Men's Senior Baseball League World Series
73-and-over Puget Sound Aqua Sox
There may be no joy against Mudville.
Unless the Puget Sound Aqua Sox (1-3) can jump on Mudville, get the lead, and hold it.
The Aqua Sox have been ahead in three of their four games but have found a way to relinquish the lead for good.
The Mudville 9 are 4-0 and have averaged 20 runs a game in their four outings at the Men's Senior Baseball League World Series this week. The Mudville 9 is the only unbeaten team in the 73-and-over division and is the favorite to take the title.
The results at the MSBL headquarters at Tempe Diablo show the Aqua Sox with only 27 runs in their four games. The Aqua Sox have scored 36 runs as yesterday's loss was reported as a 16-1 score, when in actuality, the Aqua Sox held a 10-8 lead but gave up ten runs in one inning and lost 18-10. The bad inning included a couple of controversies, which caused enough confusion to mess up the game's flow.
St. Thomas capitalized. They didn't seem bothered about the delay in the game, but the Aqua Sox lost their momentum and now find themselves in seventh place in the standings.
The cards are stacked against the Aqua Sox, but this is baseball, and there is one more game to play. And if you look at the stats after all the corrections are made, it'll show the Aqua Sox with a nine-run scoring average.
As Yogi Berra used to say, 'it ain't over till it's over.'
Note: The Aqua Sox take on Mudville at 2 PM today at Fitch Park in Mesa, Arizona. Danny "Pigpen" Price, 77, a long-time member and player on the 60-and-over Tucson Old Timers, plays for the Aqua Sox this week. Price, in four games, has played left field, right field, second base and third base.
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