So, having watched the Mets this season, I have noticed that inconsistency can make a decent team look horrible. And in real life, inconsistency has made my summer very mediocre.

Lately, my friends and I have been having our typical home run derbys, but the problem is that I cannot locate on the mound. Ever since my friend hit me in the ribs with a line drive on the mound last year, I've kinda had the yips, and never really got back to being able to lob it over the plate. So, the frustration for the hitter mounts, and I get frustrated over my lack of command, which only exasperates the situation...It's gotten to the point where baseball is actually no longer fun for me...and I don't like it.

Then, in bowling, which I do once a week, I've lost my ability to control the spin of the ball. Similar problems, and I've always had mechanical problems in both sports, but they seem to be improving, without the results getting any better.

Those things are typically quite frustrating, but the biggest problem with my summer has been health issues involving both my family and one of my closest friends. Very upsetting, and they weigh on my mind a lot....enough to make me wonder if these could be weighing on me enough to negatively impact the other things.

Anyways, this summer has gotten off to a shaky start. I just hope that it gets a bit better. Hopefully, when I eventually get back to school, it will take my mind off of some of this stuff.

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