April 11-12

Wednesday night in Baseballtown for the final game of the homestand. It was without doubt the chilliest night of the week, 51 degrees at game time with a 14-MPH wind. The R-Phils rebounded from the Tuesday loss with a 4-2 win over New Hampshire. Tyler Cloyd made his first start of the year and surrendered a two-run homer early on but from there he was in control going six innings for the win. Michael Cisco worked two innings in relief, Justin Friend finished it for the save. The ballclub benefited from some loose New Hampshire defensive play tying the game on a error and a fielders choice groundout, Cesar Hernandez gave the club the lead for good with a two-run single in the sixth inning. With the win the club moves to 6-1 in the early going, they hit the road for seven games before returning home on April 20. Jenny and I had lunch together as usual on Thursday, in the evening I was at Reservoir Park as we wrapped up the opening week of street hockey season. The East and West Divisions (four teams each) play on Mondays and Thursdays, this was the first of four crossover game nights. When we first started the league in 1979 one of the top teams was a group called the Kings, they played under that name until 1987. The vast majority of those guys haven't played in fifteen or twenty years (they're all in their late 40s-early 50s by now) but this season many of them have reunited for one last tour together. It will be interesting to see how well they do over the long haul, the legs may not be what they once were but the experience and knowledge hasn't gone anywhere. This weekend figures to be quiet with nothing special on the docket. Take care, thanks for reading.