It’s not Spring until I’ve gotten my first softball injury.
So, today is the official start of spring!!!
Our first game is tomorrow so a few of us got together to toss the ball around and do a little batting practice. I swung first and then replaced the left fielder.
First ball to me is an fast grounder off to my right. I go for it, it slips by my glove, and then I hear a “THOCK” sound as it hits my right shin solidly. [geek] I guess I failed my reflex save [/geek].
I check it out and see a big scrape, but I’m not gushing blood and it really doesn’t hurt, so I ignore it. A few more hits and I look down to see a lump the size of a golf ball rapidly growing on my now oozing shin.
It’s calmed down now, but it was touch and go there for awhile. Ice packs, ibuprofen and Chipotle will cure any ailment in the book…