Tag Archives: Little League
Happy birthday, Mom
My son at the pre-tryout clinic. Photo by Matthew Stern. Saturday, January 10 would have been my mother’s 80th birthday. I spent it with an activity that she loved, baseball.
Lessons from a year of Little League
2008 is coming to a close, and so has a wild year for me with being a part of Little League. It had its share of high and low moments, but these always come with lessons. Here are the lessons I’ve learned during the past year.
Perspective
In the eight weeks since I became a league president, I’ve learned a number of lessons. One is that there’s a difference between “Little League” and baseball. Baseball is a fun sport to play with the kids. “Little League” is stuff you have to deal with so those kids can play baseball. But today, I …
A proud papa moment: Winning a championship
My son’s Little League team won the AA championship today. We played a team that challenged us all season, and we came out on top 10-7. What made this special wasn’t just winning the trophy, even though it was a great thrill. It was watching him grow the way he did over the course of …
In your face! How fear struck out.
It was a moment in youth baseball that all parents dread – watching your child clutching his face after being hit by a pitch.
