Tball 2014.. Astros

Casey is in the middle of his first full season of Tball. Late last year, he dipped his toes in the water in "Fall Ball". That was like little league lite. This is like Fall Ball on steroids. (Like how I managed to work steroids into a baseball post?) Anyhow, we now have games once or twice a week. Just about every Saturday mornings and about every other Tues or Thurs. We also have practice from 10am to noon on Sundays. And on the weeks we dont have a Thurs game, there is batting practice at 4PM Thurs. You know what they say.. Practice makes perfect... And there is some truth to that. Casey's skills have improved a lot. At the beginning of the season, he was hitting exclusively off a batting tee. Now, he takes his hacks against coach-pitched balls. Sometimes he connects and gets hits, other times he misses. (Hey, even in the pros, you are a all-star if you get a hit 3 out of 10 tries). In the field, Casey's favorite positions are pitcher (where a large concentration of batted balls go), and first base (where players throw to virtually every play). When he first started, successfully fielding ground balls was sporatic at best. Now, when properly focused,he breaks on the ball when it is batted, gets great jumps on the ball and runs to properly position himself to field the ball.

Footnote: In his game today vs. the Angels, Casey went 2-3 at bat, with several successfully fielded balls from his 2nd base position!