Sorry for the late post. I got tied up with a number of things at work, and I didn't have much energy to write...or do much of anything else other than sleep.

The Shitts and Giggles game was variable throughout. By the end of the first inning, the score was tied and team Jamieson was wondering if Shitts and Giggles would give us a run for our money. 5 innings later, Shitts and Giggles were at 16 runs, and I think this was the longest running game we have played in awhile, considering we ran out of time before we even reached top of 6. Although Jamieson won the game, I have to say that Shitts and Giggles have a great attitude, and they play with the recreational aspect in mind. As a group of friends who just go out a play some summer baseball, Shitts and Giggles knows that its about the fun of the game and not the stats of the players, which is a great example of what this league is all about.

Now for something personal...

I was playing a game in my friday night league last week. I had felt some 'difficulty' throughout the game regarding my breathing. At first I thought it was due to all the weeds in bloom. I came to find out that the team we were playing had been eating Peanuts the whole game, and I was actually suffering from a reaction to coming into contact with the peanuts (by picking up their bats while playing back catcher, and handling the game ball.) I'm want to let everyone know that  I am deathly allergic to peanuts. In this case, even the fragments of peanuts on the game was triggering an allergic reaction.

I couldn't shake anyone's hand at the end of the Friday night game. I didn't want to be rude, but I also didn't want to go into anaphylactic shock.

What I am asking from every team in the league is to be aware that eating peanuts/nut products during a game can affect others negatively, especially since all of us are handling a lot of the same equipment. Speaking for myself, there is a 95% chance that I could die from Anaphylaxis if I come into direct contact with peanuts, and this includes handling equipment that was handled by someone who was eating peanuts. Yes, I do carry an Epipen with me at all times, but, unlike popular belief, the Epipen only lasts about 15 minutes and all it accomplishes is leveling out my heart rate so that I don't have a stroke/heart attack (which can result from anaphylactic shock.)

I'm sure I am not the only person in the league that suffers from this allergy, so I am asking everyone to be aware of the severity of this allergy and to not bring peanut products to the field. Thank you for understand the severity of this issue, and being aware of the problems surrounding eaing peanut/nut products in such public spaces as our dear SSSL fields.

Thank You!

Next Week:  Jamieson Vs. The Runnin' Rebels (formerly known as Victoria and Alberts)