.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Fresh Cut Skunk-ruled, 17-1
"What happen??"
"Somebody set us up the bomb."
"We get signal."
"What?"
"Main Screen Turn on. Its you!"
"How are you gentlemen? All your base are belong to us. You are on our way to destruction."
"What you say?"
"You have no chance to survive make your time."
"That's totally absurd. But I did hear that Fresh Cut Properties got skunk-ruled by Howie's Pub last night. What in ever loving hell is up with that?"
"Ha ha ha..."
http://www.youtube.com/
"Somebody set us up the bomb."
"We get signal."
"What?"
"Main Screen Turn on. Its you!"
"How are you gentlemen? All your base are belong to us. You are on our way to destruction."
"What you say?"
"You have no chance to survive make your time."
"That's totally absurd. But I did hear that Fresh Cut Properties got skunk-ruled by Howie's Pub last night. What in ever loving hell is up with that?"
"Ha ha ha..."
http://www.youtube.com/
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Bulletin board material from Lucus
Per the Hood guys, Howie's has been talking smack about how we played a cupcake schedule (which is true) and didn't deserve the league title (false). They're also saying they only had eight guys when we put up 41 on them
Friday, August 1, 2008
Playoffs
Fresh Cut's first game is on Tuesday, 8/5 at 8:30 at Payson. Please let me know whether you can make it. We're likely to play Stantec.
You can find the full schedule at http://mainer2008.tripod.com/id18.html.
Presuming we keep winning, we play again 8/7 at 7:15 at Payson and Friday 8/8 7:15 at Payson and the following Thursday 8/14 at 7:15 at Payson.
Fresh Cut taking it to the limit in '08.
You can find the full schedule at http://mainer2008.tripod.com/id18.html.
Presuming we keep winning, we play again 8/7 at 7:15 at Payson and Friday 8/8 7:15 at Payson and the following Thursday 8/14 at 7:15 at Payson.
Fresh Cut taking it to the limit in '08.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
"Batless" Fresh Cut Walks all over UNUM, 19-7
Home plate eluded Unum hurlers all night as Fresh Cut batsmen dodged called strikes and avoided swinging at garbage "curveballs", drawing countless walks while topping insurance giant Unum 19-7. Travis Meek again provided fireworks with a towering bomb to left, and Don Couture's timely swats proved pivotal in a seven run 4th. Gavin McCarthy toed the rubber for yet another win, though Fresh Cut faithful have started a bottle drive to buy the hurler a new pair of pants.
Two Fresh Cut runners were cut down with malice at home plate, including Mark Bower (thwarting a home run effort) and Josh Thompson on an ill-advised sprint home. Rumor has it that the command to turn for home came from the Fresh Cut bench, rather than the fingered base coach at the time.
Not lost on this columnist is the pure irony of beating a team using their own bats. Truant gamer Lucus "Too Busy" Ritchie forgot to equip the visiting Fresh Cut crew with the carbon nanotube technology that has been integral to Fresh Cut dominance. Ritchie's agent released a statement saying he was "too busy with work" to drive the bats to the game, however an anonymous insider in the Ritchie camp remarked that "well, that Riverton field is just to f---ing far". In the end, Unum lent the hometown pride three bats - two of which were dead and dented - putting Lucus in a position of near permanent ridicule. Fortunately for Fresh Cut - and for Senor Ritchie - hits flowed from the third bat like jello shots at the Halloween party, turning a potential loss and lifetime of "too busy" jokes into a solid W.
Fresh Cut looks to continue their winning ways Monday night at Payson.
Two Fresh Cut runners were cut down with malice at home plate, including Mark Bower (thwarting a home run effort) and Josh Thompson on an ill-advised sprint home. Rumor has it that the command to turn for home came from the Fresh Cut bench, rather than the fingered base coach at the time.
