July 30th Game Summary

You know, for a few brief moments last night I felt a little worried. A little worried that our team had maybe lost a little of our edge after such an easy win last week. And let's face it, that Sanford Wellness team definitely DOES NOT suck. So here's how it went down....

Sanford pretty much owned us for the first 2 innings. They were kicking to every little gap we gave them and their base running was top-notch. Before we knew it, we were down 7-0. How is that even possible? I detailed scientific post-game study showed that several of our key players weren't drinking beer the 1st and 2nd innings...and we all know that lack of beer has a negative impact on performance.

Fortunately the Big Johnson's got into the groove in the 3rd inning with a 10-run stretch that was kicked off (no pun intended) by an awesome grand slam by yours truly. Yep - my first ever. It only took 5 seasons...and it'll probably be another 5 seasons before I'm able do it again ;-) Seriously though, it was pretty awesome. Don't worry, I won't sprain my elbow patting myself on the back.

So the combination of beer and the 10-run stretch woke us up and we were able to hold on to the "W" 12-10. What a great game...a nail-biter to the end.

Kudos to Eric for several great plays at 2nd and to Rob for a couple amazing catches...and for shedding blood for the team on his first night - dude - you're HARD CORE! Also Craig made some kind of incredible "matrix-like" move to get out of a pickle between 2nd and 3rd base. I didn't think the human body was meant to move that way, it was cool. I tried to get a picture but oddly enough Craig didn't show-up - are you some kind of cross-dimensional super hero or something?

Anyway - it looks like we're playing the Longfellow Leopards next week - 6:15, field 2. And if the schedule is right Better When Wet (Craig & the Media One gang) will be umping...so that should be a good time. Until then...stay sexy Big Johnson's.

July 23rd Game Summary

It was a perfect evening for kickball - sunny skies, pleasant temps and the whole team was pumped about our new Big Johnson's shirts. Even Vicky who didn't have a new shirt was excited - she was wearing a Minnesota Gophers t-shirt that was the same color as the new Big Johnson's shirts, but it, of course, had the Gopher mascot on it. There was some joking around about combining the two and calling ourselves the Big Gopher Johnson's...or something like that. Anyway, it was fun!

The Playground Pirates didn't put up much of a fight. It was their first time playing kickball, so they weren't much of a challenge for our seasoned, well-tuned group. We 10-runned them after 2 or 3 innings...which was about all we got to play because the Pirates were so disorganized that the game started 15 minutes late because they couldn't figure out who was playing what. And don't even get me started on their kicking. What's so hard? Just send someone up to kick! Geez....

Anyway, I don't even know what the score was. We had a lot, they didn't. End of story. Kudos to Craig for at least one grand slam, there may have been a second one...not sure. Sarah and Molly laid down some pretty great bunts and everyone else played well, too. A big welcome back goes to Lori and Vicki...we missed you last year - glad your back. And a warm welcome to Big Johnson's Rookies Dylan and Jessica (it was Jessica, right? Terrible with names...and I wasn't even drinking!).

Thanks to our awesome umps from the old Media One team...I think they're calling themselves "Better When Wet" this year. Those guys are always a lot of fun.

That's the news....I'm outa here. See you all next week - 7:15 on Field #1. We're playing Sanford Wellness...they'll probably be in a little better shape than the Playground Pirates....but seriously...."Sanford Wellness"? What kind of team name is that? They must not have any alcoholics or perverts on their team. We should probably practice a little if we expect to beat them :-)

Laters.

2009 Season Kickoff

Hey Johnson's - Welcome to another great year of kickball!

The season kicks off this Thursday night (July 23rd) at 6:15 at McCart field #2. We'll be sportin' some cool new shirts - I hear they're OU burgundy with the Bi Johnson's graphic from the '06 season shirts. Sounds pretty cool!

I don't know about you all, but I'm pumped to have our team name back the "Big Johnson's." The Billy Frogs thing just didn't seem to fit too well the last couple of years.

I hear the Media One team is back this season....calling themselves "Better When Wet." They've always been a fun team, and I look forward to drinking beer with them after we kick their asses!

There's an updated link added to the right side of the blog to the site that shows our standings...not that we'll need it much as I predict we'll go undefeated this season.

Rest-up this week Johnson's...we've got a big game on Thursday against the Playground Pirates. Let's show 'em who's boss on OUR playground! See you out there!

Oh, BTW - it's Terri's birthday Thursday, so make sure to wish her a Happy Birthday!

Later.