Category Archives: Little White Ball (Baseball)
Competing by cooperating
The news has been filled lately with stories about the dark side of competition. Roger Clemens has testified to Congress about allegations of HGH use, while Barry Bonds has been accused of lying to juries. The NFL has been clouded with the Spygate scandal where the New England Patriots have been accused of taping other …
The toughest (and most fun) job in Little League
Picture this: It’s a hot September afternoon in southern California. Field temperature is probably around 90°F (32° C). You strap on a pair of shin guards, put on a metal face mask, and slip your left arm into a protective pad, just as the Spartan warriors held their shields. You grip a plastic device with …
Lessons learned
When my son decided to return to Little League, he asked, “Dad, you’re not going to obsess about baseball again, are you?” I promised that I wouldn’t. This is because in the time my son was away from baseball, I had the chance to reassess my feelings about children and sports.
If you hate Barry…
This is a message to all you kids. If you hate Barry Bonds – and most of us outside of San Francisco do – there is something you can do to combat his plundering of Hank Aaron’s home run record: Learn to hit home runs. It seems inevitable that Barry will hit his 756th. The …
Just keep pitching
It’s one of those moments that can be painful for a parent to watch. My son was called up to pitch a Winterball game. He had pitched a third of an inning a couple of weeks ago and struck out the batter he faced. But today, the pitches just weren’t finding the strike zone. He …
