Season 8, Week 1 Match: Griswold's Nut Busters vs. Layanderletson's Super Orange Kitties and Cats Living Together to Make a New Family

                            
“You know I think it's time to give this game a ride. . .”

-John Fogerty, “Centerfield”

I look upon the teams which will play baseball in this Season 8, Week 1 Match located at Camden Yards.  They are as follows:

 Griswold’s Nut Busters: Black Slacker (SP), Jedi Master 1A (RP), Dark Side Marauder 2 (CP), Even Blacker Slacker (C), Colored Slacker (1B), Dark Slacker (2B), Brown Slacker (3B), Damn Near Purple Slacker (SS), Bill Brasky (CF), Riddick (RF), Weapon XIII -Bad Fantomex (LF), War Skrull 9 (UI), War Skrull 10 (UO), Harley Race (DH), Death Adder Jr (PH) and Bill Lambier (MGR).

Layanderletson's Super Orange Kitties and Cats Living Together to Make a New Family: Warpath (SP), Gary-Jedi Master 1B (RP), Jedi Master 50A (CP), Zak Saturday (C), Brady Hoke (1B), NS5 36 (2B), NS5 35 (3B), Kid Flash (SS), Green Goblin (LF), Quil - Twilight (CF), BL Kyle Houslander (RF), Komodo (UI), High King Peter the Magnificent (UO), Cinderblock (DH), Predator 47 (PH) and Bo Schembechler (MGR).

Play Ball!!!

1^st Inning. . .

Brady Hoke, bat in hand, lumbers up to home plate.  Even Blacker Slacker signals Black Slacker from behind the plate.  Black Slacker throws the ball directly at the head of Brady Hoke.  A loud crash is heard as Hoke’s helmet is shattered.  The ball is firmly entrenched in the former University of Michigan Football Coach’s skull.  Hoke falls to the ground, dead.  The entire Kitties and Cats’ Squad scream and holler at the intentional murder.  Harley Race takes it upon himself to rush toward the mound.  Race is decimated by a well placed goblin bomb thrown from Left Field’s Green Goblin.  The umpire crew contains the members of both squads and the inning continues with the teams not scoring any runs.

GNB: 0

LSOKACLTTMANF: 0

2^nd Inning. . .

The top half of the second inning proves significant as Cinderblock “accidentally” releases his bat on the backswing.  The bat flies through Bill Lambier’s head. A skirmish is narrowly avoided.    During the bottom of the second, Warpath sizzles smoke by the Nut Busters’ first two batters.  While all focus on the game, Kid Flash takes advantage of the situation, races out from the dugout and snaps the neck of Bill Brasky in center field.  Not knowing what happened to Brasky, Lambier immediately substitutes War Skrull 10 in his stead. 

GNB: 0

LSOKACLTTMANF: 0

3^rd Inning. . .

The Green Goblin hits a solo home run. In response, Colored Slacker, Dark Slacker and Brown Slacker manage to hit singles off of Warpath.  Weapon XIII- Fantomex hits a double and drives in two runs. 

GNB: 2

LSOKACLTTMANF: 1

4^th Inning. . .

As the first half of the inning ends, Gary (Jedi Master 1B) is put in to relieve starter Warpath.  Gary lets up two runs.  Jedi Master 1A replaces Black Slacker in relief as a “slacker” can only go so far into the game.  Jedi Master 1A not only manages to strike both NS5 35 and 36 out, but also destroys them with crushing force pushes into their dugout. 

GNB: 4

LSOKACLTTMANF: 1

5^th Inning. . .

During the bottom half of the inning, Jedi Master 1A releases his lightsaber instead of the ball and slices through High King Peter the Magnificent.  Predator 47 uses its shoulder canon to fire at the relief pitcher.  The blast is deflected and rips through the chest of fellow teammate, Zak Saturday.  Pandemonium breaks out as both benches clear and a full out brawl ensues.  The Slackers grab onto one another and form Mighty Jackin Power Slacker.  The entity manages to crush Bo Schembechler, but is destroyed by Quil, Green Goblin, BL Kyle Houslander and Cinderblock. Black Slacker, Even Blacker Slacker, Colored Slacker, Dark Slacker, Brown Slacker, and Damn Near Purple Slacker are all killed in the melee.  Dark Side Marauder 2, Riddick, Death Adder Jr and the War Skrulls kill Komodo and Quil.   

After the bodies are cleared from the field, the remaining members of each team try to field as best they can.  The game starts again while each diminished team attempts to cover several positions on the field and have enough strength to swing the bat while on offense.  

GNB: 4

LSOKACLTTMANF: 2

6^th Inning. . . 7^th Inning. . . 8^th Inning. . . 9^th Inning. . .

The Nut Busters fail to take advantage while at bat, but the Layanderlets succeed and score 4 runs over the next four innings through the combined efforts of each remaining member.