Almost Nick Foles

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This weekend was a very busy sports weekend.  Evan played four baseball games and two football games.  Yesterday, his games were at 12:30 and 2:15, so we were able to sleep in.

Rachel, Noah, and Aunt Susan came to the first game.  Evan played very well.  He doubled and walked.  He played first base the whole game and the coaches asked him to be a coach on the field.  It's so nice seeing him step up into that leadership role.

Noah stayed for the second game.  I was scoring the games and he was a really big help.  I hope he starts coming to more games and can help me out.  Evan played well in that game including crushing a ball with two outs and the game on the line.  The team ended up losing both games but Evan did his part to try and win.

From there, we stopped at Dick's Sporting Goods, and then met the Ramati's at the Moviehouse and Eatery to watch the Black Panther.

Rachel had what she hoped would be a relaxing evening at home, but Chewie was kind of wild so she didn't get to relax too much.

This morning, Evan and I left the house at 6:15 for his 8:30 game.  He again played well in the first game.  In the second game, he came into pitch after the first pitcher couldn't get an out.  Evan struck out the first batter on 3 pitches but then he lost the strike zone.  I've never seen him struggle so much pitching.  It wasn't that he was getting squeezed by the umpire, he just was overthrowing.  I felt so badly for him, but there was nothing I could do.  The team ended up winning and he came back into the game at catcher and played well.  He also walked and scored a run.  So he contributed.  It just wasn't up to his usual stuff.  He seemed unfazed and said the he was getting comfortable on the mound because it was muddy and he'd pitch well next time.

The game ran late so we were late getting to Evan's flag football game.  He got into the game right away and immediately started contributing.  If his team won the first game they'd be in the championship.  He had the craziest play in the game.  The opposing quarterback throw low and behind the receiver.  The ball seemed as it would just hit the ground and go incomplete but it hit the receiver's heel as he was running shooting the ball right into Evan's arms who ran the ball back for a pick six.  His team won and made it to the championship.

Just before the championship game, they found out the quarterback went home sick.  They turned to Evan to quarterback the game.  He hadn't really practiced the position and had never played it fully in a game before.  But he almost brought the team back to win.  They were down 20-7 at the half and Evan played his heart out in the second half.  He got really good at moving away from pressure, finding the open receiver and making a good throw.  I don't know what his completion percentage ended up being but it was high.  In the end, his big mistake was the difference.  He threw an interception in the team's own territory on a throw that was a little behind the receiver that led to the winning touchdown for the other team.  But he really played his heart out.  The coach actually gave him a hug at the end for playing so hard and really giving the team a chance to win.

After the game, Evan hadn't had enough and went outside to play with the neighborhood kids.

Rachel and I took Chewie to PetSmart to get food for him.  Then we picked up Chinese food for dinner

The boys are in bed now.

Until next time...