July 2, 2008
Softball State

Well, my softball season is over with as of last night. No, not because we played our last game. Last night was a two game night. We had a game at 7pm (which we lost) and later we had a game at 9pm. Our opponent didn’t show for the 9pm game, so we won by forfeit. Then most of us decided that we needed to have batting practice because we had hit so poorly in the 7pm game. So we split up into two teams adding a few kids from the “crowd” and began to play a practice game, with about 7 on a side. I hit the ball pretty well and was trying things while pitching, all in all a good thing. Then, one of the guys hit a line drive and…

I tried to catch it with my forehead. Well, not quite true, I did TRY to get my glove up and it did graze my glove as it went by, but I was simply too slow. Here’s the damage:
NASTY!   OUCH!
Two hours and eight stitches inside (that will dissolve in time) and 16 stitches outside later I got to go home with no pain medication, only antibiotic.

A BIG thanks to Randy for driving me to the emergency room and then driving my car home after KC got there. Thanks to Eric for stopping by the emergency room and checking on me. And thanks to the people who gave me towels at the park so I could contain the bleeding (head wounds tend to bleed more than wounds elsewhere). And thanks to my teammates for getting me off the ball diamond to my car with all my “stuff”. And Josh: this was MY fault, I’m the one who didn’t get the glove up in time to catch the ball — Keep hitting like that!!

Filed under: My Life (such as it is),
Tagged with: , ,
Run batted in by BillH at 7:37 am |

3 Comments

  • Chris S. said:  
    (On July 2nd, 2008 at 8:31 am)

    Slick Willie,

    With all the joking that could be done (and most assuredly has been done already) about your predicament, I just wanted you to know that we all here are work are just glad you’re okay. Enjoy the toughess that scar will now give your ‘look’. :-)

    Your Pal,
    C

    P.S. We always knew you had a big head but so big to where you couldn’t move it out of the way of a softball?!?! The soft in softball isn’t really accurate, is it? Convalesce and we’ll see ‘ya soon.

  • JP said:  
    (On July 2nd, 2008 at 12:38 pm)

    Now all those chicks that have been hot for your blog know what you look like…hehe jk

  • Ben"Jamin" Dreyer said:  
    (On July 3rd, 2008 at 6:16 pm)

    Holy Crap Bill! Justin told me, but the pictures are crazy style. I have some perfect water for you! The stabalized Oxygen may help in a time like this…. :-) I hope you are ok fo sho!

    - Ben Dreyer

    P.S. Call me, will will practice CATCH!

    • RSS feed for comments on this post.

    Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.