Sources close to Ross Perot indicate that the undeclared presidential nominee 
will announce his running mate at the end of the week in an attempt to steal 
some of the thunder coming from the Democratic convention.  The list of 
candidates considered and already rejected range from Jesse Jackson ("gets 
the 'your people' vote but too loud") to Jonathan Winters ("looks like a war 
hero") to David Letterman ("10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1").  Some have speculated that 
Perot may, by means of presidential decree, simply abolish the post of vice
president or substitute a committee, the leading candidates for which would be 
the USA Olympic Dream Team ("guaranteed winners"), those people working on GCF 
("gets the sympathy vote"), and the Homers.<p>

However, the Homers lost 14 to 7 to the Heavy Hitters yesterday, ending all 
hopes of receiving the nomination.  Starting for the Homers were Raul at 
pitcher, Jerry at catcher, Scott at first, Laurie at second, Richard at short, 
Lela at third, Jesus in left, Alex in center, and Jeff in right.  There was no 
rover, as the Homers had only nine players.  Also, because the Homers had only 
two women, the Heavy Hitters, in an interesting and original interpretation of 
the C league rules, made us take an out every inning from the 4th inning on.  
Still, the Homers led 7 to 6 until the bottom of the 6th, when the Heavy 
Hitters scored their final 8 runs.  As a final besmirchment on the reputation 
of the Homers, there was no team outing after the game.<p>

Richard had the only Homer home run yesterday, even if it was a little league 
job, and a solo shot at that.  Jesus and Raul both contributed run-scoring 
triples, although the latter did end the game, stranding Jeff, who picked up 
three (two?) hits, on first base.  The defensive play of the day came from 
Laurie, who stopped her first ball ever and threw out the runner at first.  
Jerry made the "backcatch" position more than its name by running down a 
pop-up, and Richard started two double plays from short, the second with a 
nice dig by Scott.<p>

Our next game is Tuesday, July 21, against the Goat Scouts on a field yet to 
be determined.  Before that, though, there will be a preemptive bachelor party 
for Alex R. this Friday at the Oddball Cabaret, starting some time around 8:00 
p.m.  The Oddball Cabaret, located at 8532 Sepulveda (cross street: Roscoe) in 
some city in the valley, maintains the strictest standards of decorum.  
Attendees so far include Richard, Raul, Don, Jason, Jeff (?), Junior (?).  
Bring $1 bills.

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Homers          4  0  0  2  1  0     7
Heavy Hitters   1  2  3  0  0  8    14
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