A Date With Robert Brown

Yeah this probably sounds like some kind of mystery novel, but it is far from that. It was my first day of driving with Driver Brown and it was a good date. We drove around for about 35 minutes and he talked and i said "Yeah" about 150 times.

After driving with him I got to sit through his class for another two hours which was just enthralling. (Sarcasm to the maximum.) I'm in class with all underclassmen and some kid who already has his license. If I was that kid I would want to kill my mom for signing me up for drivers ed. Driver Brown means well, but the class is just too laid back to be taken very seriously. But I am learning, so I can't say anything bad about it.

After drivers ed I went to baseball, and yes if you're wondering my mother drove me. It felt good to put my glove on and take some ground balls and to swing a bat again.

Baseball is probably in a tie with soccer as my favorite sport. To those who don't play baseball it comes across as the most boring thing in the world. I'll admit, I hate watching Pirate games on tv. But there is something about playing that keeps me going.

I guess it's probably the group mentality, which in baseball is less present than football and soccer. However, our team is much more of a group than it used to be.

In the past we haven't had leaders, well we had leaders who tried leading with words, but they never seemed to follow up with actions to match. Whether it was poor grades, or just having a terrible year hitting, I never felt like we had a leader on our team. I hope to change that this year.

I've started on the team since my sophomore year and I feel like it's my team to take over. I realize I might not have the highest batting average at the end of the year, but I think I can get something out of the other guys on the team. Evoke something from them and maybe, just maybe put together a winning season and make a run at WPIALs.

If any other guys on the team read this, please don't be offended. I want people to lead with me, but I just feel it's my time to step up. I guess we will see come May what changes I've made and if it's had an impact. Like they say, "Talk is cheap."

(P.S. Anyone reading this should definitely come out to as many baseball games as they can. It's a good chance to work on your tan if nothing else.)

NP: Mrs. Robinson- Simon and Garfunkel