Tag: slo-pitch

Every April, I pull out my Slo-pitch ball bag. Curse at myself for not having done it in October… Curse some more because that’s where my shirt went, or my favorites socks…. and then….curse some more because I left everything in the bag wet…. OOOOPS! I start the process of airing out the equipment, oiling up the glove, make sure there is a ball for every league, 11 inch for ladies, 12 inch for mixed. My warmup balls, one heavy, one regular weight. My bats are all cleaned up. My cleats cleaned and sprayed to rid of the smell. That’s my routine. I am a full time athlete only part of the year, because I only play ball from May to October. But, during my season I go all-out. I play on 3-4 teams, leagues and tournaments…. then the rest of the year is for rehabbing nagging injuries that happened during ball season. BUT… this year has been a little different. This year, instead of worrying about old injuries or worrying about a tweak here or there, I have been very worried about a new injury. One that impacts my game so much, that I have pulled myself from my line ups, just so I can rehab it to play in the year end tournaments. One that prevents me from lifting heavy objects, or thinking about how might I move my body during a treatment so I don’t feel this discomfort I am constantly feeling. I am often asked “who takes care of you?” and jokingly I reply “I get