Team [NCB],
First off, I am truely grateful with EVERYTHING that happend yesterday! What we need to work on shows how much better we can get come championships. Before I write a long post, Kudo's to Erick aka Blackmamba 88 for his comments. Our True test is every team we face, but our greatest test is OURSELVES. We play the 2 best teams in the league. NV US and 2k SWOLLERS. So come playoffs we know what we are ready for and who to look out for.
I too am guilty for yesterday. Rather than looking at the runner in front of me, base coach and where the ball was BEFORE thinking of advancing to another base, I just looked at the base coach. It was my fault and caused Mercedes ( ECLASS ) to get a out a at home. It was my fault that I ran out of desperation. Also, I know some of those walks I made could have been avoided IF I warmed up a little longer earlier rather than trying to find our 10th fielder. NV US had enough respect for us to play 9 instead of 8. Another thing too, I should have gave enough time for the outfielders to get positioned after each hit to save their stamina. NExt time I will make sure everyone is positioned before throwing another pitch.
Other than that, like I said earlier, I am grateful with what happened. We held an average scoring team of 15 points to only 7. We were missing teammates, and we had injuries that cost us. We played our best, but we werent our best yesterday. I'm sure when we do see them in the playoffs for the title, they dont know what's coming to them. Just like the umpire said, NCB and NV US are the two best teams in division 5.
Also, their pitcher is the BEST pitcher in the league, and we did good even though it could have been better. BUT we are the better team by far. Trust me when I say that. We are the better team. Now we know how it feels like to be down, and lose. We are the BEST team to have a rally going when there is 2 outs. We are not perfect, but we are closer than any team to perfection..
Season has just begun from this point out. We will work on new things: outfield covering the infield, not assuming a player will make a play, back each other up, base coaching and everything else that people need work on. Softball is not all about hitting, its strategy and coming as a TEAM to pick each other up when we are down. We will win the championships this year as long as we play as a team ,come healthy and Play NO CONTEST SOFTBALL!!
Richie
Some of the things that tend to go wrong in games are those little things you don't think to work on at practice. The little things like backing up a teammate, lining up the cutoff throws, baserunning, etc. are often overlooked. Practices tend to consist of some flies to the outfielders and some grounders to infielders, followed by a round or two of batting practice.
ReplyDeleteBesides doing some extra work on the little things a simulated game may help to reinforce them. If you like, perhaps I can get a few of the Bricks to come out and help. With about four or five of us, we could bat against NCB for a few mock innings so you can work on your base coverage and cutoff plays under game conditions. Just a thought....
Good post Daddio!
ReplyDeleteMark that sounds like a great idea and I'll ask the team. But until then we need to solidify the basics and get the team well rested and injury free. But I dont see why not. We will let you know for sure.
ReplyDeleteUr right mark. Its the little things that count the most at times. We will find it in ourselves. This team has heart, through thick and thin, NCB deserves this championship!!
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