As Jason mentioned, we played some ball this weekend. I actually got to pitch a bit, because it was a one-pitch “pitch to your own team” tournament, so when Jason came up to bat, he needed someone to pitch to him. He didn’t get much to swing at during our first game, so I gave pitching a brief try between the first and second games, and seemed to find a groove. I got hit all over the diamond in that game (which we won handily) and Jason himself got two triples. It took me a while to feel good at the plate (hitting my first foul ball of the year sucked in a one pitch tournament when it meant I was out ;) )

I did pot a couple of doubles though, and had a bunch of RBI’s on the day. I’m usually pretty selective at the plate, so being forced to swing at whatever pitch you’re given was a difficult adjustment for me. I managed to put the ball in play every time though, even if I did pop it up to the infield a couple of times. It was good fun though, and I don’t think there was much bad blood on the field when we were playing (though I witnessed a few heated discussions on other diamonds…)

Simpson’s quote of the day: “Silly customer! You cannot hurt a Twinkie!” - Apu