Category: OETL

The Sisters of No Mercy

Long ago, the nascent Sea Kittens, fresh from the redd, observed a small number of opponents trying to issue “red light” commands to batters in certain pitch counts- that is, “don’t swing the bat, make the pitcher throw a strike,” with the underlying pretext being “we/ you’re better off trying to walk than trying to get a hit.”  Often- always- the batter in question was a woman.  The Sea Kittens adopted a counter-measure as one

One-hundred Days of Summer

Sea Kittens commemorate one-hundredth Summer League gathering Over the course of the past ten years, merry ladies and gentlemen have gathered on the manicured lawns of Olbrich Park on Wednesday evenings for the occasion of “Sea Kittens Slow-pitch Softball.”  One-hundred summer nights have so been whiled away by grown men and women dressed gaily alike, swatting a ball with a stick and chasing it about, sometimes even rolling, rolling, rolling in the grass and dirt. 

OETL: Power in Numbers- the 2014 Year Class

On the End of the Line is a periodic series casting light upon seminal events in Sea Kitten history In the natural history of Sea Kittens one will notice that the team often features groups of players who debuted together, and more than once a particularly strong year class has bolstered the team for some time.  After the great founder event of 2010, groups like the 2011 year class that included current Sea Kittens Zen Master Rowe, Heidibadger Nelson, Man-Aaron Jossart,

OEtL: The Cleansing (Part 2 of 2)

On the End of the Line is a periodic series casting light upon seminal events in Sea Kitten history Continued from OETL: The Schneid July 16, 2014 After retreating to Harmony Bar & Grill for now customary post-game wound-licking and fur-smoothing after an 11-1 beatdown at the hands of Pitches be Crazy, Sea Kittens began to dwell upon what had become of the once-proud, if wildly inconsistent and ever-entertaining franchise.  As customary, manager Joe Hennessy brought