Nick practicing his swing in our living room?
(I'm imagining the heavy, metal bat coming loose from his grip and flying into a lamp, the wall, my head...)
Baseball season is upon us again! Ted loves coaching and is again, this Spring, coaching Nick's team. He got to pick the team name (from a short list) and picked the Dodgers. Practice is twice a week and now games have started. Nick plays 2nd base and is hitting a lot better this year. More confidence, I think, due to his increased abilities at basketball and football...it spreads, which is good. I almost think Ted enjoys the season more than Nick: he is a natural out there encouraging the boys, yelling out things to rally the boys (with the gusto that makes me think of Jeff, his brother, who used to roar like a dinosaur through a giant PVC pipe to the nieces and nephews in Ma and Pa Buck's backyard). Ted then checks out games and scores of other teams so he knows where their strengths and weaknesses are.
When they won their first game, Nick came home and was singing, "We are the Champions, my friend," with full dance moves and closed eyes. He was SO proud!! Play ball!
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