Remember that scene from Field of Dreams where everyone gets all misty eyed watch Kevin Costner "have a catch" with his dad? Well, I had my own emotional catch moment today, but maybe no so "hollywood-ized" as the one that took place in the cornfield.
Today I played catch for the first time since my surgeries. The last time I played catch was when warming up with friend and teammate Scott Anderson. I was getting quite concerned as I couldn't even hold onto the ball in my glove since my nerves were so whacked out and I had lost so much feeling in my left hand.
Thankfully, when I played catch today (again with Scott) I was able to catch and throw without any problems. I didn't even drop a one (which I normally might do even before I had the nerve problems). I didn't do long toss or anything, but it was nice to get out there and play ball (in a way) again. I still won't be able to play baseball until next year but I'm well aware of how things come in baby steps after surgeries. (Note: That is not the father from Field of Dreams in the image above. It's shoeless Joe. I couldn't find a picture of Kevin and his father having that catch. Bonus points for you if you realized this before reading this footnote).
3 comments:
You are seriously high. Of course everyone knew that image was from some other movie. Why didn't you ask your friend to bean you in the thigh with the ball for old times sake?
Whoops, I just realized getting beaned by the ball meant getting hit in the head.
I started worrying that it was not appropriate to tease you and suggest that your friend should throw a ball at your thigh to get you back into the swing of things. I was just trying to be positive about getting your beanball stat back up.
Anyway, I am very happy to read of your recovery.
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