Super Weekend

It’s the Superbowl Weekend here in San Francisco, diehards that didn’t travel to Las Vegas for the game will be at some SB party, a busy bar, or not partaking in it. The San Francisco 49ers are in it for the second year in a row. I’m rooting for an exciting game.

In the UGH column, my lower back has been reminding me that I did a bunch of lifting last week. It was fine for our softball practice on Saturday. It was not until Saturday night (after an early date with the hubby), I was feeling it a bit.

Today, SB Sunday, that feeling is still there. The ibuprofen is happening. It’s not painful but it feels not as strong. The anti-inflammatory is a good choice.

The practice on Saturday was on a turf field. I secured a permit knowing how popular that field is with the soccer players. With the amount of rain we’ve been getting, field conditions on dirt fields have been less than ideal.

Still, I’m not a turf fan and we don’t play on turf during the season so it’s a rare booking. I’ll say it was nice to come off the field without taking dirt home.

There was a funny moment: soccer mom with a wagon and two children in tow, marches into right field with our last batter at the plate, “OK you need to leave I have a 1:00 p.m. permit.” I said, taking our permit out: “What time is it?” She checked her watch and said “12:55”. “And I’ve got a permit until 1. “ She rolled her wagon back to foul territory and the last guy finished his at-bat. I don’t blame her for trying to squeeze us for a few minutes, we are both aware of how much these permits cost and how popular this spot has become.

Lang Field is one of the brand-new turf choices in the city. From the field, visually you get the view of the City Hall dome. It’s near transportation and somewhat easy to come off the bridge and get to drive-wise. They’re smaller fields and you generally do a balancing act with the soccer folks in the outfield. The city did an excellent job of revamping these fields and the playground area.

The softball team is coming together. The two practices have been promising. We’re in the process of fleshing out positions and have some real clarity on what was the question mark spots. We’ve got 5-6 new players (to us) and we are getting a real good look at them. #cougarcubs