Theo started t-ball this spring and has really enjoyed it. The league that he and Jack play on assigns each player in each age division to a major league team. Theo has played for the NY Yankees this year and Jack has played (for the second year) for the Philadelphia Phillies. When Theo found out that he has been assigned to the Phillies, he immediately told Jack that meant he got to be better than Jack!
We have quickly realized that having an older brother is quite an advantage. Theo is one of the few players on his team who understands baseball (having watched Jack's games) and so he takes it upon himself to run all around the field getting the ball. It is not unusual that he might run from left field to right field if necessary. It is quite amusing - we never knew bunch ball existed in t-ball. We are working on playing your position, but for the most part, this year is mainly just about fun. And Theo is having a lot of that!
Some pictures are included below.
Theo is in the right back row. He is in the back row because he was deemed one of the 'taller' kids. I think this is true, but it probably didn't hurt that he also had found a huge dirt pile and had run around in it in the first five minutes before practice. And if that wasn't enough, he had also 'practiced' a few slides so already had grass stain on his baseball pants. And if both of those hadn't done it, he 'accidentally' had brought Jack's old faded hat from last year. Oh, the joys of being the younger brother extend both ways!!!!
Having his close friend Andrew on his team has made this year lots of fun:
A rare moment of concentration as he waits for the pop fly.....
1 comment:
I am glad Theo is having fun. That should be the only reason we play or watch games. I hope a honey badger never runs across the field while Theo is playing:-)
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