Coventry Park- The practice on the 24th went well. We had ten players from our team come out, as well as a couple of my friends, Glen and The Pieman. We all had the opportunity to meet each other and I had the honour of meeting Tom Perry. Tom has not played baseball since 2002 and has decided to play again this season.
Each of us had some batting practice, hitting a bucket of balls, approximately 30 balls in a bucket while the other players were scattered around the field shagging balls, except for maybe the Pieman, who didn't seem to have much energy, probably the 4 beers before we arrived or maybe the jeans were slowing him down. Really, who wears blue jeans to batting practice?? Only the Pieman... By the end of each bucket, most of us had a good swing going and we were making pretty good contact. A good way to get the season started.
I'm sure there were a few people walking around with some aches and pains on Sunday, I know I was a little sore and this was my third time on the field this month. But this is what practice is for, work the muscles that have not been used over the winter.
After the practice we hung around the diamond and drank a couple of sodas, Chris sold some CRIC tickets and we enjoyed what turned out to be a nice day... Unfortunately, when we were enjoying our beverages, Mike received some bad news from home. One of the Olliffe's family dogs had been hit by a car. Milo, the oldest of the dogs, had wondered across street and was stuck, she was rushed to the emergency vet in Newmarket and fortunately is going to recover... The lucky pooch is staying with family in Alliston while Mike and this family are on vacation in Cuba this week...
Well, the practice went well, the dog is doing good, Pieman proved ya can't play field with designer jeans on, the weather is getting better everyday...Only 2 weeks left until the season starts...Let's play ball!!
Looking forward to the season... Jimmer.
P.S. Hopefully, everyone feels good about their hacks at the plate.
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