Anticipation….It’s keeping me wai a a a a ting…

The time between registration and the first warm up throw in practice can be excruciatingly long. And the weather…the weather always seems to get worse right when we want it to get warm enough to catch a ball without it stinging your glove hand. But nooooooooo…not yet, the waiting period has begun. So what do you do while you wait? Some have found ways to practice inside in gyms by signing up for clinics and organized practices. Some just fret about who is going to be the manager and who is going to be on the team. As I explained in previous blogs, the commissioners and us board members spend this time scrabbling to get enough kids to make fair and even teams. We are also planning for the parties and other events like Opening Day and BBA day that makes for a fun season. But until then, there is going to be some more snow, more cold and more anticipating before we get out the rakes and mowers and start priming the fields. Either way, I stay busy, but I prefer to be busy outside with the hustle and bustle of field preparations, kids playing ball and the smell of concession stand popcorn in the air.