Thread: My son is awesome.

He had a small hairline fracture on his thumb so he had a cast for two weeks and missed four of his little league games because of it. Well tonight was his first game back and he went 4-4.

I should also mention he is the youngest kid on the team and probably the youngest kid in the entire league. He had to turn 8 by May 15th to even play in the league, which is an 8 to 12 year old league, he turned 8 on May 6th.

I'm so proud of him. He's always shown a natural ability at baseball especially with a bat. He's been hitting pitches I've been throwing to him since he was three years old. He fell in love with baseball in 2007 as he and I watched almost every game of the Rockies late season run the the World Series.

I have to watch myself and not push him though because that's how you can ruin a sport for a kid. So when we practice and play in the yard or at the park it's all about fun. I coach him up a little but if I sense him starting to get frustrated or pull away I just move to something fun.

Anyway, I just wanted to share.

I say push him. Milk that cash cow for all it's worth.

Originally Posted by Buff

I say push him. Milk that cash cow for all it's worth.

If I din't love him I'd do just that. Maybe I'll talk the wife into having another and I'll just not get emotionally attatched to that one.

Is your son available to be the hitting coach for the D-backs? His fist task, get Justin Upton to stop, once & for all, swinging for the fences at pitch that are a foot outside the strike zone.

Make him learn to bat left handed.

Push, push, push...it worked for Bryce Harper's parents. Hell...they even made him drop out of high school so he could enter the draft earlier.


In all seriousness, let him have fun. All 3 of my boys were very good ball players at that age as well and then football took over their lives. My oldest stuck with it until his Freshman coach completely sucked any passion he had for the game completely out of him. So let it be fun.

I can say this as well...I've seen quite a few kids that were great ball players at 7, 8, 9...and I'd be willing to bet 90% of them were eith no good by the time they got to high school, or they quit playing altogether. A lot of times the talented players are either ignored because amateur coaches dont feel they need as much instruction as the lesser players or they are pushed so hard that they lose interest. It's a fine line. Walk it lightly

Gotta bump this because the kiddo's team won the tournament last weekend. They were 5-5 on the season but got hot at the right time and ended up winning the title. They beat an undefeated team in the championship game, it was cool seeing them all excited.

Charlie went 7-13 with 6 rbi.

The key is to let him make the decisions. All 3 of my boys were all-stars every year from the first season they played coach pitch into little league and teener ball. But one by one they all decided that football is what they wanted to do. My oldest can still go out and rake and my twins still play ball with their buddies all the time. But they prefer to pursue football now.

If it were my choice...they'd be playing baseball. But, it's working out so far. My oldest will be a senior in the fall and has a scout from Texas Tech that is very interested in him and the twins are lighting people up in middle school.

So let him decide what he likes and support him in his pursuit and enjoy the ride. It's over before you know it, bro.

Originally Posted by chazoe60

I'm so proud of him. He's always shown a natural ability at baseball especially with a bat. He's been hitting pitches I've been throwing to him since he was three years old.

sounds like the kid needs more of a challenge. . .

maybe you should have his mom pitch to him. . .

Good deal chazoe. I've gone through those years with my boys in football and baseball. They've turned out to be really good players in both and now are in high school. As Chaz stated it's a fine line between pushing too hard and not letting him give up too easy because frustration comes with getting better.

So the kiddo's little league season is over and he's in the middle of his rec league season. It's a lot more laid back and honestly funner. The coach is really cool and he makes sure every kid gets to play every position, except catcher because of the equipment issue, at least once. This is an 8 to 10 year old team where as his LL team was 8 to 12, so the kids are a little more even in skill, but you can really tell the ones who played LL. Charlie's regressed a little at the plate and I think part of it is these kids pitch much slower and way more inconsistently than the LL pitchers. But that's good.

He got to pitch for the first time Friday night, he did awesome. Got in some trouble in the first inning and gave up two runs. But, in the second he struck out the first two, gave up a walk, then struck out the next kid. The coach only lets them pitch two innings at most per day, which is really smart. He did't throw the hardest but he was easily the most consistant as far as throwing strikes. I was proud of him. He was beaming after the game.

Anyway, just had to brag about the little dude some more.

My kid spilled his milk this morning and then refused to clean it up....I am proud of him for standing his ground (that is women's work, afterall).

Your kid sounds badass

Originally Posted by chazoe60

So the kiddo's little league season is over and he's in the middle of his rec league season. It's a lot more laid back and honestly funner. The coach is really cool and he makes sure every kid gets to play every position, except catcher because of the equipment issue, at least once. This is an 8 to 10 year old team where as his LL team was 8 to 12, so the kids are a little more even in skill, but you can really tell the ones who played LL. Charlie's regressed a little at the plate and I think part of it is these kids pitch much slower and way more inconsistently than the LL pitchers. But that's good.

He got to pitch for the first time Friday night, he did awesome. Got in some trouble in the first inning and gave up two runs. But, in the second he struck out the first two, gave up a walk, then struck out the next kid. The coach only lets them pitch two innings at most per day, which is really smart. He did't throw the hardest but he was easily the most consistant as far as throwing strikes. I was proud of him. He was beaming after the game.

Anyway, just had to brag about the little dude some more.

Chazo, about pitching.....don't let these coaches fill your son's head with throwing junk at his early age. Leave the curveballs alone and just throw strikes. Walks kill a team more than anything and it usually happens when kids think they can pitch the junk plus he doesn't need elbow surgery at the age of 20.

With my sons in high school, I'm seeing a few kids who are having arm trouble due to the fact pitching junk at those early ages.

Originally Posted by Nomad

Chazo, about pitching.....don't let these coaches fill your son's head with throwing junk at his early age. Leave the curveballs alone and just throw strikes. Walks kill a team more than anything and it usually happens when kids think they can pitch the junk plus he doesn't need elbow surgery at the age of 20.

With my sons in high school, I'm seeing a few kids who are having arm trouble due to the fact pitching junk at those early ages.

Yeah, he just pitches straight up fastballs. No screwing around.