Ahhhhh Spring Little League Baseball

[captain]

Here is the discussion as it played out with my son... (the condensed version)

Me ( Hey son it's spring time and little league sign up is this weekend do you want to play baseball? It's a great sport and you can have lot's of fun and see some of you friends from school.

Son ( No dad I think that I will just play the WII and have fun watching movies this summer

Me ( Come on son it will be fun... Baseball was good for me when I was a kid... You will learn how to throw, catch and hit the ball...

Son ( Ok dad if you want me to, I trust you that this will be fun..

FAST FORWARD 4 WEEKS

First practice with his friends on the field, first hour of practice!

One big fat lip....... Are we having fun yet?

SEE ATTACHED

 

[omslaw]

Chicks dig scars

Tell him it'll be OK...


Sorry to see, though...

 

[ditchdr]

I got hit in the eye with a ball once.. Never played again lol.. Started messing with motorcycles,, so much safer

 

[twotonevert]

Oh man, sorry Doug.

 

[VaBusa]

Ouch!!! I had fun watching baseball last year; the teens in Little League kick all forms of butt and it is a thrill to see...

Poor Sam played last year and just had a run of bad luck during one game; he was hit in the face, chest, arm...he was a mess

This year, he just wants to play soccer

 

[Wallie]

I bet he will go back to he WII. early retirement

 

[el stumpo]

Dang.. My son is getting ready for Baseball and I know those balls are hard (and grounders tend to bounce up at the worse time.)

Looks like a champ for hanging in there!

 

[dadofthree]

Are we having fun yet ? I'm sure he'll be alright and like Omar said chicks love that stuff.

Just signed one up for softball last week.

 

[Jailbait]

It's going to happen, just get in there and have fun. I played for years.

 

[luvmybusa]

OH yeah...had plenty of those growing up and even still now. I play college baseball and as a catcher, catching for guys who throw low-mid 90's...it's NOT fun blocking a ball with your bicep or taking one in the gut. I have an orange sized dark as night bruise on my right arm as I'm typing this from a foul ball I took 3 days ago.

Don't let the fear get the best of your boy...don't force him to keep playing if he doesn't want to either!! Good luck

 

[wharthog3]

Haha, (not laughing at your son but my own experience)

I haven't played baseball since mid highschool (although I umpired after that)

And I just joined a co-ed adult softball league. We had our first game on Tuesday.

It was SO MUCH fun to be out playing a sport again.

Late in the game (I was playing left field) I had a hard fly ball hit my way.

Full sprint and 100% extended dive I made a youtube worthy grab, but on impact it popped out.

The grass was wet and my fully extended arms didn't stop my momentum (I weight a bit more than I did in school haha) and I badly injured both shoulders.

I have barely been able to lift my arms this week. All good fun, and I'll just have to rehab at the gym.

 

[MrsGrumpy]

Tell him it builds character.

 

[captain]

He's good with it.. He got some attention at school today so he is OK now.