Friday, July 22, 2011

Home Run Derby at Work



Now that we have more guys in our office the opportunity for athletic pursuits has increased dramatically. Not that the women in the office can't or don't like to play sports, but I've found that there is a definite difference between what they find enjoyable vs. what guys do when it comes to things like...Home Run Derby.

The other day at work we decided to play during lunch. (Side note: It's great to work on a university campus because there are things like baseball fields within walking distance right behind our offices.)

I had visions of 'putting on a laser show' as Dustin Pedroia of the Red Sox likes to say, but the reality is that in two rounds, I had a pretty weak showing and only jacked one HR (good for last place overall.) What made it so much worse was that our version of the Evil Empire, Jordan, ended up winning the whole tournament. (Remind me to tell you about Jordan, sports and competition sometime. This guy takes things SERIOUSLY.)

Anyway, the point of this post was to mention how much fun it was to get outside on a nice summer day, bond with my coworkers and heckle each other and laugh as only a bunch of guys can with one another. Even if Jordan won.

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