Hoffy cruises to victory amid "Batgate"

Team Hoffy improved to 14-0 with a 21-3 victory over Malachy's Bulldogs. The defending champs poured it on for 14 runs in the second inning behind a monster 2-run homer from Franklin after Nelly almost ran into an out in a run down where every Malachy's player except for the first baseman touched the ball.























Providing the comic relief of the night was some guy who wears #3 and catches part time. The unidentified player, sporting an old-school Hofbrau shirt struck out swinging in the 4th and dropped a foul ball down the third base line. At least one teammate grabbed his blackberry and googled David Ortiz's eye doctor. He did make amends by becoming the first player this season to immediately provide the strikeout beers.








The game was peppered by relentless jawing from the second place Southside Tavern club, who were noticeably absent for the post-game refreshments at the wall. Instead of being satisfied with their own position in the league, they cackled questions of Hoffy's bats after scorching hits from perennial sluggers Nelly, Franklin, Polanco and Glenny. Sad....kinda like the Lakers admitting their inferiority complex by pointing out that they are now 2 championships behind the Celtics.