I feel like 'The Gipper'

This past weekend, my ball team (the Crazy Dutch Bastards) played in our league's year end tournament playoffs. After an extremely exciting nail-biting game that went THREE extra innings, my team managed to pull off the win even though they didn't have last bats!

I opted out of regular playing this season to allow for my treatment (and travelling ) - so I only played 1/2 a game all season - but to be there and cheer them on and see them do so well was extremely rewarding.

I am kinda feeling like they 'won it for the Gipper'. I didn't know even where that phrase came from until I just Googled it - so I rescind the statement since 'The Gipper' was a professional athlete who died from a throat infection in the 1920s and they didn't even get told to win one for him until after he died...... I guess it doesn't really apply after all....

My team came close to it last September in our Provincials tournament - they were finalists and I was still really proud - but I did not get to watch that effort as I was unavailable. (I'd like to say recuperating, which is SORTA true - but the real truth is that I was travelling in Idaho for a flyball tournament with Cam).

I'm really proud of them and wanted all you blog-followers to know that 2010's Aug 7 weekend kicked ASS on 2009's Aug 7 weekend!!!!