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High heat, drop kicks, random observations and points that amuse are all part of the wide, wide world of sports at the community and national levels.

I had an Ebby Calvin “Nuke” LaLoosh moment a few days ago.

For the unfamiliar, Ebby Calvin “Nuke” LaLoosh is a character in the 1988 film “Bull Durham,” written and directed by former pro ballplayer Ron Shelton. If memory serves, about eight years ago I listed it as my favorite baseball movie in a column for our sister newspaper, Richmond News.

Ebby Calvin “Nuke” LaLoosh ( Tim Robbins) is a minor-league pitcher for the Durham Bulls and is nicknamed “Nuke” by baseball fanatic Annie Savoy ( Susan Sarandon). Described by pitching coach Larry Hockett ( Robert Wuhl) as a pro prospect with “a million-dollar arm, but a 5-cent head,” his lack of intelligence is exemplified when he throws a strike during a day game.

“God, that was beautiful! What’d I do?” he asks himself.

My Ebby Calvin “Nuke” LaLoosh moment didn’t occur on a pitcher’s mound. Rath…