Forced Enthusiasm

Science Fest - Coming Soon!

Tonight, we have the Franklin Force at Edgely 4 to open the 2013 CCSL season. Last year, we faced the Force in the second to last game of our inaugural season, and it went a little something like this. A few things have changed since that game last season. Here are some of those key changes:

• Buddy's beard grew
• B-Straz left the Rising Suns, leaving us without that key unassisted double play at short
• Jason left the Force, so no more line drives to my glove
• Tucker left the Force, so no more clueless base running
• Buddy's beard grew some more
• The Force went on an engaging, marrying, baby-making spree
• Half of our team is no longer designing a badass exhibit
• We got new bats

Hamels' mustache > Buddy's beard

Tonight, we find out if any of that shit matters. The Force has looked good in practice. Well, as good as that group of people can look. But they should be formidable opponents. As should everyone else in the league. Speaking of everyone else in the league, Twitmarsh predicted a 3-15 season for us and 2-16 for the Franklin. To me, that's a prediction of a win for the good guys today. Let's examine some other predictors:

• Magic 8-Ball: "Concentrate and ask again." Fine, asshole.
• Magic 8-Ball Take 2: "Concentrate and ask again."You have got to be kidding me.
• Magic 8-Ball Take 3: "Yes Definitely." Finally.
• Coin Flip (NCC-Heads/TFI-Tails): Tails. Shit.
• Dice Roll (NCC-High/TFI-Low): 11. 

Also, I had a dream in which Buddy trimmed his beard, so between that, the lazy 8-Ball and the dice, it's a win for the Rising Suns. I'm sticking with a 14-11 score that I predicted last week. Here are some more predictions:

• Debris will settle into Buddy's beard
• Injurygraham will get injured
• BK will be woefully optimistic about our playoff chances after the game
• Heckling will be at an all-time high
• I will not fall 
• I will jinx myself in a blog post
• Maureen and/or Danielle will lose some sort of bet to me
• Beth Van ACE will strike out at least two of those silly science people
• The Rising Suns outfield will communicate and contain the Force hitters
• BK will spend another season denying the existence of this blog
• Charlotte will put the snark back into snarky
• Jill the Scientist will show up
• Harry Potter will not
• Our team shirts will look snazzy
• You will hear the word "pickle" at least five times