Funny Freshman stories

voicovr,

ROFLMAO!! I can picture it!

PASSION - "There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart...pursue those."

Now that is funny, but normal. I had traveled to N.Y. about 30 years ago for a big meeting with my company. I was very nervous, and when asked what my phone number was for a contact, I couldn't recall it for the life of me. Sheeet happens!

Knowledge is Power! Thank you Mavens and HSBBWEB!

voicovr...oh my ...now that is a classic....

One of the freshman trying out for my son's HS team asked one of the sophs (fortunately one of the kinder ones--not my son) whether he should wear baseball pants to tryouts...

"I am thankful for my mom, my dad, my brother, my sister, my dog, my house, and most of the furniture."

In my brother's first appearance in Tufts' fall ball intersquads, he hit the captain with his first pitch. He then attempted a pickoff at first and hit the captain in the same spot that his first pitch had hit him.

My oldest son was a freshman pitcher in 2001. Late one week night, he was summoned to the field to "roll out the tarp". As it turned out, he and another freshman were tied together (naked) and filmed singing the school fight song ---- a video that still pops up now and then around the campus (at inopportune times from his perspective).

His career was not spectacular....but as he wraps it up this season, I'm very thankful for his baseball "fraternity" and the experiences he has had playing in college. He is a great kid and, although his stats will not be reflected in any record books, his 4-time Academic All-Conference honors will always be special to his family. We love you, son.

-PD

Picture this...1985, I'm a freshman at North Carolina Wesleyan. I was in awe of all the talent on the team, and pleased to be part of it. A senior outfielder (returning All-American) took me under his wing. He asked in return that I do what he told me (on the field), and never to question it. We were playing Wake Forest at our place in late March and it was about 40 degrees. In the bottom of the 5th, the senior asked me to keep my eyes on him. If he put his arm up, he was really cold, and needed me to run his coat out to him. Top 1/2 of the seventh, lead-off hitter flies out to LF. I heard my name yelled, I looked up, and his hand was in the air. I tore out of the dugout so that I could get his coat to him before the next hitter. As I entered the IF, everyone started laughing. I tood about 3 more steps, then turned around and went back to the dugout. Only problem was every one was in on it, but our head coach. Did I pay a price for that one!

I love these stories, keep them coming!

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"Pitching is the art of instilling fear," Sandy Koufax.

Mine did what I call the "dugout wipeout".

"There's no crying in baseball!"

We had our first college practice of the winter and our new ss missed the practice. The head coach called him to make sure he was o.k. and why he missed practice. The ss stated it was listed as a captains only practice and he was not a captain so he didn't come.