we got three under our belt which means we are in for a wild ride...let Season Four begin.
Game one saw Na Pahu Piha squaring off against a familiar foe - HT2
(formerly known as Hawaiian Telcom 2 aka Mixed Plate)
we fielded a healthy mix of newbies, long lost players, and cranky old vets. however, the game started in typical Na Pahu fashion as HT2 quickly racked up 4 runs in the top of the first, despite deVan's efforts to pitch around everyone - a chuck rule finally paid dividends and we got a free third out because they only had 3 wahine.
Jefe led off for Na Pahu and would set the tone for the season - so to speak....and he popped up to the catcher....pobrecito!...it appeared Na Pahu was ready to crawl into a hole and die. Alas, out of the blue, perhaps by the hand of god? (yeah probably...or maybe obama) - a tropical hit storm of biblical proportions rained down on HT2 and after inning one the game sat 4 - 4.
innings 2 - 4 were your classic hard-nosed, stout, defensive pitching duels...which of course is completely foreign to Na Pahu but we held our own with stellar plays by outfielders, rovers, infielders, pitchers, and catchers, oh my!
top 5 and the wheels were trying to fall off - with a runner on - big bad Duke hit a ball that just about had a seat at the bar at Anna's. it looked as it could get worse until meaghan gave her best patrick roy (or martin brodeau...or simeon varlamov) impression and stopped the bleeding.
bottom 5, top of the order for Na Pahu ... HT2 6 Na Pahu Piha 4 ... chuck gives the '6 mins' call. jefe walks (no comment) - james pokes one into left field and jefe steals a page from the 'how to play softball like a winner' book and takes third on a relay throw into second base (thus making up for the walk)...two runners on when joe toes the plate
not sure if it was in response to a heckler from the Na Pahu bench or in response to a brief tussle with the pitcher earlier in the game but behind a bellowing 'RIGHT THERE' (or something like that) joe tied it up with a 2rbi triple over the outfielders heads ... eerily similar to Wood Chip's game winner back in season two....then with two out - jess and his bumblebee socks slapped in the go ahead run...followed by back-to-back hits by newbies michelle and steve...then Chuck pulled the plug. Na Pahu f'in Piha. undefeated.
Na Pahu Piha 8+
HT2 6
MVP award goes to everyone
...seems fitting for us to win game #40
that's right, Na Pahu is officially one year old and the baby we knew not so long ago - runnin' around aimlessly - dropping pop flies - striking out - touching the wrong home plate - is all grown up...and really drunk...as a scheduling snafu had Na Pahu drinking in the bleachers for a solid hour and change prior to a showdown with our favorite red-shirted arch-nemesis...Public ASSistance. after a quality win last week - and a solid year of 'suck' - Chuck decided to pity us with an opportunity to build the first ever Na Pahu Piha winning streak.
