SMLCHNG wrote: ↑June 17, 2021 9:20 pm
lime rickie wrote: ↑April 9, 2021 6:30 pm
And yeah, they have gone from toddlers to teens in 60 seconds.
You are such a good uncle, Jerred. They will have memories forever with all the photos.
Absolutely, positively AGREE!!!!!!
I can NOT believe how big they are, and SO talented!!!
Ryanne has played absolutely amazingly, in summer volleyball and softball. The softball team is mostly made up of a rival volleyball team. The coaches have praised her after every game, they asked her to come back in the fall.
Bub, he doesn't amaze me, he just proves everything I have ever believed about him. And he amazes me, there is no way he could not.
I can remember so many little things about all these games. Hundreds of baseball game and what I can remember, amazes me. This last weekend, he did something, and I knew almost exactly where to find what I was looking for.
A few years ago we had some guys guest play on the Ravens, their team asked Bub to guest play a few weeks later. It was a AAA team and I watched and wondered why are the Ravens not AAA. Those players were not anymore impressive than anything I have seen out of our guys, and they proved it by earning their way to AAA status.
Then I began to wonder about major level. I found out this weekend, it's not about talent, skill, mechanics, it's a culture, it's a lifestyle. Bub filled in for a major team, and it was as if he had been playing with them his whole life. Again these guys didn't have better mechanics or skill, they were into the game, they are ballplayers. Every second of the game their focus was on the game. One of the old Ravens had left to join this team, Bub's best friend, so it wasn't a bunch of strangers for him. They all embraced him as a teammate. It was amazing to watch.
The first night he came into catch. Caught the pop up and didn't hesitate to double up the runner at first, he didn't have to worry about his first baseman not paying any attention.
The third game, he went yard. The team was out of the dugout before he was to first, waiting on him at the plate. It was awesome!
As far as growing up fast, on the left was almost his first home run. On the right was his most recent home run. As soon as he rounded the bag, I knew I would be digging for that picture, five years and one week earlier.
The coach was calling my sister and brother in law Saturday morning, recruiting him. If he wasn't the glue, lynch pin, heart and soul of the Ravens...