Baseball on TV tonight is exciting – and I’m not talking about the Indians/Red Sox game. The REAL action was in Wii baseball tonight. I was playing in my sixth pro-level game. Prior to tonight, I had never scored a run against a pro team, so I was not expecting much. When I went down 0-3 after the second inning (Wii is a three-inning game), things looked really bad.

My lead-off runner got to first. Whoo hoo! Rally time! My next batter got out. My next batter got out. Things looked grim – two outs, down by three runs, man on first. I decided I was going to swing hard and low – the pros throw a lot of splitters, which I cannot hit, so I was committing to swinging low at the pitches. I hit the ball and actually hit a home run! My first runs in the pros! Now it was two out, 2-3. My next batter hits a home run! The crowd (me) goes nuts! My next batter hits a double! 3-3, man on second! Amazing! My next batter hit out. Bummer.

I can still play for the tie, if I can find some pitching. I’ve had TWO home runs hit off me tonight off the handle of the bat (I threw way inside and they still nailed it). Somehow I managed to get all three out – two flies and a strikeout. My very first tie in the pros! Note that my score is still not pro-level (you have to get to 1000 points to be a pro yourself; my current score is 877). A good baseball night!

In other sporting news, I also made a 23-yard chip shot out of a bunker in golf for a birdie. A two-sport athlete!