August 17-23

Every once in a while there comes a period of time where absolutely nothing of any note takes place, the last several days are a prime example. I had my car at the garage on Monday for the annual state inspection and had lunch with Jenny on Wednesday and Saturday, other than that it was largely a colossal bore. The Barnstormers were on the road the entire week but on Friday the Revolution returned to York for a weekend series against Somerset. The Patriots won the first two games scoring twenty-nine runs in the process, I took in the Sunday game (the ever-popular 5:00 start). The Revs took a 1-0 lead in the fifth on an RBI double by ex-San Francisco Giant property James Simmons but Somerset replied in kind in the sixth to tie the game. That 1-1 tie extended long into the evening, in the fourteenth inning the Patriots broke through and took a one-run lead. In the bottom half the Revs mounted a comeback of their own. Former Houston Astro farmhand Telvin Nash started it with a double and scored on a base hit by Simmons, Jose Constanza's RBI single scored Simmons with the winner as the Revolution gutted out the 3-2 win. Both teams went deep into the bullpen, Beau Vaughan (the last of seven Revs relievers) was the pitcher of decision. The Revolution heads back out onto the road, the first stop is in Lancaster on Monday for a three-game series. The Barnstormers lead the season series over the Revs 14-11 with three games to go, one more win for the Stormers would bring the Community Cup east for the first time since 2012. Take care, thanks for reading.