Comments for jameystegmaier.com http://jameystegmaier.com Wed, 23 May 2012 04:07:31 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Why I Retired from Competitive Sports by Brad http://jameystegmaier.com/2012/05/why-i-retired-from-competitive-sports/#comment-39917 Brad Wed, 23 May 2012 04:07:31 +0000 http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=6025#comment-39917 Yes, Katie, we remember your boobs. http://www.listal.com/viewimage/482927 Yes, Katie, we remember your boobs.

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]]> Comment on Why I Retired from Competitive Sports by Brad http://jameystegmaier.com/2012/05/why-i-retired-from-competitive-sports/#comment-39914 Brad Wed, 23 May 2012 03:55:33 +0000 http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=6025#comment-39914 This is an accurate size for Dwight. http://www.hogstats.com/players/player.php?id=45 This is an accurate size for Dwight.

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]]> Comment on Why I Retired from Competitive Sports by Brad http://jameystegmaier.com/2012/05/why-i-retired-from-competitive-sports/#comment-39913 Brad Wed, 23 May 2012 03:54:36 +0000 http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=6025#comment-39913 I retired from competitive sports following a postgame run in with this guy: https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTcjrkrWxiSsRRbX9sJ0EXWbSyf3J9XMZKk1d_7T4zZkWPXhQRY True story. I retired from competitive sports following a postgame run in with this guy:

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True story.

]]> Comment on Why I Retired from Competitive Sports by Jamey Stegmaier http://jameystegmaier.com/2012/05/why-i-retired-from-competitive-sports/#comment-39877 Jamey Stegmaier Tue, 22 May 2012 17:34:47 +0000 http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=6025#comment-39877 Emma--Yeah, that's always a struggle. Even if your team is completely focused on having fun, if another team isn't on the same page, it changes the atmosphere of the game. Emma–Yeah, that’s always a struggle. Even if your team is completely focused on having fun, if another team isn’t on the same page, it changes the atmosphere of the game.

]]> Comment on Why I Retired from Competitive Sports by Jamey Stegmaier http://jameystegmaier.com/2012/05/why-i-retired-from-competitive-sports/#comment-39876 Jamey Stegmaier Tue, 22 May 2012 17:33:55 +0000 http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=6025#comment-39876 Katie--It sounds like you're not only a great teammate to have, but also a great asset to both teams. "Humor, boobs, and beer." The holy trinity of softball. Katie–It sounds like you’re not only a great teammate to have, but also a great asset to both teams. “Humor, boobs, and beer.” The holy trinity of softball.

]]> Comment on Why I Retired from Competitive Sports by Jamey Stegmaier http://jameystegmaier.com/2012/05/why-i-retired-from-competitive-sports/#comment-39875 Jamey Stegmaier Tue, 22 May 2012 17:32:26 +0000 http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=6025#comment-39875 Trev--I like what you say here about applauding the other team when they make a good play. I think that's a good sign that everyone's having a good time. I do that all the time in pickup. Everyone is just so much less critical of each other than in competitive sports. Trev–I like what you say here about applauding the other team when they make a good play. I think that’s a good sign that everyone’s having a good time. I do that all the time in pickup. Everyone is just so much less critical of each other than in competitive sports.

]]> Comment on Why I Retired from Competitive Sports by Emma http://jameystegmaier.com/2012/05/why-i-retired-from-competitive-sports/#comment-39873 Emma Tue, 22 May 2012 17:04:51 +0000 http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=6025#comment-39873 I play on one organized (albeit beer league) softball team, and we definitely don't take ourselves too seriously. But sometimes the other teams do, which can dampen the mood slightly. My pickup games of ultimate frisbee every week with friends are always lighthearted and more fun! I play on one organized (albeit beer league) softball team, and we definitely don’t take ourselves too seriously. But sometimes the other teams do, which can dampen the mood slightly.

My pickup games of ultimate frisbee every week with friends are always lighthearted and more fun!

