Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner!

The rumble you hear throughout the baseball world is the news that the Granger minor White Sox managed their first win! YEAH!

We nipped the Red Sox 9-8, coming from behind twice to get the win. The game got time-limited in the bottom of the third, with us batting.

Our winning rally was testament to our players' resilience. The Red Sox plated four runs of their five-run rally on what everybody but the umpire thought was a diving catch by our shortstop with the bases loaded. Granted it was a close play, but the kid had the ball in his mitt when he opened it. But the ump called it a trap and panic followed. If the SS had tossed the ball to the 2B who was standing on the base for a force out the play would have ended with no harm done. Instead all our guys started yelling at the ump, the Red Sox' runners started running around the bases, which led to our guys' throwing the ball wildly around the diamond. By the time the dust settled four had scored.

But we responded in the bottom of the inning, loading the bases on walks, then our lead runner was walked in. This led to our best hitter, IG, coming up with two out and the bases still chucked. I told him to look for the first pitch to be laid in there, and he swung at what turned out to be a pitch in the dirt. But when the 0-1 came right down main street he slammed it to the deep outfield, over everybody for a bases clearing 3-run double.

IG was our pitcher tonight, too, and he mowed down the Red Sox in the top of the third with three straight strikeouts.

We've had some bad luck in games to start the season, and our guys have had every excuse to get down. But our comeback tonight was steller. We've been having almost perfect attendance at practices, including optional batting practice. Every guy on the team has improved his baseball skills: throwing, catching and hitting better.

I'm relieved we're off the schnide. And our guys deserved a win. A great one, all around!