Baseball, Baseball, Baseball

This has been my life for the last year, and it looks like it will be this way at least until the middle of summer....and who knows, maybe into August if the boys can live up to there potential. For those who do not know, Matthew has been playing for the local little league for about three years. The team he was on when he was 10 came in second at the state championship, and they (maybe I should say we) have been wanting to make it back ever since. Now he is 12, and for little league this is it. We have two of our leading pitchers back to make a run again. For Matt's part, he has grown into a starting pitcher himself. He does not throw as hard as some, but he has good location and a couple of off speed pitches that when he is "on" he is difficult to beat. But to get to this point has been a lot of hard work. We have played for two other teams; both travel teams to face tougher competition, playing in a number of tournaments including the Winter Nationals. All with the hope that his god given athletic ability and skill along with hard work will allow him to really contribute come this summer......which is now here.

As one travels in Mexico you will see a baseball field in almost every town....from our small town of Puerto Penasco, to Hermosillo, Guaymas, Sonoyta, etc. These appear to be minor league teams with all of the players trying to reach that same lofty goal as mine; to play in the major leagues in the USA. One of the blogs I follow writes about a day at a game in Guaymas.

http://http://brendandroygoingtomexico.blogspot.com/

I really need to check the game schedules for a game in Puerto Penasco. I think it would be good fun that would need no translation.