Dodgers vs Rockies 5/9

As we sit scrambling to complete THE REPORTS Sunday edition, having run far past out deadline we feel much like the coaching staff of the Dodgers had to feel about this game yesterday. It's nice to get the "W" but in the end it became;

The Game That Wouldn't End
Dodgers defeat Rockies 18-0 in four of the longest innings in recorded history.

Its one of those situations where, yes its good for the players, yes it helps their stats, their confidence and their ego but for the parents and the coaches its a case of, "Please let SOMEBODY make an out already. The Dodgers put five runs on the board in the top of the first inning Saturday and this time they decided just to keep pouring it on, and pouring it on and then they poured it on some more. In the second they added another five, two more in the third followed by six in the fourth. To the Rockies credit, the players continued to give their best effort but the fatigue of some six hours on a baseball field took its toll on the Victorville National team. Every chance they had to catch their breath, get a sip of water was brief to say the least.
Saxon Andross kept the Rockies on the field rather than in the dugout by pitching 3 innings of one hit ball. Andross faced only 12 batters, striking out 8, hitting one, walking one and giving up the one clean single to right field. Zach Barnes made his first appearance of the year, coming on to close out the Rockies in the fourth. Barnes looked good striking out two as he protected the Dodger shutout.
At the plate, just as you'd expect in an 18-0 affair, a number of Dodgers had good games. Starting at the top, Jeremiah Lorick went two for four with a triple three RBI and a walk. Andross was 2 for five, Reggie Lawson was two for two with a double, an inside the park home run and four runs scored .ET had two hits and scored three times. Corey Elder had a "Corey Elder Classic", a line drive to right center that appears to have him breaking out at just the right time. Barnes added a hit as well and scored three times.
The highlight of the game however, the moment that made the four hour marathon worth attending came in the top of the fourth when, against the advise of his parents, Spencer Jangard strode to the plate without his bat. Oh he had a bat but not his bat.Every parent knows how it is they don't seem to get the concept of $$ when choosing the orange bat to hit with, leaving their green one in their bag. Well I hope someone can find the receipt, because with someone else's bat in hand Spence crushed a ball into the right center field gap, read the base coach and turned for two, sliding in just ahead of the tag. After that, the only thing bigger than the number the Dodgers put on the scoreboard, was the smile on Spencer's face, (and maybe his dad's). Awesome job Spence, I imagine your still talking about it this time next weekend, I would be.
Other than that, the sunset on another dominating performance by the Dodgers and the Ribbons little league in general.
Tye Andross was unavailable for comment as he had found enlightenment earlier in the day with a tandem skydiving experience that found him choosing to pass out flowers at LAX in a toga. Good for you Tye, peace brother.