A beautiful sunny morning at Tempe Diablo stadium was the site of Game 1 of the tourney for the Rhode Island Mavericks as they were set to host the Long Island Braves.Although Clint Eastwood was not present to witness the game "The Good" emerged early as the Mavs jumped to an early 4-2 lead after 4. A couple hits in the 5th ( including a run scoring single from your faithful correspondent) and the lead was 7-2. The Mavericks finished up easily winning 10-3. Your faithful correspondent, excited to be pitching the tourney opener had a terrific game giving up only 4 hits and striking out 10 in going the distance.
Lee Van Cleef played the role of the Bad Guy in the movie and his eyes squinting at at Clint inspired only fear. But the Mavericks wilted in the 96 degree heat and squinting into the bright sky missed several plays that would have made a difference in the game. Bruce Butterfield pitched well in game two against the Hollywood Stars but the problems defensively hurt theMav's chances and he final score went against the Mav's 7-5.
The Ugly element is we had a few guys go down with injury during the day. We have a another game tomorrow afternoon at Maryvale Stadium facing the San Antonio Yankees who went 2-0 today and stand atop the division leader board with the Chicago North Cubs team. At 1-1, the Mav need to win tomorrow to take a step toward a playoff berth. A loss will put a damper on playoff expectations.
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