Hal Johnson Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Heading to Calgary tomorrow for the National Slo-Pitch tournament. 30 teams involved, my teams got the #1 rank for Ontario teams (there's only like 7 of them going...but still!). Cant wait, only three more hours of work to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 better shave those sideburns before you leave HJg'luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Go go superman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 GO HAL GO!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badams Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 BTW, what's the name of your team and can we track the results online? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 BTW, what's the name of your team and can we track the results online?First you post about watching Canadian Idol and now this?No life. Confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 don't forget American Idol as well, booche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 And who could forget:Congratulations Brooke and Matt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted July 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 BTW, what's the name of your team and can we track the results online?Dont listen to Booche, his mama smells like the Flash’s nuts after a hard day of runnin’K-W Bulldogs (I know, dumb name) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted July 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 I think you'd be able to track us online if you go to: www.slo-pitch.comNot sure if they'll be entering scores and standings during or after the event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothedShredder Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Go get em' dawg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LXQ42 Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Kick some ass Hal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 ROCK IT BITCH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 No life. Confirmed.And you spent your vacation... how? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 And you spent your vacation... how?You got me. I was watching Canadian Idol and checking out the internet to see how amateur slo-pitch tournaments were progressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmelbatoast Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Good luck buddy!Also, I hope your T-ball tournament in Winnipeg next month goes great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted July 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Im dedicating my first home-run to djmelbatoast's mama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarahbelle Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 have an awesome time John!!!!! WOOOOOOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted July 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Aaight, thanks for the well-wishes fellas, I'll let you know how it goes when I get back (unless ollie comes through). Gut Check Time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Kick some ass, take some names, drink some beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 have an awesome time John!!!!!WOOOOOOT! WOOT! WOOT indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted August 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Well, Im back and proud to say we cracked the top half of the talent pool. Its not official, but were probably ranked anywhere from 11th to 8th. We finished the round robin 2 - 2, only losing one game by a run and another by two. The games we won were mercy's. Crap thing about the set-up is that we got stuck in the loser bracket for the playoffs even though we were the best 4th place team in any division (we should have had a bye on day three and given a double knockout opportunity, as did a different 4th place team with less runs scored and a lower plus/minus)). The organizers recognized this after we bitched, but it was too late and all we received in comp was a free beer...oh joy, didnt have enough of those! So day three with our backs up against the wall we had to win 4 straight just to make it to day 4. We won our first game hendedly against a team from Ontario and had a small break before the next game. Game two I played the shittiest third base of my life against a team from Yellow Knife but even despite my best efforts to suck it large, we prevailed with a 5 run victory (I like to think I made up for my defense with a decent day at the plate). Game 3 was directly after that and we were down early. Im telling you, I know its slo-pitch and all, but it was a fooking INTENSE match-up. Like, the whole complex got wind of this ridiculously good game going on and came over to watch. The boys we were up against were goliaths from abbotsford BC and hit the ball freakin hard. I managed to take one of the thigh (the bruise is incredible) too, but just got me more involved I guess. The game went down to our last at-bat and was actually won by our guy hitting a walk-off slam. Shit you not, it was orgasmic. Anyhoo, by the time we drank our energy drinks and had a smoke game 4 had begun. Now you must remember the teams we were playing for games 3 and 4 were all teams that had had a bye and suffered their 1st loss of the playoffs only earlier that day, so they were very rested, to say the least. Our time was up at this point. No gas left in the tank whatsoever. We gave it our all, but sometimes your all aint just enough Lost the game by 3. If we had played this team any other time, any other day, we'd beat them 9 of 10 times, easily. So ya, we rolled with the big boys out there, which was kinda cool to experience. A lot of shoulda woulda could have's, but you know, thats just the way it goes I guess. Had lots of fun in Cow-town too though, so thats awesome. Oh, and a team from Windsor ended up winning the whole thing against a team from Quebec. Good times though, good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Our team was never good enough to make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guigsy Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 fuckin' eh, Hal! good show.congrats all the same, sounds like a very cool experience. that 4th game musta been hard as hell, i feel for ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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