Massive beat; sexy female dancers on a par with those on In Living Color;
omnipresent voices singing Oh-OohOoh-OH - Raul twirls around with an unseen
cordless microphone, stops for a second, and "[U] Can't Touch This."  OK,
we may be dated, but we are owners of a massive five-game winning streak
after defeating the Maulers 13 to 9 in an extremely enjoyable game, enjoyable 
not just because the Maulers were friendly as were we, but also because we 
gave them a good thrashing.  Our undefeated second half of the season leaves 
our record at 8 wins and 6 losses as every Homer continues to improve.<p>

Starting for the Homers yesterday were Raul at pitcher, Richard at catcher, 
Chuck at first, Lela/Debbie/Beth at second/third/rover, Scott at short, Don in 
left, Alex in center, and Jeff in right.  Joe showed up after the first to 
catch the rest of the game, leaving Richard, Chuck, and Scott to split first 
and short.  Bill, Raymond, Laurie, and Betsy were all there to share in the 
fun.  Chuck, who had a good day batting, Alex, Scott, and all hit home 
runs while Debbie got an important, run-scoring single in the second when the 
Homers went ahead 4 to 2.  Joe got his best hit of the year on a line drive up 
the middle.  Defensively, Beth a number of good defensive plays again, the 
most impressive being a hard ground ball to second base.  Debbie made a good 
play on a ground ball to third on which she made the long throw to first for 
the out.  Don continued to grow bolder in left field by moving in further 
without letting any ball over his head.  Richard made a good catch on a line 
drive behind second base, and Alex made an important catch in center which he 
bobbled twice in the air.<p>

However, the defensive player of the game must have been Raul despite how 
difficult it is for a pitcher in C league to make a difference.  The Maulers 
never got a big, devastating inning or any monstrous home runs as Juan didn't 
show up to betray us again, and Raul got Rich Benesh all three times (a deep 
fly to Don and two ground balls to short) by pitching inside while Rich was 
looking to drive the ball to the right side.  Raul also started our second 
double play of the season in the first inning when the Maulers looked good 
with the bases loaded, one run in, and only one out.  The batter, our one-time 
teammate Donna, grounded the ball to Raul, who underhanded the ball to the 
catcher Richard, who stepped on home and then threw to Scott at first to get 
Donna without plunking her in the back of the head.<p>

Raul is hosting the Luau at the Hawaiian Hut - Duarte on August 24.  Keep your 
ears tuned for more details.  Ostensibly, the purpose of the party is to 
celebrate Junior's 26th(?) birthday.<p>

The Homers take on the Heavy Hitters next Tuesday on field H6, which is the 
unmarked field at the northeast corner of the Rose Bowl.  One more win assures 
us of a winning season, although Raul has set his goal on remaining undefeated 
in the second half.  The management of the Homers would like to apologize for 
not singing the fifth-inning stretch against the Maulers.  We were all too 
caught up in the game, and we were missing at least two of our best voices.  
Let's not forget again, for we are the home team for the second straight week.