The rain apparently drenched most of the eastern seaboard just happened to miss McCarren Park, as there was not a drop of it to disrupt our games. We took advantage of this game by routing the Soft Spot Specials by a score of 23-8.
There were too many contributions to name, but among other things, it marked the return of Luis, who had a solid game at the plate. Bryan in the outfield made some remarkable catches which really kept us in the game. Also, thanks to Jessica for taking both sides of the Robots battery.
The win improves our record to 8-3, and because Red Star lost, we took sole possession of second place. Way to go, ‘bots!
We can expect some rain and thunderstorms that could likely last for hours, and maybe even throughout the day. This could impact today’s 4pm game vs. the Soft Spot Specials on Field 2.
Your manager will inform everyone by 2pm, via email and SMS, whether our game will be postponed due to rain. Generally speaking, we only cancel the games if it’s actually raining during the game or if the fields are flooded.
In addition to email and SMS, you can check this website and our Twitter page for updates.
The East Village Softball Association is hosting an All Star Game is on Tuesday, July 13, 11am – 3pm. We need to send a few players to represent our fine team.
The game is always a good, festive occasion. All Stars play in a nine-inning game and get a free t-shirt. There’s a home run derby at 11am, followed by the main event shortly thereafter.
Balloting closes on Sunday at 2:00 PM. The results will be announced shortly thereafter.
Since I got a one-piece for my three month old nephew when I was last in LA, I thought I would keep one that happened to be the same color as our Robots shirts and print one for little Alex.
We avenged our opening day loss trouncing the K&M Swingers by a score of 19-11.
Johnny and Petemo were key with five hits in the game. Brandon hit another home run that nearly reached Driggs (again!) and call-up player Juan Martinez hit a grand slam in the ninth that all but iced our victory against a very potent team. Pilar also came up huge with three key hits that ignited our offense.
Players should have received an email containing the box score and a copy of the score sheet.
Our next game is on Saturday, June 26, at 6pm, against the undefeated Papacito’s All Stars.
This weekend the Gibson Robots (0-3) take on the Soft Spot Specials (2-1) at 6:00 PM on Saturday, May 1, on Field 1.
The game is going to be a testing ground for the Robots, as the temperature will be in the 80° degree range. Also, it’s May Day and Derby Day. Let’s go, Robots!
The art department at Robots Headquarters have come up with a design for this year’s shirt. The shirt itself will be the same as the asphalt “away” shirts we printed in the middle of the summer (when we went on a five game “road” trip).
The lettering is intended to evoke the vibrant, lounge-era ethos of the Gibson cocktail. And we’re keeping the fighting robots since they have become a signature part of logo.
What do you think? Should I have gone with some art deco logo (with sharp lines and tons of zig-zags) to recall the actual era when the Gibson cocktail was popularized? I thought that would be unfaithful to the bar, since after all they do have darts, fooz ball, and a Wii. And we are a softball team not some yacht club.
