RNID lost their first game of the season tonight.
I've been playing softball for my charity for four seasons now, ever since I was asked to play by the awfully nice Simon Hawkins. At the time I hadn't played team sport for about twenty years, and had only memories of being picked next-to-last for the class team on account of my technical inability, gangly discoordination, and thick spectacles.
Anyway, three seasons on, having sustained a little injury or two - like the photo, left, from 2008 - and with a bit of piss and vinegar in my sails, I've developed into an ace fielder, a decent batter and a sometime pitcher. As vice-captain I now have to help organise and cajole the team, arrange fixtures, and cope with the weather, which this season has been particularly tough: our first two league fixtures were called off due to wet weather. This hasn't happened in consecutive weeks since I started playing.
Anyway, finally, our season started tonight. I missed the game because it was Rach's birthday, and I was doing the partnerly thing, which would usually be a great omen for the side - in 2009 AND 2010, when I was sick and on holiday respectively, the team won.
But tonight bucked that trend; we lost 29-10 to The Brooke, and unfortunately it sounded like a fairly unenjoyable game.
Game two is up next Tuesday.
Anyway, three seasons on, having sustained a little injury or two - like the photo, left, from 2008 - and with a bit of piss and vinegar in my sails, I've developed into an ace fielder, a decent batter and a sometime pitcher. As vice-captain I now have to help organise and cajole the team, arrange fixtures, and cope with the weather, which this season has been particularly tough: our first two league fixtures were called off due to wet weather. This hasn't happened in consecutive weeks since I started playing.
Anyway, finally, our season started tonight. I missed the game because it was Rach's birthday, and I was doing the partnerly thing, which would usually be a great omen for the side - in 2009 AND 2010, when I was sick and on holiday respectively, the team won.
But tonight bucked that trend; we lost 29-10 to The Brooke, and unfortunately it sounded like a fairly unenjoyable game.
Game two is up next Tuesday.
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