“Baseball Struggles” by Carl D’Agostino

Jack Ronald Cotner
September 10th, 2015 at 14:36

Ha, ha! I laughed out loud at this one!

Carl D'Agostino
September 10th, 2015 at 15:15

Now that’s the kinda comment I love to hear. Believe me, I know just how this guy feels !

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duckofindeed
September 6th, 2015 at 12:33

I hated playing baseball in PE, as I was always confused by the rules, so I was always happy when I missed the ball. Until the teacher started making us try over and over until we hit it, no matter how many times we missed.

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Carl D'Agostino
September 6th, 2015 at 14:55

Once you connect regularly the moment of the hit is beyond a describable thrill. For that fleeting second we are right there in a major league field. I had a lot of power and could put a ball over the right field fence 7 of 10 times !

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monicastangledweb
September 5th, 2015 at 23:32

Boy, if a second chance league isn’t enough perhaps there’s a third chance league for this sad sack?

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Carl D'Agostino
September 6th, 2015 at 14:52

Everyone should get to play but only if the crummy players are on the other team.

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Mark Petruska
September 5th, 2015 at 10:05

And I suppose the fans in the stands get TWO prizes in their Cracker Jack box?

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Carl D'Agostino
September 6th, 2015 at 14:51

Ah, you have resurrected a deep resentment from childhood: I never got a cool prize always something so stupid I threw it away immediately. This was compounded in that I hated the taste of those things in the first place.

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tlr
September 5th, 2015 at 06:04

I think this is an inside joke, remember that here on the dark continent we only have rugby and soccer … hahahaha

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Carl D'Agostino
September 6th, 2015 at 14:49

In baseball the player is out or retired from batting after 3 strikes (misses and the first two balls hit out of bounds are also counted as misses). “three strikes and you’re out” has become a standard idiom for saying you have used up all your chances in American English.

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- tlr
  September 6th, 2015 at 14:51
  
  That part I know, but something about the Jeff Chokes got lost on me
  
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- Carl D'Agostino
  September 10th, 2015 at 15:19
  
  “to choke” in sports talk means to fold under pressure in a once in a life time opportunity or just a failure when you could not muster the ability in that critical moment. Now the idiom applies to all walks of life not just sports.
  
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poemsandponderings
September 4th, 2015 at 00:31

“Extra Chance” League? Who does he play for the “Miami Mulligans”?

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seeker
September 4th, 2015 at 00:04

Four out of three strikes, good thing they are not mathemathicians

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Craig N.
September 3rd, 2015 at 10:57

The Team’s Sponsor Is “Lucky Strikes”

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Carl D'Agostino
September 3rd, 2015 at 10:59

Oooooooooooooooooooh !

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Carol Ann Hoel
September 3rd, 2015 at 10:49

Strike five, take a dive; strike six, pick up sticks; strke seven, go to heaven. Thanks for the entertainment, Carl.

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Carl D'Agostino
September 3rd, 2015 at 11:00

Well strike seven seems like a good deal. Of course that would be more timely a few decades from now.

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Kirt D Tisdale
September 3rd, 2015 at 10:31

Great way to start the day!!! Love it!!

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Carl D'Agostino
September 3rd, 2015 at 11:01

Stay tuned. Delighted my humor clicks with you.

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- Kirt D Tisdale
  September 3rd, 2015 at 11:58
  
  Just so you get the full picture….I’m sitting out on my patio having my morning coffee….all is quiet in the neighborhood…..then I read your post and burst out laughing…my laugh is not a quiet chuckle!!! Neighbors always kid me about my laughter ringing through the backyards😀😀😀
  
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