My softball league's playoffs start this weekend. Once again we have made it through the regular season, posting an 11-5 record. It's the third year in a row we've won at least 10 games.
Oh, and we've been knocked out of the first round the last two years. Both were tight heartbreakers but nonetheless we are getting a rep as a team that starts out strong, fades at the end and goes out in the first round. Hence the title. If we lose this year in round one, we will officially be the Baltimore Colts of the mid-70s. From 1975-77, the Colts won the AFC East, had a great offense, solid defense, and got knocked out in round one. They lost twice to the Steelers (28-10 and 40-14) and then lost the classic 37-31 ghost to the post double OT game against the Raiders. That was one of the earliest football games I remember watching and man was I bummed. I loved Bert Jones, who if not for injuries (he separated his shoulder next season and was injury-plagued for the rest of his career) would have had Elway-Unitas like stats. He had a gun, could run and was tough.
No one remembers those great Colt teams because they never got a ring. Our team is hard to predict. We either blow teams out of the water or we get crushed. We do that annoying thing of playing at the level of our opponents. That's how you lose in the first round three years in a row.
Oh and we're also a lot like the Phillies of 76-77-78...also knocked out in the first round. D'oh!
Enough softball stuff. It's fun and that's all it is supposed to be but dammit I want to get to the second round this time.
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how do you guys even remember all this sports stats...what is it in your minds that can pull up these figures? I don't get it!! I hate sports...sorry. Ahem....not well tonight. carry on.
The same way we can't remember anniversary dates and other stuff. :)
write em down!
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