1. One of the kids makes the team and you tell them to set up a pitching L screen. They ask where the Left Handed L screen is.
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When one of the players asks " Coach, can you tell me what inning it is , exactly?"
A parent once asked me, "How come the outfield is much bigger than the infield, when I watch on TV the infield looks bigger"? I just told him that we had a lot of extra land on campus. His kid had just come from pony league and he didn't think the boy would be able to hit as many homeruns. I agreed.
I was coaching 7-8 year olds. First practice and I had a shy kid (Jimmy) with a good arm but nothing else. I put him in left field. A ball was hit to him with a runner on second. He could have thrown him out at home but he threw toward first base. Instead of hollering and maybe making him feel bad I thought I would walk out and explain what he should have done. I walked out got down on one knee, put my hand on his shoulder and quietly said: "Jimmy, on a play like that where the runner is trying to score, you need to throw the ball to the catcher".. He looked at me and asked: "Which catcher?"
Fungo
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Fungo,
That is funny. Can't think of any funny stories right now, but I still love watching 7-8 year olds play baseball. Something about watching these little kids play ball that makes everything seem good.
The wife gets irritated if I stop to watch a t-ball game. Asks me "what are you doing?" She just doesn't understand!
That is funny. Can't think of any funny stories right now, but I still love watching 7-8 year olds play baseball. Something about watching these little kids play ball that makes everything seem good.
The wife gets irritated if I stop to watch a t-ball game. Asks me "what are you doing?" She just doesn't understand!
Every year we get at least one freshman with this one: "Hey Anderson, go out to shed and turn on the lights, it's gettin' pretty cloudy."
They look all around that shed --- We have no lights at our field.
They look all around that shed --- We have no lights at our field.
How about, go get a box or curveballs, or a left-handed bat.
I once had a bunch of little ones runnin amok in the dugout. Told 'em to behave.
Little Sammy said, "I am being hayve."
I once had a bunch of little ones runnin amok in the dugout. Told 'em to behave.
Little Sammy said, "I am being hayve."
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For some weird reason my car automatically turns into the parking lot at LL games but I stay far away from where the parents sit--- watching the young ones is like a breath of fresh air in todays world
For some weird reason my car automatically turns into the parking lot at LL games but I stay far away from where the parents sit--- watching the young ones is like a breath of fresh air in todays world
Sitting with a girlfriend many years ago watching a game on TV.
Commentator: "And that's another error on the shortstop."
Girfriend: "Wow, why can't he catch those error balls?"
No, she was not a blonde.
Commentator: "And that's another error on the shortstop."
Girfriend: "Wow, why can't he catch those error balls?"
No, she was not a blonde.
I always ask a batgirl every year before one of our away games to go ask the opposing team's coach if he has a key to the batter's box. It has worked every time. Some coaches' will go along with it and the girl never gets the joke. Try it, I garauntee it will work.
When the firt baseman (T ball) forgets to use the facilities before the game - and first base then becomes the facilities. Kick a little dirt and continue playing the game!
Baseball is about having fun. Here are 2 stories
I was working hitting at a facility a couple years ago with a 10 year old kid. He was left handed he was having trouble. His father was a good friend. I asked the kid to see his bat I said no wonder you cant hit the ball you are left handed and you are using a right handed bat. I will get you a left handed bat. I went and got another bat. We had a chuckle. but the funniest part was there was a 14 or 15 year old kid in the next cage that overheard and asked me how do you tell the difference.
Asked a kid to get the key for the batters box he asked where was it.
I was working hitting at a facility a couple years ago with a 10 year old kid. He was left handed he was having trouble. His father was a good friend. I asked the kid to see his bat I said no wonder you cant hit the ball you are left handed and you are using a right handed bat. I will get you a left handed bat. I went and got another bat. We had a chuckle. but the funniest part was there was a 14 or 15 year old kid in the next cage that overheard and asked me how do you tell the difference.
Asked a kid to get the key for the batters box he asked where was it.
You know you're in trouble when... after playing in a tournament w/ coin tosses for home team, you return home for a game and players ask if you are batting first.
One year we had a junior back-up catcher. (We were low on numbers and made no cuts that year.) We put him in a game and the batter popped the ball out of play behind and home and first. He ran off the field, through a gate, and on to concrete to make the catch next to the stands. He could not understand why the catch didn't count! It was, however, one of the best plays I have seen to this day! 
2 words: Crow Hop !!!
Let your imagination run amok...5 coaches crying we were laughing so hard. Catch the ball snd crow hop as you throw it in.
Let your imagination run amok...5 coaches crying we were laughing so hard. Catch the ball snd crow hop as you throw it in.
quote:Originally posted by hsballcoach:
One year we had a junior back-up catcher. (We were low on numbers and made no cuts that year.) We put him in a game and the batter popped the ball out of play behind and home and first. He ran off the field, through a gate, and on to concrete to make the catch next to the stands. He could not understand why the catch didn't count! It was, however, one of the best plays I have seen to this day!
I'm with your catcher - it should have counted!!!! That sounds like one awesome play!
