My first four -baggger
That's right folks, tonight I hit my first home run. It's was an inside the park home run, but a four-bagger none the less! It was a pretty painful game in many ways. We were doing okay, but not great. When we had calls that were obviously wrong we groaned a little, and the other team would complain that it was "just for fun" and that we should lay off. That is until they were making a comeback in the last inning. Then it was all serious and they could yell at the ref as much as they wanted to. C'est la vie...
It was so much about "fun" that they sent their female players to the plate and told them not swing at anything. I was pitching and walked about 3 women and then I got one strike out and taunted her a little with a wave after the third strike. They didn't like that. But you know, it was all in good fun. Come on. It's co-ed softball. When you are up to bat, take some hacks at the ball. Run the bases. It's fun!
So we went through the regular season and are undefeated. We should be ranked pretty close to first in the playoffs, which may or may not start next week. I'm betting that they screw up the schedule again and that we will be playing all over the city, just like last season.
Anyway...HOME RUN! WOOO!
hey congrats!!! i only hit one homer during my many years of softball, and there's nothin' like that feeling. right on!
Totally. I was so psyched. Plus I was so pissed at the other team from their non-players just standing there and not taking any hacks.
yea well, being pissed during a game can be great motivation. ;)
i remember one event, very clearly, during a game where being pissed was my motivation. i was in the 6th grade, and my little league ball club was playing for the greater austin city championship. final game, 1 out, other team is at bat and we're leading by a run. i'd just struck out as the last batter and was pissed because we needed to build a lead. bases loaded, and the pitcher who struck me out comes up to bat. i'm playing left field. she zings a pop-fly waaaaaay out to me, and i catch it. the girl at third decides to run, but of course there's no way i'm letting her go. i wing it al the way in from left field to home and the catcher tags her out. game over, we win the city championship. w00t!