The Songs We Chose
Theme: Names
Charles: My Name Is Jonas - Weezer
Byrd: Mary Had A Little Lamb - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Lauren: Janie's Got A Gun - Aerosmith
Noel: Jamie's Cryin' - Van Halen
Amanda: My Sharona - The Knack
Brian: Hang On St. Christopher - Tom Waits
Ian: Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
Angela: Angie - The Rolling Stones
Matthew: Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Koryn: Roxanne - Sting
Aaron: Rosa Parks - Outkast
Amy: My Name Is - Eminem

Other Songs You May Have Heard (or would have heard if the iPod didn't die)
Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
Jessie's Girl - Frickin' A
Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard - Paul Simon
Mary Jane - Rick James
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1 - The Flaming Lips
Valerie - Amy Winehouse/Mark Ronson
Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul Williams
Sam's Town - The Killers
Jolene - Olivia Newton-John
Paul McCartney - The Scissor Sisters
Oh Yoko - John Lennon
Charlotte - Air Traffic
Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) - Foundations
Sister Jack - Spoon
Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac
Mighty Quinn - Manfred Mann
Ode To Billie Joe - Tina Turner
You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon

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Post Game Blogs
Brought to you by the Band-Aids Management Team

No Bendicen a los Diablos con la Victoria
By Lauren Henschen, Manager

You know you're a force to be reckoned with when you have an undefeated team and the only other undefeated team sticks around after their own game to scout your weaknesses. That's what happened this Sunday as the boys from Anton Sport lingered near our dugout as we took the field.

"You the Band Aids?" he asked. "Heck yeah, we're the Band-Aids. Are you Anton Sport?" I arrogantly replied. "You guys get a lot of points, right? But you like get a lot of points scored on you, right?" It was clear to me that he was insinuating something. "Perhaps, but our defense is tighter by the day and we're ready to shut you down, my friend." He chuckled and walked away, only to sit through the first 4 or so innings, trying to figure out what makes us so damn good.

What makes us good? What makes us good?! How about the fact that, if you based your rating of us on how much we goof off, you'd probably think we were the loopiest, most disorganized team in the league. As manifested by Drew Byrd's pop-foul catch at third base, when he jumped up on the fence and looked as if he'd flip over it completely, we're a nutty, fun bunch. We laugh like a hundred times as often as we score...and we score A LOT.

But it seems like we may just be the one team that other teams don't mind losing to. And that's pretty rad.

The game this week was solid. Very few mishaps, good hitting and base-running. Even Amy who stepped in as a backup at the last minute was a shining example of excellence (thanks, Amy!). Honestly, the only negative part of the game was when my iPod broke...and even that held moments of restored faith, like when Rachel started singing "My Name is Jonas" a capella.

Perhaps my favorite play of the game was when Aaron beat out a throw to first base. That kid has wheels. But it seems to me that we all do. I sincerely feel that we've gotten faster, and I'm happy that all of us are hustling down the ol' line through that bag at first.

As Amanda would say, "Anton Sport, Shmanton Sport." It's gonna be a good game to watch, for sure (April 6th at 7pm). But I have a feeling we will come out on top of that one too and take home the victor's spoils (oversized t-shirts with a city of Tempe logo on them). Look for my blog next week that starts out "Anton Sport Falls Short...Way Short...We're Talkin' My Short-Shorts Short."

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Band-Aids Get Shiny Bat Made of Gold In Deal With Los Diablos
By Charles Pheanis, Assistant Manager

The devil went down to Tempe, and he was looking for a soul to steal.
He was in a bind 'cause he was way behind and he was willin' to make a deal.
When he came across a young softball team warming up and getting hot,
The devil jumped up on a dugout bench and said "Band-Aids, let me tell you what:
"I bet you didn't know it, but I'm a softball player too.
"And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you.
"Now you play a pretty good ballgame, but give the devil his due,
"I'll bet a bat of gold against your souls, 'cause I think I'm better than you."
The manager said "My name's Lauren, and it might be a sin,
"But we'll take your bet and you're gonna regret, 'cause we're the best that's ever been."

The devil opened up his bag and said "I'll start this match."
And fire blew from his fingertips as he pine-tared up his bat.
And as he swung and hit the ball, it made an evil CRACK!
Then a team of Diablos joined in and started talkin' smack.
When Los Diablos had three outs they'd scored their share of runs,
But the Band-Aids said "Now take the field" and they showed 'em how it's done.

Los Diablos bowed their heads because they knew that they'd been beat.
And the devil laid the golden bat on the ground at Lauren's feet.
Lauren said: "Devil, just come on back if you ever wanna try again.
"I told you once, you son of bitch, we're the best that's ever been."

Despite blown-out speakers, the Band-Aids were able to blow out Los Diablos 20 runs to 4. Music is our mantra and everyone was suffering from silence sickness from the lack of tunes after the first few at-bats. Our thoughts and prayers are with Lauren and her injured I-Pod, and we're hoping for good news from the genius bar.
We started the game with a chip on our shoulder as we watched Anton Sports retire from their victory on the field to the stands. The moment we have all been waiting for is fast approaching, and we played Los Diablos with our focus on the horizon. Despite a weaker opponent we kept our heads and held Los Diablos to 4 runs while running up the score to 20.

My favorite play of the game was when Amanda struck out that girl right after she had taken the last pitch in the face off her bat. That was ice cold. Instead of recapping all the great plays or coming up with more quips, I'm holding my breath for next week. These last 6 games were merely the calm before the storm. On Sunday April 6th, 2008 we will unleash a fury the likes of which has not been recorded in the annals of co-recreational softball. See you then my friends.

Cherubs vs. Devils
By Amanda Telloni, Assistant Manager