Not lost on this columnist is the pure irony of beating a team using their own bats. Truant gamer Lucus "Too Busy" Ritchie forgot to equip the visiting Fresh Cut crew with the carbon nanotube technology that has been integral to Fresh Cut dominance. Ritchie's agent released a statement saying he was "too busy with work" to drive the bats to the game, however an anonymous insider in the Ritchie camp remarked that "well, that Riverton field is just to f---ing far". In the end, Unum lent the hometown pride three bats - two of which were dead and dented - putting Lucus in a position of near permanent ridicule. Fortunately for Fresh Cut - and for Senor Ritchie - hits flowed from the third bat like jello shots at the Halloween party, turning a potential loss and lifetime of "too busy" jokes into a solid W.
Fresh Cut looks to continue their winning ways Monday night at Payson.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Tonight's lineup: July 16
Dromgoole dh/2b
McCarthy p
Meek lcf
Smith 3b
Couture 2b/dh
Vigue lf
Thompson c
Loubier rcf
Pottle ss (Doucette)
Bower 1b
Aromando rf
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Tsunami's Trip up Fresh Cut, 9-8
I wasn't even at this game and I am infuriated and embarrassed that the Fresh Cut juggernaut fell incomprehensibly to the trucker-hat toting men in ca-ca brown, The Tsunamis, again with last at-bats and again by one run. I do not know nor to I want to know exactly what happened except to say that there will be some serious playoff-time reckoning if and when the Tsunami's wash ashore again. If there is any truth to the patently offensive rumor that the knucklesoft once again silenced the nano-tech laced bats of the Fresh Cut crew, I swear I will tear off an un-mustachioned rant like those heard in softball days of yore, one that will carry from the confines of Payson park to the hinterlands of Riverton field.
F the Tsunamis. Vengence will be ours.
F the Tsunamis. Vengence will be ours.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Fresh Cut Defense Smokes B&M, 10-3
Interim Fresh Cut skipper Lucus Ritchie cobbled together a magical line-up at the plate and in the field as the Fresh Cut juggernaut dispatched outgunned B&M 10-3 in just under an hour at Riverton Wednesday night to improve to 9-1 on the year. Pitcher Josh Thompson barely broke the 90 pitch mark in seven masterful innings, inducing grounder after grounder to the left side of the Fresh Cut infield, and timely early batwork paced the mowing men in green to an early 8 run lead that proved to be more than enough. The most noteworthy plate performance occurred in the fifth inning when Lucus Ritchie drew his first slo-pitch walk in at least three seasons.
But the story of the night was defense, as corner minder Brad Smith and shortstop John Pottle gobbled up one and two hoppers all night for easy outs, but the defensive gem of the night - perhaps of the season - occurred when Pottle ranged to short right field for a spectacular diving, backhanded catch to end the top of the fourth, eliciting gasps of amazement and awe from the B&M faithful.
The only disappointment for the Fresh Cut Crew was the lack of fan support, with only the stalwart Doucette family showing off their forest green pride on what was a spectacular night for softball. Next week's Lucus Ritchie bearded bobblehead giveaway and Join Spud Wright in Right Night should put butts in the seats, but the Fresh Cut brass harbor serious concerns about an eroding fan base. Fans are reminded that a limited supply of bearded bobbleheads (real hair!) are available, and that Spud can only take so much love in right. Be judicious, if not prudent, regarding your expectations for either special "alone time" with Spud or a bobbling Lucus Ritchie head.
But the story of the night was defense, as corner minder Brad Smith and shortstop John Pottle gobbled up one and two hoppers all night for easy outs, but the defensive gem of the night - perhaps of the season - occurred when Pottle ranged to short right field for a spectacular diving, backhanded catch to end the top of the fourth, eliciting gasps of amazement and awe from the B&M faithful.
