The Songs We Chose
Theme: Animals
Matthew: The Pink Panther Theme - Henry Mancini
Lauren: Stove By A Whale - Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
Aaron: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Them Song
Tracy: Mustang Sally - The Commitments
Brian: Deer Dance - System Of A Down
Amanda: Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon
Ian: When Doves Cry - Prince
Melissa: Godzilla - Blue Oyster Cult
John: Ducktales Theme Song
Angela: Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
Tim: Rockin' Robin - The Jackson 5
Koryn: Stray Cat Strut - The Stray Cats

Other Songs You May Have Heard
Barracuda - Heart
Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
Ophidiophobia - Cee-Lo Green
La Cucaracha - Charlie Parker
Rock Lobster - The B-52s
Black Horse And The Cherry Tree - KT Tunstall
Keep Fishing - Weezer
Cobrastyle - Teddybears
Snakes On A Plane (Bring It) - Cobra Starship
Raised By Wolves - Voxtrot
Lamb & Lion - The Mae Shi
What Would Wolves Do? - Les Savy Fav
The Crystal Cat - Dan Deacon

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Post Game Blogs
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My Summer Vacation
By Lauren Henschen, Manager

With only a two week break, the Band-Aids returned to Kiwanis for our third summer season. To me, it really feels like a continuation of last season, since we only had that one weekend off . The only difference is we're on a different field with a few different teams. But the Empty Pitchers are a team we faced last season and dominated once again like a sweet flashback.

As usual, my softball experience started off the field when I set out on errands before the game. The mission: get a new stick of eye black. Because lord knows I hadn't taken the other new stick out of my car in two weeks and I'm sure there's a puddle of black in my trunk somewhere. I had like $7 credit on a Big 5 gift card, so I trucked myself down to Crisstown and got my shop on. Long story short, after another pitstop at the dollar store, I managed to come home with two sticks of eye black and a new pair of sunglasses, and had only spent about 80 cents total. God I love deals.

I hit up the batting cages at 5pm and was joined by Matthew, John and Tim. I must say it was nice to see the new guys show up early. Not only that, but they were hitting pretty darn well. I think our cage was broken because we got about 25-40 pitches each instead of the typical 13. I didn't have a problem with it.

We warmed up, which wasn't hard because the sun was still high in the sky and it was hot out. The umpires called the captains up to the plate for a pre-game chat. They reiterated some of our league's unique rules and told us that this season they were going to enfore them a little more stictly. For example, a runner who is running through first base must tag the outside (orange) base to avoid collision. And right after the first inning of play, our team (ahem, Mr. Krause) was reprimanded for yelling while running to a base. So there clearly is going to be a little tighter of a hold on the rules this go-round. I have no worries though. We're a fun loving team.

Our crowd attendance was exceptional. And mascot Fresh made friends with the Empty Pitchers mascot (a long haired chihuahua whose paws look like something from the Grinch). Parents...significant others...friends...babies...kids...twenty somethings. We had a diverse cheering section full of love and energy. Gotta love those Band-Aids fans, most of them in green, showing up week after week to share some fun times.

Our game was on...it wasn't our best game, but then again they weren't the best team ever. But I like them and would gladly play with them again in seasons to come. We had some solid hits...well, most of us who didn't strike out twice watching the ball (pointing a finger at myself). And our fielding was pretty tight too. John/Tim and Angela/Melissa held on strong in right field, blinded by the setting sun, and still holding runners as best they could. Brian made a return to shortstop as Noel was out of town with his bro. And Officer Pheanis showed up after work to coach 1st base. What a champ.

My play of the game goes to Koryn, who caught two foul balls behind the plate. Maybe you didn't think they were hard to get, Koryn, but I guarantee you the catchers on other teams would not have been that quick. My runner up for play of the game goes to both Amanda for her line-drive snags on the mound, and to Aaron who hustled to catch a short pop in the outfield. It was a gutsy move, but that extra effort sure paid off.

I'd also like to send out a shout out to our three great new additions: John, Tim and Melissa. You guys/gal proved your worth right off the bat (pun intended). I'm proud and happy to have you on the team.

Great game, Band-Aids. I'll see you in two weeks for LADIES NIGHT!!!

Empty Nothing
By Amanda Telloni, Assistant Manager