I Am Not A Good Pitcher

If Red Sox Fantasy Camp has proven one thing to me, it's that I can put to rest any fantasies of ever having had a chance to be a major league pitcher. What a burden lifted from my sucky shoulder, elbow and hand.

In the morning game, we were able to beat up on poor Butch Hobson's team, who saved their only win for the last game of camp in the afternoon. I went 1-for-4 with a single and a run scored. The coaches pitched in the morning games this time so that the campers could pitch in the "postseason" round in the afternoon. We finally scored our first victory over our coaches, which is fairly ridiculous since they're just throwing batting practice fastballs. I played a pretty uneventful second base.

In the second game, I started for our team, which essentially cost us a victory. After scoring a run in the top of the first, I took the hill in the bottom of the inning and proceeded to issue free passes to anyone who wanted them. I think I even walked an opponent's wife who was in the stands. My final line was 2/3 IP, 1 strikeout, 2 hits, 9,000 walks, 6 runs, 4 of them earned. I was only saved by the 6-run mercy rule, though I did induce a pop-up that would have ended the inning after 4 runs had scored, but alas, it was dropped by our 58 year-old second baseman. I did much better at the plate, however, going 2-for-2 with three walks, a run scored and an RBI. Adam, however, did a much better job pitching two innings of relief, including one scoreless inning. We mounted a furious comeback in the bottom of the 7th, but fell a couple of runs short.

The championship game was played at City of Palms Park, but by the time we had showered and gotten ready it was too late to check it out. I'm sure we'll hear all about it tonight. The team is taking our coaches out for dinner tonight, so that should be fun. Mike Stanley showed up yesterday and became our bench/first base coach, even though I think he was supposed to coach with Spaceman. Stanley was a catcher for the Sox and a former Gator, so that's a good combination to have on our side.

Right now, I'm dog tired, so I'm going to post a few little tidbits while I can still remember them and catch a little nap before dinner.