He wishes he would have taken Spanish instead of two years of French.
He called home after participating in his very first day of workouts as a professional. He asked, "Am I really getting paid to do this?" It was as if he was saying, 'Pinch me, dad because this is too good to be true'.
As the first week or two went passed by, I sensed some homesickness on his part. Now as he is getting more used to the routine he is in, I sense that has now faded. Now when he calls he likes to talk about how his latest outing went rather than some of the off-the-field 'obsticles' of everyday life he didn't have to concern himself with when he was home - getting to an ATM or finding a place to get a good dinner without a car. Those obsticles seem to be working themselves out now.
His team plays games for five consecutive days and have off the sixth. He pitches so he goes through the daily pitcher's workouts and pitches in games every sixth day with five days of rest. Right now, every day, every outing is a learning experience. He is learning all over how to pitch, how to condition himself (mentally and physically), how to live away from home.
He expects to stay in (Arizona) rookie league this through the summer. He will get about three weeks off before instrux begin.
After instrux is done in late fall, son will come home and maintain a club-directed off-season conditioning program until spring training begins.
During the winter, son and the club will initiate what will become an annual indoor camp with all proceeds going to son's high school baseball program for equipment, etc. (This was son's idea to give back to the school. The club is very willing to help out by providing uniformed coaches in this effort.)
That's all for now. Would like to read other parents comments.
