Baseball is the real sport of the Academy. We all love it. And the best part is we all have our favorite team. Well, some of us like the same ones, but we know who they are. We have to separate our emotions and our reasons when we get talking baseball, because after all there is no crying in baseball. To keep this simple I am only going to tell you that not everyone is perfect and people make mistakes- so if you break a rule here is what happens:

Strike 1

You better keep your eye on the ball.

Strike 2

Uh Oh…You have only one chance left. You better fix what’s broken or you will not be happy.

Strike 3…and now you are out.

Well, it’s that simple. You get 3 strikes and then you are done and you will be tossed out of the game. At the Academy that can mean that you will not be able to do what you want for the next day. Ouch. I know. It can be a lot. But you know what? You had your chances to swing the bat and get it right. And you have a great hitting coach so there are no excuses. That is why, if you choose to play ball here you have to know the penalty for breaking a rule. It is simple…3 strikes and you are out. No video replay necessary. Don’t need it. Because the umpires here both know how to call the strike zone. They are right. No matter what. All the time. Got it? Good. Because I am hungry. Let’s eat! And when we eat we say Grace and Thanks for Coming! Wait- did he say Grace was Coming to Dinner? No, he did not. At least I don’t think he did…No he did not. That’s is not what he said. He said what we do. That is all. Nothing more and nothing less. I don’t like too much of anything ya know? Except for smiling, that’s okay. You can do that all you want. You don’t even need a reason…