My work softball team is driving me nuts. We're the two-time defending champions of the MMSL, but you'd never know it by the way we've played lately. We are 5-7, with a week to go in the regular season, and believe it or not we still have a shot at the playoffs/tournament. If we can sweep past Discovery Channel and AOL this weekend, and get some help, we could conceivably sneak in.
We lost twice this past Saturday. The first game was the most maddening. We trailed WTTG most of the game, but scored four in the fifth inning to take a 7-6 lead. Going into the bottom of the final inning, we still led 7-6, but Channel 5 had loaded the bases with one out. But we got exactlly what we wanted -- a grounder to short, the force at second and the out at first -- NO, WAIT! SHE DIDN'T JUST DROP THE BALL! PICK IT UP! THE WINNING RUN IS ABOUT TO SCORE!
And it did. Just like that, from instant victory to instant defeat. I can't recall a more frustrating loss. And I knew we'd drop the second game to WRC. The carryover from the first game was just too much to overcome and we lost 8-3. I can't remember the last time we got swept either. Very tough weekend.
Oh well. We have to sweep this weekend. Even if we don't get in the tournament, we can at least go out with a .500 record. As the two-time defending champs, we have to at least do that.
That's me at left ...
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