home run swing

Lynne Jones was shooting at the first OMI game in March and took this great sequence of pictures.  I couldn’t resist, it’s Sadie crushing a 2-run homer.

transbay series

just so you know, it ain’t just about my kids. Skyline handed Lowell a 4-1 loss, taking 2 of 3 in the Transbay Series, which pitted OAL’s league champ against their counterparts from San Francisco.  They lost the opener at Laney College, then came from...

1st team all league

Sean Oliver called me tonight as I was coming home from Mary Ann’s ballgame.  “I just got out of a league meeting where they announced the all-league selections. Of the nominated pitchers selected, one lives at my house, one lives at yours. Unanimous...

honor thy elders

The CPS softball team finished their league season in 1st place, as far as I know, that’s never happened before.  My understanding is that back when the Schimmel girls played there, they had pitching, but not a whole lot else.  They were also playing some pretty...

Do the little things right

Both kids made me proud this week with their skills on the diamond.  Wednesday at Chabot, in a scoreless tie with the Tigers and runner on 2nd, Eric fielded a hard single to right.  He’s played just long enough, and seen other kids make incorrect decisions...

the roller coaster I ride

Over the course of the last 7 days I’ve experienced some highs and lows, almost all highs, but one notable low. Last Sunday night, after a weekend full of Little League baseball (Eric’s team won twice, I umpired a well played game Sunday afternoon), the...