]]> Comment on Why I Retired from Competitive Sports by Katie http://jameystegmaier.com/2012/05/why-i-retired-from-competitive-sports/#comment-39863 Katie Tue, 22 May 2012 15:26:59 +0000 http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=6025#comment-39863 I play coed rec softball on Tuesday nights. It’s a non-company sponsored work league that can get fairly competitive. We do league standings after every week with playoffs at the end, so there is some drive to do well. However, there are always the guys who take it too seriously, and we’ve had a few games become tense when they really get upset over a bad call or play. I don’t understand how a softball league where a guy drives around in a golf cart selling beer can be so cutthroat, but what do I know? I always try to lighten the mood as much as possible, usually by incorporating some of the following techniques: * Crouching down really low at the plate when I’m up to bat (I’m almost a midget anyway) and yelling to the pitcher, “Find my strike zone now, bitch!” * If I’m about to get thrown out at first, or if I hit a pop fly, I wait until they are about to make the catch and then scream (as I’m running), “YOU’RE GOING TO DROP IT!” I could see this backfiring, but it usually elicits more laughs than anything. * Making a lot of crude insinuations about how so-and-so is really on fire tonight, and how he’ll get all the way to 3rd base if I have my way. *wink wink* * Apparently the person behind the batter on deck is “in the hole.” Those jokes just write themselves. * We are the red team, so I wear a tight red v-neck tshirt and do my best exaggerated Pam Anderson Baywatch run on my way back to the dugout (trust me, it’s way more funny than sexy). * Sometimes I play catcher, and I do a ton of hilarious trash talking to batters. If all else fails, I just flag down the golf cart beer vendor and buy a bucket for the grouchy ones. It worked like a charm last week, and I did a victory dance when I finally got one guy to crack a smile after he’d been in a bad mood all night. I figure I’m not really bringing any softball skills to the table, so I might as well bring humor, boobs, and beer. I've got plenty of all three! I play coed rec softball on Tuesday nights. It’s a non-company sponsored work league that can get fairly competitive. We do league standings after every week with playoffs at the end, so there is some drive to do well. However, there are always the guys who take it too seriously, and we’ve had a few games become tense when they really get upset over a bad call or play. I don’t understand how a softball league where a guy drives around in a golf cart selling beer can be so cutthroat, but what do I know? I always try to lighten the mood as much as possible, usually by incorporating some of the following techniques:

* Crouching down really low at the plate when I’m up to bat (I’m almost a midget anyway) and yelling to the pitcher, “Find my strike zone now, bitch!”

* If I’m about to get thrown out at first, or if I hit a pop fly, I wait until they are about to make the catch and then scream (as I’m running), “YOU’RE GOING TO DROP IT!” I could see this backfiring, but it usually elicits more laughs than anything.

* Making a lot of crude insinuations about how so-and-so is really on fire tonight, and how he’ll get all the way to 3rd base if I have my way. *wink wink*

* Apparently the person behind the batter on deck is “in the hole.” Those jokes just write themselves.

* We are the red team, so I wear a tight red v-neck tshirt and do my best exaggerated Pam Anderson Baywatch run on my way back to the dugout (trust me, it’s way more funny than sexy).

* Sometimes I play catcher, and I do a ton of hilarious trash talking to batters.

If all else fails, I just flag down the golf cart beer vendor and buy a bucket for the grouchy ones. It worked like a charm last week, and I did a victory dance when I finally got one guy to crack a smile after he’d been in a bad mood all night. I figure I’m not really bringing any softball skills to the table, so I might as well bring humor, boobs, and beer. I’ve got plenty of all three!

]]> Comment on Why I Retired from Competitive Sports by T-Mac http://jameystegmaier.com/2012/05/why-i-retired-from-competitive-sports/#comment-39847 T-Mac Tue, 22 May 2012 12:26:10 +0000 http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=6025#comment-39847 I'll agree with you on the benefits of pickup sports. Our soccer games are great in that everyone plays with a sense of competition, but no one seems overly stressed about keeping score. I actually find myself congratulating the other team when they make great plays rather than berating my own team or myself. It still irks me to play with others who don't play with effort when the implicit understanding is that everyone is playing hard, but I never leave feeling defeated and I enjoy playing for an underdog team just as much as playing for a stronger one. I don't think I'll ever fully retire from competitive sports--the drive to win outweighs any negatives for me--but I can understand and appreciate why you (or anyone) would. I’ll agree with you on the benefits of pickup sports. Our soccer games are great in that everyone plays with a sense of competition, but no one seems overly stressed about keeping score. I actually find myself congratulating the other team when they make great plays rather than berating my own team or myself. It still irks me to play with others who don’t play with effort when the implicit understanding is that everyone is playing hard, but I never leave feeling defeated and I enjoy playing for an underdog team just as much as playing for a stronger one.

I don’t think I’ll ever fully retire from competitive sports–the drive to win outweighs any negatives for me–but I can understand and appreciate why you (or anyone) would.

]]> Comment on Strawberry Fields Forever by Katie http://jameystegmaier.com/2012/05/strawberry-fields-forever/#comment-39824 Katie Tue, 22 May 2012 04:19:09 +0000 http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=6016#comment-39824 My mother will be so proud. My mother will be so proud.

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