Today, JR will have his 5th game of the fall ball season. They are currently 2-2, but the two teams to which they've lost are select teams that have been together for quite a while. It seems as though JR's team is the strongest of the "new" teams that have joined the fall league this year. I'm sure that is due to the coaching as much as the talent. My wonderful husband and our good friend Bob are very good coaches and really enjoy working with the boys.
JR's season has not been as successful as the rest of the team. For one thing, he just isn't really into practicing. Of course he goes to the weekly practice, but he isn't really into getting out in the yard and practicing catching. Hitting is more challenging because it would require driving to the park, but none the less he isn't even asking to do that either. And without practice, his success as a hitter has been limited and he's starting to feel very discouraged. The boys are going to play together as a select team this year, and I think it's going to be very interesting to see how long JR continues to want to play baseball. In the meantime, he's been asking what Olympic sport he can play because that's his new plan for when he grows up!
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