Dont take it for granted

Seeing old friends that you haven't seen in a while is great.

This past weekend was Mount Mercy's homecoming/alumni weekend. It was great to see all the guys that played baseball at Mount Mercy in the past play again, even if it's one day out of the year.

I remember before the alumni weekend, some of us were s*** talking each other on who was going to win and all. But you know who won the game. Of course, we took the game. I think the score was something like 14-3. 

But you know, playing against alumni this past weekend makes me realize that being able to play baseball is such a privilege and some of us take the game for granted.

I talked to some of the alums and they feel like they still have playing years left but there comes a time when we stop playing. Everytime I think about how close my days of baseball is getting closer, I always think about a quote fromt he movie Moneyball; "We're all told at some point in time that we can no longer play the children's game, we just don't... don't know when that's gonna be. Some of us are told at eighteen, some of us are told at forty, but we're all told. But this is a once in a lifetime opportunity, we want you badly and we think that this amount of money expresses that desire."

I know during the game, they were on cloud 9. Being able to be on the field again to play the game they had played since they were little kids. That feeling is something I can't describe in words; it's something you have to experience.

In all honesty, I think this is going to be my last year playing competitive baseball, besides maybe playing a Sunday beer league or something. But being with group of people that have your back and look after you is something I cherish and would never give up anything for that.

When ever I coach little kids, I always tell them, "being able to play baseball is a privilege. Dont take things for granted because you never know what's going to happen." With that being said, I'm going to work harder than I ever have to make this one unforgettable season.

-Jun