One down, many to go (I hope)
The first softball tourney of the year has came and went. I am currently stiff and sore but that's to be expected since I caught.There were both upsides and downsides to the tournament. The two major upsides were that for one, we didn't have to pay as Twin 1 put the team together. The other was that I can still hit, even after a four month layoff.
Yes I know what you're thinking, did he just really say he played softball, in February?
Yes I did. I was more pumped up about it than I let on, even if it was still technically winter. The downside was that we had to play with Twin 1 and Twin 2. Twin 2 played first, while Twin 1 pitched. By the end of the tourney I wanted to strangle Twin 1 as he just doesn't get it. This is slow pitch softball we're talking about. There is supposed to be some arch, (depending on the governing bodies on the tourney anywhere from 3-12 feet of arch from point of release) but Twin 1 doesn't get it. Both Timmy and I have pitched and we understand that you need to bring some arch in so that the hitters just can't have their way with the pitch.
But Twin 1 put the team together, so he could pitch. Too bad he pitches serve it up pitching.
The other thing was that our infield was sketchy at best. Casey isn't a shortstop. He's a better outfielder than infielder. Granted he's quick, but he doesn't stay down enough to make plays on grounders.
I should have known we were in trouble when in the first game we came out and scored 26 runs but we lost 30-26. In one inning, the other team scored 14 because we were like clowns out there. Thanks to our heads being up our asses, they put the game away in two innings, one with 9 runs, and the previous inning.
The other thing with Twin 1 and Twin 2. They can't hit. I mean they flat suck. It's a miracle if they get a hit. We had a pretty solid lineup, except they were batting 9 and 10 hole. I was following them at 11. That sucked since the speed of our lineup was up behind me. In all honesty, I should have been hitting 7 or 8 hole to move the batters around in front of me.
Personally, I went 6-9 with a couple of SACs that scored runs. I'll take .667 any day of the week. I'm just glad that I'm playing spring ball without the Twins. Twin 2 is probably a little bit of a better hitter than Twin 1, but his glove work isn't exactly stellar.
With the spring team, Timmy will be pitching, and I'll be catching. That works because I can set up and Tim can hit wherever I tell him to pitch to. That will be fun. Plus, I can direct traffic (move the OF around and such) from behind the plate.
I'll keep you posted.
posted by Rusty @ 10:02 PM
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