Softball Wednesdays

It's official!! A winning streak!! We won 10-4. It was awesome. Our defense was solid. I mean, sol-id. My batting, now that's another story. Oh well, a girl's gotta have something to work towards, right?

Softball Wednesday

Man oh man! We did it AGAIN. We won one. Our second win of the season. Goooooo us! 15-10. We really did have to smoke the bases too. Dudes were hitting balls and making inside the park home runs. That means if you're on base, get ready to book it. Really. Fun times!!

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Dude. Can we please get another win? I mean, it's like they have professionals coming in and playing. Now some of these professionals may be "washed up" by the American League standards, but professionals nonetheless. Last week was a pretty close game, but no dice!

This week we lost again. It was a pretty good game. Until that one inning. In the field. I think almost every player out on the field made at least one error. Then they just kept coming. Ouch. It hurts when an inning gets away from you that fast. It's just hard to come back from that stuff.

I didn't get any good hits. I did get some good exercise busting my ass to get to first and then running back to the dugout because I got out. I did that about, oh, 3 times--every time I was up to bat. Unfortunate.

I did redeem myself shortly by making a good play on first. I know! I was surprised too. Line drive. Right to me. I had time to set up, planted my feet and said to myself, "Self! Get this damn ball. You got it!" It was coming right to me and bounced right in front of me so I snatched it up real quick. Then I said, "Oh shit! I caught it!!" and ran to tag first. Great play, self! High five!!

Softball Wednesdays

Sooooo, today's game was great! I wish I could say we won, but alas that first victory eludes us. This game was a lot of fun, though. We were tied pretty much the whole game. It really came down the last inning. One point was the difference between winning and losing. Our team was so positive and everyone gave their all. Can you ask for more? I think not.

But let me tell you about the best part. I got a home run!! I got a home run!! I shit you not. Yes, she-who-barely-gets-on-base got a home run. It was an outside pitch, just like I like 'em. So I swing as usual. Bam!! Contact. Next, all I know is I'm running to first, and I can see the ball in the outfield. I'm like, "Score!! I totally got on base!" Then they don't throw it and I go to second. Thought in my head, "Cool!! My first double!" I look at Jesse, our third base coach, and he's waving me toward him. A triple?? No way!! I know. I was thinking that too. Then he just waves me home. And I'm all, "No f@@@ing way!" but I run like I'm on fire and touch that home plate.

Guys. I can't even tell you how awesome it was. I am jumping up and down. "I f@@@ing did it! I f@@@ing did it!!" I am high fiving my whole team (who have all come out onto the field) while jumping up. It felt like a high five from God. It. Was. AWESOME!!

Softball Wednesdays...

have commenced. Tonight was the debut of our new team: Smokin' Bases. Yes, I said smokin' bases. I'm sad to report that we will not be marking a "w" in our column. We lost. But the good news is that we looked good doing it and we kept a positive attitude. After the game, Bree said, "Well, we're not professionals." We all concurred and I replied with, "You're right. In fact we have to pay THEM to play. So we're the opposite of professionals." Good times. I hope they have some co-ed rec softball in Honduras. I sure will miss this. :)

Bruisers: Hopes of a winning streak dashed

Um. Well. Our hopes of creating a winning streak were struck down tonight. Here's how it went down.

First game: Hot as hell, got some outs, made some hits, lost. Not too bad.

Hour Break

Second game: A little cooler than hell, finally got some outs, tried to make some more hits, felt like we spent hours in the field, misplaced my positivity, lost. Bad.

During the the last inning of the second game when we were in the field, I almost had to walk off the field with an injury. A butt injury. But (or butt), I held it together until the end of the inning. As a runner was coming to first, I bent down to catch the ball and she ran right into my butt! The nerve. So after that I had a crazy charley horse and was in a lot of pain. Could NOT WAIT for the inning to end. It finally did. And then I had to bat. Man! Hit it right to the first baseman and got out. Damn!

You know what the sad part is? Tonight we had so many fans in the stands!! They were cheering and yelling! I told them to come to our practice. That's where we really bring it.

Wordless Wednesday will be interrupted to bring you this important message...

We won! We won! We won!

The Backyard Bruisers now have a "dubya". We did it! We won our first game. It was awesome. We almost didn't even know what to do with ourselves. We were hitting (me--most of the time!!), making outs and actually had one inning with "three up, three down" as us ball players like to say. There were no broken noses to report this time and it turns out the heavier bat makes the ball go farther. Who knew?? Now I know that we're out there to have fun, and blah, blah, blah. But damnit! It's not fun if you lose every game. I was raised playing competitive sports. I like to win. Now I understand that it is important how you play the game. But if you play the game well, and if you play against a team that may not be as skilled as you, you win! We needed a win to boost our self esteem. Next week we'll probably be reminded once again that we are a novice team, but let's enjoy being on the winning team for once, shall we?

Backyard Bruisers, Games 1 and 2

Well, I am sad to report that the only thing bruised is our ego. We lost both games!!We did manage to score. No goose eggs for us. Not sure of the final scores. I can report back once I get the official scores. I'm sure you'll want to follow so you can keep up with the post-season play. We did have some fun and managed to keep our dignity. And we looked good in our team shirts!

My favorite part of the night, you ask? Finally making it on base and running home. I was like lightning! Well, not really. But I felt like it!! Oh, and the water breaks. Those were good too.

PS-We're already scoping out some running exercises to be faster. See how committed we are?