For those of you who do not know, I play on an adult softball team in Seattle in a gay league, the Emerald City Softball Association. I joined last year before entering the Peace Corps, and rejoined this year after returning to Seattle in May. I play for the Seattle Buzz (as in get buzzed and buzz like a bee - a double entendre, given that the team used to be sponsored by Budweiser). We are a competitive team in the D division (which is the lowest), but don't let that fool you. We are good and we play hard.
After a series of injuries (blood under fingernail, bruised shin, multiple knee scrapes from sliding, and a wicked scratch from a picnic table), accomplishments (a home run, a couple triples, even more doubles, and several catches in the outfield), and embarrassments (crash collision in the outfield, too many hit pop flies, and a tan line from a sweat band that still won't go away), the season has ended for me.
The Buzz will be playing again this weekend for a chance to go to the World Series in Wisconsin, but I will be out of town. I wish them luck and I encourage all of you to find an outlet such as this in your own communities where you can stay active, form strong friendships and have something to look forward to every week. There's bound to be something similar wherever you live.
I will close by sharing with you some pictures from the season:
Here I am with the sweatband I mentioned earlier. This was last weekend at the Emerald City Classic Tournament for the 4th of July.
My shin bruise: this developed after a collision with another outfielder earlier in the regular season.
Standing at first after hitting a single. Note our team's awesome socks that everyone is jealous of. We probably have some of the better uniforms in the league.
And finally a picture of our whole team (or, most of it at least):
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