Tryouts and the Circus

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This morning, Evan had his tryout for fall baseball.  I believe the draft is Monday or Tuesday and then we'll find out Wednesday or Thursday what team he is on.  I woke up a little after 7 and then woke Evan up and got breakfast.  As is our tradition on early Saturday games/tryouts we stopped at Donut Taco Palace I and the way to the fields.  Evan got his standard glazed donut and a drink.

Evan's tryout began at 8:30.  The term tryout is somewhat inaccurate as every kids makes the team.  They are just demonstrating their ability for the draft.  They get 5 pitches and they are supposed to swing at everything.  Then they get three balls at short and they have to throw to first.  Then they get three pop ups.  If they catch it they throw to first.  Even though it was Evan's third time doing this, he took the first pitch.  It wasn't a good pitch and even though he wasn't supposed to do that I think it actually showed something about him that he didn't swing.  They gave him another one.  He hit all 5 and two of the balls he crushed.  He ended with a solid line drive to left.  After they swing at the 5th ball they run around the bases.  In the field, Evan pulled a "Bill Buckner" on the first ground ball.  He easily moved over to field it, spread his legs, got in perfect position but didn't put his glove all the way down.  It didn't faze him (and really he looked like he knew what he was doing all the way up to missing the ball) and he cleanly fielded the next two and easily threw to first.  He then caught all three pop ups and followed with nice throws.  The father next to me said "He's got an arm!"

When we got home, we got ready to go to the circus.  Our next-door neighbor works for a radio station and they had 4 tickets to the circus that someone had won on the radio but not picked up. She gave them to us.  It was the first time to see the circus with the boys.  It was Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.  The boys seemed to enjoy it.  Both Rachel and I were glad we didn't pay for it.

When we got home, the boys played Wii.

Later in the afternoon, he we went to HEB.  We picked food up from Sap's Thai Cuisine on the way home.

We're about to put the boys to bed.

Until next time...