Big time games last night for the Pleasanton championship. We won the first game in come-from-behind-nail-biting fashion, with a last inning walk-off hit. That got us into the championship game that was played right afterward on the same field.
Against the top-seeded team, we rode that momentum to an early lead. But then our defense imploded [...]
It was a busy weekend that involved wakeboarding, the Alameda County Fair, work, a farewell house party, running, a BBQ, and softball.
Regarding the Alameda County Fair, it doesn’t compare with the Puyallup. Thankfully we had free tickets. The pig-racing was entertaining, and the food was good, but it was a million degrees so we didn’t [...]
… And had two chances to get it during last night’s softball game.
My first chance I was walked on four straight pitches. I’m not saying it was an “intentional” walk, but these balls weren’t even close. I mean who wants to walk in softball? If it’s close, I’m swinging.
My second chance I hit a rocket [...]
A dominating softball win followed by a Butterfinger Blizzard makes for a pretty good Tuesday in my book.
Check out this girl’s intensity as she’s about to score one of her three runs:
Love it.
So when I hit an opposite-field inside-the-park home run in Tuesday’s softball game, it was kind of a big deal. I think it was my first home run of any kind since I was 12.
Did you know?
The Major League record for the longest homer-less streak belongs to Bill Holbert, who singled his way to that [...]
We had 90 degrees yesterday, 94 today, and 92 tomorrow. “Cooling off” to 79 on Wednesday. And softball three nights a week. Gotta love it!
