Poor Marc...

Spudbuddy Marc Velazquez writes in from the wilds of North Carolina:

Whilst perusing the Possumblog lair for "nuggets" of literary gems,

Oooh, I don't think I would touch anything remotely resembling a nugget in this place...

a brief mention of an Axis of Weevil softball team was made. Not previously seeing any sign-up sheets or notice of try-outs, I wondered if the team had already been filled.

With the "Axis" roster at 35 rip-roaring bloggers, you have enough to field a football team, let alone a softball team. Is the team set? If not, I would like to try out for "the guy what sets on the cooler and doesn't let anyone have a cold one until the 7th inning (unless the coach yells at me)". My experience at riding pine should come to the forefront for this critical assignment.

Poor Marc--I just wrote him back to remind him that as of the game with Bob's Trucking on Highway 78 back at the start of the season, not only was Marc on the team, but he was our PITCHER. Sadly, Marc didn't get his glove up in time and took a heavy line drive right to the melon (and Tammy, Bob's dispatcher, is still distraught about it, so please don't tease her about it). Since then, Marc has done an admirable job of providing inspiration and moral support to his teammates, although we do occasionally find that he has wandered through the gate and fallen down into the gully behind the dugout.

WE ARE GRATEFUL, however, that Marc seems to be recovering enough to realize that he should BE BACK ON THAT FIELD!! Way to go, bud! It will be so nice to finally have you back at full speed so we don't have to keep hearing the terrible taunts of "We Need A Pitch-er, Not A Belly Itch-er!" (Not to say anything bad about our current pitching rotation, but we really could use some defense).

As for other sports, we do have the hockey team and, of course, fifteen different shooting teams, and then there's also the nude beach volleyball team.

Marc goes on--

Also, to help defray uniform costs, you should shake down the contributors to the "Axis of Weevil Gift Pack"™ and get some nice new pinstripe numbers, rather than those old hand-me-downs from the VFW.

::sigh:: Yes, I know. This really has been a bone of contention--those things smelled like Old Spice and yack when we got them, and since nobody thinks they have to do their own laundry, things haven't gotten any better. And I have to admit that reusing the VFW logo and calling ourselves the "Very Fine Weevils" just didn't work too well. But it was the best we could do at the time, doggone it. With Jimmy from Accounting under indictment, the Intramural Activities Fund has had to be used to cover the copier bill. HOWEVER, a sponsorship deal with some folks interested in extending Alabama's cultural hegemony throughout the known universe might have some possibilities... Marc continues--

It's just too late in the year for a bake sale, and besides, the kids have already been bleeding us dry all year for their school "fund raisers". [Decorum prevents me from saying what I'd like to do with those fund raisers.]

In the future, baseball caps with AoW and a picture of the Weevil mascot should be big sellers, and maybe make enough money for you to sign up for Blogger Pro, so you won't have to suffer through those Blogger "downtimes". Makes your head swim just thinking about it, eh?

Actually, I always thought the swimmy feeling in my head was the result of some sort of vascular problem.

As for the ball caps, that might actually be a pretty good idea!
posted by Terry at 12:02:00 PM