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The bright yellow object appeared at the horizon of Mills Pond Park early Sunday morning and slowly crept into sight. Onlookers stared in disbelief, like some ancient tribe interpreting it as a sign from their god. Some wondered if this indeed was the beginning of the rapture. The sun may have been an hour early, thanks to the magic of daylight savings time, but that wasn’t what caused the commotion. Rather, it was Sean Piccoli, clad in his yellow softball jersey, who for the first time in his league tenure remembered to set his clock ahead and arrived on time for his game. Unfortunately for Piccoli, time didn’t spring forward quite fast enough. His team, Chico’s Bail Bonds, led In the Red 19-15 and when the inning ended one minute before the hour time limit. Nick Carr’s team then scored five times, and then hung on for the 20-19 victory and a double-header sweep. Earlier, In the Red had stunned Robert Smith’s We B Zellin’, 9-8. “The ump told this to Angie Brennan, who was the last out that inning,” Piccoli explained. “Guess I should’ve told her to dawdle, stall, or fake a hangnail to bring on that extra 60 seconds. The top of the fifth, they got us back, and we had nothing left in the bottom half of the frame. Good game, but a tough one to let go of.” But not before the Bail Bonds people provided several entertaining moments. Piccoli seems to have finally replaced Brian White in the sullen, salary-cap busting superstar department with silent Chris Mihal, who for the second straight week blasted one over the fence. Only Mihal, still surly after being drafted after Brennan, touched first base and defiantly entered the dugout, refusing to enjoy the timeless tradition of circling the bases. Mihal did shake up opposing pitcher Jorge Montero enough to induce an intentional walk in his next at bat. Unfortunately for Montero, Brennan was the next hitter and two runners were on, giving Mihal an automatic double and an RBI, one of seven he had for the day. The Bail Bonds also unleashed the feared weapon of speed in taking the lead in the fourth. Pinch runner Joe Schwerdt dashed home on a single, and Piccoli essentially stole home after the ball was boxed around behind home plate at the end of a play. When someone from the stands compared Schwerdt to Herb Washington, who was a “designated runner” for the Oakland A’s in 1974, Schwerdt shot back, “more like George Washington.” |
