(Trying to) Lead the League in the Race to Stay in the "B" Division!

Conquering the elements, the combined FD/JC grounds crew whipped the "A" field into shape. The only thing missing was the rug. Corral leapt into action, borrowing Waterhead's bike after being warned the handle bar was loose. He sped off with patriotic melodies in the air and took the first turn a bit too hard.

A rooster tail of sand was the first clue that things were about to go horribly wrong. The building laughter of his 50 closest "friends" was the second. The collision with the fence to now boisterous laughter signaled the earliest start to the Tour de Breeze in history. Final outcome; Fence - 6 (number of wounds Corral sustained), Lance Armstrong - 1 (gets to keep his position on Team America in the Tour de France as Corral is no longer considered a viable upgrade), Corral - 0.

Alternative explanation for the crash is a dastardly assassination plot by Showtime (conspicuously absent) through his foot soldier Head, who mysteriously disappeared right after the game. The game? Some confusion over who won. While the score seemed to favor the JCs, the crafty veteran O'Meara pulled the "W" he was given at last year's Christmas Party out of his pocket and served it on the Cakes like a subpoena. Given its contractual power, the Johnnies now consider the game a loss.

We'll see how Squeaks posts it to the standings. Highlights: -An offensive explosion in the third inning. 8 runs powered in by an obviously juiced JC line-up. Smitty, Stinky, Rudd, Dowd, and Pete "10 - 8" Frank all smacked the stuffing out of the ball. -Smitty's fairy jump for the pop-up foul of third. Next week we'll dress him appropriately in purple tights and a tutu! -Everyone getting at-bats, including Goose, Griff (with his career 1.000 batting average) and the rest of the cooler security patrol.

Goose was later seen at the Bowl driving a hard bargain against the Cakes' lead negotiator on talks to acquire the "Sand Flea 3" as the new Purple Haze bullpen car. -Party Marty, King of the Seas, getting a rare Sunday off from the cooler. He celebrated his freedom by bringing Bloody Mary's for the team. Stilts was leading the charge and the red tasties were also believed to have played a role in the Corral bicycling debacle.

The team appreciation moment of Triton and all he does for the team had Norman Rockwell written all over it. -Paulie Bull hanging out longer after this one game then he has for all the previous games combined! Lowlights: -The Coach's wildness over two painful innings. His child size purple glove didn't make matters any better.

Relatedly, that the FD couldn't take advantage of this pitching and porous defense to stage a comeback. -Hagar hitting into a double play. One teammate was rumored to say Touch is more productive when he strikes out. -The Coach chasing Rodman around with a purple jersey much to the chagrin of the Relics' fans

This week it is the Bayhill boys, fresh off their exciting win over the Pits. A win will put the Nation at .500 and much too close to the possibility of being in the top half of the League. No holds will be barred as the Johnnies will focus on snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

Remember, Sunday is Frozen Drink Funday! Paulie Walnuts PS. A big JC thank you to Kim and Casey McKee for the post-game hospitality with world class grill work executed by Brendan G. (aka "the closet Cake").

P.P.S. Lasagna Bay is the hands down favorite for rookie of the year with his 10 hour drink-a-thon performance in his first appearance as a Cake two weeks ago.