The Tale of the Bat...

I have to get more imaginative in taking pictures of the boys during games.

However, I have become the master of capturing them in mid-swing.

May I present the tale of the bat...featuring Caeden, Jackson and Cameron...

The Mile In Pictures...

Cameron competed in an invitational track meet last Saturday. He didn't do very well - losing about 7 seconds off his best time in the mile.

I captured the race in pictures. I think his face tells the story of what the outcome will be...

The Week In Pictures (Cause That's All I Have Time To Do...)

While I always look forward to baseball season, the lunacy of our schedule makes my head swim. For example - we had games every night last week. On two nights we had three games at the same time!

John and I are masters of dividing ourselves, but with three children, one is always left out. As he is Caeden's coach, that's where he has to be. I go with Jackson. The short straw - Cameron. The worst part of missing his games is that it is the closest to real baseball we get to see! But - I have him in pictures for the brief moments I'm there...

So in the midst of the craziness, I also organized our baseball league opening day celebration last Friday - and you can't take pictures when you're running the show! I did include my hand-drawn layout of the field's and the organization!

I also managed to get some shots from our league trip to the Cleveland Indians on Sunday - beautiful day!



Finally - these last pics are from Cam's game last night. He struck out 7 and hit a line drive straight to the pitcher. We won 13 - 1.

The Season Opener

Cameron's team opened the season with a vengeance today, beating a worn out team from a neighboring town 12-2.


Why is it that it's not enough that these 13 and 14 year old boys practice seven times a week, are in the middle of state-wide academic testing, and also run track (well - that's just my wacky son...) -- but the coach from the other team also entered them in a tournament this weekend?! By the time they showed up for our game at noon, they had already played two games! No wonder they were pounded...

This post will be the beginning of my baseball reporting career, and I will readily admit my bias to only reporting about my son's results.

Cameron played second base for the entire game. Not much activity there - almost got the out on a steal and caught a pop fly.


At bat, he went to a full count his first at bat and then blasted a shot into the gap between center and right field. He stole second and made it home two batters later. He went down on strikes his second and third at bats, both 3rd strikes were far outside the plate and he didn't even swing. His final at bat he hit a short pop to the short stop.

Hope you enjoy my very first action shots. I am particularly proud that I was able to catch the ball in mid-flight on several shots -- and that was shooting through the fence!

I have determined that I REALLY need a telephoto lens (specifically the AF Nikkor 180mm) to get the full effect of the game - anyone want to contribute to the "buy a lens for SportsMum fund?!"