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This was one of those moments when you realize your children have grown up a bit while you weren’t looking… William’s first baseball game. (Actually, it was his second. We missed the first, but that’s a long story – we don’t count that one). Wish Rebecca were here to mark this occasion with me.
His first at-bat is captured below. With perfect form he drove the ball into left field and was safe at second for a double. Later he rounded third and scored (though from the picture you can see he may not have touched the base – good thing there is no instant replay in South Durham Little League.
It was impressive. I caught myself thinking, “If I put some time into this, he could be really good.” I imagined getting an agent and working on a shoe deal. Being a Dad brings out strange stuff in men, and there is no better place to observe this phen
omenon than a Little League field. I had seen this many times during my childhood, but never understood it so well until now.
