A league of their own!!!
I was sitting at the back seat of a car, waiting anxiously for a glimpse of those lights. It doesn't matter where you are in the world, those lights are universal. When the moon comes out and you don't know where you're driving, just follow the lights and it'll lead you to where it matters most. If you know what I'm referring to then you're definitely a ball player or a ball fan. Every ball player has gotten lost and tried to find the diamond by looking for the ball lights.
When I stepped out of the car, I looked up and all I could see where all these ball lights. I haven't played under lights since I last played for the Waterloo Juniors last summer. It immediately brought back memories and reminded me how much I missed the smell of a ball diamond. Now imagine walking into a baseball diamond and seeing a huge crowd of women on the field. Every woman was there to play ball. My ride and I were late so most people were already there with their ball gear on. You can tell people were trying to size each other up, trying to figure out who has game and who doesn't. Who will be their biggest competition?? Who are the so-called ring leaders of the pack because that's your key in?? Come on, you know what I'm talking about. Everyone who's ever gone to try-outs knows what I'm referring to. It's so much fun because I can smell who the nervous ones are. You have to know how to walk the walk, even if it is just an act. Oh how I miss being one of the veterans on the team.
Even though this was not a try-out, it sure did feel like one. It was like a mini spring-training camp with the coaches roaming around and evaluating everyone. This has to be what Blue Jays spring training is like. There were one group hitting off a live pitcher, one group hitting whiffle balls, another shagging balls, and one last group fielding grounders. Prior to warm-ups, we all sat gathered in the dugout and on the field while the governor made the usual introductions and greetings. Then he announced the coaches and the name of each team. Each player was then named to a team and there we met our teammates for the first time.
Does any of this remind anyone of anything?? Well I couldn't help but feel as though I was living out a segment of the movie, A League of Their Own. Some of the women were older and they wore the whole baseball get-up that it made it even more real. The only thing missing was those baseball skirts, thank goodness.
Tonight was the introductions and mini training session for the 1st annual Women's Winter Baseball League at this newly built baseball stadium. This is the only baseball stadium in WA so it's pretty cool that we get to play on it.
Next week, when we play our first game, I will take my camera and take some pics...
When I stepped out of the car, I looked up and all I could see where all these ball lights. I haven't played under lights since I last played for the Waterloo Juniors last summer. It immediately brought back memories and reminded me how much I missed the smell of a ball diamond. Now imagine walking into a baseball diamond and seeing a huge crowd of women on the field. Every woman was there to play ball. My ride and I were late so most people were already there with their ball gear on. You can tell people were trying to size each other up, trying to figure out who has game and who doesn't. Who will be their biggest competition?? Who are the so-called ring leaders of the pack because that's your key in?? Come on, you know what I'm talking about. Everyone who's ever gone to try-outs knows what I'm referring to. It's so much fun because I can smell who the nervous ones are. You have to know how to walk the walk, even if it is just an act. Oh how I miss being one of the veterans on the team.
Even though this was not a try-out, it sure did feel like one. It was like a mini spring-training camp with the coaches roaming around and evaluating everyone. This has to be what Blue Jays spring training is like. There were one group hitting off a live pitcher, one group hitting whiffle balls, another shagging balls, and one last group fielding grounders. Prior to warm-ups, we all sat gathered in the dugout and on the field while the governor made the usual introductions and greetings. Then he announced the coaches and the name of each team. Each player was then named to a team and there we met our teammates for the first time.
Does any of this remind anyone of anything?? Well I couldn't help but feel as though I was living out a segment of the movie, A League of Their Own. Some of the women were older and they wore the whole baseball get-up that it made it even more real. The only thing missing was those baseball skirts, thank goodness.
Tonight was the introductions and mini training session for the 1st annual Women's Winter Baseball League at this newly built baseball stadium. This is the only baseball stadium in WA so it's pretty cool that we get to play on it.
Next week, when we play our first game, I will take my camera and take some pics...
posted by Sub29 at 11:15 PM
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sounds awesome! i'd love to come watch one day =)
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