The year 2023 represents a 365 period of time in which I saw more movies at the theater than any other year in my past. This was facilitated by my AMC A-List membership. This was the first year I was really able to use it to see movies at a level that allowed me to really get my money's worth. That said, perhaps this wasn't the year that made such a membership necessary. To really use my membership to its fullest, I went to see many movies that I would have typically ignored at the theater. However, it is always nice being able to see a movie more than once without having to think twice about it (if I really really liked it).
My personal glimpse into the first half of the 21st Century for some yet to be known future
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Thursday, September 28, 2023
In-Field Babe Ruth II
A long time ago, I wrote about how I hit an in-field Babe Ruth in a high school softball game. I pointed at the short stop player who taunted me and told him that I was going to hit the ball right at him; and I did just that. The player was so stunted, he dropped the ball, and I was easily safe at first base.
Well, I hit another in-field Babe Ruth. It was also a long time ago, but after I wrote about my first in-field Babe Ruth. (I'm surprised I didn't mentioned in this blog at that time.) OK, so I hit this second in-field Babe Ruth at a local softball game for a team that was sponsored by my then-employer.
Babe Ruth's "called shot" home run |
The whole affair was similar to the first time. I was at bat. The first base player was taunting me to hit the ball right at her. She pounded her glove and held it out in front of her. I pointed at her and say "OK, you asked for it". I positioned my feet to bias my swing to hit towards first base. The pitch was made. I swung and hit the ball exactly were I intended. It went straight for her glove.
The ball hit squarely in her glove and bounced to the ground. She was so stunted, she didn't even think to try to pick up the ball until I was already well on my way at full speed heading to first base. She finally scrambled to pick up the ball. It was too late. I ran across first base. Safe!
Sidenote, at that time, the team was known as the Cepheid Xperts. It appears the team now goes by the name Cepheid Sluggers.