Well, this is his second year in pony league (Bronco div lasy year and bronco again this year). He played every year prior in Little league, out here in the part of Cali I live in Pony is WAY more competetive (Steals, lead offs, slides, all ok, not in little in some div's).
Last year he played in Bronco division for the Tigers, lo and behold...this year he is on the Broncos div Tiger team again (completely diff squad, his last years squad is the White sox, they tried to get him again this year (stacked club) but we registered too late, and the leauge said no).
No biggie for me, we missed on early league stuff due to family spending so much time in Hawaii (have ohana there now!!) so no biggie for me. He plays where he plays.
They took him because of my clout with the league from last year ( I think LOL), so he joins them tonight in his first game (their forth game already, not counting practices). Some of you older schoolers already know my boy Kev from Halo II (BTW he is migrated to 360 like me!!).
He obviously did not start (nor did I expect him to coming in so late, he has to earn it). But when the manager put him in, in the 4th (they play 7 innings in Pony league), well.....
He came in to replace the right fielder right at sundown, the sun literally was only in right field blinding guys there. My wife eventually showed after her work. I ask her if she has some shades Kevin can wear , she had some!
He now has em' on. the second guy at bat hits a laser to my son!!!......Snagged!!
Sweetness!! The manager asked me after that if my boy played in this league before, I tell him yea, he played last year, same team, same div, he says ahh, Robs squad , I tell him yea, they wanted him but we came late.
I see him smile.
That inning at bat, while he was on deck, we got our third out, I tell him no worries boy, yer' leadoff next inning.
I was worrying, because our game was to start at 5pm pst, but blue came late and we started at 540pm, grrr.
Here comes my sons at bat, although he has years of experience (he is 12 as of 12/28 last year) he is nervous, this is the first live pitcher he is facing since the playoffs LAST SEASON.
First pitch since the pitcher does not recognize him is you know where, (yes in this league they bring it too) high and in. My boy pulls out of the box before the cathcer even cathes it LOL.
I'm behind the cage behind him, the catcher and the blue.
I tell him to relax, remember last year, its all good no matter what.
Finally he gets to a full count, wow intense!! as this late in the game this is going to be his only AB!!
Next pitch, a tad outside (a breaking ball, yea they throw those here!) he holds his bat a few inches swung out, called ball 4!!!!!
He takes his base, next batter a few pitches in, gets a wild pitch, my boy takes second.
Next guy at bat strikes out.
Next guy singles down the first base line, right fielder was playing tight, this is where my boys track comes in, and his pop warner FB, blows by 3rd, going to home!!!
Everyone yelling (including all the team moms that do not know him yet, remember 1st game for him) go low!! Slide!!!
In without a slide even necsesarry (sp)!!!!!!
He scored a run. End of game speach by manager tells my boy Kev this is your new teamate Kevin, BTW Kevin, awesome hustle running the pads, way to play in your first game with us.
Man, I'm not a wuss, but no lie, times like that you almost tear up hard.
Just wanted to share my son Kevins opening night with OS & DSP (posting it both places hehe).
Thats what all those winters "playing catch" with yer' son are all about.
Alot of you know him from online, he plays a mean FPS. But I wanted to share this with you all.
thanks for reading,
Albert
Last year he played in Bronco division for the Tigers, lo and behold...this year he is on the Broncos div Tiger team again (completely diff squad, his last years squad is the White sox, they tried to get him again this year (stacked club) but we registered too late, and the leauge said no).
No biggie for me, we missed on early league stuff due to family spending so much time in Hawaii (have ohana there now!!) so no biggie for me. He plays where he plays.
They took him because of my clout with the league from last year ( I think LOL), so he joins them tonight in his first game (their forth game already, not counting practices). Some of you older schoolers already know my boy Kev from Halo II (BTW he is migrated to 360 like me!!).
He obviously did not start (nor did I expect him to coming in so late, he has to earn it). But when the manager put him in, in the 4th (they play 7 innings in Pony league), well.....
He came in to replace the right fielder right at sundown, the sun literally was only in right field blinding guys there. My wife eventually showed after her work. I ask her if she has some shades Kevin can wear , she had some!
He now has em' on. the second guy at bat hits a laser to my son!!!......Snagged!!
Sweetness!! The manager asked me after that if my boy played in this league before, I tell him yea, he played last year, same team, same div, he says ahh, Robs squad , I tell him yea, they wanted him but we came late.
I see him smile.
That inning at bat, while he was on deck, we got our third out, I tell him no worries boy, yer' leadoff next inning.
I was worrying, because our game was to start at 5pm pst, but blue came late and we started at 540pm, grrr.
Here comes my sons at bat, although he has years of experience (he is 12 as of 12/28 last year) he is nervous, this is the first live pitcher he is facing since the playoffs LAST SEASON.
First pitch since the pitcher does not recognize him is you know where, (yes in this league they bring it too) high and in. My boy pulls out of the box before the cathcer even cathes it LOL.
I'm behind the cage behind him, the catcher and the blue.
I tell him to relax, remember last year, its all good no matter what.
Finally he gets to a full count, wow intense!! as this late in the game this is going to be his only AB!!
Next pitch, a tad outside (a breaking ball, yea they throw those here!) he holds his bat a few inches swung out, called ball 4!!!!!
He takes his base, next batter a few pitches in, gets a wild pitch, my boy takes second.
Next guy at bat strikes out.
Next guy singles down the first base line, right fielder was playing tight, this is where my boys track comes in, and his pop warner FB, blows by 3rd, going to home!!!
Everyone yelling (including all the team moms that do not know him yet, remember 1st game for him) go low!! Slide!!!
In without a slide even necsesarry (sp)!!!!!!
He scored a run. End of game speach by manager tells my boy Kev this is your new teamate Kevin, BTW Kevin, awesome hustle running the pads, way to play in your first game with us.
Man, I'm not a wuss, but no lie, times like that you almost tear up hard.
Just wanted to share my son Kevins opening night with OS & DSP (posting it both places hehe).
Thats what all those winters "playing catch" with yer' son are all about.
Alot of you know him from online, he plays a mean FPS. But I wanted to share this with you all.
thanks for reading,
Albert
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