Thursday, October 4, 2007

Preggers!

...well, not really. But there sure were a lot of rumors flying around 925 L Street and they carried all the way to Tahoe Park.

Here's how it all started:

After checking out the weather report, I sent an e-mail to the team encouraging them to bundle up for tonight's game. There was going to be a serious chill in the air and I wanted to make sure they were warm. Here's the full text of the message:

"Hey Slugs - Please do your very best to arrive at Tahoe Park at 7:45 tonight. The game is at 8:30, but Kepley does have some super secret strategy to discuss with you...and we need plenty of time to warm up. It may be pretty chilly out there...so I will not be wearing a skirt (as if most of you care), and I would advise you to wear layers or something. Please advise if you will be late, or if your status has changed. It looks like we're going to have a full team there tonight.
-- Coach Tam (and apparently team mom)"

Little did I know, that upstairs in the Bee capitol bureau, this simple sign off (team mom) would be taken as an announcement of much bigger news. According to various account, upon receiving the e-mail, Judy proclaimed "Oh my gosh, I didn't realize Tamara was pregnant!"

Of course, I am not pregnant. And Judy quickly realized that "team mom" is a reference to someone who tells the team to bundle up and brings orange slices and Gatorade to games. Judy's misunderstanding was overheard by Kevin, who e-mailed Kepley and told Mackenzie, and by the time we all made it out to Tahoe Park the news had spread far and wide. And, kind of like the game of telephone, it was twisted and contorted to a point where it had seriously become a pregnancy rumor. Team, let me just tell you, there's no need to be on "bump watch." Unless there is an unfortunate accident, I will not be the first lady slug with a bun in the oven.

But a more reliable rumor has it a recently-former male Slug may be expecting. And I'm betting that kid will be an excellent infielder.

1 comment:

Finn said...

I bet Margolis can't field nearly as well when he's got a kid inside of him.