And it’s outta here!

Posted by Dad on Apr 17, 2008 in Family, Parenting | 5 comments

I want to give a proud shout out to all my fellow dads commemorating my boy’s first official home-run!  It happened Tuesday night at the semi-final game for his little league (he’s eight).

The first pitch was high. He swatted at it.

“Come on! Keep your eye on the ball and swing hard!”

Second pitch. In the ground, too low. He didn’t swing.

“Good boy! Good eye! Good eye!”

Third pitch. SMACK!

As if in slow motion, I stand and throw my arms up as I see the ball sail towards left field. The roar of jumping parents and teammates almost too faint to hear.

I turn to see the umpire with his finger in the air doing circles. It’s a homer!!

“Get out there boys!,” I yell to the boys in the dugout. “Go give him a high five!”

I’m overcome with emotion and pride. My eyes tear.

“That’s MY son,” I whisper to myself.

“Way to go, buddy!”

All the best

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5 Comments

  1. Daddy Dan | April 17, 2008 at 7:54 pm

    Wow, what a great moment! I can’t wait for my son to start baseball (he’s only 19 months now).

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  2. Frances | April 23, 2008 at 5:52 pm

    This mom is quite happy for you.
    Congrats to you and him.
    Happy NaBloPoMo

    Frances’s last blog post..The Alphabet In Sign Language

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  3. creative-type dad | April 24, 2008 at 10:43 pm

    What a proud moment…!

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  4. jane doe | May 5, 2008 at 6:51 pm

    How close were you to capturing that moment on film? Were you taking pictures? The look on his face when he realized it was a homer had to be awesome!

    jane doe’s last blog post..I SAW YOUR NANNY – Welcome

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  5. Dad | May 22, 2008 at 7:40 am

    Sorry about the late reply, Jane. I wasn’t taking pictures unfortunately. I was keep the score for the team.

    I think he was in shock. I think he was rounding second when he realized is was a homer and he started to smile and relax.

    It was an awesome moment.

    All the best

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