"Old Man" Baseball

Well my first game in the men's hardball league is this Sunday at 10:00 am. We play all over at different high schools (Clovis West, Clovis High, Clovis North, Hoover, Edison, and Sunnyside). This weekend we are at Clovis West. Our team looks like we'll be pretty competitive and I am actually a starter at either shortstop or third base. Who would have thought that there was a hardball league for old guys out there? hahaha

I have been having such a blast playing baseball again. I have played slow pitch softball a couple of times and just couldn't hit the darned ball coming straight down at me from out of the sky. When I finally went out and played in this men's hardball league, and they threw the ball straight at me, it all started to come back to me.

I have watched my two sons play for years, i've coached for many years, and even run baseball summer programs. All of these have been amazing for me....but to be playing again has given me so much self confidence that I had been lacking that I feel like I could conquer just about anything (with lots of creaks and pain for the next few days mind you!!!) So my team is the Dodgers and i'm number 10. Back when I was a young kid I actually loved the Dodgers and my favorite player at the time was the third baseman for the Dodgers named Ron Cey. He was number 10 and every year I played as a kid I tried to get his number. Pretty cool that now (as an old guy) i'm playing on the Dodgers, wearing the nember 10 and playing shortstop and third base. Any way....come on out and watch a game or two. I would love to have you out there to watch (or mock me if the chance arises). Hopefully we'll do alright on Sunday!!