Friday, May 11, 2007

Arnold on the mound

So as I step onto the mound after numerous practice throws, I thought I had gotten into my groove of pitching, but as the first batter comes to the plate, the first pitch I threw was a ball . . . followed by another and another, and at the close of the first inning I had let 7 runs in. The second inning was better, but still not good. Something was wrong, something was lacking. Then as the third inning came to be, I held the ball with a tight grip, thinking, what would Arnold do? Clenching the ball with an awesome grip, I wound up, then stopped, only to realize that I was going to throw the ball full speed at the ump for not calling the pitches strikes! Then I composed myself, thought again, what would Arnold do, and threw the ball in perfect form under hand, straight to the limit 12 foot arch, and as it came soaring down to the mat . . . STRIKE! Then another, and another. Soon I was in the zone, thinking before each pitch, what would Arnold do? “Clear the mechanism”? No, What Would Arnold Do trumps all!

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