Slow-pitch virtue

In order to work towards virtue, I've been examining my life to determine which habits I need to moderate, remove, or add. 

It occurred to me that I should become involved in a team sport.  This could potentially increase my physical readiness, decrease on-line and TV time, and create a new habit of team-bonding. 

Now, I haven't hardly played any sports as an adult. Obviously, I haven't been committed to any leagues. So, this is new territory. I didn't even know which sport I would play.

Traditionally, football and soccer have been my favorite sports. Most the local soccer leagues are fairly competitive, and I would trip on the ball. Most football leagues are flag football. Neither of those options were appealing to me.

Rugby is big in the area, and I've always found it interesting. So, I decided that I would be a rugby player. Plus, the idea of learning a full contact sport at age forty is so utterly ridiculous that I had to give it a go.

Sadly, after researching and emailing, I discovered that the local old boy teams had all moved to greener pastures (whiter suburbs).  And, driving an hour and a half ever weekend seemed a bother. Plus, I'd be connecting with a team far away, and I wanted to build with a local group. So, no rugby.

A co-worker offered me a lifeline in the form a a rec softball league. At first, this didn't interest me. However, after the death of rugby, I decided to give it a go.

Last weekend, I stepped into a batting cage, and managed not to get hit in the face by a ball. My first small victory. 

Last night, I joined the team for my first game. It was great! I got 3 hits, and scored twice. There was also a throw from the outfield that didn't quite make the infield, but let's not dwell on that.

There was also beer drinking. The golden mean has already been achieved for that habit, but practice makes perfect.

I'd rank this new habit as a success, but I'll have to learn to balance it with my other habits.

P.S. I haven't ran with purpose in quite a while. The first time I ran to home base, my frame of vision was shaking like a Guy Ritchie film.