{"id":18308,"date":"2011-07-14T13:24:12","date_gmt":"2011-07-14T17:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/?p=18308"},"modified":"2011-07-14T13:24:12","modified_gmt":"2011-07-14T17:24:12","slug":"tpr-v-the-new-yorker-lucky-and-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2011\/07\/14\/tpr-v-the-new-yorker-lucky-and-good\/","title":{"rendered":"TPR v. The New Yorker: Lucky and Good"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-family:courier\">\n<pre>\r\nTeam    |1|2|3|4|5|6|7  Total\u2028\r\nTPR     |5|1|3|3|0|2|0   14\r\nTNY     |2|0|0|1|0|0|1    4\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/p>\n<p>After a month of losing to common thugs and schoolyard bullies, it didn\u2019t feel bad to finally look in the mirror and realize that we had become the very thing we loathed: namely, winners. Although they had nicer uniforms than we did, we soundly defeated <em>The New Yorker<\/em> 14\u20134 (though, to be honest, we stopped counting after four innings), and the nectar of victory tasted oh so sweet. Even down a few key players (I\u2019m looking at you Creswell), we had no trouble handling this Cond\u00e9 squad and their occasionally suspect defense. They say it\u2019s better to be lucky than good, but it\u2019s even better to be both\u2014and today, we were.<\/p>\n<p>Remember these names: Thomas, Wizner, Rutman, Pashman, Hiltner. A veritable murderers\u2019\u00a0row, these five scored early and often, catalyzing a five-run first that proved to be just a taste of things to come. In the field, Devin \u201cOl\u2019 Stubblebeard\u201d McIntyre took the mound again and, after a rocky start, pitched another gem. The grass was green, the sky was blue, and there was nothing and no one that could slow us down.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the game went by like the pages of a calendar, eventful only in that they were over. In the sixth, our captain Stephen \u201cLittle General\u201d Hiltner made a spectacular diving grab in the outfield, only to complain later that he got his favorite shorts dirty. The grass stains on Hiltner\u2019s sparkling white shorts (they really are beautiful, Stephen) proved to be the only blemish on a convincing Parisian win.<\/p>\n<p>Far from satisfied, we stuck around for an impromptu batting practice before joining <em>The New Yorker <\/em>at our favorite pub, Tap-a-Keg, where, aside from a brief pizza-related scuffle, fun was had by all. 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