My 6-year old...

[Andyzipp]

...hit his first homerun* ever this evening for the Oaks Dad's Club Astros.  He went 4 for 4 with an RBI and 4 runs scored from the lead-off spot.

He is very proud of himself, and I of him.






*In T-ball.  If he were a few years older, I'd have to notice the 2-3 errors on the play that allowed him to run around the bases on an infield hit to where a short stop would have been.

[Lurch]

<cough>roids...</cough>

[JimR]

Cool. He'll be on a travel team tomorrow.

[Mr. Happy]

Congrats! I remember my first "home run": a bunt that the catcher winged into the RF corner so far that I circled the bags.

[Andyzipp]

Cool. He'll be on a travel team tomorrow.

Traveling all the way to Cub Scouts.

[Duman]

Congrats to him!  Gotta love the crescendo of yells as it gets more apparent that there is a chance of a home run.   One of the best sounds at the ball park.

[Noe]

*In T-ball.  If he were a few years older, I'd have to notice the 2-3 errors on the play that allowed him to run around the bases on an infield hit to where a short stop would have been.

Nothing more exciting than an inside the park homerun.

[GreatBagwellsBeard]

Congrats! He earned his trip to Fuddrucker's for sure. Such a great feeling to watch them do something great, and revel in it.

[strosrays]

6 years old!  That's fantastic!  I'll bet you are proud.

I didn't get my first "home run" until I was 14, E***a**th Ann ***ridge her name was, it was on the couch in her front room.  That's what we're talking about here, right?

[Bench]

Reminds me of my first homerun.  A t-ball chopper that the infield threw around with no catches. 

[Houston]

I'll bet the other team was tipping the pitches to him. He couldn't have hit that ball off the Tee if he didn't know what to expect.

[MikeyBoy]

Great heads-up base running by young zipp!

[Fredia]

hold out for the big bux when the home team comes scouting.. sounds like you are raising him in the best manner possible.. congrats

[BudGirl]

Great job by the young zippersnapper.

[S.P. Rodriguez]

Unfortunately, now you have to warn him about the nature of "predatory women".  Chicks dig the long-ball, as we all know.

[Taras Bulba]

Nothing more exciting than an inside the park homerun.

I always thought the inside the Ford homerun was tough to beat.

[Limey]

6 years old!  That's fantastic!  I'll bet you are proud.

I didn't get my first "home run" until I was 14, E***a**th Ann ***ridge her name was, it was on the couch in her front room.  That's what we're talking about here, right?

Limey, in the front room, with the captain of the (girls) gymnastics team.  Also the reason why David Bowie's "China Girl" is the sexiest song ever written.

[MusicMan]

Spawn of Zipp is now being investigated by SI for tipping pitches.

When informed that there are no pitches in t-ball, Selena Roberts replied "F*** off".

[Houston]

Spawn of Zipp is now being investigated by SI for tipping pitches.

When informed that there are no pitches in t-ball, Selena Roberts replied "F*** off".

I think Selena Roberts also said: "I'm only reporting what I heard."

[outlookdude]

This reminded me of a summer…..I think it was 1971……..when I was playing in a summer league in Houston……The second game of the season I was hit by a pitch and broke my wrist. The third game of the season I was sitting in the dugout with my arm in a sling. Our first batter of the game bunted down the third base line. The third baseman threw the ball into right field. The throw from right field went over the third baseman's head. There was a throw to home….a slide….SAFE! Everyone in our dugout jumped up to cheer. This would have been fine except that the person sitting next to me was holding a bat in their lap. When they jumped up and raised their arms I got hit across the forehead with the bat. Laid me out on the ground in the dugout. That was pretty much how my season went that summer.

We played at a park that had three fields next to a small lake - or big pond. I remember this as being on Little York somewhere close to Gessner…..That was a long time, and several cities ago and I could certainly be wrong. But, I was pretty sure. I looked at Google Earth and don't see any parks or ponds now. Is anyone old enough to remember those fields? Between baseball, fishing, and hanging out after dark I have a lot of memories there…..frustrating to realize that I am so old they are all becoming very fuzzy.

[pots]

Reminds me of my first homerun.  A t-ball chopper that the infield threw around with no catches. 

my first "crossing of home without help from another at bat".  Swing and a miss strike 3.  Catcher over throws first.  throw in from right field gets by the thirdbaseman.

[Andyzipp]

After reviewing the film...Jake hit a legitimate single.  After he reached first, the "shortstop" threw towards first, but nearly straight in the air.  As soon as he wound up to throw, Jake did a PENCE!!! and took off to second.  The kid playing first threw the ball towards second base after Jake was already on his way to 3rd.  The ball came to rest in shallow left-center as Jake slid unecessarily into home.

