HS baseball has started here, with tryouts taking place indoors. How sad! But let’s face it, the coaches already know who can play and who can’t. Of course, there are some younger kids who haven’t been seen yet. But they come with reputations and they’ll get a good look. The team returns 10 seniors. All are confident. Johnny tells his friends that he’ll be the number 3 starting pitcher this year. Mike says he rather place LF, instead of RF this year. Eric hopes to be a starter and not a reliever. Their parents are also excited, talking about where their sons will play in college. Not very strong programs, but college ball, nonetheless.
How shocking is it that all three of these boys plus two other seniors were cut from the team. Granted, none of them were starters last year, but the consensus was they would all be back. I guess the moral here is to take nothing for granted, and not count your chickens before they’re hatched.
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