Week 3 vs Maptek T-Bones

Maptek: 10

Conundrums: 8

Attendance: 2

Attendance (YTD): 7

T-BONES COOK CONUNDRUMS

Puzzlers Drop to 1-2

 

Weekly TWIX MVP Dave “Short-timer” Brubaker (3-4, R, 2 RBI) shows his “appreciation”to coach Emmot.

 

LAKEWOOD, CO (TP) – Despite the banishment of interim coach Butcher to a Might Mites in-line hockey league, the pageantry of the home opener, and a beautiful 80 degree day, the Conundrum bats stayed frozen for the second consecutive week. 

The Puzzler’s started the game a bit shaky as untimely pitching, rusty gloves, and intermittent bird watching, allowed the Maptek T-Bones to take an early 4-1 lead.  Against all odds, the Conundrums seemed to wake up in 2^nd inning, sending 9 different batters to the plate, and scoring a more traditional 6 runs.  Unfortunately for the home team, the awakening proved to be nothing more than a midnight snack, as the Conundrums only managed to score a single run in the next 5 frames. 

All’s Well That Ends Well: The week 3 loss to Maptek drops the Conundrums below .500 for the first time since week 2 of the 2011 season.  Longtime fans will recall that the Conundrums rallied in 2011 to win their second consecutive League Championship despite starting the season 0-2, which included an opening day, 11-12 loss to these very same Maptekians. 

Fast Times a Lakewood Park:  Week 2 interim statistician, Ryan, left the scorebook at work, requiring the team to utilize a generic Lakewood Park version, printed on a 1965 Ditto machine, salvaged from a local elementary school.  Team denies that constant sniffing of the score-sheet’s ink impacted their ability to see pitches or pop-ups. 

Rookie of the Year Watch: The race for the ROTY Award (presented by Fun Sized TWIX) is shaping up to be a real barn-burner.  Rookies are hitting a combined .323, 4 runs, no extra base hits, combined with 2 Ks over 10 player games.  Co-skipper Sean Butcher opined, “I haven’t seen this kind of productivity since the good ol’ days of Baker, Stout and Richie”.   

Spring Break:  The Conundrums now embark on a two week hiatus due to a previously scheduled bye week, as well as a previously scheduled Memorial Day.  Team officials have mandated voluntary two-a-day batting practice for the entire team.  To date, there have been no takers.