Roast Beast

On a hot, muggy summer evening in the Lower East Side, the Bonghitters waited…and waited for their opponents to show up. They began to wonder whether the Daily Beast got lost? Considering the final score, the Beasties likely wish they had never found their way to the field. The last time the teams faced off, the Hitters put up 26 runs on them. This time they only gave up nine, but did not score themselves.

The Green Machine got it going early, scoring quickly in the 1st inning. Bean hit a double to right center, and Darren knocked him in for the first run of the game. In the second inning Damion beat out an infield hit and tagged up to second base. Jeremy scalded a line drive for an RBI. They pushed across one more for a 3-0 lead.

In the bottom of the 3rd with two outs, the Beast smacked a triple. But a weak pop-up ended the threat, stranding the runner. The Bonghitters broke out in the 4th inning with a two-out rally that loaded the bases. And then, just like that Rob got 2 RBI, Jeremy got two more RBI, Mills and Abe got an RBI apiece. It was pretty much a wrap after that. The defense clamped down, and The Beast stranded another man at third with two outs after a triple in the bottom of the 4th. They did, however, throw out Rachel at the plate for their one and only highlight. The first baseman put on a show diving for balls from Beastly throws. They needed some help. And they got it from the umpire (who was excellent) as he called the game due to darkness.

We had a special visitor last night. Original Bonghitter and downtown icon David Peel (http://www.rchrd.com/photo/archives/2007/05/central_park_ne_3.html). He penned the Bonghitter theme song, “Take Me Out to the Bong-Game,” which has been sung after every game since 2003. Peel told me about the “be-ins” of the ’60s where they smoked banana peels. Banana peels? “Yep, mello yellow,” he said. Somehow, they used to bake the skins and smoke them. “Uh, did you get high from that?” I asked. “We drank a lot of wine with it,” he explained. We then smoked out with a salad of kind bud. Mmmmmmmm. Kind bud.

Sightings:

A marijuana plant sprouting from the artificial turf by our dug out. Impossible. But true. MJ can grow anywhere!

Bonghitters team members rocking four different classic uniforms! Chuck Taylor tee, pea green w/ 420, Our current uni, with “High Times” on the back, and Rundown Rick’s classic wool jersey (good looking but hot as hell!).