Have You Seen Me Lately?

Double D · 04-21-2007, 02:57 PM

Hum.....if my brother gets tired of it, which he does very quickly, I will let you know. I am sure he wont sell it for alot. Besdies that get a membership over at softballfans.com and check for yourself. Only thing is you will have to send money first probably to get the bat for your first deal.

Pylon · 04-21-2007, 04:22 PM

So, does he have some kind of special hookup with that site other than just a membership? How does he get that kind of pricing?

Double D · 04-21-2007, 04:24 PM

Your buying your bats off of other members. Some are used some are not. Normally he gets em either new in wrapper or 50-200 hits on em.

Pylon · 04-21-2007, 04:30 PM

Yeah, I got in and looked around, then came back to edit my post. I missed the boards the first time there.

Thanks for the lead.

Double D · 04-21-2007, 04:32 PM

No problem I dont go there to often because I dont buy to many things, but when I do its the place to go.

Pylon · 04-22-2007, 07:48 AM

Thanks for the lead. I ended up buying a 34/27 NIW off ebay for $260. I'm hoping it gets here in time for my Thursday night game.

Pylon · 04-22-2007, 09:48 AM

Women....

My wife has decided (recently) to learn to cook. Fine. I do most of the cooking, but am happy to help.

Today she want to make cookies to send to the college kids in the family. So, I try to help her by doing the shopping and getting a recipe together for her, and she acts like it way too much work, and all she wants is a "simple" recipe. (I should point out, the "complex" parts were things like sifting, melting the butter, and chilling the dough before baking.)

So I get irritated, naturally, then she gets mad that I am irritated. My whole point was don't ask for my help if you aren't willing to do the work. She has seen me make cookies a thousand times, and knows how much work goes in. Her response is that she doesn't think the extra works makes much difference.

Good enough for me. I guess she can start eating out of cans and boxes, right? I mean, why put out the extra effort if it's not worth it?

Double D · 04-22-2007, 03:20 PM

Did you have to send the money first?

Pylon · 04-22-2007, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Double D

Did you have to send the money first?

Paypal.

Double D · 04-22-2007, 04:10 PM

Awww.....did you do the deal with someone that had been there for awhile? Thats always your best bet, check out their history and make sure they have made plenty of sales and make sure they are good to go.

Pylon · 04-22-2007, 04:18 PM

Yeah, seller rating real high, lots of transactions.

Double D · 04-22-2007, 04:22 PM

Awesome, you ought to be just fine!

Pylon · 04-23-2007, 04:06 PM

Also, found out that my teammate knows a guy who can roll it for me, which should heat it up and make it last longer. Woohoo!!!

Pylon · 04-23-2007, 08:40 PM

Another crap pitching night. Final score was somewhere around 24 - 10, I think. Won't swear to it. Walked in 13 runs in the first. Pile on that bad baserunning and some poor fielding. We were ok, but the walks killed us. (It's irritating, especially because I know I couldn't do any better.)

Even worse, I had 2 at bats, total of 4 swings. They were four of the worst swings of my life, including two weak pop ups, a whiff, and a lazy fly (in that order). Even worse, the sequence went: pop up dropped by the 1B foul, pop up off the catcher's foot for a hit, whiff, misplayed pop up for a double. That's right, four bad swings, and I went 2 for 2.

Pylon · 04-25-2007, 08:48 PM

What a week. Been dealing with on site Board of Directors meetings and an employee lunch that I was responsible for executing. Busy times, and I haven't set foot in the gym. I will try to get in Friday.

Two good notes. First, the new bat should arrive tomorrow, in time for the game. Second, part of the catering for lunch was grilled chicken (done fresh on the grill as the event started.) There was lots left and I...um...liberated some to bring home. Saves me the trouble of cooking. (Not to mention it's pretty tasty.)

Double D · 04-26-2007, 02:43 AM

Need a new pitcher badly huh? Get your bat yet? Game in Winfield Mo Saturday instead of Peavly.

Pylon · 04-26-2007, 02:57 PM

I know a guy playing in that tournament. His name is Gerald, playing for Lights Out. (He's our team captain at work.)

Which team are you playing for?

Double D · 04-27-2007, 12:12 AM

Not playing in Peavly now. I am playing in Winfield Illinois now. Our team name is Midwest Bombers. We changed tournaments because Peavly isnt paying out that much, and Winfield is about half as far! We need to get together this summer with some of this ball stuff goin on.

Pylon · 04-27-2007, 07:03 AM

Yeah, that was his guess (your team, I mean). He said you are in opposite brackets, so maybe you'll see him in the finals.

