Pitchers and Catchers Report

It was a beautiful weekend here, record high temps both days. The first nice weekend towards the end of February always gets me. The sun shines the kids want out to play, the dog wants a walk, people are outside on bikes and my thoughts turn to baseball.

It was so great with the Giants playing until the end of the season for the first time in a few years that it seems like baseball just ended, but as pitchers and catchers get set to report again already, even us LIttle League families are getting back into it.

One of the parents of Jake's team from last year made arrangements for some private hitting practice with the Boise High Baseball coach for the boys so Jake and I headed over to the American Legion indoor hitting facility today for some practice. There were four other boys from his team there and they all got some personalized hitting instruction and got to hit off tees in the cages for awhile. Jake did great, the coach noted that he has a pretty natural swing and gave him a couple of small tweaks to work on and kind of signed off on him. Jake had a really good time, was happy the coach thought he could hit well and just hit the rest of the time. He's really ready for baseball this year and can't wait to start minors.

Since I knew I was taking Jake out this evening, I made it a point of getting Tanner out earlier today on the green across from the house. We hit off the tee, took some grounders, played catch and just worked out for an hour or so. He does really well and is a natural like his brother. One of the aforementioned little league parents came by while we were playing and was amazed by how well Tanner was hitting the ball since he hasn't played league yet. Jake's PE coach also came by and commented on Tanner's strong arm and accurate throws. So Tanner is all fired up and ready for T-Ball to start as well.

We are off to Hawaii this next weekend, but wil be back at it, I am sure, in full swing, when we get back leading up to opening day.