Well we've been able to play on a more regular bases & the boys have shown improvement because of it. I kept going home after games wondering what I needed to do to help put more wins on the table. The boys stepped up & played a tough 1-1 ball game for 3 innings then turned on the gas maxing out the 4th inning then shutting down the Thunder to give us a good win. Several of the boys showed good performances but Ben Fagan worked his way around the base path in a daring fashion earning him the game ball.
We had 2 on Saturday & it was HOT. It's been rainy & not really to warm then boom it's in the 90's. In that second game the boy s looked like they were melting out there. I was proud they didn't stop trying. A few players got hit by pitches none more scary then Aaron Baldwin's. He took a hard one to the face that I was happy to see looked OK on Sunday. The game ball went to Jonathan Moffett & Neville Kuilan. Both showed heart when they worked their way onto the bases then taking advantage of the situation stealing their way home. Good work guys. 
The first of 5 games scheduled for this week started out rocky. Ben & Brik were having a rough time pitching/catching. Aaron Hammer broke out with the big hit I knew he was due to have. Bryce had the hardest hit bunt I've seen, do what ever it takes to get on base. The game ball went to Holden Payne for a great relief effort on the mound. 4 more to go this week, if we don't rain-out.
started waking up. I got real aggressive on the base path trying to make something happen. The team was stealing base after base. Ben worked the fake steal perfect causing the over through. Aaron Baldwin & Mathew Pena received game balls for great play. Aaron got his first hit & Mathew has been great at the plate 2 games in a row. All the aggressiveness helped get us back into it but it also caused us to come up 1 run short. I took a coach's gamble on one of my best players & made the wrong call. It happens some times. I believe in my heart if I took the same gamble again I would still have faith the player would pull through. I'm proud of him of trying what he was asked to do by me because I've always told the boys, let it be my fault making the coaches decision not yours. If we can string a few game together I believe we'll find our grove.
Game #2 was totally different then game #1. Defensively this was a game of catch. Curtis pitched a great game & Brik kept getting better at catcher as the game went on. A very different story with the weather also. It was a perfect evening not hot or cold just right. And with the warmer weather came the bats. The boys were swinging the bats & putting the ball in play. The game ball got split between the defence of the night, Curtis & Brik. Boys keep swinging those bats because it's more fun to hit the ball then walk.
Brik came to the dugout during the second inning asking for his sun glasses. When I replied there isn't any sun. He then said something I've never heard said in a baseball game, "I need my glasses to keep the snow out of my eyes, I can't see". Between innings the boys were drinking hot chocolate & wrapping up in blankets just to stay warm. The game ball went to Grant Baldwin for his first hit ever in a game. This is Grant's first year to play baseball & he's trying to do what ever we tell him to get better.
What do you mean rained out, I don't see any rain.
Well game day has come & what do you know, RAINOUT. I know everybody is disappointed but that will just give use another practice to prepare & Saturday we'll be ready to go. Saturday 3/31 @ 10:45am, SC field 2 at Mariners, Fagan-snacks. Be at the game at 10:00am. Curtis is scheduled to start at pitcher.
Well sad to say the season is over 2 games short. I want to thank all the parents for giving me the opportunity to teach your kids & most of all have fun with them. Believe it or not I love coaching & helping the kids play & learn football. Sports, especially football, has been a large part of my life since I was a little boy & I get into coaching just as much. If you ever need my help feel free to call your kids are now my kids. I love them all. Brik drives me crazy at times just like your sons do but they make me proud & make me laugh also. I'll be looking for you to be back next. Superbowl or Bust. Keep in mind most of our team was 8 this year & should return. I'll see everybody Dec 3rd for our team party at Pump-It-Up in Arlington.
ABD Results Round 2
Well unfortionatly we had to play our White team in the first round but the boys played hard & were respectful of their friends in a 32 - 0 win for Blue. Great job this year Jr White come back next year & build on what you've learned. This week we have a tuff but very winnable game against Mansfield Wildcats. The game is at Paschal High School in Fort Worth at 2:00pm Sat 11/11. Keep up the good work 2 more wins till the Superbowl. If the boys win this Saturday advancing to the Conference Championship I've promised them they could cut my hair & if they win that game they get coach Johnny's hair. Parents let's help keep the boys focused a few more weeks then we can rest after Dec 2nd.
