#ball player

[thunderstruck9]

Hughie Lee-Smith (American, 1915-1999), Ball Player, 1970. Oil on linen canvas, 24 x 32 in.

[federer7]

Ball Player. 1970 (oil on linen canvas)

Art by Hughie Lee-Smith

[retropopcult]

1972

[usarmytrooper]

Beautiful ice-blue eyes!

[dhart4214]

PICK-UP SOFTBALL & ME IN 2024: My Nearly Thirty Years (and counting) as a Ball Player

Clover Park in Santa Monica, where I spent many years playing and coaching and where I played my first pick-up softball game of 2024… WHY I’VE CONTINUED TO PLAY PICK-UP SOFTBALL IN MY MIDDLE AGE It has been documented on this blog, And well documented by those who know me, How much of a baseball and – in this case – softball person I am and have been since around age ten. It’s also been well…

[iwritefirm]

Ballin Like: Azucares IWRITE TV #musicvideo #ballinlike #hiphop #practic...

[turtleblogatlast]

Leo being put into a situation where there is absolutely no fighting, just verbal manipulation and perception games, would be amazing to witness. We see a lot in the series how good he is at subterfuge and how he uses his perception to manipulate to great effect, so it’d be so cool to really see it put to the test even more.

Manipulation is one of the most effective tactical strategies of all time, so just imagine Leo putting this skillset of his to the full test. Imagine the boys slowly get up to busting bigger and more powerful criminals, including those with networks of crime under their belt, and a simple fight isn’t enough to take them down. For criminals like this, Leo’s skills in subterfuge would be deadly.

[ultrabean]

Meteor explosion against Spade King

[makeupafgplayer]

fighting game player who uses their degree in psychology to know when their opponent is psyched out enough to safely land a funny meme move on

[kitten4sannie]

THE VOICESSSSSSSSSSS

[dragonymango]

find her

[cantcatchmeee]

[tetraduels]

idk man its just. theres something about this last hurrah of splatoon 3 thats really getting to me.

seeing people posting photos of their inklings and octolings watching idols perform, mess around with teammates in matches, making jokes about the side characters that are there, taking cinematic photos of the venue, just. the players are really what makes the world of splatoon alive, what makes players characters feel REAL.

its probably corny but i keep going back to look at peoples posted photos, their characters in the plaza, and imagining those inklings/octolings as real, conscious people in the splatoon world, who are given life by the fans love for the series.

and isn't that kind of beautiful? for a game with a story about sea creatures that evolved and grew and made the world their own because they inhabited the wishes and feelings of the human race, isnt that so fucking beautiful?

[rocketbirdie]

New MH weapon idea: SKATEBOARD

Lightweight, agile blunt weapon. You can use items while unsheathed like the SnS. Rail grind down the monster's spine like dual blades to dish out some powerful elemental/status damage! Cheeky little guard points hidden in some of its attacks >:)

bonus zack under the cut for my ffvii followers~

[bellysfromthefarside]

Those Berkshire burger festival bellies are just getting bigger and bigger.

Exclusives up on Patreon.

[iniyaas]

TBH, I am wondering if soccer is his true calling, after all.

Say, (off the top of my head) compared to Isagi who watched Noel Noa growing up, loved football, and wanted to become a striker? or even Sae, who been playing soccer with the dream to go pro since young? Chigiri, Reo, even Ness? He was top in his games through school and that's why he wanted to try out at Basmun. iirc, except for Hiori, most of the blue lockers had a dream to pursue soccer as a profession, right?

But Kaiser picked up professional football, cuz, well .... that was the only way he could be bailed out of prison? He has been playing soccer only for the last 4 years. The way he describes his initial days at Basmun, it's as if only after hitting those guys, he got to know that soccer is a team sport of 11 players. Similar to Nagi, but Kaiser is still a bit different from Nagi,

Looking at his profile:

unlike Nagi, I imagine Kaiser would have opened himself to any kind of profession without external stimulus, as long as it earns him money. He wants to explore human behavior, connections and psychology. He seems interested in meeting new people (but, ofc, study them under the microscope and never open up to anyone himself)

and outside of his resident-nuisance mask, he seems more of a quiet observant introvert who likes reading books. Philosophy and psychology, yes; but I feel he likes reading anything with human characters; he wants to know more of other's thoughts and outlook of the world, and so.

Really.

He could have become anything if given a chance. Yes, his first "gift" to himself was his ball, and his only company throughout childhood. And yes, his 'identity' was born when his ball was attacked.

But this doesn't mean his calling was particularly for soccer.

Because. What arose in his heart atm was simply the desperate desire to 'protect' his only 'friend', his 'fellow piece of shit' from getting 'hurt'. Michael was used to getting abused, but the moment he saw his 'friend' might get hurt, he lost his shit. He would have reacted the same way if it was another toy, or for a younger sibling he doted on, or if he had a human friend whom he really adored.

(Of course, Kaiser being Kaiser, understood the birth of his identity differently, though.

He thinks he got his first impulse of pleasure from kicking the cops, and not from the instinct of 'protecting his friend'-- from despair of others, and not from love of his own heart)

but I digress.

What I am saying is that I can see him fitting in any kind of profession. Going to college? Becoming a writer? Method Acting? Lawyer? Heck, he can go to managerial heights in corporate and overthrow governments? Like anything!

Nothing in his profile reflects a strong calling for soccer in particular. Just an observation.