Drabble by Kevin Fagan for April 12, 2015
April 11, 2015
April 13, 2015
Transcript:
Man: You look familiar. Ralph: Yeah, I know you guys from somewhere! Man: Did your son play in little league about ten years ago? Ralph: He sure did! Man: Yeah! He played catcher for the mudhens! Ralph: And your son played for the sharks! Man: Those were fun times! Ralph: They sure were! Man: Except for when the parents got a little too intense. Ralph: You can say that again! Man: Remember that play at the plate where my son was called out, but he was really safe because your son missed the tag? Ralph: The parents went nuts! But I had a perfect view. Your son was out by a mile! Man: He was safe!! Ralph: Out!! Norman: Do you remember any of this? Boy: Nope.
ChessPirate about 9 years ago
Reminds me of a situation my dad was in as coach of my Little League team. It was the game that determined if we would play in the Championship game, and we had to win it. I was a pitcher, but I wasn’t pitching in that game because dad wanted me for the Championship game. Our pitcher was getting hit pretty good by the other team and some of the fathers were calling for dad to put me in. If he did, I wouldn’t be available for the Championship. He said it was the toughest decision he had to make as our coach, but he left the other kid in to take his lumps, hoping our offense (which I think was absolutely awesome) could carry the day. Well, he was right, we won and went on to win the big game 7-6. He would bring that up many times in the ensuing years.
ChessPirate about 9 years ago
No, I’m afraid I don’t. All I remember of that game is that we had to come from behind to win it and that the calls from some of the dads directed at my dad were quite insistent.