Bombers Repeat, Blog Owner Hits 4 Homers!

Bombers Repeat in Powerful Fashion
BY SPARKY CHALMERS

By definition the word juggernaut is used to describe a literal or metaphorical force regarded as unstoppable. Following a 26-19 victory over rival Corporate Accounting in the Pearson Softball Championship, it’s safe to say B&E is the resident juggernaut of Park Ridge.
The Bombers have rolled through the past three summers blasting monster home runs and celebrating to the sweet sounds of the boombox, but a familiar foe has always stood in the way. Corporate Accounting defeated the heavily favored Bombers in the 2008 Championship and left an indelible mark in each B&E heart. Until yesterday, Corporate Accounting had rolled off five straight victories against a team that stood 23-1 against the rest of the league.
“There couldn’t have been a more fitting ending to a great season,” Captain Patrice Jones said. “They are a really great team. They have good talent, play smart, and limit their mistakes. If you are going to beat them, you are going to have to really beat them.”
Wise words from P90 Jones indeed because the Bombers decided to not leave this one to chance. They decided after five straight losses it was time to flex some muscle and dig in for a severe bludgeoning.
Patrice Jones, Ian Gold, and Michael Barbara had back-to-back-to-back homers in the first inning. Then Patrice Jones, Ian Gold, and Michael Barbara had back-to-back-to-back homers in the second inning. The impact blindsided a Corporate Accounting team that is used to playing with a lead and not fetching balls out of the woods—back-to-back-to-back times.
“It’s not a secret, they are our rivals,” pitcher Ian Gold said. “Even though we were the defending champions, beating Corporate Accounting validates the title.”
Gold won the final boombox award of the year, smashing four home runs over the left field wall and going 5-for-5 at the plate and finishing with eight RBI. Patrice Jones added another moon-shot to finish with three blasts on the day (nine for the team if you’ve got good math).
The Bomber offense was relentless, showing evidence of how it earned the nickname.
Full of big league chew, the beautiful-nightmare trio of Janine Lucas, Elisabeth Scarpa, and Kim Lovato continued their playoff dominance and were dangerous weapons at the plate.
Even after getting hit with a ball in three straight playoff games, getting ran over by a Mack Truck at second base and overdosing on sugar—the trio persevered and earned the chance to drink from the cup.
“So we have a couple bruises,” Lovato said. “For the next 10 months we are the champions, there is nothing anybody can do to change that.”
Speaking of Mack’s, Mack Patterson stepped in and played the best softball of his three year career in the playoffs. The strong-armed lefty closed out a blanket of an outfield and found his Ryan Howard stroke at the right time.
Jason Calcano and Eric Svendsen not only shined on defense but used their ludicrous speed on the bases to tack on runs in the blink of an eye.
Despite looking like Orlando Bloom on steroids, James Heine used opposite field contact to leg out extra base hits. And although Usain Bolt to Calcano and Svendsen’s Secretariat, Heine is also very fast on the bases.
“We work hard in the off-season,” Eric Svendsen said. “Sabella isn’t afraid to fine us if we come to camp out of shape. You have to exercise and eat right, the miles on the treadmill and the steady diet of Chicken Fiesta finally paid off.”
And last, but not least, Tim Galligan is a rock. Through the entire season when the going got tough, the Bombers could always count on their burly first-baseman. Nicknamed the North Star because of his consistency, Galligan is the proverbial first to arrive and last to leave.
Corporate Accounting tried to catch its collective breath to rally—but a crisp defensive effort and a constant attack forced them to stare up at a progressively greater deficit.
The no. 1 seed in the playoffs were shell-shocked until the last inning where they attempted to come back from a 26-8 deficit—and valiant as it was, the hole was too deep to climb out of.
“Whether this was your third Bomber year or your first, beating Corporate Accounting in the last game of the year, you know what that Championship meant,” Calcano said.