tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845702870928214135.post2815898704475174774..comments2024-01-16T17:28:27.975-05:00Comments on Anything Goes: VolleyballBob Rozakishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02053075963359182633noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845702870928214135.post-46210981308775147922009-05-08T08:30:00.000-04:002009-05-08T08:30:00.000-04:00Not barehanded... or barefaced, as the case was. ...Not barehanded... or barefaced, as the case was. But I tried to make an impression... :D<br /><br />I remain,<br />Sincerely,<br />Eric L. Sofer<br />The Silver Age Fogey<br />x<]:o){ELShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08227481611148130555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845702870928214135.post-26286653834320564802009-05-07T13:49:00.000-04:002009-05-07T13:49:00.000-04:00With the notable exception of an outfielder in a m...With the notable exception of an outfielder in a minor league baseball game a few years ago (a video that turns up regularly on highlight shows), I don't think anyone ever beats a wall.Bob Rozakishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02053075963359182633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845702870928214135.post-4646958728811057072009-05-07T08:18:00.000-04:002009-05-07T08:18:00.000-04:00I love volleyball! I used to play in a guy's ...I love volleyball! I used to play in a guy's weekly and a co-ed weekly... considering how we played, I don't think "league" is quite adequate.<br /><br />My most interesting moment was when we were on a side court, and the gym wall was about two feet from the left line on our court. Our guy over there was trying to set, but he misplayed it a little, and it went straight up. I was center from and charged at him, screaming, "Duck! Duck!" at the top of my lungs...<br /><br />He ducked in time, I vaulted him, spiked the ball in mid-leap, and tried to push that cinderblock gymnasium wall another few inches out. It almost worked... but the wall won. Those damn walls usually do...<br /><br />I remain,<br /> Sincerely,<br />Eric L. Sofer<br />The Silver Age Fogey<br />x<]:o){ELShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08227481611148130555noreply@blogger.com