On the subject of Winning and Losing

I have lost way more times than I have won. I am okay with that.

So is my life in the world of competitive sports. 

Last week might have been the low though (oh?) No! (Oops - poetic loop!)

37 to 3 in Softball. 

Those who play rec softball might ask the following.

Q. What about the 10 run mercy rule after 5 innings?

A. We never made it to 5 innings, they had no mercy.

Q. How did they score so many runs?

A. I pitched, they hit. We had 9 players, and they hit it where we weren't.

Q. Was that really the score?

A. No, we only had two runs. They must have felt sorry for us when they reported the score.

Q. Did you ever think of quitting?

A. I asked our players and they said keep playing, so I moved over to First Base, knowing I couldn't hurt the team any more by playing there. I began a stand up comedy routine with each batter from that position that didn't help, but it sure didn't hurt.

Q: Will you have a better chance tonight?

A: Two of our starters and best players are out. Two more are injured. 

Well thank you for your questions, that is all the time we have before our game. I may be back with a postgame show or update. 

37-3. Sheesh.

Good day for now.

Yours truly,

Johnny Blogger

No further runs were scored during the writing of this blog.

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Hey Everybody, Biff Barnes here with your Postgame Update, and in a shocking development and recovery from the week before, the again shorthanded Flying Colours team eeked out a victory by taking a 12-0 lead, and eventually losing most of it before hanging to win 15-14 with the winning run left on base. Pitcher Jon Horton gave up 5, count em 5 home runs in the last three innings, showing his prowess after almost breaking his wrist after a line drive from the opponent's biggest hitter struck him just above the glove at about 100 mph. A big black mark now signifies the impact zone. 

Next week, a rematch with the 37-3 team. Vegas odds has given the FC team six runs with an over under of 56.

Biff Barnes, reminding you to always be a good sport, and be a good sport all ways (hey - where have I heard that before?)