True story I promise. A kid notices the sprinkler heads beneath the grass and says "Coach what are those things in the ground"? I say "They are the air vents , if you want to go over to second base and pull it out and the switch to the ac is under there". Sure enough he goes over to second base and pulls it out and says "Coach I can't find the button". True story folks.
Clerical Mistake:
Tall mature looking black kid playing on 9-10 yo team in first game. He goes to CF fence at 180 foot mark picks up line drive hit in left gap. Runners advancing home. He crow hops and throws a frozen rope over the press box behind home plate and into somebodies front yard.
Next week they moved him up to the correct age group and league.
Tall mature looking black kid playing on 9-10 yo team in first game. He goes to CF fence at 180 foot mark picks up line drive hit in left gap. Runners advancing home. He crow hops and throws a frozen rope over the press box behind home plate and into somebodies front yard.
Next week they moved him up to the correct age group and league.
IT happened and I will never forget it
Open day, wirey strong 13 yo kid weighs 107 leads off for us in first game of year.
LF fence 290 score board behind it at 300.
he hit a liner so hard into the score board it bounced back the ten feet into the park. Longest HR and hardest hit ball is ever saw per pound of batter.
Open day, wirey strong 13 yo kid weighs 107 leads off for us in first game of year.
LF fence 290 score board behind it at 300.
he hit a liner so hard into the score board it bounced back the ten feet into the park. Longest HR and hardest hit ball is ever saw per pound of batter.
My last...
Kid swings three times in a row on " take sign". Coach says " Do know what a take sign is son"
Yessir
Then what the heck are you doing. Was was doing what you said..." I was trying to take a fly ball over the infielders heads"
Kid swings three times in a row on " take sign". Coach says " Do know what a take sign is son"
Yessir
Then what the heck are you doing. Was was doing what you said..." I was trying to take a fly ball over the infielders heads"
Coach gives the hit and run sign. Kid does not run batter swings at a ball in the dirt strike one. Coach gives the hit and run sign again and the kid swings again and misses. On the third consecutive pitch coach gives the hit and run and the kid runs on contact and they turn a 6-4-3. As the kid is coming off the field the coach says "Son did you not see me give you the hit and run signal three times in a row"? The kid say yes coach I did. The coach then says then why didnt you run. The kid says "Coach I did run, when he hit the ball!
We were playing in a 12U regional final. Bases loaded, two outs, down by 2, last inning. A young 11 year old at bat - he went into the batters box and began to pee in his pants. Everyone saw it including all the boys. To all the boys credit they never said a word about it or even cracked a grin.
The boy batting is still playing ball and most likely be one of the best players come his Senior year.
Obviously we lost on the scoreboard but won in class!
The boy batting is still playing ball and most likely be one of the best players come his Senior year.
Obviously we lost on the scoreboard but won in class!
I was coaching a 7th-8th grade team and we managed to win all of two games during the regular season. Figuring it was a safe challenge, I told my squad that if we won the tournament that I would buy tickets for all, to see Cal Ripken and the Orioles play Texas. This was Ripken's final season and all of us were following it with a great deal of enthusiasm.
I spent somewhere in the neighborhood of 300 dollars for tickets the evening of the tournament finals. You know what? I would do it all again every year. I like that kind of trouble.
I spent somewhere in the neighborhood of 300 dollars for tickets the evening of the tournament finals. You know what? I would do it all again every year. I like that kind of trouble.
My middle son was serving as a batboy at our local university. During a game, while he was sitting close to the dugout fence, intently watching a particular at bat a couple of players decided to have a little fun. One player went to the dressing room and returned with a can of shaving cream. He and his buddy filled a water cup full of shaving cream and the other filled his hand full with it.They quietly placed the cup on my boys batting helmet then the other placed his handful mixed with sunflower seed around the cup. It just so happened that blue requested more balls and my boy trots out with three of them. The crowd enjoyed the act and blue just shakes his head and doesn't say a word to him.
It just so happened that I was at the game with a group of coaches when one asked me to confirm that it was my son. I had to admit it was because I had to take him home after the game.
It just so happened that I was at the game with a group of coaches when one asked me to confirm that it was my son. I had to admit it was because I had to take him home after the game.
Watching a kid do a bullpen session from the wind-up, and telling him, "OK, now stretch". The kid drops his glove and begins to touch the ground and stretch his legs out...
I know I'm in trouble when my son just got Tommy John surgery yesterday...and today he left the house to go fishing! He just figured he'd do it with 1 arm.
A good friend of mine coached a 9-10 team this summer. He has no "take" sign. He wants the kids to get in the habit of swinging at pitches.
So his son gets voted on the 9 year old All Star Team with a different coach. First game, other pitcher is struggling so the coach gives Nick the "take" sign on the first pitch. The pitcher proceeds to throw three straight strikes and Nick watches all three go right down the middle.
When asked what he was looking for up there, he said "Coach gave me the take sign."
So his son gets voted on the 9 year old All Star Team with a different coach. First game, other pitcher is struggling so the coach gives Nick the "take" sign on the first pitch. The pitcher proceeds to throw three straight strikes and Nick watches all three go right down the middle.
When asked what he was looking for up there, he said "Coach gave me the take sign."
