7/22/15
Softball: Glory on Both Sides
Dear People,
On a sweltering East Bay day that evoked memories of Shanghai in August '98, Anthony's team methodically simmered my own in a debasing blend of polyunsaturated failure fluids, 12-5. The Antman was his galvanizing self, of course, but history will likely credit third-year Boalt Hall sensation Zak Welsh as the true father of their masterful triumph. Indeed, he made his communal debut on the mound with a staggering repertoire of curve, knuckle and pre-Bar spit balls that essentially shut down Zac Anglin (no relation), Jim McGuire and Alan Shabel-the trilateral spleen of my entire strategic blueprint. As captain, I can tell ya that nothing cleaves the heart faster than watching your greatest hitters wilt before that frightful nexus of unrivaled hurlage and the ceaseless threat of imminent litigation.
Ironically, though, and for the record, my side clearly sported the most impressive displays of raw individual grit. To be sure, there was the great Dan May, who had never thrown a pitch in his entire storied life, and yet when Jerry's wrist suddenly gave out at the end of the 8th and our side was down by 6, our volunteehero took to the mound in the top of the 9th with such sublime focus and calm that it was as if he were a dominating maestro, surgeon and sniper in one all-encompassing athletic whole. Unfortunately though, our rules are our rules, and so Mayboy gets the loss. Pity.
In any case, the most stirring of all was Alva Noe, who had, coincidentally, never slid into anything in his entire storied life, and yet his breathtaking 6th-inning slide into 2nd was a steal of such lubricious Newtonian grace that I still get chills when I think that he's also our community's only true phenomenologist. In fact, I don't even know what a phenomenologist is, but just because Cal doesn't have the mystical aura of 1920s Vienna, I think we can all agree that the only thing that Wittgenstein ever stole was some annoyingly over-priced strudel. And therefore there will be a game at Codornices this Sunday at 11, IF I get enough commits by this Friday morning . . . Raymond
7/22/15
Softball: Varieties of Nurturing
Dear People,
There will be a game at Codornices this Sunday 11, and as of now it is full. As always, please let me know ASAP if you committed and need to cancel, and if you still want in, feel free to get on the wait list or contact me later for news of reopened slots.
This week's field fee is just $4, and that includes complete concierge, hazmat and estate planning services throughout the duration of the match . . . Raymond 845-7552
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