Dang Eric, too bad your daughter used our team as a highlight reel, lol. I'm bummed out I missed this game. Looks like Maddie doing great behind the plate. Till next time
I know, it seems like our teams have yet to meet on the field. I was also looking forward to hang out, watch some good games and see all the familiar faces.
DD's 12U team was set to play at this year's TCS World Series in Reno in July. Our parents where all aboard and coach sent in the check. We wanted to get a heads start so half our team families booked reservation at the Peppermill Resort and Casino. This is one of the lodging options made...
I'll take a few inches of rain once a decade over anything else those Northern States have to deal with. Funny, the weather ruins 1 or 2 weekends of Softball and everyone down here complains not realizing that many folks up north haven't even started their seasons yet, lol. Poor, poor me sitting...
Is it just me or do "Pitcher/Catcher's" dad seem to get the worst cases of Softball OCD? Many times I find myself gravitating towards the Dad's that suffer the same as I do and coincidently they are all father's of pitchers and catchers. All the care free, casual parents on DD's team arn't...
Sometimes you can't find the right fit. DD spent this past spring playing/tryouts for 9 TB teams looking for a favorable situation. For a minute I thought it wasn't going to happen so Rec kept her playing. We passed on Allstars and DD is now on a TB team but I wouldn't bash rec. It definitely...
I remember watching another teams catcher once were every pass ball or wild pitch that would consistently get base runners from 1st to 3rd because the catcher was slow to get to the ball. Absolutely no hustle, it would just kill me.
If DD sees a lazy base runner on 1st or 3rd she usually casually calls out her 1st or 3rd basemans name to give them a heads up that she is firing it down the line the next pitch. "Let's go Jenny" or something like that. DD is always talking to her teammates and usually base coaches don't know...
After 4 All-Star seasons and multiple TB tournaments DW and I have it down to the minimal.
A pair of director chairs
1 medium soft case roller cooler with multiple pockets
A handful of frozen water bottles and a dozen cold waters
A couple beers for me
Sun screen, protein bars, seeds and a few...
Not in Southern California, lol
I trust the coaching and winning tournaments isn't our primary concern. when the 12U team comes together I just hope they compete. If it's a true 04 team I'd hate to see them get blown away by 15+ runs to an 05 team, lol. What I have seen from them right now the...
Just wanted to hear the general opinions out there regarding players playing up.
DD (04, 12U) has recently been asked to play with an older team with a mix of 03's and 02's playing 14U. This past Sunday DD played a friendly for them and more than held her own.
At first I was a bit hesitant...
Anyone have any experience with this bat? DD won it in a raffle size 32/21. It's a bit lighter than her current bat 2015 Xeno 32/23. Not sure what to do with it. DW wants me to sell, trade, swap for credit whatever. I'm debating if I should keep it but I have not heard or seen these bats around...
DD is 04, she still has another 12U season to go. I've seen the level of play some of the 03 12U teams play at and it's absolutely impressive, I can only hope DD can one day reach that level.