OPENING DAY
Finally, no snow in the yard. Half-day of school.
Bluesboy batting. Bluesdad pitching. [Opening chatter:
Bluesboy "Did you know there is one "strike one"; two "strike twos" and
three "strike threes." Bluesdad, "NO THERE'S NOT!"] First pitch
of the season hit high and deep to centerfield over the neighbor's driveway
for a home run. Second pitch--a
high, hard one, inside. Bluesboy knocked down, but not hit. Third pitch--hit
high and hard onto the neighbor's porch for a home run. Bluesdad batting.
Bluesboy pitching. First pitch--fouled
off to the first base side onto our porch. Second pitch--fouled
straight back into the other neighbor's yard. Third pitch--a
swing and a miss on a high hard one on Bluesdad's hands. Chatter: Bluesdad,
"What happened to the three "strike threes"??!! |