2011 TRx Softball Game 12: Finale, The (Regular) Season Finally

On Tuesday, August 2, TRx took on the Dudnyk Nudnyks in their softball regular season finale.  Once again Terry was missing in action, as he was at another celebrity impersonation event, performing his spot-on Terrence Howard impression.  I'll leave it up to the people who were there at the BET awards to comment on whether he was wearing blackface or not...  But with Terry out of commission, KB was forced to take the round mound of pound again. 

At the start of the game, Old Demps was participating in his new pregame warm-up routine.  To stretch those long luscious legs he has taken to running over every square foot of the park before the game, a new strategy meant to intimidate the opposing team by showing that this is his house (or WTU's).  However, blessed with his track star speed, its doubtful that anyone even saw him.  Old Demps- faster than a non-moving bullet, more powerful than a broken locamotive, able to leap small children in multiple bounds from the top step of a ladder... 

Meanwhile, due to numbers issues this was the game that Mean Joe Ford was supposed to show up and man the outfield.  Known for his prowess with a frisbee and his height, Mean Joe could always be counted on for an inspirational "Come on, Joey!"  However, apparently he can't be counted on to show up, as the intesity of the the 6:15 volleyball game preperations were too much for him to handle.  To think, he missed out on the stellar nickname of Mean Joey Softball.

After the rough start to the last game, KB was hoping to stay calm, cool, and collected on the mound.  He was also hoping there would be no seemingly attractive from afar women on the other team.  Apparently they cause him to think about his whip (and chains), and when KB things about his whip, his WHIP goes up (as in his Walks plus Hits per Inning Pitched goes up, not something else, you sickos).  Luckily, no girls got to bat during the first inning, as KB gave up only one run, due to a slick scoop by Mike at first.

During the bottom of the inning, TRx came out hot, as hits by Steve, GLG, and KB put TRx up 3-1- a seemingly insurmountable lead.  However, as is often the case, the TRx bats quickly went dead after that, putting even more pressure on KB.  After a quick second inning, KB began to let the opposing girls walk all over him, as he is wont to do.  Luckily, the mad genius that is inside Greg's bulbous head led to TRx instituting a shift for the next batter, as TRx promptly turned a double play to end the inning. 

In the fourth, TRx managed to manufacture a run due to a clutch RBI outfield hit by Kristen.  Later, they added two more insurance runs thanks to Mike's aggressive baserunning to score TRx's sixth run of the game.  

Meanwhile, back on defense, KB continued to try to give Dunder Mifflin hope.  First he gave up a mammoth homerun that was hit so far Steve almost didn't come back after retrieving the ball.  As it was, he nearly pulled a hammy as he was running H.a.M. right now.  Later, KB fielded a ball hit to the right side of the mound and fired it at Brian from three feet away.  After almost taking Aaron's head off on a similar play last week, KB took a little off this time.  The shift also worked again, as TRx came up with a big double play when one of the opposing girls for some reason swung on a 3-0 count.  

KB also induced multiple pop-ups, and he would yell out "GREG" on each one.  After the second coming of this occurance, GLG went all Destiny's Child in the field, performing a stirring rendition of "Say My Name."  Much like Marlo Stanfield, his name is his name...

Leading 6-2 in the top of the seventh, TRx was hoping for a quick end to the game.  However, of course KB quickly walked two batters.  After a pop-up, and a ground out, another batter got a hit to load the bases and put the people-person-paper-peoples tying run at the plate.  Would TRx suffer an epic collapse right before the playoffs?  As Berardi would answer his own question in an email to Mike McKeever ("Are the Giants gonna lose tonight?")- "HELL NO!"  While the next batter did get a hit to knock in one run, as the throw came to the plate, KB quickly fired the ball to third to get one of the other runners and end the game. 

With the victory, TRx finishes the season 8-3-1 and secures a playoff matchup with Reed.  Will this be the year that TRx softball goes all the way?   Or will they crash and burn like so many years past?  With Old Demps another year older, and not much wiser, it may be now or never...