It's Like a Friday Game, Only Sooner
Yes, for some reason we played this week's game on Thursday, instead of Friday. And yet we played the Friday of the July 4th Weekend? Yeah, apparently people aren't looking at their schedules.
Anyway, as we are driving to the game it's raining. But we go anyway, just in case. So we get there and people are there, the ump has arrived, so we play on. Granted we started late as the other team had to grab some people because they didn't have enough. But we played. And the rain stopped. And it was good.
Now mind you, we had enough people that we didn't need anyone. And the other team had 9 people, the bare minimum. But they were without a suitable pitcher. This isn't like baseball where you can just throw anyone in to pitch (get it, throw?) because the motion is different in softball. Since it is a hard underhand throw it is hard to get used to. So we lent them three of our pitchers. Each for two innings (the last for the seventh, if they needed it). So, instead of facing another team we were really facing ourselves. Kinda.
But, anyway, their first pitcher had a lack of control. 4 straight balls and I was walked to first my first at bat. 4 balls and 1 strike I was walked my second at bat. My first two walks of the season. I don't like walking. Nothing in life is free and first is no exception. But when the ump says ball four, who am I to argue?
My third time up I hit a high and away pitch over the right fielders head. As I was racing around the bases I vaguely heard the other team tell me to slow down. As I got near the third baseman he had his hands up and was telling me to take it easy. And, being the sucker I am I slowed down and looked for the ball. The right fielder was no where near the ball yet, but still, had the ball been on the way into the infield I would have had to stay at third because I looked at the other team. If I had been thinking I would have rounded the bag at full speed and then looked for the ball as then I wouldn't have had to turn around. But it doesn't matter, I still hit another in the park homerun for my third of the season.
And for my fourth at bat I came away with a double. Well, actually I don't know what the official score was, for I hit in the right-center gap and made it to first fine, but the centerfielder had trouble picking the ball up on the move. I made it to second before the ball came in, but I don't know if his difficulty picking the ball up allowed me to get to second. Well, actually I know his difficulty picking it up allowed me to get to second, but I don't know if the official record keeper was thinking that way.
And for my fifth at bat they brought in thier only homegrown pitcher. She was pitching pretty well, slower than we were used to. And because of that most of us were out in front of the ball. With the bases loaded (but less than two outs) I lined a drive right at the shortstop who caught the ball. I was out but at least the inning wasn't over. Not that we needed those runs, but still, it sucks to leave runners on base.
So for the night I was 2-3 with two walks and a homerun. Not bad, it helps my on-base percentage and presumambly my batting average as well as my slugging percentage.
Oh, and we won 12-1. Just like Tuesday.
Anyway, as we are driving to the game it's raining. But we go anyway, just in case. So we get there and people are there, the ump has arrived, so we play on. Granted we started late as the other team had to grab some people because they didn't have enough. But we played. And the rain stopped. And it was good.
Now mind you, we had enough people that we didn't need anyone. And the other team had 9 people, the bare minimum. But they were without a suitable pitcher. This isn't like baseball where you can just throw anyone in to pitch (get it, throw?) because the motion is different in softball. Since it is a hard underhand throw it is hard to get used to. So we lent them three of our pitchers. Each for two innings (the last for the seventh, if they needed it). So, instead of facing another team we were really facing ourselves. Kinda.
But, anyway, their first pitcher had a lack of control. 4 straight balls and I was walked to first my first at bat. 4 balls and 1 strike I was walked my second at bat. My first two walks of the season. I don't like walking. Nothing in life is free and first is no exception. But when the ump says ball four, who am I to argue?
My third time up I hit a high and away pitch over the right fielders head. As I was racing around the bases I vaguely heard the other team tell me to slow down. As I got near the third baseman he had his hands up and was telling me to take it easy. And, being the sucker I am I slowed down and looked for the ball. The right fielder was no where near the ball yet, but still, had the ball been on the way into the infield I would have had to stay at third because I looked at the other team. If I had been thinking I would have rounded the bag at full speed and then looked for the ball as then I wouldn't have had to turn around. But it doesn't matter, I still hit another in the park homerun for my third of the season.
And for my fourth at bat I came away with a double. Well, actually I don't know what the official score was, for I hit in the right-center gap and made it to first fine, but the centerfielder had trouble picking the ball up on the move. I made it to second before the ball came in, but I don't know if his difficulty picking the ball up allowed me to get to second. Well, actually I know his difficulty picking it up allowed me to get to second, but I don't know if the official record keeper was thinking that way.
And for my fifth at bat they brought in thier only homegrown pitcher. She was pitching pretty well, slower than we were used to. And because of that most of us were out in front of the ball. With the bases loaded (but less than two outs) I lined a drive right at the shortstop who caught the ball. I was out but at least the inning wasn't over. Not that we needed those runs, but still, it sucks to leave runners on base.
So for the night I was 2-3 with two walks and a homerun. Not bad, it helps my on-base percentage and presumambly my batting average as well as my slugging percentage.
Oh, and we won 12-1. Just like Tuesday.
posted by Timchula at 23:17
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