Alex was being an a-hole. And he's usually my easy kid. But he was relentlessly antagonizing Jack, he was shrieking at me when I told him it was time to brush his teeth, and he was crying about nothing. Generally, when your kid is freaking out for no apparent reason and acting like a complete … Continue reading Social Reckoning
Category: Best of Alex
What was said, what went unsaid, 16 photos, 1 video
EXT. THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL – DAY ALEX hikes along the trail ahead of MIKE, Alex’s father. Both are wearing backpacks. MIKE The summer your mom was pregnant with you, she was really tired and always sleeping. So Jack and I spent lots of time together. I’d put him on the back of my bike and … Continue reading What was said, what went unsaid, 16 photos, 1 video
Three Destinations and a Journey
Destination 1: Little League Opening Day The sun was shining and one of the dads had brought donuts and a Box O’ Joe. It could not have been better. The grass was just a little wet and the kids were passing the balls around. God, I was so happy to be sitting on those metal … Continue reading Three Destinations and a Journey
Alex-Based Post: Comments Required
Alex asked me: “Why is your blog called NuckolBall?” “Well, it’s our last name and also the name of a pitch in baseball. I combined them.” I was surprised he didn’t know that. “Yeah,” he said sadly, “but why does the blog have to be about baseball?” OH. Alex got the name. He got it … Continue reading Alex-Based Post: Comments Required
Ramblin’
I asked Alex what he wanted to do for his birthday. “I want to go camping with Hal.” “Wait…what?” I have a group of friends from high school. There’s 8 of us and every other year we go away for a week together and act like morons. We call ourselves "The Ramblers". We’ve all been … Continue reading Ramblin’
Lyrics from Boston
First, let me get this out of the way: we did not go to Fenway Park. The forecast called for rain all weekend, and we’re going to the Phillies game Thursday night – so we decided we’d do Fenway for our visit next year. Now…let’s proceed. Memorial Day Weekend and we were off to Boston. … Continue reading Lyrics from Boston
And now…letter to Alex
To match my letter to Jack, here is the one to Alex. I promise I'll get back to baseball tomorrow... Let me tell you about my son, Alex. A good way to know him is to hear the story about how he became potty-trained. Most kids go through potty training for a few months. … Continue reading And now…letter to Alex
Boys Baseball Weekend (Part 5 of 5)
And finally, the escape. We made our way around to the right field gate to line up for “Kids Run the Bases”. We were led in a line down to the field and as we reached home plate the boys launched in a frantic loop around the diamond. Back at the car we came out … Continue reading Boys Baseball Weekend (Part 5 of 5)
Boys Baseball Weekend (Part 4 of 5)
The magic never happened. Those kids who were lined up got announced by name and then they ran out onto the field. McCutchen appeared from a different entrance and started tossing the ball around with his teammates. Anthem, first pitch, game starting. The boys stood at the railing looking confused. I went to the usher. … Continue reading Boys Baseball Weekend (Part 4 of 5)
Boys Baseball Weekend (Part 3 of 5)
The morning worked like this: Wake up with a lot of snuggling. Head down to for breakfast where the boys go batty with the orange juice dispenser and the Fruit Loop dispenser. Back up and bounce on the beds while I yell at them to stay quiet. It’s about 8:45 after all this; Jack wanted … Continue reading Boys Baseball Weekend (Part 3 of 5)
Boys Baseball Weekend (Part 2 of 5)
When we road trip, we do “rock blocks” which means each of us can pick 4 songs off of Spotify. I went with the Allman brothers and then Jack was on his second song (Ganghan Style). At this point we are stuck on the Schuylkill Expressway. To get to Pittsburgh we had to go through … Continue reading Boys Baseball Weekend (Part 2 of 5)
Boys Baseball Weekend (Part 1 of 5)
A blog is born. Shani was going out of town to visit her friend Alisha in DC. Jack, Alex and I had ourselves a weekend of pure baseball on deck. Check it out: Friday night: Go see the premiere of 42 Saturday: Jack had a baseball game at 12:00 and then we head for Pittsburgh … Continue reading Boys Baseball Weekend (Part 1 of 5)
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