So.....after reading Crystal's blog about her not so monumental achievement at softball practice, it reminded me of the reason I don't play softball. I use to keep score for the GMC softball team back in the day.....I won't say which day or year, but it was mostly before kids! I was pretty good at score keeping, even kept the official score on occasion as well as our own book, and carry on a conversation with all the other spectators on our side and never miss a play. That was my contribution to softball. I would never have dreamed of playing, nor did I have any desire to. Softball was for those who could actually play. I do not have much depth perception so I can't tell when the ball is close enough to hit with a bat and when it's close enough to hit me! I can't field a ball at all....again..that depth perception thing...or it could be that when I was in 5th grade I was hit with a line drive right in the middle of the forehead. It wasn't the type that would knock me out, after all we were only in 5th grade, but it didn't exactly tickle. I have had a fear of baseballs/softballs ever since. I tried once to practice with Jon and kids when they were playing little league and I really thought I had the licked until I ran to catch the ball, got it in my sights...waited till was on its way down and then fear kicked and I ran the opposite direction. That probably explains why Crystal decided that running away from first base when they threw the ball in that direction was a good idea. It may not do much for the team, but it's certainly safer...unless the team decides to lynch you...then you have a whole other problem.
No..I know my limitations....and I certainly know that when it comes to sports my only atheletic prowess is in the game of volleyball. I will run toward the ball, make contact and even take one in the face (mostly accidents because I thought it was farther up than it was), and still come back for more!
The only times I have ever had to play for the church team was when they were short on players and very desperate...and I do mean desperate..we are talking, either I play or they forfiet. I was made (oddly enough) Catcher every time and told when it comes to batting to just stand there and let them pitch to me. I tried to swing once and missed so they told me again to just stand there and let them pitch to me....I guess they really meant just stand there!!
I will stick to being a spectator and score keeping when needed and let Crystal do the actual playing of the sport, becuase it is blatently obvious that I am only an asset to the opposing team!