Hey, what can I say? My favorite color is purple. And they’re going to paint my car. That’s not why I signed though. I think I’ll make a difference on this staff. I liked Ryan’s idea that I’d be #1 but that it wasn’t guaranteed. That is so refreshing after the flattery I’ve gotten other places. I want to be #1, don’t get me wrong. But I want to be #1 because I’ve earned it, not because it’s written on a piece of paper.
And Dirtball is an Angel, too. Make no mistake, Dirtball is about one of the best game-callers out there. Duke was the most fun of any of my battery mates. But Dirtball is the best at knowing what I want and giving it to me. He understands that I’m not an idiot and if we have different ideas of what to throw, I only need to shake him off once. He calls for what I want to throw. it works. And I swear he can read my mind sometimes. I remember a situation in my game against Buffalo. I wanted to throw a pitch in a location I normally don’t. But for this particular hitter, I did. And I was sure I was gonna need to call him out to the mound. But nope. Down went those fingers and the mitt was set and I knew we were on the same wavelength.
But signing meant a physical. And because of Aunt Katy, they sent me out to a radiology place to get a mammogram. Now most of y’all are guys so I dunno if I can describe this adequately. What they do is take your tits and attempt to flatten them. They need them thin and flat to make better images. Now, mine are high and tight, so flattening them hurts. And they do it to both sides, from multiple angles. And, because the button that does the actual picture is in another room, you get to stand there with your tits deformed while the technician walks back and forth. There is good news though. They didn’t see anything bad in the pictures.
Jay and I are pulling out of Hartford. I’ll be looking for a place in Allentown and he’s getting settled in NY. I’m going to miss Coach’s and City Steam and Mill by the River, but I’m sure there will be places to go in Allentown. And I’m missing Duke all over again. I know about all those places because of him.
Next up–Spring Training. I can’t wait to meet the boys on my new team. And the girl. To my knowledge, the only other woman in the league is Dominicia Cao. And she’s a pitcher, too. She’s a knuckleballer who pitched in AAA last year for the Lancaster Liberty. Maybe someday we’ll be on the same staff.
