Life on the Diamond

Many times I wonder about playing softball. I love playing and love playing hard, but I wonder often how the professional guys actually do it. Playing every day would seem to wear on a person, especially because we aren't quite in the same shape as they are. Our City League starts in the middle of May, and we generally play pretty much until September. I have refereed soccer games, then turned around and played in softball games the same night, so we know that we play close to September. Well, I've added some other things to the softball schedule this year. I've joined church league again after a several year absence. I'll be joining Bethesda who had the best contract offer to me as a free agent. I'm also the backup pitcher for a co-ed team this year also. I've picked up pitching the past couple of years, and it's a very valuable trait to have. I must take after my dad in that regard. So, after this week, I'll let you know how the pros do it. My schedule, rain allowing, is 2 games tonight, 2 tomorrow night, and 3 on Thursday, and on Saturday, tournament play, with a minimum of 2 games (more than likely more.) That's alot, so now if I could just figure out how I could get paid to do that, it would be much more fun. I'll work on that and update you also later.