Malo Pa Fuera.. que siga la tradicion..... Bueno Pa Dentro

• 2014 Malo Pa Fuera
• 2015 Malo Pa Fuera

and now a new generation



helps the Malo Pa Fuera SB tradicion continue

Top Ten 2016 sb Malo Pa Fuera

10. Anonymous Quote 

"I guess stealing players from other teams to defend last years championship didn't work out for u Ricky. 
"KARMA" "

Insider Analysis:
I never give a damn about a hater, but I ain't letting this Malo Pa Fuera go. I'm gonna turn it into a positive as I will post your bitch ass disillusion narcissistic anonymous quote in my dugout ever game next year. I will make it a personal goal to out play you myself all the time. Thank you for the fuel. Stay anonymous b/c I don't wanna know you.

9. Drama - I ain't no Saint had like at least 3 or 4 fights with enemies, friends, etc last year.
Softball too much of a sacrifice to get to and play to have so such drama. Malo Pa Fuera

8- 5. Tough Losses - Lost 4 championships in 16'. "losing hurts more than winning feels good"
In order of pain:

• 8. Big Apple League - Old School blew 0-2 lead. This one hurt me the least. I saw it coming in March as we had a more talented younger team but were vulnerable in pitching and experience. Old adage  "those who have not been humbled will soon be humbled". Good guys. good team. We will be back.
• 7. NY Fast pitch League - Weintraub team was ripped apart by injury, family commitments, work, and apathy. Miracle we made it to finals. Wasn't meant to be as in game one an outfielder saved the day for the Mashers by laying out and catching my liner attempt at a walk off. Lost in three
• 6. Charter Fabric Wednesday's - Armando blew us away. We had our chances but "live by the sling die by the sling". Lost in three
• 5. Sandlot - This was my last year I could commit to playing on Saturday's. 

it didn't end well

Heart breaker

Blown and rain soaked swept away in finals. 

3. Scary Eye Injuries. - Almost shattered my face in my very first 2016 game

 

I wasn't alone. Eric Wu also suffered an even worse eye injury. Luckily he also recovered

Hell Petey "Mr Bill" Shayne barely avoided an eye injury as well.

Better Health in 17' and beyond

2. Diminished Softball League Membership - Without New blood and good leadership softball is entering a dark time. Selfishness, hypocrisy, and greed are ruining softball. Stop pointing fingers, whining, and complaining and starting offering feasible solutions. This isn't Donald Trump promising to waive a magic wand and solve everything. This is real. As JFK stated "ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." .. what can each one of us do to make things better?

and the Number One 2016 Malo Pa Fuera

1. Cancer - Fuck Cancer.

We all need to fight cancer


Sick of losing to it.

Malo Pa Fuera, ... Bueno Pa Dentro

Insider 2.0 SB ... Day Time Dramas

New Years Eve is 10 days away but I ain't waiting for the New Year to launch a 2.0 (two point oh)better version of the insider.To get better, it's simple. time to write again.. and squash the rumors that the insider is finished. I'm going to write till the big game is over and seeing that I'm writing this blog in the middle of a workday when many daytime soap operas are playing it seems appropriate that I write about another form of daytime drama.

During the spring and summer weekday 9-5 working hours softball is played in Central park that closely resembles 2 all time Soap Operas


Press League Wednesday afternoons: Theme: Days of our Lives




Like Sands in the Hour glass, 4 time champion New York Times Softball Club has dominated.  Until 2016. 

In the Championship,  Times pitcher Michael Peckins would escape from early trouble and then in the ensuing bottom of the the 1st inning the Times would be the beneficiary of a 4 runs--- thanks to a few egregious defense lapses by a usually sound Equity News Team. 

Equity's Manager Jonathan Libman would keep his cool and repeatedly remind the team that "we were going to give up runs today - better to do so early than late - let's keep the pressure on them and we'll go for the late round knockout. Oh yeah, and If you are having doubts then just focus on how good it'll feel at the end when we win, cause that's all I wanna hear."

Equity News later scratched a run with their signature aggressive base running and then in the top of the 7th inning Equity News would plate 2 more runs on a opposite field frozen rope off of Cano's bat but the Times were able to escape still with the slimmest of 4-3 leads.  

In the 8th Inning the veterans who had tasted victory against the Times as members of The New York Post were due up. Key singles by Joel Ortiz and Jonathan "Jesus" Libman 

and a walk by Isaac Woofter loaded the bases for Ryan Montgomery who had popped up to the pitcher in his previous at bat.

But those of you who know Ryan...

Baller

he never shies away from the moment. BOOOYAAAA! 
Ryan would electrify the entire park as he would hit a no doubt about it Grand Slam and the comeback was complete.

Equity News dethroned the 4 time champion NY Times with 8 unanswered runs in dramatic fashion.MVP honors would go to pitcher Frank Usamanont who who gutted out the hard earned victory against such a formidable opponent.This a defining moment for every player who has ever played for Equity News

The insider gives a special shout out to manager John Libman. He puts his heart into softball for himself, teammates, and friends. He's even rooted for me in years where he's lost to me in earlier rounds of the playoffs. True Class

P.S. Been waiting years to put the Jesus joke on teh blog.

We continue with the Daytime drama theme with:
The Broadway Show League: Daytime Drama Theme: All My Children



Old School Tuesday has been a very good team that for many years thst just couldn't win a championship:

2012 - Crushed by Peckins Team - I missed that for work
2013 - Crushed by Fireman - I missed that for work
2014 - Imploded vs Fireman - Brutal Loss Fucking Brutal
2015 - Heart breaker to McHales - Pathetic

Good thing this team played in the Broadway Show league as it always had drama and I usually was caught in the middle of it (Drama Queen, better than drag queen I guess). The drama continued until the bottom of the 8th of the championship where with 2 outs and the bases loaded we took advantage of an error to score 4 runs out of nowhere to take a 8-7 lead that we hung on to.

Like a Proud parent All my Children

  had finally brought the championship home.

Afterwards, I had to Show the Old School some love also

Who says Soap Operas are garbage? Not in Softball. Weekday Softball is so much fun.

Top Ten Top 10th

Five years ago I asked for a lifetime extension and five years later (damn that went Quick.. Real Quick)
I'm still under contract and going stronger than ever as December 9th marks my 10 Year Wedding Anniversary 

so what better day for the Return of the Top Ten

Top Ten Top 10th Wedding Anniversary Memories I have with Astrid

10. You loving me for all my flaws. I ain't exactly a Saint. Far from it. Thank you for putting up with all my shit.

9. Massive Support given to me during unemployment, slumps, and sickness. Especially Slumps. "For Better or Worse". You Never got our of dodge. Like Method Man and Mary sang "You're All I Need"



8. Halloween  - Ronda Favorite Holiday is Halloween - We weird like that

7. When you got sick just before Girls baptism in June 2014. That was Scary ... can't do this without you



Need a little luck sometimes


6. Letting me play softball.

Softball has saved our marriage ...lol.. sometimes

5. Moving to NY to be with me. Huge Sacrifice .. True Love.....Not easy for a Patriot fan

Hope They Still lose

 4a. The News that you were pregnant.


, but was still very surprised about Twins


 and of course, pumped up

How happy we all were

4b and how you tricked me teh 2nd time around about having a boy... RESPECT!




3/2/1 The Kids.. duhhhh ...Alexandra Caley and Julian 

Amazing Mom

10 years! Crazy.. goes quick, Real Quick,,,, Best Move I ever made