All Star Andrew!

T-ball, for all the uninformed out there, is hilarious. Andrew had his second game today and it is so much fun to go and watch kids picking daisies, missing the ball, fighting over the ball and occasionally throwing it where it is supposed to go. I hate to brag (ok, I don't really) but Andrew is pretty stinking good at t-ball. Part of what works in his favor is that he has a good attention span and reasonably good hand/eye coordination.

His team is called "The Zoo Crew"

Today Andrew got to play catcher, center field and second base. I really enjoy the league that he is playing in too. Every inning, every child gets to bat. There are no outs and everyone gets to score even if they are the last hitter. Andrew's coach is really good at moving the kids around too so that they will get into a position with a chance to actually touch the ball. Let's face it, in t-ball there is not a ton of action to the outfield! Each game we have played has been 3 innings long. It usually lasts just about an hour and a half. Kinda long and by the last inning the kids are done but it is fun and very educational. What I have figured out about t-ball (and baseball in general) is that it is a much more complicated sport than soccer. I am sure that big kid soccer has more rules than what Andrew played this year but it certainly was less confusing than t-ball.

Getting ready for the game!

Andrew gets a HIT!!!

Andrew's biggest fan!

Andrew's other biggest fan!

Andrew playing catcher, keeping his eye on the action. They have to stand behind the fence in case of thrown bats. Good game today, only one thrown!

The thing that impressed me most about Andrew today was that he is totally a team player. When he got a chance to play second base he would try and field the ball (he made several great stops) but if the ball rolled past him he didn't mind letting other kids have a turn. It was very impressive that he had that much position integrity. Many of the other kids ran all over the field every time the ball got hit. Not my guy though, he is a team player all around!