Who knew that machine pitch baseball games could get so heated? I still believe that my son wouldn't care so much about winning and losing if it weren't for the grown ups at the game. He truly enjoys the game and is just glad that he is improving his skills and gets lots of game time.
Last night Logan had a game against a very competitive team, as are we. Scott is the assistant coach and coaches at third base when we are at bat. He told me the other team was having their players run more than others when the ball was overthrown. Meaning, if a kid was thrown the ball and he couldn't get it, the other team would continue to run their player until the ball was in control and time was called. This is a cheap trick some use to get the run total up.
Yes, we have done this too on occasion, I admit. Anyway, our coaches saw this was happening and decided to play that game too. The other team's coach came off the bench to stand next to Scott and yell about it. That must have signaled the players' dads to start yelling from behind the fence. I couldn't hear the exchanges, but new it wasn't good.
Scott took it well, just standing there pretending to ignore. Our moms told me we might need an escort to the car. Come to find out, those dads wanted to fight Scott and another coach after the game. Are we still in high school?
Anyway, the game was close, but we pulled it out in the final inning 16-10. Logan had a pretty good game. He had a triple his first at bat! He crushed the ball! He singled his second and struck out his third time. He swung at high and low balls, so Scott wasn't too pleased. Logan was still flying high from his triple, so it didn't really matter.
It's all about playing the game and having a good time doing it. Improving yourself during the season and learning more about the game should be the focus, I think.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment