A cycle of sorts
How many ways can you get to first base in senior league baseball?
I've come up with 9 so far.
I got to first in a different way in each of my five plate appearances today.
The starting pitcher for the other team was in his seventies! He pitched in the minor leagues in the 1950s. He still had decent velocity and great control. One of my goals going into my first at bat was to avoid hitting it back at him. But what do you know, I hit a sharp ground ball right back at him and it took a huge bounce of his foot directly to the second baseman.
My second time up, I just managed to avoid him with a ground ball single up the middle.
For the day, I scored twice and stole one base. I could have stolen more, but we were up 10-0 when I was on first in the 5th, and 10-2 when I was on first in the 7th, and we didn't want to show up the other team.
... Nine days to the next game. Hoping my hamstring can fully recover.
I've come up with 9 so far.
I got to first in a different way in each of my five plate appearances today.
The starting pitcher for the other team was in his seventies! He pitched in the minor leagues in the 1950s. He still had decent velocity and great control. One of my goals going into my first at bat was to avoid hitting it back at him. But what do you know, I hit a sharp ground ball right back at him and it took a huge bounce of his foot directly to the second baseman.
My second time up, I just managed to avoid him with a ground ball single up the middle.
For the day, I scored twice and stole one base. I could have stolen more, but we were up 10-0 when I was on first in the 5th, and 10-2 when I was on first in the 7th, and we didn't want to show up the other team.
... Nine days to the next game. Hoping my hamstring can fully recover.