Third Time's the Charm?

Game 3, Bishop's Collar, third time's the charm?  Unfortunately, not so much...

Despite an upsetting score of 2-28 with innings one and three accounting for over half Collar's scored runs (an unsettling 18 to be exact), your Memorial Ballers staged an epic fight!

In contrast to official results, we boasted an incredible roster and blatant team spirit.  Making his second appearance of this season, Greg Riley started deep left field, as brother Andrew Riley staked out left center - Later switching with right center field Dan B. who began at first base; voluntarily swapping around inning four with super slugger Leon who suffered a slight ankle re-injury mid confrontation.  Third base boasted Ballers' staple Matt Schwartz - Loving fiancee to Ann Goering, voluntary bench warmer and vocal cheerleader.  In short, while Matt took multiple bouncing and breaking grounders at third, Ann managed to conjure and coin the obvious chant, 'Hey, I know him!'  Meanwhile, Renee, second baseman turned catcher, switched with little Pop (aka Armin) around inning three-ish to man deep right field.  With A. Pop behind home calling in, out, up and down, pitcher Claudia Setubal faced Bishop's Collar seven innings straight.  Slightly rehabilitated, recoved and relocated from first base to short stop, Adam 'The Beast' Phillips brought his A-game; infield acrobatics, diving snags and the occasional double play.

Honorable mentions include roster candidate Eduardo Quemuel and former outfield extraordinaire Brian Rafter.  Despite an intense desire for action (and possibly blood) both gentlemen remained sideline bound with lower extremity injuries, unleashing any latent anger as base coaches, on our runners rounding first or third.

Despite the above stellar shout-outs, by inning seven, an extraordinary infield all-star and MVP was clearly evident.  With an incalculable number of outs made and not an error on field, Nora Banks played the most solid second base seen this season!  If there was an out at second to be made, N. Banks made it - Usually with the help of A. Phillips eating turf.  Unfortunately, due to my horrible hitting order error, Nora didn't bat until inning five.

In conclusion, Anne Kreamer, former worldwide creative director for Nickelodeon and Nick at Night, in a new book (It's Always Personal:  Emotion in the New Workplace) detailing occupational emotions, devotes an entire chapter to defining traits of what she calls the four Workplace Emotional Evaluation Profiles.  Apparently, post mini-survey, I am a Believer then Solver.  'Aloof' and 'removed,' yet a relatively happy person who finds 'solace by trusting in the stabilizing, civilizing power of larger principles and the greater goods.'  Solvers also grow into 'better emotional management' with time.

Translation?  Softball application?  I think of myself as a relatively happy co-captain, improvement needed, who finds 'solace' by the greater goods - An evening suitably spent, a game agreeably played and beverages thoroughly enjoyed.

Cheers to you Memorial Ballers, cheers to you!