Unfortunately, with this scenario, once it started getting dark, the lights didn't turn on over our field (they turned on everywhere else, but I guess we were just lucky like that). We could still see enough to play, but it made it increasingly difficult to see when the ball landed in fair vs. foul territory. Unlike with previous weeks, this team seemed to be missing one of the key concepts of the kickball league--that it's supposed to be FUN! This team, even before the lights were an issue, was disputing every (and I mean EVERY) call the refs were making, and just weren't a lot of fun to play against. You can't even say that the amount of fun we have is based on how well WE do, because having lost every game, we still had fun even when we lost by several runs. But not with this team. They also had an insane pitcher who seemed to chuck the ball super hard at you, which wasn't terribly fun to kick against.

At any rate, at the end of the 5th inning, we were still tied, and so the other team informed us this meant that we do an extra inning. We wanted to go to a neighboring field that had lights, but the cones had already been taken away, so we had to stay where we were. We weren't exactly thrilled, since we couldn't see and we knew they would just keep disputing. But, we had a chance to take the win, so we went for it.

Add a Comment]]> Mon, 12 May 2008 21:15:33 -0800 http://www.icyshard.com/archives/2008/05/the_game_where_we_fought_to_the_bitter_end#071581 What a bunch of bums! I wish you would have kicked their butts.