It's like Baseball, Only Softer.

So, after hitting an in-the-park grand slam last last Tuesday (yes, there are two 'lasts'. It wasn't last Tuesday but the Tuesday prior) I haven't really had another big hit. Mostly reaching on groundballs, errors, and walks. However, my defense has been just above par.

Last Tuesday I slid, snagged a ball in centerfield off one bounce and immediately bounced to my feet to throw the ball on a frozen rope to the catcher who put the tag on the runner trying to score from second. After the game my old assistant coach from Liberty came up to me and told me it was one 'Hell of a throw.'

Then, on Friday, with us leading 8-0 in the last inning and a runner on second I ran in from centerfield and dove to catch a ball that, as the pitcher commented, 'was off the tips of the grass blades.' That catch ended the game, kept the run from scoring and saved the shut-out. I tore up my left elbow and knee, but I caught the ball.

Awesome.

Here are some stats for the season so far for me:
6H, 11 total bases, .688 slug. pct., 1HR.

And my dad is trying to talk me into going up to Frederick for the open tryouts for the Baltimore Orioles and their farm system. I might if it wasn't for the fact I haven't played baseball since my junior year of high school.

It's Baaaaack...

1.Never let a good thing leave: It's been a few months, but the hits just keep coming.

2.If you can lock your car through the window, what makes you think I can't unlock it?: Besides the fact you did it right in front of everybody and you have pretty big, flabby arms - unlike me.

3.One would think you should probably stop smoking, or driving. Or eating: Car full of big people rolls up.... "I don't have much money for gas, but you better get me some f------ cigarettes."

4.Does that mean they aren't capable, or is it a subtle call to the politicians to make a law about it?: Sign on the gas pump says "Under 16 Should Not Be Permitted to Operate Pump."

5.The problem with invisible cars is you don't know where to get them because you can't see who makes them so you don't know where to go to buy them: But apparently many people in PA have them because they're at all the lights at night.

6.The better the roads the crazier the drivers, no matter where they are driving: Two of the craziest drivers I witnessed on the road where from Maryland, driving in PA.

7.Might as well just drive as fast as I want: What's the point of showing the speed limit of oncoming cars if you can't tell which one is mine? 30? 60? 78? I don't know!

8.You just know they're gonna change that when all is said and done: Best exit ramp on I-83 in PA is in a construction zone. That'll change. For the worst.

9.Just for the heck of it: 'Bridge May Be Icy.'

10.Sounds pretty good: Yankees in fourth place in the American League East.

11.Damn you PA, you may have won the battle, but the war isn't over: If PA can have real time speed updates of my car on those cool flashy boards in construction zones how come MD can't? I can't be expected to wait 3 seconds for the updates on my car's speed. I want to see how much I am over the limit right now!

12.Do this, it's keep you happy the rest of the trip: Play mute to a foriegner at a gas station. It's funny. Just don't laugh, he might think you're faking.

13.So that's what all those tires are for: Was behind a tractor trailer when it blew a tire (didn't see it, damn) and it didn't go all out of control. Who would have thought it would have 75,000 other tires to keep it moving.

14.I'm greedy: I just wanted the truck to go out of control and swerve. You know, like in the movies.

15.Next on the list, climb Everest: Scratch one thing off my "Life. To Do." list.

16.One block. One degree of seperation: Two banks. Two signs. Two temperatures. Hmmmm. Marketing ploy?

17.Boxscore of the week: Brian Timchula. 3 At-bats. 2 hits. 2 Runs. 5 RBI's. 1 Grand Slam.