Tuesday, August 11, 2009

:: Random Memory #217 ::

When we first kicked around the idea of creating the Cannons slo-pitch team, Sean was one of the most enthusiastic supporters. He was also one of the first people to join the team, despite never having played baseball before.

We liked having Sean on the team – still do – but with limited experience playing the sport, he had a few struggles in the early years (and he wasn't the only one, either). But aside from the odd dropped ball, or ugly swing, or failure to stay at first base on a fly ball, the worst thing Sean ever did with the Cannons was something that did not even occur on the field.

One game during his rookie season, Sean did not have any extra money to purchase beer from the team's beer fund. So instead of just going one game without drinking beer, Sean decided he would instead steal some booze from his dad (editor's note: His new autobiography, Sean Stewart: Class Act should hit store shelves any day now).

And that was the day Sean brought a half-full bottle of wine to the Cannons game.

The very next day, the team instituted a very clear, sternly worded "No wine allowed" rule for all Cannons' games in the future. We'd have instituted this rule right from Day 1, but didn't think it would ever be necessary.

Sean did not play the following season, citing financial difficulties, which were no doubt just a charade to cover up his anger over the no-wine policy.

To further punish him for his grievous foul, while Sean sat out the Cannons' second season, we gave his #2 jersey to somebody else, and he was forced to switch to 19, which he continues to wear.

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