Nemesis Excellence

Everyone needs a good nemesis.   

A nemesis will drive you to be your best.  You think about your nemesis while getting ready in the morning and going to bed at night, and that’s after thinking about them all day. About how to overcome them, beat them, crush them.    You wouldn’t be who you are today without a good nemesis.    

A good nemesis makes you see red.   A good nemesis will motivate you to buy green solo cups and outlaw the red ones.   You eat a good nemesis for dinner.   

Last Tuesday at Howard Park, under a captivating canopy of clouds, rival nemeses Cougars and Chicken Shack had another raucous night at the ballpark with pumped up players and fired up fans.    

 

 

 

The Cougars are never ones to count chickens, but we started hot and had more runs than the Shackers most of the game.  We took an early lead and seemed to be running away with it.   On offense, CRads crushed a three-run homer.  On defense, we had two sweet double plays with one started by the two Forts and another Rads brother-to-brother DP.  

 

It’s always a game of chicken with the Shackers and they never give up.

Chicken Shack was within one run in the bottom of the last inning.  The Shackers plated two for the Cougar-like 7-6 walk-off winner to split the season series.     

You measure yourself against your nemesis.  This year Cougars and Shack have split the season series, each winning in the last inning and each scoring 20 runs against each other.  Looking at the standings, the Shackers improved to 6-4 and are in fifth place while the Cougars remain on top by a game, holding down fourth place with a 7-3 record.  

The loss was tough, for sure, but having a nemesis is important for self-improvement.  Healthy competition with your nemesis will expose your weak spots and challenge your strengths.  

You push yourself and try new things because of your nemesis.  You might climb a mountain with your nemesis.   You might create a combined CougarShack fall ball team with your nemesis.  You might ask your nemesis to design and build beautiful backyard for postgame parties because nobody is better at going yard.

You need a nemesis to create lifelong memories on and off the field so we can reminisce with our nemesis.

Go Cougars!

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