I was the coach in the “coach pitch” part of Alex’s baseball game yesterday. Berne (the head coach) was traveling, and asked me to pitch the game. Never having done anything like that, of course I said yes.

I only hit 2 kids.

I also managed to “strike out” 3 or 4 kids, including Alex. I say “strike out” since the rules in Alex’s Pony league (North Seattle Baseball League) is that each kid gets 6 pitches to hit, and that’s it (they can keep alive on a foul ball for #6). This puts a little pressure on the pitcher, since I’ve only got 6 chances to make a good pitch to the kid.

Bottom line is that I don’t think we won, but I did get better as the game went on, our team didn’t need to go to the bullpen in relief, and that all of our kids got hits. Plus, it was a wonderfully sunny day, Anne and Leah came over to watch, and we all had a great time. I sure am proud of Alex.

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Congratulations to the Seattle Riot for getting a bid to the 2006 UPA Club Ultimate Championships! Anne and I took the kids up to Burlington on Sunday to see Sharon and the team work hard through 2 Final games (the Front-Door and the Back-Door since there were 2 bids to Nationals available via the Northwest Regionals). We didn’t actually get to see Sharon play since she had hurt her shoulder the day before, but are looking forward to her doing some rehab and kicking some serious butt at Nationals! Go Shark!

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Ah, I love stories like this. The honest, every-day family man, whose dream of playing in the NFL seemingly flittered out. Now, suddenly, a second chance. It shows that we’re all looking for “one more shot” (or, a shot at all). And stories like this make us dream that it could happen to us too.

ESPN.com - NFL/PLAYOFFS04 - Darcy: Dream vacation

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This is JUST SO COOL!

I love snowboarding, and this would be a kick to try. However, I might wear a little more body protection than just the gloves (check out the guy in the video who is doin’ it in shorts!).

Yes, wicked cool indeed…

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You play golf? You heard of Tiger Woods? Yeah, I think so to. And yet, he’s striving to get better. This is one of the better articles I’ve read regarding Tiger’s swing, its origin and future. This is a must-read article covering Tiger’s swing evolution and current status. There’s a lot to learn here.

If I had one wish….

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Congratulations Phil - a 59! A magic number from the Zone. And in the final round to win no less. And, it was almost a 58! Just……wow.

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