Vacation (and soon Summer) Over

Back after 10 days in FLA. Miami Beach for a couple then Anna Maria Island on the gulf. It was AWESOME!
But now we are back. GRRRRR. And it's getting late early here. I don't like that. School starts up for boys in next couple of days. Wow.

Coffee?

So I looked and I posted on 4/24 thst I hadn't had a cup 'o' Joe in 9-10 weeks. Thst puts me mid February since I basically gave up coffee. I drink a cup no and again, biggest change is it usually has zero to little sugar. Still drinking sugar free Monster Energy like, well, a monster though. 

August Heatwave

We had a few days where the temps were a moderate 80 or so, but now August is a blast furnace. Another couple of days. And speaking on that thought, mi vacation' starts in a couple of days with mi familia. Fly to Miami, stay at the Fontainebleu until Saturday, then a drive up the Gulf Coast to Anna Maria Island. Can't wait.

August Swoon

I don't really know why I called it that. Just did.

Anyways, summer baseball is over. So no coaching or spectating. SoulSlam and the Sons of SoulSlam will go down to local field to hit, field, throw and pitch(!). Think we are going tonight.

OSSS has decided to forego fall baseball this season; he will work on hitting and has joined a G-Y-M to increase strength. Will go to a couple of camps/showcases as well. YSSS was asked to play with a local club we competed against this summer. He's decided he's in and wants to play with some new blood. That's good.

Vacation is in less than 2 weeks. FLA. Going to Miami first for 3 days, then drive up the Gulf Coast to Anna Maria Island. Can't wait.

The Outcome Was Not The One We Wanted

If you've been following this radio serial, you know my 14U team went to Championship Game last Friday evening amidst the rolling hills of Blairstown NJ. I didn't post the outcome however. We lost, 10-0.

Played poorly as a team, and I did my best to get one player (actually YSSS) thrown out on a DP after he led of 2nd inning with a single and steal of 2B. So there's that. Overall not our best effort. Were boys tight? Maybe. Was the other team superior? Maybe. Did we play the worst we have for months? Absolutely.

So after the game, boys all got 2nd place trophy (out of 19 teams). Pretty nice actually. Then it was time to say goodbyes. Now, these people all live in town and I'm sure I'll run into them from time to time; however, both OSSS and YSSS go to a different HS than most, so moving in a different circle is de rigueur.

So with some tears, I said goodbye to the boys I've coached in baseball for the last 7 years on this team (9 if you include when I was the drill-sargeant in T-Ball!). Trey, Joe, Nate, Justin, Chris (who goes to same HS as OSSS), Nick (who will be at same HS as YSSS) and Ryan (aka YSSS). It was an honor being your coach.