Down but not Out

Many of the followers of the NSL and players alike have seen the Galaxy as a dying franchise, unable to build a reliable farm system, and unable to hold on to young talent. However, year after year, Galaxy proves to be a contender, proving that wisdom and expirience are just as important as youth and good looks.

The SportCenter Screaming Seagulls, in their second year in the league are looking for their first trip to the playoffs. A storied history which inlcudes a stint under the Knights of Colombus franchise. Known as hard partiers, the Gulls, as they are widely known, have put forth an effort to conduct a post game party at the Lynnway SportCenter, on Thursday, May 28th. The party is sponsored by MyPartA, a fledgling promotions company started by Gulls team owners.

On Tuesday night, the Gulls look to build on what was a promising 2008, taking on Galaxy. A back and forth game throughout, saw three lead changes and two ties. D. Barille made his debut on the mound after being sent to the bullpen in 2008. D. Barille proved his doubters wrong, and pitched a great game. Not to be outdone, R. Moleti notched the 300th K of his career. The game came down to the last out, and with one on, down by one, with two outs, one of the most feared hitters in the league stepped into the box. D. Barille, labored all day on the hill, making the most of his debut, but his last pitch of the game was one he will not soon forget.

A 2-2 changeup that found way to much of the plate, got sent deep into the night, and C. Howard won another big game in the bottom of the seventh with one snap of his wrists.

Galaxy 7 - Gulls 6.

Wednesday night saw a matchup of the final two teams to play their opening game. GEA vs. The Sand Bar. C. Pantano was matched up with M. O'Brien. O'Brien, after an off season that found him working a legit 9-5, 40-hour a week job, had not changed one bit, and his on the mound antics were as prevelant as ever. Wearing no shirt and a bandana from the recently buried Sable(C. Carpenter's German Sheppard , god bless her heart). He gyrated his hips and made comments about the appearance of each and every poor soul that stepped into the box. In one instance while pitching to M. Strout, a towering giant of a man who had been crushing the ball all night, he wiped the ball through his grundle area and said "Here comes a Ball-Ball", like I said, typical. Strout sent the ball-ball deep into right center for a triple.

After three innings, The Sand Bar had built a 9-1 lead. The GEA bats would finally come alive in the fourth, and they rattled off base hit after base hit to tie the score at 11 after five innings. In the bottom of the sixth, S. Viviano rumbled around third as the ball was being tossed in from deep right, Viviano and the ball met at the plate at the same moment, but the ball was jarred loose and The Sand Bar took a one-run lead. GEA would come to bat in the top of the seventh and score four runs to take a commanding 15-12 lead, The Sand Bar got a double from B. Senk, and as V. Arkensyan came to the plate cheers of MVP rang out from the crowd, good old Vladdy could not answer and The Sand Bar falls to 0-1 on the season.
GEA 15 - Sand Bar 12

Tonight - Friday Night Lights - Bitter Rivals - NFL vs. The Barbarians

Definitions: Grundle: The area between the scrotum and the anus.