Two Victories

[billroper]

Sam and Bonnie came by today to finish the fence. With some help from Katie as we hammered in pickets, the fence was finally finished and Ruby the Dog could be released from her tether. This made the poor dog very happy.

Afterwards, I took Katie off to her softball game against the Skokie Indians. Her team won 6-0. Katie did well, getting two hits, driving in two runs, pitching well, and snagging a humpback liner at shortstop for the first out of the last inning. (The rest of the team did well too, but I only need to tell you how well Katie did. :) )

Comments

[tigertoy]

What on earth is a humpback liner? A huge plastic bag to fit the inside of a whale?

[billroper]

A line drive (or liner) is a ball that is hit directly on a line, usually really hard.

A humpback liner is hit softer and has a little bit of arc on it, but not nearly so much as one would see on a pop fly.

[tigertoy]

I figured liner was a line drive but had no idea what the humpback meant, and it sounded very odd. Thanks for explaining!