@SomeBaseballDad posted:It doesn't matter the jump he got, or the camera angle, or how beautiful of a day it was. He didn't get to the ball and the coach thought another player would have. So, the next game that player played, and he sat the bench. Thats all there is to it.
That's too bad. Same thing happened to my son (not catching a ball for an out), but in HS. However, it wasn't the next game when he was benched. It was the next inning. He then got to watch other teammates make repetitive mistakes, yet continue to play game after game. He also got to watch the entire OF not get a hit for like 5 games straight, but the team still managed to win most of the time until the mistakes and lack of hits did cost them the win. In baseball things happen that aren't fair, don't make sense, or are out of our control. It's choosing to control what you can and not dwell on the other stuff. Learning to not dwell on the other stuff is hard. I'm not sure my son or I am there yet, but we're trying.