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  1. tghorley

    Think Positive

    While in Normal, Il for the 14u ASA Nationals, the local newspaper was very nice to me and my family and wrote an article about us. The newspaper had contacted the coach about any human interest story he may have and he told them about me. I debated about posting this but if it inspires just one...
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    Almost in Tears!

    As some of you know I had a brain tumor removed on 6-28-13. As I told the surgeon I had to be out of the hospital by Friday as I had a softball tournament I had to go to see. Well he said it would be the next week, then 3 or 4 days of home health care and then some therapy. Well, I went home...
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    Favorite Pics of DGD This year

    DGD's team had a professional photographer take pics at a recent tournament for two days. This is a part-time job (hobby) for him but he does good work. Here are a few of my favorites. Team Poster Reflection of team in DGD's sun glasses. Throwing from knees on pickoff at 2nd base. She has...
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    How to Start and End A Week

    Well, last weekend my DGD's 14u team competed in the ASA state championship and won. And thanks to God I was there to watch the whole tournament. Tomorrow, they will compete in the NSA state tournament and thanks to God I will be able to watch it also. During the tournament last week, I was just...
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    Tournament Format - Tie Breaker

    My DGD's team played in a tournament this weekend with a first-time format for us. 32 teams were broken down into 4 pools and each team played 7 games with the top team in each pool moving on to a semi-championship game followed by a championship game. Our team did great in pool play going 6-1...
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    Hard Work Shows, Love It!

    DGDs team picked up a girl last fall who had just moved down from VA. She is 5'10", 130lbs and one of the sweetest girls you would ever want to meet. To say she had a rough time at the plate would be nice, she batted .207 and never hit the ball really hard. During the fall the coaches worked...
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    Setting Up In Batter's Box

    DGD's hitting instructor since last fall has her setting up in front of the box as far as she can go. His reasoning is that she can hit the ball before the ball moves too much, ie rise, curve, screw, etc. He says that she is advanced enough that she can recognize the pitches in enough time and...
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    Target Location by Catcher

    I had an interesting discussion with our AC coach yesterday after a game. Sat. this particular pitcher (first year 14u) was spot on, she hit the catcher's target most of the time. Yesterday, not so much. She was all over the place, low, high, right, left, on the ground, in the heavens. She was...
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    Let Me Boast A Little Bit

    This is my DGD holding her home run ball that she hit this weekend. It was one of her worse swings she has had, but she was able to muscle it over the fence. But, although I am proud of her, I am more proud of her team. They entered this tournament with the #1 pitcher not able to pitch because...
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    Should She or Should She Not

    NSA and Xeno are sponsoring a showcase tournament next July (Xeno Talent Search). The tournament is open to 2013 (uncommitted) to 2017 high school graduates. Players will be selected based on their application and placed on a team for the showcase. There will be 24 teams consisting of eleven...
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    Pitcher Warm-Ups

    We had a game this weekend where the coach was playing the clock. Starting pitcher was pulled after three innings. In the fifth inning the replacement pitcher struck out the first batter she faced. Coach called time and went and talked to his pitcher. The pitcher then strikes out the next...
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    The Softball Gods Were Not With Us

    Good tournament this weekend with 24 teams and three game elimination. Unfortunately it looked like the 10u team in our 14u team showed up.:) At times it looked like our team had not played softball before. Dropped fly balls, not calling for the ball, letting the ball go between the legs in the...
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    Touched Twice and Then....

    Ok, this took place in a tournament game, NSA. Batter hits line shot back to pitcher. Pitcher gets her glove on the ball and knocks it toward the SS. SS misplays the ball and knocks it toward the runner who was going from 2nd to 3rd. Naturally, runner bumps into SS who is trying to retrieve the...
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    Really?

    Great weekend as both DGDs team and her old team were playing the same tournament. So I kind of doubled my pleasure. I did not see the play but while talking to a parent on her old team he explained a play that happened. Runner was on 1st base. When ball was hit between the 1st basemen and...
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    No Softball?

    I checked my tv schedule for today and did not see any softball. I did see where there is some kind of football game on later today. I guess I will have to break down and watch that.
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    Good Umpiring

    My DGD 12u team played in a tournament in Myrtle Beach, SC (beautiful weather by the way) this weekend. In one of our games I saw the best plate umpiring I have seen in a long time. With every ball that was called, he used subtle hand gestures to let the pitcher and batter know if the pitch, in...
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    Thanks

    Thanks to recommendations on this board, after I read it, I bought The Mind Gym for each of my DGDs teammates after the spring/summer season. I got the look, "You want me to read this?". Now during each of the fall tournaments at least two or three of the girls have thanked me for the book. I...
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    Trunk or Treat

    OK, DGD's team is entered into a Halloween tournament (Scaremare) at the end of the month. It should be a heck of a weekend with 50 teams entered in the 12u group and a fun time with the extracurricular activities that are planned for the girls. Sat night of the tournament they are having a...
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    Turned Out OK

    In a 12u tournament my GDD (5"6', 145 lbs of solid muscle) was at bat with her TPS Xeno. The pitcher's pitch was a fastball a little low over the plate. GDD hit a line shot back at the pitcher. The ball came back to the pitcher so fast she did not have time to react and hit her in the left leg...
  20. tghorley

    Happy Independence Day

    Happy Independence Day to all Americans on this board .Thank you to those who have given their life and to those who continue to serve and defend our great country. One of my special memories for this year is when my 6yo GDD, a shock to all of us, wanted to sing the national anthem at a local...

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