HOUGHS NECK, MA - Hammers hitters continued their early season slumber by managing only nine harmless hits in seven innings off Flanagans backup pitcher Bobby Dione (1-0), who worked quickly and at times effortlessly.
The lack of hitting & intensity is becoming a disturbing trend for the once-high flying Hammers, a team known more for it's offense (except when it encounters the Morrell Club) than anything else. The decline in production began last season as the Carpenter's had major power outages, failing to reach double digits in runs scored four times. The erratic '07 season came to a shocking end with the #2 seed Hammers being swept out of the first round by the #7 seed VFW.
"Is it a hangover from last year? I don't know.", said M.C. owner Steve McInnis. "Either it's rust or old age is setting in. But it doesn't help when there seems to be a general lack of intensity right now. We may be the quietest team in the league. Am I going to lose sleep over it though...no. I'm actually feeling pretty good about this season, I've got my old warm-up partner Ritchie Brill back!!"
In the season opener the Hammers struggled to push 8 runs across the board in 6 innings against a Cagneys team that won only four games last year. A 5-run seventh keyed by poor Cagneys defense helped the M.C. club escape with a 13-12 win.
"We're accustomed to fast starts and big numbers with this team", said Hammers outfielder Steve Yocco. "So this is different for us, but there's no need to panic after only two games. We, and all teams, have stretches like this. Unfortunatley it's happening at the beginning of the season, where problems are magnified. We have good players on this club, eight teams make the playoffs. I think, in the end we will be one of those eight teams."
Flanagans led 3-0 after one inning and built a 12-0 lead after a big seven run fourth inning, keyed by hits from Mike Matson & Sean Lynch. The Hammers answered with their only two runs of the game on a sacrifice fly by Gary Smith and an RBI single by Chris Smith.
With the loss the Hammers drop to 1-1 while Flanagans improves to 2-0.
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You guys are the new (or old) Morton's Club.
Are you guys making Logans(or should I say the Game?) comments true? Can you win without him? Remains to be seen.
Logan who?
We have Ritchie Brill back... he might not put up the same numbers offensivly but defense is about the same.
isn't he a DH....or backup DH?
1 and 1 and struggling to score runs,Well I got my boys fired up 2 and 1 after a tough start in game 1 we have managed to comeback and win 2 straight including a win over the commishs team....What will happen the rest of the way???dunno but we will find out next friday night if we are the same old murphys or the new yesterdays team.......my guess then new yesterdays team will show up....
uh-oh. You just jinxed it.
Now you're gonna get smoked.
Well,well,well, the Game spends a little time away from the action tending to his wife, and the smack talk goes on. The Game just finished reading all of your pathetic comments. So-the Game says this- Logan who??? Come on- we all know who Logan is-stop kidding yourself. Now on to the real pathetic message. I assume it was from Mr. Southern. The new yesterdays team is the same old Murphys dickhead! Different name, but the same old jackasses on the feild. The Games prediction-you won't win six games this year.
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