Tough (but easy) 1st solo game since 2000

[udbrky]

I took off after 2002, so this is a year I've got a lot of 1sts again.

Full schedule the whole HS JV/FR season.

I was pretty stoked, because @jimkirk is awesome and I got my Force 3 CP yesterday and was set to debut it Friday.

So Tuesday, I have a game at this school and I said "how is it that you guys can do an 11:30 am Friday game?"

Coach and AD: "What do you mean? It's 4:30"

Me: "Arbiter says 11:30"

Turns out, they had the wrong time. Partner booked a 4:30 already, so I know I'm flying solo on this game.

 

Monday (after a Sunday off), I wake up and have pain in my right knee, near my MCL (I think it's from tight hips and have been foam rolling all week). I work Mon-Thurs through it.

Friday comes along, no partner, and freakin 1st inning, I come out on the 1st steal attempt and my left hammy pops. 

 

I finish the game, have a DH tomorrow morning, then off till Tuesday, but a really rough mid-season spot. Hoping I'm right on the knee and can work out the muscles on these next 3 days off.

 

Game went smoothly, it was like 45 out. Monday, it was almost 90. WTF!?!?!?! Coaches were cool. Final Score 12-2 (picked up 10-run in the 7th!) and wasn't too bad, all things considered.

 

It sucked though, because I read through threads on flying solo on here, and then my game plan went out the window on the 8th pitch of the game and I hobbled through the rest of the game.

[KenBAZ]

Welcome back, hang in there with the knee. Work to get to the best angle you can for every call and own it. Don't miss strikes!

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[udbrky]

Thanks. Worked the DH with a knee sleeve (hookgrip makes great ones) and my left thigh wrapped. Took an anti-inflammatory and 800 MG Ibuprofren all weekend to try to get better. I have off till Tuesday, so hopefully will be back 100%.

[udbrky]

I kicked a call yesterday. IFR, ball hit down 1b line, 1B goes over and whiffs on it hard. Ball lands a foot foul, thought it looked past bag, call foul as it bounces fair and I now see it's in front of the bag and it stays there.

I have to stick with call and explain to coaches that we called it IFF if fair, but once I called it foul, ball is dead. If I'd held 1.5s, I call it IF and fair ball.