Ball of confusion
Here's my "other" souvenir from last Thursday night's softball scrimmage. (The bruise is fading, thank you.) After the game, the dudes on the GR softball team presented me with the season ball, which most of the guys signed.
The funny thing is that I didn't even play in the final game of the season because I was in San Diego for the Comic-Con. And I missed two games when Wendy and I were in Thailand, too. The record when I was away? A perfect 3-0, including two games for the ages. When I was around? A decent 6-3.
In fact, when asked by an old teammate about our season, one longtime player just shook his large head, rolled his eyes, and said something to the effect that my pitching was the root of the team's problems. It really sucks to be thrown under the bus like that--especially if a team's hitting has been anemic and defense not exactly perfect--but I'm not the type of person who needs to get the last word. I just keep plowing away. That made it extra gratifying to receive the ball. [Ed: That the team gave it to me despite my weaknesses means a lot to me.]
Tonight we play the first game of the city tournament. If we win, we go to the next round. If we lose, we are eliminated. Lots of pressure and I'll be touching be ball every play on defense. We'll see what happens. You can, too. It's at a Cheviot field 3 in West L.A. at 9:00. Get there late and you may miss Eric hitting lead-off...
posted by gr at
10:53 AM
Is that why you went quiet on winning the season? And didn't congratulate the team about getting it's first championship? Or is it because that since you weren't there, you don't feel it necessary? If you weren't the type to get the last word, why mention it on a blog of all things? And why mention that today all of days?
As far as congratulating the team, I'm not the commissioner; I'm on the team. I'm really proud of everyone coming through--especially when I was gone--and amped to be where we are, in a position to go deep.
Yeah, I was thinking bout whether to include that middle part or not. It sounds petty now that I read it. I thought, "Screw it, no one reads this anyway." Or that's what I thought.
So that's my bad. But I'm amped for tonight no matter what. Hope that much is clear.
-mw
More clarification added to the original message. I think about the team a lot, but neglected to complete the thought.
-mw
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