Speed considers himself the greatest baseball player of his generation–same goes for lacrosse, football, any PS3 game, and pool–but some kid in Erick, Oklahoma(!) has knocked him off his perch. While spending the July 4th holiday in Erick, Speed entered a “baseball throw” contest and finished 2nd in the 7-12 age group (his cousin Brendon finished third).
When I gently ribbed him about why he didn’t win, he had excuses–a la Sergio–as he always does. First, he claimed that the winner was 16. I doubt that considering he was in the 7-12 age group. Second, he claimed that his second place throw landed only inches short of the winning throw. Third and finally, he claimed that his ball hit a volleyball net in mid-air; otherwise it would have gone much further. Sounds suspicious but I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt.
Regardless, he did well enough to make the paper.
As a baseball fan, I’m really stoked to hear that the world’s greatest player in the 7-12 group has such a great baseball name–”Speed.” I just hope that the boy has the legs to back that up.
And who puts a volleyball net in the middle of the baseball throwing competition, for crying out loud? Unless, that is, Speed’s throw “left the yard,” so to speak.
At least for now, Speed does have the legs. In fact, I’m in dutch with the wife (and mother-in-law) about telling Speed that he could (and should) steal anytime, but he better not get caught. He did not get caught stealing at all.
As for the volleyball net, I can only say that this all happened in Erick. It’s an alternate reality out there.