ION (tm Rebecca Lizard), The Albany Junior Varsity Baseball Season is over. They had a losing season. If they hadn't made
so many damn stupid errors
they probably would've finished over .500.
As for example: Today's Game. First inning, our pitcher (whose true and actual name is Jethro) is cruising. Gets an easy grounder to third, our third baseman fields it cleanly on the short hop and fires to first just slightly off line, pulling the short first baseman and he can't hang on to it and...the runner is safe. Runner comes around to score.
Second inning: exact same thing.
Third inning, we get some guys on base, score a run, mounting a rally and Emmett strokes a clean single for two RBIs and we take the lead.
And then...Jethro tries to pick somebody off second, misses the second baseman and the centerfielder overruns the ball and two of their guys scores. And then...another pitcher comes on and there's another stupid error on a routine grounder to the second baseman and the pitcher fights and gets two strikeouts and a flyball to left field where the left fielder can't see the ball (for some reason) and it falls two feet from him and two guys score and he picks up the ball and heaves it towards second and nobody's there and the ball trickles towards nowheresville and somebody else scores.
So...despite all that we lost just 6-3. Emmett knocked in two of our runs. Five of their runs were unearned because of errors. Emmett's been invited to play on the Varisty team next year.
Jesse! My ire is savage. I just wandered into a baseball blog where somebody claimed that Paris was chaotic in its civic design. I had to school them about Baron Haussmann. Where are the city planner geeks when I need them?
My friend is in town overnight and we were supposed to go to the market this AM. I never go there past 10 because it is crazy packed, but I still haven't heard from her. (It's 10:20.) Considering she sent me a text at 1:15 saying how drunk she was, I shouldn't be surprised.
ION, I went to a plant sale and scored 5 different varieties of tomato: 1 cherry, 1 plum, 1 yellow, 1 striped and 2 reg., some rasberry plants and some onions. It's been a mild spring thus far, but I am worried it's still to early to plant. (Rule of thumb is the May 24 weekend is when it's safe to plant,.)
Oh I don't quite believe I did it, because it is so against my nature and wisdom, but I posted to Facebook stuff as a quiet response to a post from a HS boyfriend of mine. So, he posted a thing mocking Obama for raising money at George Clooney's. I didn't comment on his post, but I posted a linky about the $50,000 a plate fundraiser Mitt is having at the home of the Chairman of the Teva Pharmaceuticals that makes Plan B in Miami Beach next week. I am not sure if I feel naughty or soiled.
Planning to bury my head in work the rest of the day.
Thanks downstairs neighbor who plays his radio loud enough that it sounds as if it were in my apartment. You reminded me that I need to do laundry and get a leg up on some paper shredding that had fallen by the wayside. Also, since it's rainy out I should probably substitute calesthenics for my customary hike through the park.
Matt - perhaps now is the time you need to take up step dancing?
The only problem Laura is I bet that guy doesn't know what you're mocking. He mistakenly thinks it's the naked exchange of money for power, not that Romney is being backed and funded by someone who makes contraceptives, and controversial contraceptives to boot!
Yeah, but I bet some of the people who will "Like" what he said know what Laura means.
FYI - I am sad to say Chicago got no Supernatural or Nikita last night. I didn't check but I'm guessing some ball-using sport was the reason.
msbelle, I wish I could come over and help you organize the stash.
It would be fun and I'd hope it would inspire me to do the same.
