Extra Inning Is Extra Crap For Stars

A cat plays baseball against a pitcher with no fingers

For anyone watching last night's Super Channel Stars' game (as if we have ever had enough people come out to a game to allow someone to stand by and watch), they would think that the most shocking and appalling aspect of the game was Reg Hagerman's strikeout in the bottom of the seventh, leaving the winning run roughly 122 metric feet away from home plate.

But, no, it got worse.

The Stars succumbed to some defensive miscues and what must obviously have been some late steroid reactions on the part of the CTV Sweatsox' batters, as every CTV batter crushed every ball pitched their way into the outfield and beyond, scoring 10 runs in the top of the eighth inning on their way to a 24-16 win over the Stars.

The game started poorly and ended poorly for the Stars. They allowed the first 10 runs of the game before getting on the board with a single run in the bottom of the second. But, lo! The Stars managed to claw their way back, eventually taking a 13-11 lead with Arthur's grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Sweatsox scored three runs in the top of the seventh to take a one-run lead into the bottom half of the inning. After the Stars managed to push one run across to tie the game at 14-14, and with Brad on second base, eager to score the winning run, Reg did the unthinkable. He struck out swinging for the first time since John Turner was Prime Minister, leaving Brad stranded on base, and setting the table for the calamity that was the extra inning.

Thus, the Stars' winning streak is halted at one (1) again, but the squad will have a couple attempts to get back on their feet next week, when they play TWO games in TWO nights - Monday against the Modern Rock Missionaries, and Tuesday vs. Radio-Canada (although we're still waiting for confirmation about that Tuesday game....).