Everybody's talking about the Kanye West showdown with 50 Cent on September  11.  Everybody should be talking about another grudge match that promises to deliver all the drama you can stomach.  We in Raging Storm have a semi-final series against RobArts Rage, that same RobArts Rage that went headhunting in

This subject is just here to get a chuckle out of the boys and girls from Raging Storm.  Can you keep a secret?  Between you and I, a slo-pitch manager doesn't really have much to do with the outcome.  Sure, I put together the lineup and the defensive positions, but

It's been a strange season for Raging Storm, the slo-pitch team I play for and manage.  The regular season has come to an end, and the Raging Storm page shows our record as 8-7-1, but it's not as simple as that.  As with The Transformers, there's more than meets the

This entry is for the ladies in the crowd.  Guys, you can skip on by.  Ladies, I'm talking to you. I'm actively hunting for female slo-pitch players to play with me next season.  You don't have to be awesome, although that helps, you just have to be decent.  Ideally, you

It was another tidy victory for Raging Storm tonight, but something was missing.  For the first time in many seasons, I didn't wear my retro Blue Jays logo cap and wore a Maple Leafs cap instead. I blame Taryn.  Following last Monday's game, I asked her if she'd be able

If you're a business owner, entrepreneur or just somebody with a little extra disposable income, I have a unique marketing opportunity you may be interested in. My slo-pitch team is looking for a new name and new uniforms for next season.  If someone was willing to pay our registration fee

We in Raging Storm showed up tonight, played great defence and beat the Sharks 6-4.  You don't see many 6-4 games in slo-pitch, but this game was memorable for another reason.  It was memorable for being completely unnoteworthy. Let's review our last four games, shall we? Our pitcher bails at

We have a winner in the great re-name the Raging Storm slo-pitch team vote. Despite my best efforts to sell everyone on "The Zit Remedy", a name I believe would be perfect, the overwhelming favourite amongst my dumb ass teammates is "In The Face". Let me go on the record

The other day J.P. Ricciardi publicly called out A.J. Burnett.  In a similar fashion, I'm calling out our Raging Storm pitcher, M.F. Mofo, that's three game day cancellations on your part.  When a Patino or a Matty bails, it's no biggie.  I shuffle the lineup a little

I know we just held this vote for our new slo-pitch team nickname, but some people thought some important names were left off the ballot.  This is the final, binding vote for Raging Storm's new name. Voting is open until the strike stroke of midnight on July 10, 2007.  If

My ball team, Raging Storm, has never had a sub-.500 season.  Going into last night's game, we were stuck at .500 and looking to break out. We put up 14 runs and shut down the TPS Warriors in the first, giving us a two touchdown lead after one.  That's

I received a lot of great suggestions as to what we should name our slo-pitch team next season, and now it's time for the big vote. Please only vote once and vote for your favourite.  Sign your name or I'm not counting the vote, and use your real name -

I played ball tonight with Raging Storm and once again we were down early before clawing back and taking the lead.  This time though, we ended up on the losing end of a tight one. For the second week in a row, tempers flared.  Last week there was the incident

I'm researching slo-pitch leagues in the Etobicoke / West Toronto / Mississauga area.  I play in the RSPA, so I know all about that league, and I'm familiar with the Centennial Slo-Pitch League (CSPL). Does anyone out there know of any others?

When Raging Storm plays, sometimes it's just not blog-worthy.  Last night we played a late night double header in Mississauga and it was indeed blog-worthy. We smoked RobArts Rage in the opening game, 14-5.  Solid defence, timely hitting, you know the drill.  It was otherwise uneventful, but the main event

This story is about eighteen months old now, but I don't think I shared it.  I was reminded of it when Degrassi-themed nicknames started popping up in this entry about our slo-pitch team's search for a new moniker. I'm not the most social guy (although I'm getting better), so I

Now that I'm managing my slo-pitch team and in full control, it's time to right a wrong.  I wrote about this wrong over a year ago and it continues to haunt me.  Our nickname was Hooray For Everything and before the 2004 season it was changed to Raging Storm, a

They bill it as "the largest co-ed SPN qualifier tournament in the west end".  Some call it the "16th Annual RSPA/Stripes Slo-Pitch Tournament".  I call it "how I spent my entire Saturday". I checked in at Diamond Beach headquarters at 8am and spent the day playing ball at Max

Damn it's a nice day out.  I've been out all day, but before my 4pm BBQ I wanted to share the lineup and positions for Raging Storm's Monday night game against the Booty Pirates.  This isn't normally entry-worthy, but Cito did have a decision to make. Cito thought about this

Cito screwed up.  I thought it was an 8pm game tonight for Raging Storm but it was actually a 6:30pm start.  I missed the first two innings and by the time I showed up we were down significantly.  We actually made a game of it, battling back and loading

We in Raging Storm played a double header tonight and won both games.  We killed in the first game and came all the way back from a 13-6 deficit in the second game. We had one too many players, so I split the second game with Patino.  That meant I

Raging Storm, listen up.  This is Cito talking. We pulled more than a few boners last night. The fact we were tied in the bottom of the last inning is rather flattering. We have met the enemy, and the enemy is us. We're the only team that's going to beat

Another slo-pitch season is upon us, but this time things are different on Raging Storm.  This time, I'm managing the team. Raging Storm, you know the drill.  I'm a Web 2.0 manager.  Everything is communicated via email and all pertinent information is shared at http://www.torontomike.com/softball.

Late last night, as the clock struck 11pm, we in Raging Storm put the squeeze on the final out in an 11-5 victory.  It was our final regular season game and we finished with a 10-5-1 record. It's been an interesting season to say the least.  The Great Stats Debate