Play Ball.....
Play Ball.....
Evening update to story below: After staging a dramatic comback, Jack's team lost by one run. A good game....if you could see it. The dust was thick. Temperature with wind chill was in the 30's.
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Well, today is the first day of play for Jack's regular Little League baseball team. This is not to be confused with his select baseball team which started back in January and culminates, we think, in May. Nor is it to be confused with his all star team play, assuming he makes it again, which starts immediately after the regular games and winds up probably in August.
I like the regular Little League. The games are generally at a field very close to our home as opposed to the select games which are in other cities and states. I also get a chance to interact with the "young" people. The "young" people to me being the parents, who are generally 15-20 years younger. I fit in with the young set...and we've met some nice folks over our time in Little League.
When I first started attending Little League games with Jack and Julie it was rather an ordeal. The players had a few problems with the basics of the game mostly in the pitching, fielding and batting areas. A goodly portion of the games was spent watching the catcher chase the wild pitches around the backstop and walks were the primary scoring vehicle. But now, the kids have gotten markedly better and the games have become interesting...more like real baseball.
It should be a perfect day for baseball....60° with blowing dust.
Evening update to story below: After staging a dramatic comback, Jack's team lost by one run. A good game....if you could see it. The dust was thick. Temperature with wind chill was in the 30's.
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Well, today is the first day of play for Jack's regular Little League baseball team. This is not to be confused with his select baseball team which started back in January and culminates, we think, in May. Nor is it to be confused with his all star team play, assuming he makes it again, which starts immediately after the regular games and winds up probably in August.
I like the regular Little League. The games are generally at a field very close to our home as opposed to the select games which are in other cities and states. I also get a chance to interact with the "young" people. The "young" people to me being the parents, who are generally 15-20 years younger. I fit in with the young set...and we've met some nice folks over our time in Little League.
When I first started attending Little League games with Jack and Julie it was rather an ordeal. The players had a few problems with the basics of the game mostly in the pitching, fielding and batting areas. A goodly portion of the games was spent watching the catcher chase the wild pitches around the backstop and walks were the primary scoring vehicle. But now, the kids have gotten markedly better and the games have become interesting...more like real baseball.
It should be a perfect day for baseball....60° with blowing dust.
