A Softball Game for the Ages

On Tuesday afternoon in California two high school teams got together for what became the highest scoring game in softball history. What is even more astonishing is that the two teams, Cuyama Valley and Coast Union, entered the game with only one win apiece. Cuyama Valley eventually prevailed in the four hour game after a 13 run 7th inning which capped off the 48-47 game.

The teams combined for an astounding 95 runs in the game, and despite giving up 47 runs, Cuyama starting pitcher Melinda Ramirez got the win.  Ashley Armstrong of Cuyama valley had quite an amazing day herself, as she came to the plate 9 times and walked every single time, giving her a final stat line of 0-0, 9BB.  As Cuyama Valley coach Mary Jo Harrington told the San Luis Obispo Tribune, "The girls were just so excited.  They weren't going to give up that game.  They weren't playing for much but they wanted to go down winning."  Cuyama Valley also was able to capture the victory without using a single substitute in the game, as the softball team only has 9 players on the roster.

Even the Coast Union coaches and players were excited about the historical game, despite the heart breaking loss.  "We battled back and we never gave up," said coach Rocky Fordyce. "We had fun.  The girls were very positive about it."

Flop Alert: Joe Thornton Produces a Gem...

Near the end of the first period in Game 5 of the Sharks and Red Wings series, Joe Thornton rivaled the world's best floppers.  After getting tangled up with Red Wing Johan Franzen, Thornton decided to make his move.  Albeit Franzen hit his stuck across the Thornton's ankles, Joe the Flopper as he will be called, took a dive right out of the old soccer playbook.  After flailing onto the ice, Thornton remained there pretending to be in agony as the refs tried to sort out what  happened.  When it was all said and done, Franzen was sent to the penalty box for his "actions."  Here is the flop:

Sir Charles Needs to Throw in the Towel

Charles Barkley has without a doubt the worst golf swing in the history of the game.  Fortunately for us it was on display last week at the Regions Tradition Pro-Am at Shoal Creek. Chuck arguably made the worst swing of his career that day, and in the mayhem that followed, his driver head flew even further than his golf ball. Here is a clip: