softball the good the bad and the ugly

how did this season go...... will i join again next year.... what do i think about the team..........................

lets start from the beginning....
at my church they have a "slow-pitch softball league" (or participate in one)...... i watched the majority of their games last year and decided i would give it a shot and join this year.... (youre caught up)

this season the team did pretty well im not sure our exact record but i think we won more than lost (but not by much) we made it into the quarter-finals for the end of season tournament (from there were knocked out)

i really dont know right now if i will join again next year... i had fun .... right? .... i mean was it worth joining..... idk..... if i am still attending the same church next year i will prob join again just because "why not"...

now the team....

trey- trey played outfield and was pretty good when it came to balls that were hit in the air towards him.... the prob i had with trey is he would get upset about a call the ump would make and let it affect how he played for the rest of the game... no longer caring whatsoever and sucking as miserably as he possibly could.... he also thinks he is a little better then he really is.... as in he can get the ball the distance it needs to go but not really the accuracy it needs to have.... he takes risky throws instead of doing what he probably should have...

steve- catcher... (i dont like steve he annoys me) he did pretty well as catcher.... he played around 5 games i think... and normally we would sub-out switching him with myself or another ("fair" player rotation play)... my prob with him and softball is he talks to everyone and he is a loud person (his voice alone scratches at my nerves... i dont hate the man but i would rather just not be around him at all...) but.... i was reminded this is a church league and ppl are "friendly"

doug- catcher or outfield (i think he played 2nd once).... doug is pretty good.... he can hit the ball well... he was "spoken" to a lot by the other players.... telling him he needs to do this that or the other... there were times he would do little things and the team would try to "help" him by "explaining" what should of been done... doug would also talk a bigger game then he performed... but dont get me wrong he had it in him from time to time but just didnt seem to want to step up and perform

donnie- pitcher..... not much to say.... he is the best pitcher we have and for the most part he is really good at getting the job done... he is also good at not giving up on the play and running around to help ppl in case they miss a catch aka good pitcher..... (he is my bro-in-law so i might be biased but i already told you about his wife bothering me lol)

brian - 3rd base, outfield... not much to say about him... he did well this season and didnt seem to let little mistakes really bother him or impact his performance....

brandon - outfield... if the ump made a call he didnt agree with (call strikes that he thinks should of been balls) he would speak very loudly about what a joke the ump was and how he was crap.... he played well...

brad - shortstop... he does pretty well.... as long as he isnt having a bad day not to many grounders go by him and he can catch the ball if hit in air... he plays in other leagues as well he played some in high school i think.... i know he didnt in college..... i would say all-together he was the most "well rounded" player.. hit, run, catch..... but.... he is highly competitive and talks crap about the other players but not loudly enough for anyone to really hear him (but with enough force to be heard if ppl around him were actually paying attention... it can bring morale down quick and destroy the team if the wrong person hears or gets told something)

vince- 3rd base.... i always describe him as...... in sports he doesnt look pretty at all but he has some skill.... he is a good 3rd baseman... he struggles in batting (by his own accord... but he did pretty well this season i thought)

jordan- 2nd base, pitcher 2 games (i think).... i dont know jordan well enough to say much about her (not that i know some of these others that well but whatever)... jordan plays softball with females and in that league she is apparently really good (according to what ive heard).... with the soft pitch rules she doesnt do as well... jordan was home-schooled and its clear with how she deals with the rest of the team.... the worst part about jordan.... HER PARENTS.... not so much her mom but her dad definitely.... HE IS A MAJOR HECKLER AND I CAN NOT STAND HIM.... i dont give a crap about how you think i or anyone else should be playing this game... SHUT UP..... he was one of those ppl that would try to "help" but speak to you in such a condescending manner that you just wanted to punch him in the face...

dave- 1st base.... okay dave..... dave was our coach.... he is highly competitive and doesnt always keep his cool... some times he would speak to ppl encouragingly and other it would be more like he is the boss (not the coach but the boss yelling at his employees for how badly they suck...) i really dont like dave as a coach... and it is def one of the reasons im not sure i will join again next year (being honest)... he is one of my dearest friends (one of the reasons i joined softball) and the feelings i have towards him for softball contradict how i feel about him outside of softball.........( i love this man and i cant stand the way softball makes me feel towards him... like "if we werent friends i would never speak to you...")

