Revenge is best served cold

This morning I got up still sort of hoping for an appeal to reinstate me. I went to breakfast and ate with some of the guys on the team. I went back to my room and watched some TV before getting ready to head to the field. I did not want to wear my uniform shirt because I did not want to be seen as the guy who was cheating. Even though I don’t feel I was. I think my best friend, Ryan would agree.
[08/18/2005 – 16:15] coug1973: I got kicked out of the tournament.
[08/18/2005 – 16:15] three_ster: awww 🙁
[08/18/2005 – 16:15] three_ster: how come?
[08/18/2005 – 16:15] coug1973: I am too fast
[08/18/2005 – 16:16] three_ster: lol
[08/18/2005 – 16:16] three_ster: is that really why?
[08/18/2005 – 16:16] coug1973: yep
[08/18/2005 – 16:17] three_ster: was it a plea deal of something?
[08/18/2005 – 16:17] coug1973: LMAO!!!!
[08/18/2005 – 16:17] coug1973: no.
[08/18/2005 – 16:17] coug1973: http://blog.scottyanderson.com/2005/08/my-last-day-as-mauler.html
[08/18/2005 – 16:17] three_ster: well that sucks
[08/18/2005 – 16:18] three_ster: did your team win?
[08/18/2005 – 16:18] coug1973: The team that challenged me was knocked out of the tournament today…
[08/18/2005 – 16:18] coug1973: BY US!!!!
[08/18/2005 – 16:18] three_ster: nice!

I found out when I got to the field that we could not appeal the decision, only a proceedure that was done wrong. They did everything correct, so we had no options. So we started the game against the team that knocked my out of the tournament. We started by scoring some runs. Then they scored two. It was four to two. We actually never lost the lead once we had it. But they kept fighting back. We could never get a comfortable lead. Leif got hurt sliding into home and he was out for the game. We only had two normal outfielders playing for us.

In the last inning they scored two runs to come within one run. But we were able to make and out at home. With the tying run on first and the go ahead run at the plate, a ball was hit to right-center field. When I saw it hit, I was thinking for sure it would be a basehit. But Kevin ran over to make the catch and we won the game.

So a few of us as a team started to chat “Na na na na, Na na na na, Hey, Hey, Hey, Goodbye!” It was not normal for us to do, but they were the team that caused me to be thrown from the tournament. So it was sweat to get our revenge on the playing field to send them packing. I did not go out and shake their hands after the game.

After the game we went to On The Border as a team and got lunch then headed back to the hotel. I spent time sort of going in and out of sleep while watching TV. Around nine I went to Pizza Hut for dinner. After I ate I went to the pool and hottub and hung out with the Rockets. I asked if they had won. One guy said “Nope, we are out like you.” I said that the Maulers were still playing. Then he said “You’re not!” I started to laugh and everyone else did too.

We were out there until we were kicked out by the hotel people, because the pool closes at ten o’clock PM each day. I went back to my room to watch TV before making an early exit to sleep land.