That's Why They Call it the Bush Leagues

No night at the ball park is a bad night, unless your the guy that nearly got killed with a foul ball but tonight was pretty rough at the Brick.

The night started well enough. Jonny Bench, the greatest catcher of all time and an Oklahoma native, threw out the first pitch of a double header.

The first game was a makup game from April that rained out before the start of the third inning, so we saw the last seven innings of a three month old game. At the start of the day, the Redhawks had a 1-0 lead but when all was said and done, they turned it into a 9-2 loss. The only new run was a homerun by Jason Botts (I got a picture of the swing and they pics are forthcoming).

At the end of the first game, there was a thirty minute intermission before the start of the second. We let to get some ice cream at Marble Slab. We returned to find out that the second game would also only go seven innings, reportedly to aloow time for post game fireworks. I thought, surely it can't be. I know they're not shortening a game to make room for fireworks. Actually there is a rule that a game after completing a suspended game must be shortened but the announcement said that the game was only going seven so that we could enjoy the fireworks. Hmph.

THAT'S bush league. Hpw can a game really be comeplete without finishing nine innings? Rain shortened games being called complete makes me crazy enough.

The Wrap Up:

The game started badly. Starting Southpaw, Derek Lee saw eight batters in the first inning allowing two runs in the first on two hots and three walks. By the time Lee was through (after four inning) Lee allowed two runs, both earned, on five hits. He walked three and struck out there.

The Redhawks looked like they might have an inning going in the sixth when Catcher Tom Gregorio hit a lead off home run, they Meyer got a double and moved to third on a fielder's choice from Baldiris.

So when it seemd like the Hawks were still in the game, the Hawks third pitcher Scott Feldman came in and allowed another two runs on three hits (two of them doubles)

Nashville's starter Justin Lehr, on the other hand turned in six innings allowing only one run. He struck out four but did not walk anybody. Zumwalkt the came in for the seventh and got the last three batters in order, striking out former Red Sox Adam Hyzdu.

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