richie- outfield.... richie is the risk taker when it comes to running.... he is good in the outfield he is really quick and knows how to catch even if he has to dive to get it done..... he is a pretty good hitter but swings at almost everything (though he did cut back on that.... to many ppl yelling at him for swinging at bad pitches)... but once the ball hits the bat.... his speed can get the best of him cause he thinks he can make it to the next base and he goes for it (when he gets it everyone loves him when he doesnt.......) he is one of the players that  ppl would tell him what to do over and over and he really didnt care and yet they still told him over and over lol..... he also can lose his temper but keeps it in check after a burst...

and finally me- catcher, 2nd base.... straight up i suck... i dont hit very well (though i got on base most of the time... it normally meant someone else was out because of it... though at the end of the season aka the last 2 games i realized if i used a different bat i did a lot better... soooo if i would of discovered this sooner who knows lol).... i think i did okay.....

i had a lot of fun being catcher... but i hate being catcher... it scares me... i dont like ppl constantly talking to me and "being friendly" with the other team and ump (i dont like ppl lol and i dont like talking to strangers)... on second base i think i play better but it makes me more nervous.... like im going to mess up and then get yelled at for messing up... for the most part i did okay though (i think) i caught the balls that were hit to me and not over my head (except one... i cant handle the high arc fly balls that may or may not go over my head but are mine to catch..... (which i knew going in to this season that i struggled with them)) i dropped a few of the balls thrown to me but sometimes they werent good throws and not really my fault but there were others were i blatantly dropped them even though it was an easy catch... i also had it happen were i needed to tag a person and the ball popped out of glove (i need to work on the double handed grab and tag)....


what i hated the most:
first i really dont like hecklers... they just bother me.... hecklers include "cheer-leaders" lol and just so you are on the same page my sister is a big heckler lol..... but other than the cheering-hecklers there are the tell you what to do hecklers... these ppl arent playing the game but watching and yet are trying to tell you how to play the game... you should of hit the ball this way..... you should of thrown to second.... PLAYS ON FIRST.... TOUCH ANY BASE..... throw the ball to "whomever".... ----------- like seriously WHY DONT YOU PLAY AND SHOW US HOW IT IS DONE OR SHUT UP!!!

that being said.... the team is also really big on telling each other what to do.... they call out where the play is.... if you need to step on a base to get someone out (force out) or if you have to tag them in-order to get the out.... "the ball came to you last time so be ready" (as if you forgot yourself).... step back... step forward.... move to the side... the other side....
------------------- they do this trying to be helpful which i understand... the funny part is all the players are telling each other what to do and none of them really listen (life)... it def gets annoying after the 2-3rd time... especially when they tell you what you need to do after every batter.... and it tends to be different ppl.... k so first pitch.... kenny just step on the base.... sec pitch (someone else) kenny make sure to keep your eye on the ball..... 3rd pitch play forward more.... *someone else* play back more...
----------------one of the things that confused the outfielders was they would tell them to play forward and then tell them to back up.... but you see they wouldnt talk to them and say....... at the top of the line up play back and once "this person" steps up to bat make sure to come forward and then when the first batter is back up to bat step back again..... instead they just yell at each other the whole time... (whatever)

i also didnt like the competitiveness of it all.... i realize this is a "male" league and guys are crazy about their sports and winning.... but seriously... to many ppl would yell at the ump or start throwing things around for different reasons... its a game ppl...... I HAD THE MOST FUN IN GAMES WE LOST THEN IN ONES WE WON..... i think cause i find drama funny....

the bourne legacy (i tell the whole movie (fyi))

WATCH AT HOME.... BUT IF YOU HAVE TIME TO WASTE IT ISNT A BAD MOVIE TO SEE IN THEATERS....

it starts off with an image of someone doing the dead man float only to come alive... lol

the first what seems like an hour of the movie is "cross" out in the arctic tundra... they show him doing random things which is pointless in fact.... there isnt a point to it at all.... i mean i guess its a huge let in on the assassination attempt (in case you dont know the company that "houses" these "secret human weapons" wants to erase any evidence of them aka kill all the agents... they try to kill cross and another agent while they are both in a cabin "for a training exercise")....

okay so then they movie jumps to a rouge chemist trying to kill all the "upper level" scientists that helped "build" the "bourne soldiers"

next thing you know you are at the house of the only surviving member and then the movie goes into action mode..... 

