Playoffs, Game 1: The one I missed
In past years, Alex’s end-of season tournament has been on the last weekend in July. This year, there are 22 teams in the A league (despite being the Maplewood Athletic… Read more »
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Game 12: Better than it seemed at the time.
We came into game 12 in high spirits, despite losing Monday. We stayed in that game and played hard, so we didn’t get down. Our opponent was the Oakdale Royals…. Read more »
Game 11: Streak breaker
We’ve been riding a streak of wins all season; since losing our first game we’ve won nine straight. Tonight, we faced our strongest opponents (based on record): the Roseville Nationals…. Read more »
Game 10: Sometimes, pitching and defense win games.
For our 10th game of the season, we faced the Maplewood Hooks. They came in with a 6-3-1 record, making them a solid contender, in the top half of the… Read more »
Game 9: Back in the groove
After a long break (what Coach Craig calls the All-Star Break, over the long 4th of July weekend, when we have no weekend practice and missed a Monday game because… Read more »
Game 8: Eight is enough
After our Summerfest adventures, we returned to regular-season action on Monday night against the North St. Paul Scrappers. Like us, they’ve had a couple of games postponed due to rain…. Read more »
Summerfest game 3: All good things must come to an end.
Game 3 was against the Oakdale Red Sox at 10am on a Saturday morning. The Red Sox lost to the Maplewood Muckdogs in the first round, putting them in the… Read more »
Summerfest game 2: Stayin’ Alive
The Summerfest tourney is double-elimination, meaning that if we lose twice we’re done. Since we lost our first game, we came into game 2 needing a win to stay alive…. Read more »
Summerfest Tournament Game 1: These guys are good!
We’re playing in the Oakdale Summerfest tournament, despite not being an Oakdale team. These games don’t count for our league standings, so it’s a great chance to get in some… Read more »
Game 7: 57 and rainy – just another summer day in Minnesota
Our adventures with rain continue. It rained from Monday night (after our game, fortunately) through Wednesday morning pretty much non-stop. The Oakdale fields were closed for Wednesday’s games because the… Read more »