Game 4 Preview

I don't know what to say in advance of our battle tonight against the aptly-named NaperVillains.
They're 1-1, which means - in concept - they can be beaten. As to whether the mighty NPD can defeat them . . . I'm less sure.
I've been penciled in as the #7 hitter. EH/2B.

Second base I'm fine with. Steve, the other middle-infielder, is back for this game, and he's taking duties at short tonight. Which is fine. He's solid.

But I'm also "Extra Hitter" - which is the slow-pitch equivalent of the designated hitter, which I despise. So, I'll be playing alternate innings in the field. Which is fine, I guess. Again, it's the price you pay for having too many players. It's not like I'm a gold-glove caliber fielder out there. I don't know . . . I guess I feel a certain added pressure to come through at the plate when I have EH next to my name. It's as if they consider me to be so good that they had to invent a position to get my bat in the lineup.

Health-wise, my legs feel back to about 80% now, which is as good as could be expected. (They were down to about 25% over the weekend, so this is a real improvement.)
My hand/wrist issue is still somewhat painful, and I'm afraid I might exacerbate something tonight. We'll see. There's no game on Thursday, so I'll have a full week of recovery time after tonight's loss-- er, I mean game.