Benson, AKA B-Rod, has taken to this baseball thing. It must come from his mom, as I do not have any skill in this area, word has it his grandpa Hinze was quite a player... I however, will watch any sport; I am good at watching baseball.
B-Rod was up 3 times today: First time, he swung and hit a roper to the right center fence for a double, I think he drove in two runs. However he has a habit of letting go of the bat emphatically, some folks might call it throwing, and it hit the ump in the leg... He was not too happy, and per league rules B-Rod got a warning, Next time he does it he's out the ump said...
Second time: he got a little behind in the count but finally he connected, it went about three feet, so essentially it was a bunt. (He did not throw the bat.) He out ran the throw to first and drove in another run. On the next hit he ran home safely, from first. By the time he rounded third he was really moving and made the catcher think twice about standing in front of home, (not to brag but he is about 180, 5' 8 ish and runs a 5.5 40). Nice bit of base running, he gets his cat like reflexes and speed from me I am sure.
Third time: time has run out for the game, they only have 90 min games, the score is tied, (BTW we have not won a game yet this year) and the bases are loaded with one out. The count is 2-1, Benson gets his pitch and puts it into right field, and scores three runs, the team is going nuts. We won our first game. It was great, the players are lining up on the base lines to say well done to the other team, then the coach on the other team yells "didn't he already have a warning"? and the Ump, who had moved to the first base line, called Benson out for throwing the bat. Nobody on our team saw it, I am not even sure if the ump saw it, but the other coach and the opposing fans did, of course.
The next batter came up and he stuck out swinging and trying, poor guy was in a tough spot.
Benson was mad, to say the least, but he is OK. Not so sure about Aunt Tara, she is still mad. B and I had a long talk about it on the way home, and the coach called him after the game and told him it was OK, and he is really proud of him, and that they were in a position to win because of him. Very classy guy.
Benson is making improvements every game, and has become an emotional and genuine leader on the team. What a guy. I love this game, being a level tempered parent is tough!
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Some things never change and that is what makes the game so darn fun .
It is so very hard to remain level headed as a parent and Auntie.We have been there and done that.
I recall a very similar incident at Holland field in Salem.
Boy were Dad and I mad.
All the way home Joshua was trying to calm us down.
Tell that B-guy how very glad that he is doing so well and how proud we are of him.
How is mom doing on the side-lines?
Cool, Calm and Collected I'll bet.
She was hardly ever a hot head at either her games or the sibblings.
Sounds like such a fun day.
Love Ya Mom
Proud of you B. One Piece of advice, go out in the back yard and swing the bat as hard as you can and on the 3rd swing, as the bat comes back to your shoulder open your hands and let it fall at your feet or side. Do this until you can swing without throwing the bat. Worked for me when I was a coach. Proud of you Dad and Mom for keeping your cool. I know how hard it can be sometimes. And by the way, Way to Go NAT. Proud of you too. Keep up the good work.
Love yall.
Benson, your a STUD! Sorry the game ended the way it did but I am proud of you for handling it so well. Good thing Aunt Lisa wasn't there or we may have had a brawl with the ump. I love ya dude!!!
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