Greensboro, NC -- I promise that this will be the last blog about my hamstring -- because I am out for several weeks. After 4 days of solid rest, I re-aggervated the hamstring during my first kick in Monday's game. We walked away with an easy 10-1 win.
Playing back-to-back games and being the stubborn person that I am, I attempted to play through the pain. I kicked two solid singles, scored what would be the winning run, and turned an unassisted double play at first base. We won the game 4-3.
But tonight's victory and my participation paid a price. I believe that I have torn my left hamstring; a "left leg contusion." The back of my upper leg is purple, approximately 4 inches in length and 3 inches in width. Ice is glued to my leg this evening. However, if the excruciating pain doesn't dwindle by tomorrow morning, I will be visiting the orthopedist shortly thereafter.
For now, the best doctor that I know (my dad) has advised me to shut it down for 2-3 weeks. Unfortunately, I think he's right.
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You should note that your dad is a lawyer.
The "gofer" ball, if you recall, was hit OVER the house. So far, in fact, we had to go mark it.
One thing about kickball. I was playing soccer the other day with some buddies. (That is to say, we were kicking the ball around a lot) Afterwards, I was struggling. My leg was all tore up, from my hammy to my groin. I tried to stretch some before, during, and after to no avail. I think that people like you and me cant just jump into that kind of sport regularly. Most of the stuff we played (baseball, football, basketball) are all upper body type sports. By that, I mean, we run around, but dont use the legs for anything else. Soccer/kickball uses more specific aspects of the legs than just the running motion. Gotta jump into those types of things easy.
You aren't 24 anymore.
get thyself to a doctor, gimpy!
post-script: "You aren't 24 anymore." aahahahaha.
Hahaha... at least I'm not 26 yet.
Let me remind you that the "gopher" ball (no pun intended) that was hit over the house happened to occur during a homerun derby. Thanks to a wicked curve and devastating sinker, my stuff would never have allowed a shot like that one.
Good point on the "upper body" sports. The three sports that you mentioned use short sprints rather than running around consistently. However, I broke that habit by running XC and Track in high school and college. So now I'm trying to revert back to the short bursts of energy.
How do you ease into the soccer/kickball sports where you're pivoting your leg to kick?
Well...for starters...don't play soccer..it sucks. I think you have to kick the ball around slowly...that is, not play in full games. Build up durability in the muscles used in the kicking motion. The running thing you are talking about is still just running. Not to say that your legs aren't worked well from running, but kicking is different. I just felt a major difference kicking the ball around casually for a couple of hours.
By the way, that short porch you refer to in left field was there when both you and I were hitting. I just seemed to hit them there more, uhh a lot more. Also, you would adjust your teams to have all righties in the line up. I used the starters, including lots of lefties. I still managed to hit homers into Mr. Cook's yard. That devastating sinker and wicked curve you mention didn't seem to bother me left or right handed. There were many autographs given out to the fans on my round trippers. Your autographs are probably much more valuable, because there are so few of them out there.
Oh yeah...and Peter Sabia sucks! Picking them 'skins with a 32 point total. The Little Bastard "Price is Righted" me!
One other question. In a situation like this past week, where K Fed did not issue picks, but ended up getting alot of points anyway, would he have been eligible to win the week if he had the most right picks?
Wow... a smorgasboard of questions...
1. I agree that kicking and running are two different fields. Kicking relies on your upper leg strength -- quads and hammies. Meanwhile, running is more of your calves and upper body.
The porch in right may have been shorter than the one in left. You would hit those ground rule doubles that would shoot through that maple tree. Lucky every time. I do remember that you had more practice because you played in that adult softball league where the guys had to bat opposite handed.
2. Exactly what I was thinking, the Sabian "price is righted" you. I thought you had it until I scrolled to the bottom where his name was.
3. K-Fed was lucky this week. When you don't participate in a week, you are automatically DQ'd from winning. He actually submitted his picks at 2:00 p.m., but I couldn't count them. Ironically, while picking different teams, he still got 10 right.
I think the home teams win more early on in the season until certain teams come to form.
WOW....you guys are....rediculous...
Just get it through your heads....you guys are toooooo old to be playing that kind of crap anymore, no matter what part of your body you use most or used to use when you played AGES ago in high school....and another thing....aren't you supposed to be "working"??? How do you have time of all of these ever so important comments back and forth!!!
ARRRRRGGHH! Walk the plank ye!
Hat's off to J for incorporating today's international holiday.
#1, we are not old. I'm still a young buck. You are a mere 2 years younger than me.
These elementary school games are fun to play at an older age. The score isn't 26-22, it's more 4-3 like.
Our pride is much more important than our jobs. If I took left handed batting practice on a daily basis, I probably would have been undefeated.
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