Da Bums opened their 2005 inaugural season by taking one on the chin, losing to the Blue Thunder 21-11. Both teams hit well, with the Blue Thunder rapping out 22 hits, while Da Bums had 13. Unfortunately, Da Bums had several fielding miscues that opened the door, to the tune of 13 unearned runs.
Rich Garabino started for the Thunder, and got the win. Jim H. was 4-4 with 3 runs scored.
For DaBums, Ed Rogers started and was hung with the loss, although he pitched well, giving up 8 earned runs, striking out 5 and only walking one batter. in addition to getting a hit, and scoring 2 runs
Mike Beehner singled, doubled and walked, and scored twice.
Speaking for everyone on Da Bums, it's nice to finally be playing.
Jim although the score was lopsided , the enthusiasm for the game was evident from your players and the fans watching. I appreciate all the hard work to get this team off the ground and looking great in the new unifroms. Welcome to the league. I'm sure after a few games you guys will be on the otehr side of those scores.
