Originally Posted by MARSHALL TUCKER
Marshall Tucker Jr. is 9. He’s been playing little league for two months. First day of practice he asks to pitch and his first throw goes over the back stop. 2nd one pegged the batter in the leg. For The next month he stood in right field for six innings a game and watched the ball go by at bat. He was the worst player on a good team batting dead last. I was chained to my desk crankin out tax returns April 16 I started pitching 50 balls a night. Late april he cracks two triples in one game and has gotten at least a double since. Now he bats clean up.
Here’s the really funny part. He never gave up pitching. Every afternoon I was at work he was in the back yard throwing anything he could at the fence. Damn thing is bent all to hell now. Two weeks ago they let him try pitching again in practice and he didn’t kill anyone. A week ago they let him pitch in a game and in two innings he got four strikeouts and no hits against #5 team in the league. The next game he started pitcher and got 5 strikeouts in 3 innings and nobody got past 2nd base. Against the #2 team. And as the kids are high fiving him in the dugout, doin that thing where you jump and hit bellys together...it occurred to me…he just hasn’t gotten the memo yet. The one that says when an organization, whether its high school, or your job, or whatever, tells you you’re fucking nothing you’re supposed to listen. He’s nine and has this clean blackboard between his ears…and he really believes he can do anything.
So that memo about how divorce is supposted to fuck kids up…I’d bet dollars to donuts your sons havent’ gotten that one yet either.
You watch.
:)
