Red Sox Fantasy Camp Tues Feb 2

Well not a great day weather wise, but we should get some playing in. Al drives me to the clubhouse and the schedule is posted. We are the visitors on field 2 against team 4 Brian Daubach and Rich Gales team ' D&R Mashers': Charlie Ahles, Don Amiralian, Mike Bennett, Jon Davis, Truck Gisclair, Rick Grant Jr and Sr, John Hall, Scott Isaacs, Ollie Jacobs, Jeff LaDue, and Laura LaPalme (what happened to the end of the alphabet???) . Our batting order was Tony Basile, Al Venditti, Dana Rickard, Lane Perrins, Mike Cooksey, Dan WIllis, Marty Kawadler, Spike Owens, Scott Willis, Me, Jack Dunn and Kim Fletcher. I start on the bench and replace Kim after the first inning. Everyone hits regardless if they play the field or not. I had no balls hit to me. I walked in a run, hit a SAC fly RBI to LC and I struck out. 0-1. Kim went in the last inning since we were so far ahead. We won 11-3. I should have asked someone else to sit so I could play another inning, but thought of it too late. Al's wife, Beverly, and his two aunts, Emma and Mary, came to watch. Dan Willis got game MVP going 2-4, 3 runs scored, and 1 rbi.

We had lunch and Jay brought a container of tuna for me and Janet to share. it should last a couple of lunches and he bought 2 of them.

The afternoon game we were visitors again and played team 1 Milt Cuyler and Lee Stange 'Milt's Maulers': Rocco Cammarata, Dirk Coffman, Lisa Courcy, Fred Maloy, CJ Patti, Greg Picucci, Bill and Jordan Sullivan (father /son), Kyle Sullivan (Marc's brother and Jerry was there - their uncle!), John Torniero, and Joel Weinstein. Jordan started pitching and we went ahead 7-0. Fred came in in the 2nd inning and shut us down. I was moved to LC. Much better. Maybe I will get some action. It started raining again and play was suspended after the 5th inning. I already had 1 hit and 2 BBs and 1 run scored. We really got soaked and Mary gave us a ride to the clubhouse.

We showered and went to the 'swamp' some of the veterans created their own section of the locker room and set up a bar and serve drinks. OOH! the mudslides were great! The women have to wait until the guys are dressed, which seems like a long time. They had some stuffed animals doing some crazy things and then a poker game got going.

Back at the hotel I played cribbage with Rick Miller and his brother Irv and Joel Weinstein. Joel brought down a huge back of pistachios. Another cribbage game was started with Kim, Lane,Lisa, and Cooksey, but it was evident that Cooksey didn't quite get the game after leading of the play with a '5' ( a big no-no). Rob Watson then took over.

Then it was dinner time and Kangaroo court. I sat with the Sullivan's (Marc, Kyle and Jerry), Bill Campbell, the Willis' (scott and Dan). Afterward I hung outside with Lane, Mary, Lee gregory, Al. The cigar party was in full tilt. As was the fire pit. Boy was that nice! I got some pictures outside looking inside the bar. Mugsy was hamming it up for the camera. Went to bed soon after.