Don’t be so quick to judge…

So after church today I had an opportunity to play softball. I was pumped. I hadn’t played a good game of softball since I lived in Florida. So I pulled out my Wilson A2000 and headed over the ball field.  When I got there I lightly jogged onto the field and got that feeling that it was going to be a great game.  The weather was just warm enough to feel like summer but not so hot that it was uncomfortable.

As I was warming up on the field I yelled over to a guy wearing long pants and said, “Hey, I can’t believe you’re wearing long pants in this weather.” To which he replied, “Yeah…I wear it because I can’t help but slide.”  To which I said, “Oh…makes sense.”

I didn’t think much of it other than remembering saying to myself, “I would rather wear shorts and just not slide!”  Then it was my time at-bat.  I ripped one across the first baseline and rounded 2 bases.  The guys were yelling, “Keep going!” so I hustled to third…ecstatic that I was about to have a triple.  Then I saw the third baseman catch the ball and I knew that getting tagged out was inevitable. 

So what did I do?  I did what I knew to do when you’re trying not to get tagged out.  I slid for third.  AND I WAS SAFE!!!  Safe, but jacked up. 

Yeah.  So the lesson of the day?  Don’t judge the guy with long pants.  He’s actually a lot smarter than you 😉