Big Cut - Watch for Contact!
Big Man is playing baseball for the first time. (yay!) He's playing with the Y league, and it's a little 8 week season where they fit in about 10 games. We're not even having practices any more; we're just having games. And it's so cute - the kids stay at the plate until they actually make contact with the ball. Even though it's coach-pitch, if they can't make contact, then someone will set up a T-stand so that the player can actually hit the ball. Then they run to base. There are no strikes or outs, etc. Basically, it's a no rules beginning to baseball to get them used to the idea of the game.
It's a fun, gentle way to see if they enjoy the sport.
Tooter has really been enjoying it so far. (yay again!) I've mostly had my camera with me, but last night I decided to take some videos. He got to bat three times, and they are all sort of in a montage together. Now, I didn't get the record button going fast enough, and he made contact on the first pitch, so the video starts literally AS he's hitting the ball. (my bad) Then, you'll see his second and third attempts at the plate! Not the greatest video ever in the whole world. I think the website I use to video-share sort of "cuts the quality" of the video to make it smaller. (Which I can't complain about, especially since it's a free service!) But for those folks who think he's cute, I figure they won't mind. ::grin:: I can email the real videos to whomever might like to see them.
He's our big slugger. ;-)
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