there is lots of fighting, lots of running, lots of random pointless information (about jason bourne)

sooooooooooo 

the parts of this film that i dont like are:

the "creators" of the bourne soldiers thought that cross was dead.... set aside from that; a team of killers was sent to kill the only person that wasnt killed by the rouge chemist.... cross saves her and burns down the house with 4 bodies inside.... by the time the creators figure out that the scientist is still alive "she" has a 17 hour head start of them..... 

the creators (there are like 3-4 different ppl/ groups idk they say there names over and over but it just gets confusing cause each one only knows part of whats going on at any given time)... they have to collect all types of footage... they then have to go through all that footage... they then have to...... i mean seriously... "cross and friend" have a 17 hour lead while the company is playing catch up and yet still somehow not only does the company catch up but they get ahead.... there is a huge time gap in this film that you are just suppose to overlook..... i mean i guess you could say while cross and friend were flying from one place to another that allowed enough time for the company to figure out what was going on.... but highly highly doubtful.... in the movie the company talks about having to gather info from "no-bodies" ... weather stations, private security cameras.... yet somehow they apparently get really really lucky that all these no names have a good system in place to share any and all information they have... (right)

okay so.... the company catches up and finds cross and scientist.... (more fighting)...

no one can stop cross (of course) and so then out of no where a new super super soldier is named....... IN THE PREVIEWS IT SPEAKS OF SKILLS OFF THE CHART AND NO "SIDE EFFECTS"..... welllllllllll turns out they werent talking about cross at all but in fact this other super super soldier anddddddd there is more than one of them cause #3 was sent after cross...... ( time makes no since in this movie.... cross becomes ill but you dont know how long he was ill... and its just all how in the world did they find them when they arent exactly paying for stuff with a credit card (easily traceable).... not important....

so the super soldier shows up only to be seen running ruff tops chasing after cross and then there is a car chase that occurs and then the super soldier gets killed cause of a motorcycle accident...

LIKE SERIOUSLY..... there wasnt a SUPER ACTION FIGHT SEQUENCE.... there wasnt any kind of defining attribute that this super soldier showed.... i mean really if it wasnt for the fact that they said this guy was "bourne 2.0" you would have no idea... he could really be just some random person who was trained in tracking (lol) ........ okay there is a scene were he kinda acts like spider-man that is jumps to a structure and then climbs down iT but the structure looks like a tower of some sort... basicly a ladder but the steps (prongs) are at a diagonal and not horizontal.... 

anyway.... the movie ends with cross and the scientist on a boat.... it leaves it completely  open for another "bourne movie" and maybe this time jason bourne and eric cross will team up to fight the "super soldiers"

big brother (wil eviction)

first i liked wil so a bit disappointed.... he was the only one who knew when ppl were lying...

the zingbot was dumb.... it was way to soon to throw in a zingbot.... there are to many members to start zinging.... the restraining order was funny however thats about it

showcasing jeff's show was a waste of time... clearly nothing interesting happened this week cause BB had to add jeff in the mix and then add currant events... time waster.... time waster.... time waster lol

this season is back to just sucking.... i really dont even care to watch but i have nothing better to do

HOW SAD IS THAT!!!

(spoilers) the campaign

WATCH AT HOME!

even though i watched this movie like 4 days ago i dont really remember anything about it (as in important or really funny parts)... i remember what was shown on the previews and the main twist in the end but that is about it..... sadly that means... this movie is forgettable (but i shall piece it together best i can lol)

(first off i should explain that im not a huge fan of comedy movies these days... its all about cursing when no need at all and making stupid remarks that are hilarious if you are on drugs... (whatever))

i went in not wanting to see this movie... i mean the new bourne is out and i was dragged to the campaign instead... blah.... BUT...

i actually enjoyed this one... its funny in parts but only if you are okay with making fun of ppl....

like oh man this dude is ridiculous what in the world is he wearing right now... or he looks like a complete idiot doing that... 

k so the movie follows 2 separate ppl at first... the politician and the no-body (im horrible with names so i avoid them altogether)

the politician is a sex crazed mindless moron but has been elected 4x and is running for a 5th term.... but these "big-shots" are wanting to get someone new in office (the theme of the movie)... the end up trying to think of what "idiot" they could get to appose the politician.... and this is where the "no-body" comes in... 

