Personal Narrative: The Game

“Alright now Skin, I need you to be my leadoff here and get a rally going!” I do not respond, because I obviously know how important this one at bat is for the team and for myself. One thing coach loves doing, making sure I know how much I am accountable for. There is no comment to explain to me of how dependent I am on these upcoming moments for the team, so don’t make it any worse. To start off and to have the power to set the tone of the whole inning. I have never studied on another human being as much as I did the pitcher that I was soon to be up against. During the summer before this season he was on the same team as me and we really enjoyed the game with the same intensity, but now he is the only person who can stop me from not getting on base. …show more content…
Him knowing that I still do have a hard time with it also did not help the situation,” I told myself before stepping into the batter's box. “Now try and block everything out, without thinking of blocking everything out too hard, because there cannot be any room for cloudiness in my head.” Telling myself over and over that I will put the ball in play, no matter if I have to keep my shoulder in on a curveball and drive it to the right side. Jake Glover, the only person in my way of getting on base does have an above average curveball and he did not want me to be knowledgeable of it. The official nod before the at bat unfolds between Jake and I set the tone of the amount of respect we have towards each other at this