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One of the things I hate most is cowardice. I think it's even better to say I loathe it.

Early today, I felt like being a coward. It was so annoying. All I had to do was tell someone what I did. I had no intention of hiding it, but I don't know what hit me. I was trying to think of all the possible outcomes. I wanted to cover all the bases. I was even thinking of what I might tell a friend if he experiences the same.

But I could hardly convince myself. Seemed like I needed a tangible source of encouragement. So I tried to think of Baseball. Perhaps I just happened to think of Baseball again and just tried to make a connection.

I thought of all the ballplayers I could remember and imagined them going to the field to bat, pitch and catch. They could be scared, or anxious, but they definitely want to win. So I thought of that.

I wanted something to be done so what's the point in delaying? And thank God, I got over it. It's over.

By the way, the Yankees won against the Braves last night. 8-4.

Music: Blackmore's Night - Rainbow Eye

The Batangas Bulls and Cebu Dolphins had a Baseball match last Saturday, 20 June 2009, at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium in Manila.

Neither team scored during the first four innings, but during the bottom half of the fifth inning the Cebu Dolphins did. They lead the game by 4 to nothing.

One of the ballplayers that caught my attention was the starting pitcher of the Dolphins, #12. I saw him walking to the mound during the first inning with a little difficulty, which he tried to conceal.

Albeit whatever was wrong in his gait, the fastballs he pitched were efficient. Dolphin #12 lost balance before leaving the third base during the fifth inning, but he still made it to the home plate. He was replaced by Pitcher #73 during the sixth inning.

The Batangas Bulls seemed to have lost the necessary defensive skills. They have committed errors giving way to the Dolphins to secure their places in the bases. One of which was when the Left Fielder slipped the ball from his glove and gave time for a Dolphin to race from first base to the third.

The next three innings brought nothing to the scoreboard, but the Bulls came back to life in the first half of the ninth inning. It was a 1-4 game against the Dolphins. The latter seemed determined not to let another Bull hit the home plate, and they succeeded on it. The Dolphins gave the Batangas Bulls the final strike out.

The Cebu Dolphins added another two scores on board and ended the game with 6-1 against the Batangas Bulls.

They had another match on Sunday, but I wasn't able to come and watch the game.

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