No joy in Bisbee

The Tombstone 9 hobbled into Bisbee, with Marco “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” Maglioccio still nursing two pulled hamstrings and third baseman Wes “Commish” Abarca at home having pulled his back painting a mural four days prior.

But the Graveyard Gang played on, aided by new players Chatterbox, Jeeves and Crash from the West, and Bisbee local Outlaw Shoeless Josie Wales, the Nine took the field for the first time against the Higley Haymakers. 

Higley asked to be the visitors, forgoing the bat toss, and Tombstone obliged. That led to a shaky first inning, with two defensive miscues by Tombstone leading to two runs. 

Higley tacked on another in the second, but then a defensive gem ensued. 

Tombstone had bases loaded with one out but Fingers grounded into a bad luck double play. It was the second double play of the game and it was the difference. 

The game featured some fantastic defensive gems, most notably an 8-6-2 double play executed by the Tombstone Nine. With a man on second, a high fly ball sent the runner running. It was caught on a bounce my Jeeves, but the Haymaker attempted to score. Jeeves relayed to Schultzie who relayed to Crash at home, who tagged out the runner to the delight of the early morning crowd.