Softball is the greatest
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 11/07/2011 (5176 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Big thanks to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation for putting together Batting Against Breast Cancer this past weekend. Not only was it in support of a great cause, but it reminded me that playing in a softball tournament is among the greatest things in the world.
For starters, playing in a softball tournament means being outside all day. That simply doesn’t happen enough. Outside is the new inside. It’s the place to be. Nothing interesting happens indoors in the summer.
Secondly, softball is hilarious. Spending a day at a softball tournament lends itself more to funny moments than most other activities. People fall. New nicknames are created. Sayings are screwed up and therefore replace the intended original saying. People who never run anywhere run as fast as they can for one day of the year. You see people you thought you knew in an entirely different light.
Then there is the actual game. If you haven’t played in a while, you forget how awesome it feels to swing the bat and track down fly balls. To turn a double play like they do on TV. To dive for something.
Plus, there are beer gardens. Softball may seriously be, once again, one of the greatest things in the world.
— Ace Burpee / It’s a Winnipeg Thing