Checkpoint

Here we are in basically mid-April and the weather has been, in a word, shitty. Cool and cold, wet and damp. Today looks like it might be the turning...let's hope so. As I type it's 50 and sunny, with temps going to 55 or so. Weekend might get in 70's so maybe the cool grip of early spring is over.

All this weather of ill-fortune has caused havoc with the North J HS Baseball season. Both boys teams are o-fer...in the OSSS's case it's a bit surprising. They have some talent there, but the bats have been cold for the most part and the pitchers' not making the pitches. Happens when you don't got no rhythm (had to look up that spelling!). They have some winnable games coming up so they need to right the ship now.

YSSS's team (aka THETECH) is an academy school. So the talent is pretty all over the place. He's starting on varsity, either OF or catcher, depending of starting catcher shows or not. On Saturday, they had a game. 9 kids showed up to play (out of 14). So the commitment is not really there, IMO. As I tell him, just do what you have to do. He also has to play the JV games, getting in innings behind plate (that's a good plan), and (I've been told) he's taking charge there. That's all I can ask.

Before you know it, May will be here.