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NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS

TRhitTRhit10,000+ posts
Well, here we go again--- the time to make all the resolutions we never get to keep

For me:

01-- Don't get thrown out of a game in 2005--Yeah Right !!!!!

02-- Continue to be able to enjoy this great game of baseball and let the bumps in the road be just that, bumps !!!

03-- Never forget that it is my super wife that allows me to enjoy what I do-- without her help and guidance I would not be doing what I love--baseball--on top of all that she is a great cook and even a greater friend.

04-- Be patient with the parents

05-- Keep remembering that there is never a dumb question---the only dunb question is the one not asked.

06-- The final and most important one--continue to have patience with my parents, Dad, age 89, with the final stages of alzheimers and my mom, age 87, who is just showing the first stages of the dreaded disease--I never thought I would have a cell phone on 24/7 when I travel but now I do and each time it rings I pray that it is a baseball call not a family call

Looking back at 2004 I give thanks for the following:

01-- the great parents and kids that we had with us all season --they were dynamite

02-- the talented kids who took us deep into the sudden death phase of the World Wood Bat Championships

03-- for having another year of great friendship and baseball--seems like the two always go together

04-- for the boatload of new baseball people I met this year--isn't that what this great game is all about


HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all !!!!!
TRhit THE KIDS TODAY DO NOT THROW ENOUGH !!!!! www.collegeselect-trhit.blogspot.com
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hokieonehokieone5,000+ posts
I'm thankful for many baseball-related things, but two are that baseball has no cheerleaders and no dad-blasted "sideline reporters" like Suzy, Buffy, Tiffany, and all the other dimwits that drive me up a wall during football games.

Note to MLB: Leave the managers alone during the games and get out of the dugout during the World Series. You're starting down a slippery slope.
O OldVaman500+ posts
1 Win the MegaMillions jackpot before the month of February.

2 Stay healthy and employed. My wife tells me I have no choice.

3 Hit the MegaMillions jackpot. And I'll worry about that employment thing later.

4 To see more college, high school JV and T-ball baseball this spring then I'm seeing junior hockey this winter.

5 Did I remember to say hit the MegaMillions jackpot?
L larrythompson500+ posts
TR...I'm sorry about your worries with your parents. It is a tremendous load to carry when so much is going on in your life. Baseball seems to be your sanctuary, and I hope you continue to find comfort in coaching and teaching this great game.

I lost my dad, suddenly, in 2003. I gave up coaching after 15 years of really going at it. I miss it, but I'm not ready to get back into it. My family, my mom, and other areas of life have had to take precedence. In 15 years of coaching, I never missed a practice or a game. I used up lots of vacation time from my job to work on the field after heavy rains or for post-season tournaments. I had a great time doing it...I guess you could say I just lost that burning feeling in my gut to coach and compete. I hope I get it back.

Best wishes to you and your parents. Even though your dad may not seem like the person you grew up with, you can look in the mirror any time and see him...for he is you!
L lafmom5,000+ posts
I wish everyone a great new year with much happiness, success, and good health. As a parent of an unsigned '05 I hope to help him find the perfect fit for college while not taking away from what should be a great senior year. I want him to have wonderful lifelong memories of friends, coaches, games, and parents from this senior year! Blessings to all in 2005!
TRhitTRhit10,000+ posts
Larry

Thanx for the kind words--my dad was key in my baseball life --he being a semi pro catcher--he was also my business partner for 30 years in the construction industry thus we were more than father and son. The eerie part about the disease is that when we get together my presence triggers his thoughts and we end up in discussions of things from 20 or 30 years back as if we were back in the office meeting room.

The key is that he is not in pain and that is good

Yes , baseball is my outlet and even there he is still a part of it because he gave me the "spirit of the game".

Happy New Year to all
CoachB25CoachB25Honorary "Old TImer"
Be a better Dad.

In any coaches life that is worth their salt, it seems that the family suffers a lot. That is coaching at any level. I gave up coaching basketball because I was never home. Coaching baseball has also caused a lot of hardship. Last year, I missed one of my girl's games and it was very obvious she was upset with me. The next day at practice, my assistant asked her how she did. She hadn't told me. She looked at him and said, "I threw a no hitter, had two tribles and two doubles and my Dad wasn't there." Well, I have to be better with the time we do have together. I think it is a goal most of us should have. JMHO!

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