MVP Advances to Finals Against Dugouts

For the 1st time all season, MVP did not have 10 guys by 9:30 as a handful of players rolled in just prior to first pitch. Rich went as far to come AFTER the 1st inning already started. He has been fined $5,000 and will be suspended for next week’s championship.

No warm-ups and no batting practice due to Munch’s inadequate decision-making in terms of planning didn’t seem to have any ramifications in the grand scheme of things, but he was roasted by most of the punctual MVP players.

“Oh sue me.”

Munch on being late.

His bluff has been called and, like Rich, he has been fined but for $10,000 because he was a dick and Jon was actually apologetic for his tardiness.

John Merrill would also come up to the GM prior to first pitch and offered to sit out because MVP had enough guys. The GM disregarded the offer and what a mistake it would’ve been.

To the game.

1st Inning:

After a tidy top half of the 1st, MVP got things started with back-to-back singles from the GM and Rizz and the GM would eventually come around on Tom Brady’s first of 9 (maybe it was 2, I’m not sure) sac flies on the day.

1-0 MVP.

2nd Inning:

That lead would be short-lived as the Boys immediately clapped back with 4 runs of their own. Let’s be honest, I don’t remember how they scored or who f*cked up and allowed them to score, so we’ll just chalk this up to being Ryan James’ fault and move on.

MVP would show some life with a run as our Captain, and starting shortstop, would score on a two-out Pio single.

4-2 Boys.

3rd Inning:

The Boys would score 1 in the top half of the 3rd, again, I don’t know how. When in doubt, blame Ryan James.

MVP’s veterans would kickstart 1 of 2 MVP rallies as 1-Leg ripped a double down the line and would advance to third on a Tom Loesch single. The GM knocked in 1-Leg and following a Rizz single, Tom would advance to third and come around on Tom’s second of 14 sac flies on the day. James, the best-looking clean-up hitter in the league, would rip a double to bring Rizz around and would come home via a Jon Rich single.

6-5 MVP.

4th Inning:

After a quiet top half of the 4th, MVP would add another as Pio would score on an Ev single that resulted in a ball being thrown away. A player on the Boys’ bench would proceed to scream at the poor shortstop for his erratic throw, but this is the same guy who struck out, so I would just take that with a grain of salt.

7-5 MVP.

5th Inning:

The Boys scored 1, but could’ve been more had Shane White not made a perfect relay home to gun down a Boys runner attempting to advance on a Ricker (possible off-season trade for him including Ryan James) double.

MVP would go down quietly.

7-6 MVP.

6th Inning/7th Inning:

Boys scored 2 more and, I’m sorry, but I really have no idea how so you’ll have to read the Boys blog if you care enough. It’s usually quite funny for what it’s worth.

Nobody would score in the 7th, but John Merrill would make maybe the most spectacular play a catcher over 50 has ever made. Munch would make a throw that allowed a very vocal Boys player to advance to second. Feeling bold and despite adamant disapproval from teammates, he tried advancing to third. 1-Leg, backing up the play, would pick it up and throw out the player and electrified MVP. Only to score nothing.

8-7 Boys.

8th Inning:

After another scoreless top half of the 8th, the Boys experienced déjà-vu as MVP would deliver one of their signature dagger innings. Many Boys players came over following the game saying that everyone, including their dogs, felt an MVP rally was inevitable.

So what happened?

To start of the inning, the young and tardy rookie, Everett Wehr, would hit a pop up in what some savants would call the ‘Bermuda Triangle’. After getting lucky enough to even get a single and running like a bat out of hell, Everett tried going to second. A decision not one MVP player encouraged, including our incredibly vocal first base coach, Mike Donegan. Fortunately, he was safe and the momentum swung towards the league’s top squad.

After back-to-back singles from 1-Leg and Tom Loesch, Everett would score and things were even. The go-ahead run came off of a fielder’s choice and then MVP would string together hits from the likes of Rizz and Brady (finally).

With a 3-run lead, 2 on, and 2 outs, Shane would deliver a screamer that would bring home some much-needed insurance and a double from our Captain would bring home Shane.

After all was said and done, MVP had appeared to take the wind out of the Boys’ sail.

13-8 MVP.

9th Inning:

Not so fast. The Boys showed a ton of life getting the bases loaded with 0 outs. On a deep fly ball to Brady in right, all 3 runners would try to advance. The runner going to second, was not successful as he was out by a country mile. After the Boys’ first base coach would call him safe, the GM had a few choice words that he regrets having said in front of Mrs. Merrill. He would be ruled out, but a run would score.

The next player would fly out to Ev and upon hitting a lazy fly ball, John Merrill, known sh*t talker, would say this,

“Nighty night bitch.”

1-Leg

Couldn’t have said it better myself.

Final 13-9 MVP.

Notables:

• MVP advances to first finals since 2019.
• Munch shows up late, but brings GM a bagel. Excused.
• Ryan James, Sorrentino, and Cirincione to return next week.
• Tom upset with James for leaving his jersey in duffel bag. Claims it smelled like an 8th grader’s locker at the end of the year.
• Pio brings unknown good luck charm who he doesn’t introduce us to; she is expected to come next week to keep the streak alive.
• Tom calls Shane an orange.
• Kyle Baylous is a very good shortstop.
• 1-Leg endorses Biemer to be starting backstop next week.
• James forgets jersey and it is being washed at the GM’s residence.
• Rizz tries to slide, claims he slipped. (DEVELOPING…)
• Kevin wants to know if we have any more eskimo brother pairings on squad.