My son is in Little League Baseball, at the Minor level. He's pretty good and started pitching and catching this year. He had a game last night. Scheduled at the last minute as a make-up game for Monday’s mishap when the other team neglected to show up. They rescheduled it last minute because it’s playoffs – we’re playing for 4th place.
It was an AWESOME game. I screamed and yelled and jumped up and down – almost a sore throat. He pitched the first four innings. That was the first time anyone on his team had pitched more than two innings. 72 pitches. The pitchers each have a limit of 75 pitches per game. In the first inning, he threw 10 pitches – he was on fire. Three outs in 10 pitches. I was so excited. He did such a great job. In the first inning, one kid hit the ball, Jake grabbed it up and got it to first and got the kid out – it was totally cool. For the last two innings he was catcher, and again, did a great job.
He even had a hit last night – which is very rare for Jake this season. He is just MR. NO-SWING this year. Not sure why that is but it’s been very frustrating. His first up to bat he just stood there and struck out. Second time, he swung twice, fouled off twice and then struck out. At least he swung the bat. Third time he hit the ball hard but the pitcher was paying attention and got him out at first. I didn’t care – I was still jumping up and down. HE SWUNG THE BAT AND HIT THE BALL.
Jake’s team was ahead 6-2 when they switched pitchers. Like Shilling stepping off the mound – it was downhill from there. The new pitcher walked two kids right around the bases and home. There were three points in two innings when they had the bases loaded and only one out. At the end of the bottom of the 6th inning (they only play 6) we were behind by one. Ugh. I was biting my nails. The coaches were talking about the game-time limits and the possibility of extra innings. Then, we’re up. First batter walks, then steals to second. Adam, Jake’s buddy, hits the ball and gets on first, and the runner from second makes it home. Tie game. Then, Adam steals all the way to third. Then, the next batter, a tiny little kid (no bigger than Grace, and maybe even smaller) whacks the ball and Adam comes home for the winning run. It was awesome.
So, they have their last game on Friday.
Can’t wait.
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2. To win the prize, post your guess in the comments here on my blog. The first correct answer wins.
3. Be as specific in naming the location as you can.
4. Let me know how to contact you, in case you win, so I can get the prize to you.
5. If you send me an email with the correct guess, it will count, but I'd prefer to have answers posted on the blog. That way, others can see your guess and use it as a clue.
6. Answers by phone or in person don't count. However, now and then I will give someone a hint if they ask me in person. In such cases, I'll post the hint on the blog, as well as on my Facebook page for everyone to see. And I might Tweet it too.
7. On Wednesday, I will announce the winner. You have from the time the image is posted on Thursday, through 7am on Wednesday to get your guesses posted in the comments.
8. My husband and kids are not allowed to participate - sorry guys. Please don't bribe them for the answer, unless the bribe is something yummy they can share with me.
9. Most importantly, pass this on to your local friends. The more the merrier!
Remember, all photos will be taken in the Kennebunks (Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Lower Village, West Kennebunk or Arundel).
2. To win the prize, post your guess in the comments here on my blog. The first correct answer wins.
3. Be as specific in naming the location as you can.
4. Let me know how to contact you, in case you win, so I can get the prize to you.
5. If you send me an email with the correct guess, it will count, but I'd prefer to have answers posted on the blog. That way, others can see your guess and use it as a clue.
6. Answers by phone or in person don't count. However, now and then I will give someone a hint if they ask me in person. In such cases, I'll post the hint on the blog, as well as on my Facebook page for everyone to see. And I might Tweet it too.
7. On Wednesday, I will announce the winner. You have from the time the image is posted on Thursday, through 7am on Wednesday to get your guesses posted in the comments.
8. My husband and kids are not allowed to participate - sorry guys. Please don't bribe them for the answer, unless the bribe is something yummy they can share with me.
9. Most importantly, pass this on to your local friends. The more the merrier!
Remember, all photos will be taken in the Kennebunks (Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Lower Village, West Kennebunk or Arundel).
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I will post a literary "snippet" - a tasty little morsel of verbiage that I've found in a book, movie, song, conversation, or just pulled from thin air.
Your job is to add to it. You can add a beginning and lead into the snippet, or you can work from the snippet, heading to an ending. You can write a song with it, or a poem, or just add another sentence, paragraph or dissertation. How much you add and in what direction is completely up to you.
Be sure to read the responses that others have posted. That's half the fun. But, you don't have to continue on from someone else's response.
Click on "Comment" and add your response to the snippet there.
Share this blog with your friends, so they can play too.
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