Friday, April 24, 2009
War Wounds
On Wednesday nights Kyler's baseball team plays in a competitive league. Well, this week as time was expiring Kyler was up to bat and fouled tipped a ball off the end of his bat right into his mouth. On Thursday I took him to work with me and we went to the orthodontist just to make sure there were no fractures, loose teeth, or broken brackets. After a panoramic x-ray, some examining, and little joking around the doctor confirmed that everything is fine. He just has a really fat lip, some bruising, and lace marks on his chin! I took the below pictures with my Blackberry so they are not the best, but I think you can get the idea!
Monday, April 06, 2009
CRACKERJACK QUEST FOR THE BEST
Author Robert S. Wieder said, "Baseball fans are junkies, and their heroin is the statistic." I thought I would share a few quick stats for those of you keeping track. Rene', you might need Jason to help you through this one!
STAT LEADERS:
Hitting: Connor and Zach Cain smashed a .556 Batting Average. Devin had a .692 On-base percentage with no K's. Cain was on base .667. He also drove in 10 RBIs with Kyler behind him with 6 RBIs. 3 RUN KNOCK by Bryce Beckmann, which he called. Harrison's bat was hot all weekend, and Luke's bat heated up on Sunday play.
FIELDING LEADERS:
Ryan, Devin, Kyler, Zach Badger, and Zach Cain all fielded 1.000 (no errors).
PITCHING LEADERS:
Zach Badger struck out 8 in 3 innings of work. Cain, Gorman, Broyles all with 0.00 ERAs. Against the Dragons, Kyler threw a nice 4 1/3 innings with 5 K's and 0 Walks.
THIRD STRAIGHT TOURNEY THE BOMBERS LED THE FIELD IN SCORING AND IN RUN DIFFERENTIAL These stats are from this weekend's field of teams.
13.5 runs per game Allowed only 2.75 per game for a differential of 10.75 per game.
Best scoring: NW Arkansas Bombers (13.5) Best differential: NW Arkansas Bombers (10.75)
Bottom line, we scored 54 runs in 4 games and gave up only 11 runs, not bad for 10 year old boys!
STAT LEADERS:
Hitting: Connor and Zach Cain smashed a .556 Batting Average. Devin had a .692 On-base percentage with no K's. Cain was on base .667. He also drove in 10 RBIs with Kyler behind him with 6 RBIs. 3 RUN KNOCK by Bryce Beckmann, which he called. Harrison's bat was hot all weekend, and Luke's bat heated up on Sunday play.
FIELDING LEADERS:
Ryan, Devin, Kyler, Zach Badger, and Zach Cain all fielded 1.000 (no errors).
PITCHING LEADERS:
Zach Badger struck out 8 in 3 innings of work. Cain, Gorman, Broyles all with 0.00 ERAs. Against the Dragons, Kyler threw a nice 4 1/3 innings with 5 K's and 0 Walks.
THIRD STRAIGHT TOURNEY THE BOMBERS LED THE FIELD IN SCORING AND IN RUN DIFFERENTIAL These stats are from this weekend's field of teams.
13.5 runs per game Allowed only 2.75 per game for a differential of 10.75 per game.
Best scoring: NW Arkansas Bombers (13.5) Best differential: NW Arkansas Bombers (10.75)
Bottom line, we scored 54 runs in 4 games and gave up only 11 runs, not bad for 10 year old boys!
Thursday, April 02, 2009
One Day Extravaganza in Harrison!
Due to Mother Nature's wrath, our second tournament of the season turned out to be a one day festival of baseball at Wheeler Park. Four games in one day is a little much for anyone, including 10 year old boys. They hung in there and left with 2ND place trophies. Here are a few pictures from the day!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Let the Season Begin!
Take me out to the ballgame...
We played our first tournament this weekend in Bixby, Oklahoma. It was the first of thirteen plus the the week long World Series in July! We didn't do as good as we were hoping, 3rd place, but Kyler pitched great!
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
crises = changes?
It is no surprise to anyone who knows me that I don't t handle change well, I can deal within it, but I like things to be constant. February was a state of chaos. It was like a ferris wheel that I couldn't escape. I kept waiting for the ride to end, but it never did. I just kept going around and around. Some days were like being on the top when you can see everything clearly and other days were like being in the middle, in limbo, where on one side you can see but if you look the other way you can't because the bars of the machine keep getting in the way.
On the heels of finding out that Tommy will be leaving (see I'm Spinning post) for Denver on Thursday for rehab, I found a note on his desk that he had written on a post-it, "Takes Crisis for Change -- Worry or Trust Matthew 7:24-27." I read it and smiled. It was like this handwritten note was the pass I needed to make the ride stop. I am at the bottom and I am getting off and walking away. I still have some nausea from going around in circles so many times, but it has finally stopped.
Tommy has an uncanny way of making you love him at the same time you want to strangle him. Today when we saw him he looked amazing. His color was normal and his eyes were bright and alert. He was wanting us to tell him about work, if we were following up with his clients, which is totally Tommy. Then out of no where he mouths, "I miss you guys." Why did he have to go there? I smiled and lost it. I haven't really cried over this situation and didn't want to now, especially in front of him. I got so mad at him I wanted to tell him, "Look we have about 5 minutes with you and you say that. No. Tell me who I need to call, what to do, not 'i miss you.' How dare you get sappy on me now." This is one time the filter in my mouth worked. I said nothing. I just turned around and looked at the pictures of family and friends that drape his ICU room.
When I got back to my desk I looked at the handwritten note that is now taped to my monitor and thought to myself how this crisis will bring change. A change in our company, a change in our relationships, a change in what we now value as important in our lives, and a change in our personal relationship with God? How will we react to the changes? Will we worry or will we trust in HIM? It's still to early to know yet. The path ahead is long with many turns, but I hope that we learn to trust that God is in the details, all we have to do is let him guide us down the path, no matter how long or how difficult the journey.
On the heels of finding out that Tommy will be leaving (see I'm Spinning post) for Denver on Thursday for rehab, I found a note on his desk that he had written on a post-it, "Takes Crisis for Change -- Worry or Trust Matthew 7:24-27." I read it and smiled. It was like this handwritten note was the pass I needed to make the ride stop. I am at the bottom and I am getting off and walking away. I still have some nausea from going around in circles so many times, but it has finally stopped.
Tommy has an uncanny way of making you love him at the same time you want to strangle him. Today when we saw him he looked amazing. His color was normal and his eyes were bright and alert. He was wanting us to tell him about work, if we were following up with his clients, which is totally Tommy. Then out of no where he mouths, "I miss you guys." Why did he have to go there? I smiled and lost it. I haven't really cried over this situation and didn't want to now, especially in front of him. I got so mad at him I wanted to tell him, "Look we have about 5 minutes with you and you say that. No. Tell me who I need to call, what to do, not 'i miss you.' How dare you get sappy on me now." This is one time the filter in my mouth worked. I said nothing. I just turned around and looked at the pictures of family and friends that drape his ICU room.
When I got back to my desk I looked at the handwritten note that is now taped to my monitor and thought to myself how this crisis will bring change. A change in our company, a change in our relationships, a change in what we now value as important in our lives, and a change in our personal relationship with God? How will we react to the changes? Will we worry or will we trust in HIM? It's still to early to know yet. The path ahead is long with many turns, but I hope that we learn to trust that God is in the details, all we have to do is let him guide us down the path, no matter how long or how difficult the journey.
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