THE PRESS, baby!!

My kickball team, The Press, stands undefeated after week 1.

That’s right. We played our first game tonight, kicking our way to an 8-3 win over Balls of Fury.

It was a miracle considering that we didn’t have enough players to field a full team at game time. We actually borrowed a Ball of Fury.

It was great playing with Sam, the only one on his team who can say he won tonight.

His enthusiasm rattled his former teammates.

“What’s our team name?” he asked.

“The Press.”

“The Press! WE’RE GOING TO PRESS YOU!!”

Yeah, his ex-team was intimidated.

We couldn’t have done it without you, Sam. Thanks!

I can honestly say that tonight was the most fun I’ve had playing kickball since ... first grade!

I went 3-for-3, completely botched an opportunity to catch an out and amazingly did not injure myself.

There was a delay of game when a foul ball bounced on top of a net covering some LOCKED UP batting cages. Fortunately a 10-year-old saved the day by squeezing under the fence and knocking the ball loose.

It was 8-0 heading into the bottom of the seventh. Although a shutout would’ve been nice, The Press rocked all the way!

Oh yeah, and my throat is sore from yelling for an hour straight. Ha.

Looks like we’re on at 7 p.m. next Wednesday for game 2. It’s on.