As soon as we realized that a whole new baseball season lay just ahead, we thought about our ultimate goal, which is going one step further than last season and winning the championship. And then one thing entered our minds and wouldn't leave:
Ain't nothing gonna break my stride
Nobody's gonna slow me down
Nobody's gonna slow me down
Imagine, if you will, the entire Indians roster dancing around the clubhouse in our skivvies, chanting the above line (now adopted as a mantra) while beating our chests in a rhythmic beat, and you will have some idea of what is definitely not happening.
Instead we're meeting at night in the bloody cold and trying not to lose appendages to frostbite while hitting BP in a batting cage that isn't fully lit. Afterwards, we decide to postpone future practices until there is no longer snow on the ground. The postponement ends Sunday at 7:30pm.
It should be noted that while our first, and so far only, team BP session was on February 26th, we had actually wanted to start earlier. But we were unable to do so due to squatting hookers that had been living in the cages during the off-season. Whalley had to clean all of the garbage and syringes out of the cages and have them inspected before we could use them. There's a Bonds joke in there somewhere.
Our first game is Sunday April 15th. Mark your calendars.
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