Sunday, July 8, 2007

Youth baseball teaches many valuable lessons


The following is an epilogue to a column that appeared in this space four months ago.

It was at that time that I shared with you my apprehensions about volunteering to
coach a youth baseball team for the first time. Since then, the Pueblo Angels, an 8-under
team in the pitching machine league at Runyon Field, has completed its first season.

And what a season it was.

Not in wins and losses - OK, so we went 2-12 - but with smiles, laughs, tears and
grass stains.

It took a little while for me to understand that the results of each game weren't a
reflection on my coaching abilities or my kids' playing abilities ... read more

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