Another lovely Sunday afternoon brought about the first ever “Triple Header” at the newly named Jimmy field of dreams. There was a larger then normal crowd out, most with beers in hand, ready to play some ball! We had both young and old fans there, ready to be amazed by the skill level of our softballers, and I can convincingly say that they all walked away only slightly disappointed. With the field adequately manicured by our hot headed diamond dictator Jimmy, Alan and Perry picked teams, and the call of PLAY BALL went out.

Perry's team was aptly named by Ernie as the Rally Kids, as in game one they came back from a 5-1 deficit to win the game 9 -5, with four run rallies in the sixth and seventh (final) innings. The Rally Kids had homeruns from Diego and Peter, while Alan's team of Mo Fo's (hey, that's the name he wanted) countered with blasts from Dirk and Jason. The game saw some excellent pitching by both Alan and Perry, and some excellent infield defense by both 2 nd baseman (Jim Bob and Rick). It was a great start to a long and enjoyable day.

Game 2 saw the overconfident Rally Kids underestimate the Mo Fo's. With a one run lead in the second inning, the Mo Fo's bats woke up. Back to back to back doubles by Dirk, Jason and Ben, followed by many infielding errors by the Rally Kids, turned into an 8 run fiasco. Each player on the Mo Fo's batted twice that inning, and at the end of 2 innings the score was 9-0. Give some credit to the Rally Kids though, as they never gave up and by the fifth inning, had chopped down the deficit to just one run (9 -8). But in the end, the Mo Fo's had more pep in their bats, and more gas (or beer) in their tanks. They scored 3 runs in the sixth and added 2 more insurance runs in the final inning to win the game 13 – 8.

Seeing that both games had been both played quickly and quietly, most players didn't want to go home just yet. Happily, there was a group of 5 crazy farangs drinking beer and willing to try out the game of softball. The newbie's were mostly from England , and had very little clue about the nuances of softball. However, they were told that the beers were cold, and were offering their support to fellow hashers/ballplayers. In the true spirit of the game, we asked them to play and enjoyed their unique softball styles. Most of the newbie's played in bare feet, and one bare handed (this aint cricket dude!), and all had a great time. We ended up playing 4 fun innings, with the final score still being a mystery to all. It was just another example of how much fun Sunday softball can be. So if you find yourself bored of the beer bars in Pattaya on a Sunday afternoon, why not come on down and join us for a bit of exercise and a hell of a lot of FUN!

See you on the Diamond!

By: Diego Wells