Coupeville Sports

Steve Marx, back at it with the open-toed shoes. (John Fisken photo)

And I get grief for wearing shorts to spring sports…

March and April on Whidbey Island are way too dang early to be playing anything outdoors on a consistent basis, as proven by the rain, cold and often brutal, non-stop wind we have endured so far.

Look outside and see a sunny day and you know nothing is on the schedule.

Look outside and see the cows trying not to be blown off the prairie and into Penn Cove and you know there are at least three home games scheduled for that afternoon … and they’re all going to be played.

Unless it’s tennis.

Tennis always takes the easy way out. Always.

Hey, it’s true.

I put in three years on the hard-courts at Tumwater High School back in olden times, but even I have to admit — one rain drop hits the court and everyone is ankling for home.

The worst weather we’ve seen this spring was during a Wolf softball win over Bellevue Christian.

Three hours of non-stop tornado erupting over second base and kicking the entire infield into fans’ faces.

I still have grit between my teeth.

A close second was last Saturday’s baseball doubleheader in Langley, which, while not the least bit windy, was damp, cold and fairly miserable.

Enter a hero, however.

Steve Marx, dad of CHS baseball player Ethan (and former Wolf star Haley) showed up not only matching me in shorts, but taking it one step further with … open-toed shoes.

Man is a beast. A beast.

Your move, Mother Nature.