Taking a cue from the piling on we are seeing against Donald Trump, Ed’s pickle ball opponents are stepping it up.

Not liking the fact that he is a newcomer to the sport but has obviously better skills due to his tennis game, they are looking for flaws they can get him on.

He stepped in “the kitchen! ” That’s the area near the net that you’re not supposed to go in.

I stay out of the kitchen as much as possible, here and at home.

Then they ganged up on him- illegal serve!!

Now Ed, being the competitive sort he is, had been watching pickle ball videos on you tube so he could figure out the strategy.

It’s all about spin and placement, he told me.  So he was spinning the ball every chance he got, including on his serve.

But Noooo!  You can’t hit your serve that way, and they called him out on it.

So he reluctantly corrected his serve but still wins most of the time.

Now, I know Ed likes to hit people on his overheads in tennis.  He may be angling for that opportunity in pickle ball, especially on the guys who called him out.

Our neighbor Valerie said she doesn’t play because it’s too risky; she said there’s at least one injury every year.

This could be the year for whiffle ball bruises if Ed gets revenge.