vs. Publicis [30-10]

The creativity of our writing team has failed over the past few weeks due to the shock defeats and end to the teams 23 unbeaten run of league games... the scores say all that has to be said.

However this week was a new week and the much hyped Publicis had been sized up prior to the game by our undercover squad at the All Star trials. Team Publicis started immediately playing catch up to a determined PAA and Fuel squad by arriving late and only fielding 9 players almost an hour later than planned.

The sun was shining and the team got stuck straight in with 7 runs in the first innings coming from the Buck Brothers, Alex, Pau, Jess, Snox and this week’s special guest Richard Dunn. A steady eye also saw a welcome return to the team for Ethne who reached first base every time she stepped up to bat and 2 runs in to home.

It didn’t take long for the lead to be stretched and by the bottom of the 4^th the score was a comfortable lead of 19-5. The rot of back to back losses was ended.

However PAA and Fuel are not known for their mercy and although Publicis dug deep and ended the 6^th inning with a recovered score line of 20-9, they couldn’t halt the momentum and the final innings witnessed 3 home runs from Alex, JB and Bridget 'Steffi' Graaff ending the game 30-10.

Special thanks to Anthony, Dan W and Richard D for stepping in and covering last minute absences due to injury and sickness.

PAA+Fuel and Publicis versus the Beehive Pub and Moose Club [30 – 0]

A brief review what the LASL softball is really about, the post match drinks and mixers, this week just a few comments can sum up the evening, feel free to add more below for all those in the know.........

“I use moisturiser but I’m not gay”

“Drinking games!”

“Let’s play the moose antler with thumb master, freeze master and captain freestyle rules”

“It’s ok I just gave him Kate's number"

“The walk of shame was perfected the next morning by many”

“New shirt Pau?”

vs. Time "Bandits" [9-17]

vs. Euro RSCG [16-20]

Buck Off!

Is all that could be said really, the unbeaten run finally ended.

vs. Draft FCB [Rained Off]

A hugely dissapointing decision to cancel all the days games due to a little light rain during the afternoon.

We of course were the only team pushing to play and held out until the last moment when finally the division 2 head made the call.

This game has been postponed with the intention of playing on Friday 25th July, so we have two back to back Friday games.

vs. WWAV Rap Collins [32-20]

On Thursday evening we took on a provincial agency from a town near Birmingham called Zone 2 who've clearly been given special permission to take part in a London based league. WWhack Rank Colons is a specialist charity agency and with that in mind we did our best to keep them suitably endowed for 5 innings before we generated a response that would be the envy of an NSPCC TV spot during Countdown.

The game started slowly with both sides boring each other into submission during the early innings trading runs in equal measure to opinions about where the batting mat should be placed - has no-one heard that a good game is a fast game?

However, the gloomy conditions were brightened by the constant bitching of WWhack's resident softball expert, wearing his proper baseball boots, who got stuck into his team mates for their inept fielding and a delightful blonde German girl who made an extended visit to second base a must. When I arrived on her bag for my first visit she said, 'Mein Gott, you're so fast', which I took as a great compliment and showed that spring training can pay dividends.

Particular mention should be made of 'Bowler Buck' our exemplary tosser (last year's joke I know), 'Fumble' Waldie our 1st base stopper, 'Self-Mutilator' Beck who ripped her own ear apart with a softball bat, Jess 'Gordon' Brown for her off field organisation skills and Bridget 'Steffi' Graaf who was on the receiving end of some rough treatment at 2nd Base.

Next up we're playing someone else. Supporters welcome to share/carry the beers.

vs. CNN/Turner [17-14]

"LET'S PLAY BALL, SEE DOUBLE ENN!" Yep, the septics were out in force with their fancy plays and odd ways in Regents Park on Thursday.

Still, under grey skies and a few beers to the good, the brave yeomen warriors of PAA and Fuel won the first match of the new season with style, grit and sheer softball magic.

Captain Brown set the tone by turning up late and, truth be told, pretty pissed up after an extended Vodafone lunch. Jess played like a dream on third for the first three innings then seemed to fade a bit.

By then, our lead was unassailable. Strong bowling from Buck, first base genius from Chris and a big arm from Pau in the outfield kept the CNN score down. They hit one home run all game.

Strong debuts from Alex, Jake, Bridget, Ali, Iona, Bec H and Chloe, plus a triumphant return by Michelle kept the PAA & Fuel scores rolling in.

Buck nailed a home run every time he swung the bat. Except for the final innings where he got himself caught out. But it was a dead rubber and we all fancied getting down the pub a bit sharpish.

So, with a pretty much reconstructed team in a higher division, Partners and Fuel maintained our winning ways. But we always knew we would.

Next match, evil WWAV Rapp Collins.

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