I Love My Bboys

Cute little Peanut from the Red Sox


This was his at bat picture when he hit the home run


Handsome Yankee boy


JP the left fielder on the Giants

Baseball season officially kicked off on Sat. It was a great day. We were there from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm. We had pictures at certain times and then games. Peanut didn't have a game because he's still in 6 yr. old t-ball (although B said there are two groups on his team-Peanut and then everyone else. I guess that's what happens when you have older brothers that play). JP had his game first and I think they lost 2-1, but they were just exhibition games that lasted an hour. He did great and said it was his goal to hit at least once each game.
Bubba's game was more exciting. His buddy who is the coach's son hit a home run and then as if that weren't exciting enough, Bubba hit one right after him! I've never seen him that happy in his life. I wish I would've gotten a picture of him coming across home plate, but I was jumping up and down screaming so I didn't think about it.
Tues. night JP had his first official game and due to the fact that we have an awesome pitcher we won 8-1. JP was excited to hit again.
Bubba's game last night was crazy. First of all it wouldn't be baseball season if you weren't playing in a torrential downpour. Those poor boys out there got soaked, muddy, and cold. Plus, B (who's an assistant coach) said that the ball weighed at least 3 oz. heavier because it was so water logged. Hello, there's a reason they don't play in the rain in major league. But they were troopers and so were the parents that didn't even have umbrellas. Well we started out and scored 1, then they scored 1 and the next inning they scored again. So it was 2-1. We scored again so we were all tied up. Then they scored FIVE runs in one inning (they stop the inning at that point at this age). So we were all thinking 'that's it game's over,' but our amazing boys came out and scored FIVE runs in the top of the 5th inning (we only play 5). So they were up and all we had to do was stop them from scoring so that we would at least come out with the tie. We did it! Thanks to my amazing son! So earlier in the game he hit a single, then a double and got an RBI, then walked once. He ended up sliding on one of those and I thought, 'oh great I'm going to have to wash those'. Anyway, in the final inning we went through two pitchers that we were afraid weren't going to stop the other guys because they were walking them. So coach decides to put Bubba in (he was only a back-up). He starts warming up and is throwing them wild all over the place and B and I are both cringing thinking that we would have to deal with the aftermath of him being bummed that he blew it. We couldn't have been more wrong. I've never seen a kid that age throw that fast. I was standing by the dugout and coach says, "I didn't even see that!" And you really couldn't! Needless to say, he struck everyone out and we got the tie. If you don't know Mariano Rivera is the name of the closing pitcher for the Yankees because he's really good and keeps the other team from scoring at the end of the game. Well coach turned to B and said, "I guess we brought in Mariano Rivera." That boy was beaming all night. I don't even know how many times I told him how proud I was. Last season was a bummer for him. He would hit in practice, but got nauseous in the game and would blow it every time. So he has gained so much confidence and grown so much this season. He's an amazing short stop and apparently a great pitcher as well. And he hits every time he gets up there. I see Major League in his future. ;)