The Elkhorns 3rd season ended in moderate disappointment as they were "dominated" by the Dominoes Dominators in the A side final. "I think we just ran outta gas " said a dejected Summer. "Our bats went totally cold!".Absent on Sunday was Hugh Glove. Elkhorn players were asking "Mark, where's Hugh?". If one looks closely in the picture above, we may just find him! Seems he was in a different spot and not the ball diamond...too bad, the Herd could have used him in the final.
It can't go unmentioned the great effort the team put forth in the playoffs. Mercied a few teams and came from behind a few times. "There's no quit in those guys" murmured Casual Observer.
These playoffs saw a number of injuries for the team stars.
- Casual Back strain (injured on a great play though)
- Sharon Calf (took a heater there)
- Tiny Calf (Hit with her own bat? WTF?)
- Les Knee (he just shifted it back in place )
- Rob Knee (Happens all the time, the guy is a mess)
- Hugh Hangover (Just can't play with Summer like he used to!)
- Preston Confidence (It happens when you get nailed that many times on the bases)
As is customary here are the year end awards for 2009
- Best injured 1st base player Maura (she takes 'em for the team EVERY year)
- Most improved Nadine (great playoffs!)
- Biggest Glove Hugh (of course)
- Most absent player Summer
- Best Senior player Les
- Best Pitcher Sharon
- Best drinker hands down Elkhorn GM (6:00 am emails prove it!)
- Most hard catches made look easy Preston
- Most consistent batter Rob
- Fielding consistency award Dave
- Most Casual Ron (how can it be anyone else?)
- Most weekend games missed Gypsy (But during the week she was a rock)
- Most games missed female Nicola (I hope this is not a sign of anything!)
- Team Commitment award Peggy
- Most likely to make out with a Mexican Kelly
It has been speculated that the Summer GM would retire from Management after this season. All Summer would say was "I'll see how it goes in the off season. I am working on a new book called Let the Players Play. That is going to take up much of my time. Casual is ready, this team has been Built to Win and things are set for a number of years now."
"That's a lot of pressure to put on a guy" remarked the Elkhorn GM. "The Summer Ass needs to fill some big shoes. Summer is the winningest GM in Elkhorn History!"
** At time of writing, the Elkhorn GM was said to be still at an undisclosed address in Transcona and looking to head out from Jeff's to Jeffereys! **
Great Season Herd! Great Season!
