What's the latest in people's lives?

[RK_Striker_JK_5]

Yeah, don't wanna fall behind and have to toss plates into the box last-minute.

[McAvoy]

That's why I have paper plates now.

[colmquinn]

Hello again folks I've been keeping a low profile lately. I've put my facebook into disable mode and have been posting less online because without distractions I've been getting on with my "real world" life. Sorry if that sounds more up my own ass than it means. Hope all is well with you all. You folks are great btw.

[Sonic Glitch]

...I've been getting on with my "real world" life.

The what world?


But seriously that's probably a good thing, good to hear from you.

[RK_Striker_JK_5]

Good idea, Colm. Good luck with that real life... thingie.

[Mikey]

In other news, my daughter had her first travel softball game of the spring today - against a 10U team (her team is 8U.) 3 for 3 - maybe 2 for 2 with a reach on an error - plus 5 unassisted and 1 unassisted put-outs!

[RK_Striker_JK_5]

That... sounds good. It's good, right?

I managed to figure out the complexities of the installation of a towel bar. Go, me.

[McAvoy]

In other news, my daughter had her first travel softball game of the spring today - against a 10U team (her team is 8U.) 3 for 3 - maybe 2 for 2 with a reach on an error - plus 5 unassisted and 1 unassisted put-outs!

Uhh... I alwasy thought that softball had the same rules and terms as baseball. Guess I was wrong.

[Mikey]

It does for the most part, with running slaps taking the place of bunts for the older girls and flat ground replacing a pitcher's mound. I guess if the last time she reached base was ruled an error, it would have been properly called an at-bat with no hit so she would have been 2 for 3. In the field, the girls rotate positions at 7 and 8 years old; her first put-out came playing third with runners on first and second, and she picked up a grounder and stepped on the bag - 5 unassisted. Her second came playing the pitcher's position and she caught a pop fly - 1 unassisted. She almost turned a DP, too, 'cause the runner on first took off but her first baseman dropped the throw.

[Jim]

Tapped the Avery Mephistopheles Stout at my house last night… nom nom nom

[Mikey]

Tapped the Avery Mephistopheles Stout at my house last night… nom nom nom

I'm not familiar with that - any relation to Satan Ale? - but isn't it a bit warm lately for a stout?

*EDIT* Aren't you require by law to drink nothing but IC?

[McAvoy]

It does for the most part, with running slaps taking the place of bunts for the older girls and flat ground replacing a pitcher's mound. I guess if the last time she reached base was ruled an error, it would have been properly called an at-bat with no hit so she would have been 2 for 3. In the field, the girls rotate positions at 7 and 8 years old; her first put-out came playing third with runners on first and second, and she picked up a grounder and stepped on the bag - 5 unassisted. Her second came playing the pitcher's position and she caught a pop fly - 1 unassisted. She almost turned a DP, too, 'cause the runner on first took off but her first baseman dropped the throw.

I am so confused....

[Jim]

Tapped the Avery Mephistopheles Stout at my house last night… nom nom nom

I'm not familiar with that - any relation to Satan Ale? - but isn't it a bit warm lately for a stout?

*EDIT* Aren't you require by law to drink nothing but IC?

Stouts are good year round... and not just for breakfast!!!

I have only ever had 1 Iron City...

[Mikey]

It does for the most part, with running slaps taking the place of bunts for the older girls and flat ground replacing a pitcher's mound. I guess if the last time she reached base was ruled an error, it would have been properly called an at-bat with no hit so she would have been 2 for 3. In the field, the girls rotate positions at 7 and 8 years old; her first put-out came playing third with runners on first and second, and she picked up a grounder and stepped on the bag - 5 unassisted. Her second came playing the pitcher's position and she caught a pop fly - 1 unassisted. She almost turned a DP, too, 'cause the runner on first took off but her first baseman dropped the throw.

I am so confused....

You said you thought softball and baseball shared terminology but then saw that you were wrong. I was just pointing out that you weren't wrong. In baseball, when the same player fields a ball and makes the put-out, it's called "unassisted." Hence, if the pitcher makes a put-out, it's scored as "1 unassisted;" if the catcher does, it's "2 unassisted," if the first baseman does it's "3 unassisted," etc. The positions in baseball/softball are labelled as follows:

1 - pitcher
2 - catcher
3 - 1B
4 - 2B
5 - 3B
6 - SS
7 - LF
8 - CF
9 - RF

I have only ever had 1 Iron City...

Consider yourself lucky.

[McAvoy]

I'll stick with baseball... Maybe I'll have boys when I have kids.