playing baseball

has he been to a batting cage?

they often have special machines for smaller kids that pitch relatively slowly and/or use softer balls

hmm i should check that out. i'm still trying to get him out of the occasional habit of diving forward as he swings, he's hit the ball a couple times off his hands.

he tried switch-hitting a couple times and hit the ball, i didn't start from the left side til i was in middle school so he's way ahead of me.

<3

omar, wd like to see footage of kid goin' Piazza on your Alejandro Pena

ha speaking of Mike, after he chased me around (as described upthread) i told him that whenever a batter fights someone he's not supposed to bring his bat (i didn't talk about Marichal) but mentioned once a pitcher threw a bat at a guy "on accident" and he said "i think it was on purpose."

lol otm

Wanted to buy two new non-used gloves, one for a gift and one for myself but boy these are very expensive.

nice gloves are so expensive. i got a nokona amg 1200 a few years back on super clearance (i think it was like 75% off) from a random sports store that was closing. consider myself lucky on that one.

I use the same glove I've had for ~25 years, but the Brooklyn Cyclones' pregame catch on the field promos appear to be over for the season, so it may not get used this summer.

yeah if you invest in a nice glove hopefully it's a one time purchase that lasts a lifetime.

I've had the same glove I've used since high school. it's holding up well but I'd be devastated if I had to get a new one!

i had a wilson a3000 -- technically an outfielder's glove, but i used it in the infield -- that ultimately fell apart on the inside, and it was gonna be more to fix than get a new glove : /

sad

Have a really big (like 15 inch?) Mizuno I got at the swap meet for about 20 bucks and it rules. I do use it to play infield sometimes.

good for first base!