Still No T-Ball Party

I'm not sure what's up with LittleMan's Team Party. I haven't heard a dang thing from that "coach" if you can call him that.

If you'll remember, the season was over on June 7th. So what's the hold up?

School starts here on August 7th, so they only have 2 weeks left before they will be busy with other things.

I sure hope this "coach" gets his act together soon. Because if LittleMan went through all he went through, and doesn't even get a trophy. They'll be Major Issues when I talk to the board.


Daphne

All Stars

I have never been so infuriated before.

LittleMan didn't make the All Star team.

Which would be fine, if they could honestly tell me that he wasn't good enough. That all the others that made the team were better players and more ready to be on the All Star team.

Four boys from our team made All Stars and one made alternate.

2 of the boys were the coach's twins. Enough said there.

One boy never pays any attention to the game. He never knows where to throw the ball when he catches it.

The other boy deserved it. It was LittleMan's friend that got to play first base for the last few games. The boy that after the coach moved his son off of first base and let this boy play .... they actually started getting the crowds cheerin' and were winning ballgames.

The alternate? Is a boy, who may have a cannon for an arm, but cannot aim it what.so.ever. And will fight any one of his teammates for the ball, LittleMan included. Even though his job is to get the ball to the pitcher, he fights the pitcher for the ball. ????

So, our coach obviously was more worried with his boys making the All Star team than he was to actually pull for a great player, LittleMan.

LittleMan was so crushed. He spent the night telling me & Daddy that it was his fault. It was his fault because he didn't win more ballgames. Because this other boy hits the ball over his head and he can't catch it. That he's not good enough.

As I proceed to tell him, that NO it's not his fault, his coach is an asshole.



Okay, I didn't tell him that. But I told him that he was better than his coach and all his coach wanted was for his boys to be on the All Stars.


To top things off??

We waited down at the field for the ceremony for over an hour. It started late. When we left, we had been there close to 2 hours. All for them to announce the All Stars, break my son's heart, and he didn't even get a certificate ????????

Last year, they all got certificates for participation.



I feel like we just lost a popularity contest. Because this definitely wasn't based on Skill, Talent or anything other than popular vote.

Let's see the total shall we? The coach's twin boys made the team, all the other 3 boys that made it, or alternate, all their fathers were base coaches, ran the score sheets, or something like that.

??

You tell me?

Would you believe in a player enough to put him in the Pitcher position if you thought he wasn't good enough?

How about the fact that the coach sees how one of his own sons is and even said that he wished that he could hold him back and make him play another year of T-Ball before moving up to Baseball like they all will next year, but yet, he still makes the All Star team and LittleMan doesn't?


It just doesn't make sense to me.

T-Ball Game #16

O . M . G

It was so freakin' Hot outside today! And the game went into Overtime...

LittleMan and his whole team were Awesome!!

They won 23-22

We have to go back to the field for Closing Ceremonies at 7pm. Then the season will officially be over. =( Wow it went by really fast!

T-Ball Game #15

Last night's game was awesome!

They got this little boy out at first base, and he cried, so our coach let him come back to play anyway, which cost us 4 more runs!!! (I was kind of upset about that call, because the other teams always fight us if we wanna bend the rules our way. They're fine with it if we bend for them though)

But LittleMan & his buddy on First base played so well together (and so did the rest of the team- they rocked!), it didn't matter that the other team got those extra 4 points.

They still won 18-15

Go White Sox!

(One more game left)

T-Ball Game #14

It was hot, Hot, HOT.

The kids were not very happy.

They did leave "that boy" on first base, so the game was pretty good.

But they did lose 17-10

I was just glad to get out of the sun and go home.

T-Ball Game #13

Last night (Friday) was the #13 game.

They played great!!

[The coach has twin boys who both play on LittleMan's team. One plays 1st base, one plays in between 1st and 2nd base.] Both the twins missed the game because they had to have their tonsils out. So one of LittleMan's best friends played first base.

The boys played so well together! They had the crowds cheering!

