Drafted

i'm old. i didn't foresee this admission coming so easily at the ripe age of 33, but there you have it. yes, it's true that a co-worker recently feigned surprise at this number, thinking i was closer to 31 (i credit this to a dedicated moisturizing regimen).

unfortunately, you can't moisturize a body that aches through the depths of every single muscle.
every inch of me is sore.
every time i get up to move around, i am sore.
i literally just sneezed, causing sheer agony.

what pains me even more is how I ended up this way.
of all things hardcore, can you believe this is a result of softball?
ironically pathetic, no?
now, to my credit, this wasn't just your average pick-up beer league kind of game. this was a proper tryout to join the softball league out here in Hong Kong.

yes, a tryout, and no, i'm not kidding.

the 'league' as we'll call it is made up of a bunch of guys, mostly US expats, all craving a little piece of Americana in Asia. enter the timeless game of softball…and trust me, they take the league damn seriously.
quickly recognizing this upon my arrival to the field, i knew i had to prove that Canucks can ball, soft, as well.
game on.

you may not take me as a super competitive guy, but i am, if for no reason other than a means to balance out skill deficiency. so with that in mind, i hustled my butt off to get under every fly ball. i got in front of the screaming liners. when i got to the plate, i made decent contact.
shit, i even knocked a little homerun jack.
and shit, i even struckout once, jack.

when the rubber turf pellets settled, i'd spent 3-hours in a softball gauntlet under the hot burning asian sun, with the goal of having my name called during this year's draft.
yeah, i said it. a draft. for any fantasy sports nerd like myself, this is a pretty cool concept. what's even better is that even if you get drafted in this league, you are still not guaranteed a roster spot. none of this 'everyone who shows up gets to play' crap. you either earn your playing time or you chew seeds on the bench.

so now i wait for the call email to see where i've been drafted, and gear up for the season.
things to do before said season:
1. replace golf glove with proper batting glove
2. find a drug store that carries A535
3. watch mr. baseball for inspiration
4. mention the latest freedomite, Kelly Kellie in this blog.

chicks dig the softball.