The Dangers of Kick Ball

I was at 12 annual, a reunion with my college friends that involves (among other things) a big kick ball game - William & Mary (me and my old teammates) vs. The World (spouses, friends, basically anyone not from W&M who happens to be in attendance). Despite all of the W&M group being division 1 soccer players (la dee da) we lose kick ball every year and usually by double digits. We play down near the water - we're on a tributary off the Chesapeake bay. If the ball goes into the water (which is behind home plate) the inning is over, all runners come in, no points. Very bad for the team that is losing by 11 points in the 3rd inning (Team W&M). So picture this, Team W&M at bat, men on base and the ball goes rolling towards the water, slowly taking our hopes of a high scoring inning with it as it approaches waters edge. I go chasing after it, leaping heroically to save the day, jumping into the river and crashing down busting up my right ankle. I went straight into shock, passed out and had to be dragged unconscious out of the river. i managed to scare the living day lights out of my friends and the stupid ball went in the water anyway. If you are at all interested in how that right ankle, lovingly dubbed Righty, is faring then stay tuned.