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Your 2010 Raging Storm Slo-Pitch Superstars
Published March 15, 2010 @ 11:57 in Raging Storm
This season, we added a couple of new guys and a new girl. Here's your 2010 Raging Storm slo-pitch superstars. Men Women
Hanging Up the Cleats for Another Winter
Published September 11, 2009 @ 21:35 in Raging Storm
Starting in May, you play about three games a week between the two leagues until it all wraps up in September. I hate having to hang up the cleats for six months. I hate packing up the glove, throwing it in my old Adidas back with the rest of my gear and storing it in the basement. At least hockey starts up next month. That'll tide me over until the Storm rages once more.
Storm's Surprise Semi-final Sweep
Published August 22, 2009 @ 14:52 in Raging Storm
Again, I know only a handful of you care about my RSPA slo-pitch team, but this team matters to me. I've played with them for as long as I can remember and this is only our second season in the RSPA's most competitive division. The come-back last week was entirely unexpected and what transpired Tuesday night was even more surprising. We were stellar defensively and excellent offensively, and we swept the Cardinals by scores of 16-8 and 12-6. It wasn't even close. Personally, I had my best series in years. Remarkably, we've advanced to the finals in the toughest division in this 108 team slo-pitch league. Essentially, we're playing for the league title. We're not done yet. There's one more series to win before we celebrate. Two years ago, we won the Int-1 division title and were promoted to comp. Now, we're playing for the championship of the world.
Grass Thrillin' w/ a Little Bit of Illin'
Published August 15, 2009 @ 09:51 in Raging Storm
Last night, at Max Ward Park in Etobicoke, we played the defending champions in the first round of the playoffs. It's single knock-out, so if you lose you're done for the season. It's two games, and the cumulative score determines the winner who advances to the next round. We were out played in game one. A few defensive lapses started to make it look awfully ugly, and when all was said and done, we were down by 7 runs. That meant we had to win game two by 8 or more runs to extend the season. Let's see... Game Over had just smoked our ass, they're the defending champion and they just have to lose by 6 or less to advance. It looked bad, Michael Jackson bad. We needed a miracle. Boom goes the dynamite! Raging Storm's defense was perfect in game two. Our bats were on fire. We mercied 'em, winning 16-1 and easily winning the series by +8. Do you believe in miracles? Yes!
Playoff Night = Healthy Dose of Anticipation & Nervousness
Published August 14, 2009 @ 09:59 in Raging Storm
You can play the game two nights a week, every summer for years and years, but you don't lose that tingly feeling come playoff time. When I'm not nervous during the comp division playoffs, I'll know something is terribly wrong. We've had a rough season. We lost more games than we won, including three in a row, rather uncharacteristic for this team I've played with for over a decade. But tonight, it's a clean slate. We have one simple objective. Just win, baby.
Raging Storm Sweep - Over .500 for First Time in 2009
Published June 6, 2009 @ 12:50 in Raging Storm
We in Raging Storm pulled off two great wins last night. In game one, we overcame a five run deficit in a tight contest to win 7-6. 7-6 slo-pitch games are the best... and a rarity. In game two, we got a different opponent and spanked them good. The mercy rule kicked in when we were up 24-8 after 5 innings. The win put us over .500 on the season. If I've whet your appetite and you're aching for more Raging Storm info, click over to http://www.torontomike.com/softball.html.
Your Starting Third Baseman...
Published May 12, 2009 @ 12:12 in Raging Storm, Toronto Blue Jays
I grew up in love with playing shortstop. The SS is the quarterback of the infield and, in my opinion, the sexiest position in baseball. I played SS for Storm until I gracefully moved to 1B. Kids with better range and stronger arms should play SS, not old farts like me. I have never played an inning at 3B, except for maybe a few in the beer league when someone else demanded a turn at SS. I'm excited about fielding some sharp grounders, I'm just worried about my arm. In honour of my first game at 3B, here are the starting third basemen in Toronto Blue Jays history.
Slo-Pitch Season 2009 Edition Begins
Published May 7, 2009 @ 10:39 in Raging Storm
The Comp TeamI've played for Raging Storm since the 90s. We started out as Hooray For Everything before changing names at some point. We're currently playing in the Competitive division in the RSPA. I managed this team the past two seasons and have passed the reigns to another Mike for 2009. We in Raging Storm have probably been too competitive for our own good. At least three of us are hot heads out there and ready to battle, literally. Our dust ups are legendary, and sometimes the best fights have been teammate vs. teammate. Hi Fay! Here's the Raging Storm home page. The Beer League TeamI've played in this small Etobicoke beer league for about the same period of time. Last season I left my team and started up a new team in the league. We call ourselves the Piranhas and we suck. When I'm the best offensive and defensive player on the team, you'd better be playing in a recreational beer league. But damn it's fun. You want to win, but it doesn't really matter if you lose. I manage the team and host practices in which we work on our fundamentals. Tonight is practice #1 of 2009. The thrill of the grass...
15th Annual Round-the-Clock Slo-Pitch Tournament
Published January 4, 2009 @ 17:34 in Raging Storm
I'll never forget our 4:30 am game last year. We stunk up the joint, but our team is stronger in 2009 and I sense this Storm's gonna rage once more. I miss playing ball.
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Published October 13, 2008 @ 09:45 in Raging Storm
It was a super fun night. They even had this candy table with old school goodies like Bottle Caps, Nerds and Fun Dip. I was lucky enough to be at a table with a couple of people willing to play "Name That Rapper". I drop a rhyme from a rapper and they have to guess who recorded the original. Yes, it's as fun as it sounds. Congrats to Michael Engell and Colleen Gauthier. I hope you don't mind that I stashed about 15 boxes of Junior Mints in my pockets before I flew the coop.
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In the comp division of the RSPA, there's a slo-pitch team called Raging Storm. The core group has remained pretty much intact for about a decade now, but there's usually a little turnover.
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My super competitive slo-pitch team, 