The East Boise 70’s All Stars took Third Place at the State Championships. Not bad for a scrappy bunch of ball players that took on much better teams for most of the post season. They won seven games this year… Read More »If They Don’t Win it’s a Shame…
Today I have the day off to attend a double hitter at the East Boise Classic tournament. Should be a perfect day for baseball. Highs in the low seventies and mostly sunny. I’ll be taking lots of pictures if I… Read More »Take Me Out to the Ball Park…
The Colorado Rockies (1-1) of the East Boise 70’s league take to Field 6 for pre-game warm ups. I really love the color and the spirit on display in this picture. The Rockies went on to win their second game… Read More »Spring Baseball
My oldest son, Jack’s Outlaw team won their first game of the East Boise Classic tournament. They call them an Outlaw team because they are not the official league All Stars, just a bunch of kids who want to keep… Read More »Baseball Weekend Recap
Photo Credit: Dru Bloomfield via Compfight One of my pet peeves when I coach youth baseball is coaches that yell at their players during a game. I’m not talking about occasional encouragement or getting a kid’s attention so you can… Read More »Coaching 101 – Yelling During Games
Photo Credit: sj carey via Compfight Field Day. That annual event a week before Opening Day when all the parents and coaches huddle together on cold, wet ball fields and try to make them look good with rusty shovels in… Read More »Field Day
The baseball season is almost over for my two sons and myself. This was the best year for me, as both an assistant coach and a dad. I was the official asst. coach for the Rookie league, Oregon State Beavers… Read More »Final Thoughts on Youth Baseball