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Despite bringing the most negative karma I could dig up from my closet, March-Westin managed to secure another victory Monday night over Mylan. A brief history of my softball career would explain why my softball karma lies somewhere between the sixth and seventh circles of hell. For you see, I also am on the March-Westin model in the co-ed league. As people in the know would ….well…know, we are 0-0 and have yet to play an official game because of two rainouts and a botched forfeit (on which we are getting screwed but I will save that for another day). The last time I played for a March-Westin guys team, I fell into a fence and hurt my knee. Despite my hustle and desire to sacrifice my body for my team, I think we still lost. You see where I am going with this.

Now that you have a brief history of my BoParc softball playing career, let me say that now you can fully appreciate the March-Westin victory on Monday. The fact that this team banded together despite my presence shows me that their heart is bigger than….well you insert whatever you want here. All I am gonna say is that it is big. From the top of the lineup on down, hits flew at crucial times; and from home plate around the horn crucial defensive stops were made as well. I just hope no one paid any attention to that number twelve out in right field as he played not so much to win but more not to screw up.

Rain threatened the conclusion of the game throughout the day (which to one right-fielder and part-time player was no surprise). When Allison showed up I figured for sure it was going to rain because you can’t have more than four male and female teammates at a softball field before it starts raining. It’s just a proven fact. Nevertheless, the Good Lord smiled down upon Whiston Field and the Forest-Green Machine rolled another opponent.

The best efforts of regular March-Westin athletes managed to bring this fear-ridden rookie into the promised land of a clutch victory. I felt like Rube Baker in Major League 2 the whole night. Everyone knows what helped Rube overcome his anxiety problems. Which is why I think someone should provide me a subscription to Play-Boy so I can become an overall better softball player.