June 9: The Old Ball Game

Growing up, baseball was as much a part of my childhood as cartoons, swimming and playing around the neighborhood until the street lights came on. I love the game, and I loved playing it! I still do, however, these days the old body doesn't keep up as well as it used to. This spring is my son's second year playing T-ball, and it's the first experience in organized ball for my youngest nephew on my sister's side. Tonight was my first experience watching him play. And, for the game being so new to him he did great! The league is a coach-pitch format, and my nephew performed very well at the plate. He looked comfortable and his mechanics are quite good. In the field, he did just as well. He had a few hit to him and he was able to field the ball and get it back into the infield. It's never easy jumping into something that you've never tried before, and I was very impressed with his courage to do so, and how well he adapted to the game despite his inexperience. Way to go, Zack!