I've got family in town, so I won't be able to make it out there. Keep me posted on your trips in and we will find time to meet up.

Double D · 04-27-2007, 11:33 PM

I am not sure if its Winfield Illinois or Winfield Mo. Either way, we play at 10 and its a double elim now. We dont have 3 of our best players, one of which is an absolute BEAST! The guys arms are like my legs! Oh well, just means it saves more homers for me!

Archangel · 04-29-2007, 07:11 PM

How goes it Brother Pylon??? Hope all is well my Friend!!!

Brutus_G · 04-29-2007, 07:23 PM

eventually we'll see a workout

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Pylon · 04-30-2007, 02:50 PM

Yeah yeah.....maybe tomorrow....

DOMS · 04-30-2007, 02:55 PM

Pylon · 04-30-2007, 09:07 PM

Another Monday night, another loss. Much better pitching this time, but still lost 7-5. Our girls refuse to take pitches, and insist on swinging at balls over their heads. At one point, the ladies were 0 for 20.

I went 3-3, 2 singles, a double, 1 R, 1 RBI. Back in the leadoff spot, which I think is a good place for me. My job is to get on in front of our big hitter, which I did.

I played SS tonight for the first time ever, and it wasn't too bad. Not many plays to be made in the innings I was in the field.

The worst part was in the 6th, down by 2 runs, I come up with 2 outs and a runner on 1st. With a 3-1 count, the ump calls a strike that at best brushed a thread of the mat...at best. I pulled the next pitch down the line for a hit. I was trying to work a walk to get our big hitter up. Turns out, the girl behind me (probably our best) worked a walk and got him up, but he hit a towering pop-up to third to end the inning.

Overall better, I guess. Also got to use the new bat tonight. Felt good, nice balance. I still don't really generate home run power with it, but I can smoke line drives, which is fine for me. Swinging for the fences usually gets me in trouble.

And no, no gym time, but I don't feel bad about that on days I'm playing ball. I'll be there tomorrow.

Double D · 04-30-2007, 10:56 PM

3 for 3 is still tons better than I did last Saturday! I was aweful! Thats a super low scoring game Py!

Pylon · 05-01-2007, 07:54 AM

Yeah, our pitching was very good, using our 5th pitcher this year. He has experience, but took a line drive just to the left of the jewels last time he pitched, so it took a while for him to be willing to step in again. Our defense was pretty good outside of a couple of plays. But our women killed us at the plate. Basically, our men have to be perfect for us to really score any runs.

04-21-2007, 02:57 PM	#91
Double D Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 9,901	BODYBUILDING SUPPLEMENTS High Quality Supplements For Bodybuilders and Athletes. www.ironmaglabs.com Hum.....if my brother gets tired of it, which he does very quickly, I will let you know. I am sure he wont sell it for alot. Besdies that get a membership over at softballfans.com and check for yourself. Only thing is you will have to send money first probably to get the bat for your first deal.
	www.crossfit.com

04-21-2007, 04:22 PM	#92
Pylon Squishy Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Missing...presumed having a good time Posts: 6,319 Photos: 3	So, does he have some kind of special hookup with that site other than just a membership? How does he get that kind of pricing?
	"For beverages, I only drink water or whiskey and when I’m drinking whiskey, it’s usually when I’m working out. It gives me the courage to lift more than I can when I’m sober." - C. Bratton Fresh Start Journal

04-21-2007, 04:24 PM	#93
Double D Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 9,901	Your buying your bats off of other members. Some are used some are not. Normally he gets em either new in wrapper or 50-200 hits on em.
	www.crossfit.com

04-21-2007, 04:30 PM	#94
Pylon Squishy Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Missing...presumed having a good time Posts: 6,319 Photos: 3	Yeah, I got in and looked around, then came back to edit my post. I missed the boards the first time there. Thanks for the lead.
	"For beverages, I only drink water or whiskey and when I’m drinking whiskey, it’s usually when I’m working out. It gives me the courage to lift more than I can when I’m sober." - C. Bratton Fresh Start Journal

04-21-2007, 04:32 PM	#95
Double D Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 9,901	No problem I dont go there to often because I dont buy to many things, but when I do its the place to go.
	www.crossfit.com

04-22-2007, 07:48 AM	#96
Pylon Squishy Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Missing...presumed having a good time Posts: 6,319 Photos: 3	Thanks for the lead. I ended up buying a 34/27 NIW off ebay for $260. I'm hoping it gets here in time for my Thursday night game.
	"For beverages, I only drink water or whiskey and when I’m drinking whiskey, it’s usually when I’m working out. It gives me the courage to lift more than I can when I’m sober." - C. Bratton Fresh Start Journal

