Never Fails

First day of Spring...and it is snowing.

Full Swing

Baseball practice that is; it was about 75 degrees here Friday - Sat/Sun more like 50 degrees, but we is outside and throwing. Season starts April 1, so the 12U has a lot of work to do. Bigger field means new situations and responsibilities for every position. Gonna take at least 6-7 practices to cover I figure.

The 10U is progressing, you can see some of the boys have gotten better, some have not. The have-nots better raise their game or they can ride the pine.

How You Can Tell God Loves The Irish

Pretty long title, eh Boyo?
But it's true. In every sense.
Today is March 17th, St. Paddy's Day. Here in the greater metro area around NYC, we will have a beautiful sunny day, with highs in the 6-70 degree range. Perfect for the greatest parade known to man. God picked today to really announce spring it seems.

Notre Dame is in the NCAA Tourney and should go far. Another gift.

Reminds me of a joke (actually a pearl of wisdom when you really think about it);

Why did God invent liquor?

So the Irish wouldn't rule the world!

Bats

So league meeting was short and sweet for the most part, now comes the jockeying to confirm games.

The one really misunderstood part of everything in youth baseball this season is the "approved bats" for levels of play. Basically the NCAA is moving away from composites, so LL and HS are doing the same; except there are some "approved composites" - and it all comes down to a very vague and puzzling list. I am confused. And I rarely get confused.

So tonight I have to gather my vague lists and check all the team bats - and we most likely have to go out and buys some new bats, which is great if you sell bats.

I dislike Little League. Immensely.

League Meeting

Spring League Meeting tonight in a faraway township. Gonna see who we play, when we play, etc. Then it's the annual attempt to get games confirmed in a timely manner, which is usually ponderous.

I'm sure a couple of the idiots I have had to deal with in the past will show their bad selves - "Hey, a-hole!"

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The 12U team is playing 50/70 this season, meaning leads (and balks) , hit and run, baseball! Hope springs eternal, so I think they can make a really great run. Problem is always on the mental side.

10U team looks OK, they practiced Sunday and quite a few look like they have gotten better in the last 6 months or so. Some do not. They look like they did when they were 8. Meaning they probably are not long for the world, baseball-wise.

Best time of year.

Still Here

Flooding is still a big problem in the area, cutting off most routes out of the area. I could try to make a 2.5 hour commute to get to my office 3 miles away, but I will work from home. The better part of valor...

Not sure if it's DST or what, but I feel off. Headache, nausea, etc. Hopefully that will clear up soon as well.

Weekend of Water

Lots of closed roads and bridges. My road is being used like an interstate...not good.

Backyard is a swamp, so I'm pumping my pool cover, can't be anything more that can saturate my property.

Looking for a dry field so we can throw a ball around, that may be an impossible task this weekend.

DST tonight. Lose an hour of blissful rest.