We just got back from our 6 day road trip this morning at 8:30. It was a really long trip and we didn't do so hot on the field. We lost 5 out of 6. The trip started on the wrong foot when we got about an hour into the 12 hour drive and the air conditioner broke on our bus. We were headed for Lincoln, NE which was our longest drive of the year so this was not cool. I have had buses lose air before but never for 11 hours. This was probably the most miserable bus ride to date. I don't understand what the deal is with these buses. You would think they would be inspected before a trip to make sure everything is working properly.
After a couple days in NE we got rid of that bus and had another one driven up from Amarillo. The new one we got on was the same bus that we took to El Paso the time the air went out and two bags fell off the bottom. So we went from bad to bad! Sunday was my 25th birthday. Yep, getting old, but I don't feel it! I still feel like I'm 19 or 20. I guess playing a sport makes you feel young. Sure hope I feel like this when I'm 30. Hard to imagine that I'm only 5 years away from that number. Wow. Anyhow, my 25th birthday will definitely be memorable. Our second bus broke down. Literally 5 minutes from the stadium. We were on our way to KC from Lincoln and we had stopped at a gas station for snacks. When I got out of the store I noticed the hood was open on the bus with the bus drivers working on the engine. That is never a good thing to see. I don't know about you readers but I know if something happens to my car, I can't fix it. I'm just the driver, not the mechanic. That is why I take it in when something goes wrong. So when I see a driver working on the engine it doesn't sit well with me. ESPECIALLY when I see a roll of duct tape on the tire. Hmmmm. Why was he taping the engine???? Come to find out the power steering tube busted and all the fluid leaked out and they were trying to tape it back together. No way was I getting on a bus that was taped together. We ended up sitting there for 2.5 hours and got it fixed by a mechanic. We should have been in KC at 12:30 but we didn't get in until 5:15!
While I was in KC my wife, Michaela, came to visit me for two days! It might have been the most fun we have ever had in two days. It was awesome. KC is a really neat city. The other thing that made it cool was that we were driving around in a 2010 Dodge Challenger, my favorite car!!! Michaela rented it at the airport and it was so worth it. I loved driving that car. Fun stuff.
Now I am back in Amarillo and tomorrow is supposed to be my first day back on the field. I'm not sure if I will play tomorrow night but I could. I have a doc appointment in the morning to see what he says about my wrist and then go from there. I only have a few weeks left so I might just put up with a little discomfort so I can play out the rest of my time here. I'm tired of just sitting around doing nothing. I think it has been 3 weeks now so my wrist should be fine by now.
I hope your wrist gets back to full strength soon. I am glad you explained the Release process in your previous post. I was looking through the Amarillo Sox web site and saw that they cut you. We were very disappointed. Now though, although we are sorry about your wrist, we're glad it was just a paper release, and that you are back to being ready to play.
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