Have Mercy!

The J's had Squid Row screaming like Uncle Jesse last night en route to their first ever mercy rule victory: 18-3. The game was never in doubt as Pitcher Darren Quinn continued his Cy Young campaign, allowing only 3 runs over 6 innings.

Amidst rumors that he was looking to be traded to a less competitve work softball league (to pad his stats and demand a higher salary upon his return to Santa Monica), Third Baseman Sean Djernes made a statement last night, going 5-5 with a HR, 5 RBIs and 3 Runs.

Also making a statement was Shortstop Paul Farinacci. Almost an afterthought in the MVP race, his two home runs catapulted him back to the forefront. After the game he told reporters, "Go fuck yourselves. You assholes had nothing nice to say about me yesterday, don't bother writing something nice tomorrow."

A few other tidbits:

• Center Fielder Mikey Reiss has officially been absent for a month. This is a schocking development for the reigning Coach's Award winner. Head Coach Jason Lepore made a controversial decision in handing Reiss the award last year, and it appears that he was wrong in doing so.
• Second Baseman Brett Spaulding has made little to no effort to lead the team in walks, despite his pre-season predicition that he would do so. He has, however, hit the ball well over the last two weeks. If the bottom half of the lineup continues to hit well, this team will be unbeatable.

To take advantage of the new blog format, please post any questions you have about the team. I'll be starting a weekly mailbag, so look for it some time next week.