quote:they can regurgitate a game, play by play.
And not just today's game ... games from their past, from years past. Heck, ours even remembers his pitch selection for a given batter ... especially if the guy ends up taking it yard.
We were fortunate enough to have our son close to home during his college years, especially since he played his first college summer ball all the way up in Alaska.
Now, we are just grateful that all of the places he goes have radio broadcasts (tho his 2nd year, he was in South Bend and they didn't broadcast games, meaning we had to listen to the opponents' announcers. And that is painful at best ! ! !) When he is not in the California area professionally (spent the majority of last season 115 miles away from our house), we try to make at least one trip a summer to see him and we like to stay at least a week so we can see 2 starts, preferably one at home and one away. It is always fun to see the minor league ballparks ! ! ! (Didn't travel to Tennessee last August due to illness but I had really wanted to go there, and maybe, just maybe, get to Nashville