And so we begin…Parenting, Phase 3
Jack’s current favorite song is called “Happy” by Pharrell Williams. He played it in the kitchen the other night and did this funny dance up on his heels, twisting back and forth. The song is pretty damn catchy: Because I’m happyyyyyy Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof Because I’m happyyyyyy … Continue reading Happy
Here's how I parent when it comes to sports: I act like I don't give a shit if they win. I love a win, but I make sure they know my support is the same regardless of the outcome. I tell them all I want is for them to try their hardest and have fun. … Continue reading Wrestling and the Meaning of Life
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’
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
This morning’s breakfast conversation: Jack: You know, I’m leading the league in stolen bases. Me: You’re what? Jack: I’m either first or second in stolen bases. Me: How do you know that? Do they track that? Jack: I keep track in my head. That’s what I do on my team. Me: Steal bases? Jack: I … Continue reading No Hitter Through Game 9
I wrote my kids and my wife each a letter this year as a Christmas gift. Here's the letter to Jack. It's germaine to the blog... My son Jack is a baseball fan. He goes on Google Maps and scrolls from city to city searching for satellite views of the baseball stadiums. His birthday … Continue reading X-Mas Letter to Jack
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)
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)
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)
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)
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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