This Birthday Boy Certainly Celebrated in Style.The Cobra Kai entered Friday Nights game against the Gators Black sox fired up and ready to remain on their quest for not only a championship but a perfect season. Capt. Tucci had the troops fired up pre-game and actually made a last second move delaying Greiveldingers call up to Milwaukee so he could partake in the team’s quest.
“Capt. told me this is a special season, and not everyone is going to make it back and this might be the last chance for this team to accomplish our god given quest for perfection, and for crimeny sakes I ain’t going to miss out on that” Greiveldinger told the press after the game.
In the Red Bug lake league the Black sox are usually our friendly rival game and have proven to be worthy adversaries throughout the years. However, that did not prove to be the case Friday night as this Cobra Kai team has something special about it and is on a quest that we are determined not to be derailed by the Black sox or anybody. There was just something in the air and you can just feel it every time this team comes together…..This is a truly special team.
Mad Dog set the pace from the get go as he was pitching a gem of a game in his attempt to obtain his league leading 5th win and possibly first shutout. The Defense was spectacular behind him putting the clamps down on the Black sox bats and fielding with a vengeance right out of the gates. The Outfield set the pace not letting anything get by them lead by the Swami and Capt Tucci they shut down the Sox batters more often than Rich services himself. “Before the game I got so excited I had to adjourn to the bathroom to service myself to calm me down so I could concentrate” Doc Gutierrez told a now not so stunned group of reporters. “I just know it is going to be a good game by how quickly I finish myself off….and let me tell you this was a record finish” Doc said.
Well, the Kai’s were certainly on point hitting the ball as well. Right from the start the Kai’s batted through the order and posted 6 runs to start the game and that set the pace for the night. “When we came up to the plate we were in such a rhythm that it felt like our opponents didn’t have a shot at stopping us…..it almost felt like we were playing a team that is already dead, not Weekend at Bernie’s dead but Weekend at Bernie’s 2 Dead” Koko said after the game.”
The Swami/ the Grand Master him self’s effects have rippled through this team and turned the team into not only championship contenders but a team on a mission for perfection. The Swami once again abused the Right Fielder and scorched 3 hits his way leading the RF’er to cry for mercy. The Swami’s right hand man Sprague’s also had a solid night going 3-3 with 2 Sacrifice Fly’s.
But the biggest play of the night came as a result of the Swami’s tutelage on our young (well not as young as he celebrated his birthday on Cinco de Mayo) Shortstop Johnny Blaze. Johnny came through with a shot not soon to be forgotten by the Red Bug Lake faithful. Blaze stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the 5th with 2 runners on and that’s when the moment happened that changed the Kai’s forever. Johnny Blaze ripped a “Wax Off” crater shot to Left Center field that cleared the fences and erupted the Red Bug Lake Crowd. Two weeks after Capt. Tucci shot Johnny Blaze went deep to effectively put the game out of reach for the Black Sox. “I was just trying to place it over the SS head but I got down on the ball and next thing I knew it cleared the fences” Johnny Blaze said after the game. “We’ve played the Cobra Kai over 10 times and for some reason this is a totally different team that just annihilated us and looks primed and ready. I mean every single guy in their lineup was hitting the titties out of the ball right from the get go” Black Jack McCallum of the Black Sox said after the game.
It was a great performance all around by a team on a quest. Every single player contributed in a huge way as the Cobra Kai remained undefeated and Mercy ruled another team on their quest for THE Perfect Season in an 18-3 route at Red Bug Lake.
The Team certainly celebrated in style as they kept their hot streak going even at Gators putting down a team record 67 pitchers in celebratory style.
The Kai’s look to keep their perfect record in tact when they take on the Green Bar this Friday night at 7:30. See You under the Friday Night Lights!
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