We are Champions, but the Mission is not over yet.
The Cobra Kai knew their mission to capture their first league championship was not going to come easy and they were going to have to bounce back after their rusty outing last game to have any chance at their mission. “My boys put together one of their best all around game, and I’m proud of them for sticking to the task at hand” Capt. Tucci said after the game. “Everybody knew what was at stake for this game, but we really just tried to remain focused and taking it one game at a time” Sully said at the post game conference.
The Kai’s came out focused and ready and Top Shelf was rattled from the get go as they could just feel the Kai’s were about to unleash their No Mercy assassin style bats after being silenced the week before. “I told their pitcher before the game he better watch out, we are amped and ready to go” The Swami AKA the Big E told reporters after the game. The Swami truly lived up to his name predicting a 12 run onslaught before the game. The Big E, who showed up to the park in his assassin uniform complete with the Black brimmed hat was the Kai’s hard hitting and sharp dressed leader in the outfield and made sure the Kai’s followed through on his 12 run prediction.
After the Swami got in their pitchers head he walked the two first batters and soon thereafter the Kai’s unleashed on them to jump out to an 8-0 lead. Everybody contributed to the Kai’s offense even Sully came off the bench to provide a clutch 2 run single in the bottom of the 4th inning as he is groomed and ready to jump into the Kai’s after learning the ropes on the run this season. “The Cobra Kai are a unique team, and you grow up wanting to be a member of them from a young age. It has been my dream come true when I first donned that uniform, but nothing in your life can prepare you for the feeling of walking out onto Red Bug Lake field in that Cobra Kai jersey” Sully said after he was told the Kai’s wrapped up the season championship with one game left.
The Don Juan helped raise his league leading OBP to .892 as the Kai’s bats were rolling and striking with vengeance. Third Baseman Spragues waited until the bases were empty to unleash his first triple of the year.
However, it wasn’t only the bats that lead the Kai’s to victory it was their defensive effort that helped seal the deal on their championship season. Koko was channeling his inner Plastic man and was over the field patrolling the right side of the infield and snagging everything his way. The story of the night for Top Shelf pretty much played out like the first inning over and over. The first swing of the bat by Top Shelf produced a sharp grounder to Johnny Blaze who snatched the ball while Koko sprinted to first base to cover and as he turned around the ball was there. The solid pop of Koko’s rawhide glove being peppered with grounders he was snatching all night signaled a fantastic defensive effort for the Kai’s and it meant an imminent demise for Top Shelf.
However, the best defensive effort of the night was displayed by our fleet of foot Left fielder Mikey Lemieux running down unruly fly balls trying to drop in down the left field fence. Mikey made play after play robbing Top Shelf of any chance of putting together a comeback. To mere mortals there was no room to make that catch, but Mikey is not playing like a mere mortal. “I heard the Big E tell me I had room, so I just stayed focused on the ball and lead it into my glove. I was not going to let anything deter us from winning that trophy” Mikey said after the game.
In true, no mercy form my troops kept playing until the game ended despite holding an 8 run lead going into the 5th inning. With this victory under the Kai’s belt we wrapped up our first league championship and quite possibly the greatest team and season in Club and Red Bug Lake history. However, we accomplished our goal but the mission is not yet finished as we have one more game to go this Friday.
The Team celebrated in style and got ready to send off Big Daddy Doc Gutierrez to his holy matrimony and call up to our St. Pete’s affiliates. The Beer was flowing and so were the Cobra Kai’s as the team raised their glasses time and time again to our teammate and brother in arms Rich Gutierrez. He will be missed but never forgotten.
Well, The Kai look to finish our mission and raise the trophy this week at 7:30 under the Friday Night lights!
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