Play Ball! And Bagpipes!
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 10:46PM If I were to say,"Baseball!" I bet the next thing to come to your mind would be...bagpipes!
No? Am I wrong on that one?
Tonight while Michaela and Christian were on their respective ball fields (one for practice and one for a game), a woman showed up at the same park and began playing on her bagpipes.
It was a strange moment. I felt like I was in The Sandlot, yet also the Scottish Highlands.
Apparently, Christian has some Scottish step dancing blood in him, as evidenced on the video that I took while he was on the field. He could not. keep. from. dancing. The rhythm? It got him. Again and again and again. He took the modern liberty to throw in some not-so-traditionally Scottish moves as well, like the break dance move the arm wave. It looked to me as though there was a bit of Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy too.
Aside from all the dancing, he played a great game. He had an unassisted double play, in which he caught a line drive and then tagged the kid on second out because that runner had advanced on a ball that never touched the ground. I have to tell you, it was fun to watch. The whole game was fun, though. It looked a lot like a real baseball game. The kids were making decent pitches, getting some hits, making defensive plays, working as a team. In the final inning, it was 0-0. Our team had one last chance to bat, and the first two guys got on base. The next batter struck out. Then the guy who followed him made solid contact, but the runner who was headed home was out at the plate. Christian went to bat after that.
He took several balls, and then the coach got to pitch two pitches. I think he had one swinging strike and then fouled one off. Then he hit a scorcher up the middle for an RBI! It was so exciting!
What a night! A double play! A clutch game-winning hit! The mournful echo of bagpipes on a breezy spring evening! Who could ask for more, really?
Reader Comments (1)
Watching your kids play baseball is probably a lot more fun if you like the game. I don't. Therefore I was more than delighted when Hayden decided it was not the game for him.
Christian sounds like a natural though and he's inherited your love of the game.