In Another Galaxy, Far, Far, Away

The Galaxy vs. Gulls game got under way in the eighth inning tied at 16 on a beautiful sunny friday afternoon. The game was sold-out, an attendance record for just one-inning of play.

GEA, who was set to play the winner of the matchup, canceled, using their single "lifeline", a policy recently put in place by the league, due to their ability to hang around hot young women and obligations to attend a keg party.

Both teams mulled over the opportunity to play a full seven innings, rather than a continuation, but after a team vote, the Gulls decided it was best for their club to just play a single frame with the top of their order set to bat, much to the chagrin of the ruccus crowd.

Members of the Brickyard, NFL, Knights, and a lone Barbarian were in the seats to scope out some competition and wet their pallets with frosty beverages. I smelt fresh tomatoes, and it wasn't a home made Barbarian Lasagna, but Bloody Mary's, the drink of choice for the Knights franchise.

R. Moleti took the hill in the top of the eighth with the task of retiring the top of the Gulls very talented lineup. His first task, the speedy M. Kelleher. Kelleher had a terrific at-bat, running the count full before drawing a leadoff walk. A base hit moved Kelleher to third and he would eventually score the go-ahead run. Galaxy looked to be in trouble when the Gulls had two on with two out, down by one, but a diving back-hand stop in the hole by shortstop N. Liston ended the threat.

D. Barille was once again tossing the softie for the Gulls and was faced with the bottom of the Galaxy order to end the game and move on. He disposed of J. Fiore who hit a lazy fly ball on the first pitch he saw.

M. Sippeleti, a talented righty batsmen, smoked a tailing one-hopper down the first base line that got through into right. As he rounded first he made contact with J. Durgin who grew roots in the baseline, giving him second on an interference call. Max Casper would move him to third on a seeing-eye single with two down.

N. Liston dusted off his 1984 Nolan Ryan Replica Addidas cleats and plodded towards the box. Thoughts of walking this alien-like creature from another Galaxy were short-lived with C. Howard
swinging lumber in the on-deck circle.

Liston dug in, and Barille reared back and fired a hanging curve that Liston sent on a line to the deepest part of the park and over the center-fielders head for the walkoff home-run.

In a post game interview, Liston was asked how he felt after one of the best innings played in his borderline hall-of-fame career. Liston responded by saying simply, "pretty good".