Friday, May 1, 2009

It has been said that what don’t kill you, will make you stronger. Well, our Trinity Warriors got a little stronger by escaping near death this past Friday night in surviving a tie in the first game and a pitiful defeat in the second game. To make matters worse, we were scored upon by a one-legged man.
That’s right! One of the opponents team member pulled a leg muscle rounding third base and had to hop on one leg from third to home and still made it in for a score. Thank God ESPN wasn’t there. We would see the reruns of that event for months to come under the caption, “Believe it or not.” Oy Vay…

Still, there were some glimmers of hope for future games to come. Mike and Mike were hitting home runs. That is “Missile” Mike Harrison and Mike, “Roughie” Duffy. Their extraordinary efforts made things a little exciting at times. Gillian “Toughie” Duffy was back making our husband and wives team members proud. Well…kinda anyway.

Chick “Smiley” Halpine, a newbie, got a good break in at third base while discovering the art and moves of a ballerina. Chick impressed his honey, Rosie “Daughter of Flash”, Morong who was trying to regain her past achievements at the bat. Her aging dad, “Jumping Jack Flash,” can still turn and burn. His feet are still smoking from tearing up the dirt around those bases. Hot foot…hot foot!

Wow…Our “Down Town Girl” Faye Reel dominated the first base with stellar plays time after time. The girl is on her game…yahoo!

Another newbie made her debut at right field. Tina, “Mz. Mom”, Stueber answered the age old conundrum, if you can’t beat them, join them, and joined her hubby, Bob “Lean Bean” Stuber in the quest for victory…or at least FUN. These two lovebirds play together well.

Speaking of couples, another newbie, Kristy “Cheshire Cat”, Girard followed the same conundrum and joined her hubby, “Smoking” Ron Girard on the diamond. Both did a great job on the field. The family that plays together…uses the same cold packs!

Our Alex “Too Tall” Best was back with the same desire and drive to win. Sorry for the small setback, Alex…maybe next time. (Yea…sure.)

Our lady team members were blessed with the four horsemen…oops, horseladies… Uh, better go back to horsemen, this horseladies thingy might get me hurt. Moving on…..

These newbie terror riders consist of: Linda “Zippy” Springer, Jennifer “Crafty” Milam, Lisa “Stick” Jordan, and Rosie “Moto Boat” Decker. These four show great promise in the days ahead. Hopefully the promise is to bring home-baked sugar-free cookies to each game. (The reporter CAN be bribed to write favorable comments!)

Well, all was not so bad. The lights went out during the second game giving hope that the game would be called early thereby giving use a graceful departure but, alas…they came back on and we had to finish the beating in the harsh light of reality. Humble pie tastes oh so bitter….

Still, on the good side, we represented our Lord with dignity and grace in our defeat. The other team knew we were children of the living God and that is something to shout about!

Well folks, fatigue is starting to overcome me so I will close for now. Remember, old people are slow for a reason…WE”RE OLD! Stop pushing us!!!

Till next time, I remain, yours truly, 911, Reserve Extraordinary,

Lucian Thompson

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