The only disappointment for the Fresh Cut Crew was the lack of fan support, with only the stalwart Doucette family showing off their forest green pride on what was a spectacular night for softball. Next week's Lucus Ritchie bearded bobblehead giveaway and Join Spud Wright in Right Night should put butts in the seats, but the Fresh Cut brass harbor serious concerns about an eroding fan base. Fans are reminded that a limited supply of bearded bobbleheads (real hair!) are available, and that Spud can only take so much love in right. Be judicious, if not prudent, regarding your expectations for either special "alone time" with Spud or a bobbling Lucus Ritchie head.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
RE: Game 10 lineup
Lineup vs. B&M: July 2
Seth C
Seth C
Spud RF
Travis LCF
Lucus 1B
George 2B
Brad 3B
Vigue LF
Jack RCF
Thompson P
Pottle SS
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Friday, June 20, 2008
Fresh Cut skunk-rules umlaut laden Unum
The Fresh Cut gang took to the Riverton diamond against Unum only to witness the umlaut-laden insurance peddlers jump out to a quick 4-0 lead by the top of the 1st. Several profanity laced tirades about the garish royal blue Unum jerseys were barely kept under wraps through four innings before the real mowing began and Fresh cut struck for a near dozen in the 5th to skunk the city's largest employer, 18-6.
Future barrister John Pottle - boasting a half dozen festering knee sores from multiple dives at hot shots into the hole at short - patiently drew a natural hat trick worth of walks, nearly staging a free-pass coup-d'etat and tearing the team walk lead away from starting pitcher Gavin McCarthy. McCarthy improved to 5 - 0 despite a plate performance described by a local beat writer as "akin to Helen Keller with a groin pull".
On the positive side, wooden bat pioneer Jon Aromondo deftly swatted a pair of solid liners to pop his average well north of the Mendoza line, and Mark Bower went "the other way" on an inside out swing for a graceful Ty Cobb-ian double while collecting a trio of solid hits.
Unum's collective defensive guffawing aided the Fresh Cut cause, but even error free ball from the defending league champions would only have netted several more stat-padding at bats for the Fresh Cut regulars.
Future barrister John Pottle - boasting a half dozen festering knee sores from multiple dives at hot shots into the hole at short - patiently drew a natural hat trick worth of walks, nearly staging a free-pass coup-d'etat and tearing the team walk lead away from starting pitcher Gavin McCarthy. McCarthy improved to 5 - 0 despite a plate performance described by a local beat writer as "akin to Helen Keller with a groin pull".
On the positive side, wooden bat pioneer Jon Aromondo deftly swatted a pair of solid liners to pop his average well north of the Mendoza line, and Mark Bower went "the other way" on an inside out swing for a graceful Ty Cobb-ian double while collecting a trio of solid hits.
Unum's collective defensive guffawing aided the Fresh Cut cause, but even error free ball from the defending league champions would only have netted several more stat-padding at bats for the Fresh Cut regulars.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Game 8 lineup
Smith 3b
Wright rf
McCarthy p
Meek lcf
Couture 2b
Vigue lf
Aromando rcf
Lombard dh
Pottle ss
Thompson c
Bower 1b
Loubier for Aromando in the 4th. Dromgoole for someone when and if he can make it.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Lawn Franchises Collide in Wednesday Duel
Fans turned out in droves to watch Coastal Lawn Care drop a heartbreaker to the Fresh Cut juggernaut by the score of 14-9 on Wednesday night at Payson Park. The Fresh Cut crew jumped out to a quick 9-0 lead, but the Coastal team mowed and hedged their way back to make the game a nailbiter late. Travis Meek once again provided some Fresh Cut fireworks, launching a three run Sputnick-esque satellite in the 2nd inning, and Josh Thompson kept Coastal batters off balance with his special brand of fireballing from the hill.
Controversy loomed when the Coastal shortstop protested a graceful sweep tag of a relay thrown while sliding into 3rd base in the 5th inning. Roaring expletives at an outrageous decibel level did not sway the men in blue, and the put-out stands in the statbook as an assist for dish-minder Gavin McCarthy (3-3, 2 Triples, walk)
Fresh Cut looks to continue their winning ways versus insurance behemouth Unum, the team with by far the most ludicrous corporate logo, at Riverton next Wednesday.
Controversy loomed when the Coastal shortstop protested a graceful sweep tag of a relay thrown while sliding into 3rd base in the 5th inning. Roaring expletives at an outrageous decibel level did not sway the men in blue, and the put-out stands in the statbook as an assist for dish-minder Gavin McCarthy (3-3, 2 Triples, walk)
Fresh Cut looks to continue their winning ways versus insurance behemouth Unum, the team with by far the most ludicrous corporate logo, at Riverton next Wednesday.
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