Baseball and skunks...

Ian plays for the Orioles this year (his third year playing ball) and has always been a good player. Last season, he was struck out only twice in the whole season! This year it seemed that Ian forgot how to hit the ball. His coach spent some one-on-one time with him and has really improved his hitting. This team actually warms up/practices an hour before each game... whatever it takes I guess.

Tonight was the Orioles -vs- Dodgers. The Orioles played extremely well. Everyone was catching the ball, hustling, and rooting for each other. The poor Dodgers were getting it handed to them for most of the night. Ian slammed (see photo) an infield home run bringing himself, and two runners home. Later in the game, Ian stopped a drive down the third base line and flung the ball all the way to first base. I don't think anybody thought that the kid on first base was going to even be able to catch it. He reached up, grabbed the ball, and stomped on the base! OUT!