On Saturday, we had some free time on our hands, so we decided to spend an hour hitting some baseballs at a local batting cage.1Actually, there was no cage, just a bunch of nets. But nobody says “batting nets.”
The facility itself was pretty neat—it was a single-screen movie theater for more than 70 years and as many of you know, I have a deep affinity for old theaters. Although it had been stripped down to accommodate its new purpose, much of the basic structure was still in place and it wasn’t too hard to imagine how it used to look.
San Francisco has lost many of its last remaining classic movie houses over the past 25 years, with most of them being demolished, repurposed and modified beyond recognition, or abandoned and left to rot. It was nice to see one that had a found a new life and still managed to retain a connection to its past.
As you can see, everybody came ready to hit. The Son, back home from school for spring break, led the way with some pretty solid whacks. The Wife demonstrated excellent contact skills and The Daughter showed us all up with a nifty trick shot that allowed her to hit the same ball twice.
Nobody filmed me,2The plight of photographers and videographers everywhere. but I assure you that I got some decent hits as well. I also managed to pull a muscle or two in my back3Dr. Google tells me it was definitely the trapezius and also possibly the subscapularis. because I’m an old person now.
It was a lot of fun and something that we’ll definitely have to do again. Next time I’ll do some stretches beforehand or something.
And just because it’s so awesome, here’s another look at The Daughter’s handiwork:
The Son’s laughter in the background is also pretty awesome when it’s slowed down to half or quarter-speed.
In other news
- A local teen now holds the world record for the most magic tricks performed underwater in three minutes. I guess I’ve got a new goal in life.
- A pair of guys apparently built secret apartments at two area train stations.
- The White House wants journalists to stop stealing things from Air Force One.
- Out: Taking your dog to Starbucks. In: Taking your duck to Starbucks.
- 1Actually, there was no cage, just a bunch of nets. But nobody says “batting nets.”
- 2The plight of photographers and videographers everywhere.
- 3Dr. Google tells me it was definitely the trapezius and also possibly the subscapularis.
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