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10U Home Ball Report – Game 8

I told them straight up that teams are getting better, and if we don’t get better, we’re going to win. And then we got burned by a team that was undefeated.

Final: 15-7.

It was total dominance in all aspects of baseball. The other team burned the ball. Our outfielders played pretty much the furthest down the field all season, and yet the Rockets soared over their heads. I think we were down like three runs in the fifth and we got a shot with our last at-bats. Then their big hitter crushed the ball down the right field line and that was all he wrote. It was a two-run triple and the fans headed to their cars.

The best we could do was seven runs in our half of the fifth inning.

A ball game.

The record is 5-3 and I am officially on leave from the 10U team. I handed over the equipment, the book, the balls to the assistant coach and now I’m in golf mode.

High season:

I warned that the kids’ vacations would start after Memorial Day and some of the younger kids would have to get up. Then our top two players were out last night and the younger guys didn’t step up. Nightmare fuel.

Daddy ball report:

We had another base running error at first, and I’m starting to think it might be time to make a wristband that says “2 outs = RUN ON CONTACT! DON’T GO BACK TO THE BLOCK THINKING YOU HAVE TO MARK.”

What’s wrong with the lack of energy?

Have my fellow 9-10U coaches noticed how one game the kids are energized and the next game the whole team acts like they’re wasted? In our two losses, it was a bunch of walking zombies. Even Double Bubble gum had zero effect on them.

A travel ball team that played 5 games on Memorial Day

Brandon C. in Pinckney, MI writes:

Those parents and coaches who allow 8 year olds to play 5 baseball games on a Monday should go to jail for child abuse not celebrated. 5 games x 2 hours == 10 hours of baseball for kids. On Memorial Day. It’s crazy. I’m pretty sure they probably didn’t have 5 catchers and 10+ pitchers. Wonder how many of them made it to church on Sunday?

Matkapallo’s Hardo Chris B. in Houston writes:

Our team wasn’t good enough to win that many games as 8 year olds, but the boys certainly played 4 games on Sunday more than once and probably played 5 at some point. From the 8:00am game until the 8:00pm championship game, it’s a brutal day. And yes, it’s stupid. It’s not good for anyone. I think travel ball tournaments should have doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday, and that’s it.

Fortunately, high school travel ball makes a little more sense. They usually play one game a day. Sometimes they call two a day, but no more.

Cord M. writes:

My three sons, 29, 26, 22, played All Stars/Travel baseball in Atlanta. They started playing at the age of 7. I coached my younger years and have enjoyed reading about your recent experiences.

I remember playing 5 games a day several times. It was brutal, especially in the July tournaments in Florida. Usually the pitching stopped, but the worst ever is when we had rain delays or postponed games in a tournament. We would have to play back to back games and if I remember correctly a couple of games that didn’t end until after 11pm.

A little ridiculous for a 7 or 8 year old, but they didn’t seem to mind as much as the coaches or parents who were ready for cold beers after a long day at the park. I spent enough money in 10 years on equipment and travel to partially fund my retirement, but I wouldn’t trade it for the world. I met some great people and made lifelong friends along the way AND got to see places I never would have seen.

There are some advantages to playing football at Ohio Northern University

My Put-In-Bay 2-Club Invitational partner Tim G. writes:

We just returned from taking our Ohio Northern University football team on a 7 night, 9 day tour of Italy. We spent four days in Rome, which included a joint practice with the Roma Grizzlies and an exhibition against the Federazione Italiana Di American Football all-star team on Sunday.

The Polar Bears scored on all 10 offensive possessions and added a pick-6 and a safety on a bad punt snap to post a 79-0 victory.

ONU is now 6-0 in international competition since 2007 with wins in Germany (2007), Italy (2010), Ireland (2013), Italy (2016) and Germany (2019) before Sunday’s win.

In Rome, the group of 107 players, coaches, administrators, parents, family and friends saw historical sights such as the Colosseum, the Vatican, the Forum, the Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps.

Ohio Northern then went south to the Amalfi Coast for two days before returning to Rome for one day to fly home on Thursday.

BTW, I got home and cut (it’s Thursday after all) before I crashed after being awake for over 26 hours straight. The lawn is starting to turn brown, but it was seeded in places.

IGs don’t upload drama

JT writes:

As for Instagram embedding issues, I’ve had a much better outkick experience since switching from Chrome on Android to a browser called Opera. I’m guessing some background scripts don’t work in Opera and it really cleans up the site experience. If anyone is interested, it can be found in the Play Store.

We’ve had Patio SZN, Grill Wars, Garage Beers, Man Caves… what’s next?

I feel like there’s a new trend out there, but it’s in its infancy, and I just need to pull it out from readers who are ahead of the curve. Got a backyard game ready to explode? What’s new in the patio game this season?

I need boots on the ground to report what you see in the suburbs.

Are people now spending more time in their front yards with their neighbors?

I really want to dig into this topic over the next two weeks.

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HOAs

Heywood J. writes:

I read your post about the HOA and I think I found the guy who lives in that house. He is the last answer in this thread.

Good luck to readers who are looking to buy a house this summer and thought prices might drop a bit

Ouch.

Now we are ready to go. The blood is pumping. The sun is out. The weekend is here and today and tomorrow are 91-92. Yes, the patio TV will go up and I’ll be watching the Memorial Tournament, the Stanley Cup Finals, and probably even some baseball.

Have a great weekend. You can’t have too many of us. Take full advantage.

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