We are a baseball family! Chad and I started dating on the diamond!! He was a junior and I was a sophomore in high school. He was on the baseball team and I played softball. Between innings, I’d peek through our dug-out fence to see how the boys’ team was doing, but really to see if I could catch a glimpse of him. After graduation, we went to college together where I sat in the bleachers and watched him play for the Indians, who are now called the Warhawks, thanks to the PC movement! The day we got back from our honeymoon, we packed everything we could fit into our Chevy Beretta, and headed off to Pennsylvania where Chad was assigned to the single A club for the Chicago Cubs. After pro ball, it was 7 years of coaching high school baseball, and now, where I think we are having the most fun ever…. coaching all of Griffy’s teams!
You know what I love most about baseball?! It’s the moments that take place outside of the white lines. We spent this weekend at a tournament in Reserve, LA, with a team of 7 and 8 year olds. Of course the games were a blast. The kids were runners-up in their bracket. But, I have to tell ya, what I enjoy the most, is sitting back and taking in the whole atmosphere, the people, the smells of the ballpark. A few observations from the weekend:
~Down in Cajun Country, the men who cook hamburgers at little league baseball begin drinking beer at 9 am.
~It is perfectly acceptable to change a baby’s diaper on the bleachers when your team is playing, especially when it’s a close game!
~As a coach, when your right fielder misses an easy fly-ball, the appropriate reaction is the throw yourself face-down onto the ground and remain prostrate for about 37 seconds.
~Real baseball moms wear shirts that match the team’s uniforms. Usually the shirts are sleeveless and one or two sizes too small.
Seriously, our team played with great sportsmanship and our parents were totally positive. Here are a few glimpses of the sweet moments I love…
Gotta love being 8 years old at the ballpark!
Can you tell we won?!
Griffy & Granny
a sweet father-son moment (Bob & Parker McBride)
the best dad, coach, and man I know
He may not be perfect, but I CHOOSE to wear my rose-colored glasses! (see carole’s awesome post) At the end of the day, I love going home with these two guys!!
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