[GreatBagwellsBeard]

We played at a park that had three fields next to a small lake - or big pond. I remember this as being on Little York somewhere close to Gessner…..That was a long time, and several cities ago and I could certainly be wrong. But, I was pretty sure. I looked at Google Earth and don't see any parks or ponds now. Is anyone old enough to remember those fields? Between baseball, fishing, and hanging out after dark I have a lot of memories there…..frustrating to realize that I am so old they are all becoming very fuzzy.

I know the park you're talking about.  Used to go there a lot before my family moved to the Memorial area. 

Found it on Google Maps.  It's called Bane Park.

[gleach]

I know the park you're talking about.  Used to go there a lot before my family moved to the Memorial area. 

Found it on Google Maps.  It's called Bane Park.

We used to call it "Old Little York" at least that's how it was on our schedules.  The three fields int he back were "New Little York".  That's where most of our games were played.  I hit my first home run "over the fence" home run at Old Little York.  My coach, my teammates, and the umpire were all in shock.  I wasn't known for my powerful swing.

[Taras Bulba]

I played little league, "major" league, and pony league there.  In little league, the teams were named after elements associated with space (this was the heyday of the space program in Houston).  I played for the "Polaris."  We never knew what the fuck a Polaris was.  The mosquito problem was insane and the fogger trucks would swing by throwing down some premium grade DDT.  They would stop the games until you could see the field again.  I attribute the excellent pesticides of the Houston area with my relatively good health today, but I digress.
Back to my first team, the unfortunately named Polaris.  I was seven years old and this was before the days of coach pitch or T-ball, so it was live pitching.  There was a kid on my team named, Sam Walton (not related to The Sam Walton) but rather from the wrong side of Hempstead Highway (there wasn't a right side).  Sam was a terrible athlete and had no discernible baseball skill.  I recall sitting next to him on the bench, waiting to hit and his old man came in behind us and leaned next to the chain link fence to tell Sam that if he didn't get a hit the next time up, he "would get the whipping of his life when he got back home."  I never forgot that.

[Lurch]

I played little league, "major" league, and pony league there.  In little league, the teams were named after elements associated with space (this was the heyday of the space program in Houston).  I played for the "Polaris."  We never knew what the fuck a Polaris was.  The mosquito problem was insane and the fogger trucks would swing by throwing down some premium grade DDT.  They would stop the games until you could see the field again.  I attribute the excellent pesticides of the Houston area with my relatively good health today, but I digress.
Back to my first team, the unfortunately named Polaris.  I was seven years old and this was before the days of coach pitch or T-ball, so it was live pitching.  There was a kid on my team named, Sam Walton (not related to The Sam Walton) but rather from the wrong side of Hempstead Highway (there wasn't a right side).  Sam was a terrible athlete and had no discernible baseball skill.  I recall sitting next to him on the bench, waiting to hit and his old man came in behind us and leaned next to the chain link fence to tell Sam that if he didn't get a hit the next time up, he "would get the whipping of his life when he got back home."  I never forgot that.

Good lord, man!  You went off on 6 tangents in that story!  I'm betting Mrs Taras never asks how your day was without finding a comfortable chair first

[outlookdude]

It's called Bane Park.

That's it. Thanks.

You would have thought I would remember having also attended Bane Elementary.

[austro]

Good lord, man!  You went off on 6 tangents in that story!  I'm betting Mrs Taras never asks how your day was without finding a comfortable chair first

We're lucky he didn't start telling us about wearing an onion on his belt.

[The Spleen]

I clicked on this thread expecting the punchline to be "...could run this team better than Cooper."

[Taras Bulba]

Good lord, man!  You went off on 6 tangents in that story!  I'm betting Mrs Taras never asks how your day was without finding a comfortable chair first

That's good.  Most people can only pick up 3 or 4 tangents, so you've got that going for you along with the ass modeling career.  Speaking of which, Mrs. Lurch shows up well on the big board.

[MRaup]

That's good.  Most people can only pick up 3 or 4 tangents, so you've got that going for you along with the ass modeling career.  Speaking of which, Mrs. Lurch shows up well on the big board.

The visual image of Mrs. Lurch just going by name, no matter how attractive she may be, is pretty horrifying.

[Lurch]

That's good.  Most people can only pick up 3 or 4 tangents, so you've got that going for you along with the ass modeling career.  Speaking of which, Mrs. Lurch shows up well on the big board.

I'm retiring from the ass modeling career.  It's all political, who-you-know bullshit. 

[MusicMan]

I'm retiring from the ass modeling career. 

Apparently Miss California has taken over foryou.

[chuck]

Apparently Miss California has taken over foryou.

