Alternate Vision

We went out for beers and tacos after our weekly league game yesterday and for the first time I got to know the players for who they are not what position they play. There's Danny the high school PE instructor who runs the engine room in midfield, Harrison the carpenter who can give any pro right back a run for his money, Joaco the half Mexican-half White forward who works in tech, Gino the ultimate fighter (seriously) whom no full back should ever mess with, Lee the Vietnamese student who is our secret weapon (read can play any position), a goalie and captain who are doing their best to stay out of jail and are completely invincible on the pitch, Mondo our full back who represented the U.S. National team in the 84 Olympics, played professional for many years in Mexico and was forced into retirement after three knee surgeries, and I could keep going but will leave the rest to imagination. Suffice it to say Sunday league games just got a lot more interesting to me.