Uncharted Territory

This disappointing season for the Mets has turned into a a year of firsts for the Glass Man. Never before had I been able to channel my sports enthusiasm away from baseball during the regular season. That was the backdrop yesterday on a beautiful mid-September day as I dug in for 12 hours of pure non-baseball bliss.It all started with my debut in the Eastern Athletic Softball League. I'm not one to boast, but I was a bit of a stud softball player back in my college days, and ever since I graduated and my days of softball ended, I've felt like something was missing; I think ultimately it was just the sense of competition that sports provides.Anyway, the league seems great. Good competition level, good people. Best of all, Sip and I are doing this thing together; he couldn't make it yesterday but beginning this coming Sunday it'll be Y2K in the building all over that league. Cot damn.When softball was over I bounded home for a shower and a change. After scarfing down L...