The Huffington Post has an entire story on some semi-topless idiot and then five (FIVE!) columnist/bloggers weigh in with their opinion. And this is supposed to be the alternative to mainstream media? Motherfucker.

[Bench]

Apparently Miss California has taken over foryou.

It's fun how this stuff breaks on the same day that Bristol Palin comes out as a spokesperson for teenage abstinence. 

[EasTexAstro]

The Huffington Post has an entire story on some semi-topless idiot and then five (FIVE!) columnist/bloggers weigh in with their opinion. And this is supposed to be the alternative to mainstream media? Motherfucker.

Breaking: Gay Marriage Opponent Topless Photos Leaked

[MusicMan]

Breaking: Gay Marriage Opponent Topless Photos Leaked

If I had known that he wears pink star pasties to the beach, I might have reconsidered some things.

[strosrays]

Good lord, man!  You went off on 6 tangents in that story!  I'm betting Mrs Taras never asks how your day was without finding a comfortable chair first

That's the DDT workin'.

[JimR]

That's the DDT workin'.

ah, the sweet smell of DDT. reminds me of my buddies and me riding our bikes behind the truck trying to stay in the cloud.

[HudsonHawk]

Limey, in the front room, with the captain of the (girls) gymnastics team.  Also the reason why David Bowie's "China Girl" is the sexiest song ever written.

After a Journey concert.  And yes, here name was Sherry.

[strosrays]

ah, the sweet smell of DDT. reminds me of my buddies and me riding our bikes behind the truck trying to stay in the cloud.

We did, too.  I remember the feeling of having all the breathable air leave my lungs at once, replaced by the DDT smoke.

My waywardness in life has been attributed to a lot of things along the way, but no one ever mentions the DDT.

[MRaup]

ah, the sweet smell of DDT. reminds me of my buddies and me riding our bikes behind the truck trying to stay in the cloud.

Suddenly a LOT of things make a lot more sense.

[JimR]

Suddenly a LOT of things make a lot more sense.

hey, who knew back then.

[Bench]

hey, who knew back then.

It was the only place you could get away from the mosquitos.  My dad did the same thing growing up in Port Arthur. 

[JimR]

It was the only place you could get away from the mosquitos.  My dad did the same thing growing up in Port Arthur. 

hey, my dad grew up there too. those were SERIOUS mosquitoes.

[Ty in Tampa]

We rode the DDT wave as kids too.  On Galveston, we called the mosquitos 'pigeons'.

[94CougarGrad]

We rode the DDT wave as kids too.  On Galveston, we called the mosquitos 'pigeons'.

And the jellyfish, "painful."

[HudsonHawk]

ah, the sweet smell of DDT. reminds me of my buddies and me riding our bikes behind the truck trying to stay in the cloud.

I can hear Rachel Carson rolling over in her grave now.

[strosrays]

I can hear Rachel Carson rolling over in her grave now.

In the fall, the air filled with smoke from all the leaf piles burning down along the front curbs.  I used to stand there, leaning against the asbestos siding on the neighbor's house, guzzling down a soda loaded with cyclamates, the faint smell of DDT lingering in the grass and trees from all the spraying they did last spring.  I would just soak it all in.

[94CougarGrad]

In the fall, the air filled with smoke from all the leaf piles burning down along the front curbs.  I used to stand there, leaning against the asbestos siding on the neighbor's house, guzzling down a soda loaded with cyclamates, the faint smell of DDT lingering in the grass and trees from all the spraying they did last spring.  I would just soak it all in.

Add the scent of the local Union Carbide plant wafting through the southern breeze and I'd swore you grew up in Texas City.

[strosrays]

Add the scent of the local Union Carbide plant paper mill in Evadale or the Texas Menhaden processing plant in Sabine Pass wafting through the southern and/or northern breeze and I'd swore you grew up in Texas City the Golden Triangle.

Fixed.

[94CougarGrad]

Fixed.

I see we are sympatico on this particular kind of growing up.

[Astroholic]

ah, the sweet smell of DDT. reminds me of my buddies and me riding our bikes behind the truck trying to stay in the cloud.

Me Too!   I like the tin man!  Biggio is the best!  Where's my beer?  What were we talking about.

P.S. We also played ball next to the BRIO superfund site.  Friend and myself would float on the open pits on large styrofoam.  Also would bring back moon rocks for everyone to see.

[Bench]

Fixed.

One of the beauties of living in Beaumont.  Take one step outside your door and you know with certainty which way the wind is blowing.

[strosrays]

One of the beauties of living in Beaumont.  Take one step outside your door and you know with certainty which way the wind is blowing.

Yep.  Don't need a weatherman. . .