20170409 + Rough Day 4 G

20170409 + Up in the am and G&I got our hair cut to kill some time.  We got to the field and started playing.  It was a pretty crazy back and forth game and we were down by 2 in the last inning and G was up to bat...  he struck out.  He threw his bat and helmet and the coach yelled at him for that and made him put his gear away before coming out to shake hands, and almost missed the line.  They had their meeting after the game and we left.  We met up with coach as we were leaving and he gave him a talk about sportsmanship and how we don't act like that.  G made it to the car and then lost it.  Poor little guy devastated at being 'the last out and everyone was mad at me'.  Hard to explain to a little fella that though he was the last out, that out didn't cost the team the game...


Trying to ease his spirit I let him cry it out while I drove to the world's longest go-kart track.  We went to check it out and there were a gazillion people there, so we left.  We did find a waffle house where we got steak and eggs and had a nice meal.  We got back on the road and found an ice-cream stand in the shape of a giant barrel and  had a treat.  One more stop at a putt-putt place, where we tied, put a bit of a smile back on his face.  Back on the road for a LONG drive home.