Fall Ball, Games 3 and 4
Second double-header Sunday of the fall baseball season. We’re playing at 10am and 4pm again, which is tough. The break between games means that our energy level falls, and we’re… Read more »
Tag: 2012
Fall Ball, Game 2: Momentum Gray at Iron Express – Extra Outs, take 2
I think I may have previously mentioned that giving a team extra outs is a bad thing. We did that in our second game, and it turned out poorly. We… Read more »
Fall Ball, Game 1: Iron Express at St. Paul Midway – Extra outs
First games are always nerve-wracking. First game in a new league is doubly so. And since we’ve stepped up a level, playing in a 14-and-under league at the Competitive instead… Read more »
Fall ball: the return of baseball
So we’re playing “fall ball” – Alex is signed up for Gopher State baseball. He’ll be playing double-headers on Sundays in September and October, with a team made up of… Read more »
2012 Playoffs, Game 3: Maplewood Express at Ironpigs – Finale
This is it. The championship game. We don’t need to save anything for later, because there is no “later.” We’re up against the Maplewood Express, the other 13-1 team in… Read more »
2012 Playoffs, Game 2: Ironpigs at Roseville Cubs – Playing our game
Sometimes, a game can turn on a single decision. We won our first game, so we can do no worse than 4th place. We have our sights set a bit… Read more »
2012 Playoffs, Game 1: Oakdale Red Sox at Ironpigs – Adventure on the basepaths
It’s playoff time. We’re in the upper bracket, called the American League. We’re the #1 seed, since we finished in first place. This means we’re playing the #8 seed, the… Read more »
2012, Game 14: Ironpigs @ Little Canada Blue Jays – finishing in style
Playoff standings are set – we were in first place last Friday, so we’re the #1 seed – but we still have a game left to play. And as it… Read more »
2012, Game 13: Roseville Orioles @ Ironpigs – the last one that counts
This is the third game this week, and we’re playing short-handed. With three guys on vacation, we have just 9 guys. Except tonight, we’re missing Aaron, so we’re playing with… Read more »
2012, Game 12: Little Canada Dodgers @ Ironpigs – Outnumbered but not outmatched
After a week off, we have three games this week, all with just 9 guys – the normal Monday and Wednesday games, and a makeup game from earlier in the… Read more »