Pujols showing us how many rbis he had for me last weekend
Just some random ramblings and rants as the Illowa APBA League enters the homestretch of our 2011 season. Opponents have nothing to fear from my Twin City Thunderchickens… we’re 61-83 and set firmly in last place.
My buddy Brando and I went to Colona, IL to take on Mike and Marcus Bunch, father and son. The results don’t matter, we had a good time. That’s code for “I didn’t do well”.
Usually, on our way home from these weekends, I would bitch and moan about how bad Albert Pujols did to Brando.
“But Tom, how did he REALLY do?”, he say.
So I’d get the scoresheets out and tally Albert’s homers and rbis and Pujols’ rbi total would be pretty high anyway and I’d have egg on my face.
Not this time.
Got home before I even looked at the scoresheets. In the 14 games and forty-some at-bats that Pujols played, he hit 0 homeruns. I can get past that but his rbi total? 1. One stinkin’ rbi.
That helps explain our 7-11 record for the day.
Thinking Ahead
We have 18 games left in the 2011 IAL season. For those of us not in the hunt, there are two things occupying our minds. Trade talk and proposals for changes in the league constitution. Commissioner Mike Bunch has a strict rule which works well. All proposals must be proposed ahead of the league draft weekend or they won’t be entertained.
There are two major issues being discussed right now in the IAL. One is simply the return to the Unusual Play Card and Error Chart.
The other is the perennial discussion of expanding our rosters. Our current rosters are at 26 players and some managers feel that come draft time, we’re too concerned about filling our desperate position needs and ignore the rookies with potential. Personally, I’m on the fence on this one. The 26-man roster is limiting but it does force the manager to be creative and trade for his needs.
I’m short at three infield positions for 2012. Time to get creative.
