Wiffle Ball
Jake and I took advantage of the nice evening to go outside and work on his wiffle ball game. I wanted to see if I could get Jake to throw some pitches and get him to take some pitches himself. Anyone that has ever tried this with a three year old knows that even mild success is kind of impressive.
The picture you see was my first hit of the season, for one brief moment I was Roy Hobbs as I made solid contact and the ball shattered into the pieces you see pictured. Yes this really happened and my first thought was the scene from The Natural in which Roy Hobbs gets I believe his first hit of the season by shattering the ball, literally knocking the cover off the thing thus making it unfieldable. Design flaw in the plastic of the ball? I think not! Sweet powerful swing? I think so!
As cool a moment as shattering a ball was, the highlight of the evening was Jake hitting some nice line drives that I pitched to him. He was really turning on the ball and hit more than a few nice shots. Surprisingly he batted for about 10 minutes, never losing interest even when he was not getting hits. He also showed some great sportsmanship and that he is far from being cocky about his achievements, as we finished up he said... "Dad, we're number 4!" I kid you not.
The picture you see was my first hit of the season, for one brief moment I was Roy Hobbs as I made solid contact and the ball shattered into the pieces you see pictured. Yes this really happened and my first thought was the scene from The Natural in which Roy Hobbs gets I believe his first hit of the season by shattering the ball, literally knocking the cover off the thing thus making it unfieldable. Design flaw in the plastic of the ball? I think not! Sweet powerful swing? I think so!
As cool a moment as shattering a ball was, the highlight of the evening was Jake hitting some nice line drives that I pitched to him. He was really turning on the ball and hit more than a few nice shots. Surprisingly he batted for about 10 minutes, never losing interest even when he was not getting hits. He also showed some great sportsmanship and that he is far from being cocky about his achievements, as we finished up he said... "Dad, we're number 4!" I kid you not.
