Sometimes it makes me cringe seeing young players take advantage of the ones who brought them to where they are. I hope this post will catch the attention of at least one ballplayer. I'm challenging any of yall to go and thank your parents. You might not understand what this all means now, but they are the ones who have acted as a catalyst in your young career.
Parents are the ones that.....
Stood in the 30 degree and below district games
Drove you around Texas and back for the tournaments in your younger days
Surprised you with the tournament shirt without asking
Threw Batting practice until they couldn't lift their arm up
Had to start throwing soft toss because throwing BP was a physical impossibility
Packed all those bags and pillows into the car on Fridays and gave you the whole weekend
Made sure you had the Gatorade, Powerade, Bananas, Whatever when you needed it between games
Stayed up late in that hotel watching sportscenter and talking about the upcoming or already played games
And my favorite
Took you to those Major League games early enough to see the start of batting practice and stayed late enough for you to find a ball
Go out and thank the people who brought you where you are and never forget where you came from...
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