As I was perusing our schedule, I noticed we play the Hottub Woodies this upcoming Wednesday May 23, 2007, at 8:30pm, at Keogh Park. Mikey Boy, as I like to call him (Mike O.) and I (Jimmer) are part of the 2006 Hot Tub Woodies alumni; we had the pleasure of playing with a terrific group of guys last season. I was reflecting on how bad a season we actually had on the field (we played some pretty bad games!!!) , but I also reflected on how much fun we had off the field.The 2006 H.T. Woodies looked good on paper, but in the game situations, something almost always seemed to be out of sorts. The nights the bats were hitting on all cylinders, the defence couldn't stop a beach ball and on the nights the when the defence was stellar, the bats were colder than the North Pole. We did manage to win 6 games and we weren't the worst team (close) at the end of the season, but it rarely seemed to come together on the field.
On the field was fun, but it was spending time away from the diamond that brings a smile to my face. Post game nights at the Legion were a riot. With guys like Coxy, Woody, Dancer and Fast Eddie, throw in a Barbie (the Woodies unofficial groupie) and almost anything could happen. I can remember nights where tears were streaming down my face from laughing so hard, most of the time at my expense.
So how does all this pertain to the Rusty Rebels? I see similar qualities in the 2007 Rusty Rebels after only 3 games, without the H.T. Woodies losing aspect. On the Woodies, at the end of the season, Mikey Boy had the second highest on base % at .672, he would have the sixth highest average on the Rebels based on last years statistics. I had the worst on base average at .435, which I'm working on improving this season.
On Wednesday night, The Rebels do battle with the 2007 version of the Hot Tub Woodies, it's always an exciting evening when facing a former team for the first time. The Rebels are searching for their 3rd win in a row, it would be a sweet win for Mikey Boy and myself (Jimmer) to pull out a victory over our former team... REBELS RETURN!!
