Opening Day - Take 2

Just how long ago was Opening Day? Many weeks. April 17th, to be exact. I know!! It seems like once we finally had Opening Day, time has flown by like a 98mph fast ball. Well, it was not raining on that day, but it was cold and windy.  Look at all those colors in right field. Lots of little kiddos (and their coaches) braving the cold and wind to celebrate Opening Day.

The sun did appear for a tiny bit to spotlight the Little Prince's first pitch. Then it was gone.

But he pitched on. One after another. Some strikes and some balls. But each one his best. It was a great day.

Opening Day - Take 1

Opening Day Ceremony was scheduled for 11am today. Yay! Finally baseball season. Or not. The festivities were cancelled by 10am and it has been pouring since about 11:15am.

It's dripping off the trees...

...and making puddles on the walkways.

We'll try again tomorrow.

Opening Day

Opening Day was Saturday, May 1st. Team pictures at 10:40am, opening ceremony at 11:00am, first game at 12 noon. Adding to the fun, it was 91 degrees. But there was a breeze and everyone had sunscreen. The Little Prince and his team were at 3rd base. Hunter green shirts, black pants and green socks. "Mommy, they were really, really thick socks and it wasn't even winter out. My legs were dying!"

Coach Rupert kept the kids in line through the 30 minute ceremony. They were good, considering how hot it was.

There's the Little Prince warming up for his first inning of pitching. Just like the pros. And, yes, he does watch the pros to see how they do it. Practices with the wiffle ball in the back yard, causing much wincing and crossing of fingers on my part with regard to my windows, siding, flowers, plants...


Coach Rupert was keeper of the papers as well. Not sure what all that includes, but he seemed to do a wonderful job and has not yet been fired.

Now comes the important part: the Little Prince's stats. There are 3 teams in town and we played the best of the 3 on Saturday, so it was not surprising that we lost 13-5. Most of their kids are 2nd year players. It could have been worse. But back to the stats...2 hits, 3 at bats, 2 runs, 3 RBIs (runs batted in, I think), 1 SB (stolen base), 1.1 IP (innings pitched*), and 4 KO (strike outs). Please note all these are from Coach Rupert. I know nothing of baseball speak, I just ran the camcorder. But it was fun and the kids all enjoyed themselves.

*Coach took him out after 1.1 innings because they are only allowed so many pitches and then they have to sit out a week. We made sure he knew it was not because he was doing a bad job.

Saturday was the opening ceremony for the baseball season. It was a disorganized but fun time. We had the opening ceremony at 11, team pictures at 12:15 and a game at 1pm. Too long to stay around but not quite long enough to go anywhere.

The opening ceremony was very nice. All the teams gathered on the field in their team shirts and caps. They played the national anthem and everyone saluted the flag. Then they announced each team, their manager and coaches and each player.

Morgan is on Abdo's again this year. This time he is one of the 'big kids' only he's not so big. There are 10 kids on his team, 3 or 4 returning from last year. I think he has one more year in t-ball and will then move up to minor league, if he is still interested in the game.

The first game of the season was tie 4-4 (they are always ties in t-ball). Morgan was up to bat twice and had 2 great hits. The second was out to the fence because the other team had tiny kids and they couldn't get the ball. They were all so funny, running to third base instead of first and playing in the dirt instead of watching for the ball. Reese got hiccups from laughing.