04-22-2007, 09:48 AM	#97
Pylon Squishy Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Missing...presumed having a good time Posts: 6,319 Photos: 3	Women.... My wife has decided (recently) to learn to cook. Fine. I do most of the cooking, but am happy to help. Today she want to make cookies to send to the college kids in the family. So, I try to help her by doing the shopping and getting a recipe together for her, and she acts like it way too much work, and all she wants is a "simple" recipe. (I should point out, the "complex" parts were things like sifting, melting the butter, and chilling the dough before baking.) So I get irritated, naturally, then she gets mad that I am irritated. My whole point was don't ask for my help if you aren't willing to do the work. She has seen me make cookies a thousand times, and knows how much work goes in. Her response is that she doesn't think the extra works makes much difference. Good enough for me. I guess she can start eating out of cans and boxes, right? I mean, why put out the extra effort if it's not worth it?
	"For beverages, I only drink water or whiskey and when I’m drinking whiskey, it’s usually when I’m working out. It gives me the courage to lift more than I can when I’m sober." - C. Bratton Fresh Start Journal

04-22-2007, 03:20 PM	#98
Double D Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 9,901	Did you have to send the money first?
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04-22-2007, 04:10 PM	#100
Double D Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 9,901	Awww.....did you do the deal with someone that had been there for awhile? Thats always your best bet, check out their history and make sure they have made plenty of sales and make sure they are good to go.
	www.crossfit.com

04-22-2007, 04:18 PM	#101
Pylon Squishy Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Missing...presumed having a good time Posts: 6,319 Photos: 3	Yeah, seller rating real high, lots of transactions.
	"For beverages, I only drink water or whiskey and when I’m drinking whiskey, it’s usually when I’m working out. It gives me the courage to lift more than I can when I’m sober." - C. Bratton Fresh Start Journal

04-22-2007, 04:22 PM	#102
Double D Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 9,901	Awesome, you ought to be just fine!
	www.crossfit.com

04-23-2007, 04:06 PM	#103
Pylon Squishy Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Missing...presumed having a good time Posts: 6,319 Photos: 3	Also, found out that my teammate knows a guy who can roll it for me, which should heat it up and make it last longer. Woohoo!!!
	"For beverages, I only drink water or whiskey and when I’m drinking whiskey, it’s usually when I’m working out. It gives me the courage to lift more than I can when I’m sober." - C. Bratton Fresh Start Journal

04-23-2007, 08:40 PM	#104
Pylon Squishy Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Missing...presumed having a good time Posts: 6,319 Photos: 3	Another crap pitching night. Final score was somewhere around 24 - 10, I think. Won't swear to it. Walked in 13 runs in the first. Pile on that bad baserunning and some poor fielding. We were ok, but the walks killed us. (It's irritating, especially because I know I couldn't do any better.) Even worse, I had 2 at bats, total of 4 swings. They were four of the worst swings of my life, including two weak pop ups, a whiff, and a lazy fly (in that order). Even worse, the sequence went: pop up dropped by the 1B foul, pop up off the catcher's foot for a hit, whiff, misplayed pop up for a double. That's right, four bad swings, and I went 2 for 2.
	"For beverages, I only drink water or whiskey and when I’m drinking whiskey, it’s usually when I’m working out. It gives me the courage to lift more than I can when I’m sober." - C. Bratton Fresh Start Journal

04-25-2007, 08:48 PM	#105
Pylon Squishy Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Missing...presumed having a good time Posts: 6,319 Photos: 3	What a week. Been dealing with on site Board of Directors meetings and an employee lunch that I was responsible for executing. Busy times, and I haven't set foot in the gym. I will try to get in Friday. Two good notes. First, the new bat should arrive tomorrow, in time for the game. Second, part of the catering for lunch was grilled chicken (done fresh on the grill as the event started.) There was lots left and I...um...liberated some to bring home. Saves me the trouble of cooking. (Not to mention it's pretty tasty.)
	"For beverages, I only drink water or whiskey and when I’m drinking whiskey, it’s usually when I’m working out. It gives me the courage to lift more than I can when I’m sober." - C. Bratton Fresh Start Journal

04-26-2007, 02:43 AM	#106
Double D Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 9,901	Need a new pitcher badly huh? Get your bat yet? Game in Winfield Mo Saturday instead of Peavly.
	www.crossfit.com

04-29-2007, 07:11 PM	#111
Archangel High Intensity Freak Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Intensity Island Posts: 10,178 Photos: 4	How goes it Brother Pylon??? Hope all is well my Friend!!!
	"I can do ALL things through Christ, who strengthens me" - Philippians 4:13 "For NOTHING is impossible with GOD" - Luke 1:37

