On the record.....

If not for baseball.....I would NOT have gone to college.

At least not right away. It was my only chance "out" of the town I grew up farming in. I liked to bird hunt, back then, but it would have NEVER kept me off the field of play. I GRADUATED high school at 5'9"/155#'s......went to college (on scholarship) as an outfielder......played a yr at 3rd base and 3 yrs.as a catcher (@ 6'/215#'s).

You just never know........unless you're on the field.

And I also began deer hunting at the age of FORTY. I don't regret what I "missed" during the years I didn't bowhunt, either. I wouldn't do ANY of it, again, differently.

If you can still get on the team......just listen to some of what you're reading. MY advice would be to BEG to play.

Good luck.