Well, poop.

OK, so the long and short of it, mostly short of it, was that we lost on Sunday night. There were some bright spots, namely the first appearance of the newest "second generation" Crackmonkey, Tyler Cappa, and the wonderful rice krispie treats that he and Macy made for us. Kidding aside, we were certainly happy to have the whole Cappa family in attendance so quickly after the birth, and it's especially nice to know that everything went smoothly for them.

As for the game, there were some errors, and the hitting wasn't up to our normal level, and unfortunately, it came in a game against the second place team. They've moved in to first place with tiebreakers, so we've got some work to do to get back on top. It starts in two weeks.

Which brings up a question that Glenn and I debated before going out for a drink on Sunday. If you have to lose, how would you rather lose? In a game where you can't seem to do much right, string together hits, have some errors, like we did on Sunday. Or a game where you play your best, and just get beat by 1. Glenn contends he'd rather lose like we did on Sunday, I'm much happier if the team plays well and up to the standards, and if you're bested, so be it.

What do you think?

The Fourth is coming up this week, and hopefully nobody shoots their eye out. We've also got Alex's 30th coming up, and the Crackmonkey Madison Bar Crawl.

Also, a special shoutout to Lil' D, who is celebrating her 18th birthday this Friday night. Don't do anything stupid, Lil' D! :)

Upcoming Events that we'd like you to be a part of:

July 10th weekend- Alex voss 30th birthday party! There will be drinking and camping.

July 17th weekend- Glenn Westfield Memorial Bar Crawl. In Madison.

date TBD- Going away party, Scot and Bav.

August 21st- Mahomet Half Marathon, aka the Crackmonkey Marathon.

Anything else that I'm missing?

I really didn't forget...

...I just didn't have Mike Cation yelling at me at work to write my game recap. Okay, I DID forget until last night. It was a memorable game, though, and I think I can recall the best parts.

It was another glorious Crackmonkey victory, as our undefeated season continues. Our rivals? Seven Saints - home of fantastic sweet potato fries and ranch dressing. We were without Jamie, who was at the top of the Empire State building. Also, Captain Mike Cation was notably absent, but no one knows exactly where he was. North Carolina? Tennessee? Has anyone heard from him? Have his cats killed Liz yet?

I don't remember the score but we were one run shy of the 15-run rule. True to form, things were close until...well, the second inning, when we scored nine (I think) runs and ran away with the game. And despite the searing rays of sun that blinded us in the field, our defense was especially strong.

• Tony made some amazing catches. I'm not even sure that he could see the ball, but he was there and made it look easy.
• Micki turned a double play with yours truly.
• Alex again faced Bob, his nemesis in blue. He remained cool under the pressure and the duo even shared a few laughs. Well, Bob laughed and Alex was polite. Everyone is afraid when Bob is friendly.
• Beef nearly took down the fence in a valiant attempt to catch a foul ball.

Other game highlights:

• No one brought dessert OR rum, but we muddled through somehow.
• Glenn hit a grand slam, hurting his knee at 1st when he missed the bag and lurched backwards to tag it. I batted next and Friendly Bob said, "Kind of a hard act to follow, eh?" Yes, he sure is. (Bob really does make me nervous.)
• Liz hit a smash to left field!
• Little D walked an awful lot. She's sure doing her part to fund a GREAT post-season party!
• Tony stretched a double into a triple thanks to 3rd base coaching from Derrick. He genuflected going into 3rd and popped up again with the greatest of ease.
• I was robbed of two pretty decent hits by their 6'5" shortstop, pictured below:

And that's why Stacey gave me the Spirit Hat...my bar choice for the evening was the ever-popular Esquire. We needed (1) food (dumplings!!) and (2) a TV to watch the Blackhawks' game. Beef also provided us with an interesting drinking strategy, as she poured soda into her PBR. I guess that makes it palatable?

This Sunday's game is at 6:15!

This is gonna hurt me more than it hurts you...

Stacey here... I've hijacked Micki's Blogger account to bring you this long overdue recap. To be honest, I don't really remember that much about the game (I am just a sub, after all...), but I do know we rattled some bats!!! And, I was very excited each time I made it on base. The poor Astronutz should have tried some of the MAGIC JAPANESE COOKIES before the game... I fully credit those for our mercy-rule win.

What is more fresh in my mind... the 2010 Crackmonkey Memorial Day Jell-O Shots Bag Tourney Meat Fest (or CMDJSBTMF for short)! Thanks, Alex, for hosting another swell party. And thanks, Mike, for carrying me in the bags tournament. Lizaster, keep workin' for the weekend, babe! :D