Another travel baseball season for John came to an end today with a second-place finish at the Show-Me State Games. This season was a new beginning for him, and we learned a few things along the way.
1. Winning *isn’t* everything. Sometimes, the right team makes the difference.
2. This kid *can* play under pressure as evidenced by his first walk-off at a previous tournament.
3. Baseball *can* be fun again. Not arguing with him about going to practice before every damn practice is pure gold.
Thanks to the USA Prime for a FUN season. Thanks for helping to restore the love of the game in my kid. I know the day is coming soon when John walks off the field for the last time, but this season will be the one I remember because this is the season that he said, “I want to play.” They may have won silver today, but this season was pure gold.
