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I have attended three little league baseball games this week. Two for my nephew Gregor and one for my nephew Colin. I was 2-1 for the games I attended, with the loss coming in a close game that was decided on a controversial call. With two outs and bases loaded, one of Gregor's teammates hit a foul ball that supposedly hit him in fair territory and he was called out. No runs, game over. Needless to say the parents were going crazy and the high school stoner who was umpiring the game looked a little more dazed than normal. Overall I have to say the parents were pretty well behaved, but some of the coaches were a little intense. I saw an old friend, David Funderburk, at one of the games; he was coaching his kids. We played on a team together back in junior high. We were talking about how some of the coaches were arguing and being general a-holes. He said he told them to chill out or all the kids would remember them as a-holes years from now, like we both remembered Coach Stubbing. Coach Stubbing is actually kind of a funny memory, because I think he was drunk most of the time and wasn't that bad of a coach. He was very aggressive on the bases. He didn't have signals, he just yelled, "run," "take off," or "dig for home."
Colin and Gregor are very different types of players. Greg is small for his age (7) but he hustles well and keeps his head in the game. He seemed to get a hit every time I saw him at bat, even though he is not going to hit it out of the infield too many times. He also pays attention well so he runs the bases well and usually scores. Kids at this level have a hard time getting the ball back to the pitcher to freeze the runners with a lot of accuracy, so anything hit to the outfield is usually a double or triple. Luckily there is a five run limit per inning and an 11 run mercy rule, so the games don't go on for ever. Colin is a good athlete and he makes great contact with the ball, I am sure he will hit the ball out of the park this season. He is also a good fielder, but like most kids his age (8) he could pay attention more. I hope they both keep playing, they could be good high school athletes.
I have attended three little league baseball games this week. Two for my nephew Gregor and one for my nephew Colin. I was 2-1 for the games I attended, with the loss coming in a close game that was decided on a controversial call. With two outs and bases loaded, one of Gregor's teammates hit a foul ball that supposedly hit him in fair territory and he was called out. No runs, game over. Needless to say the parents were going crazy and the high school stoner who was umpiring the game looked a little more dazed than normal. Overall I have to say the parents were pretty well behaved, but some of the coaches were a little intense. I saw an old friend, David Funderburk, at one of the games; he was coaching his kids. We played on a team together back in junior high. We were talking about how some of the coaches were arguing and being general a-holes. He said he told them to chill out or all the kids would remember them as a-holes years from now, like we both remembered Coach Stubbing. Coach Stubbing is actually kind of a funny memory, because I think he was drunk most of the time and wasn't that bad of a coach. He was very aggressive on the bases. He didn't have signals, he just yelled, "run," "take off," or "dig for home."
Colin and Gregor are very different types of players. Greg is small for his age (7) but he hustles well and keeps his head in the game. He seemed to get a hit every time I saw him at bat, even though he is not going to hit it out of the infield too many times. He also pays attention well so he runs the bases well and usually scores. Kids at this level have a hard time getting the ball back to the pitcher to freeze the runners with a lot of accuracy, so anything hit to the outfield is usually a double or triple. Luckily there is a five run limit per inning and an 11 run mercy rule, so the games don't go on for ever. Colin is a good athlete and he makes great contact with the ball, I am sure he will hit the ball out of the park this season. He is also a good fielder, but like most kids his age (8) he could pay attention more. I hope they both keep playing, they could be good high school athletes.
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