I’d already made a fielding error earlier in the game which had cost us the lead. It’s funny, when you’re a rookie the only person who seems to get particularly annoyed with your mistakes and errors is yourself. That or your team mates probably don’t let on that you’re now their least favourite guy on the team. I was pretty down after bobbling that basic ground ball to second, though, which is silly since you’re only more likely to do it again if you aren’t focusing completely on the next play. It had been a double play situation and the runner was bearing down to my left, the ball was in front of me and took a bad hop at the last second (on the dodgy grass I feel inclined to add)… so we got no outs on the play and the runner scored from third. In practice it’s a lot different. You only have to really focus on making the play and imagine that there is a runner; the game is totally different though as that runner will try to get in your way or distract you. Later in the game, though, I drove in the tie breaking RBI, redeeming my error instantly clearing me of my guilt- baseball is odd like that. Your mood can change from inning to inning, pitch to pitch.

I thought it might be nice to start the blog with that short story. I’m not going to pretend like it was a particularly important RBI since we beat the Sidewinders 12-3, or a particularly good hit either- but every little helps when you’re developing as a player. Anyway, as I already said, this will be a blog- but unlike Bruce’s and Marty’s. It won’t deal with issues in the sport or really even talk about the mlb, it’s going to focus on what it’s like to be a rookie in the club. The trials and tribulations, the ups and downs. So, hopefully, any new guys joining the club will be able to relate to this blog and realise that they are not alone in any mistakes they  make.