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Open Your F*#@ing Eyes Ump! VI drops 2nd straight
By VI Sports Insider | May 27, 2010
After a nice 3-0 start to the 2010 season, the Village Idiots lost their second game in a row on Wednesday night against the Regulators. The VI opened the season on a tear hitting the ball all over the field and scoring at will. Not sure if it was because of all the pretty ladies in the crowd or if the first few games were just a fluke, but the Idiots got only ten hits in 7 innings last night and lost 14-5. Adding salt to the wound, the final out of the game was an automatic out by outfielder Tom Weber after he was ejected in the top of the 7th for emphatically arguing a call.
The Regulators got off to a quick start scoring 5 runs in the first after some poor defense by the Idiots. Matt Shiels then hit a 3-run homer in the bottom half to bring the VI back into the game. Each team would trade a run in the 2nd inning before the Regulators would break it open with a five run third. That’s when the Idiots went to sleep and failed to score a run until one meaningless run in the 6th inning but it was too little too late.
In the top of the seventh, the Regulators scored three more runs to make it 14-5. With one out in the inning, middle infielders Tom Casal and Tom Stanley seemed to turn a smooth double play to put an end to the rally but the runner was called safe at first. Tom Weber had a different take on the play. Weber shouted his opinion all the way from left-field and without hesitation he was tossed from the game by the first base ump. The Idiots are waiting on a league ruling if Weber will be suspended for a game due to his actions.
The bye week comes perfect timing for the Village Idiots as they take a week off to rediscover their swings and get back to their winning ways. The Idiots’ next game is not until Monday, June 7th at 9:30pm against Shines.
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