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....