Flight Deck Softball

As we steam underway for longer periods of time, the monotony of the days makes people think outside the box. One of the ways that we do that is by playing catch out on the flight deck. For me, playing catch is something that keeps me sane; I need to relax from time to time. Unfortunately, it’s a risky business. One bad throw, and your ball is gone. We’ve lost 5 balls now—2 baseballs and 3 softballs. We’re down to 5 left, and it’s getting to the point where we can’t let just anyone play because apparently people don’t know how to throw a baseball. We’ve found some netting and will try and rig it up next time to help prevent the attrition of our baseballs, but sometimes the ship will rock and the ball will sail, or the wind will take it away. We’ll look for baseballs in foreign countries, but the prospects at finding them might not be so great.
If anyone is sending a care package, throwing a couple of old baseballs in there would be appreciated. I’m finding we can’t have too many of them.