Joe Buck Yourself is the name of the Wiffleball team I am on in my first season in the DC based Potomac Wiffleball League, simply known as the PWL from here on out. You may laugh, but these people take wiffleball as serious as I do, which is not an easy thing to accomplish. They have a top notch website with game recaps, standings, stats and even league leaders. These are my people!!!
I went 6-16 with 3 doubles, 1 home run, 3 runs scored and 2 RBI in my PWL debut on Sunday, August 9, 2009. It is all there in black and white and even color on the PWL website. Yes, in color because they video tape the games and post the videos online! Now you too can see me rope a double to lead off our game against the Rough Riders and even score the winning run in the 10th inning!
This particular game is in the record books as the longest game in PWL history. (Wiffleball games are 6 innings long, not nine like baseball.) We had a 2-0 lead heading into the bottom of the 6th inning and seemed to have the game in hand as the Rough Riders were down to their last out. Then a bloop and a blast tied the game and we headed to extra innings. I actually scored or drove in all 4 runs for the team, so I think it was a pretty good PWL debut.
If you have a little free time check out the video:
http://www.potomacwiffleball.org/Videos/775/complete-game-videos-su09-week-1
The game is the 2nd from the bottom - Joe Buck Yourself vs Rough Riders. It is over 70 minutes long so here are the "Regis" highlights:
1:00 Lead off double to open the game
3:00 Score on single by Mike Lemaire
24:30 Nearly 5 minute at bat where I smack a solo home run
29:00 The actual home run is hit
64:00 Another long at bat in which I hit a solid single
66:30 The actual single is hit
67:30 Involved in a base running controversy, so much drama!
69:00 Score the game winning run on a triple by Mike Lemaire
70:00 My last at bat begins
71:00 Rip an RBI double for an extra run of insurance
I am happy to report that Joe Buck Yourself won both games on Sunday and sits in a 3-way tie for 1st place in our division.
I am unhappy to report that I did not come up with the name Joe Buck Yourself because it is clearly the BEST NAME FOR ANYTHING, EVER.
Mood: Sore
Song Of The Day:
"Come on now, no batter, no batter. Big wiffah, big wiffah!"
-Right Field
Adam Sandler
Monday, August 10, 2009
Sunday, August 2, 2009
The Road To Nowhere
One of the things I try to do everyday is go for a walk. It helps me to get some exercise, a healthy tan – which is probably an oxymoron – and clear my head. At home I walk everyday like clockwork and I try to do the same on the road as well. My mom is actually the one who got me walking, she has been walking regularly for probably a dozen years or more.
Whenever I go north for a visit mom and I always try to get in as many walks as possible. Our favorite spot is a new subdivision just a ways up the street from her. It is called Stone Creek and has a beautifully maintained entrance with a stone wall, flowers, plants and shrubs and a nicely manicured lawn. The only problem with Stone Creek is that none of the 14 house lots have been sold which makes Greystone Drive a road to nowhere.
The developers started clearing away trees and building what became Greystone Drive in the fall of 2007. By April 2008 the road was paved, lots were cleared and marked and had brand spanking new For Sale signs on them. Fifteen months later not much has changed. It could be that it was just a bad time to make a new housing development with the real estate bubble bursting or it could be that these lots are wayyyyy overpriced. They cost between $60,000 and $80,000 for lots of 2 to 4 acres. That is a steep price most anywhere in the country and seems especially high in Maine.
At first we would bet on when the first lot would sell as we walked up and down Greystone Drive. August 15th, March 21st, November 11th and so on. We have given that up entirely at this point. Now we simply discuss which of the 14 lots will be the first to be sold and the various pros and cons of each lot. My money is on lot number 1, right at the top of the hill. It has lots of tall pine trees and just looks like a very inviting place to build a home to me.
The other fascinating thing about Stone Creek is that it has a very nice community mailbox already. It has slots for all of the someday-to-be houses and even a slot for outgoing mail. I would love to pop a letter in there one day and see how long it takes to be delivered. It could be months or even years at this point before the postal service starts checking it.
Mood: Rejuvenated.
Song Of The Day:
"There ain't no rest for the wicked, money don't grow on trees."
-Ain't No Rest For The Wicked
Cage The Elephant
Whenever I go north for a visit mom and I always try to get in as many walks as possible. Our favorite spot is a new subdivision just a ways up the street from her. It is called Stone Creek and has a beautifully maintained entrance with a stone wall, flowers, plants and shrubs and a nicely manicured lawn. The only problem with Stone Creek is that none of the 14 house lots have been sold which makes Greystone Drive a road to nowhere.
The developers started clearing away trees and building what became Greystone Drive in the fall of 2007. By April 2008 the road was paved, lots were cleared and marked and had brand spanking new For Sale signs on them. Fifteen months later not much has changed. It could be that it was just a bad time to make a new housing development with the real estate bubble bursting or it could be that these lots are wayyyyy overpriced. They cost between $60,000 and $80,000 for lots of 2 to 4 acres. That is a steep price most anywhere in the country and seems especially high in Maine.
At first we would bet on when the first lot would sell as we walked up and down Greystone Drive. August 15th, March 21st, November 11th and so on. We have given that up entirely at this point. Now we simply discuss which of the 14 lots will be the first to be sold and the various pros and cons of each lot. My money is on lot number 1, right at the top of the hill. It has lots of tall pine trees and just looks like a very inviting place to build a home to me.
The other fascinating thing about Stone Creek is that it has a very nice community mailbox already. It has slots for all of the someday-to-be houses and even a slot for outgoing mail. I would love to pop a letter in there one day and see how long it takes to be delivered. It could be months or even years at this point before the postal service starts checking it.
Mood: Rejuvenated.
Song Of The Day:
"There ain't no rest for the wicked, money don't grow on trees."
-Ain't No Rest For The Wicked
Cage The Elephant
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