End of Baseball

Well, in less than a week, we went from the excitement of Matthew's extra inning game to the end of the season. Nathan lost on Monday night even though his team was up by two runs in the final inning. The other team had two outs and only a runner on first, and we really believed they were going to win. Unfortunately, they ended up giving up three runs to lose the game. It was a little disappointing since they hadn't won a game all season. They kept getting better and had a few games where it looked like they might be able to pull it out, but they just couldn't.

Matthew played on Wednesday, and his team lost 7 - 0. They really weren't even in the game. They looked like they were sleepwalking through a lot of it. I can't really explain why. It was just one of those games. They had to play Thursday, and while they played much better, they still lost 6 - 4. They were up 4 - 2 after the kid pitch, which is unusual, but they didn't field well or bat well during the coach pitch, which is also unusual. I guess it just wasn't meant to be. Matthew was disappointed, but, as is his personality, he bounced back quickly. He's very laid back and doesn't get too up or too down. Our park offers a baseball league in the fall, and I think we'll sign him up for it. I probably won't sign Nathan up though. He just doesn't like baseball enough for me to justify the expense for him twice a year. He'll be much happier riding his scooter through the park while Matthew plays.