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Category Archives: On Playing the Game

On my experiences playing baseball. I played as a reserve (non-roster) player in the New England Women’s Baseball League in 2001, then joined the Pawtucket Slaterettes in 2003. I played with the Slaterettes five seasons from 2003 through 2007. Currently I have no plans to play in 2008, because my eyesight is going.

Women’s Baseball Player Diary Part 6

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Originally appeared on October 14, 2003. Okay folks, get ready for a really personal one this time. This entry isn’t about how the Yankees have executed three strike-em-out-throw-em-out double plays, or how they had four men reach base by base on balls and scored none, whereas they gave up only one walk and that was […]

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Women’s Baseball Player Diary Part 5

Monday, May 3, 2010

Originally posted on August 16, 2003. July 26 2003 I had to miss Wednesday’s game because of the writing class I’m teaching, but I heard we won. That made the team’s record 6-2 (with two rainouts and one game cancelled for lack of umpires) before today’s game. The only two losses were both to the […]

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Women’s Baseball Player Diary, Part 4

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Originally posted on July 24, 2003. July 1 2003 Narragansett Electric (that’s my team) beat ISL tonight. The final score was 9-4, I think, though it could have been 9-6. I know we were leading 6-4 in the fourth, having scored all six runs in the first inning when the ISL pitcher/coach, Darry, just didn’t […]

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2003 Women’s Baseball Diary Part 3

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Baseball Player Diary 2003, Part 3 Originally posted on June 30, 2003. June 5 Tonight I volunteered at the ABCD Field of Dreams tournament at Fenway Park. ABCD is Action for Boston Community Development, and the Field of Dreams is a tournament where large corporations who donate a heap o’ money get to play in […]

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2003 Women’s Baseball Diary, Part 2

Friday, April 30, 2010

Originally posted on June 7 2003: Baseball Diary 2003, Part 2. May 15 My arm hurt all weekend. Then again, so did my back, my knee, my neck… it has gotten cold and damp again, if you can believe that, and every part of me that has any nagging injury is aching. And the Yankees […]

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May 7 2003 : Out Standing In The Field

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Cecilia’s Baseball Diary 2003 May 7 2003 : Out Standing In The Field Here I am again, trying to play baseball. For those who are new to my endeavors, here’s a quick recap. March 23, 2000 — While surfing the Internet, I discover the existence of “organized” women’s baseball in the US. While there’s no […]

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October 29, 2008: Fading Days

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

The World Series is not yet over, but snow fell in parts of Pennsylvania yesterday, and I woke up this morning with my skin feeling dry. So dry that several calluses on my left hand were peeling.

I stared at them for a while after I got out of the shower, trying to figure out what they were from. What could I have been doing that built up a callus there, on my left hand, on the pads between the second and third knuckle of my grip?

I think these are my batting calluses, finally wearing off, nearly 14 months after I played my final game of hardball. (Click title above to read full post.)

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April 1, 2008: Being There

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

I cried a lot yesterday. There are a lot of reasons why, and they all come back to baseball.

I drove to New York City Sunday night, had a lovely dinner with my good friend Lori in the Bronx, who shares the same birthday with me. We have a tradition of going to Opening Day at Yankee Stadium together, since the home opener often falls on or next to our birthday, and then having dinner at a steakhouse in Yonkers that we like…

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July 2, 2007: Mechanical Failure (My throwing arm)

Monday, July 2, 2007

“The other day in a game against the Yankees, Shannon Stewart of the Oakland A’s made a weak throw from left field, allowing a run to score and a runner on second base to move to third. The game’s broadcasters mentioned that Stewart’s shoulder is injured, and has been “for years.” How, one might think, could a guy still be playing with such a weakness and why hasn’t he done anything about it? Well, I don’t know about Stewart’s arm, but I know about mine…”

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June 28, 2007: Out Standing In a Field (again)

Thursday, June 28, 2007

“Oh, I ache everywhere, but especially in my forty-year-old legs. Slaterettes Baseball season has begun and I feel like I put the “senior” in the “Senior Division.” I played right field two days in a row. (Who the heck put two games in a row on the schedule? Oh, my aching muscles…)”

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