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Message: [QUOTE="NineOneSeven, post: 3333838, member: 871"] I never played any sports through my school district ironically enough which blows people's minds now as I am the sports guy at work and quite competitive (either did not make the teams, did not try out early enough ie 7th grade which makes it harder to go through the ranks up through 12th grade, or didn't try out at all (hindsite- regret)). But, I did play tons of rec basketball and then CYO basketball from 10-12th grade (which was a blast btw). Also played tons of baseball growing up, like many. Was probably 14-16 (edit...maybe 13 even, who knows), can't remember specific age, but I was playing third base and we were getting rocked by a team and our pitchers were completely erratic for most of the game. Finally, after one of the last pitchers hit multiple kids in a row, our coach told me to go in and just throw a strike to get the game over with. I had pitched a lot when I was younger and was pretty good for my age. Unfortunately I was too quiet/shy to really buckle down and keep up with it as I got a bit older, i.e. through puberty etc, so I eventually ended up playing 1st/3rd. I also just didn't have a strong arm which eventually catches up with kids. Anyway, the point is I had pitched before so I was capable of throwing the ball to the catcher. So our coach puts me in, bases are loaded. I step to the mound and throw a perfect strike down the middle of the plate, which the opposing player absolutely ropes to right field (lefty) for a grand slam. Game over. Mercy rule. I just walk back to the dugout, clearly somewhat dejected. Coach comes up and pats me on the back with an honest to god thankful look on his face. I, quite literally, did exactly what I was supposed to do. In fact, the kid who ripped it turned out to be one of my buddies in high school and I still see him now and again around the holidays. He's absolutely lost a step (multiple..) but back in high school he was the starting first basemen for our baseball team and starting center for our basketball team. Last pitch of my baseball career. Oh, was this supposed to be a positive highlight? [/QUOTE]

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