As the season nears, I get very nostalgic about my ties to the Lollygagger team. This season will be my last in the horrid blue and orange. Although, not sure my initial push for purple and gold would have been much better. I remember with great fondness the beginnings of this team, even down to the other names that were tossed out for consideration. I am sure glad we did not go with Weapons of Mass Destruction, as I am sure none would have been found on our team. Although, it would have been a foreshadowing for the Iraqi conflict, but I digress. Looking back at that initial team, it is weird to see how the team has taken shape. We have lost some players due to lack of interest, relocation, and other nondescript reasons. And gained others through selective recruiting. I am happy to say that I enjoyed playing with all of the Lollygagger alum, with maybe Rick as an exception. (Figured he won't be reading this, so it would be safe to take a shot at him. ha)
I also have lots of great on and off the field memories which I will list off in some random order:
- 200+ Explosions from Riles (I actually lived for these) ~"What the fuck, are you blind"
- A-Roth's girlish hop before each at-bat. (I actually did not live for these)
- Playing at that middle school in Arlington with no fence and the crappy dirt field where line drives were home runs.
- The day we got Royd's inbox to 100 e-mails. (One of my greatest feats)
- Winning our D league tournament (even if it was kinda sketchy how we changed fields and played on a horrible field)
- The ump that yells strikeeeeeeeeeeee really loudly
- Laughing at Quast run the bases (never gets old)
- Erick and I going back to back HRs at Utah for two consecutive outs
- Watching Keller develop into a hitter that does not pop up the first pitch every at bat (sorry Keller) haha
- Having female fans (even if I contribute none)
- Winning our C League Regular Season
- My 100+ outbursts throughout the years (glad I learned to take things more calmly)
There are many more, feel free to post some memories in the comments of this post.
Barring some crazy change in plans, and a sick Brett Farve return, this will be my last season. Let's make it a good one guys!
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-Half the team showing up hungover for a preseason tournament (maybe our first season?), and just getting absolutely wrecked by some of the best teams in the state
-Numerous unsettled arguments over who is in fact the slowest guy on the team
-The awesomeness of Riley flip-outs deserves another mention
-Pissing off the entire team by leading off both games of a doubleheader with solo HRs, while playing in a +1 league
-Finally scheduling and completing a team keg kill
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