LinkedIn Softball: Champions in the making

During the summer of 2008, LinkedIn participated in the Palo Alto city coed softball league.  We faced some fierce competition, playing against teams representing other companies.

The LinkedIn team was composed of all skill levels, including some first time cricket to softball converts who knew exactly how to crush the ball and some fast-pitch softball players learning how to adjust to hitting a ball coming at your at 10mph instead of 60. Regardless of skill level, everyone was an all-star when it came to finding Oasis Bar and Grill after the games.

Our rookie season proved to be a successful one! We made it to the playoffs and took home the “bronze medal”, ranked #3 in the league. Our final record was 8-4-0 (two of the losses being forfeits and I’m still in denial when it comes to counting them as true losses, therefore this side note is necessary).

Now that we have one season under our belt and have worked out a few kinks, we can’t wait for round 2 where we plan to take home the trophy!

We are always open to other companies challenging us to a little friendly competition, so if you are interested, shoot me a note and we can host a game at the field in our office complex! I can’t, however, promise that you will walk away with your dignity intact :)