Thursday's double header was a big success for the Porters Invincible Softball Victory Juggernaut, as the team won both games to raise their record to a glorious 4-4.

The main event was the second game against blood rival Dave's. Matt Connelly, our faithful Line/Orage/Icer/Full Tilt rep, graced the field with beats from his on-the-go DJ booth, complete with gas generator. This added a lot to the already exciting atmosphere. Dozens of fans filled the stands. Some were family or friends of members of both teams, and others were merely strangers, neighbors, and possibly drifters who were helplessly drawn to the music, yelling, and boozy jubilation on the field, much like moths to the proverbial flame.

And never has the burn of that proverbial flame felt hotter, nor sweeter, my friends! What ensued was a well-played and high-stakes battle for the domination of Tahoe City itself, a game that will be remembered by generations of Tahoe children to come. Old men, probably the drifters mainly, will whisper of it late at night, when the distractions of the world have faded away and left them utterly alone, with nothing but their regrets, their indiscretions, and the memories of THIS SINGLE GAME haunting them in the inky darkness.

Porters started slow, gaining only 5 runs by the 4th in what started to look like a disappointing effort. Up by 5, Dave's seemed to have the game under control. BUT SOME THINGS CANNOT BE CONTROLLED (!!!!): such as Nate B.'s hot bat and bare chest; such as Danielle D.'s bottomless competitive fires; such as Kevin's ultra-aggressive 3rd base coaching; such as Chappy's unbending consistency on the mound.

Rallying with a red-hot 6th, Porters took back the lead at 19-12. In the dramatic and tense 7th, Dave's crept back into the game with their 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th runs. Just when we started to get that unsettled feeling in our guts that 'crap, they are going to take this from us!" or "crap, maybe I shouldn't have eaten all that beef jerky and Doritos with my Coors Lights!", we made the final out.

The game had so many moments to remember. Kevin making a diving catch after hurting his leg. Nate's 3 home runs. Houston and Rau smoking cigarettes behind the bleachers. Nicky B. dancing to "Apache" in the outfield. Danielle's diving catch in front of the Porters dugout.

Pete and Peters was excellent afterwards, with dozens of shots being shot, many drinks being drink-ed, and much fun being had. We love the Dave's crew and will always drink with them, win or lose. Chappy at one point had me circle the bar taking shot orders from the Dave's team, which was awesome. Me (holding up a pen and pad like a waiter): "Hey guys, do you want Jagr, Petron, or Jameson?" Franny: "Jagr!!"......"wait, is this really happening?!" Me: "this is really happening!" Franny: "Oh.......Jagr!!!"

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Game two for the Porters softball juggernaut was last night and let me tell you it was not pretty. For the first seven innings Porters was down and down hard. The Long Ballz, a team from Squaw had the ump on their side, he was telling their batter where to hit the ball. Every time I would say whoa don't tell them where to hit the ball that is not cool. Every time I heard him say something, as I was playing catcher, I would call him out and he would give me the stink eye. I hope we never have stink eye for an ump again!

After the first couple of innings the Long Ballz had gotten their home runs for the game. For those who don't know the rules of co-ed softball your team is only allowed three home runs, any home run after that is an out. So that helped us out a bit, as they did get a few home runs after that. In the seventh inning we were down 16-0 but our team spirit was on fire and we rallied. By the end of the seventh inning we pulled out 8 runs to end the game 16-8. Nate put on his rally cap and it worked!

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The first glorious chapter has been written in the already legendary adventures of the Porters Softball Victory Juggernaut (D League). The Tahoe City co-ed team's first game was a wild ride, making the coinciding Celtics-Lakers Game 1 seem about as exciting that watching that nun on Public Television who discusses the sultry details of medieval art- "notice the fluffiness of the pubic hair, suggesting an innocence and wildness that transcends the mortal confines of the human body."

In a narrow 12-8 loss, the team and it's drunken cheering section cemented a fraternity and competitive zeal that will surely continue throughout the season. John Segal, acting as 3rd base coach, was brutally nailed in the leg with the ball, effectively ending his night of heckling his own team. Big B hit an in the park homer. Nicky B served up a whopper of a game as pitcher. Finn brazenly stepped on the plate while scoring (against the rules, an automatic out) as if to declare "screw it, we don't need that point anyways!" The post-game near-victory celebration overwhelmed Pete N' Peters in Tahoe City, who could barely keep pace with Houston's slurred requests for Sapphire Tonics.

To our opponents: pray that you are scheduled to play us at 6:30pm, because we WILL arrive to our 7:30pm games 60% more intoxicated and immeasurably more amped. Pray.

-Gaines (Captain, who wasn't at the game)

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