The Red Scare’s season finale against Shiffman began like so many other games this season: With uncertainty whether we’d even be able to play. Once again, we were met with two large puddles on Parade Grounds Field 3, one next … Continue reading
Our last of four matchups this year with Miller, our last night game of the season — and our last run-in with the Tuesday night frisbee players. Once they’d finished their practice in the outfield (plus several minutes of stretching … Continue reading
I’m not going to do a blow-by-blow of yesterday’s game vs Shiffman, because not much went right for us: We couldn’t hit opposing starter Graeme at all (eight strikeouts, one infield out, and one lone walk), our starter Dylan was … Continue reading
With no frisbee players in our way, the Red Scare were able to get started on last night’s game vs. Lieber’s Redrum early, with first pitch at 5:19 pm. On the mound for his first start of the season was … Continue reading
Last night’s game was a seesaw battle where it was unclear the entire time who was going to win, and even now, the next morning, we’re still not entirely sure who will end up being crowned the winner. I can’t … Continue reading
At 8 pm last night, I got an email from Adam in the league office: An undefeated Grasshoppers-level team didn’t have an opponent for its game the next morning at 8 am — could we fill in? I was skeptical … Continue reading
Friday night’s game against Miller was set to be a significant test for the 4-1 Red Scare, a matchup with the only team that had beaten us this year, way back in the first game of the season. But there … Continue reading
The games are coming fast and furious this week, and last night it was yet another matchup against Lieber’s squad, who I was informed before the game are the Redrum. The Red Scare were the visiting team, and Jordan N … Continue reading
As you may have noticed from this email’s subject line, we have finally settled on a team name: the Red Scare, which narrowly beat out the Slutty Devils and Demons Ducks of Doom in the final round of voting before … Continue reading
If the runup to Tuesday’s Game 2 was all about checking the weather reports, the hours before Game 3 were focused on figuring out who was going to show up, as Lieber’s team in particular was looking very short-handed. In … Continue reading