As ugly as I know this sounds, I hope that the coach leaves that boy on first base. [Some other Moms were saying that we always lose because of where the twins play.] And as ugly as that seems too, it kind of makes sense.

I just know that they won 17-12!

They have a make-up game today, I will post about it tonight or tomorrow.

T-Ball Game #12

The game was scheduled for Tuesday night. It was cancelled due to rain.

That's the third one!

T-Ball Game #11

They played a really good game.

They were winning up until the last inning.

LittleMan hit a high ball to the fence!

But they ended up losing 12-18.

A boy on the opposing team hit one OVER the fence.

It was amazing.

T-Ball Game #10

LittleMan missed this game. It was a tournament game.

And Hubby obviously "forgot" to call the coach and let him know that LittleMan wouldn't be there, because I got a couple calls from the coach on my cell phone.

I called him back and let him know what was up.
He was relieved, he said, because he knows we never miss a practice or game. He thought something bad had happen.

T-Ball Game #9

Last night's ballgame was cancelled due to rain.

How come when we need rain, we don't get it. But now, we're getting it when we need to be playing ballgames?


LittleMan is going to be missing the game this Saturday (Game #10), the Tournament game. I didn't realize, but Hubby had been planning a camping trip for the two of them and he says LittleMan will just have to miss the game. Maybe if they told us about it more than a week beforehand ...

T-Ball Game #8

Game # 8 was on Monday night (5/12)

LittleMan did really well this game.

The whole team did.

Everyone hustled, everyone tried harder it seemed.

LittleMan and his first baseman are really starting to work well together.

One play was a home run, which brought 4 people in.

Only one counted though, because the second runner missed third base.

If we would have got those three runner's points, we would have tied 18-18

then we would have had to play overtime.

I hate overtime, especially on games that start at 7pm.

Makes them run even later.

But, it was so fun to watch them get excited about them all making it home!

It was a great game.

T-Ball Game #7

It was a Saturday game, and I was suppose to work the concession stand for 2 hours before our game.

Things DID NOT go as planned.

First off, Princess started running a fever the night before. Well, I called and told the coach I couldn't work concession, and that either Hubby or SIL R would bring LittleMan to practice and the game.

Princess' fever had broke after the game had started and I thought she'd be okay to go watch the rest of the game. She laid on my shoulder the whole time, I wish I wouldn't have taken her up there. But I hated the thought of missing one of his games, stupid I know.

LittleMan was a bit off, probably because of his allergies & cough. And the fact that they were playing the team that beat the snot out of them on opening day didn't help, lol. They played a good game, but lost 23-12. ** No pictures because I forgot the camera in my haste to leave for the field.

We found out that there is a game this coming Saturday, that wasn't on the schedule. It's a Tournament game. This upset me because,
#1. it wasn't on the schedule;
#2. games on two Saturdays in a row;
#3. you have to actually pay to get in it; and
#4. We had planned on taking LittleMan down to Montgomery to the Little Boots Rodeo so he could do some Mutton Bustin' He's wanted to try it for years.

But, oh well.

Plus, we still don't know when we will be making up game #6 that got cancelled because of the weather.

T-Ball Game #6 Cancelled

The T-Ball games tonight were all cancelled due to the storms that rolled through.

LittleMan's school even let out at 2pm.

We are all fine, the most we got was a ton of rain and some thunder.

Unfortunately, there were other places, some even in Mississippi, that were not as fortunate as we were.

Please keep the people in these areas in your thoughts, as you are having conversations with the Lord tonight.

T-Ball Game #5

{I forgot my camera AGAIN!! Luckily, Hubby picked it up for me on his way to the game, so I got some pics. I say some pics, because my batteries almost died. What is with me lately??}

They are getting Better and BETTER every game! But boy did the other team have their act together.

Two. times. ...LittleMan hit the ball right into the pitcher's glove. But he ran it on to first base for good measure.

LittleMan was a bit off, probably because of his head injury the night before. But they still did really good.

