Another Not-Shutout!: A Recap

The Oscar Wildes got off to a promising start last night in their second game of the regular season, stepping up their offense under the direction of Asst. (careful how you abbreviate that) Coach Doug Woodbury, filling in for an absent Coach Toffer “Coach” Lehnherr. While this promise ultimately went unfulfilled, there were undoubtedly moments of brilliance. There were also some moments of not. But as good olde Oscar Wilde reminds us, “Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.” And we are nothing if not imaginative.

For example, as Doug pointed out, this game was a vast improvement over the last if you look at the final score as a ratio. When you get outscored by 15 runs, it’s a good thing to have mathematicians on your team to figure out the best numerical perspective on losing. And to add the English major’s take on this, I’d just like to note that if you multiply both team’s scores by -1, we actually won the game.

I would also like to note that we were playing a team of eye surgeons. (Is it weird for them to hear people cheering "good eye, good eye" at softball games?) But as most of them appeared to be nineteen, none of them looked like eye surgeons to me, except for that one guy who made it to first at the end of the 7th inning (although let's be honest, who wasn't on base in the 7th inning?). So perhaps our opponents were just people in some way associated with the practice of eye surgery. In the case of the girl in the light blue fleece who couldn't find the bases, she might have been recruited from the pool of eye surgery candidates along with the umpire.

The Oscar Wildes take the field again next Monday, and as they say, third time’s the charm (or is it three times a bridesmaid, never a bride?). Stay tuned. Despite the less-than-favorable outcome of their second contest, the Oscar Wildes are still very much in the running for best softball team in the Queen Anne League named after a 19th century Irish writer. We’ll keep you posted.