Put Me In Coach

Required listening: Centerfield by John Fogerty

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Bmukj1YFLg&feature=related


We’ve made it to Thursday without any major medical events since Renee returned home on Sunday. She has managed to sleep at night and is starting to move about the house. She is back to Tylenol for pain which is being taken occasionally rather than routinely. There are no signs of dehydration although the output is still much higher in volume and thinner in consistency than previous to surgery. Post-surgery pains and weakness are still persistent reminders that there’s still a long way to go, but she may have stuck the landing on her vault from the hospital this time.

This week has been a series of battles waged in an effort to distance this unit from the month of chaos we have just endured. This house has been operating like the Yankees did at the beginning of the season, just getting by and struggling to keep near .500. One of our star players is on the disabled list. She’s not even ready for her rehab stint in the minors. I feel like Mark Texiera batting near the Mendoza line. The pitching has been thin and the defense full of holes. We thought we’d have her back by the all-star break but that didn’t happen.

The rest of the summer will be dedicated to getting Renee back in the lineup. This means Cassidy and I need to carry this team to the playoffs. Cassidy’s rookie colors have shown through this week which is part of the battle. She’s our Joba Chamberlain and the crack baseball committee is still debating whether to put her in the starting rotation or keep her in the bullpen. She’s resisting the advice of the seasoned veteran as teenagers will do but every now and then she shows off that 98 mile per hour fastball by doing something she wasn’t asked to do. Our main goal though is to get Renee play-off ready, ‘cause we’re going baby, and then it’s another off-season surgery.

Have I hit you with enough sports metaphors yet? I can’t help it, the Yanks are alone in first place and Renee seems to be in solid recovery mode. It’s a good week. So good in fact that tonight I’m going to bail out of the house for a little while and try to drum up some material for the BeerWerkes blog. It has been sorely neglected.

(raising beer glass) Here’s to your good health!

And Go Yankees!

And Go Renee!