Deus Vult

So for those of you who know me well (or even if you have only known me for 4.9 seconds) you understand my passion for baseball and softball. (The only difference between the two is the size of the ball, the gender of human that play, and a few other minor details not important enough to talk about right now).

Anyways, you might also know that I am almost 24 and still single, not to say I’m not looking. But I will admit that I have a certain set of standards that I look for in a guy and I’m not satisfied settling for anything less. With this in mind, I wanted to share a revelation that occurred to me last Friday night when I was playing softball.

I play on a coed slowpitch softball team on Friday nights with a team that I have played with for about 3 yrs now. I have always been able to play every position, but over the last couple years my shoulder has been acting up and I now play 2nd base. A fellow teammate (named Matt, in case anybody cares about having all the details) who I have played with for the last couple years also has become our primary shortstop. We are about halfway through our season and on my way to my game on Friday I was thinking how well Matt and I work together at turning doubleplays. I would say on average that we turn at least 3-4 dp’s during each game. So anyways, we start the game at our respected positions and once again get busy turning those double plays like pros. About 3 innings into the game, the first batter hits and gets a single. The next batter comes up and hits the ball on the 1st base side of 2nd base, where I cleanly fielded the ball and tossed it backhand to my fellow comrade Matt who was able to step on 2nd and throw to 1st base to get both outs. I of course congratulated him and was awestruck when he said the exact same words that I had only formulated in my head before the game–”we make a good team!”

This got me to thinking after the game about my single status in life–I love doubleplays!!! Let me be more specific. I was thinking how well you have to be able to get along and work with the shortstop when on the baseball diamond. Matt’s and mine relationship on the field allows us to trust each other and work together to accomplish the goal–which is to get outs and thwart any attempts by runners to advance past 2nd base.

I started thinking how that is the kind of relationship I want to have with a guy. I need to be able to trust that he will be there when I need him to be and that he will be capable of doing what needs to be done. In a nutshell…I need to be with a guy who I would feel 110% comfortable turning a doubleplay with.

So for all you who are reading this, let this be said…I LOVE DOUBLEPLAYS!!!