I was sitting and talking to a group of parents about funny times in the past years. I always have one story to tell that makes laugh each and everytime. It relates to one of my HS seniors who also played for me in LL.
I get a call from his Dad one night, he was always a true supporter and never a problem. Always helped with the field and showed up at every volunteer day. The Dad says, "my son has been with you for years and you always treated him well, now you crossed the line" I asked him to relax and tell me what this is in regard to. He says son came home from the game very upset that I made the remark to his son that he "means nothing".
I thought for a moment and realized what it was all about. His son is the runner on second and we're down 2 in the last inning with one out. He's taking a huge secondary lead and me not wanting him to get picked off yelled over to him that hey "you mean nothing" while gesturing with my hands to shorten his lead.
The Dad was laughing and all he could muster was "it figures". I now years later refer to him as "Fydrich" if ya follow.
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(Coach corrected himself before son got out of the dug out)
