Opening Day for Winter Ball
Today was Mr. A’s first day of playing baseball! OMGosh! Can you say A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E.?? Ten little 5 (ish) year olds out running around trying to catch the ball and make it to base. The cutest thing ever.
These are the only half way decent pictures we got. I was stuck keeping score (more on that in a moment) and Bob had the camera. I don’t really know what he was thinking, but he didn’t get anything better. The only video he got was of Anthony standing at 3rd base doing nothing, and then a different little boy batting (maybe he thought he was taping Ant?). I don’t know. But these are cute and I hope to get some more next week to share.
Now, more about keeping score.
When you fill out the registration forms to sign your kids up for ball, it asks if you would be willing to volunteer. I checked the “team mom” box and the “scorekeeper” box. I thought, “sure, I could help out.”
Then I get the email saying “Thanks for being the scorekeeper!”
HUH?
I seem to remember keeping score for my high school boyfriends softball team…20 years ago. I show up today and the coach hands me the score book. I ask if I am keeping track of the whole game or just our team. Another mom said “Just our team.”
Okay. I can do this. I seem to remember drawing lines around the bases to keep track of where everyone was, but that was about the extent of my memory. Then factor in that this is T-ball. They kinda just do whatever and everybody gets to hit. The last batter comes up and whoever is on base gets to run around to home.
My head was spinning and I was coloring in bases for our boys and girls. I thought I did an “ok” job keeping track.
Then someone asked me who won.
I have no idea!
Was I supposed to keep track for everyone?
*ugh*
After the game, I turned in the book to the snack bar. I’m wondering if they have ever fired a scorekeeper? I might be the first!
What a cute picture!!!!
LOL about scorekeeping. Keep us posted!!
OMG, that was too funny! Mr. A is sooooo cute! I can’t concentrate as it is, I would be horrible. I remember being an umpire once when I was just 12 or 13 and I had a tie situation, the batter and baseman got their at the same time. The field got quiet and I couldn’t call the play because I didn’t know what to do.
My dad had to come over from the field his was coaching on because I was so upset that all the parents were mad at me – I don’t volunteer for sports events anymore! LOL
OMGosh Kitty! That story is too funny. Much better than my story! LOL!
I could totally see myself doing what you did. After all, I am really only there to root for my kid’s team right hahaha, I’m totally kidding
I remember my son’s first baseball game, it so cute to see those little men running around in uniform.
He looks absolutely adorable!!!
But yeah, we didn’t start keeping score until “coach pitch” in 2nd grade.
Lol! That’s why I never volunteer for things like this!!! I hope they don’t fire you! Do they even keep score? I know when Titus played they didn’t. They just let everyone come home and like you the last player ran all the bases. Hmmmm. Interesting! I like the pics!
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