He's harder on himself more than I ever could be. I've never been angry when my kid had a bad game in travel, high school or college. Quite the opposite. I find myself amazed at some of the things he's done on the mound, at the plate and in his professional life. He certainly had his share of bad games, but he never let it get to him. I remember one non-conference game when he had come back from a year long injury. His first pitch back went over the fence...swampboy was there with me. Son kept after it, and pitched a beauty the following weekend against a ranked team. It was the same demeanor in both outings.
When he was playing in college, it was exactly as 3and2Fastball described:
1). How did you feel out there today? Did you have fun?
2). Are you hungry? What do you want to eat?
Keep it simple.