The Songs We Chose
Theme: Remixes and Covers
Matthew: Memories Can't Wait - Living Colour
Lauren: Wave of Mutilation - Superdrag
Byrd: Blackout - Six Feet Under
Tracy: Stone Cold Crazy - Eleven
Brian: All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
Amanda: Surf Wax Off Your Shoulder - Jay-Z & Weezer (Jay-Zeezer)
John: Respect - Aretha Franklin
Melissa: Love Rollercoaster - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Charcho: Come With Me - Puff Daddy
Angela: Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm
Ian: Feeling Good - Muse
Koryn: Take Me To The River - Talking Heads
Other Songs You May Have Heard
1234 - Feist (Remix)
With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker
I Want You Back (Z-Trip Remix) - The Jackson 5
Lapdance (NIN Remix) - N.E.R.D.
Manta Ray - Teen Heroes
Twist & Shout - The Beatles
Tonight I Have To Leave It (Kleerup Remix) - Shout Out Louds
Divebomb (Crystal Castles Remix) - The Whip
D.A.N.C.E. (Les Rythmes Digitales Remix) - Justice
Hot In Herre - Jill Sobule
Faith (George Michael Cover) - The Boy Least Likely To
Summer of '69 (MaDD 2005 House Remix) - Bryan Adams
Gigantic - Reel Big Fish
Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann
My Back Pages - The Byrds
Turn! Turn! Turn! - The Byrds
Hurricane (Camp America Remix) - Athlete
Hang Me Up To Dry (Ingo Star Cruiser Remix) - Cold War Kids
Hounds of Love (Phones' Wolves At The Door Mix) - The Futureheads
Post
Game Blogs
Brought to you by the Band-Aids Management Team
Stingers Become A Minor Irritation
By Lauren Henschen, Manager
I know I'm not the first one to say the late
games are always tough for us. And our game against the Stingers was
no exception. Our fielding was riddled with ridiculous errors and
our batting was like fielding practice for the Stingers outfield.
Despite the fact that they played with only 9 players on the field,
The Stingers gave us an unexpected run for our money. It was not until
the game seemed to be out of our control that we realized what had
happened and stepped up to meet the challenge...only too late.
Once again, the Band-Aids sported a 12 person batting order...something
we can only do when we have an equal number of male and female players
at the game. It works to the advantage of fairness, but not always
to the advantage of the team.
My main struggle for this game began hours before I arrived at Kiwanis,
when there was an explosion at my apartment complex and the power
suddenly went out right when I was finalizing our song playlist and
about to export it to my ipod. The only problem: even though my laptop
could run on internal battery power, all my music is stored on my
external hard drive and would not be accesible without power. Luckily
we had that big old green external power source that SAM had purchased
for the team at the beginning of last season. I was able to plug a
powerstrip into it and power my printer and external hard drive in
the darkness of my room. The obstacle that kept arising was that people
kept calling me to tell me they couldn't make it, so I kept having
to switch the order around. And just when I had it all perfectly figured
out for a 10-person batting order, I realized we had even numbers,
and had to redo the lineup for a seventh time.
Long story short, I spent about 4 hours staring at a computer screen
in my dark dark room and developed a serious headache. Not only that,
I was scheduled to have surgery Monday morning and had been forbidden
to take any painkillers the whole week.
So if I am any representation of this team, we were just screwed going
into this one. And we did the best we could.
Next week will be even better, as we face the team that is undeservedly
in first place for our bracket, The Sluggers. I know, I know, what's
up with all these "S" teams? Stingers, Sluggers, Slammers?
More like Slackers, Stragglers, and Suckers!
But on a positive note, my play of the game goes to Koryn for making
a crucial catch at home plate to force an out that would have otherwise
been a score for the opposing team. Way to hang tough, Koryn. We recognize
that 90% of the balls thrown to you at home plate come from wild,
desperate attempts at plays where the ball is hard, fast, and wildly
inaccurate at times.
Go Band-Aids!
POST BLOG NOTE: The position of rover was tried, but seemed
to pose more issues than solutions and we will be returning to regular
outfield formation for the weeks to come.
Nobody Likes to Get Stung Like That
By Amanda Telloni, Assistant Manager
We really should've won Sunday's game. The
Stingers had only 3 outfielders and we were popping up to the shortstop
and 3rd basemen every other player. I know the 9 o'clock games have
never treated us well, but we need to get over the 9pm slump and
win one (not tie, but win). There were really poor choices on when
to throw and that definitely allowed at least 5 runs across the
plate. I think that sometimes we get overzealous to make outstanding
plays when, all in all, just holding the ball would be the best
choice. There was a few outstanding plays such as the throw from
Byrd to Korky at home for a double play and also a double play turner
from me to Byrd. We were slacking a bit on Sunday, but I know we
can rise to the occasion per usual and put another "W"
on the Band-Aids end.
On another note, I hope you are doing well, Lo. We are all thinking
about you and I know you'll be a great manager outside of the foul
lines, but you will be missed dearly as a great rover for this season.
