I was embellishing but you did put a number on it. Those 20% might not be happy about it.
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Willy was close to nailing it. I would switch the 5 and the 3 though personally.
Because I wanted to get something stirred up. And you are wrong. I've already received 3 emails about it.
Poor little George has no idea what's in store for him. Kids going to show up for tball practice like Kenny Powers.
I'm hearing all the good tballers show up in customized, raised golf carts with music, spinners etc. Might be a nice touch Anth.
Does Louie V make bat bags?
I'm hearing all the good tballers show up in customized, raised golf carts with music, spinners etc. Might be a nice touch Anth.
Does Louie V make bat bags?
I'm not the baseball dad expert B is, but we went with everything you listed this past Spring/Summer, including the helmet. Most on the team seemed to have their own.
Edit: Should have read further to see he already answered. And backpack with the slots on either side for bats is definitely the play these days. No one seems to carry the bat bags we had growing up anymore.
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TGIF shorts:
- truck in the shop (again), working from home... will be getting a new (used) truck this fall
- not ready to say goodbye to summer, but ready for football, hunting, and fishing season
- pizza and movie night with the youngster tonight, prolly pop some popcorn and make a pillow fort too
- not a big nfl (especially pre-season) fan, but just getting to hear some pads pop is music to my ears
- Reds actually provide some reasons for optimism next year, really digging the mound rotation
- just sold my remaining Google A shares, that has been a solid run the last few years
- big changes on the horizon, shifting focus to the RE and development side of what we've been doing and away from construction
- turned down Sunday VIP fix to Railbird, would really like to see Cilders, but just dont get into music festivals (especially in 90+ degree heat)
- grind
- truck in the shop (again), working from home... will be getting a new (used) truck this fall
- not ready to say goodbye to summer, but ready for football, hunting, and fishing season
- pizza and movie night with the youngster tonight, prolly pop some popcorn and make a pillow fort too
- not a big nfl (especially pre-season) fan, but just getting to hear some pads pop is music to my ears
- Reds actually provide some reasons for optimism next year, really digging the mound rotation
- just sold my remaining Google A shares, that has been a solid run the last few years
- big changes on the horizon, shifting focus to the RE and development side of what we've been doing and away from construction
- turned down Sunday VIP fix to Railbird, would really like to see Cilders, but just dont get into music festivals (especially in 90+ degree heat)
- grind
Agreed, been doing t ball for 3 years now. My advice:
-Got to get G his own helmet (Adidas helmets fit the boys better early on and as they grew ended up moving them into UA helmets)
-His own bat (every year they come out with different models or updates so the 2019 bats are highly reduced Just make sure whatever bat you buy has a USA baseball and Pony league logo on it) The Easton Ghost X was the popular bat for all the all star teams and way $90 up until a few weeks ago and can now be found for $45. Should last him until he outgrows tball.
-His own bag. Agree with CSC81. Both of our boys have the Under Armour backpacks with the bat holders on both sides.
-Lastly, get the kid a decent glove, at least something that's actual leather. Had several kids I coached who started the season out with the cheap $15 pleather Dicks branded gloves, and they don't last. Do it once and spend $30-$40 and get him something decent. Once kid caught a ball with his Dicks pleather glove and the sticking popped, letting the ball smack him in the eye.
My last advice, if they ask G to play all summer long allstars, DON'T DO IT.
We're definitely drinking beers out of yetis, right?
Apparently I did. I just called my wife to see if a pkg was on the front porch.
"Didn't I tell you? It came yesterday. I took the bottle out and put it on the bar downstairs."
So yes, I got it. Thank you.
I bought my 7yo is a mid-range leather first base mitt but he preferred his $25 pleather adidas fielders glove. He did fine with it, but I will be upgrading this offseason. And I didn’t even bother buying him a bat. All the kids on his teams went and got new bats so it would’ve been a waste. Oldest got a new USA bat. They’re all terrible, btw. In the summer you can luckily use the “illegal” bats that help you actually mash. Personally like the Demarini Zens or 2015-17 Easton mako.
Started them out as 4 year old and they play till they're 6. Coach Pitch starts at 7.