They didn't win, but it wasn't by much. 21-17

T-Ball Game #4

**No pictures to share, Can you believe I forgot my camera???

Well they played really well! They played the same team that beat the snot out of them in their first game.

I have to say, the other team was awesome! Their pitcher and first basemen work really well together.

LittleMan did great too! The whole team did, the opposing team just did better.

Some new things happen this game, that they aren't used to. It's good for them to continue learning new plays, etc.

And the parents weren't rude this time. =)

The final score was 20-12.

T-Ball Game #3

Last night, LittleMan was on!

He hasn't practiced or anything since their last game, last Tuesday. And he's getting over strep throat. I thought for sure he would be lagging.

He was so on that ball, I was amazed!

He didn't get any home runs this game, but he did good!

They won 15-16!

LittleMan's side still had one round of batting, but they called the game cause they were already ahead.

LittleMan was ecstatic!!

T-Ball Game #2

Tuesday, LittleMan's T-ball team played their second game. LittleMan was the first up to bat.

He hit it long and hard!

HOMERUN!!!

It was all very exciting. They were so much more prepared than the first game. Although they didn't win (17-18) they were in great spirits afterwards! And so was I. This team we played that night, was very nice and their parents didn't "grow horns" like the ones from opening day.

LittleMan's First T-Ball Game this Season

LittleMan's first t-ball game this season was Saturday. It was suppose to be at 10am, but we woke up to rain. They pushed it back to 4:30pm.

LittleMan was SOOOOOOO excited and READY to play....

The team was SOOOOOO not ready for the game. LittleMan included.

Our coach is new to coaching, his first year. And I thought I noticed that they were not covering all their bases, if you'll excuse the cliche'. But after all, we missed the first month of games last season because LittleMan decided to play rough and broke his pinkie finger 2 days before opening day. So what did I know, they could totally be ready.

Anyway, they got smoked. 23-7 And it was all okay, because they are kids, it's the first game, and it was some of the kids' first year playing. But the parents of the opposing team. ERRRR If I wasn't such a lady, some people would have gotten their asses kicked!

They were laughing every time one of our players messed up or didn't know what to do.

Trashy people.

Anyway, LittleMan was all upset, thinking it was all his fault because he could have gotten more people out if he would have realized that when you "tag" someone out, you actually have to "tag" them with the ball, not shove them down face first into a pile of mud with your open hand.

But no one on our side laughed at that kid. Or any other kid. Or booed them, or told our kids to do bad things to them.

Unlike the other team's fans.

Anyway, hopefully they will continue to get better. I don't care if they win a single game this year. I know it's not about that. It's about feeling good about themselves though.

And so long as other "adults" cannot figure out how to SHUT THEIR MOUTHS, getting better is the only answer.
Or jail time, someone wanna come bail me out??

T-Ball Update

Tonight was LittleMan's last T-Ball practice before their first game.

I'm so nervous for him.

I hope he's ready!

His throwing has gotten better since I bought the Pitching Trainer.

His first game is Saturday morning.

I will be working his butt off tomorrow evening, getting him some practice in!!

But The Main Thing is that He Has FUN!

Go LittleMan Go!

T-Ball Tuesday

LittleMan has been bestowed with the position of Pitcher on his T-Ball team. He is thrilled. And I am thrilled for him. It is the most coveted position of them all.

Now, they don't actually pitch during T-Ball, but they need someone there to catch the ball. LittleMan's pretty darn good at catching, and he's getting better at every practice.

His throwing, however, needs work. He can throw f-a-s-t but it doesn't always go where he wants it to. His coach is trying to teach him to take more time to get it to the base, instead of rushing and throwing a wild ball.

He is one of 2 of his team that can hit the ball to the fence. Not fly balls, ground balls, but they are moving so fast, they almost always make it to the outfield before anyone can even touch it.

And, running the bases, there's no competition. He is the fastest runner on the team. And 95% of the time, he remembers to touch all the bases. =)

Baseball seems to be his sport. Now, Bring on them Pro Scouts!