For those of you who've yet to experience it, t-ball is kind of weird. From what I can gather, there is no such thing as "out." Everyone gets to hit every inning, and everyone eventually gets to make it "home." I understand the theory of why, but it still makes it pretty boring.
The outfielders' job is to catch the ball - ok, who am I kidding. The outfielders' job is to scramble after the ball and use clumsy, mitted hands to pick it up. When reminded by the coach, the kid then throws it in the general direction of first base. Of course, no one really knows where that is, because it's a lot easier to identify the real bases than it is to find the ones put out there for the use of the 4 year olds.
The kid who bats seems to generally know he's supposed to run to 1st. When and where to throw the bat and whether or not to throw the helmet (does that thing have a specific name in baseball?) seem a little less clear. Once he gets to 1st, though, said kid generally stands there regardless of what is going on in the game. After most hits, the new runner gets to 1st only to find the previous runner still there. The kid on 1st eventually runs to 2nd, only to find the kid on 2nd still there. The kid on 2nd eventually runs to 3rd (which seems to be the hardest base to find), and finally the kid on 3rd makes it home.
After Adam's first game, I asked him if he likes t-ball or soccer better. Soccer. I think that makes two of us.
And on a slightly related tangent...
Do any of my photographically inclined friends know how to make my pictures NOT look like this one? When I zoom in to try to see Adam through the fence, my camera does a fabulous job of making the fence look crisp and clear while making Adam look like an amorphous blob. Suggestions? (Other than go stick my camera lense right up to the fence, which is how I got the first picture.)
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What kind of camera are you using? Your focus is just falling on the fence rather than him, so you need change your focus. Depending on your camera, you might be able to change your depth of field which is what's making him blurry.
That is such a cute picture of Adam. Could he even see the ball with that thing on his head like that. I had to have a little giggle at that one.
Ah memories...great recap of the non-sport t-ball. Believe it or not, one day you will see an actual real baseball game played by your boys, and an actual real soccer game that is not all boys run after the ball in a scrum. AND, one day you'll be able to watch your youngest play ball without chasing other kids.
Raising children is for the young...
Thanks for the insight! We were thinking of trying t-ball instead of doing soccer again...now I'm thinking we'll wait till the kids are a little older and can grasp a game. Isaak can hit a ball being pitched, so t-ball sounds boring!
That's not the way TBall used to be, but I guess it stems from the kids are not allowed to have any kind of competition anymore. Unfortunately I believe that just leads to a failed society. It's not that I think it needs to be extremely competitive especially at the ripe old age of 4. But the kids do need to start understanding that the purpose of sports is to try your best and that you want to win. That it feels good to win. And that losing sucks, so I need to work harder to not lose next time. And I like soccer more too. :)
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