and that is pretty much it... 

everything you know about politicians is "spoofed"... 

the 2 candidates slander each other in front of others...

make ridiculous ad campaigns

the whole thing is about making the other look bad (like real politicians lol)

now...

if you are good at paying attention to little details you see early that its a really small town where everyone knows everyone kinda thing... as such the no-body is shown right from the beginning as someone that everyone in town knows and likes... so right off the bat youre like.... okay.... this guy is going to win cause he already knows everyone and everyone likes him...but.... he actually ends up losing the election cause the big shots rigged it for him to lose (money always wins in politics) .... but "the politician" withdraws his candidacy giving the no-body the office 

 AS I SAID ABOVE.... THIS MOVIE IS DEF A GOOD RENTAL BUT... THAT IS ABOUT IT 

masterchef

im going to keep this one simple..... im glad with the ppl that have left and i like the ones that have stayed...

i would really like christine to win............ i really dont want david to win

but in the end as long as david doesnt win im cool with any of the contestants that are left winning lol

hells kitchen

first off...... i really liked guy.... i liked his attitude, he was funny..... i didnt like that he left so soon.... but whatever

i dont want barbie to win..... i wouldnt mind if dana or christina won.....

now this season:
i liked the drama.... the very first episode they had the pre-view i literally teared up with excitement lol...

im sry im a little at a lose for words right now... it could be cause i only get to watch them online now and they havent been on for like 2 weeks now...

its also the fact that im starting blogging about this near the end of it all... i mean we are down to 5 (i havent seen the last episode though so dont ruin it lol)..... ill def try and be more on the spot in future posts focusing on the episode that just aired instead of kinda summing everything up best i can remember

big brother

.... big brother... what can i say.... im not really liking this season....

i think it def. got better with the coaches no longer being coaches.... but i serious cant stand boogie... he just annoys me and then pretends he is the master of this game or something....
"if they nominate me i will be super pissed... if they dont nominate me i will be super pissed..."
--- dude seriously get over it.... you are scared to get kicked out of the house like everyone else and yet you try and make it seem like you dont care either way (whatever)

this season the cast........ who cares lol... i like britney but she is a repeater....
wil is really funny and isnt easily fooled which i really like... but he doesnt really strike me as a contender... i just cant find myself rooting for him.... but if he wins i wouldnt mind it....

there isnt anyone im rooting for this season which saddens me......... i at least want one person that i want to win lol

whatever....... i just really hope frank dan or boogie dont win..... so i at least have the ones i dont want to win lol... thats something right?

movies/reality

k so.... i have kinda decided that i will start posting my opinions on movies and the reality tv shows...

i go to the movies almost ever week with 2 really good friends of mine... but.... i also work nights so im  not sure how much i remember and or if im awake enough to post lol

anyway.....

right now the reality game shows i am watching are:
big brother
hells kitchen
masterchef

i was going to start right in but.... maybe some of you dont like certain shows or maybe you only want to read comment i have on movies..... so ill start a new post...

stories of lives lost...

by the time you see this it will be to late:

5 months ago i was beaten and raped as i was walking home from church...
3 months ago i found out i was pregnant
yesterday i decided to have an abortion..
i was raised catholic and abortion is murder... i cant kill my unborn baby...

but... the alternative is to have my rapists baby...
i cant live with myself knowing i killed my own flesh and blood...
(as the noose around my neck tightens i know either way i end up in hell...
          least this way i dont have to live with the guilt)

--- condoms save lives


i am 10 years old, my dad died when i was 7...
my mom remarried when i was 8...
i dont remember when it first happened or why he chose my room...
my step-dad beat and raped me repeatedly...
i now have hepatitis C; i wont live to see my 11th birthday...

last night i got a butcher knife from the kitchen...
standing over my step-dad while he slept; i plunged the knife into his throat...

--- condoms save lives


my parents have hiv...
they never told me i had a 2% chance of being infected at birth...

i had a girlfriend for over 3 years...
we loved each other so so so much....
neither one of us had sex before... she was on the pill so we knew pregnancy wasnt something to worry about....
and stds... what stds??? we were both virgins...
i gave my girlfriend aids...
now she has a restraining order against me...
so much for love...

---- condoms save lives






(as a side note the whole time i thought of these i was singing holy holy holy.... is our Lord God Almighty)