There's no crying in baseball.
You might think. Actually there's a lot of crying in Little League.
Thing is - that was a positive at-bat for Arabelle. She scalded the ball. That's all you can control in baseball is to put a good swing on the ball. You're not in charge of whether somebody catches it. This is actually not a bad life lesson.
The frustrating thing about Emmett and shortstop is...he's the best shortstop in the league at this point. Him and Arlo. He's like..."Whoa!" good. Literally. I've had parents on my team behind my shoulder exclaim "Whoa!" when Emmett throws somebody out from deep in the hole and the runner's only three steps from first base. There's no way he can make the play and then he fires a laser beam across the diamond for an out.
I might need to explain to Emmett that basically every single player in the majors was their high school shortstop. That's where the best athletes play.
My team was just driving me nuts. Two blown plays in the infield. Tentatively letting the ball drop in in the outfield instead of coming in to catch it. Violating my much stated cardinal rule of playing conservatively on defense - which means (and I need to reiterate this specifically) "When. There. Is. One. Overthrow. On. A. Play. Do. Not. Make. It. Worse. With. More. Overthrows."
Then there was the baserunning - as they tippytoed into each bag instead of sprinting there. Plus the classic "La La I got a single...Oops the ball is still in the outfield and I could've gotten a double."
And my least favorite...swinging at helmet high pitches. Which is only something I've told them NOT to do about 9,342 times in the last week.
My new strategy: Make them tell me what I want them to do with helmet high pitches.
Sorry about the baseball frustrations. We have practice tonight. Almost done with the season. Games Wednesday and Thursday. Then playoffs I think. I have nothing on my schedule after Thursday.
Yay sj! Well done.
Must to find coffee.
Gronk. I'm trying to get my sleep schedule back under control by getting up when TCG leaves for work. I've gotten into some bad habits lately. I'm not good at this morning thing.
Thing is - that was a positive at-bat for Arabelle. She scalded the ball. That's all you can control in baseball is to put a good swing on the ball. You're not in charge of whether somebody catches it. This is actually not a bad life lesson.
Baseball is really not my sport, but this really does seem like a good life lesson, particularly for kids.
My dad tells this story about my grandfather that ends with my grandfather telling his boss (when they were totally dirt poor) "You find a man who will lie for you and you've found a man who will lie to you." It's stuck in my head for years.
raisin bran:
I'm trying to get my sleep schedule back under control
Everyone in our house went to bed last night at 7:40. Crazy! The left-coasters were still at work! But I guess we needed it because we all slept until 5 am this morning.
sj, I REALLY hope you hear today!
Sorry about the girl frustrations, P-C.
Sorry about the baseball frustrations, Hec.
Hmmm...there was something else. This is what I get for cheating at a meara.
Today I'm taking a semi-break from schoolwork and dealing with household stuff. The dishes have begun a life of their own, and if I don't do laundry today, well, it won't be pretty.
sj, I REALLY hope you hear today!
Thanks. Me too. Otherwise I'm going to have to start stalking the real estate guy.
because we all slept until 5 am this morning.
Hey, I did that.
Course I went to sleep just before midnight.
Why am I awake? Why am I awake after a disturbing dream that I can't remember important details of? Why am I awake with no milk in the house so I can't make coffee? Why did I end a sentence with "of" when clearly that is wrong?
I am firing my brain. Still not sure if I am getting out of bed, but I am absolutely firing my brain.
Oh, poor Cass!
How are you feeling, though? Breathing going better? Head not ready to explode?
Right now? Feel kinda great. Which actually makes the being awake less crankifying. Eyes itch but I can breathe right now.
Oh please capricious gods of lurgies, spare me today and I'll cancel that napalm I ordered, m'kay?
