Category Archives: Baseball
Baseball/Dance Deja Vu [Dance]
Saturday night in April? Minor league baseball game? Layla dancing on the field? This seems so familiar. Once again, I found myself with Layla and Emma at Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco to watch her dance before the game. And … Continue reading
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The Great American Pastime: Dancing On The Diamond [Layla]
This was a while ago, but I guess I volunteered to shepherd Layla and some of her dance compadres to a minor league baseball game where seemingly hundreds of girls danced before the game and in between innings a couple … Continue reading
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Somewhat Quiet On The Western Front: The Week In Review [Farmington]
My lack of posts over the last week is telling of two things: 1) I’ve been really busy with work and 2) not much has happened. Some here’s an omnibus view of the week that passed. Speed: After getting home … Continue reading
There’s Big Time, And Then There’s This [Speed]
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 … Continue reading
Shawn And Noah See The City’s “Highlights” [Family]
So with the kids back in town, Holly’s brother and his son, Noah, came down from Kansas City on Wednesday night. (Madysen left for SC on Wednesday morning; we received reports of her and her friends playing beach soccer–must be … Continue reading
Medals And Trophies? Seems Excessive [Baseball]
I thought we were done with softball. But I had forgotten about the obligatory post-season celebration. Layla’s celebration was at Extreme Pizza (apparently the post-season celebration place-to-be). Layla and Emma had a great time in their arcade–and they always love … Continue reading
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Baseball/Softball Really Do End [Layla/Emma]
Last week, I wasn’t sure that the rain would stop long enough to ever finish Layla’s and Speed’s respective seasons. With four games scheduled for this past week and no real rain in the forecast, I was hopeful. On Monday … Continue reading
It Only Feels Like Baseball/Softball Season Is Over [Layla/Speed]
During the last two years, Dallas has experienced drought-like conditions in the spring and summers. So it’s hard for me to complain about the amazing amount of rain we’ve received over the last two months. Nevertheless, it has played considerable … Continue reading
First Softball Win [Layla]
After losing her first two games this spring, Layla was really looking for a W on Monday evening. It helped that they were playing a new team after playing and losing to the same team in their first two games. … Continue reading
Knights Baseball Continues [Speed]
On Wednesday, Speed had this second baseball game (they won the first game) against the Red Devils, on which his best friend plays. At the plate, Speed had two walks and scored both times he got on base. On both … Continue reading
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