04-26-2007, 02:57 PM	#107
Pylon Squishy Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Missing...presumed having a good time Posts: 6,319 Photos: 3	I know a guy playing in that tournament. His name is Gerald, playing for Lights Out. (He's our team captain at work.) Which team are you playing for?
	"For beverages, I only drink water or whiskey and when I’m drinking whiskey, it’s usually when I’m working out. It gives me the courage to lift more than I can when I’m sober." - C. Bratton Fresh Start Journal

04-27-2007, 12:12 AM	#108
Double D Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 9,901	Not playing in Peavly now. I am playing in Winfield Illinois now. Our team name is Midwest Bombers. We changed tournaments because Peavly isnt paying out that much, and Winfield is about half as far! We need to get together this summer with some of this ball stuff goin on.
	www.crossfit.com

04-27-2007, 07:03 AM	#109
Pylon Squishy Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Missing...presumed having a good time Posts: 6,319 Photos: 3	Yeah, that was his guess (your team, I mean). He said you are in opposite brackets, so maybe you'll see him in the finals. I've got family in town, so I won't be able to make it out there. Keep me posted on your trips in and we will find time to meet up.
	"For beverages, I only drink water or whiskey and when I’m drinking whiskey, it’s usually when I’m working out. It gives me the courage to lift more than I can when I’m sober." - C. Bratton Fresh Start Journal

04-27-2007, 11:33 PM	#110
Double D Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 9,901	I am not sure if its Winfield Illinois or Winfield Mo. Either way, we play at 10 and its a double elim now. We dont have 3 of our best players, one of which is an absolute BEAST! The guys arms are like my legs! Oh well, just means it saves more homers for me!
	www.crossfit.com

04-29-2007, 07:23 PM	#112
Brutus_G Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,910 Photos: 24	eventually we'll see a workout .
	"People do it everyday, they talk to themselves... they see themselves as they'd like to be, they don't have the courage you have, to just run with it."-Tyler Durden

04-30-2007, 02:50 PM	#113
Pylon Squishy Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Missing...presumed having a good time Posts: 6,319 Photos: 3	Yeah yeah.....maybe tomorrow....
	"For beverages, I only drink water or whiskey and when I’m drinking whiskey, it’s usually when I’m working out. It gives me the courage to lift more than I can when I’m sober." - C. Bratton Fresh Start Journal

04-30-2007, 09:07 PM	#115
Pylon Squishy Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Missing...presumed having a good time Posts: 6,319 Photos: 3	Another Monday night, another loss. Much better pitching this time, but still lost 7-5. Our girls refuse to take pitches, and insist on swinging at balls over their heads. At one point, the ladies were 0 for 20. I went 3-3, 2 singles, a double, 1 R, 1 RBI. Back in the leadoff spot, which I think is a good place for me. My job is to get on in front of our big hitter, which I did. I played SS tonight for the first time ever, and it wasn't too bad. Not many plays to be made in the innings I was in the field. The worst part was in the 6th, down by 2 runs, I come up with 2 outs and a runner on 1st. With a 3-1 count, the ump calls a strike that at best brushed a thread of the mat...at best. I pulled the next pitch down the line for a hit. I was trying to work a walk to get our big hitter up. Turns out, the girl behind me (probably our best) worked a walk and got him up, but he hit a towering pop-up to third to end the inning. Overall better, I guess. Also got to use the new bat tonight. Felt good, nice balance. I still don't really generate home run power with it, but I can smoke line drives, which is fine for me. Swinging for the fences usually gets me in trouble. And no, no gym time, but I don't feel bad about that on days I'm playing ball. I'll be there tomorrow.
	"For beverages, I only drink water or whiskey and when I’m drinking whiskey, it’s usually when I’m working out. It gives me the courage to lift more than I can when I’m sober." - C. Bratton Fresh Start Journal

04-30-2007, 10:56 PM	#116
Double D Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 9,901	3 for 3 is still tons better than I did last Saturday! I was aweful! Thats a super low scoring game Py!
	www.crossfit.com

05-01-2007, 07:54 AM	#117
Pylon Squishy Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Missing...presumed having a good time Posts: 6,319 Photos: 3	Yeah, our pitching was very good, using our 5th pitcher this year. He has experience, but took a line drive just to the left of the jewels last time he pitched, so it took a while for him to be willing to step in again. Our defense was pretty good outside of a couple of plays. But our women killed us at the plate. Basically, our men have to be perfect for us to really score any runs.
	"For beverages, I only drink water or whiskey and when I’m drinking whiskey, it’s usually when I’m working out. It gives me the courage to lift more than I can when I’m sober." - C. Bratton Fresh Start Journal