Keystone Cops get shocking victory

It wasn't pretty, no, it was damn ugly, but the Elmwood Elkhorns squeeked out an unexpected victory Thursday night.

After failing a number of times to close out their opponents, the "Keystone Cops" got an early Christmas gift.

With 2 outs, 2 on base and the winning run at the plate, a simple ground ball was hit to the Elkhorn Pitcher (who shall remain nameless, but lets just say it was his first game with the Herd's summer squad). Nate (oops I let the cat out of the bag) attempted an easy throw to first only to miss the attempted target by 5-8 feet. The runners rounded the bases. After the second runner came across the plate with the winning run in hot pursuit, the beautiful voice from the umpire was heard..."OUT!...thats game!" The Herd players looked around wondering WTF? It appears the second run stepped on home plate. Victory Horns!

Leading up to that point was reallly hard for the "fan" to watch. Summer was brutal on 3rd and made an unprecedented double move by placing Ball Gobbler on 3rd after missing an easy outfield catch and putting himself in centre field while moving Kelly to Left Field. "It is what winning GM's do! Plain and Simple " remarked Summer.

Stefanie stepped out to play for her first visit and hit a stand up double, a beautiful bunt ala Kelly, and made two great catches in the field after waiving off the Elkhorn GM. "He was just getting in my way!" noted Stef.

Presto played superb on short stop... Nicola solid at Catcher,, Elkhorn GM did well at Rover...Stef and Kelly were solid in field,,,the rest of the team were somewhat out of place this night!

Thanks Nate and Stef for helping out! You both did well,,(even though we "blogged" you Nate!)

The team needs to step it up going forward with the playoffs 6 weeks away!

Go Herd!

Big Game fall on Weekend

First it was the Manitoba Moose on Friday night. Now, the Elmwood Elkhorns sufferred their first tournament defeat since 2007!!

The loss left the Horns looking around wondering WTF?

In addition to the WTF about the games, WTF (Where The Fuck) was The Elkhorn GM? And Casual Observer?

"We could have used those guys out there today" stewed Rob. "Not for their skills, but to give the stars a break from the heat! Where were those clowns?"

Summer could only Shrug his shoulders and thank those that made the journey to Buhler. "We had a rough weekend, it started out good, then today, our bats just fizzled!" said Summer.

"We counted the hits in that last game, there were only 7 hits and most of them were singles!!" said Sharon in disbelief.

When Presto and Slugger strike out you know someting is wrong in batsville! "And I struck out swinging at it!" said a very somber Rob.

Not to worry though, the entire Herd was seen later in the shade having a nice cool drink(s) and forgetting about the unfortunate event. The team is not so sure they can forget not being able to take a break this weekend.

Next game is Tuesday night...Ball Gobbler will lead off again...he showed why he is worth the cash! Remember though, everyone is just a swing or two away from moving up or down in the line up!!

"Hugh"man Error

The Elkhorns trounced their opponents Friday night with a 21-5 "Shellaking" in front of 2 fans at Buhler Park.

"It was a good start to a great weekend" hiccuped Summer. "We have been here before, we know what it takes".

The man commonly known as "Hugh" was off his normal game with 3 unforced errors. "I can't focus properly, she is just too damn hot on first!...That is why I was overthrowing her!" yipped Hugh. "I asked Summer to put Les there so I would not have that problem"!

There is not a chance that Les will see first base anytime soon. "He's a golden glover with big range,,he is teaching the kids some tricks out there" noted Rob. "Besides, we have a couple of first base gals that are doin' a great job!"

Overall, it was probably one of the most solid performances this squad has seen in recent years regardless of the "Nyuk Nyuk" stuff from 3rd to first. "I'll bet he didn't miss a thing later that night with Tiny" joked Presto!

Special thanks to Mr & Mrs Ball Gobbler for hosting the apres win celebration.

The Herd migrates back to Buhler for game 2 of the weekend at 10 am with a second game at 2 pm.

Seats are still available. $2 at the door!

Herd Seeks Threepeat!!

The Elmwood Elkhorns are gearing up for another tournament weekend this week in anticipation of a solid performance at Buhler Park. "We haven't played for a bit, most teams that would hurt, but the rest has done us good. We are all old and needed the rest to get healthy" indicated Ball Gobbler.

"We will be without Gypsy this weekend" mentioned The Summer GM.."I am sure she is travelling somewhere....she'll be missed".

The Horns will have pretty much a full slate to defend their title as they move up the ranks in 4th division.

The time off seemed to work out well for a few members of the squad.
"It has been a busy week promoting Summers new book" said Casual..."it's sanctioned..the whole bit!"

Over 50,000 copies have been sold since the promotional tour began.

"I am not a religious man, but this Bible is something I intend to keep in my drawer" noted Pete. "Mine is signed and everything!"

Game time Friday is 7:20 PM. Rush seats only!

See you there!