The Mariners WIN!!!!

He can't have a better career than Frank Colman?

 

For the record, yes they do keep score in this t-ball. Games are 75 minutes long, unless an inning has already started. It's coach-pitch for the first three pitches, then two tries off the tee.

 

Alley only writes about his team when they win!

Very cool.

 

That's great news, AA. Huggy Jr. won the city championship in his two years to t-ball and the trophies and ball he got from his first "homer" are among his most treasured possessions. They didn't keep score either until the playoffs. He had so much fun playing and made so many new friends.

The city league he plays in doesn't keep score at the younger levels (he's now nine and heading into his fourth season) and they don't keep stats either, so it doesn't degenerate into the big shitshow you get in minor hockey. There are no team websites or any of that shit and the kids don't seem to mind.

 

e-mails only, dammit

 

I hope they get uniforms. In my t-ball days, we got "pennies" which were glorified smocks to tie over our regular clothes. But we did get sweet mesh trucker hats that matched the pennies.

 

Damn, that's lame. I would have staged a work stoppage and held out for uniforms.

 

My kid got a jersey and a hat. You could buy pants for $15 but they weren't mandatory at t-ball.

 

Jake Taylor: I play for the Indians.
Old woman: Here in Cleveland? I didn't know they still had a team!
Jake Taylor: Yup, we've got uniforms and everything, it's really great!

 

Believe it or not, this really is a class organization/league. With the registration fee, each kid gets a team hat with their name sewn on the back, and a jersey. Pants, socks, belt, shoes...those are on the parents. Each team has a nice banner with all the kids' names on it. The league has a full website with schedules and scores but no individual stats.

And in two seasons, the WORST behavior I've seen yet was last night when the coach of the Mets twice argued with the umpire. For all of about 10 seconds, each time.

The games are all played at the county's multifield park which, coincidentally, is managed by my ex-mother-in-law, who is the county parks director. So you know SHE makes sure everything is taken care of, especially with her beloved grandson playing.

 

Unfortunately I wasn't that sophisticated at 6 years old. I'm barely more sophisticated now.

 

That's fantastic. Only once in my little league days did I have a sweet, button down uniform. Jersey was a gorgeous powder blue... unfortunatley the pants were mustard yellow, and since they were 20 years old or so, they were different shades of yellow.

Bright blue polyester replaced them the next season.