Cooperstown Day Three

If you are getting sick of these updates, so sorry -- but you have about five more days of this! I promise I will have some good scrappy updates Monday, so check back for that.

We had our first game this morning against Bear Valley (PA).

The boys looked so cute in their uniforms! The rules state that they must wear their pants pulled to their knees so their socks show. Aren't they adorable? After a pre-game rally speech (in which the coach actually used the phrase "Gol-darn-diggety," but he's from Tennessee so we will excuse him), we hit the field.

I will save you from a zillion baseball photos ad nauseum, but I will share my favorite shot from today. That's Ben playing catcher -- and look at the dirt flying as the ball smacks his glove! Maybe I don't need a Nikon 40D after all. :)

I guess this is another great photo from the morning's game:

...Because we won! We celebrated at the lakeside restaurant, and our good friend Harryoke (inside joke) was kind enough to shoot this pic. Do I see a Christmas card shot?? If only I can increase my Photoshop skills so I can erase that drinking straw. And maybe change it so we are all looking in the same direction. :)

The second game was a bit tougher, against one of the top-ranked teams in the nation. And guess who was pitching? (We switched to red unis for the afternoon game.) 

Yes, that's my little Bubbaloo out there. He did an awesome job -- holding them to no earned runs in the first three innings. But they grow them big down there in Miami:

I'd like to say that is an optical illusion, but it isn't -- number 10 (who they swear is only 10 years old) was taller than their coach. They won their first game 10-0 and came into this game not knowing who Lamorinda is -- but they know now. Their fans did their best to fluster our players, shouting and yelling and singing in Spanish. I am not sure, but I think the chant went something like this: "We will cut out your livers and eat them for breakfast." No matter, we kept our composure. The bats unfortunately weren't swinging hard enough for us, and this was the result:

A loss, but a heck of a game. And that's what we're here for. More tomorrow!

Comments

[Jenna]

Oh my heck! #10 is ENORMOUS!!!

[bcre8uv]

I don't know how to change the eyes, but I can totally fix the drinking straw. I've made bigger things than that disappear. Like ex-husbands, for instance.

~T.

[Etta]

That is one cute family. And I love the catcher shot! Glad you're having fun!

[sue Treiber]

Gol-diggety! That is great. I will try to pepper it into conversation. Of course, since I'm not from Tennessee I'm sure to get some strange looks :)
The straw is very easy to correct...super easy. The rest of it is what makes it a fun casual family picture and not posed!

[BethW]

I'm with Sue-no problem getting rid of the straw, but I like the rest of the picture the way it is. Ben looks like Shia LeBeouf(?).
I was born in Miami, so not to cast any aspersions, just remember they recruited their national college football team from the prison back in the day! I also live now in the high school football capitol of the world and we have kids in "junior high" who drive themselves to the games. Makes you wonder.

[Robyn]

Hey girl. Love the daily updates. I've got some mad Photoshop Skillz (heh) so if you send me the photo (full size), I'll get rid of that straw for ya. And even though I love it when not everyone is looking at the camera, if you send one of Ben looking forward, I'll even try to fix the eyes. ;)

[Angela]

I'm glad you're having fun, and I love that pic of Ben playing catcher. Great action shot!

[Kathy Travis]

Great photos, and thanks for the updates. Someday my kiddo will be old enough to play in that league. I can wait.

You can always use a 40D...imagine how good they would look then! (not meant to be a criticism!)