The 2009 Valley League season is now complete as Haymarket defeated Covington for the Jim Lineweaver Cup on Wednesday night. Congratulations to Haymarket, a team that went an impressive 7-1 during the playoffs. There is nothing now for us VBL fans to do but read John Leonard's post-season awards and wait for the countdown-to-Opening Day clocks to appear on the websites of various teams.
Of course, I'll be reliving the 2009 season as I complete and edit, Safe at Home: A Season in the Valley which is scheduled for a December 1st release. Many people have told me that they can't wait to read my book. Me neither!
I have often used the analogy that writing this book is like dry-stacking a stone wall: You just gather up plenty of stones and then start fitting them together. In those terms, the length and height of the book is complete. I have only a couple of stones to set in a few spots and then it will be time to chink it; that is, fill in little pieces here and there. After that the wall inspectors, which is to say, editors, will do their thing.
I will continue to post updates on Safe at Home's progress as many folks have asked for them. In the meantime, I have posted a photo below that summarizes almost 25% of the season.
Photo courtesy of Al Smith
That's right: There were 9 regular season rain-outs and one rain-out in the playoffs. Two games were suspended for rain and fog, respectively, and the resumption of one of the suspended games was itself rained out.
It did rain a lot didn't it! We kept having to move dates for meals around like a sliding puzzle.
Was it really just last Friday night we were all cheering the walking wounded on in Haymarket? We will have many memories of this season and this year's team. I'm sure having the book will be the icing on the cake and will give us a baseball fix to help get us through the winter.
Becky Kipps
Posted by: Becky Kipps | August 14, 2009 at 08:10 PM
What a great summer!
Posted by: Albert Smith | August 16, 2009 at 09:36 PM