Comeback Kids
It was a rollercoaster season for LaunchSquad’s softball team, Jerry’s Lube and Fenders. A dismal performance in the regular season meant we had to play against the best team in the league in the first round of the playoffs. Down by two runs in the top of the final inning, Jerry’s strung together what is now famously known here at 611 Mission as the “Big Freakin’ Rally” and took a two run lead. Brett’s nasty pitching and some strong defense won the game for us in the bottom of the inning and we advanced to the second round.
This reminded me of the amazing run made by the Golden State Warriors this year, an eight seed beating a one seed in the playoffs. But alas, our fate was the same as the Warriors, losing in the second round of the playoffs on a walk-off sacrifice fly with the championship game in sight. To quote Ernest Lawrence Thayer’s poem, Casey at the Bat, “There was no joy in Mudville…”
Overall, it was a great season and we all had a lot of fun. With a nice combination of new young talent and some seasoned veterans, Jerry’s will definitely be a force to be reckoned with in future seasons.