I am a sport polygamist...

So as I delve into learning about my new love, BASEBALL, I am also trying to balance learning about my new second love, GOLF.

Yes, I have entered into sport polygamy. I have Big Love for both.

So, I'm reading up on an article by Joe Sidwell on InsideSTL.com and I am a little lost by some of the terminology:

Water wedge - I assume this is a club that helps to get a ball away from the water, like if it's parked in the mud by a pond? To me, it sounds like a special kind of fresh lettuce that is used at ritzy restaurants...

Adjustable Sole Plate - again, assuming this has something to do with the bottom of the club, as in the 'sole' of a shoe? Again, it seems more like a special fish dish that you can either order more or less of.

Neutral ball flight - this doesn't make any sense to me. Does a ball have a choice as to where it flies? Can it abstain like Switzerland and be neutral and hang out, suspended-animation style?

Now that my original "arranged marriage" of baseball has a new mate added to the fold, I will need to balance getting to know each equally, giving them ample face-time to keep the love alive.

This is fun!

What else do I love besides baseball?

I LOVE GOLF.

Yes. That's right.

I love golf. And of course, what's mentioning golf without a pic of Chevy Chase in Caddyshack, one of my favorite movies (seriously)?

This is the year of me embracing everything I shunned in the past that has prevented me from enjoying a fulfilling social life here in St. Louis. Again, I will compare it to an arranged marriage in which I learn to love that which has been thrust upon me.

And just like baseball, golf is one of those things.

I was recently offered a free golf lesson, complete with clubs.

To that I say, hell yeah.

Bring on the joy.

Seriously, I love going to the driving range. Lining up my swing, hitting the ball dead-on, seeing it fly beyond where my near-sighted eyes can see is actually fun for me.

That said, I will take learning golf as my opportunity to get out and enjoy nature, get some good walking in, catch up on the latest guy chatter, and a chance to work on my infraspinatus, terses minor, subscapularis, supraspinatus, biceps and triceps, among other key muscle groups.

It will also give me the opportunity to explore the fashionable side of golf - just an added bonus to my ever-growing sporty wardrobe.

If hitting a tiny, little ball into a far away, tiny little hole in the hot, hot sun will bring me some fun, I'm game.