Summary of the last few games

Thanks readers, you who still poke by here now and then, for your patience.  I have to admit there are days and games, especially this summer, when I am not much drawn to writing about baseball.  Don't get me wrong, I still love the sport, and I love my son Luke, but it is hard to celebrate or share with others his struggles.

Perhaps there will come a season when he will simply not enjoy baseball anymore and he will hang up his cleats.  Who know what real passions he will have as a young man.  Sometimes when you, as a father, see one slip away or change, and you see that talent and hurdles that need to be worked through you become wistful, search for wisdom to impart, or simply share in the struggles.  None of which are desired, but in another sense they are all that is truly desired in being a father - to be the one who is there when struggles and changes come.

All that is true, but perhaps overstated.  A written projection of a father's thoughts and fears.  For truly Luke has had more playing time this year that I had hoped for.  There was a time when I did not think he would make the team.  Right now he is up to his 31st at bat.  He has appeared in almost every game and started many.  He is on a top team in the league.  Coming into the final week of the season Post 81 is 15 and 4.  They have two games left before the playoffs.

Luke had a rough game two games ago.  He was at bat in the first inning with the bases loaded and hit a two RBI double down the left field line (that all the fans - and I - declared was fair) but the umpire iin a late decision on a field with no chalk line called foul.  I think that got in his head.  He struck out three times that day.  A bad day.

Friday we played Northampton and won.  Luke had a double.

Today we played Amherst and Luke made a late game appearance, playing third for two innings, and had an RBI single down the left field line.

We have had a great time playing badminton too.

Thanks for reading fans.