We had 2 bats for the entire team. One Black/Gold Easton and one Silver/Green Easton.
Kids these days.....
Kids these days.....
If huber, chief, and drx think I’m horrible then I am accurately portraying my real life self here on gyero.
Good to know tbh.
Good to know tbh.
Took care of that for you.
-Boat Day! Good friend’s birthday today so we hired a captain and a huge pontoon to cruise around, beach up and get snockered on White Claws all day. Bout 30 of us going and it’ll be a shit show like always, can’t wait. Tunes, booze, Pub Subs, bunch of friends, sun and sand, doesn’t get much better than that, gang.
Had an old army duffel bag full of these for the team to share. Catcher's gear was also stuffed in there somewhere. Still mashed extremely hard, so not buying the hype on all these fancy illegal bats.
Hey anth, even though you clowned me earlier I’m available to roll some bats when the time comes.
More that I like he called you horrible, than me thinking you’re actually horrible.
TGIF.
The glove is (was) everything.
It was a spiritual thing for my old man when I got a new glove (ALWAYS Rawlings). Meticulously putting the leather oil on it, showing me *his* way of breaking it in, explaining the smells, the importance of it all. Vividly remember playing catch with him every evening after dinner, talking about school, life, etc...
Now make sure you get your butt down, stay in front, and see the ball into your glove.
Man.
It was a spiritual thing for my old man when I got a new glove (ALWAYS Rawlings). Meticulously putting the leather oil on it, showing me *his* way of breaking it in, explaining the smells, the importance of it all. Vividly remember playing catch with him every evening after dinner, talking about school, life, etc...
Now make sure you get your butt down, stay in front, and see the ball into your glove.
Man.
-There it is.
-My dad was never into sports, so I had no clue what to do with my new glove(s). Probably never had one properly oiled, broken in, etc. Still didn't prevent me from sitting the bench for the Harrison County 12-year-old All-Stars in 1986.
-Tim Kurkjian's Friday MLB tweets are always an interesting read. Amazing stuff he digs up.
-Between the horses and the people, man....how bad is Keeneland gonna smell this weekend?
-I already messaged Rax about it, but those of you with sons should seriously consider making a roadie to the LLWS sometime. Just an amazing scene. And you can do it relatively cheap.
-If anyone except Biden made these gaffes, the reaction would be ruthless. But he's just Crazy Uncle Joe, so it's whatever. Amusing.
At least the new USA bats don't cost 400.00+ like the old USSSA composite bats did. That's the only good thing about them.
There is a noticeable difference between the old ones and the new ones. Been watching the LLWS regional games on ESPN and have only seen 1 homerun, which barely cleared the fence. Rec league homeruns are waaaaay down.
Can still mash with the old USSSA bats in travel ball, though.
There is a noticeable difference between the old ones and the new ones. Been watching the LLWS regional games on ESPN and have only seen 1 homerun, which barely cleared the fence. Rec league homeruns are waaaaay down.
Can still mash with the old USSSA bats in travel ball, though.
My kid played in a wood bat tourney a few weeks ago and oddly enough hit his longest ball of the season off of an old wood bat. The Dirty South had been left in his bag ever since that tourney.
My dad was so cheap he never got me a glove. Up until I was about 13 I used an ugly, green hand-me-down from my uncle (it was apparently blue when he got it in the 60s).
One of the first things I bought after starting my first job was a sweet Louisville Slugger glove that I still have.
One of the first things I bought after starting my first job was a sweet Louisville Slugger glove that I still have.
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Big A was religious with breaking in gloves. Like he was born to do it. Put it in an oven... lolgtfo. Time and oil only. First gift I bought him after G was born was a 12" Rawlings Pro Preferred with his nickname on it. Most beautiful glove I've ever seen. He's still breaking that boy in.
We oiled the everloving shit out of ours, and stored them under a few Encyclopedia volumes every night.
Having a full Encyclopedia was actually pretty dope, btw. Do those things still exist?
Having a full Encyclopedia was actually pretty dope, btw. Do those things still exist?
Encyclopedias were replaced by the Guinness Book of World Records.
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