Bill Margold got to be a softball manager for a day, but his Free Speech Coalition All-Stars took a 16-3 drubbing at the hands of the Southern California chapter of the VSDA.
Apparently feeling no effects from a weekend-long bachelor party in Vegas, Scotty Schwartz wound up looking like a human strawberry. Schwartz got that way by doing some Pete Rose headfirst slides into the bag. Schwartz took one of his two hits and converted it into a full tour around the bases, thanks to some VSDA miscues, and wound up doing a belly dive into home. Unfortunately, Schwartz would have had to do that act another 13 times to give his team a reasonable chance in the game.
"He'll do anything to get his name on the Internet," one onlooker mused.
First base coach Gloria Leonard felt that the Free Speech team played at a distinct disadvantage because it was stacked with a lot of women. "Then again, that's what the fans came to see," she said. "We suck - but we're good at it." Mara Epstein served as third base coach.
The Free Speech team was comprised of Ron Jeremy, Chaz Vincent, Randy West, Rayne, Fiero, Stryc-9, Kim Chambers, Scotty Schwartz, Cherry Blossom, Ginger Paige, Tony Montana, Brian Sebastion, Laurie Holmes, Sean Michaels, attorney Al Gelbard and Julie Meadows. Leonard, who was full of sound bites that afternoon, said when Gelbard blew a play in the field, "We're going to sue for mal-baseball." Ed Powers, gimping around with a cane due to a sciatic nerve impingement "from sit-ups," was the home plate umpire. Proof that the apple sometimes falls a long way from the tree, Ron Jeremy introduced his dad. Jeremy, Sr. is quite slim. Also spied in the crowd were Ericka Lockett, Bobbi Bliss, Maren Beautte and Scott Styles. Proceeds from the game went to the VSDA scholarship program. Sponsors of the outing included World Modeling, Clarion Suites, General Dentistry, Pegasus IV, i-candy Entertainment, Inc., Impressive Productions and G.E.M. Radio KMNY 1600 AM in Los Angeles.
