1 Game = 1 Win

Finally, our first game and we walk away with a win, well, kinda. We played the girls Pee-Wee softball team and got 1 run and the win. What do I say though, "A Win is a Win". I was proud of all my boys, they did a great job and despite a few comments about playing girls in the beginning, they did great. Matthew caught the whole game (all 3 innings of it) and was phenomenal. Still gotta work on him staying squatted down until the batter completes the swing though, he's going to catch one in the back of the head one of these times and that won't be fun. He'll get there though, just gotta keep telling my self that he's only 7 and has never played catcher like this before. We had to end the game early because the Pink Panthers were starting to loose their focus. SERIOUSLY PEOPLE!!!!!!!! IT'S BASEBALL, THERE'S NO PICKING DAISIES.

Have to admit, the girls were pretty cute with their pink uniforms, batting helmets and bats. Ok, so the girl in this picture didn't have an all pink bat, but it did have pink in it. Just look at that little stud catcher. Not only were our players great, our parents and family were awesome, I mean we are a well polished machine all the way around. We had at least 40 family / friends come out to support our Sharks. Every single one of the cheering, clapping and encouraging both teams. It's going to be a great season, especially when the rains go away. Looking outside, I would say our game tomorrow is HIGHLY doubtful. :-(

My stint as Divisional Director for Auburn Little League has gotten off to a great start. Ok, so as

Divisional Director I'm basically in charge of how the Single A division runs, tracking and reporting scores, standings, rules clarification, coaching or parental complaints and pitch counts. Little League international is very tuned into player safety and making sure these kids don't blow out their arms before they really have a chance to experience this lovely gift of a game we know as baseball. So pitch counts are very VERY important. Let me just say that if the first to games of pitch counts is indicative of what the rest of the season is going to be, then AAAGGGHHH!!!!!!!!

Ok, so enough about baseball, I've been told this is more of a baseball blog than a family blog, even though this time of year seems to revolve soley around baseball. Well, contrary to popular belief our lives don't revolve around baseball, so let me tell you what else has been happening in our family...............Oh, the other day while I was cleaning my baseball.......wait, that was about baseball. Um........On Monday after practice................oh yea, that was baseball too. Ok, so maybe the majority is baseball. And you know, Sharlene is so wonderful and supportive this time of year. Thank you SWEETHEART

I promise, my next post won't have anything to do with baseball! ;-)