Partners vs Imagination Swingers [29-8]

With our place in the playoffs assured, last night’s game against Imagination Swingers was an opportunity to bully some agency weaklings in conditions more akin to a mid-December evening. The gloom was such that at one point the fielder’s in deep centre field couldn’t see a dolly of a catch coming their way. But enough of Dan W’s fielding.

Imagination negotiated some dodgy rules around the pitching and it became apparent as to why when their limp-wristed pitcher couldn’t reach the plate with 50% of his throws. It’s easy to be critical of course when you have the luxury of a tosser as consistent as JB but their efforts were a new low. Their batting was pretty average as well. Pretty much all of their runs were the result of our own fielding ineptitude rather than their good hitting. If they did do anything well we immediately erased it from our memories.

Overall, Imagination ran us close for 3 innings before we kicked into gear in the 4^th inning and scored 13 unanswered runs before we eventually gave them a masterclass in softball running out 29 – 8 winners. Overall, they were rubbish, although they did bring some nice girls with them which was to their credit. Shame they weren’t that type of swingers.

As ever there were some classic moments:

• Amy Windsor-Davis’ slide for a home run on both knees defied physiology for all non-members of the ape kingdom.

• Rebecca Hesleton’s scamper onto 3^rd base was truly extraordinary in slippery conditions and resulted in both her and the their fielder flat on their backs after the sort of mix up you’d expect to see in a Laurel and Hardy film minus the comedy kicks

• Jon Gowar showed rare courage to knock their 4ft 3in catcher flat on the floor as he barreled his way to another run. By the look of the poor girl this was the most satisfying bodily contact she’d enjoyed for a while.

Next up, another agency we’ve never heard of before we hammer the Economist in the end of season decider.

Thanks to: Jon B, Jon G, Dan B, Dan W, Chris, Pau, Amy, Becs, Jess, Rebbecca H