Can Free Play Softball League outlast The World Series?
But full of fire and greedy hardiment,
The youthfull knight could not for ought be staide,
But forth unto the darksome hole he went,
And looked in: his glistring armor made
A litle glooming light, much like a shade,
By which he saw the ugly monster plaine,
Halfe like a serpent horribly displaide,
But th’other halfe did womans shape retaine,
Most lothsom, filthie, foule, and full of vile disdaine.excerpt, Spenser. The Faerie Queene Book 1
Larry, 78, brought (I think) his grandson, eight grader Spencer to join us today.
He flailed away in batting practice and in his first at bat. I suppose he discovered his hardball game didn’t automatically translate to our more mild field.
But when she saw the knight his speare advaunce, 120
She soone left off her mirth and wanton play,
And bade her knight addresse him to the fray:
His foe was nigh at hand.
Then he kept his head down, held his spear more lightly, and slew a bunch of dragons.
It still turned into another, yawn, one run game 13-12 for one of the teams, or the other team. Somebody won.
