Tough game yesterday. We were playing a top team heading into the 5th inning with a 5-2 lead and their bats broke loose on us and they hit 10 home runs before we could stop the bleeding. Coach brought Avi in because he didn't want to use any starting pitching in the last game of pool play (saving arms for the playoffs) and they hit 4 more off Avi before he could get the final 2 outs. Added to that, Avi went 0-2 in the game, first hitless game in a long time. Baseball is like that. Sometimes you hit hard line drives into someone's glove and other times, you get cheesy hits that get you on base. Batting averages never tell the whole story.
We are all ready for a break from baseball and looking forward to the next fun thing. Today playoffs begin and it is a single game elimination. It will be interesting to see how we do.
Baseball teaches you a lot about yourself. Are you driven to be better than someone else? How well do you take a loss and keep on reaching for the best inside yourself? Are you proud because you did your best or because you look better than another player? Can you celebrate another player's success? Do you keep giving your best when a loss looks inevitable? We play a lot of baseball but we are learning a lot about life and the strength you develop in the face of failure in this game is something that is yours forever. As I tell Avi, the hits come and go, the wins come and go, but the courage is always yours.
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