Since when did baseball become fun?

sounds like he's on a TEAM.... great career lesson he's learning about what makes a team.

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Some of our best, drama-free seasons have been the ones without a "clear" stud. Just a bunch of kids who love playing the game just to play the game....

twotex I am very happy for your son and you.

twotex, glad your son and his teammates are having a great summer and enjoying the fun of baseball!

It's always more fun when your winning...

This topic should be golden.

Once the "fun" goes out of it, no matter what level, chances are the player will walk away, sometimes sooner than he should.

And winning has everything to do with it.

JMO.

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Originally posted by play baseball:
Some of our best, drama-free seasons have been the ones without a "clear" stud. Just a bunch of kids who love playing the game just to play the game....

Agree. Many times, the stud is more of a nuisance to a team. Especially when it becomes about them.

My son played on some pretty good summer teams and we had the most drama when we had a "stud" and the dad on the team. If you got solid players and good coaching, you don't need these studs.

Last weekend, my middle son was home for the weekend between WWBA and BCS. My older son put together a team of local kids that had played against each other in high school and actually many did not like each other as players for a small local tournament. They had everything from 2 D1 players to 2 14 year olds on the same team. They actually coached themselves and had a ball. They played loose but great. No pressure. No scouts.
It was good to see my two sons play together for the last time. They went 3-0. My son said he loves the competitive spirit of showcase ball and playing great competition but it was good to just play with a group of friends and have fun. They were having so much fun with each other that it was almost obnoxious. I am all for the competitive baseball world but it reminded me that every now and then they just need to play for the fun of it with no pressure. He reminded me he would not want to do it all the time but it was good for a weekend.

in our house baSEBALL HAS Alwways been fun

The team finished the regular season today with a record of 21-3, best Junior Legion record in the state. My son and I talked about how horrible they were in their first scrimmage, but how they came together over the season.

Now on to the post-season, with the honor of being the #1 seed in the state tournament. Just a bunch of teenage boys playing baseball.

Awesome twotex. It sure is fun to see your son do something that he really enjoys doing and see them have so much fun and success. Keep us posted on the state tourney. And good luck.

Good Luck in the state tournament...they sound like a great group of boys!