(1) and (2) are just fine and we know that post season memories are lifelong...and injuries and circumstances of course happen but at times I'm amazed that occasionally some players don't have the consideration to let us know until long after they were aware of their particular problem. One guy yesterday had received all kinds of info, been assigned a host family, was sent reporting information, host family information, and told to call his host family to coordinate his arrival...and then e-mails his regrets due to "financial considerations". So we call the host family and tell them to change gears...after of course they googled every bit of info about "their guy", their kids were all excited, etc. We've had host family kids make up posters welcoming their players...
It only took about an hour, and 3 phone calls, to replace the outfielder with a guy that appears to be equally talented so yes, I'm whining but if you're the mom or dad of a summer ball player, let junior know that a whole lot of work and planning goes into this summer thing. 95% of the players are wonderful but the other 5% need a lecture on common courtesy......
Oh yea, and a big P.S: Forget mailing things to college students-they don't check their mail, don't e-mail anything either as many don't much check that (on our housing questionnaire, I asked in huge bold letters for an e-mail address they actually regularly checked, and about 1/3rd of the responses left it blank!), so your only hope is to...gulp...text...unless of course their phone isn't working and based upon the excuses I get, we have a nationwide crisis in cell phone quality
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